Deck Review: Blue Eyes White Destiny
It’s finally here!
Now that anyone can grab one of these decks from a Walmart or Target, let talk about how we feel about the new Blue Eyes White Destiny Deck. First off, I love the addition of a sealed card and the continuation of the Quarter Century Secrete Rare (QCR) to this point, especially knowing that the fourth and final QCR release will be in a couple of months with the Quarter Century Stampede slated to be released on 4/10/2025. Like with a lot of their recent releases, many of these sealed cards are worth a few bucks with a couple of them being over $150 if you’re lucky enough to pull a QCR version.
Across the board, this has been a highly anticipated deck that’s managed to live up to the hype. It has a few new cards and a few reprints of cards that were previously more expensive, so the average duelist can get their hands on some without breaking the bank. In addition, it looks like Konami was very intentional in adding some of the most popular meta cards, including Infinite Impermanence, Droll & Lock Bird, Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, Effect Veiler, & Nibiru, the Primal Being. However, this brief assessment overlooks the depth some newer cards add to the Blue Eyes experience.
Maiden of White allows for a carousel of Blue Eyes by returning itself to the field & operating as a tuner for syncho summons. Speaking of synchros, The Blue Eyes Ultimate Spirit Dragon packs a punch with 3500/4000 & sits as the ace of the deck. To help get this behemoth to the field, Wishes for Eyes of Blue gives you an opportunity to grab a level one tuner and a spell or trap to support the deck. If you manage getting two level eights on the field, xyz summoning the Indigo Eyes Silver Dragon to provide blanket negates over the entire field. Finally, the lone link in the deck, Spirit with Eyes of Blue, helps with deck flow by only requiring one monster to link and bringing more support to the hand with the field spell Mausoleum of Light and summoning a Blue Eyes from the hand.
The fallbacks are minimal, with the main complaint stimming from the lack of inclusion of a Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon and other smaller complaints, namely the quick reprint for some of the common cards in the deck.
Taken together, this is a can’t miss deck that any duelist could benefit from having.
9.5/10
