Trial Deck Remix: Spy X Family
- Melanie Lynette
- Oct 15
- 5 min read
A "Family Full of Secrets" doesn't mean building around the trial deck for this amazing series needs to be a secret too! Here are some ways to have fun with rebuilding this deck.
2 TD+ Combined Only V1:
Deck Code: 2XH0G
2 TD+ Combined Only V2:
Deck Code: 2UC04
Cards that you may wish to fit in and swap with others:
Note: Feel free to adjust the ratios (probably Level 0) to put the 0/0 Bond for the 1/1 Anya back into the deck if you find yourself struggling with a standby meta or power at Level 1. It’s also possible to adjust the deck ratios to incorporate more of the Level 2 game options the deck provides if that is a better fit consistency wise or you would like more soul trigger options for the choice trigger climax in the deck.
Quick Pilot Guide for Both Decks:
The only difference between the two builds is to either include or not include the Level 1/0 event. Early game you’re setting up using your various deck tools to get your on reverse/slot has no defending character Level 1 combo. This updated profile is nice because if your opponent uses anything other than a backup counter to deny the reverse (bounce back to hand effects, crashing their board to clear it and leave no targets, etc.) you still get your effect. The Level 1 counter is an exchange of hand for a mill 4 through your deck. The downsides here is that the rebuilt version doesn’t have a ton of soul triggers due to the climax choices in the deck, no early play Level 3s, and can mill out of deck your cancels or your search targets for your combo. Because all of these downsides add up for a card that will probably only net you a Level 0 or 1 character in most cases, I recommend players start with the no event build, then swap to the event build later if they want to try it out. The flip side is that it can get you out of some tricky deck states for no stock, but it becomes a learning process to know when to play it.
Level 3 features the 3/2 combo on attack, pay 1, discard 1, to deal 3 damage as well as an on play heal. A very basic but straightforward way to push damage to end the game. If your opponent leaves out Level 2 or 1 characters, knowing when to side for 1 or 2 damage for the game becomes a skill to practice with if you only need that amount of damage to close out the game. The other 3/2 Anya included in the trial deck has encore, a draw filter effect, and can return an opponent’s character to hand. You will only want to focus on getting her if your opponent is running troublesome board states you can’t power over, on reverse effects that are active on your turn, or anti- auto (burn) damage effects that are on play. Otherwise, this is a very solid Trial Deck with decent strategies for someone to have fun with.
I’m a new player who has played this combined TD quite a bit. How can I update my deck without changing the climax combos on a budget?
Here are some Budget options to consider for this Spy X Family TD. A few may have been omitted for deck color reasons.
Here are some options to consider:
Of these options, I’d mostly prioritize the on color (yellow/green) tech cards, as well as one of the available climax swaps.
Sample TD+ with Budget Set Upgrades:
Deck Code: 6SGN8
Quick Pilot Guide:
While this deck keeps the same Level 1 and 3 combo strategies, cards have been swapped in to help with consistency. A budget early play healer, as well as tech ones of a climax swapper, a 2/1 event that can help counter troublesome opponent set ups, and a stock swap. All of these cards can be swapped out or have their levels adjusted to better fit your own playstyle!
Upgrades for when there’s some extra change in the wallet after payday:
Sample TD+ with Set Upgrades V1:
Deck Code: YXRA
Quick Pilot Guide V1:
While maintaining the core Level 1 and 3 climax combos of the TD+, this more serious upgrade of the deck techs in the easier to fulfill early play healer. Also upgraded at Level 0 are the Yor RR to help you guarantee your Level 1 combo or board set up, the Loid RR to deny reverses and help you relight your Level 1 combo, and the Yor 0/0 brainstormer. There’s an argument for just putting the Anya 0/0 RR brainstormer in here for her salvage and ignoring her change assist ability, but I felt like your funds would be better spent on the Yor 0/0 RR upgrade over the brainstormer. Feel free to adjust ratios to better suit your meta and playstyle.
Sample TD+ with Set Upgrades V2:
Deck Code: 5VCQQ
Quick Pilot Guide V2:
This deck build is not an easy pilot, but it is hilarious if you can get it off. This “exodia” build that uses the 3/5 “Moment of Acceptance” event to try to pull out the whole family of finishers to board is a lot of fun for an end game goal. While it’s in memory, it also allows the Gold Bar “Family Full of Secrets” climax to count as their climax combo as well. The combo is very resource heavy and greedy, so if it appears to not be able to build the resources to play, you fall back onto the original TD+ 3/2. With the increase of Level 3’s, the 1/0 TD event makes a bit more sense. Feel free also to swap the 0/0 top check brainstorm for the Anya RR. This may help with color ratios, consistency, and if you are able to get the Level 3 changes off. I left the Yor because the top check may help with the consistency of getting the events in the deck in hand.
I’m ready to make this into a competitive deck. What are my options?
Some of the green Level 0 and 1 cards can make their way into what is considered to be the more competitive deck build for the set right now. Especially the 0/0 Yor, and sometimes the 1/0 Loid cards are teched in for hand filters or certain game play scenarios. The competitive deck tends to always set up the Level 1 game with the Fiona change combo paired with the 0/0 RR Anya brainstormer in the backrow:
Level 3 tends to either feature the 3/2 RR Loid (more common) or the 3/2 RR Anya (less common/playstyle dependent). Either way, feel free to use the upgrades from the last few builds to build into a competitive deck for the series.
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