Why Was Orcust Tier 1? - Yu-Gi-Oh!

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In this video, I go over the history of a very important Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game archetype from recent years, the Yugioh deck Orcust!
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[@BladeYGO]

Are you excited for the return of weekly videos like I am?

[@melffyrabby1009]

no, I am more excited :)

[@starforce6751]

Yup,Do Sky striker bro

[@mustafamrouweh7873]

Can we please get a video about the deck that refuses to die ? Blackwings I mean even now there some builds that do a good job against the meta And let's not forget that this deck gave plot armore to an antagonist turning him into a main character So please please please do a long video about blackwings explaining and examining their history in detail I'm sure every duelist will watch this video Because blackwings

[@Zylefer]

Very. Now do "Why Was Diamond Dude Turbo Tier 1?" Jk, jk... unless?

[@milanotheduelist]

Yes

[@melffyrabby1009]

“Tier 0 engine” “This is why orcust was tier 1” *confused screaming*

[@cantripleplays]

*discombobulated dying people*

[@dolukiri]

sup

[@nictay6180]

Orcust now: "dang it, I drew the fridge."

[@VORTEX___]

lol I dont play him anymore. one of my best orcust deckbuilding decisions to finally leave that old piece of crap on the junkyard

[@XLuxtra]

@@VORTEX___ you mean that piece of scrap

[@fn2025]

@@VORTEX___ but its necessary in scrap orcust

[@RatedDartz]

@@fn2025 Scrap Orcust sucks

[@nictay6180]

@@RatedDartz Any other kinda relevant Orcust deck rn?

[@talis_here5524]

Who here out of the orcust OGs remembers the topologic variation?

[@bl00by_]

Bomber dragon turbo best deck.

[@lelouchlamperouge3566]

I love that one

[@redhood5264]

I played this

[@Custarddolphin]

I used to use zeroboros in orcust

[@jimtsap04]

Bomber dragon and zeroboros turbo are so fun, not just for orcust, any deck that can play it, i prefer this over floodgate monsters because you actually need to think before activating it.

[@redhood5264]

Orcust was legitimately fun. That format was awesome. I miss those days

[@lyfed2566]

Orcust before orcust knightmate is prob one of the most fun i have while playing yugioh. Turbo gumblar is lulzy. Too bad knightmare broke it for me cause 2 monster = full orcust combo is just lame af

[@redhood5264]

@@lyfed2566 Yea but the format was so easy to control. Like it had cards that needed to clearly be hit, vs now the format has so much going on you can't really say what the problem is. Hot take MR4 > MR5 for balancing purposes

[@madsvigan2898]

Yeah I loved salamangreat, they really been my favorite deck forever, with Endymion aswell. I really miss stalio, and 3 servants

[@a1joryj]

Ah yes: negate the format. My favorite. /s

[@redhood5264]

@@a1joryj Its too wild wild west for me right now in Yugioh. Everyone has 3 different win conditions

[@UrshifuYaoi69]

I remember when Orcust first came out in soul fusion. I played against it on duling book and thought " wow this deck is cool I wish something comes out to make it meta that be fun" I no longer wish for decks to become meta

[@bl00by_]

I mean it was fun, after they've hit mermaid and bard...

[@OldBaas]

So you are the reason why so many duelists suffered! You should be ashamed of yourself (btw. Could you wish for Miragestallio and Electrumite to come back, plssss)

[@jofx4051]

Game is fun until EACH deck is splashed with Orcust

[@RainingCardGames]

If only a full orchestra was playing in the background...

[@DaviRenania]

One thing that could've been said is how important I:P Masquerena's release was to make Orcust Sky Striker relevant. She allowed the Striker spells, then the Orcust interruptions and, after that, a Link summon, to take advantage of all the monsters summoned by the Orcust engine, all during the opponent's turn.

[@brandondowdy5022]

I scooped a couple times because of that, it irritated me cuz I wasn't even able to play

[@matthewsantos422]

Everything about Dingirsu’ design is amazing. His art is amazing, towering over you. And what a title! The Orcust of the Evening Star. Definitely one of my favorite cards. Adamancipators next? i hate to ask this; it makes me feel ungrateful, but i am curious

[@_SlimYGO]

IM SO GLAD THESE VIDEOS ARE ACTUALLY BACK WEEKLY LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

[@DaviRenania]

4:40 More like Dingirsu, the Custom Card-alike.

