Festival Under 5 UR Suship
Maximum sushi power when Ultra Rare slots are strictly limited.
Master Duel festival formats that cap Ultra Rare card counts (commonly “Under 5 UR”) reward decks with dense Super Rare engines and compact extra decks. Gunkan Suship is a natural fit: the heart of the strategy runs on Shari, yard, and Nigiri SRs, while only a handful of UR ships are mandatory to post a threatening board. This guide builds that festival list from rules interpretation through in-duel sequencing.
What Under-5 UR means for deckbuilding
Festival rules vary by event, but the core constraint is identical: count every Ultra Rare in main, extra, and side deck toward the limit. Before queueing, audit your list in the deck editor and confirm the UR total — one smuggled UR disqualifies your strategy or zeroes rewards.
Under this cap, meta decks lose playsets of hand traps, multiple boss monsters, and luxury engines. Suship loses little relative power because it always relied on SR starters. You may sacrifice a third Red Shari or second Super-Dreadnought before cutting Shari — see card tiers.
Recommended UR allocation
Typical competitive festival spread (adjust to event rules):
- Gunkan Suship Shari Red ×2 — extension without a full playset UR tax.
- Gunkan Suship Shirauo-class Carrier ×1 — mandatory negate body.
- Gunkan Suship Ikura-class Dreadnought ×1 — lethal pressure.
That is four UR slots. The fifth often goes to Uni-class Super-Dreadnought for omni-negate, third Red Shari, or a generic staple UR if the event allows split strategies. Document your choice on a build page so you can reproduce it next festival.
If the event cap is stricter (Under 3), drop to one Red Shari and lean on Painful Decision plus SR traps.
SR and trap package
Load power into legal SR slots:
- 3 Gunkan Suship Shari, 3 yard, 3 Painful Decision — consistency core.
- 2–3 Ikura, 2 Uni, 1–2 Shirauo — material and Rank 5 access.
- Catch-of-the-Day, Daily Special — search and grind.
- Generic SR/ N hand traps allowed by event — Ash Blossom, Maxx “C” if not UR in your inventory.
Festival banlists sometimes restrict non-engine cards; verify each event’s tab in client before importing.
Extra deck trimming
Keep the extra deck lean: one Carrier, one Ikura Dreadnought, one Uni Super-Dreadnought, optional second Dreadnought if UR budget allows. Skip vanity xyz or unrelated bosses — they waste UR slots and dilute Shari openings.
Game plan in festival queues
Players often bring janky lists. Your job is to play consistent turn-one Shari yard and punish sloppy boards with Ikura Dreadnought damage. Side or tech for going second: even a single board break plus Shari can steal wins.
When paired against other rogue decks, Carrier negate timing decides games. Review how to play battle discipline before grinding points.
Craft path for festival newcomers
If you are building from zero for one event, follow how to craft but stop UR spending at the allocation above. Use the craft cost tool to mark owned cards and confirm you stay under cap.
After the festival, upgrade toward Primite hybrid or ranked pure lists using the same SR base.
Related reading
- Tier list hub — why Suship overperforms in limited formats
- Combos — shortest lines for fast festival rounds
- Review — honest weaknesses when opponents draw perfect hands
Post-festival upgrades
When the event ends, funnel rewards back into the missing UR slots — usually a third Red Shari or second Dreadnought — using the craft cost estimator. Festival lists often hide incomplete ranked lists; upgrade deliberately rather than deleting SR staples that remain legal in all other formats.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers duelist ask most often.
Can Suship really compete in Under-5 UR?
Yes — festival results consistently show rogue SR engines placing well when meta decks lose UR staples. Suship's ceiling rises as constraints tighten.
Do I need three Red Shari in festivals?
Ideal but not always legal under UR cap. Two copies plus Painful Decision is the usual compromise.
Are hand traps counted toward UR limit?
Only if your copies are Ultra Rare. Check each card's rarity in your inventory, not general meta assumptions.
What if the event uses a different UR cap?
Recalculate using the same priority order: Shari SR core first, Carrier UR, Dreadnought UR, then luxury copies.