>>534249379
Yes.
Before Maliss came out, I was worried it'd just be a Cyberse engine with a linear combo that ends on a bunch of generic Cyberse boss monsters, and the Alice theming would be lost.

Then I watched this video:
https://youtu.be/gIW1Re_j4UQ?si=ckUKQBulD83ZtPPy

And I was pleasantly surprised to learn that's not the case.

You CAN play it as Cyberse engine to end "muh unbreakable board" but then your combo is interrupted, and you're fucked. You actually can play Maliss as just a Maliss deck, and rely on setting up your three in-archetype link monsters, and not only is the deck more fun to play that way, it's also more flexible as there are plenty more ways to get to your in-archetype end board than the combo combo one.

Every duel, from the ED, I summon:
Red Ransom
White Binder
Hearts Crypter
Link Decoder (to help me get there)
with the occasional:
Apollousa
Splash Mage
sometimes Firewall Dragon

The rest of my ED is more extra stuff for niche scenarios. I don't run Terrahertz. The Maliss boss monsters are more than enough to disrupt and kill your opponent.