Most of the times playing at locals has a lot Of influence of what you side or main certain cards at events. For instance I got tired of impermanence and red reboot so I Mained dark bribe and wiretap! Before judgment came back of course :)
Team APS I agree with most of these. Only one I’ll have trouble with is not going all out. Kids need to learn how to lose and if I take it easy on them they’ll never learn. It’s probably good practice to take it easy tho.... 🤷🏿♂️
I totally agree with you on that last part. I hate when you duel that one player or that specific deck, which is so hard to beat. Especially when you barely know the rules/game mechanics. That's just no fun, its like a noob vs Kaiba's Obelisk the Tormentor.
About 2-3 weeks ago I went to my first local tournament. Had 3 matches. 1 against orcust, 1 against crusadia and the last one was with a kid who played a over 40 card deck with random cards in it like blue eyes and magic cylinder. but he was very happy and talked a lot with me about his deck and what cards he is playing.. I played metaphys. And I felt bad to just go all out so I went easy on him and we played till turn 15 or 20. Then I won because of time out. But the kid was happy. And that is important. Sometimes it's not about winning.
Azorc that’s actually ironic literally went to my first tourney 2 weeks ago and I’m 12 and play a 46 card deck with magic clynder making this super ironic
I love random decks like that. When I go up against one I can't help but talk to the guy/girl that's playing like that. Takes me back to when it wasn't all about winning. I've even taken all hand traps out of the decks I play most often just to see the crazy combos people can come up with while not playing a meta deck. Always a great time.
Depends. It’s nice, but letting them being inside the illusion for too long isn’t a good thing too. It’s like in the anime, “fight me with your true power, don’t hold back on me just because I’m weak!” Especially when the kid is playing in a tournament of sorts.
The rule that I I hate the most is that you have to play hyper-competitive at locals, in my mind locals is where you go to have fun and regionals is where you go to be competitive
machina188 you can try to win without copy and pasting your deck and they copy and pasting the same moves and combo someone else won with... you know actually thinking on your own
@@johnnnysaint01 Why would they handicap themselves on purpose when they're trying to win a prize? For fake anime points? Also you know you can think on your own while also playing a tried and proven build, right? Or are you one of those people who thinks that meta decks actually play themselves, as if the user is being mind controlled like a puppet lol
machina188 you COULD think for yourself but generally you don’t. Every single Salamgreat player will play the exact same way, go into the exact same combo, same with Magicians, Striker and so on... you can live in denial all you like but video proof exists that you are wrong
If you try to teach a newcomer by using a Tier 1 deck against them you most likely gave them a sour taste and might end up pushing them away from the game because you gave them a bad first impression of the game.
The "feel free to netdeck" one really spoke to me. I learned how to build decks for myself when I was just getting into the game by watching deck list videos on TH-cam where not only could I see what was winning, but also why the player built it that specific way.
I used to play Kaijus in everything, but it caused me to keep losing games. Friends told me I should take them out, and I didn't listen. How was I supposed to know 60 card Exodia Kaiju wasn't good?
The way I trained my 8 year nephew at the time was that I built and used an old school Customised Starter deck. Which included Blue Eyes, Dark Magician, and the top 5 spell cards at the time. If he could beat me with that deck, we move on to a more complex deck for him to beat and so on and so on. Took him 6-8 years for him to find his rhythm LOL Now I see him as competition
A rule I feel like is so often followed to the letter is only buying singles. Now, of course buying singles is more often than not the cheaper way to get cards, but buying sealed product can also be a good way, and items such as Rokket Revolt exemplifies that quite excellently.
Hey paul, this isn’t really related to the video, but I wanted to say thank you. Thank you for showing me that yugioh isn’t just a game, it’s a life, a community. Thanks to you, Alex, Alec, and Trell I’ve became a better duelist, even topping some local tournaments. I’m only in middle school, and I want to play yugioh for the rest of my life, and I hope that one day I can be able to maybe make it into World Championships. Sorry for the grammar, but I just wanted to say thank you, god bless, and have a great day. Good luck with the channel😁👍.
With the first one being that you have to be optimal, I agree how you talk about 40 cards or how winning events takes practice and not just copy and win. Having the ability to to net a deck properly is very important as that other deck might not be the best for you. All in all this was insightful to see and thank you for these tips.
*Kaiba* : Screw the rules! On topic: I've been guilty of the trading value thing. Not to the degree of cent to cent value but always aiming to do a near even trade.
Not crazy drops Percentage of drawing your granets, go into you search plays then use it. Upstart is a great way to keep those cards you don't want to draw mathematically
Another topic I like hearing more about so I'm glad you are covering this. Lots of folks follow all these rules and guidelines when building decks and determining the usefulness of cards and are pretty strict about their criteria, don't divert much from a set of principles. Now while it certainly helps you get into the game and do solid at a base level the best players are the ones who will be able to look beyond strict criteria and honestly try out a number of different things and let their results determine it. Sometimes a card may be situational or have a trade off, but provides your deck or your play with what it needs even at a cost it can be worth it. For instance, dark bribe a typical go to scrub card has proven time and time again to be a winner in one of my specific decks, barrier statues. The versatility of that card to negate spell or traps, which can pose the biggest threat to my statues, has proven too valuable. Sure I lose to the draw sometime, but not nearly as much as the card single handedly wins me a game with that deck. Now it's not going to be good in a ton of decks but I'm being honest about how good it is in that deck and it makes my deck a better deck with it than without. Calvin's video on trade value was great stuff, and I agree on the statement about even value. If it works out perfectly that's nice but if it's a couple dollars off, just be honest with if that loss is worth having that card right then and now, often times it definitely is for that extra lost dollar or two. Of course do this responsibly and everyone has their own brakets they can handle as far as value. I definitely though that people who are just trying to shark their way into value gains make trading a super pain and as soon as I see it I'll close up my binder and move on, not worth my time. Keep up the great content!
A lot of these points make me much more confident about making my heros deck! Coming back to the game after a 10 year hiatus has gotten me really really worried because so much has changed. The best thing that has changed is the amazing amount of Yugi tubers like you guys!
I remember going to my first locals when I was like 10 years old and this older guy bet me my LOB dark magician for his best card. He played geminis with blazewing and I ended up winning. He gave me shiny blazewing like we agreed and I was so happy that I couldn't wait to go back to the next local tourney. I realize now he probably let me win just because he was cool and I was ballsy enough to gamble. If you're out there reading this man I appreciate you and I'll never forget "winning" that match.
