actually I'm more incline towards the ``newly`` introduced structure decks with viable staples and faster mechanics , still starter decks are really nice but not representative of the modern standpoint and fast gameplay 4 example the ne 2 player one with guided story , what i also find redundant are the yugi and kaiba ones . hahahha you gotta love blue eyes thought. i enjoy that konami is remodernizing old cards like stardust accel ecc or the new yubels comming out . love from germany guys \[T]/
sorry about posting my comment twice i messed up an posted it on the wrong spot the first time and finally looked up how to delete my comments sorry again :(
These duels looked like they were pure suffering for poor Trell. Paul, at least, looked like he could have SOME fun with his deck, even if it wasn't exactly amazing. But Trell? He just had an expression of pure pain, from start to finish. I felt for him. Great video, you both did great enduring the torment of these Starter Decks.
@@CornBreadtm1 As someone who played old ass YGO, with RotA at 1. I never had trouble getting Monster's into my hand. This isn't time period issue, this is either Trell built his deck poorly, or he has terrible luck.
@@SakuraAvalon Imagine thinking that your personal experience is somehow representative of objective reality. True mark of a clueless person, right there.
@@SakuraAvalon No the starter deck just has no draw cards, it has card destruction and defense draw (lmao) so you're just praying that you draw goods cards.
I'm an old timer player that stopped following yu gi oh for a long while after GX series. I'm learning all the new summoning mechanics from playing Duel Links. Xyz is fun! It's crazy how versatile and accessible that mechanic is just by editing your extra deck a bit!!
Synchro summoning can actually set up some decent combos. Trell could've used Quillbolt Hedgehog's effect when he controlled a tuner monster to special summon it from the graveyard and could've gone into a level 7 synchro from there. If there were level 7 synchros in the deck.
XYZ is the absolute best. For me nothing beats Raidraptor, Galaxy-Eyes, Utopia, all the Number monsters, etc. I also love space and stuff so the cosmic black boarder and the Number lore in Zexal is super cool!
I remember my friend picking up the XYZ starter, and I picked up the Light/Dark dragon structure deck. Crazy how steep the power level was with the structure at the time.
After watching this and seeing how much Trell struggled, I ended up looking more closely at his deck build choices and all I can say is "oof". As a long time Synchro player, I really am baffled by it. That said, this had made me think that it'd be interesting to see a bonus video to go with these duels; where y'all discuss the reasons you built the decks you way you did. I reckon it'd shed some light on how people approach going back to older decks like these during the current insanity of modern Yugioh, while showing off cards and combos people might not think of using due to their age.
@@simon6157Ritual and Synchro are my favorites. Ritual for the mystical vibe and the crazy monsters that they summon, but Synchros always make me play with that Alec, anime hype energy
Duelist Toolbox is the best Starter Deck ever printed at release. Junk Destroyer was immediately a meta relevant card, seeing play in both Quickdraw Decks but also bringing Junk Synchron into Plant Chaos decks because it was just that strong of a card if it resolved.
Synchro are my favorite from the extra deck. The white border compliments a lot of cool cards like Stardust Dragon. Plus, 5Ds was my favorite arc and the summon animation for synchros in duel links and master duel is rad.
it would be fun if there was a sort of starter deck tournament to see which one's the best, but it would probably come down to which one's the newer one
I wonder what a format would be like if each player could only have one type of special summon mechanic (ritual, fusion, syncro, xyz, or link, only pendulum can access all), and a new banlist was started from scratch.
When I bought the first XYZ structure deck, and found out what kind of summoning it was, I had the thought that the mechanic seemed a bit too easy to pull off, and would be a lot better if XYZ monsters were main deck monsters instead of extra deck monsters.
I started playing (somewhat) competitively around the time that XYZ started deck came out. That being said, my cousin played Synchros with Junk destroyer, Nitro Warrior, Stardust dragon, etc. and I still have fun memories playing against it
This and the discussion Videos of Paul are my favourite types of videos you guys make. Gimmick duels for nostalgia and discussions about the reality of the tcg.
Damn Xyz Symphony, that takes me WAYYYYYYY back. One of my first Starter Decks, got it 2 months after I gave my Blue eyes to my friend who wanted to build Dragons. I needed a new boss to fight against him, and Utopia was that.
