Yeah a lot of the same concepts from the Tear/Lightsworn combo video still apply to this deck. The only difference is that you now need to account for Desirae being on the end board

@victorsadventures- alright, thanks for the help! Keep making the MILL decks! Love the concepts.

The best part is, this is build is still extremely competent at doing what the “better” version of tearlament does. It’s just a little less consistent.

@@victorsadventures- i am gonna trying at locals, seems very very fun! thx!!

So more often than not, you’re still gonna be discarding the Lurrie off the tract instead of discarding a tearlament card. The only time we elect not to discard it, is if the hand is bad and desperately needs a tearlament card (whether it’s to fill the grave or search another tear card). As a result Lurrie is actually better in this version that focuses solely on the rank 6s than lacrima. Now that’s not to say lacrima is bad, because it definitely has its uses. Being a level 4 monster that is capable of baiting hand traps and gives you/recycles resources during each player’s turn is obviously good. It just doesn’t truly get to show off its potential unless the extra deck is entirely dedicated to the Fiendsmith cards (ie playing sequence & Desirae). I agree with the metanoise & heartbeat takes. I’m constantly going back and forth on if they warrant a slot in the main deck, but usually settle on siding them because they definitely lose their effectiveness depending on if you’re going first or second. I’ve always thought about doing a side deck video, but the main thing that prevents me from doing one is that the side deck is just beyond volatile. The information that I would provide becomes obsolete fairly quickly, since decks are constantly evolving leading to cards being extremely good one day and then abysmal on another, running into unexpected match ups, certain main deck cards suddenly being good due to main deck changes, and so on. I really wish I could, but it’s sadly just not possible.

@victorsadventures- i definitely understand what you're saying for lacrima, as for the side i'm kinda struggling to understand what to put there, because cards i'd 100% main in a deck that has 12 non engine slots like nibiru don't have space in the main in tear and then the question is: do i keep power spells like super poly in the side or do i make space for a handtrap that's exceptional against the current meta? I have the heartbeat, the d barrier which is mandatory, lancea (or chaos hunter) and i'm already at 9 cards. So between super poly, nib, droll, a bunch of other silver bullets plus a few going first cards like cryme it becomes very hard to choose and i feel like i'll either have to slightly up the number of non engine in the main or accept that i won't have some good options available. Thank you so much for your comment btw, i really appreciate it (and sorry for the length of mine lol). I can't wait to see a deck list for a more budget version of tear, i really like the fiendsmith engine but until they reprint engraver i'll only be able to use it in simulators 🥲

Don’t be sorry, I actually love when people make comments that allow me to go more in depth into my choices/mindset more clearly haha. As for what you should side, it’s looking like we’re going to be in a two deck format, which in theory should make siding easier. The 9 cards you’ve settled on should help you cover most games, since they’re super effective against maliss & ryzeal (plus a bunch of rogue decks). As for the last 6 cards, let’s start with hand traps. The only time I will ever side hand traps is if they’re high impact (droll, spooky dog, & the mulcharmies are great examples). Of these choices, you then would make a choice based on the needs of your deck such as what they would be good against (meta & rogue), can they be used going 1st/2nd, cost (if you’re on a budget), and if they fix any issues (for tear time definitely comes up a lot, since the deck naturally takes long turns). With all this mind, I would probably lean towards droll currently, just because it meets the most criteria. Now that we’re up to 12 the last 3 slots really don’t matter too much, since the current 12 should in theory cover most match ups. Thus, these should be devoted to good generic cards that you feel will cater more to your local scene/what you’re scared of and the unfortunate part is that there is no correct answer because it is impossible to prepare for everything. All I can do is provide you with a list of cards that are always solid choices. Some of my favorites are Feather duster Shufflers Tearlament 1 ofs Scattershot Thrust Talent Change of heart And these are by no means the best choices, since it’s very easy for you to find some secret sauce that would help infinitely more than any of these cards. Like I said, it’s ultimately up to you to decide no matter how difficult it may seem 🙂

