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Welcome to Master Duel Arena! In each episode, duelists will draft decks using Hearthstone's Arena draft format! Three cards of equal rarity appear, but only one may be chosen! Once decks are built, duelists will play a best two-out-of-three match to see who will reign supreme in Master Duel Arena!
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[@JoshuaSchmidtYGO]

Thanks for having me, it was very fun! Also some of you have noticed my main webcam wasn’t working on the say we recorded for some reason so I had to use the backup one, my bad 😅

[@Author_G]

The Man, the Myth, the Legend himself! Great showing, Joshua!

[@VolcanicAkuma555]

Master Duel Arena is why Wednesday is becoming one of my favorite says of the week.

[@Rubelheim]

Going from the last episode to this is like setting the difficulty from Coughing Baby to Hydrogen Bomb

[@MasterQuestMaster]

Coughing Bomb vs Hydrogen Baby :)

[@FN-170]

Today I learn about runick draft

[@Mr.Stitch]

Better than bystial runick??

[@thiccupcake]

runick glad beast

[@ashikjaman1940]

​@@thiccupcake second only to Runick War Rock

[@Rypio_39]

Make more with Joshua Schmidt, we love him

[@bloodarcher7841]

You do. He’s a clown. Talented but a clown

[@leviathan5207]

and he loves raye

[@SamTheFable]

So glad Josh didn't ignore Insect Knight's unmatched battle prowess.

[@jasonjanisewski78]

Talk about a Massive Jump in Difficulty from last week (Rarran) to this Week. That is like going against a potato then your next opponent is Godzilla.

[@AdvanceWarrior]

48:50 Cimo: *Draws Jinzo* Joshua: "Can you just draw like that Jinzo?" I admit I laughed out loudly at that timing.

[@breadeater1194]

World Champ Difference took out Cimo's unearthly luck

[@zeidissaoui2908]

world champion difference took over the protagonist plot armor

[@hightidekraken]

A collab i did NOT see coming but im all here for it

[@ryanjohnson3392]

It’s amazing how even in a draft format, you can see just how good Josh is at this game. His ability to manage his cards is just so good.

[@adolcorsei7390]

Omg Cimo you held onto Smashing Ground way too long when there's a perfect target in Spirit Reaper to use it on. You allowed him enough turns to draw Magic Drain to negate your card.

[@ducky36F]

Cimo holds onto his cards to long very frequently

[@CelusKingFTW]

Timing on that mole was insane

[@JosephHk743]

The man himself, Josh! Long episode, but both sides had pretty strong decks for an arena setting. Josh had a ton of clutch pickups like Gellenduo, Spirit Reaper, and Grand Mole. Cool that Alex was able to make Absolute Zero.

[@cameraredeye3115]

Only to get yeeted by Grand Mole.

[@gunchar06]

Jeez from Rarran to Joshua Schmidt, that's pretty much like as if Kefla after ragdolling SSG Goku would've straight up faced MUI Goku next XD...

[@r3zaful]

And Joshua is holding back lmao

[@ajkcool]

Can you translate to Yu-Gi-Oh terms?

[@rebound1340]

⁠@@ajkcoolimagine beating tristian in a duel, while he’s using joeys episode 2 deck And then dueling Atem while he’s using heart of the cards to draw everything he wants (but imagine he has a better deck)

[@WyvernKnightBright]

This was pretty awesome to watch. :) Been playing a lot of Master Duel Arena Edison recently (Admittedly mostly with my own custom Cube to spice things up) Some things I've noticed about Edison with the standard weights of rarity, it's really hard to pull off the Hero fusions, as a lot of the components need to fall into place, either you don't see Miracle, or you don't get a usable Fusion monster usually. Don't diss Gemini's, they were actually playable around this time. Be ready for extra decks full of Essedari, Plaguespreader Synchros and Gaia Knight's, in testing me and my friends had multiple drafts where we had to take 3 copies of multiple of these. Even if they were completely dead, which makes playing for Synchro plays extremely awkward if they're not specifically for easy Gaia/Urbellum spam. Josh's "I just picked Good stuff." approach generally seems to be the way to go. Synergies are just usually too inconsistent if most of your cards don't function on their own, and I'd rather have decent situational Spell/Trap answers partnered with Beatsticks than monsters that need other cards to function properly alongside subpar backrow. Take Cimo's draft here for example, a lot of his cards struggle with just getting ran over or matched by a 1900 beatstick, meanwhile we have E-tele with one target in deck, and I'd generally have another beatstick over a fair amount of his spell/trap card choices. Don't blame him though, I drafted similarly my first few times playing Edison too.

