@@andrekerlin7731 Honestly, I just like seeing the card in my opening hand; it makes your plays much more explosive. Pudica is a big target for hand traps too, so I like baiting them out with her when I already have the field spell in hand. A lot of players do not realize either, that the search effects of Mantis and Myrmeleo are not hard once per turns, so if you have multiple copies in your hand and the field spell, you can get multiple searches off of them, while not wasting your normal on Pudica. It is also especially better if you are running a pure version of the deck and not any sub engines. That being said, 2 is probably the correct ratio for the card, which I have know for a while, but as I continue to optimize my build, it will probably get down to as I get continue to playtest and get access to more cards for the strategy.

@@stoic_hero_tcg thats a really good point, hadnt thought about building it with baiting handtraps on pudica more. Ill have to give that a shot. it is such a good spell to get in hand otherwise. thanks for the response

@@Raff_Craft_001 Interesting build. Ragnaraika definitely has potential, but it plays very differently to Traptrix and most of its removal effects are destruction, which I tend to avoid. That being said, I have thought about incorporating Ragnaraika Mantis potentially for a guaranteed trap, or the water Link 3 to pop backrow outside of Traptrix Mantis, which occasionally gets hit by Called by the Grave. I am currently experimenting with 1 Ragnaraika Butterfly in Master Duel, but that is about it.

@@stoic_hero_tcg I see but feel free to use it or modify if you wish Jesus Christ loves you 💓💘❤️

@@areono460 Same, I have even thought about running Transaction Rollback to get an additional use of Gravedigger's to close out games faster.

@@Agamennonem Called by the Grave has to banish the monster in order to negate, so if you chain an effect that summons (like I did) or otherwise removes the card from the GY so that the effect of Called by can not banish that card itself, then the effect fizzles out. That is why it is usually best to activate it in response to something instead of just on its own, as you can interrupt your opponent's plays, but it can also be interrupted.

@@Agamennonem El Shadoll Winda only allows players to special summon once per turn, which prevented me from making a full board, but I understood this and specifically played around it, even using it to my advantage by not negating it or getting rid of it until my next turn to be able to combo off later after my opponent was unsuccessful in OTK-ing me.

@@stoic_hero_tcg thx man, I'm trying to understand traptrix better

@@Alonzone Rafflesia, she gives destruction and targeting protection, even if she does not have materials, and of course the ability to copy any trap hole effect. She is considered the first boss monster of Traptrix for a reason.

@@valplay1155 I unfortunately only made it to 17 due to the time constraint of usually having less than an hour a day to play and life stuff keeping from playing the event for a few days. This event was my first playtest since getting Maxx "C" for the deck. My ratios were a bit off, but I got a lot of good info from it so I will be posting a revised version here soon. My deck design has always been avoiding destruction effects as much as possible to minimalize my opponent capitalizing on them, so it is a good strategy, especially with as you mentioned Yubel becoming more prevalent. Deep Dark Trap Hole is an interesting inclusion in yours. I have been having a lot of success with Banishing Trap Hole. It hits so much of the meta, especially common starters and extenders. I can see why you like TBGL, but it is just not my cup of tea, really. I have thought about experimenting with Transaction Rollback, as there are so many games I could of clenched out with one more activation of Gravedigger's Trap Hole. I really like the recursion of Lost Wind for the deck too, won so many games because of it. Honestly like seeing it over Infinite Impermanence outside of going second a lot of the times, as the attack reduction and permanent negation is so much more useful most of the time.

@stoic_hero_tcg traptrix really depends on preference ngl. The ratio of the traptrix monsters are different, and people use different trap cards. I used to use lost wind before TBGL cus i saw in one of your vid and I liked it. At some point, I saw someone using traptrix with aroma 😭

@@valplay1155 Yeah, Aroma, Ragnaraika, Beetrooper, Mathmech, there are a lot of sub-engines people are experimenting with right now. I definitely feel like Traptrix needs something currently though, as recent releases are causing it to struggle against decks it use to always handle easily before. By the way, I did finally watch that replay you told me about on another video. I have a commentary video in the works for it, I have just been dealing with sickness and allergies, not to mention time constraints, so I have not been able to finish recording the commentary for it yet.

@@robin7992 I chose not to activate her effect, in case my opponent had follow up and I needed to use her effect to disrupt another play.

