Can I Make It To Master Rank with PALEOZOIC?

[@MrNova_404]

Here are my rough calculations of the average length of duels in the Paleozoic Ladder Climb. Paleozoics had 118 duels on-stream. Of those: 8 duels were under 2 minutes in length. 9 duels at 2 and 5 minutes. 34 duels at 6-10 minutes. 25 duels at 11-15 minutes. 21 duels at 16-20 minutes. 12 duels at 21-25 minutes. 4 duels at 26-30 minutes. 4 duels at 31-40 minutes. And 1 duel that went over 40 minutes. The longest Paleozoic duel went for over 42 minutes. Using the average of those ranges, the average Paleozoic duel was 13.3 minutes in length. The average stream length of the first 5 Paleozoic streams was 5 hours 2 minutes and 4 seconds. With the 10 hour 6th stream, the average stream length goes up to 5 hours 58 minutes and 7 seconds. For comparison, Gold Pride had 117 on-stream duels. Of those: 8 duels were under 2 minutes in length. 31 duels at 2 and 5 minutes. 46 duels at 6-10 minutes. 23 duels at 11-15 minutes. 7 duels at 16-20 minutes. 1 duels at 21-25 minutes. 1 duels at 26-30 minutes. The longest Gold Pride duel went for over 28 minutes. Using the average of the ranges, the average Gold Pride duel was 8.2 minutes in length. The average stream length of Gold Pride was 4 hours 39 minutes and 59 seconds. And for a second comparison because I also could go back and look through the Memento footage I have, Memento also had 117 on-stream duels. Of those: 19 duels were under 2 minutes in length. 24 duels at 2 and 5 minutes. 39 duels at 6-10 minutes. 20 duels at 11-15 minutes. 11 duels at 16-20 minutes. 2 duels at 21-25 minutes. 1 duels at 26-30 minutes. The longest Memento duel was also over 28 minutes. Using the average ranges once again, the average Memento duel was 8.09 minutes in length. The average stream length of Memento was 4 hours 27 minutes and 32 seconds.

[@The_Pleb_King]

Commenting so I remember to read it later. Damn. I knew Paleo was a longer deck. But I didn't realize it actually took quantitatively longer than every other deck. That's nuts. Shame the deck is too damn fun to not play

[@vergillives9890]

Thank you for the great work

[@vergillives9890]

And this is for pleb king gets his reminder

[@Solaris_XT]

Nice

[@HazeEmry]

Holy damn those are long duels. Love the breakdown

[@GeargianoXG]

3 hours? these two paleo games will be legendary ❤

[@aestedia]

LMAFO

[@HazeEmry]

So true bestie

[@alexcallender]

Bro’s been waiting all month to make this joke

[@chrisb.2028]

2? I thought it was 1

[@kiashangovender5221]

How can I possibly unsubscribe from this channel, the showmanship alone is enough to make me stay

[@adamweideman4193]

Bro right ? Honestly I think he's yugituber out because his showmanship is soooo far above everyone else's it's crazy

[@UranoSteam]

@@adamweideman4193 Yeah he's an entertainer at heart

[@ILikePi31415926535]

Honestly this deck is such a breath of fresh air, and I think it's because this deck runs 0 hand traps and also just doesn't care about your opponent’s hand traps (mostly) Considering how long it's been a "run 15 hand traps" meta this is so much fun to watch

[@halfrohp]

Quick note: when you flip the Trap Paleos with Daruma Cannon, they lose their immunity to monster effects when flipped face up

[@nikhilsrivastava5459]

It also forgets that it needs to be banished when leaving the field

[@gentlefist4397]

​@@nikhilsrivastava5459 does that mwan you can summon them again when they go to gy?

[@kinohara8635]

Shhhhh, no need to reveal these secrets to the ether 😂

[@danielecogotti8394]

Don't they go to the backrow?

[@nikhilsrivastava5459]

@@danielecogotti8394 They are not treated as traps anymore when they summon themselves, so no

[@kawaiiprophet9410]

Can’t believe Hardleg harnessed 1% of Joshua Schmitt’s power to play 2 paleo games

[@kingbeerz7978]

I didn't realise until most of the way through, but this deck runs like no hand traps. No ass blassum, no bug no called by. It's just so quirky and its internal engine is somehow strong enough to work without them. Actually feel very appropriate. using ancient creatures to drag your opponent back to a time before handtrap spam.