It would've been so funny if they went through the whole Utopia animation when Paul asked "What Xyz do i summon...?" And Paul's like No, not you Utopia XD
oh god i had that synchro starter deck as a child, I couldn’t afford many cards so this thing was the core of my first deck before i managed to assemble a black wing one years later
20:23 you just missed quillbolt hedgehog when I was screaming on my screen xD, but yeah after enemy controller on shine knight you could synchro summon junk destroyer with quillbolt hedgehog and destroy his face down spells, unfortunate but happens to anyone
I think XYZ summoning the best summoning mechanic. All around, I think it’s the simplest of the ED summons to explain, I.e. stack two cards with the same level to summon an XYZ monster. It’s also balanced in that you can only use their effects by detaching a material or if they have material (usually). Lastly, any and every deck should theoretically be able to XYZ summon as long as they play two copies of the same monster.
I really liked this video, this duels with the Starter Decks and everything, but what I liked the most was that Trell was wearing a General Grievous skullcap. As a Star Wars fan, I really liked that!
Wile I can appreciate all extra deck cards, I just got to say that XYZ summoning is for people that don't normally play yugioh. With that off the chest you all have a grate day and may the luck of the draw be in your favor.
20:34 You missed an opportunity to summon Junk Destroyer via Quilbolt Hedgehog in your GY and you would've been able to pop Burden of the Mighty and one of the facedowns or if you're scared of both facedowns you could've popped both
I started getting out of yugioh when Xyz monsters were taking off, so Synchro summoning is the biggest nostalgia mechanic for me. It was also the mechanic that made the Extra Deck relevant in a way that GX's fusion focus had just barely started to do.
I think a fun but painful deck building challenge is that each person has to build a deck only using cards that are currently banned and you are only allowed to use one copy of each of the banned cards and see how good of a deck you could put together.
XYZ is my favorite summoning mechanic. I love the uniqueness of XYZ summoning's materials that act as a currency. It's not something I've ever seen before. Not only that, I like that each rank seems to have its own identity, and XYZ is not as generic or splashable as some of the other mechanics.
synchro summoning is the absolute goat for me. I can only think of three decks from fall 2008-fall 2011 that made the format unfun (tele dad 08, frog 2010, and six sam 2011 and that deck was only legal for three weeks). 5Ds anime was so good and seeing those white background cards made 12 year old me flip shit with excitement
I love XYZ monsters, they're simple, fun, and the rank mechanic is a lot of fun without other cards, like Gravity Bind for instance. Also, early XYZ support could also work as fringe synchro support so it didn't feel very intrusive as a new summoning mechanic. I ran an XYZ/Synchro hybrid deck years ago that was bad, but had some unique plays that I would pull off with other cards.I also love the Utopia archetype, so that also plays a role in my choice.
I ended up having to stop the video and go back to look at how he built his deck and oof, yeah, 110% his issues were in how he built the deck. I'd love to see them discuss the reasons they picked the cards they used, because I'm honestly baffled by his choices here. I might have to go watch the other videos like this to see how they went, but looking at this one I can't help but wonder if playing modern Yugioh had influenced him in some way (either by building with modern yugioh decks in mind, or trying too hard to be "old school").
I always really like XYZ summoning. Despite being the most unpronounceable summoning mechanic ever, I like the idea of keeping the cards used for the summon on the field (even if they're effectively not on the field anymore) to be used as ammunition for a powerful, finite effect. The idea of having effects that can only be used a certain number of times while the card is face-up, is really interesting, and I think that the XYZ system did that the best. Of course, as Yugioh will often do, they messed with it by doing a bunch of weird stuff. They gave some XYZ's strong effects that don't even use their materials sometimes, and they let you "XYZ climb" by overlaying several, successive XYZ monsters with alternate summoning conditions, essentially rendering the original, sometimes very restrictive condition null. Which, you know, was the point of the restriction in the first place. And of course there are plenty of cards with effects just as strong, if not stronger, than many classic XYZ monsters anyway, and their effects are only finite on a turn-by-turn basis, and require no cost! So hey, at least it was fun and unique while it lasted.