@@d22268 Not everyone rips Nib on 5, and a lot of Traptrix players greed and go into Pinguicula before Rafflesia. He probably was waiting until I got a more established board (as some players do), especially since he had the Imperm in hand to negate any potential negates to it, but did not know how Traptrix operates. The amount of people that forget the extra deck ones are immune to all traps effects is astonishing. I usually run 2 Shade Brigandine, but this was a new test build I was messing with for this event. I have not had Banishing be a brick yet and the deck absolutely destroys Tear decks (but has started to struggle against Lightsworn variants).

​@@stoic_hero_tcgi know not everyone rips nib on 5, I just see nib ripped on 5 a lot. Also the lightsworn tear deck is nuts, it's stupidly consistent and they can fucking otk with the right cards

@@d22268 Yes indeed, consistency is the primary focus of this deck. Currently, it is running 2 Impermanence, as that does have some anti-synergy with the core function deck, since to activate it from the hand, you can not control any cards, thus denying you a trap activation for Sera on your turn or if pitched for another effect, like Holeutea, it is not recyclable with the in-archetype effects, since it is not a "Hole" trap card. Imperm is still a very strong tool though and is run at 2 for this reason. Ash is a good card, but with the most popular deck not being phased by it really and it also being able to link off of it with Hitta, can make it more of a liability currently. In the physical version of the deck, I run Ash in the side, though. Same with Evenly, it is a great side deck card when you know you are going second, but has the same problem as Imperm, since you do not want any cards on field when you activate it and does not have recursion in archetype if discard for another effect. Parallel eXceed I do not find worth running, especially with it only being at 2. With the most popular deck being able to fit so many handtraps, it is a very big target for negation, possibly clogging up your board when it inevitably does get negated, and bricking your hand if it is the only monster you draw.

@@stoic_hero_tcg soo, run exceed if not on md, in normals ash is a sidedeck card, same with evenly. btw i'm currently stuck trying to decide if i should run ray lancer or ty-phon, so any advice is appreciated

@@d22268 This was a hard decision for me too. TY-PHON seems good against certain decks, but overall, Ray Lancer helps the deck in more ways. I guess it is really what decks you are playing against more often.

@@Alonzone Haha, which match?

@@stoic_hero_tcg The one where the opponent paid half their life and you won using two Gravediggers.

Yeah, it keeps the deck more consistent. There are a few cards I want to experiment with, like Maxx "C" and the Full Armor engine, but I try to keep it as pure as possible.

​@@stoic_hero_tcgmeterle alguna otra cosa como dogmatik o ragnarika ayuda a traptrix o es mucho mejor llevarlo puro?

@@arukarazukara8027 The deck is more consistent when it is pure, though I used to run some Kashtira in it before they got hit on the Master Duel banlist. I have started to experiment with a small Ragnaraika engine recently, much smaller than what most people run, as it does have some anti-synergy with Traptrix, despite the similarities. I have seen lot of people try Mathmech, Artifact, and I have even tried Ninja to support Traptrix. The problem is the archetype is not meta right now, so there is a lot more experimenting that needs done to get it optimal.

why not show the list in the video?

@@PKSkeith Honestly, it was just due to time constraints. I usually edit these videos at night, but this one I did before going into work. It was originally supposed to come out a week ago, but life stuff has just kept getting in the way.

i'm new to traptrix decks, why use Atrax?

@@d22268 Atrax is a good one of for the deck as it can activate Holeutea from hand for no cost, Gravedigger's from hand if you need more than 5 summons to get to Rafflesia to prevent Nibiru, and can be used as a part of an end board or summoned on your opponent's turn to where even if they are able to get some negates up, they will not be able to stop your Trap Hole cards, though.

Deck list is in the pinned comment now. Had to stay over at work and was not able to post it when the video went live, my apologies.

@@stoic_hero_tcg Nono no need to apologize!!

@@Takagi_Pam I will be posting it on here shortly. Had to stay over at work and was not able to make a comment with the decklist when the video went live like I had planned originally.

It is really good! There are a lot of meta cards that it hits right now, including Snake Eyes. Only running 2 in the deck right now as a test, but I may run 3 and drop Floodgate down to 2.