[@WannabeX29]

In the 2nd game, my man has 3 spells on all his deck and he draws them all, he's just build different

[@danielmarquez1111]

Maybe a small thing. I know we see the decks at the end but maybe a small preview of both the decks prior too the matches would be nice. Sometimes it's possible to blank on some of the cards that were drafted.

[@teafollet5361]

Cimo going on a side quest to summon Absolute Zero was a lot of fun … even though it never activated its effect haha

[@tonyroot3047]

The mole is too strong 🦫

[@AljoschaW1993]

From Anime Boomer too German Weltmeister (Worldchamp) Extrem hard difficulty 🔓

[@sammydray5919]

Easily my favorite episode of this series yet. My two favorite content creators drafting and dueling it out was awesome!!! And probably the first episode where I WASN'T rooting for Cimo lmao 😂

[@Kryptonaut0]

This is like going from fist fighting a pillow to a grizzly bear that's already got their teeth on your nether region(had to add my own comparison) 😂

[@clarosk2518]

Honestly sick to see Dark Nephthys put in work! I was actually looking into the card not long ago in consideration for a Darksworn Jank strategy in Edison. It's definitely cracked in sealed, a Special Summonable 2400 beatstick that outs Spells and Traps!

[@jacobrcorreia]

Shocked to see that Josh remembered how to play a deck that doesn't have any Runicks

[@douglasinacio5617]

I guess you don’t watch his streams at all? lol

[@andleepfarooqui7874]

Honestly, i think if you don’t know your deck, you pick gale every time. It’s just a good monster on its iwn even if you don’t synchro

[@andleepfarooqui7874]

Like normal summon Gale just outs stardust and any other monster with 2500 or less ATK. While Caius may be more impactful, it requires you to already have setup to utilize whereas Gale gets better with setup but is fine without it

[@RickertUrgen]

Gale was 100% a better choice. It outs Reaper too which is funny. Beats anything under 2450 on its own. lv 3 tuner, Dark, 1300 atk which isn't bad either.

[@sammydray5919]

​@@RickertUrgenWhy 2450? It can beat 2500 atk monsters as well. Its why its able to pretty comfortably check stuff like stardust dragon on its own

[@RickertUrgen]

@@sammydray5919 yeah.. I meant 2550 atk witout crashing

[@lollinosolid8999]

11:44 you indeed cannot ignore his battle prowess

[@RickKong1998]

53:20 In OCG(which is also what master duel follows) the return to extra deck trigger rules changed in MR5, which is April 2020, a relatively recent change

[@lovelaxo]

mr5 :p

[@RickKong1998]

@@lovelaxo true XD

[@yangbriel]

Let’s see more Edison drafts!

[@arielgomes7989]

Has been so long since I've seen a pro set heavy, thank you Josh

[@antonionatale6473]

4:45 Josh illuminated by the light of Heaven😂

[@MrDegan2]

the greed to get 1 draw killed cimo in g1, should have just used the fusion on the turn he summoned Gallis to maybe get something going

[@PixelSageYT]

It is pretty interesting to watch the duels and then the draft to see the thought process that went into the decks but also still being surprised at what each person plays!

[@lukehull8865]

I love these drafts and im ever so thankful for the people that made them, but respectfully. Unless there's some rules put in place or the pool changed the edison pool is so so bad for draft

[@spacepsycat]

Quick 2-0 that surprised no one. Josh is a prodigy.

[@AdamGaffney96]

Even though this and GOAT are clearly a bit more complex than when I played Yu-Gi-Oh in school with friends, these draft versions of the formats seem incredibly fun and like something I could actually get into. There's a world where I could've enjoyed modern Yu-Gi-Oh I'm sure, but that boat has sailed and I think this is the right balance of complexity with what I remember to enjoy!