@@victorsadventures- this is very helpful, i'll add that i play talent and both shufflers in the main. I don't think i'm going to replace the former since it's probably the best card for going first and second but i should reconsider the latter as they were kind of an autoinclude just because they have never left the main in md. Called by was another choice in the side but i might try to main it simply to have a small chance against shifter and the charmies. I also have to seriously consider scattershot or dogwood, i always forget about time rules

Unfortunately the ryzeal cards just has a really favorable match up against tearlament do to detonator destroying key cards such as sarcophagus & planet. Not to mention the deck also plays abyss dweller, which has always been a pain for this deck to deal with. You pretty much have to play cards like forbidden droplet just to have a chance when going second against the deck. As for the Lightsworn comment. This whole week is basically going to be dedicated to nothing but Lightsworn and Tearlaments, so stay tuned!

I literally said in the video that the second dark law is a place holder and should be one of the wind masked hero cards instead lol.

Yeah basically the only difference, between beastking & king is that beastking is a level 4 monster, so you have an easier time making Bahamut shark/Toadally awesome, which is more important than ever due to the loss of cards such as apo & barrone.

@victorsadventures- yeah i figured, since i can't afford the fiendsmith engine which would replace dangerous and malicious i'll probably have to stick with kots for the time being. I've played tear in master duel for a year at this point and trying to build this deck for the tcg is giving me a real headache, not only for the obvious difference between bo1 and bo3 but mainly because of the banlist. In master duel you have no field spell, no merrli, 1 sulliek and 1 tearkash and yet the deck feels so much more consistent thanks to kit, even for small stuff like the fact that trivikarma is your only way of adding scream in the tcg

Well if you need inspiration, I am planning on doing an updated budget version (and an expensive version) for tearlament sometime next week.

It’s just a waste of a slot, because the only time you’ll get its effect to mill 2 is when you special Dragonling. Weiss doesn’t trigger since it doesn’t mill when it’s on the field, wulf & Felis don’t do anything, can’t summon Garoth & raiden at the same time. Not to mention, it’s also not a tuner which matter for synchro plays with the bystials

@ fair enough, I think I misunderstood how his effect works

Unfortunately, there isn’t a single laval monster that is legal in this format.

@victorsadventures- 😭😭😭

And the price has only gotten worse thanks to the recent EU YCS lmao

I considered it, but I feel like it takes up way too many extra deck slots to be worth it

I’m happy to hear that you’re enjoying the list!

I actually have, but I found myself only wanting to include it if I played the hours engine, since I would much rather use the other levels 8 for the guaranteed zombie vampire play in most situations.

@victorsadventures- Horus engine? I see Sadly, it's way too expensive for me to afford What do you think about playing Jet Synchron with Michael, the Arc Lightsworn to go for Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon?

I think revolution Synchron is actually better in most situations, since it pairs better with your 4s when you hard draw it and allows you to use take advantage of phenomenal cards such as destrudo more easily (if you choose to play it).

Ps : I think black goat can be an insane add, it give a break board value on light brigade !

Yeah there’s always room for improvement and I’m constantly adjusting the ratios to try and improve the deck. Whether it’s adding more copies of Felis & raiden or just good graveyard cards like Transaction rollback & the black goat laughs, there are so many routes one can go. I’ll do another how to play for Lightsworn eventually (as well as bunch of other stuff, once my shipments of cards arrive), so be on the look out :)

I appreciate the kind words and I’m happy that you were able to enjoy the video!

@ Np bro that was sincere :)

It does not. But if you get maxx c’d, dark world is legit one of those decks that can deck out your opponent.

OKAY BUT WHY THE CAPS THO?

It’s coming, just need to pick up some new cards first :)

It’s fine, although I feel it’s better for the side deck when you know that you’re going second.