Ok so I had a random question that popped up in my head while watching, Could Feedback Warrior make something like a XYZ or a Link monster level 3. I know this seems like a dumb question but I thought since it says "it becomes level 3." And not something like "Change it's level to 3." I thought it could give a level to monsters that don't have levels. Again this was a random question, even if it was possible I don't think anyone would be giving up their normal summon to make a XYZ or Link monster a level 3.
Paul, i wonder if you can battle with an evil HERO deck and win? I would love to see if you could win against a more modern deck like syncro or XYZ. Ive always liked the archetype and would love to see dark gaia on the field with insane attack point lol. Mainly, i want to see if you're good enough to win with an EH deck!
This was a no brainer, the fact that quickdraw only had one target and required 3 cards for set up and the likeness lf having all 3 required one to very much be in the GY in order to pull it off, and all you would get is a one off effect/beat stick, meanwhile the XYZ had synergy, far better support and multiple use effects. Synchros best case was protecting the beat stick that has no protection.
*Does anyone else wish they still made cool themed Starter Decks like this today? They were so much fun!*
They atleast still make decent ones(like the jack atlas archfiend strat)
actually I'm more incline towards the ``newly`` introduced structure decks with viable staples and faster mechanics , still starter decks are really nice but not representative of the modern standpoint and fast gameplay 4 example the ne 2 player one with guided story , what i also find redundant are the yugi and kaiba ones .
hahahha you gotta love blue eyes thought.
i enjoy that konami is remodernizing old cards like stardust accel ecc or the new yubels comming out .
love from germany guys \[T]/
sorry about posting my comment twice i messed up an posted it on the wrong spot the first time and finally looked up how to delete my comments sorry again :(
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Try more of the 5ds structure decks please
Why is this video not supported/sponsored by Konami....This would have been the perfect time to promote the new Syncro XYZ decks vs the old ones.
I don't know that either one is much better than the other, either lmao
Cause why pay them to promote what they’ll end up promoting through play any way for free😂
It'd make the new one look bad by comparison
I like Synchro more PURELY because the cards are by far the most stylish card
Something about Trell hopping on twitter mid game had me rolling lmaoo
These duels looked like they were pure suffering for poor Trell. Paul, at least, looked like he could have SOME fun with his deck, even if it wasn't exactly amazing. But Trell? He just had an expression of pure pain, from start to finish. I felt for him. Great video, you both did great enduring the torment of these Starter Decks.
I imagine it's because he got the Monster to S/T ratio really messed up. The amount of turns he didn't draw a Monster was pretty high.
@@SakuraAvalon The deck doesn't have any draw support. No engine and you're just playing with pure luck. 3 RoA and that's it? Brutal.
@@CornBreadtm1 As someone who played old ass YGO, with RotA at 1. I never had trouble getting Monster's into my hand.
This isn't time period issue, this is either Trell built his deck poorly, or he has terrible luck.
@@SakuraAvalon Imagine thinking that your personal experience is somehow representative of objective reality. True mark of a clueless person, right there.
@@SakuraAvalon No the starter deck just has no draw cards, it has card destruction and defense draw (lmao) so you're just praying that you draw goods cards.
Although the XYZ summoning is good, imo, the Synchro summoning has a place deep in my heart before I left Yu-Gi-Oh after the 5Ds era.
Xyz is superior in every way (it’s not, I see the difference. But I want to be contrarian)
I'm an old timer player that stopped following yu gi oh for a long while after GX series. I'm learning all the new summoning mechanics from playing Duel Links.
Xyz is fun! It's crazy how versatile and accessible that mechanic is just by editing your extra deck a bit!!
Synchro summoning can actually set up some decent combos. Trell could've used Quillbolt Hedgehog's effect when he controlled a tuner monster to special summon it from the graveyard and could've gone into a level 7 synchro from there. If there were level 7 synchros in the deck.
@@milesgiorlando3116 Or he could have used it with synchron warrior to increase its attack points
my first yugioh i watched is 5ds and has special place in my heart and old animations of summoning is just nostalgic
XYZ is the absolute best. For me nothing beats Raidraptor, Galaxy-Eyes, Utopia, all the Number monsters, etc. I also love space and stuff so the cosmic black boarder and the Number lore in Zexal is super cool!
hell yeah to raidraptor and galaxy eyes
I like Synchro the most but XYZ is my second favourite
I wasnt crazy about the look of xyz cards, but theb I pulled a collector's rare Galaxy eyes full armor photon dragon and it clicked
XYZ is awesome, forever my favourite
1 of my favorite early decks was 1 i built using the 3 different Yusei 5D's structure decks.
