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TCG Advanced, banlist tcg-2026-10-19, window 2026-10-19..2026-11-07.

01Results

The deck has 11 top-cut lists, a 9.4% share of top-cut lists and a 10.25% points share (61 points). It has 3 wins, 6 top 4s and 11 top 8s across 8 events. It won the Klein Rönnau WCQ Regional (2026-10-25, about 144 players), the Seattle WCQ Regional (2026-10-24, 120 players, where it also took second) and the Graz WCQ Regional (2026-10-31, 37 players). Its largest result is second place at the Guadalajara WCQ Regional (about 300 players). Its points share is higher than its list share, so the lists it puts up tend to finish high.

02Identity and win condition

This is a WIND Quick-Play deck that runs entirely on Mystical Space Typhoon ("Target 1 Spell/Trap on the field; destroy that target."). Each Radiant Typhoon Quick-Play is also an MST tutor, and each one says "If this card is destroyed by the effect of 'Mystical Space Typhoon': You can Set this card." The deck fires MST at its own spells to reuse them. Each MST activation also wakes up the monsters that care about Quick-Plays. Radiant Typhoon Fonix, the Great Flame can "target up to 2 cards your opponent controls; shuffle them into the Deck". Radiant Typhoon Varuroon, the Vibrant Vortex can "negate that effect" on an opponent's monster effect while MST is in the GY. Shiina, Twin Tempests of Celestial Thunder is the hand interruption. It goes to field with "Return all face-up monsters on the field to the hand" or "Return all Spells/Traps on the field to the hand", depending on what the opponent activated. Games end with level-9 bodies (Fonix, Varuroon, Shiina) that make Phantom Fortress Enterblathnir, plus Fonix's spin removal.

03Core engine and ratios

These cards are in 100% of lists. Radiant Typhoon Swen (3.0) and Radiant Typhoon Eldam (3.0) summon themselves "If you have 'Mystical Space Typhoon' in your GY, or your opponent controls no Spells/Traps". On summon, Swen adds a Radiant Typhoon Spell/Trap or MST and Eldam adds a Radiant Typhoon monster or MST. Radiant Typhoon Krosea (3.0) adds "1 'Radiant Typhoon' card... and/or 1 'Mystical Space Typhoon' from your Deck and/or GY", which locks you into WIND. Radiant Typhoon Meghala (1.18) can "Special Summon 1 'Radiant Typhoon' monster from your Deck". The deck plays MST (3.0) and Radiant Typhoon Vision (3.0, "Draw 2 cards" or fetch MST). Radiant Typhoon Ascendance (2.0) revives a "Level 6 or lower 'Radiant Typhoon' monster from your GY". Radiant Typhoon Chant (1.0, Limited) adds "1 Level 4 or lower 'Radiant Typhoon' monster". Radiant Typhoon Mandate (1.0) negates "1 face-up card your opponent controls" when MST is activated. Fonix and Vortex Varuroon are also 1-ofs, and Shiina is at 2.64.

The next group sits just under 100%. Noble Knight's Shield-Bearer (81.8%, 1.0) and Radiant Typhoon Manifestation (81.8%, 1.11) are next. Shield-Bearer searches "1 Level 6 or lower WIND Beast monster", which reaches Eldam (Beast, Level 3 per the DB). Manifestation can "Send 1 'Radiant Typhoon' monster from your Deck to the GY", which sets up Fonix/Varuroon's "activated while this card is in your GY" revivals. Droll & Lock Bird (Limited, 1.0), Forbidden Droplet (2.38) and Pot of Extravagance (2.25) are at 72.7%. Mulcharmy Fuwalos (3.0) and Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring (3.0) are at 63.6%.