Honestly I feel that backseat dueling can be helpful if you're just starting to play a deck and the person doing the backseat dueling has a lot of experience and success with said deck.
I don't find it helpful, new players or players playing a new deck should be making mistakes and learning from them instead of being told how to play the deck.
Thanks Paul, I'm happy you brought up the idea of taking it easy on newer players in locals. I had an experience last December where during a local tournament my opponent actually slowed his own play and asked if I had certain cards that could do things to his combos. He was very helpful in teaching me where I could have misplayed and where I did but he was happy to help me learn to play because he wanted me and others to come back week after week. And I've been in the game for almost a year now because of it. I still make trades with this guy too
Nothing triggers me more than when I'm building my deck at the shop, and someone wants to come up and say "you're playing that deck all wrong." Then when I'm done I end up topping. If I want to play a deck the way I want to, let me. I felt this whole video in my soul.
I have 2 things to say 1. It is hard to build a deck that is original because of the internet 2. When people trade I personally wish that they would trade for what they need and not to always worry about value
as someone who's only really played Yu-Gi-Oh no-rules, no-banned cards at home with friends and is just learning how the competitive scene works at locals, letting younger/newer players win (or even just teaching them what they could have done to prevent a loss after a match) is a great incentive for them to come back and keep playing and getting better.
I agree with what you said about playing Yugioh in your own way. My brother and I hate the new Link summoning mechanic because it actually forces you to play Links rather than giving you the option to. Every single type of summoning before that (fusion, synchros, XYZ, pendulums, ritual, etc.) never forced you to buy anything or add more to your deck, it was simply another great way to add to the game and make it more exciting. Maybe my mind will change in the future but I really hate link summoning so far and so my brother and I just play without using that mechanic and using the old ban lists, or sometimes without bans at all.
Yeah, I remember when I first started to play with people at school there was this one kid to played HEAVY meta decks and I had my "synchro" deck. I lost terribly. But later I found other people who just wanted to play for fun and that motivated me to get better at the game. The last week of school I challenged that guy again, with his meta deck, and won fair and square. Thank you, to all the people in the community who help younger and beginning players not feel like they can never get better at such a complex and fun game.
Paul, I love your guys's videos. I will try to comment on every single one and since you always pass turn at the end I will start like this: My turn, draw! Rule one is Sound advice. Deck recipies are like cooking recipies, and as my dad says "they're bonly a guidline". Netdecking is a great start, but every deck needs a personal touch, wich you aquire through playtesting. Rule two is SO good. I see it like this: there are two kinds of value in yugioh, Dollar Value, and Personalvalue. when trading, itis important to find a balance of both. Rule 3, a very good,and easy to forget rule. Remember that the experience of the game is more iportant than winning. Another rule worth breaking, though kind of specific, is going first or second. I don't beleive a deck shoukld have that rule either way, as every game is situational. I just gowith my gut! XD Also, let the APS Mat Wars, commence!
No no no i will always have to stomp these weak Danger-Orcust, Trishula-Handloop and Thunder-Dragons players with my tryhard super Crystal Beasts! Even if i try to go soft on them they always break so easily under the attack of my Ruby Carbuncle!
@@axolderpington7527 Well you know the deck im refering to by saying Crystal Beast is Crystal Beast you know that deck that plays Crystal Beasts its like Gem Knight just without Fusions and only Garnets but you can summon 12 of them in one turn. And they are full of rainbows and love more than any other deck. Love for everyone! Rainbows! YAAAY! Crystals! Beasts! YAAAAAY!
I as well would like to know more about your crystal beasts deck list to coerce my enemies to tremble upon my appearance. Then proceed to annihilate them with my overbearing talent as a duelist and make them beg on thier knees for mercy.
Actually I remember I played against a thunder dragon deck and I went first and he had no disruptions so I was able to finish turn on a borreload and knighmare gryphon with just a pure crystal beast deck and he just evenly matched me next turn
@@osvilaconcha yeah borreload, knightmare griphon is a really bad first turn. But without Rainbow ruins you will have a hard time going first. But you have to against Thunder dragons because colossus is fair and not easy to bring out 3times in one turn.
For a returning player like my self, its awsome to hear and watch content with an opinion that brings light to basic things like choosing a deck that you wanna use and that works for you. Also I think if any new players watch this video they might realize that some players can be asses about going all out with a tier 1 deck, and that should not discourage them from coming back to the game.
Honestly, this is another really interesting topic because there is a lot of rules in Yu-Gi-Oh and even the best players can tell you that a lot of decks are made in their own way
Yeah my friends and I make a small ban list of the obviously broken cards such as Royal Oppression but like we can have the lesser ones for shits an gigs
Been playing for well over 10 years now, though some of the new stuff confuses me, it's nice to see that the game hasn't slowed down! I remember going to local tournaments when I was in grade school, and playing 'Red Eyes B. Skull Dragon' or 'Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon' was basically winning.
I'm glad to hear this from someone, because I'm always hear people ask why I'm playing a certain way or certain cards in my deck are trash and I should just get rid of them. It gets super annoying.
When me and my brother duel for fun our decks are the least optimized they can get. We just meme each other like for example he'll build his board and I just dark hole it
I got something to add to this. When you're helping a friend with a deck they're building (example would be a blue-eyes/magnet warrior deck), be critical but not so much that they think you're being a douche about it. Like, instead of being like "don't run that card with this deck, it'll suck!", but offer them advice like "you build the beta, I'll help you test it and we'll see where it needs improvement"
Playing with boundaries ironically is a good way to learn as it breaks the rule of necessity changing how you see your game state and play style. I got my understanding by playing with friends and wanting to better my deck's versatility and card economy while keeping a back and forth, like a type of rule to keep myself challenged as people do have younger even just casual friends that really don't or can't play at a competitive level
my first breaking of rule 1 was 60 cards Orcust/Rusty Pendulum Magicians. Everyone of my friends were like "bro 60 cards?!? u dumb?" Well some weeks later people were toping around my area with pretty much exactly my build... Dont listen to people, just playtest some things instead of just theorising or just not trying them out in the first place cuz they arent "meta".
My main problem with 60 card decks is drawing specific non-searchable cards are tricky, like Side Deck floodgates for example, but when the deck can last 2 or more times as long sometimes it's worth it.
@@Goblin_Hands Well in case of pendulums u got these search and draw cards and the option to saryuja (even twice if needed) if u really depend on floodgates tbh... mostly ur negates are where it is at.