[@leoornstein3963]

Could you make a video about how Dragon Link keeps on coming back to the Meta again and again, I like the deck alot. Also everytime they get hit on the banlist, they would just evolve into a new form and return to the meta

[@sirernest546]

The thing is though that they were never hit in any meaningful capacity. It's not hard to adapt to minor hits here and there.

[@leoornstein3963]

@@sirernest546 that is the funny part, the core have never been hit.

[@evcurls416]

@@leoornstein3963 well dragons is one of if not the most supported type in yugioh. And there are plenty of cards that are generic that flex together for dragons. Dragon link is basically chaos dragons in 2021. So the deck will constantly be in power as long as dragons keep getting support unless they actually hit many of the problem cards (guardragons and rokkets). I think the problem with the deck right now is also the fact they can chain block their valuable effects so its really hard to respond

[@jordanduran859]

@@evcurls416 it needs to get hit when a deck can play through like 3 hand traps and can play through nib is a problem

[@honourablemuslim2155]

Thi deck never died since links were released

[@puebloaye7628]

I love the music, it makes me feel like I’m in a soothing coffee shop, on a rainy day

[@buch4620]

Never thought they could make a couple instruments look so cool

[@Ultraempoleon]

*Orcust and Sky Striker joined forces* Me: Vomits

[@CallMeNevermore]

2019 was a great year for the game. I loved Lunalight Orcust.

[@zodiacbroadubull6781]

One Format that will be missed

[@michaelmckeithan2293]

These are my favorite videos so far. I know you’ve done Danger! And now Orcust, but please do Thunder Dragon. I’d love to see Salamangreat and Sky Striker as well

[@crossdaboss8914]

Honestly this was my fav format to play all decks were very beatable and many rogue decks could be played like BA blockdragon

[@RoBin-ec1fd]

Same

[@rockbert6482]

This is my favorite Yugioh channel on ytube by far. This much quality of content has to be much more appreciated. Keep it up! PS: I topped a WCS with Orcust Sky Striker. It remains one of my favorite decks of all time and i do still play it pure sometime even today

[@buch4620]

Orcust the orchestra of pain for any opponent it faces

[@DesperateOak48]

I actually miss this format, but it was also when I was just getting back into the game, and it was fun having that wonderment of learning new combos and testing tons of decks. Also, I am so happy to have an Ulti Dingirsu like what was shown in the video

[@DanielFlores-fo1ee]

Late reply but it was the same case for me. After 10 years i came back to the game, i built a blue eyes deck and got destroyed so decided to build a strong deck no matter the price. Made orcust and to this day it’s still my favorite competitive deck I ever made. Currently play branded but orcust will always have a special place in my hear. I miss harp.

[@YuseiTheSynchroHero]

Those times where everybody was playing the Orcust engine in just about _EH VER REH THANG_ and I remember hating that. Nowadays, it's like they don't exist. The lore's neat btw.

[@bl00by_]

Every person during the zoo format:

[@WARLOCKJT]

Sky striker orcust is the best deck i’ve had and the most fun i’ve had with the game!

[@wa1922]

I miss those days man... I still trying to give orcust a chance ussing them with Lightsworm and Chaos

[@crusadiaduelist4950]

I'm not going to lie, this video, while not being the best visually or sound amazing... But this just hits diffrent orcust, eternal Format... I will hold you near and dear to my heart for the rest of my life

[@yamiugo4661]

How did this go over my head for so many years when I was playing YGO 😂

[@mercuryon8608]

Watching this because I play a lot of Orcust in Master Duel

[@RockerOf60s70s80s]

When I first saw the Orcust cards when they were released, I immediately knew that they were going to be broken. At my locals, they had a "free box" where people put cards they didn't want and anybody could take. I rummaged through it and basically had an Orcust deck core. When Knightmare Orcust came out, people suddenly started to try find stuff for Orcust from the free box, little did they know I took most of it due to their lack of faith in the archetype lol 😂. From that day, I won locals many times when I discovered the destruction loop you can do with Topologic Bomber Dragon. Basically still having monsters on field with 3 interruptions that didn't allow your opponent to have a field. Good times...

