Tearlaments gets a new powerful toy in the form of full power Fiendsmith!
Did you know that the Fiendsmith engine in Tearlaments results in a mill 5? That is made possible with Fiendsmith making an easy two level 6s on boards for the XYZ summon of Pilgrim Reaper! More mills mean more consistency in Tearlaments, so the deck has effectively received a powerful buff!
Fiendsmith Engraver can also trigger Tearlament monster effects on the field by sending them to the GY with his effect, thus giving you another way to start your Tearlament plays. Not to mention that Fiendsmith is already a powerful recursive engine by its own, giving you a solid gameplan everyturn with how Engraver, Sequence and Crimson Tears replenishes your GY. As you mill your deck, you may find that Engraver + another light fiend has made it to your GY, giving you full access to the Fiendsmith engine! Also, if you get negated too many times with your monsters on-board and you still have two bodies to play with, you can make Moon of the Closed Heaven and do full Fiendsmith combo!
All these powerful interactions with Tearlaments greatly benefits the strategy, giving these meta mermaids an insane boost.
Otherwise, Tearlaments in Masterduel's 2025 May meta functions as usual, milling as possible with the combined effort of Horus, Kashtira and Tearlament cards with the new addition of the Fiendsmith engine. Make impregnable boards going first, and power through everything going second with pure engine! Mill mill mill your way to victory!
Tiaraments strongest~
Want to see the deck in action? Scroll to the very bottom for the Youtube video!
GLHF Duelists!