I do agree that friendliness to a new opponent is great. You also ease each other out of the nervousness in a local tournament duel. I think also explaining how to counter your deck after the match to a new player is also great. Or if you have time in a round duel again and break down the standard plays for your deck. It can really help someone get better and want to come back knowing it is a friendly environment
I agree with you on all of the topics mentioned, and about the playing vs new players thing, I suggest (if you do actually have a top tier deck) to just set it aside and pick up a casual slow-ish deck so both of you go at a similar pace. Doing so will make the games more interactive and fun as they won't get slapped in the face by all the hand traps, mystic mines, 5 negations on boss monsters and 20 minute turns. Something like Starter Deck vs Structure Deck would be a fun experience, or both players having 3x of a certain deck. The beginner gets to learn deck building too.
I recently got back into yugioh after being away for 6-7 years and I won my first locals! (even though it was a sneak peek hehe) Found your channel while looking to keep the motivation for the game up and these are just the type of videos that raise your urge to play. Theorizing and trying out new stuff is what keeps the game interesting and I didn't even know there were 50 cards decks that topped tournaments. Super cool! Happy I found your channel :)
This video is so important!! A lot of my most fun and successful decks involved techs and ratios that aren't usually seen, and I give my locals players cards they need all the time as favors and it always comes back around eventually :) Thanks for another great video!
That last point you made about going easy on newcomers, I agree with wholeheartedly. When I got back into the game just this past January, I showed up to locals with a Dark Magician deck. People beat me down hard, but I could tell they were still holding back so as to not give me too much salt. A couple of really nice people gave me free link monsters like Wee Witch and Underclock Taker since I didn't know anything about the mechanic. Fast forward to now and I'm playing Buster Guardragon, and there was a new kid the other day playing pure Dark Magician with no extra deck. I did my Guardragon combo and ended on Hot Red and Hieratic and just stopped. I didn't even activate Prologue on his turn, just sat on the Hot Red. He had fun with the match and was even able to tribute for Dark Magician Girl. He's been coming back for a couple weeks now so I guess he's having fun and that's what is most important!
I like what you said about not having to be the most optimal. In a vacuum consistency will land you more games, but at any event it has to be your day. I find decks with higher ceilings-albeit less consistent-have the ability to blow your opponents out of the water.
I learned to break the “40 card deck” rule since you uploaded a video on it and It has been very helpful. Been topping my locals with 50 card infernoid and now I tend to build my decks with at least 45 cards.
The last time I played yugioh was when the lightsworn structure deck came out. I ran 2 rainbow kuribohs in my lightsworn deck due to it being more consistent for me and a fun counter to play. It then became my favorite card in the entire game.
Thank you for coming out with different topics in total about Yu-Gi-Oh!. It’s like a psychological outlook on the game as a whole instead of little specifics about cards. It’s nice to talk about the game without geeking out over combos and decks. So thank you Paul 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Also I appreciate the opportunity to win the mat! It’s nice to see you giving back even more so than you do by making the videos, and last thing. THAT VIDEO QUALITY THO!
I played a deck back a few formats ago where all it did was extra link. I faced a little kid and I basically had no choice but to extra link him. I didn’t set up the Tri-Gate but I had a pretty strong extra link board and I felt bad because I couldn’t really get around it as it’s my only win condition. My solution was to congratulate him on a play he made and tell him that the best part about Yu-Gi-Oh is that the more he practices, the more he will see boards like that as a challenge instead of as an unfair obstacle. I then gave him a few cards that he could use in his deck and he comes to locals all the time now and I love it.
I definetly like the idea of not always being optimal, especially if you are not 100% comitted to the deck or maybe cant afford 3x of an expensive card.
Trying to teach people about different decks while trading can get them excited for something either you might have or something that they didn't know about. It's also really nice to lend a hand as far as throw ins it makes them wanna play more and you sometimes gain a trade pool of people who enjoy doing deals with you not always doing throw ins but every once in a while.
Talking about the always being optimal point, I think it helps to do test duels whether against yourself or friends, and test what YOU feel is comfortable and fun for you. It's your deck and play it how you want to, you don't have to listen to the meta all the time.
I fully agree. In the end, all that should matter is that we all have fun within the Yu-Gi-Oh community. imo, the great thing about Yu-Gi-Oh is that the game has so much room to be creative in creating decks, and if you like to be creative in building your deck and it makes you have more fun playing the game, go ahead. Don’t limit yourself
I’m getting back into Yu-Gi-Oh! After 10 years when I retired and this is so good advice. I used to play new people and give them a chance just to see how they play. You never know what you may learn since every thinks differently. I agree with your advice about the trades. If you help someone out they’ll help you out most of the time. That play mat is cool. I lost the one I had. It was a Dark Magician Girl one.
“Always have to be optimal” I’ll have to agree that this doesn’t always have to be the case. For me, I run a slower deck so I tend to put in stuff like Raigeki and Mirror Force and no one expects it and I have fun. Sometimes it gets negated or my opponent’s stuff floats or can’t be destroyed but at least I have a way to somewhat counter big boards
I think a lot of issues with veterans versus new players is that some veterans seem to forget that these new guys JUST STARTED and just want to play the game with their deck, not beat everyone every time and top locals Some might want that but most don't, and I like how this channel caters to both :)
Totally agree with your final point. I've got a friend who's a returning player, and you can tell he doesn't have fun when he is faced with multiple negates and/or impervious monsters on turn 2. That's not how you (re)introduce people to this game.
I usually don't think to use only 40 cards optimally when deck building. My decks become 50 or 44cards or so because of utility. I like to use universal cards to help in situations and catch my opponent off guard like Pankratops and Honest in a cyber Dragon deck.
Great video, Paul. As a returning member to the game after 10 years, joining facebook groups with people trading for exact value has not been the best environment to be in. My first locals experience was exactly as you described where someone was running a huge combo deck and just obliterated my Blue-Eyes deck. It really discouraged me and I left after 2 rounds of Swiss. Thanks for the video, always loving the content.
I currently run a 50 card variant of a Dino danger thunder guardragon deck and I’m loving it! Going over 40 is sometimes needed as long as your deck can support it. As well as making your deck how you want to play it is important. Tech choices is what separates people’s decks from each other.