@@ryuji8438 This was a special event in Master Duel only allowing one type of extra deck monster. These were not my standard Harpie or Traptrix decks and were definitely not good for play outside of this specific event. That is why I did not post a deck list for them.

@@stoic_hero_tcg Ah, okay. Is a Harpie deck bad to play competitive? Deck looks fun

@@ryuji8438 Yeah, it is unfortunately, and I used to be a Harpie main myself. Back when Master Duel came out, Eldlich and Tear were popular, Harpie was still viable, but as new archetypes came out, like Labrynth, which despite being a backrow deck, can do everything during your standby phase, completely invalidated Harpie's strength in backrow destruction and Bystial, which made running Simorgh, Bird of Perfection a liability instead of an asset, as it is a Dark type they could banish to summon, Harpie can not keep up with the current meta or even some of the lower tier but still popular decks anymore. Harpie still struggles with its main weaknesses, which is being entirely dependent upon its normal summon, which despite receiving support with Harpie's Pet Dragon - Fearsome Fire Blast, did not help resolve this issue.

@@stoic_hero_tcg I see. Thanks for reply

@@alexcanton3017 Awesome! Let me know how it goes.

@@juanemmanuelrojasbenavides277 Unfortunately, this deck list is out dated, as one of the ban list after this video hit Kashtira, making the small engine I was running no longer consistent enough to run. I have a newer deck list in my more recent videos, and I soon will be releasing another update video on the deck as it received support in the form of Bannishing Trap Hole, which I have been playtesting.

@@BoiwhatDahell I was able to pick up three of the physical structure decks on sale for 7.98 each. However, the singles for the deck are quite cheap, as most of them have common printings. As for Master Duel, I crafted one of the extra deck Traptrix monsters and got the secret pack to pull from after I had saved up gems. I still ended up having to craft a lot of the extra deck monsters, though, but was able to do it over time without spending anything on the game.

@@trabucoman I was still working out the final build while playing this event, as Harpie struggles with not having access to generic cards like Bagooska. I started with Rank 7 stuff in the beginning too, but had to dropped it since it was making the deck more bricky and was not worth running without Raidraptor Arsenal Falcon. Still was not entirely satisfied with the end result of the deck, but I just ran out of time to work on it anymore. I will post that final version as a pinned comment here soon when I get a chance. Thanks for your interest.

@@Takagi_Pam I plan on doing that here soon when I get time. Lot of life stuff happening, but should have time here soon.

@@awakemymetis Thank you, I am glad these replays are helping! Utopic combo is easier to do and in most situations is all you need, but Avramax is better for the Purrely match up, which is still common on ladder, as it gets over Noir and functions under Bagooska. I think it comes down to player preference and what decks you seem to be matching up against mostly. This deck started as a budget build, and I have been slowly adding to it over time. Underworld is definitely something I have considered adding, especially with Raidraptor getting popular again and other decks with so called "towers".

@@Jonathan_Rz Thank you, I really appreciate it. Honestly, I have been saving up crafting material for Maxx "C" as this deck originally started as a budget build that I have been slowly adding to as I have gotten cards (got really lucky pulling Alt Art I:P on only 10 packs). You can drop 1 Vesiculo, 1 Arachnocampa or Genlisea, and 1 Traptrip Garden to run 3 Maxx "C", it is what I am planning on doing.

@@stoic_hero_tcg oh got it What about called by the grave? I'm thinking if it's good enough or I should change them to TT talents maybe

@@Jonathan_Rz Called By is getting to be a better option, with it hitting a lot of the more powerful decks now and those that will be coming to the game soon. There has been so many times where TT Talents and Thrust just sits in my hand as a dead card because my opponent does not activate any monster effects. If Called By has been working for you, then by all means continue to use it.

@@stoic_hero_tcg I'll keep it then, thanks for the advise.

@@trantuan8742 What misplay? I purposefully activated Rafflesia to get Holeutea in the GY to be able to use its effect? It might have been a gamble, but I already had plenty of disruption on board and wanted access to special summoning from the GY incase my opponent sat backrow, which they did. Popping the Solemn probably did not change the outcome of the game, though, but it is still the play I went with.

Probably need to touch grass if you think someone can't upload a video of their gameplay unless it's perfect lol

@@jz9715 I have only once had someone try the Happiness OTK on me. Most Purrley players I have faced seem to play more defensively and go for the "safer" Noir most of the time, for whatever reason. Traptrix is an uncommon deck anymore too, so a lot of players might not be aware that it is one of the best suited for it.