[@vaporeonice3146]

This was my favorite ladder climb of all time. Joe made this deck look SO FUN, and I can see why Joshua Schmidt likes it so much. That said, I can’t imagine playing it in paper Yugioh; the number of potential triggers to attend to and lingering effects is staggering, especially with how long the turns take. Also, the editor deserves an award for this whole episode, and especially for making a pure Paleo vs. Tear Paleo look and sound like the most badass, high octane combat I’ve ever seen. The animation they put on Zeus was also amazing.

[@MrNova_404]

I went a little hog wild on that one. But it was a special duel that deserved it.

[@JamesNintendoTurd]

I want to point out, the Zeus animation is actually in-game, since you make it sound like it was edited in.

[@thehaymaker8056]

It's not that hard in paper tbh. The trickiest part is weird lp halving totals and tracking what you have access to in GY lol and biggest of all - dealing with TIME RULES

[@MrNova_404]

Whoever edited this together is really handsome.

[@safeandsound712]

The editor had a lot of fun with this one 😂😂😂❤❤❤ i like it.

[@MrNova_404]

I did. I'm glad it came through.

[@Dexter_1309]

@@MrNova_404 You are very much appreciated, love it!

[@MatterTheCause]

LOL the editor COOKED on this video. Hats off to you, Mr. Nova

[@MrNova_404]

😁

[@billpetrak]

My thoughts, exactly!

[@saveumberto]

Man I feel so proud of myself. I started playing yugioh like less then a year ago. Back then any interaction and understanding what each deck could do would be so hard. Now I was able to follow the world championship without too much trouble and I can follow along a lot easier on your ladder climb videos. I just wanted to thank you hardleg because you truly are one of the best teachers this entire community has, you make sure your viewers aren't lost on weird interactions like rise to full height or why you are making certain plays in advance. Its helped me a ton to get this far.

[@alannanetz3662]

As someone who watches the raw hard leg stream it is crazy how you got almost 24 hours of material and content condensed down into almost 3 hours

[@MrNova_404]

This month's streams total to over 35 hours thanks to that 10 hour stream on day 6 and the regular extra hour on most of the other streams. I did my best.

[@alannanetz3662]

Great job brotha

[@miguelcardona8430]

I’m so happy when you upload these ladder climbs , the last six months have been hell for me and your videos make me forget most of my troubles for a couple of hours , thank you

[@fabiant.2485]

The mirror match was glorious and a thing of beauty! I've seen some people hating on paleo but to me this level of back and forth is 100x more fun than the usual combo/negate games that essentially end on turn 0.

[@alexcallender]

Agreed. The mirror might be a pain, but to me it embodies the back and forth of classic Yugioh - the thing that made most of us fall in love with this game in the first place. Would rather play against Paleo any day compared to modern negate-slop strategies.

[@MarioLopez-xs3vc]

Yeah, I like playing grindy decks and had some great games using Ninja, Sky Striker and Paleos themselves against the things. You can basically chill and have a relaxing time while trying to pick each other's boards apart, if that makes sense.

[@renaldyhaen]

Control Vs Control deck usually always more difficult than normal duel, but it always fun. The control mirror is maybe the peak, because both of you know how to play and beat the deck. And your action sometimes give opponent an advantages too.

[@neoneanderthal2658]

It's always nice when Joe gets to play a deck he enjoys. The videos are so much more entertaining when he's having fun. I don't remember if it was Odd Eyes or Galaxy Eyes where you could just feel he wasn't into it as much. My favourite episode is still Nouvelle and this comes so close to it. But how we got no "They lack critical information" in this particular episode I'll never know. Grats on piloting the bugs without The Bug to M1. Especially in the mirror. That guy was pulling ALL the stops.

[@Pyroniusburn]

This was kinda perfect for what I personally wanna see out of a ladder climb, it's not "trendy" deck that just came out or got big support recently, but Joe can still make it work and have fun with it.

[@ILikePi31415926535]

​@Pyroniusburn I personally like when it threads the middle i.e. a newer deck that Joe likes (Like Scareclaw or Generaider) but having one of these sleeper archetypes every so often is great

[@dennispaefgen8286]

That mirror match was both peak editing and peak comedy. This one's gotta be my favorite episode so far!

[@Paytonzane]

This was an incredible watch; what a fun deck. And a SIXTY-FOUR percent win rate is insane! Also, just realized the end; we're going from ancient fish to slightly less ancient fish, WOO!