I like this video for the fact that it is what I needed. I play Blackwings, a highly hated deck from back in the day, and not one really used in gameplay now. But the reason I play it is because it was what got me back into the game, and it’s not the meta. The shop I go to tells me to keep adding Ash and Orge, while yes they are good, I am getting back into the game and I don’t want to spend nearly $50 for 6 cards. Card values mean nothing to me, unless someone is trying to rip me off. But I would like a trade that doesn’t revolve around price. I traded a guy for a couple of cards I needed, and he said that he got cheated out of money. When I asked him if he wanted to undo the trade, he told me to just leave before he takes my cards. Never seen the dude again. Rules that need to be broken: Play more than just the meta Used different formats and not just the latest one
In relation to the last broken rule: One of my favorite things to do at my locals is to find someone who is really put down by losing to so many tier 1 decks and ask them for a quick fun duel. Then instead of playing my danger thunder dragon deck I whip out my cheap coin flip deck. Even if they lose they always leave smiling after that match.
I highly agree with the last "rule" when I came back to the game in was overwhelmed by xyz and synchro monsters, I was running my old competitive god card build, yeah it was that much of a gap, and a friend of mine ran all over me with his evilswarm deck, I learned nothing and was ultimately put off until I did my own research, played online and put together a cyber dragon deck. All the best Ash
I completely agree with your point about not always having to trade and get max retail value for cards. Myself and everyone at my locals understands that we’re not TCGPlayer so we always try to help each other out and cut deals for each other and overall just pay forward the blessings and savings. It makes trading significantly easier and much more enjoyable that way. Usually we do 85% value which we all agree is fair and just about everyone sticks to that. When we have new people show up trying to juice everyone and get 95-100% value, we boot those people out real quick.
When I first started playing yugioh there was this guy (long time veteran) that would play with me and tell me things like I am good (I wasn't)and stuff like that. He also handed me some of his cards that were useless to him but I absolutely loved, it was great. Now he and I were kinda close so its a bit different, but I think that little gestures of the kind really sticks on people and make them want to play even more.
I think the exception to your trade rule is if you're also looking for small things, and do that one last check through the binder for some of those small things to even out that last bit of balance, since otherwise it's hard to find or pick up those cards.
Hey team APS. I used to play Yu-Gi-Oh alot last year but dropped off because link monsters. I looked into them more and decided that I can put up with them and just got back into it and it's alot of fun. I watched you a lot about a year ago so I decided to come back to watch your stuff again because hey what better way to understand the meta then to watch people who play. So I do have a question. I live in Washington and their isn't a big screen here from what I can tell. What do I do about that?
I like how you used the same example of phantazmay + capshell in both this video and the trade vid you mentioned. I've greatly appreciated the trade advice!
I think when people say these things they are trying to help new players but I don't think everyone always follows these but I agree with the overall statement said it's good to experiment and try new things in the game
I’m actually really happy you brought up alotta the points I base my decks on. I’ve played cards and decks that people wouldn’t spend a second looking at yet I’m able to beat them cause I know how to use it well. Examples are Krawlers and Lair of darkness
Back when Pot of Desires was fresh, I remember a lot of people talking about playing 50-60 card decks to avoid losing key combo pieces off of its banish requirement, and I really liked seeing the new idea shake up the state of the game. Hopefully people will keep on innovating this kind of stuff by breaking these unspoken rules.
I think the holding back thing is interesting. Maybe playing well enough that you do not easily lose, but not so well that you never get a chance to check out the deck someone spent time building and thinking about. In a way, a friendly duel is kind of about both players showing each other their collection in a more dramatic way than looking at a binder. I would rather find out someone has a really cool card by seeing them play it and it being a surprise, rather than knowing what they have by just looking at their cards as if I was scrolling through google images
*It's okay to break the rules every now and again! As long as it's not actually in-game.* 😅
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So...forget parental rules but not yugioh in game? I get it now!!!
Most of the times playing at locals has a lot
Of influence of what you side or main certain cards at events. For instance I got tired of impermanence and red reboot so I Mained dark bribe and wiretap! Before judgment came back of course :)
Team APS
I agree with most of these. Only one I’ll have trouble with is not going all out. Kids need to learn how to lose and if I take it easy on them they’ll never learn. It’s probably good practice to take it easy tho.... 🤷🏿♂️
I totally agree with you on that last part. I hate when you duel that one player or that specific deck, which is so hard to beat. Especially when you barely know the rules/game mechanics. That's just no fun, its like a noob vs Kaiba's Obelisk the Tormentor.
About 2-3 weeks ago I went to my first local tournament. Had 3 matches. 1 against orcust, 1 against crusadia and the last one was with a kid who played a over 40 card deck with random cards in it like blue eyes and magic cylinder. but he was very happy and talked a lot with me about his deck and what cards he is playing.. I played metaphys. And I felt bad to just go all out so I went easy on him and we played till turn 15 or 20. Then I won because of time out. But the kid was happy. And that is important. Sometimes it's not about winning.
I see you are a men of culture:O
Azorc that’s actually ironic literally went to my first tourney 2 weeks ago and I’m 12 and play a 46 card deck with magic clynder making this super ironic
Having fun is what playing a game should feel like
I love random decks like that. When I go up against one I can't help but talk to the guy/girl that's playing like that. Takes me back to when it wasn't all about winning. I've even taken all hand traps out of the decks I play most often just to see the crazy combos people can come up with while not playing a meta deck. Always a great time.
Depends. It’s nice, but letting them being inside the illusion for too long isn’t a good thing too. It’s like in the anime, “fight me with your true power, don’t hold back on me just because I’m weak!” Especially when the kid is playing in a tournament of sorts.
The rule that I I hate the most is that you have to play hyper-competitive at locals, in my mind locals is where you go to have fun and regionals is where you go to be competitive
tmaduct5 my locals are littered with try hates, pretty much no fun at all. Same 4-5 decks 👎🏻
If there's a prize, people are going to try to win it.
machina188 you can try to win without copy and pasting your deck and they copy and pasting the same moves and combo someone else won with... you know actually thinking on your own
@@johnnnysaint01 Why would they handicap themselves on purpose when they're trying to win a prize? For fake anime points? Also you know you can think on your own while also playing a tried and proven build, right? Or are you one of those people who thinks that meta decks actually play themselves, as if the user is being mind controlled like a puppet lol
machina188 you COULD think for yourself but generally you don’t. Every single Salamgreat player will play the exact same way, go into the exact same combo, same with Magicians, Striker and so on... you can live in denial all you like but video proof exists that you are wrong
What do you mean its ok to cheat? Yami Yugi never cheated and look where he is
Dead.
He died before rules even existed so he wasn't able to screw the rules
He cheated like every 5 episodes
Atem cheated in his duel against Yugi at the end of the series. When he set Mirror Force, while it was face down it was Dark Mirror Force instead.