I remember my friend picking up the XYZ starter, and I picked up the Light/Dark dragon structure deck. Crazy how steep the power level was with the structure at the time.
After watching this and seeing how much Trell struggled, I ended up looking more closely at his deck build choices and all I can say is "oof". As a long time Synchro player, I really am baffled by it. That said, this had made me think that it'd be interesting to see a bonus video to go with these duels; where y'all discuss the reasons you built the decks you way you did. I reckon it'd shed some light on how people approach going back to older decks like these during the current insanity of modern Yugioh, while showing off cards and combos people might not think of using due to their age.
quilbolt just be chilling in the grave
I love Xyz as a Mechanic, hell, phantom knights was one of my first decks, but I've always resonated more with Synchro decks. Speedroid is my best.
But If I am choosing out of all of the summoning mechanics, then I gotta say Pendulum
Pendulum and ritual are definetly hella underrated.
@@simon6157Ritual and Synchro are my favorites. Ritual for the mystical vibe and the crazy monsters that they summon, but Synchros always make me play with that Alec, anime hype energy
The first game is like those 2 deep underwater fish puffing air at each other before going back into their hole lol
Duelist Toolbox is the best Starter Deck ever printed at release. Junk Destroyer was immediately a meta relevant card, seeing play in both Quickdraw Decks but also bringing Junk Synchron into Plant Chaos decks because it was just that strong of a card if it resolved.
20:24 no quillbolt for 2 pops on destroyer! Great video just for the nostalgia factor
I've always loved the XYZ mechanic more than the synchro one.
Duelist Toolbox was my first Yugioh deck so I loved seeing this. Synchro is my favorite summoning mechanic as a result
Synchro are my favorite from the extra deck. The white border compliments a lot of cool cards like Stardust Dragon. Plus, 5Ds was my favorite arc and the summon animation for synchros in duel links and master duel is rad.
17:41 Trell was supposed to take 1800 damage but Paul took 2000 off his life points, thats some slick ish 😂😂 He wouldve had 1 more turn
More entertaining, than watching someone doing his turn for 5 minutes in current game.
That Utopia package looks freaking adorable.
To answer what you missed, you didnt attack with Gaia knight force of earth when swords expired
it would be fun if there was a sort of starter deck tournament to see which one's the best, but it would probably come down to which one's the newer one
oh god... xyz symphony was my very first actual structure deck, before i could only buy a pack now and then!
I wonder what a format would be like if each player could only have one type of special summon mechanic (ritual, fusion, syncro, xyz, or link, only pendulum can access all), and a new banlist was started from scratch.
I love the overlaying thing and having "ammo" for your monster effects, but in the end I think I like the deckbuilding process of a synchro deck more.
When I bought the first XYZ structure deck, and found out what kind of summoning it was, I had the thought that the mechanic seemed a bit too easy to pull off, and would be a lot better if XYZ monsters were main deck monsters instead of extra deck monsters.
If they were like that, the mechanic would have never taken off.
I started playing (somewhat) competitively around the time that XYZ started deck came out. That being said, my cousin played Synchros with Junk destroyer, Nitro Warrior, Stardust dragon, etc. and I still have fun memories playing against it
This and the discussion Videos of Paul are my favourite types of videos you guys make. Gimmick duels for nostalgia and discussions about the reality of the tcg.
Lol when Paul was talking about being 10 year old kids learning yugioh that brought me back to 2002 playing yugioh with my brother on the carpet
Damn Xyz Symphony, that takes me WAYYYYYYY back.
One of my first Starter Decks, got it 2 months after I gave my Blue eyes to my friend who wanted to build Dragons. I needed a new boss to fight against him, and Utopia was that.
Thought you got the 2 player starter set at first. This will be way more interesting!
Took me a while to finally see this video but man was it worth it! Such a fun duel!
I love these videos guys! Thanks so much for the content!
Really like the change to seeing the 3x decks list, keep the great vids coming!
For the love of heart of the cards , Trell use quilbolthedge hogs effect from the grave!
