Metagame

Metagame is the way the game is currently played in a given area. Specifically, when players talk about the metagame (or 'meta', for short), they talk about which Deck styles and strategies are the most dominant in their area of play; for instance, a metagame, cards that are played the most often or used by the most people, it also can mean the cards that are available in that area (through local-leagues or casual trade circles), and the current state of the Semi-Limited/Limited/Forbidden lists (If the area plays by the Traditional or Advanced Format). Typically, as metagame decks become more common, Anti-Meta decks appear in order to counter them. The current most common Anti-Meta decks include Miracle Gemini.

Currently, the more commonly used decks are "Agents", "X-Saber", "Gishki", "Gravekeeper's", "Tengu Synchro", "Chaos", "Dark World" and "Six Samurai" Decks. Other notable Decks include "Disaster Dragon", "Lightsworn", "Gladiator Beasts, and "T.G.", as well as "Dragunities", "Blackwings", "Karakuri", "Frognarchs", "Malefic" "Synchrons" and "Plants".