😂👌Hahaha 😂👍
The dude normal summons jack knight spec summons queen Knight then tribute summons dark magician? 🤔
"40 cards in your deck, or bust"
*LAUGHS IN PENDULUM*
_You Always have to cheat in Yu-Gi-Oh!_
Yami Yugi: Thank you, for listening to my *Ted Talk!*
Tips for new players: play the deck you want. Go to a locals even if you lose every round you can learn and improve from it.
If you try to teach a newcomer by using a Tier 1 deck against them you most likely gave them a sour taste and might end up pushing them away from the game because you gave them a bad first impression of the game.
Ekkk oh yeah, that's true no matter what game you play.
When I first started playing that happened to me
Bro I don’t know what you mean I’m a try hard so when I lose imma come back the next day ready to clap some a$$
My friend arturo plays still and he's only won once or twice.He loves this game even if he loses sometimes
While I'm not a new player, I don't have the money to top and get prizes it would be one thing to get card packs for entering but we don't have it.
The rule you shouldn't be breaking though, is the shower one... Keep it clean bois
You shouldn't drink and play Yugioh (cardgames) on motorcycles.
Turbo Dueling drunk gets you 3 months in the Facility
Another unspoken rule:
Never speak of the unspoken rules
The "feel free to netdeck" one really spoke to me. I learned how to build decks for myself when I was just getting into the game by watching deck list videos on TH-cam where not only could I see what was winning, but also why the player built it that specific way.
I used to play Kaijus in everything, but it caused me to keep losing games. Friends told me I should take them out, and I didn't listen.
How was I supposed to know 60 card Exodia Kaiju wasn't good?
Just tell them that it was your fun deck
pretty easy is what i would say if my deck somehow worked no matter what cards i put in or take out due to multi-strategising in my deck
@@TheHorrorGamers I think you have the wrong comment sub-section as nobody here mentioned any trading tips
Man I think you just didnt have the luck with you. Kaijus go well with anything lol
@@chiefkaijuhunter5980 including the world legacy/chalice lore related cards
The way I trained my 8 year nephew at the time was that I built and used an old school Customised Starter deck. Which included Blue Eyes, Dark Magician, and the top 5 spell cards at the time. If he could beat me with that deck, we move on to a more complex deck for him to beat and so on and so on.
Took him 6-8 years for him to find his rhythm LOL Now I see him as competition
Unspoken rule: don’t use penny sleeves.
Pfft it’ll throw off your opponent cause they’ll think your bad, gotta play the mind games
A rule I feel like is so often followed to the letter is only buying singles. Now, of course buying singles is more often than not the cheaper way to get cards, but buying sealed product can also be a good way, and items such as Rokket Revolt exemplifies that quite excellently.
On the 3rd Rule: If you can, take some time and assist/ go over the newbie's deck and help them out with card choices, possible plays, etc.
But never info-dump. You'll just confuse with strategies they lack the reference for to understand.
@@RenegadeVile
Agreed
Hey paul, this isn’t really related to the video, but I wanted to say thank you. Thank you for showing me that yugioh isn’t just a game, it’s a life, a community. Thanks to you, Alex, Alec, and Trell I’ve became a better duelist, even topping some local tournaments. I’m only in middle school, and I want to play yugioh for the rest of my life, and I hope that one day I can be able to maybe make it into World Championships. Sorry for the grammar, but I just wanted to say thank you, god bless, and have a great day. Good luck with the channel😁👍.
Oof
No banlist. Topologic gumblar dragon firewall dragon and knightmare goblin are fun in extremely casual games
With the first one being that you have to be optimal, I agree how you talk about 40 cards or how winning events takes practice and not just copy and win. Having the ability to to net a deck properly is very important as that other deck might not be the best for you. All in all this was insightful to see and thank you for these tips.
Unspoken rule nr.1: always wash yourself before you go to a tounament
Aliencraft the fact that such a thing has to be a rule is sad. It's just common courtesy.
It's official Konami rules now to wash yourself ahaha
*Kaiba* : Screw the rules!
On topic: I've been guilty of the trading value thing. Not to the degree of cent to cent value but always aiming to do a near even trade.
Yeah so I‘ve also been increasing the number of cards in my Decks to 41 by adding upstart goblin. Worked pretty well so far B-)
Lol just realised how ridiculous the idea is 😂
Lel
Not crazy drops Percentage of drawing your granets, go into you search plays then use it. Upstart is a great way to keep those cards you don't want to draw mathematically
@@jonathanaragon5819 Ive theorized this before, but never actually tested this or done the math
@@mcgriddle552 I mean it's like decimals but so is running between 40-41
Another topic I like hearing more about so I'm glad you are covering this.
Lots of folks follow all these rules and guidelines when building decks and determining the usefulness of cards and are pretty strict about their criteria, don't divert much from a set of principles. Now while it certainly helps you get into the game and do solid at a base level the best players are the ones who will be able to look beyond strict criteria and honestly try out a number of different things and let their results determine it. Sometimes a card may be situational or have a trade off, but provides your deck or your play with what it needs even at a cost it can be worth it. For instance, dark bribe a typical go to scrub card has proven time and time again to be a winner in one of my specific decks, barrier statues. The versatility of that card to negate spell or traps, which can pose the biggest threat to my statues, has proven too valuable. Sure I lose to the draw sometime, but not nearly as much as the card single handedly wins me a game with that deck. Now it's not going to be good in a ton of decks but I'm being honest about how good it is in that deck and it makes my deck a better deck with it than without.
Calvin's video on trade value was great stuff, and I agree on the statement about even value. If it works out perfectly that's nice but if it's a couple dollars off, just be honest with if that loss is worth having that card right then and now, often times it definitely is for that extra lost dollar or two. Of course do this responsibly and everyone has their own brakets they can handle as far as value. I definitely though that people who are just trying to shark their way into value gains make trading a super pain and as soon as I see it I'll close up my binder and move on, not worth my time.
Keep up the great content!
First rule of thumb: hold your thumb low while hitchhiking. Your arm doesn't get tired as quickly.
A lot of these points make me much more confident about making my heros deck! Coming back to the game after a 10 year hiatus has gotten me really really worried because so much has changed. The best thing that has changed is the amazing amount of Yugi tubers like you guys!
New kid in the shop : *approach the meta freak*
Meta freak : oh... You are approaching me ?
Is that a Dio, I mean Jojo reference?
Guy : are you answering a question about a Jojo reference with a Jojo reference ??
Me : Yes !!! I am !!!
@@ΔημήτρηςΠατσίρης
Yes! Yes!
Yes!