[@jakejankowski4591]

predictions before finishing video, cimoo will overthink everything

[@Sailing10cjm]

Edison draft is so much fun, really cool that you both were able to show off most of your cards

[@alooonie7516]

MD Arena is one of the best things I've done on MD. Thank you Cimoooo

[@whimsical1066]

Edison > Goat

[@janjan-xr2qi]

And it’s not even close

[@potatoexe5410]

As a format, yes, as a draft base off MD, it's wonky as fuck and ass to pull from due to the rarity of certain cards and the card pool making the decks really janky

[@traplover6357]

​@@potatoexe5410yeah, rarity felt weird with this one vs the GOAT one.

[@shakeweller]

Current Yugioh > retro format. If i want slow games Id rather play MTG.

[@whimsical1066]

@@shakeweller You should. No one would miss you. Current yugioh isn't even yugioh anymore. You just watch your opponent play like a dumfk. I'd rather do something that requires skill instead. Edison isn't even slow. If you think this video represents Edision then let me educate you, it doesn't.

[@ak47dragunov]

The legendary crossover finally graces us with its presence

[@jadeluminescence]

Cimo and Josh collab made my day

[@That1NerdyFriend]

Ok can I just say there was some massive top deck shenanigans (miracle, mole, etc) I would of really liked to see I game 3 because games 1 and 2 were both 50% spirit reaper beat down

[@TheTaintedWisdom]

48:55 - True, but fortunately for JoshuaSchmidt, it's not like Cimooooooo was given the chance to get an easy normal summon that could cycle to a Glad beast that could've popped Reaper, had a removal effect of its own, and was a key summon requirement for one of the best monsters in the format or anything like that... ...20:39

[@retr0pearce765]

Today I learn about Grand Mole Runick

[@mikehawk8984]

I legit did a spit take with my tea when I saw the thumbnail 😂

[@Bladerunner-sn7tv]

Coughing baby vs hydrogen bomb personified.

[@karldrogo7437]

That was really fun. I'm hoping to see a rematch soon considering one of the recent episodes of Heart of the Cast.

[@Shinde425]

24:30 “we haven’t seen any other glads…” You saw bestiari and commented on how you coulda taken Gyzarus earlier 😅

[@mageius]

As a quick follow-up, I do still think polymerization should be allowed as a three of as far as having access to automatically. Yes it's cheap instincts a tiny bit but it also allows for the fusions to be more live.

[@lovelaxo]

i think it would genuinely be quite terrible though

[@mageius]

@lovelaxo RJ would probably work well, Ruxin it would depend more on the era played.

[@cameraredeye3115]

This isn't Sealed Showdown. Maybe the free 3x Polymerization would work there, but this is something totally different.

[@mageius]

Hey Ruxin and RJ on at some point. As I I think those would be some interesting matches.

[@codyparsons2065]

Great episode but damn they need to fix this draft simulator. They give you like no spells and traps and 500 monsters

[@Syrinfox]

"The only other Glad Beast I found was Equest." Cimo does realize Bestiari is a Glad Beast right?

[@LeandroAlmeida-nd4kr]

Omg Cimo and Josh

[@Lyricaon]

Cimooos protagonist powers are no match for Joshs world champion diff.

[@tsaad41]

This was amazing, Long Live Grand Mole!!!

[@harrisonlipton]

This is so sick

[@DP-ok9lp]

So glad Josh is here. Bring in Frazer next

[@Ivan.striker]

Honestly i felt like Josh had a lot of lower power level cards but he made it all work so good. Truly the example of how much difference a good player makes. I would’ve drafted differently from him and played a lot worse too, he’s just built different I guess

[@pilzgnom2329]

This was great we need more from you two together

[@lostorigin1836]

"Smashing bottomless Turtle"

[@gerald_axl]

You can see Josh is excited so cool

[@rezzytheskyguy]

LMAOOO Cimo: SR, SR, R, SR, SR, N, UR, SR Joshua: R, N, N, N, R, N, N, N, N Also Joshua: W, W, W, W, W, W

[@P3TER_Official23]

I was screaming for Cimo to Miracle Fuse during that first Duel Also the same Duel, it's kinda funny how Josh has been shitting on Chithonian Blast the whole draft and didn't pop that one with Nephtys

[@rickaaay3938]

GOsh i love Josh so much

[@Mut4ntG4m3r]

so THIS is how it looks if the protagonist looses :D

[@RedmanRed33]

7:56 “Smashing Bottomless Turtle” Joseph we found your new sub sound

[@nogghorn7080]