[@micahalan]

The background music you chose complement your videos so well. Man these videos are so good! It makes me wish I was around during these eras.

[@staytrue9209]

What a time to be alive. That banlist, then covid. Yugioh will never be the same.

[@brandondowdy5022]

It sucked I couldn't play in person

[@deanthelemur1716]

orcust is one of the most balanced decks, it has many weaknesses. and it never ends up on negates. its always interaction and follow ups.

[@deanthelemur1716]

without mermaid which should never have existed

[@deanthelemur1716]

essentially striker orcust format was the healthiest format, u had so many good decks at the time

[@felicen93]

Rip TOSS format, we miss you :(

[@quellonatolibero]

Engage 😿

[@yojimbojack1350]

Engage 🙂

[@u.a.perfectace7786]

I am excited for weekly content lets gooooo! Full power Orcust boards, like Altergiest, traumatized me in MR4 lol

[@Dan_Tasty]

Scrap Orcust was my second deck after getting back into the game with mechanized madness 😍 i missed the harp horror/engage days but still have a soft spot for them. Very keen to try them in eldlich

[@omega5040]

I remember those 3 months all 4 top decks were under $100 to build before they got banned to the shadow realm.

[@soundwave2825]

Something you kind of omitted was that near the last month before Knightmare Mermaid was banned, the reason why the Lunalight Orcust variant was THE BEST is because around that time the 2019 megatins were released and none other than Nibiru itself changed the entire game to the point combo decks had to be deckbuilt with one goal in mind: "Can i build a board without getting hit by Nibiru?". Enter, Lunalight. You got a rank 4 spamming engine that doubles as a link spam engine and being able to summon Azathot on the 5th summon then follow up with making Knightmare mermaid. Not only that but Lunalight Orcust was also the only orcust variant that could summon Azathot under the 5th summon AND had access to freaking Abyss Dweller before you got locked into DARK monsters. The Dancers definitely had the perfect synergy with the orchestra machines.

[@Scott45s]

Orcust is my favorite deck Hopefully Harp will return

[@lelouchlamperouge3566]

I miss orcust so much

[@moojza]

Picked up the deck right june of 2020 and been having fun since

[@Akkuseru]

It was my first deck, back in November 2018, and I still play it too, maybe it was what hooked me into the tcg coming from Duel Links.

[@VORTEX___]

me too! orcust is one of my favorites

[@thespclflash456]

Harp horror at 3 in MD. Knightmare orcust at 3 in MD. What a time to be alive

[@Bearlord771]

next video: how long will Dante be around for

[@postman6553]

Phantom knights did it first, and when orcrust got rusty banned I came for their kneecaps

[@pegacionspiral9451]

It was like a war zone, and orcust was the nuke

[@RisingJericho]

"Lunalight was the best Orcust deck" I feel like I just had a stroke hearing that

[@BrandonPaulLee]

Phantasmay helped a lot too. Fixed your hand with a draw effect, big body, a negate, or food for allure/grepher Awful card now, but outstanding back then

[@CristianUrenaYGO]

God I miss this deck

[@recklez8131]

My favourite deck I ever played was zombie orcust because that was the first deck I played that was really competitive and I felt like I was playing it really well mainly because I had been playing zombies for a long time and orcust just made that deck so strong.

[@BrandonBB4]

Uninteresting story: I currently almost exclusively play Orcust right now. I also did not play Yu-Gi-Oh when Orcust was meta-relevant. The only version of Orcust that I know is the neutered version that is played today. But idc I love the deck. The engine is really satisfying, the lore is gorgeous and I love the artwork.

[@VORTEX___]

me too! 100%!

[@Ramsey276one]

I don’t play it bu fully agree with that last sentence World Legacy can be an anime season BY ITSELF!