Yes! Yes!
I remember going to my first locals when I was like 10 years old and this older guy bet me my LOB dark magician for his best card. He played geminis with blazewing and I ended up winning. He gave me shiny blazewing like we agreed and I was so happy that I couldn't wait to go back to the next local tourney. I realize now he probably let me win just because he was cool and I was ballsy enough to gamble. If you're out there reading this man I appreciate you and I'll never forget "winning" that match.
Honestly I feel that backseat dueling can be helpful if you're just starting to play a deck and the person doing the backseat dueling has a lot of experience and success with said deck.
I don't find it helpful, new players or players playing a new deck should be making mistakes and learning from them instead of being told how to play the deck.
Paul: screw the rules
Kaiba: this man is my true successor
In my city is just 10 or 11 YGO! players and there is not place to play but i hope that there will be sometimes
Thanks Paul, I'm happy you brought up the idea of taking it easy on newer players in locals. I had an experience last December where during a local tournament my opponent actually slowed his own play and asked if I had certain cards that could do things to his combos. He was very helpful in teaching me where I could have misplayed and where I did but he was happy to help me learn to play because he wanted me and others to come back week after week. And I've been in the game for almost a year now because of it. I still make trades with this guy too
The funny thing is you can easly cheat whitout even realising beacuse how many rules this game has😂😂
*draws card during my draw phase*
opponent:hey, you can't do that *insert bs reason why* judge, he/she/it's cheating
@@AmberMetallicScorpion Haha true😂
@@aliotsk that's kinda the reason i posted it,despite tha fact that i luckily haven't come across people like those yet
Nothing triggers me more than when I'm building my deck at the shop, and someone wants to come up and say "you're playing that deck all wrong." Then when I'm done I end up topping. If I want to play a deck the way I want to, let me. I felt this whole video in my soul.
I have 2 things to say
1. It is hard to build a deck that is original because of the internet
2. When people trade I personally wish that they would trade for what they need and not to always worry about value
Trading for worth is stupid, like, if you need the card, then do the trade, need is more important than if you’re getting your moneys worth
I only care about value when it's my more valuable cards. For the most part I really care as long as I get what I want.
as someone who's only really played Yu-Gi-Oh no-rules, no-banned cards at home with friends and is just learning how the competitive scene works at locals, letting younger/newer players win (or even just teaching them what they could have done to prevent a loss after a match) is a great incentive for them to come back and keep playing and getting better.
Rules you should break in Yugioh.
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I agree with what you said about playing Yugioh in your own way. My brother and I hate the new Link summoning mechanic because it actually forces you to play Links rather than giving you the option to. Every single type of summoning before that (fusion, synchros, XYZ, pendulums, ritual, etc.) never forced you to buy anything or add more to your deck, it was simply another great way to add to the game and make it more exciting. Maybe my mind will change in the future but I really hate link summoning so far and so my brother and I just play without using that mechanic and using the old ban lists, or sometimes without bans at all.
If someone says some of those rules must be followed your excuse should be
HEARTH OF THE CARDS
Yeah, I remember when I first started to play with people at school there was this one kid to played HEAVY meta decks and I had my "synchro" deck. I lost terribly. But later I found other people who just wanted to play for fun and that motivated me to get better at the game. The last week of school I challenged that guy again, with his meta deck, and won fair and square. Thank you, to all the people in the community who help younger and beginning players not feel like they can never get better at such a complex and fun game.
Sooo break tribute summoning? (Classic yugioh comings back BOISSSSS)
Paul, I love your guys's videos. I will try to comment on every single one and since you always pass turn at the end I will start like this:
My turn, draw!
Rule one is Sound advice. Deck recipies are like cooking recipies, and as my dad says "they're bonly a guidline". Netdecking is a great start, but every deck needs a personal touch, wich you aquire through playtesting.
Rule two is SO good. I see it like this: there are two kinds of value in yugioh, Dollar Value, and Personalvalue. when trading, itis important to find a balance of both.
Rule 3, a very good,and easy to forget rule. Remember that the experience of the game is more iportant than winning.
Another rule worth breaking, though kind of specific, is going first or second. I don't beleive a deck shoukld have that rule either way, as every game is situational. I just gowith my gut! XD
Also, let the APS Mat Wars, commence!
No no no i will always have to stomp these weak Danger-Orcust, Trishula-Handloop and Thunder-Dragons players with my tryhard super Crystal Beasts! Even if i try to go soft on them they always break so easily under the attack of my Ruby Carbuncle!
Tell me the deck I need its power.
@@axolderpington7527 Well you know the deck im refering to by saying Crystal Beast is Crystal Beast you know that deck that plays Crystal Beasts its like Gem Knight just without Fusions and only Garnets but you can summon 12 of them in one turn. And they are full of rainbows and love more than any other deck. Love for everyone! Rainbows! YAAAY! Crystals! Beasts! YAAAAAY!
I as well would like to know more about your crystal beasts deck list to coerce my enemies to tremble upon my appearance. Then proceed to annihilate them with my overbearing talent as a duelist and make them beg on thier knees for mercy.
Actually I remember I played against a thunder dragon deck and I went first and he had no disruptions so I was able to finish turn on a borreload and knighmare gryphon with just a pure crystal beast deck and he just evenly matched me next turn
@@osvilaconcha yeah borreload, knightmare griphon is a really bad first turn. But without Rainbow ruins you will have a hard time going first. But you have to against Thunder dragons because colossus is fair and not easy to bring out 3times in one turn.
For a returning player like my self, its awsome to hear and watch content with an opinion that brings light to basic things like choosing a deck that you wanna use and that works for you. Also I think if any new players watch this video they might realize that some players can be asses about going all out with a tier 1 deck, and that should not discourage them from coming back to the game.
This video is very helpful because I am getting back into yugioh
Honestly, this is another really interesting topic because there is a lot of rules in Yu-Gi-Oh and even the best players can tell you that a lot of decks are made in their own way
Day 2 baby!
Edit:I sometimes play Firewall Dragon when I'm just meming w a friend. Like a no banlist duel if you will
I understand why they have a band list . but I this agree with having one. what do you think of band list
Yeah my friends and I make a small ban list of the obviously broken cards such as Royal Oppression but like we can have the lesser ones for shits an gigs
@@karronbleimagination1345 now that is a game i wish i play
@@karronbleimagination1345 I can relate lol
Me to it's fun.