@@victorsadventures- -) Ok, I just thought it would be logic, because you also play "Moon" in the Extra Deck. Or what is "Moon" for, when you don't play a Link-5 in the Extra Deck? -) What is you opinion on playing 2 copies of each Ash Blossom, Imperm and Lava Golem in the Main Deck on top. Are these extra 6 cards worth the consistency drop?

@ oh no the moon is there so that any two monsters allows you to go into your Fiendsmith combo, since it’s a generic light fiend. Of those cards, the only worth maining in my opinion is ash blossom, just so that you don’t lose to fuwalos. Lava golem is fine in the side (side out Ken & Gen since it uses your normal summon). Imperm doesn’t really provide the deck with much unfortunately

@@victorsadventures- Ah okay, I understand. Thank you for the constructive explanation!

Beastking of the swamp

@victorsadventures- Have you tested it on master duel?

@victorsadventures- I think the same as you but I don't know if it is possible

You don’t need it on master duel since you tearlaments kitkaloss still. It’s only for the TCG (and OCG?) since kit is banned

@@victorsadventures- ok

Playing a 60 card deck just seems so unnecessary, because the 40 cards versions do the exact same thing, but more consistently. This is mainly due to the fact that you play way less bricks and are more likely to see your power cards even though I know Yugioh law dictates that 60 card players never brick.

@victorsadventures- Thank you for your insight. And while the lightsworn decks can be good at 40, I'm not finding succes with them at that ratio. While testing online with some other engines at 60, I haven't bricked once, while with my 40 card bystial horus sworn, I'm building houses😂😂. But still, keep on making great content as your videos keep me updated on what all is possible with these decks. Keep up the great work!

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. I can’t believe I always manage to mess up something whenever dark world is involved lmao. As for your questions. I don’t miss archives. I feel that almost every time I have access to it, it’s just unnecessary in most situations. As for the side, it’s basically just board breakers + floodgates to beat shifter decks (skill drain, barrier, etc).

@victorsadventures- Thanks for the reply. Looks like our decks are getting some rarity bumps in RA03. :)

Since this card game has been dead for over 15 years (pretty sure it was dead before KZbin even started lmao) and only had like 2 sets (maybe 3?) released in English. I don’t know if you’ll be able to find any gameplay from people that aren’t trying the game for the first time unfortunately.

@@victorsadventures- I have some cards at my house and a book I never found any one to play with. I have a theory that it didn't take off because card sleeve addiction

I definitely feel it’s more a popularity issue, since Zatch bell honestly wasn’t all that popular. It never even got a full English dub or official manga translation. It doesn’t help, that Bandai card games have such a bad rep in general (crazy power creep, bad game design, supply issues, etc).

It is indeed!

@@victorsadventures- good work 👍

Yeah I plan on making one eventually. I just don’t know, which variant of the deck to showcase for the how to play video.

I’d love to see the lightsworn variant personally

I actually made a combo video that used one of my previous Lightsworn tearlament decks as a basis of you wanna check it out as an idea of how to play the deck.

It’s still very much possible to loop your opponents hand, while only giving them 2-3 extra draws. You just need to guarantee that the hand you open up with is capable of doing it, since you can’t rely on saryuja, dugares, and coach king to get you there. It’ll typically be one of the above (saryuja) plus an IP & one of your bouncers. You can’t really rely on the other two if you want to beat fuwalos.

@@victorsadventures- could you do a updated deck profile ++++ With taking in accound about mulcharmy nyualos , which draws if we special summon from grave? Like then the hand rip is impossible?

Oh yeah, once that card comes out this deck is dead haha. Luckily, I don’t think anyone will be playing that mulcharmy, since all the good decks never summon more than once from the graveyard. It for sure won’t see any play in the main.

@@victorsadventures- ohh they play it and they are proud of it dont worry, was at locals recently , i heard about 2 people which got 3 fuwalos already and paid 300€+ , well i dont think this deck is dead , whats about playing as always , building up a negation board with knightmare griffin , grapha fusion , maybe a zombiestein . And set one heavy Slump , read that card imao.

