@@skybood1304 thank you for the kind words! Worth pointing out that a lot of the meta-related information such as the deck list and optimal combos are a bit outdated today, but I’m still glad I could help you understand the engine and its win condition! As for practicing, there is still no custom mode, but what I did to make this video was go into the single player campaigns and pick an easy one from early on. Then I just start a new game until I go first. This is a perfect way to practice because there is no time limit and you can really take your time reading the cards. It also gives you practice with various test hands to see the combo potential of any given hand.

Unfortunately the time limit has been nerfed since I made these videos.

@@GoBlueHTB dang I'll start practicing my frame perfect inputs then

It’s on my profile! People have been asking about an updated deck list but I haven’t been 100% active on MD and haven’t found the right time to make a new video. Basically just plug in Mathmech Circular, Decode Talker Heatsoul, and maybe Small World if you’re big brain. I’ll address it all eventually.

The Arrival is an incredible card, but Code Talker is already very limited on space in the extra deck. Considering you already need to drop a card from the decklist in this video for Heatsoul, it’s just not worth it. That being said, it’s an absolute beast in the @Ignister deck.

I don’t have my decent mic anymore to make a new video with so if I made one now, the audio quality would be trash. I can try making a short one updating people on that and where I’ve been, but I don’t think I should make another full Code Talker guide until I have a better quality microphone since they’re kinda long and you guys deserve high quality videos if you’re gonna sit through a 10+ minute guide. On top of all that, for various reasons I stopped playing as much Yugioh and MD, which killed a lot of my passion. When I see comments like these that showed so much support for my videos, it makes me feel badly that I stopped making videos. Rest assured, I haven’t forgotten about my channel, I just have been struggling to navigate my life while also figuring out a way to get back into making videos after losing my recording equipment, cards, and a lot more in a tragic accident. Mark my words: I will be back one day, life is just kicking my ass rn.

try to improve your life first. I came back to yugioh because I got a stable job and life seems good now, there is always time to play card games later ;)

@@carlosjavierpalacios6793 I will try to release a brief update video letting everyone know that decision in the foreseeable future. I know I keep saying that but this comment reminded me and I’m almost at that point in my life where I’m comfortable with making content again. You guys deserve an update so I’ll try to get it done ASAP!

@@kusanagi-no-tachi5303 I go over Tri-Gate in my deck profile video. IIRC I said something along the lines of “it’s definitely viable and you have my respect if you use this card, but it personally requires too much of an extra deck investment and is a bit too complicated for my tastes.” I can’t really give you an in-depth answer on how to fit Tri-Gate into this decklist because I don’t use it, but I highly recommend asking around in the Cynet Codec Discord community, linked in the description!

Much love! I’ll hopefully upload an update before the new year. If not, expect one in January.

@@GoBlueHTB bet

So glad these videos still have interest. I meant to upload an update a long time ago, but life has gotten in the way. I’m still wrapping up the move mentioned earlier and some stuff went down. I’m celebrating the holidays with my family the next few days but I’d like to try to release a video before the new year.

@@danielespitia1776 glad you found it helpful! Worth noting that I didn’t come up with that interaction on my own, and it’s standard Code Talker meta. In my Deck Profile video, I go over Tri-Gate Wizard as a flex option. Iirc I said something along the lines of “you have my respect if you use this card, and it’s absolutely viable, but I find it a bit too complex and requiring a bit too much of an investment in the extra deck.”

Heatsoul is pretty much a must-take now that it’s available. Take it instead of either the 2nd Transcode (sacrificing some counterplay in turns 3 & 4) or Link Devotee (sacrificing extra-link combos that use Salads earlier). I am considering making a video on both Firewall Pass and Heatsoul Pass.

but for the rest its fine

That’s just the state of the deck at the moment. You only take the Code Talkers necessary to combo for extra link or Accesscode, and the rest of the cards either help you to get there (Splash Mage, Devotee, etc) or enable and empower your final board (Wicckid, Balelynx, Update Jammer, Linguriboh, Tri-Gate, etc). Hopefully they add more strong Code Talkers to the extra deck and give us some variety, but aside from taking Decode Talker Heatsoul instead of 2nd Transcode or Devotee, nothing has changed much in terms of the meta. I should be uploading an updated deck profile by the end of the year. Gotta figure out how to update everyone about what happened to my channel in general beforehand. Stay tuned.

@@GoBlueHTB I personally play a Code talker deck and I include every code talker. And with my deck I'm in diamond 5 in master duel.

Absolutely! Heatsoul completely changes the meta. You will want to drop either Link Devotee or the 2nd Transcode for Heatsoul. It's possible to combo without Devotee by using Heatsoul but that also eliminates some extra link combo routes. Losing a second transcode means a much lower ceiling going 2nd.

I recently started getting back into MD. I haven’t really figured out how to word what happened and where I’ve been but I definitely owe you guys an update. Thank you so much for the kind words. I can’t express how much it means.

Hahaha I’ve been experiencing the pain of the Link Festival coin toss as well. Best of luck!

Thanks for bringing this up! I swapped out Foxy for Grid Sweeper as I find this can be used as both an extender and as backrow removal. In TCG BO3 format I take a lot more backrow removal. You want some form of MST/CC/TT/HFD type card to get rid of those. There is a delicate balance between having enough backrow removal and having enough combo consistency. In this decklist, for MD’s BO1 format, I go all-in on combo potential and deck consistency. I plan on updating everyone on the channel with where I’ve been and my current MD decklist, but I just haven’t figured out how to word the update.