Wow what a throw back, I got both of those as birthday and or Christmas presents as a kid.
The shaddoll structure deck would be nice to see
Agreed, that deck was wicked.
It would've been so funny if they went through the whole Utopia animation when Paul asked "What Xyz do i summon...?" And Paul's like No, not you Utopia XD
Oh, those brings some good memories, Starter deck Symphony Xyz was the starter deck i picked up when i got back to the game! thanks for the video!
oh god i had that synchro starter deck as a child, I couldn’t afford many cards so this thing was the core of my first deck before i managed to assemble a black wing one years later
Took me 20 minutes to realize Trell Wearing a Pennywise cap.
20:23 you just missed quillbolt hedgehog when I was screaming on my screen xD, but yeah after enemy controller on shine knight you could synchro summon junk destroyer with quillbolt hedgehog and destroy his face down spells, unfortunate but happens to anyone
I think XYZ summoning the best summoning mechanic. All around, I think it’s the simplest of the ED summons to explain, I.e. stack two cards with the same level to summon an XYZ monster. It’s also balanced in that you can only use their effects by detaching a material or if they have material (usually). Lastly, any and every deck should theoretically be able to XYZ summon as long as they play two copies of the same monster.
I really liked this video, this duels with the Starter Decks and everything, but what I liked the most was that Trell was wearing a General Grievous skullcap. As a Star Wars fan, I really liked that!
They included the best xyz monster UTOPIA 🤩
Wile I can appreciate all extra deck cards, I just got to say that XYZ summoning is for people that don't normally play yugioh.
With that off the chest you all have a grate day and may the luck of the draw be in your favor.
1:43 those gunpla in the background tho 👌
This duel had so many footsies that they didn’t want
20:34 You missed an opportunity to summon Junk Destroyer via Quilbolt Hedgehog in your GY and you would've been able to pop Burden of the Mighty and one of the facedowns or if you're scared of both facedowns you could've popped both
20:20 trell forgot to brring back the quilbolt hedgehog. could have gone junk destroyer and pop 2 things on the board
I think the shelf full of kits is something everyone that builds gunpla ends up with
Fun video, love these kinds..and I like synchro more
Some of the best players on the internet playing starter decks. Felt like high school.
Wow this was a throwback that synchro starter deck was my first ever set of yugioh cards
I've always loved Synchro summoning, and Funnily enough, its's the method I know how to use the most
I started getting out of yugioh when Xyz monsters were taking off, so Synchro summoning is the biggest nostalgia mechanic for me. It was also the mechanic that made the Extra Deck relevant in a way that GX's fusion focus had just barely started to do.
yoo the yuma starter deck is the one i got as a kid it was fr the very first yugioh cards i got i still have em today
I was half expecting after the utopia animation for maestroke the symphony djinn to be on the field
some of my favorite summoning types going against each other? bet
It's been eons since I witnessed classic Trap Hole at work.
At 15:36 the counter for life points didn't go down for Paul ;(
I think a fun but painful deck building challenge is that each person has to build a deck only using cards that are currently banned and you are only allowed to use one copy of each of the banned cards and see how good of a deck you could put together.
I screamed when you didnt use your hedgehog in the graveyard for that level 8 synchro
gogogo/dododo was all I played when onomatopaira came out, seeing the xyz structure deck brings back memories of playing casual with friends
XYZ is my favorite summoning mechanic. I love the uniqueness of XYZ summoning's materials that act as a currency. It's not something I've ever seen before. Not only that, I like that each rank seems to have its own identity, and XYZ is not as generic or splashable as some of the other mechanics.
20:54, the back and forth was funny.
30:07, "you asshole", haha.
Entertaining duels.
The synchro structure deck was my first actual deck. But I've played since goat but was far too young. Just played with what my older brothers had.
Yougioh 5D's and Zexal Old School Vintage Decks!
Well not only that but 2 starter decks introduced 2 new different layouts for their cards, 2010: 7th series and 2012: 8th series
Trell's hoodie looks like the most comfy thing ever.
Synchro is always my favorite. It got me back into YuGiOh and I will always love it more than anything.
Paul's right, the box for the Xyz one is so cool. I wish they did more like it.