Been playing for well over 10 years now, though some of the new stuff confuses me, it's nice to see that the game hasn't slowed down! I remember going to local tournaments when I was in grade school, and playing 'Red Eyes B. Skull Dragon' or 'Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon' was basically winning.
personally when i sell/trade cards i never do market price i always do under market price so i can get the cars i need faster and i can build my decks
you must have some really expensive cards if you can get cars for them xD
I'm glad to hear this from someone, because I'm always hear people ask why I'm playing a certain way or certain cards in my deck are trash and I should just get rid of them. It gets super annoying.
When me and my brother duel for fun our decks are the least optimized they can get. We just meme each other like for example he'll build his board and I just dark hole it
I got something to add to this. When you're helping a friend with a deck they're building (example would be a blue-eyes/magnet warrior deck), be critical but not so much that they think you're being a douche about it. Like, instead of being like "don't run that card with this deck, it'll suck!", but offer them advice like "you build the beta, I'll help you test it and we'll see where it needs improvement"
Oh and the video should be titled top 10 ways to piss off a toxic player part 2
Playing with boundaries ironically is a good way to learn as it breaks the rule of necessity changing how you see your game state and play style. I got my understanding by playing with friends and wanting to better my deck's versatility and card economy while keeping a back and forth, like a type of rule to keep myself challenged as people do have younger even just casual friends that really don't or can't play at a competitive level
TeamAPS: Rules that you can brake
Yugioh wants to know youre location
my first breaking of rule 1 was 60 cards Orcust/Rusty Pendulum Magicians. Everyone of my friends were like "bro 60 cards?!? u dumb?" Well some weeks later people were toping around my area with pretty much exactly my build... Dont listen to people, just playtest some things instead of just theorising or just not trying them out in the first place cuz they arent "meta".
My main problem with 60 card decks is drawing specific non-searchable cards are tricky, like Side Deck floodgates for example, but when the deck can last 2 or more times as long sometimes it's worth it.
@@Goblin_Hands Well in case of pendulums u got these search and draw cards and the option to saryuja (even twice if needed) if u really depend on floodgates tbh... mostly ur negates are where it is at.
@@shuuji4991 Exactly, Saryuja/searchable cards like Zombieworld are where it's at.
But Kaiba said I can't break the rules because I'm not rich enough :(
I do agree that friendliness to a new opponent is great. You also ease each other out of the nervousness in a local tournament duel. I think also explaining how to counter your deck after the match to a new player is also great. Or if you have time in a round duel again and break down the standard plays for your deck. It can really help someone get better and want to come back knowing it is a friendly environment
Its always ok to break the rules when you go 60 card trickstar odd-eyes pendulum
I agree with you on all of the topics mentioned, and about the playing vs new players thing, I suggest (if you do actually have a top tier deck) to just set it aside and pick up a casual slow-ish deck so both of you go at a similar pace. Doing so will make the games more interactive and fun as they won't get slapped in the face by all the hand traps, mystic mines, 5 negations on boss monsters and 20 minute turns. Something like Starter Deck vs Structure Deck would be a fun experience, or both players having 3x of a certain deck. The beginner gets to learn deck building too.
I recently got back into yugioh after being away for 6-7 years and I won my first locals! (even though it was a sneak peek hehe)
Found your channel while looking to keep the motivation for the game up and these are just the type of videos that raise your urge to play. Theorizing and trying out new stuff is what keeps the game interesting and I didn't even know there were 50 cards decks that topped tournaments. Super cool! Happy I found your channel :)
This video is so important!! A lot of my most fun and successful decks involved techs and ratios that aren't usually seen, and I give my locals players cards they need all the time as favors and it always comes back around eventually :) Thanks for another great video!
That last point you made about going easy on newcomers, I agree with wholeheartedly. When I got back into the game just this past January, I showed up to locals with a Dark Magician deck. People beat me down hard, but I could tell they were still holding back so as to not give me too much salt. A couple of really nice people gave me free link monsters like Wee Witch and Underclock Taker since I didn't know anything about the mechanic. Fast forward to now and I'm playing Buster Guardragon, and there was a new kid the other day playing pure Dark Magician with no extra deck. I did my Guardragon combo and ended on Hot Red and Hieratic and just stopped. I didn't even activate Prologue on his turn, just sat on the Hot Red. He had fun with the match and was even able to tribute for Dark Magician Girl. He's been coming back for a couple weeks now so I guess he's having fun and that's what is most important!
I like what you said about not having to be the most optimal. In a vacuum consistency will land you more games, but at any event it has to be your day. I find decks with higher ceilings-albeit less consistent-have the ability to blow your opponents out of the water.
I learned to break the “40 card deck” rule since you uploaded a video on it and It has been very helpful. Been topping my locals with 50 card infernoid and now I tend to build my decks with at least 45 cards.
I generally keep most of my decks around the 41-42 card range because I just like having options in my deck.
The last time I played yugioh was when the lightsworn structure deck came out. I ran 2 rainbow kuribohs in my lightsworn deck due to it being more consistent for me and a fun counter to play. It then became my favorite card in the entire game.
It honestly sounds like a lot of this comes down to "Be less rigid, be more human, try to have fun," which is a message I can get behind.
I love team APS tips and advice. Always so thoughtful of others especially new players.
It’s really intelligent to find meaningful comments because it makes sure you give the mat to a true fan.I applaud that.
Thank you for coming out with different topics in total about Yu-Gi-Oh!. It’s like a psychological outlook on the game as a whole instead of little specifics about cards. It’s nice to talk about the game without geeking out over combos and decks. So thank you Paul 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Also I appreciate the opportunity to win the mat! It’s nice to see you giving back even more so than you do by making the videos, and last thing. THAT VIDEO QUALITY THO!
I played a deck back a few formats ago where all it did was extra link. I faced a little kid and I basically had no choice but to extra link him. I didn’t set up the Tri-Gate but I had a pretty strong extra link board and I felt bad because I couldn’t really get around it as it’s my only win condition. My solution was to congratulate him on a play he made and tell him that the best part about Yu-Gi-Oh is that the more he practices, the more he will see boards like that as a challenge instead of as an unfair obstacle. I then gave him a few cards that he could use in his deck and he comes to locals all the time now and I love it.
I definetly like the idea of not always being optimal, especially if you are not 100% comitted to the deck or maybe cant afford 3x of an expensive card.
Your like the Ms. Frizzle of Yu-Gi-Oh! And I love it. "Get messy, make mistakes!" But also make sure your doing your best. Thanks so much you guys.
Trying to teach people about different decks while trading can get them excited for something either you might have or something that they didn't know about. It's also really nice to lend a hand as far as throw ins it makes them wanna play more and you sometimes gain a trade pool of people who enjoy doing deals with you not always doing throw ins but every once in a while.