04Flex and tech

There are two builds. Dark Time Wizard (27.3%, 3.0) shows up in exactly three lists (Guadalajara 2nd, Halifax top 4, Medellin top 8). In two of those lists the main deck has 0–1 hand traps (decklist query). Those lists swap hand traps for the coin-flip board wipe. The Great Gallant Bandit (45.5%, 2.6) is a second interruption: "When your opponent activates a card effect in the hand, GY, or banishment, and you control this Normal Summoned/Set card (Quick Effect): You can negate that effect". Dominus Purge (27.3%) and Ghost Ogre & Snow Rabbit (27.3%, 2.67) round out the flex slots. The Extra Deck is fixed: Radiant Typhoon Varuroon, the Marine Eidolon (2.91), Wynn the Wind Charmer, Verdant, Greatfly, Hraesvelgr, the Desperate Doom Eagle, Totem Bird and Maple Maiden are all at 100%, and Enterblathnir is at 90.9%. Slots that vary are S:P Little Knight (72.7%), Number 75: Bamboozling Gossip Shadow (54.5%) and Super Starslayer TY-PHON - Sky Crisis (45.5%). The rest of the Extra Deck is under 40%.

05Going first / going second

Main-deck hand-trap counts (decklist query, with Ash, Fuwalos, Droll, Ogre, Nibiru, Purulia, Veiler, Imperm and Skull Meister counted as hand traps) range from 0 to 12. Six of the 11 lists run 6 or more. The only main-deck card from the JSON staples.board_breakers list is Forbidden Droplet, at 0–3 copies per list (0 in three lists: Halifax top 4 and both Seattle lists). The plan going second comes from the side deck, not the main.

06Choke points and what stops it

Swen/Eldam/Krosea on-summon searches. Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring negates an effect that will "Add a card from the Deck to the hand". After the first search resolves, Droll & Lock Bird stops the rest: "cards cannot be added from either player's Main Deck to the hand".
Meghala's deck summon and Manifestation's send. Ash also covers "Special Summon from the Deck" and "Send a card from the Deck to the GY".
Monsters on the field triggering on a Quick-Play. Ghost Ogre & Snow Rabbit destroys a monster on the field that "activates its effect". Infinite Impermanence ("negate its effects") and Effect Veiler ("During your opponent's Main Phase") negate a face-up monster's effects.
The MST loop itself. The Radiant Typhoon Spells/Traps (including the Continuous Trap Mandate) only re-Set "If this card is destroyed by the effect of 'Mystical Space Typhoon'".

Watch out: Shiina comes down "When your opponent activates a card or effect, while you control a WIND monster". Your hand trap can turn into the bounce trigger.

07Side deck

From the decklist query, share of the 11 lists with the card in the side deck:

Card	Lists
`Pot of Sloth`	72.7% (8)
`Solemn Accusation`	54.5% (6)
`Dominus Purge`	45.5% (5)
`Mulcharmy Purulia`	45.5% (5)
`Hey, Space Trunade!`	36.4% (4)
`Solemn Judgment` (Limited)	36.4% (4)

Solemn Accusation negates "When a Spell/Trap Card is activated" and Dominus Purge negates an effect "that adds a card(s) from the Deck to the hand". Purulia draws "Each time your opponent Normal or Special Summons a monster(s) from the hand". Trunade ("Return up to 2 cards from the field to the hand") and Typhoon (18.2%, "Target 1 face-up Spell/Trap on the field; destroy it") are its backrow answers going second.

08Playing against it

Hold Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring for the first Swen, Eldam or Krosea search, or for Meghala's deck summon. Save Droll & Lock Bird until after their first add resolves.
Assume Shiina is in hand: 100% of lists run it, at 2.64 copies.
Mulcharmy Fuwalos lines up because Meghala and the Marine Eidolon Link summon from the Deck and Extra Deck.
Mulcharmy Purulia lines up because Swen, Eldam, Krosea, Fonix and Varuroon all summon themselves from the hand.

09Sources

All retrieved 2026-11-07 from YGOPRODeck:

2026-11-07 Radiant Typhoon