XYZ is my favorite synchro 2nd, fusion 3rd, 4th Ritual, 5 Link
In every video I watch, Paul is getting trolled by Man Eater Bug
Realm of the Sea Emperor Structure Deck maybe...?
That would be cool!
synchro summoning is the absolute goat for me. I can only think of three decks from fall 2008-fall 2011 that made the format unfun (tele dad 08, frog 2010, and six sam 2011 and that deck was only legal for three weeks). 5Ds anime was so good and seeing those white background cards made 12 year old me flip shit with excitement
I love XYZ monsters, they're simple, fun, and the rank mechanic is a lot of fun without other cards, like Gravity Bind for instance. Also, early XYZ support could also work as fringe synchro support so it didn't feel very intrusive as a new summoning mechanic. I ran an XYZ/Synchro hybrid deck years ago that was bad, but had some unique plays that I would pull off with other cards.I also love the Utopia archetype, so that also plays a role in my choice.
Idk if Trap Hole could be chained to Goblindbergh. I forgot if proiority was a thing when the xyz starter deck was released or not.
Man, that was rough. I'm a Synchro player through and through, for sure!
Great video guys!
You know your community lol
Structure Decks Themes are my fave but Peak SpellBook Era was actually really fun pacing
Love your stuff guys
No, its ain't just starter decks, it's the way trell assemble his deck
I ended up having to stop the video and go back to look at how he built his deck and oof, yeah, 110% his issues were in how he built the deck. I'd love to see them discuss the reasons they picked the cards they used, because I'm honestly baffled by his choices here. I might have to go watch the other videos like this to see how they went, but looking at this one I can't help but wonder if playing modern Yugioh had influenced him in some way (either by building with modern yugioh decks in mind, or trying too hard to be "old school").
I love this channel so much
5:30 that is sick
Synchros are my bread and butter. I tend to lean towards decks that uses synchro summoning. Although Xyz are also close to my heart.
I always really like XYZ summoning. Despite being the most unpronounceable summoning mechanic ever, I like the idea of keeping the cards used for the summon on the field (even if they're effectively not on the field anymore) to be used as ammunition for a powerful, finite effect. The idea of having effects that can only be used a certain number of times while the card is face-up, is really interesting, and I think that the XYZ system did that the best. Of course, as Yugioh will often do, they messed with it by doing a bunch of weird stuff. They gave some XYZ's strong effects that don't even use their materials sometimes, and they let you "XYZ climb" by overlaying several, successive XYZ monsters with alternate summoning conditions, essentially rendering the original, sometimes very restrictive condition null. Which, you know, was the point of the restriction in the first place. And of course there are plenty of cards with effects just as strong, if not stronger, than many classic XYZ monsters anyway, and their effects are only finite on a turn-by-turn basis, and require no cost! So hey, at least it was fun and unique while it lasted.
Good duel these are fun despite that they are low powered. Really takes me back to the lunchroom duels at school back in the day lol
Spicy structure decks 😮❤
Ok so I had a random question that popped up in my head while watching, Could Feedback Warrior make something like a XYZ or a Link monster level 3. I know this seems like a dumb question but I thought since it says "it becomes level 3." And not something like "Change it's level to 3." I thought it could give a level to monsters that don't have levels.
Again this was a random question, even if it was possible I don't think anyone would be giving up their normal summon to make a XYZ or Link monster a level 3.
Paul, i wonder if you can battle with an evil HERO deck and win? I would love to see if you could win against a more modern deck like syncro or XYZ. Ive always liked the archetype and would love to see dark gaia on the field with insane attack point lol. Mainly, i want to see if you're good enough to win with an EH deck!
damn Trell flipped that Sakuretsu REAL QUICK
Big fan, you guys are keeping this game alive more than the apps are lol
Synchro is my favorite! Love to use it in any deck I can.
Did the Syncro deck not come with Junk Warrior? I swear I remember it being in there. Its driving me crazy that he wasn't using it 😬😂
This was a no brainer, the fact that quickdraw only had one target and required 3 cards for set up and the likeness lf having all 3 required one to very much be in the GY in order to pull it off, and all you would get is a one off effect/beat stick, meanwhile the XYZ had synergy, far better support and multiple use effects. Synchros best case was protecting the beat stick that has no protection.
i love using synchro decks and im lad to see my favorite youtubers using them