Digimon Ultimate Cup introduced new rules for the side format. 2022 saw the trial of “Mulligan” rules that would eventually be revised and added to the main game. 2023, after gauging player interest, enforced mono-color deck building and an additional ban list. There’s a lot going on in the world of competitive Digimon!
Sources: Digimon TCG
Single Color Deckbuilding
2023 Digimon Ultimate Cup forces decks to adhere to a single color. This means every card in the list must have the main color as its first, second or only color on the card. As Eggs are single color, this means that the rest of the deck must match the egg color. For 2 color option cards, both color sources are still required, meaning two color tamers and/or Digimon are needed in play to make use of them.
Decks to Watch for in Digimon Ultimate Cup
Some decks are unaffected by the mono-color stipulation, running 1 or fewer tech cards that don’t share the deck’s main color. Like BT5-086 Omnimon. But some decks are not so fortunate. DNA Digivolution decks are down bad, due to many of the DNA pieces being mono-color.
During the August to September period, and the English release of BT13, there have been some standout performers.
Banlist Bundles
Previous Ultimate Cup meta staple, Bloomlordmon remains strong, but requires harder work. With Blossomon added to the global limited list, Hydramon limited to 1 in Ultimate Cup and Hidden Potential Discovered banned, Bloomlordmon may have the most cards on the ban list during this format. Similarly, Beelzemon with EX2-039 Impmon at 1 alongside Death Slinger in Ultimate Cup is strong but not dominant. ShineGreymon is not seeing as consistent results as it does in the main format due to BT12-092 Marcus Damon being limited to 1.
MirageGaogamon is currently best deck in format. With the most wins and tops in nearly every region, and ShineGreymon out of the picture. MirageGaogamon remains largely unchecked in Ultimate Cup. Belphemon, as a deck largely unchanged in mono-color remains a strong option. Especially with decks like ShineGreymon nerfed. Its devastatingly bad matchup to Ultimate Cup’s most consistent rogue deck is its problem. Mother D Reaper remains the budget deck of the format.
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