Talking about the always being optimal point, I think it helps to do test duels whether against yourself or friends, and test what YOU feel is comfortable and fun for you. It's your deck and play it how you want to, you don't have to listen to the meta all the time.
I fully agree. In the end, all that should matter is that we all have fun within the Yu-Gi-Oh community. imo, the great thing about Yu-Gi-Oh is that the game has so much room to be creative in creating decks, and if you like to be creative in building your deck and it makes you have more fun playing the game, go ahead. Don’t limit yourself
I’m getting back into Yu-Gi-Oh! After 10 years when I retired and this is so good advice. I used to play new people and give them a chance just to see how they play. You never know what you may learn since every thinks differently. I agree with your advice about the trades. If you help someone out they’ll help you out most of the time. That play mat is cool. I lost the one I had. It was a Dark Magician Girl one.
Paul: Break the rules so long as they aren’t in the game.
Konami: 👀
“Always have to be optimal”
I’ll have to agree that this doesn’t always have to be the case. For me, I run a slower deck so I tend to put in stuff like Raigeki and Mirror Force and no one expects it and I have fun. Sometimes it gets negated or my opponent’s stuff floats or can’t be destroyed but at least I have a way to somewhat counter big boards
I really like how the videos these guys put out arent just cookie cutter openings and deck lists like other channels. Pretty refreshing
I think your first point about not being optimal 100% of the time is a really great point!
I think a lot of issues with veterans versus new players is that some veterans seem to forget that these new guys JUST STARTED
and just want to play the game with their deck, not beat everyone every time and top locals
Some might want that but most don't, and I like how this channel caters to both :)
Totally agree with your final point. I've got a friend who's a returning player, and you can tell he doesn't have fun when he is faced with multiple negates and/or impervious monsters on turn 2. That's not how you (re)introduce people to this game.
I usually don't think to use only 40 cards optimally when deck building. My decks become 50 or 44cards or so because of utility. I like to use universal cards to help in situations and catch my opponent off guard like Pankratops and Honest in a cyber Dragon deck.
Great video, Paul. As a returning member to the game after 10 years, joining facebook groups with people trading for exact value has not been the best environment to be in. My first locals experience was exactly as you described where someone was running a huge combo deck and just obliterated my Blue-Eyes deck. It really discouraged me and I left after 2 rounds of Swiss. Thanks for the video, always loving the content.
I currently run a 50 card variant of a Dino danger thunder guardragon deck and I’m loving it! Going over 40 is sometimes needed as long as your deck can support it. As well as making your deck how you want to play it is important. Tech choices is what separates people’s decks from each other.
I like this video for the fact that it is what I needed. I play Blackwings, a highly hated deck from back in the day, and not one really used in gameplay now. But the reason I play it is because it was what got me back into the game, and it’s not the meta. The shop I go to tells me to keep adding Ash and Orge, while yes they are good, I am getting back into the game and I don’t want to spend nearly $50 for 6 cards.
Card values mean nothing to me, unless someone is trying to rip me off. But I would like a trade that doesn’t revolve around price. I traded a guy for a couple of cards I needed, and he said that he got cheated out of money. When I asked him if he wanted to undo the trade, he told me to just leave before he takes my cards. Never seen the dude again.
Rules that need to be broken:
Play more than just the meta
Used different formats and not just the latest one
In relation to the last broken rule: One of my favorite things to do at my locals is to find someone who is really put down by losing to so many tier 1 decks and ask them for a quick fun duel. Then instead of playing my danger thunder dragon deck I whip out my cheap coin flip deck. Even if they lose they always leave smiling after that match.
I highly agree with the last "rule" when I came back to the game in was overwhelmed by xyz and synchro monsters, I was running my old competitive god card build, yeah it was that much of a gap, and a friend of mine ran all over me with his evilswarm deck, I learned nothing and was ultimately put off until I did my own research, played online and put together a cyber dragon deck.
All the best Ash
I completely agree with your point about not always having to trade and get max retail value for cards. Myself and everyone at my locals understands that we’re not TCGPlayer so we always try to help each other out and cut deals for each other and overall just pay forward the blessings and savings. It makes trading significantly easier and much more enjoyable that way. Usually we do 85% value which we all agree is fair and just about everyone sticks to that. When we have new people show up trying to juice everyone and get 95-100% value, we boot those people out real quick.
Your vids have inspired me to play Heros. I'm having a lot of fun with it. Thanks a lot
When I first started playing yugioh there was this guy (long time veteran) that would play with me and tell me things like I am good (I wasn't)and stuff like that. He also handed me some of his cards that were useless to him but I absolutely loved, it was great. Now he and I were kinda close so its a bit different, but I think that little gestures of the kind really sticks on people and make them want to play even more.
I think the exception to your trade rule is if you're also looking for small things, and do that one last check through the binder for some of those small things to even out that last bit of balance, since otherwise it's hard to find or pick up those cards.
Hey team APS. I used to play Yu-Gi-Oh alot last year but dropped off because link monsters. I looked into them more and decided that I can put up with them and just got back into it and it's alot of fun. I watched you a lot about a year ago so I decided to come back to watch your stuff again because hey what better way to understand the meta then to watch people who play. So I do have a question. I live in Washington and their isn't a big screen here from what I can tell. What do I do about that?
I like how you used the same example of phantazmay + capshell in both this video and the trade vid you mentioned. I've greatly appreciated the trade advice!
I think when people say these things they are trying to help new players but I don't think everyone always follows these but I agree with the overall statement said it's good to experiment and try new things in the game
I’m actually really happy you brought up alotta the points I base my decks on. I’ve played cards and decks that people wouldn’t spend a second looking at yet I’m able to beat them cause I know how to use it well. Examples are Krawlers and Lair of darkness
Back when Pot of Desires was fresh, I remember a lot of people talking about playing 50-60 card decks to avoid losing key combo pieces off of its banish requirement, and I really liked seeing the new idea shake up the state of the game. Hopefully people will keep on innovating this kind of stuff by breaking these unspoken rules.
I think the holding back thing is interesting. Maybe playing well enough that you do not easily lose, but not so well that you never get a chance to check out the deck someone spent time building and thinking about. In a way, a friendly duel is kind of about both players showing each other their collection in a more dramatic way than looking at a binder. I would rather find out someone has a really cool card by seeing them play it and it being a surprise, rather than knowing what they have by just looking at their cards as if I was scrolling through google images