[@grandslamgrinderz7280]

Now we get to play tearlament orcust lol 😂

[@violinher0]

In short: because od harp horror and knightmare mermaid.

[@maxwellfolina8358]

Still my favorite deck ever. Only max rarity core I'll ever keep

[@alphathekineticguardian5478]

The eternal format is roughly the point when I joined Yu-Gi-Oh and while many wanted it gone and are still happy the four big decks of that era are gone, I kinda want them back. Maybe not at the power levels they were at but I miss Striker (my first competent deck) and I never got to play Orcust in it's prime despite coming to love it's current version. So yeah, when you said "eternal format is remembered fondly", I felt that on a personal level.

[@frankwest5388]

Ethernal Format honestly was a pretty solid one. A lot of diffrent META strategies that worked completely diffrent from each other and were very customizable. Just Thunder Dragon saw so many variations being viable and they all worked completely diffrently from each other. Pure Thunder Dragon, Thunder Control (with other stun monsters and back row), Danger Thunder (Which focuses on rank 8s), Crusadia Thunder Dragon, Thunder Dragon-Link, Thunder Dragon Orcust, Thunder Dragon Warrior toolbox. usw I've even saw a mad man play Thunder Dragon Spyrals (basically coloseus next to Sleeper) I honestly miss the format.

[@wolfie-_-ranger7932]

The eternal format was what drew me into the competitive scene in the first place. That being said, I respected every deck used in TOSS Format.

[@antonbrown17]

Konami seeing Sky Striker Orcust: perhaps we've made a mistake

[@franciscozunino5949]

LONG LIVE THE 2019 FORMAT. THE NEW AND BEST GOAT FORMAT. THE TOP 4 DECKS HAS AMAZING RECCURSION TO MAKE EVERY MATCH AMAZINGLY FUN

[@davidzhou2161]

yo blade would you be willing to do analyses for older meta decks? like "What Made PePe So Broken" or explaining spellbook and dragon ruler format, or even as far back as tengu plants?

[@DarthNash6]

Yeah, like “what made Glad Beasts the first Tier Zero deck” and stuff like that!

[@BladeYGO]

100%, the PePe and Dragon Ruler vids I have to hold onto for a while because those are big ones but be on the lookout for older ones!

[@1i1b00ki3]

Cool Video!! Can we get a "Why was Adamancipator Tier 0.5?" video?

[@shaula2706]

Those were good times

[@rtballinranger9368]

Orcust Harp Horror needs to be unlimited

[@kennyshiiee6441]

The song at the beginning of the video is Mathilda - Stockholm love

[@kristiancuales2964]

So this is what the AI do in their ORCUST combo.

[@randomeman3]

Very good video, I personally started playing more competitively during this time (I still played magnet warriors or invoked mekk) and looking back really enjoyed this time in the game.

[@Zedariath]

I miss harp. What a card.

[@Bdubbski]

Wish this was longer 😩 Amazing video! Thank you

[@nicololeone1171]

Could you publish a "Why was Sky Strikers tier 1?" Video, it'd be deeply appreciated.

[@MrMark28]

Eternal format is one of my fav... what a great video.

[@DeathMetalDuelist666]

I’d argue the end of eternal format with striker orcust was a tier .5/0 format.

[@Ramsey276one]

Can you people give feedback on this card? It’s basically My YGO Archetype version of Bayonetta WitchTime ZyxG - Shadow Scholars ShadeStringer Counter Trap You can Banish the top and bottom card from your Deck to activate this card from your Hand, then after resolving, shuffle it into the Deck (if from Hand) or Banish it (if from GY) While you control a “Shadow Scholars” monster, and a Spell/Trap or its Effect is activated that would target that monster or its column, You can move that monster to another empty Main Monster Zone to Special Summon a “ZyxG Shade Token” with the same stats of that monster to the Zone it was in, then, even if you didn’t, that monster is flipped face-down and unaffected by Spell/Trap Effects for the rest of the turn. Once per turn: While this card is in the GY, if you Flip Summon a “Shadow Scholars” monster, Special Summon a “Zyx Shade Token” that is a Tuner Normal Monster with same stats as the Flip Summoned Monster.

