I main lava golem because it counters most decks, the only deck it doesn't really counter is mirror match or Sky strikers. Also, Lava Golem + Gozen Match/Rivalry of Warlords, is pretty strong and annoying locking your opponent to Fire or Fiend. Against Swordsoul and PK its strong.
Rivalry won't be as strong next meta because PK and Swordsoul will dominate as DIS (Dogmatika, Invoker, Shadoll) won't be as played as much with the recent small nerf. But with the new brave Engine it will actually mess up a lot of decks that use Brave engine, due to the token being a fairy, as a lot of rouge decks that use brave engine will start to pop up and may become meta like ABC's.
Side deck is probably weird, but this is for the next Meta.
Dark bribe in General is a trash card and you're wondering why not just run the 3rd judgment? After play testing you are using a shit ton of life points from solemn judgement, solemn strike, and the 3 skill drains. you will always be on the edge of life points, and I've had dead cards like strike and skill drain because I've used so much life points especially solemn judgment due to force negate like lightning storm and twin twisters of course I could always use Eldlich to just dump dead cards. In a floodgate/stun deck, it's not a bad card letting your opponent draw one card while skill drained, gozen matched, etc, it isn't going to do much. Letting your opponent Draw one card unless they draw another spell/trap removal it's not a bad card. If I had 5 back row and had some floodgate cards like summon limit or solemn strike, they lightning storm me I would rather dark bribe than solemn judgment. Also, you won't get psy-gamma and can stop cosmic cyclone.
Why Summon limit? A strong going first turn card, shuts down every combo decks. but it's just my personal preference.
Reason why I run 3 twin twisters instead of 3 lightning storm is because after play testing
a lot of people have been siding royal degrees. The issue with lighting storm is when u flip a floodgate card like gozen match you can't activate lightning storm of course u have ways like using Eldlich but twin twisters just way more reliable removing royal degree and back row because it's a quick spell.
Artifact lancea > Iron wall, Lancea is strong against evenly match and cosmic cyclone. The imperial iron wall is extremely strong against in mirror match or decks that banishes a lot more than you but use it wisely as it hurts you as well, but you have the power to pop your own iron wall.
You're going 2nd cards lava, golem, super poly, and Lancea.
your super poly targets and when to side super poly in.
1.Eldlich the Mad Golden Lord (Eldlich" monster + 1 Level 5 or higher Zombie monster) Good for Mirror match or for some reason zombie decks.
2. Predaplant Triphyoverutum (3 DARK monsters on the field) This game can win you games it has a really good effect and u can target 3 dark monsters very powerful against Phantom knights
3. Starving Venom Fusion Dragon (2 DARK monsters on the field, except Tokens) Good against Phantom Knights or combine it with Verte and Dragoon
4. Mudragon of the Swamp (2 monsters with the same Attribute but different Types) Another good backup fusion.
5. Prank-Kids Weather Washer - (2 "Prank-Kids" monsters) Prank kids. Becoming meta this format.