No Carrier and two Magician really sucks for Wind-Ups, but that doesn't stop them from becoming a terrifying field presence going first unhindered.

The combo involves three cards: Tin Goldfish, Wind-Up Shark, and Wind-Up Magician. Wind-Up Magician and Shark usually are the key power players in any Wind-Up Combo, and it's fun to think of more ways they can stretch their little wind-up muscles even further.

Why Tin Goldfish over the searchable Goblindbergh? Tin Goldfish is cuter, and fits the theme of Wind-Ups to a T.

• Normal Summon Tin Goldfish, Tin Goldfish Special Summons Wind-Up Magician.

• Wind-Up Shark Summons Itself, Magician Summons Magician#2 from Deck off Shark Effect.

• Use Shark to drop itself to 3, Magician#2 summons Rat#1 from Deck.

• Use Magician#1 and #2 to summon Wind-Up Matinence Zenmaicon.

• Zenmaicon activates, adding Shark#2. Activate Zenmaicon to swap your Rat#1 for Rat#2

• Use Rat#2 to summon Magician#1 from Graveyard, Shark#2 Activates and Summons itself.

• Use Tin Goldfish, Shark, and Wind-Up Zenmaicon to summon Firewall Dragon

• Use Shark to drop itself to 3, Magician#1 summons Rat#3 from Deck.

• Use Rat# 2 and 3 Shark to summon Link Bumper, Firewall Dragon summons a monster from the hand, if any

• Use Magician#1 and 2 to make Number 41: Bagooska the Terribly Tired Tapir.

End Board: Firewall Dragon (1 Co-Link), Link Bumper, 1 Bagooska, 1 Firewall Summoned monster (if any). 1-2 Cards in hand (depending on if Firewall Summoned a monster).

The combo could easily be extended with things like Brilliant Fusion, Rescue Ferret, and the (hopeful) return of Wind-Up Partyboat. Although I'm pretty new to playing Wind-Ups, they have an awful lot of fun combos and versatility, making them an ideal casuals deck. Please give feedback on how to further optimize the combo (it was originally built off the misconception that Elder Entity N'tss could be summoned off Instant Fusion, and utilized Mistar Boy to remove N'tss from the EMZ), or if other more powerful plays exist, I'd love to hear them!

EDIT: Altered the combo, due to Excode Talker requiring Cyberse, and Rat being unable to activate in Defense Mode. Thanks for those who commented for the fixes!