Team Ares Triumphs at TEAM YCS Las Vegas 2026!

The results are in for the TEAM YCS Las Vegas 2026, and Team Ares has emerged victorious! Held at the Las Vegas Convention Center from April 18–19, 2026, the 3v3 tournament saw 1,167 duelists stepping up to the challenge. In a stunning finish, the team comprising Kevin Rodrigues, Matthieu Bricard, and Pierre Burgals took home the main event title after also finishing in first place during the Swiss rounds.

Team Ares brought an incredible spread of competitive strategies to the tables. Content creator Kevin Rodrigues secured the very first premier event win for the Artmage archetype, while Bricard wielded Mitsurugi and Burgals piloted @Ignister Maliss. Their victory is especially historic, as Bricard and Burgals became the first European players to ever win a TEAM YCS.

While Team Ares claimed the gold, the wider Las Vegas metagame was absolutely dominated by the Yummy archetype. The fiendish strategy took up a massive portion of the overall representation, appearing in pure builds as well as hybrid variants like Radiant Typhoon Tri-Brigade Yummy and Azamina Mitsurugi Yummy. Meanwhile, the popular Dracotail deck maintained a strong presence but ultimately brought up the rear in the top cut. As the competitive season advances towards the World Championship Qualifiers, players will undoubtedly need to prepare new tech cards to combat these dominant graveyard-reliant engines!