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Akashic Magician X DARK Link 2 [ SpellcasterLinkEffect ] ATK 1700 DEF - 2 monsters with the same Type, except Tokens You can only Link Summon "Akashic Magician(s)" once per turn

So you cant just be throwing top tier monsters out and hope for the best - you need to stack your deck with weaker monsters, not just for their potential crests for your pool, but so you can begin to build your territory towards the enemy DM

Eventually Swordsoul took the drastic measure of running Dimension Shifter in the Main Deck to stand a chance against the metagame

There are plenty of decks made by other players you can check out, and some players even write entire guides to explain how their deck works