MY LIFE FOR MR. SCHMIDT

[@JohnnyVasquez8]

I love that Cimo has been collaborating with others!!! He’s 3/3 on this series. I enjoyed all 3 episodes so far. Also, I thought Cimo drafted really good but he lost. 😬

[@aaronarceneaux1564]

Josh sitting next to the sun for this one

[@dorianh3986]

Seeing you choose luster dragon over spirit reaper made me want to gouge my eyes out

[@KnightlyBrosGaming]

Absolutely love these Draft videos. Gotta say though, it reminds me why I despised Bottomless Trap Hole back in the day. 😂

[@epthopper]

“Can you just draw like, that Jinzo”

[@alpha_neandethal_primarch]

Me and the boys love Mr Schmidt

[@evilleprachaun8cake]

Was Cimo too greedy in the first game?

[@adolcorsei7390]

Yes he was. Pretty annoying how he kept leaving Spirit Reaper up with a Smashing Ground for too many turns. It gave Joshua enough turns to draw Magic Drain, the one card that makes Cimo's destruction cards useless.

[@habibb9531]

That man champion or not is asssss at drafting

[@tcg-channel3761]

The Effekt isn’t even Loading, that’s how bad it is😂🎉

[@DoNotFearTheReapa]

Is there a discord or something where people actually play arena draft? I would be interested in smashing out some edison/goat drafts

[@mr___19k54]

omg yes I love runick deaft

[@Jeffet629]

Best series on the channel

[@ryanthecringeanimator9541]

36:57 yes it does make Goyo. Idk why you both thought Goyo needs EARTH non-Tuners

[@absentmindedshirokuma8539]

Master duel didn't have goyo pre errata

[@ryanthecringeanimator9541]

@absentmindedshirokuma8539 Goyo post errata only needs a Earth Tuner though so could've still made Goyo

[@brandedPato]

Why is Essedarii ok Edison format when it came out on Extreme Victory? The mysteries of life

[@chimmyinfernape9189]

I’d love to see a older champion please read this and find Kris perovic such a funny guy

[@viktorserrano3386]

My man cimo got destroyed 😂 joshua literally stole all the protag powers

[@janjan-xr2qi]

Oh good. I’m glad it’s not all prehistoric Yugioh

[@SakuraAvalon]

Now it's Cretaceous Yugioh.

[@ducky36F]

I don’t understand how people who don’t like retro yugioh even find their way over here… retro yugioh is like almost everything Cimo does 😂

[@megaspacewaffles]

With adding Edison cards… you need to get @Zuczid on the show

[@laserwolf65]

I second this.

[@hat_sauce3846]

Yooo he's great.

[@zachmessinger7661]

Josh Schmidt is a psychic type

[@christopherhart1640]

This series is awesome

[@arbitrary5226]

they did like every 1st of in this vid 1 contact fusion; miracle; synchro; hell josh gemini summoned

[@passaroquetzalcoatlus6205]

next draft will be a mathmech sky striker plants pile

[@shoken4421]

Hold on a minute isn't spirit reapers effect that as long as it's in defense you take no battle damage?

[@reinhardsteckin5444]

No xD it rips a card from the opponents hand when doing direct battle and blows itself up when its targeted. Those are its only effects

[@andrewmatthews3605]

I want to see an arena tournament sooooooooo bad

[@johnlewandoski1645]

This arena series is my second favorite thing you put out cimo masochist is still a litttle more fun.

[@yazanabbadi4247]

So next episode Josh will be facing someone else since Cimo couldn't win and exit the arena, right?

[@ctusiard9755]

Joshua is surprisingly subdued outside streams.

[@irukazef]

His Runickless Runick just too powerful

[@treashtyl89]

37:07 cimoo said you need a earth tuner and a non tuner earth monster for goyo you only need a earth tuner cimoo does not know yugioh at all

[@GeekEtSeduisant]

How do you do to get all the cards from the arena in master duel ? Do you have to pay for them ?

[@nm2358]

Cimo V Schmidt is effectively Atem V Kaiba

[@TheNewblade1]

It's seems to be balance despite, but the rarity system would be different in Edison. Cards like trag and debris would have been considered sr if not ur

[@258thHiGuy]

Yo Cimo got the Master Duel Arena cover card