I’ve played when Maxx C was legal so I am well aware of what heavy slump does haha. While you could play it and go for an all out approach, it’s almost never going to work, because your opponent will often have an ash from all the draws you’ve given them. While you may think you have the answer in the Grapha fusion, cards like Nibiru (backed by cards like veiler) and imperm also exist, so it’s just not feasible to rely on something like heavy slump to try and win.

I always mess something up with this deck 🫠

@@victorsadventures- haha don't worry, I'm somewhat of a Darkworld master (uploaded plenty on my channel), other than that, I like it man, very clear :)

For every hand of planet charge and extender, you’re bound to draw a hand of unplayable cards like wulf, Felis, and scream. The deck just trades consistency for power, in the form of all the bricks you play. It’s a problem that’s plagued lightsworn since 2008 unfortunately. All you can really do is lower the number of Felis & wulfs being played.

@@victorsadventures- fair enough. You’re right for sure, when it goes off it goes off. I’ve been using punishment dragon since that’s a free summon with minerva or another dark to make a mudragon for toad depending. I ask about the test hands just because there’s so many routes to take, it’s hard to guess what is best to play into.

Yeah that’s one of the reasons why I actually love playing decks like tearlament. You have so many routes to go into, that it allows you to express yourself as a player more freely. Unfortunately, this will also lead to being over whelmed with the amount of options available at times. Not to mention constantly being bombarded by hand traps means that you need to be able to adjust your plays on the fly. All you can really do is practice and trust in your own decision making.

I like the Horus engine, it’s just a little difficult to include it, since it takes up so many slots. I’d probably take out the dangers, Rota, 1 scream, 1 reinoheart, and pilgrim reaper to fit all in. I’d also swap all 3 super polys with something like talents, since I don’t enjoy having that many discard cards in the deck.

It should be, but I have been known to miscount in the pass (under 40 not over)

To extend my hand haha

called by the grave

scoop

Yeah the side deck is basically just board breakers & mulcharmy cards. I do side 3 threatening roar to deal with any deck that plays shifter and can otk (tenpai) to ensure that I can at least get another turn though. As for the second question, I agree with the grass variant being inferior for a couple of reasons. 40 cards is already incredibly consistent at milling out the entire deck, which means that playing grass to mill as many cards as possible is just unnecessary. Not to mention, you tend to include more bricks for the sake of being able to have “good” mills. The second reason I don’t really enjoy grass is that the card that benefits the most from it is Fairy Tail - Snow, who is currently banned (especially in your case with the thunder dragon cards). Even though grass is an incredibly ignorant card, there just isn’t any reason to include it in the deck, since the 40 card version does everything the 60 card version does more consistently.

@@victorsadventures- yea like i thought, i play the same, the only difference is, that i‘m playing rise to full height for the tenpai Match up, but maybe is your Card lowkey better, cause u dont Need a Monster on the field for the activation, but u can activate it from the grave which is more flexible going 2nd. Maybe lightsworn mixed with tear is good with gras, but i dont know anything about tear, so yeah, with pure lightsworn it sucks and like you already Said, we have enough Mill Engine. Edit: what are you thinking about thrust in Side? We have much options to search going 2nd

I’m actually a really big fan of thrust in the side, since it capable of being a board breaker or starter (mainly charge of the light brigade).

I think it’s the most fun Lightsworn variant, but I’m not sure if it’s the best. I definitely lean more towards some kind of Fiendsmith variant of the deck being superior.

@@victorsadventures- Ive been testing the fiend smith stuff and its super nice. Your always garunteed something on your end board since the light sworn deck can be bricky. Plus you can play things like wave king Caesar and pilgrim reaper with it

A card I prefer to play over vampire zombie is bujintei kagutsuchi since wulf and felis are beast warriors, kitkallos at home that you can still make if the tear side of the deck happens to mill wulf first