[@buch4620]

After playing master duel ranked around platinum range I don’t feel so bad when using orcust anymore

[@shion126]

I really miss this format, while I'm personally not a fan of orcust (combo decks), it was such a balanced format with half combo half control decks and so many more strategies being playable beyond that. This format was 100% my personal golden age of yugioh for me.

[@benjaminkuch2558]

I think it would be cool if the next banlist wasn't hitting the current top decks, but instead releasing cards from Decks like Orcust, Salamangreat or Sky Strikers, so there could be a much more diverse format.

[@antonbrown17]

Forgot how strong full power Orcust was holy shit that format was a nightmare

[@solonely5719]

They just added some of these cards to duel links and it became tier 1 overnight 😂

[@melffyrabby1009]

I miss sky striker orcust so much It was a super fun deck to play, and can be safely called one of the most strongest decks ever

[@emilyevans8840]

It was so amazing!

[@DaviRenania]

And it didn't rely on negates, except for the trap.

[@bl00by_]

Haven't they also played widow anchor?

[@Alex-u6n5l]

ANY 2 MONSTERS FULL ORCUST COMBO

[@Ichizaka_Kururi]

Now it's dominating duel links

[@Wormopera]

Because it has badass artwork and name

[@niklasstg6957]

People should know that orcust can still grind into oblivion if you let it

[@piropie6618]

Man, even though orcust it's now powercreep, i still love the archetype, i played since the first wave of support and to the list that killed TOS formad, played almost every variant and saw multiple success with each and every one, i hope one day we get harp back so i can go back and play it, even as a rouge option Big copium but man i cannot express the joy that deck bringed me during TOS, yeah PK-orcust it's a thing but i prefer playing a competent PK variant than the orcust one xd

[@IRoIN100]

Yo I haven't been on your channel for a hot minute; damn your voice changed a bit!

[@LunaDachi]

When you say Eternal Format I think of Kozmo, Monarch, PK Fire format lol

[@alialluaibi3008]

You should do "Why Eldlich is a Tier 1 deck" !

[@shion126]

There is a reason why it's called "why" and not is. It explains the entire history of it, thus you cannot do it in the middle of it's prime.

[@lucasoescolhidoficial]

I miss Orcust so much...

[@dreamybull1509]

2019 was such a good year for Yu-Gi-Oh, especially after the cancer that was 2018

[@kosachilles2504]

Another great video! Loved it man

[@nimrodkeren783]

Love your history videos man keep it up

[@kevinarturourrutiaalvarez2613]

Last time I was this early setting one and passing was a good opener

[@mustafamrouweh7873]

Harp horror, the PK link That's why it was tier 1

[@emilyevans8840]

Even after rusty was banned orcust was nuts when they still had harp

[@gungnir382]

Harp is back, Baby!

[@kolla5415]

Konami always released strong cards and they ban those cards a couple of formats later. I do wonder why they keep printing powerful cards and eventually ban them.

[@JakeTheJay]

I wonder how good a pure version of this classic mr4 deck would be if harp was unbanned

[@evcurls416]

Depending if its at 1 or 3, the deck would honestly be way more consistent. So you probably wouldnt have to play so many bricks Maybe be able to make borreload savage dragon in the deck now too

[@duelistalliance1071]

Combo off. Summon mermaid. Mermaid eff? Full orcust combo. 🤣

[@bl00by_]

Summon mermaid is for some people too hard. Cough farfa cough.

[@itsmesteve1081]

Who else is here after they just added orcust dingirsu to duel links?

[@typhlocf5062]

All 4!? The world legacy era ended with 5 top decks.

[@Aceshot-uu7yx]

Lore the meta deck

[@Chadfill8348]

2 words: Harp Horror

[@WhiteRabbit644]

Next video idea : Why Is BladeYGO tier0

[@lewisacosta2891]

It’s slowly coming back they just need to unban the knightmares

[@crusadiaduelist4950]

I've been playing the deck since it's inseption, I'd say it was debatabily tier 0

[@zodiacbroadubull6781]

tier 1 tbh it was met with 3 other top decks and had good games with each