


OCG 2015.07 – OCG 2016.01: Performapal, Duels with Smiles
Performapal Performage was the first Pendulum deck to dominate the metagame.
Performapal Pendulum Sorcerer, Luster Pendulum, the Dracoslayer and Wavering Eyes could destroy Performage Plushfire, and then add another card from deck to hand. The destroyed Performage Plushfire would trigger its effect to Special Summon a Performage monster from deck. This allows Performapal Performage could quickly swarm the board with Level 4 monsters to make Rank 4 plays while generating card advantage. Destroying their own Pendulum Monsters also builds up the Extra Deck, allowing them to make a massive Pendulum Summon from the Extra Deck.
Number 16: Shock Master was the most notable Rank 4 Xyz Monster, having an effect that makes the opponent unable to activate Monster Effect, Spell or Trap Card until the end of the opponent’s turn. Tellarknight Ptolemaeus was another noteworthy Rank 4 Xyz Monster, and its effect opens up to Rank 5 plays such as Constellar Pleiades, Stellarknight Constellar Diamond or Cyber Dragon Nova into Cyber Dragon Infinity.
Tellarknight Ptolemaeus was later forbidden in the OCG 2015.10 Limit Regulation, but Extra Pack 2015 was released during mid September 2015. For a very brief 2 weeks, Tellarknight Ptolemaeus effect could be used during the opponent’s turn to Xyz Summon Outer Entity Azathot, making the opponent be unable to activate Monster Effect for the turn.
Performapal Performage has incredible consistency, Performapal Skullcrobat Joker could search for Performapal Pendulum Sorcerer, Performage Damage Juggler could search for Performage Plushfire, and Wavering Eyes could search for any Pendulum Monster. The following booster set Breakers of Shadow improved the consistency further, giving Performapal Monkeyboard to search for Performapal Skullcrobat Joker or Performapal Pendulum Sorcerer, and Draco Face-Off to search for Luster Pendulum, the Dracoslayer.
Performage Plushfire was forbidden in the OCG 2016.01 Limit Regulation, becoming the fastest card in OCG history to become forbidden after 167 days since its release. Performapal Performage adapted into Performapal Dracoslayer and continue to dominate the OCG 2016.01 format. Even without Number 16: Shock Master or Tellarknight Ptolemaeus to directly shutdown the opponent’s play, Performapal Dracoslayer consistency and card advantage is still way above the rest of the decks in the metagame.
Performapal Monkeyboard was forbidden in the OCG 2016.04 Limit Regulation, tying with Performage Plushfire to become the fastest card in OCG history to become forbidden after 167 days since its release.