Much love! Comments like these motivate me to keep going. I have been hella inactive on MD and with making KZbin videos. I want to make an update about where I’ve been but I’ve been through a lot and idk where to even start. There are some things that I legally cannot even talk about yet. Part of me was wondering if there was even still interest for my content. I’m glad that this helped you! Thank you for the kind words.

I only dismantle Accesscode to craft more Accesscodes to shoot for Royal Finish :)

@@GoBlueHTB trashcesscode because it inhibits creative thinking and everyone is just like oh well let's use trashcesscode

@@wolfbrother9025 ok buddy.. you’re on a CODE TALKER TURN TWO TUTORIAL. If you don’t expect me to use Accesscode in my own damn archetype then why are you even bothering to watch?

So glad to hear!

Yes! I saw that Gazelle was recently semi-limited up to 2. I’m on vacation right now, and I’ve had super low motivation to continue making videos, but comments like these help remind me that it’s not for me that I make these vids. Give me a month, and if I still don’t drop a new video, you can officially call me out on my bullshit.

Lmaooo so glad someone else could appreciate it.

Thank you for watching! I plan on uploading a video with an updated MD decklist as well as an update of where I have been. In it, I will announce a TCG deck list video. A lot of my cards got really badly damaged in an emergency situation and I will have to replace a lot of them, but I will release a TCG deck list video as soon as I get those replaced. Stay tuned for the update video (maybe a month from now).

@@GoBlueHTB i am so sorry to hear that, thank you verry much

I have successfully moved but there was a tragic accident that happened on the way and it has emotionally and mentally drained me. I will come back to making videos soon, I promise.

@@GoBlueHTB wish you the best and hope you get better

@@tolozed3935 thank you so much for your kindness and support. It’s people like you that I do this for.

As of right now, all we’re really missing is Decode Talker Heatsoul, which allows you to search Gazelle. That is already hard to add to the decklist because it means either dropping one Transcode (which really hurts), or dropping Link Devotee (which requires adjusting the combo to special summon Gazelle via Firewall and then using Gazelle+Spinny instead of tokens as material). Adding yet another must-have in the extra deck would make it very difficult to decide what to cut. It would be nice if we could get a Code Talker-specific omni-negate boss monster, but again, it would require cutting something, which is hard enough as it is with Heatsoul. At locals, I find that I end up missing both Devotee AND the 2nd Transcode, so I have yet to fully decide on which one to drop. Thanks for watching! Be sure to check out Part 2.

I haven’t had much time to play lately because of the move, but I did reach Diamond on my mobile account recently. Thanks for watching!

I’m so glad I could help. Thank you for the subscription!

Haha glad to hear it! Hope I could help with the learning curve.

Thanks for watching the whole way through!

Hahaha thanks 😎

Thank you for watching them!! I am happy to help :)

Thanks for the subscription! I’m glad I could help :) make sure to check out part 2 if you haven’t already.

Awesome! I’m so glad I could help. Make sure to check out Part 2 on going second! I really hope Konami doesn’t ban Codec for the link festival, but if they don’t, I bet the festival will be nothing but Salads and Code Talkers.

Glad I could help! Once you feel comfortable going first, check out part 2 on going second!

I’ll see what I can do! It won’t be my next video, but I think I’ll release it down the road.

What do you mean?

Happy to help!

Good question! Codec searches a dark Cyberse such as Micro Coder, Gadget summons a token, link up into Accesscode and win the game.

Man, D/D/D just completely DDDestroyed me in my first ever locals. Absolutely horrible matchup for Code Talker. My opponent kept using this XYZ monster to absorb whatever I was trying to combo with. At one point, I was stuck with a Balelynx and couldn’t even relink it. Thank you for watching!

That's probably machinex, we don't have it in MD yet xD but yeah i'm really fond with the code talker strategy so i will keep practicing the deck.

@@PlayMakerMH- yep, I’m pretty sure that’s it. Thanks and good luck!

Thank YOU! I’m happy I could help! Just keep trying the combo in different situations, and eventually, it will become like second nature. Once you feel comfortable going first, I suggest checking out part 2!

It’s for very niche scenarios. I actually recently dropped it for Grid Sweeper, since Grid Sweeper is easier to use and serves the same purpose (to out problematic cards like floodgates or skill drain). Thanks for the question, and thanks for watching the whole way through!

Also while I'm at it, I gotta say that extra link without Codec was super impressive, so cool to see that happen!

Thank you so much for these kind words!! I can’t even begin to describe how happy this comment made me. This is exactly what I was going for. I’m so glad I could be of such help! Be sure to check out part 2 on going 2nd when you get a chance :)

@@Werwa_ I’m glad you liked it! I’m so happy I managed to pull that off while gathering footage. I think I’ll upload it separately without commentary at some point.

@@GoBlueHTB Already ahead of you! Once I finished this video, I immediately checked out the other 2 videos you've made, great stuff!

@@Werwa_ awesome! Thanks a lot!

Awesome! Feel free to swap out the Foxy for Grid Sweeper if you want. It’s easier to use, less niche, and serves the same purpose. I recently dropped Foxy since a Grid Sweeper just feels much better IMO.