@@unknownwolfy5736 1x Traptrix Atrax 3x Traptrix Myrmeleo 3x Traptrix Mantis 3x Traptrix Pudica 3x Traptrix Arachnocampa 2x Traptrix Dionaea 2x Traptrix Vesiculo 1x Traptrix Genlisea 3x Traptrip Garden 1x Traptantilizing Tune 1x Triple Tactics Talent 1x Triple Tactics Thrust 1x Monster Reborn 3x Traptrix Holeutea 2x The Phantom Knights of Shade Brigandine 2x Lost Wind 2x Infinite Impermanence 3x Gravedigger's Trap Hole 3x Floodgate Trap Hole 3x Traptrix Sera 1x Traptrix Cularia 2x Traptrix Atypus 1x I:P Masquerena 1x Mekk-Knight Crusadia Avramax 2x Traptrix Rafflesia 1x Traptrix Pinguicula 1x Traptrix Allomerus 1x Numer 41: Bagooska the Terribly Tired Tapir 1x Time Thief Redoer 1x Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS - Sky Thunder

@@stoic_hero_tcg Hey, love the content btw. Just so you know you should be able to pin unknownwolfy's comment to the top so ppl can find ur decklist quicker :)

​@@stoic_hero_tcgno hand traps?

@@drophobia I am running Infinite Impermanence, but I am working on getting Maxx "C" for the deck, as this deck was a budget build that I have been slowly adding to over time. I plan on getting TYPHON and S:P Little Knight eventually as well. In the physical version of the deck, I run Ash Blossom and Retaliating "C"in the side deck for certain match ups too.

​@@stoic_hero_tcg any though about Parallel eXceed? I feel like it brick a lot since it got limited to 2...

I have seen players using Number 70 in Duel Links for Traptrix, and it is definitely a good card. Most of the time, though, I usually go into Time Thief Redoer if I need that type of removal, as it is a quick effect and does not target.

@@Gg-cw3ik 1x Traptrix Atrax 3x Traptrix Myrmeleo 3x Traptrix Mantis 3x Traptrix Pudica 3x Traptrix Arachnocampa 2x Traptrix Dionaea 2x Traptrix Vesiculo 1x Traptrix Genlisea 3x Traptrip Garden 1x Traptantilizing Tune 1x Triple Tactics Talent 1x Triple Tactics Thrust 1x Monster Reborn 3x Traptrix Holeutea 2x The Phantom Knights of Shade Brigandine 2x Lost Wind 2x Infinite Impermanence 3x Gravedigger's Trap Hole 3x Floodgate Trap Hole 3x Traptrix Sera 1x Traptrix Cularia 2x Traptrix Atypus 1x I:P Masquerena 1x Mekk-Knight Crusadia Avramax 2x Traptrix Rafflesia 1x Traptrix Pinguicula 1x Traptrix Allomerus 1x Numer 41: Bagooska the Terribly Tired Tapir 1x Time Thief Redoer 1x Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS - Sky Thunder

@@Alonzone I was kind of surprised they did not release it with the other support, given the power of cards they have been adding to the game lately, but instead gave them a broken but convoluted skill that made them playable but no where near the power they need to have in order to properly compete.

@@stoic_hero_tcgThe skill itself can’t even be used even if Sera was in the game. The main drawback is that you must only have XYZ monsters in the extra deck.

@@Alonzone That is what I was getting at: If and when Sera is added to the game, that skill instantly becomes worthless (and it is not even worth much now). I do not understand what the purpose of having that skill if they are just going to completely invalidate it later by simply adding the rest of the archetype to the game. Seems silly.

@@stoic_hero_tcg Very silly

@@iezarex17 Labyrinth can be tricky match up, but Traptrix has the advantage of their boss monsters being immune to trap effects. You just have to play around Daruma Cannon, though, as it can wipe your field very easily.

@@KarloHasnek Yeah, there are plenty of going second games in my other videos. The deck definitely prefers going first, but a lot of times, if you break a board going second (or just starting to), players just surrender, which does not make for a good replay. I try to showcase matches that are more back and forth, or if not, that really show the potential of the deck to play through handtraps.