[@rhyshuffaker8658]

I honestly like how this show gets to show off wacky Archetypes and strategys that aren't seen often cuz they're outside of the meta, I makes for fun games to watch, cuz it always feels like I'm learning something new about yugioh

[@WarioLandIV]

It's really insane how much the magician's hat adds to your aura. I wholeheartedly believe all the flashy intro edits are just something you can do with reality at a whim.

[@nikhilsrivastava5459]

These edits (and the intros) are the only reasons why I watch these videos even after I watch the entire climb through all the VODs on the Raw Harldleg channel

[@MrNova_404]

I'm glad you did and enjoyed it.

[@zylo4029]

These ladder climb videos are so good I barely even play master duel anymore. You show off and teach us a whole new deck, (often multiple variants of a deck), every single month and it’s all for free? Damn you’re awesome, wish I had the money to support you because you sure deserve it

[@safeandsound712]

10+ hour final stream was hard to eagerly wait through and watch, but the final climb came out great ❤and I could tell you really had fun and enjoyed the deck. Similar to ghoti over a year ago, my favorite climbs are the ones that you really have fun playing with. The happier you are the funnier you tend to be. Seeing you salty can be fun in moderation too of course but we gotta give you something fun every now and again for balance sake. Good job Joe. Keep it up . I really love your channel

[@patrickhughes6158]

Editor absolutely killed this one the Paleo mirror match was so well done so many funny bits!

[@MrNova_404]

Thank you very much!

[@TrickRoomFan]

Hardleg could only play fortune fairies for the rest of time, and I would still show up for the top hat every video.

[@yogsothoth915]

2:05:17 birds with flower cardian sleeves...? That's classy

[@Lexadin]

I always did like the Paleo card's designs and I'm glad there's a deck that uses them for more then just being a Rank 2/material engine. Also that mirror match was insane.

[@janjan-xr2qi]

How the heck is this ladder climb so short? If any of there were gonna be extra extra extra long, it absolutely should’ve been Paleo

[@MrNova_404]

I may have made some deals with some devils. I should be okay though. I just always smell like sulfur now.

[@starbomber]

Shoutout to the editor who is doing meme archeology with this edit :3

[@MrNova_404]

I'm old in internet years. I don't keep up with slang and trends of kids these days.

[@logandaley1544]

I never expected to want to run a trap control deck but after watching this it looks very fun.

[@blubblubby5745]

My favorite ladder climbs so far were Ghoti and Ninja, and now Paleo is definitely up there too. Excellent work Joe!

[@zylo4029]

Ayy those ladder climbs are my favourite too! Ghoti is my pet deck and Ninja is my friend’s pet deck so I’m quite familiar with both of them and it was really fun seeing how he did with them, gotta say though this one is also fantastic and I’m not even halfway through it

[@blubblubby5745]

@@zylo4029 You and your friend have good taste! I encourage you to watch this other yugituber named Deepsea Darew. He plays exclusively water decks and has crafted a lot of solid Ghoti builds for TCG/MD.

[@blubblubby5745]

@@zylo4029 You and your friend got good taste my friend! I recommend you look at another Yugituber by the name of Deepsea Darew. He has theory crafted a lot of Ghoti in TCG/MD and has made a bunch of solid decklists. My favorite way of playing Ghoti on MD is with Coelacanth lol

[@halfrohp]

Paleozoics are one of my favorite archetypes

[@alexcallender]

Wish the deck wasn’t so expensive in Master Duel, but I agree. There are so many fun things you can do with it, and I’ve always had a thing for trap based control decks.

[@thatonetacobellguy]

Took me 4 days but I finally finished the video. What a journey!

[@Furiora]

I just stumbled across this channel today, words are hard for me, but I wanted to say how much I admire you for taking something often viewed as making you "lesser" then others, and basing your entire branding around it. I dunno, it just makes my brain do the happy juices when I see people who could be moping around about physical or mental disabilities say "fuck that!" and keep doing what they love. I just hope I got the positivity I wanted to across.

[@Ragnarok540]

I like that this deck doesn't need handtraps, omninegates, floodgates, or the need to combo for 10 minutes, just set 5 and patiently control the duel. The keyword is patience, I have played against a few Paleo decks lately and most of these players were not capable of waiting until the best moments to activate rollback.

[@MattAnd]

What a great climb! Really fun, awesome deck that it was great to see the deck comeback after being dead for so long! I watched the vods this time, so just dropping by to give a view like and comment, but it was a great time all the way through and I was never bored even watching the unedited footage - great job Joe!

[@Piggly8w8]

Duel 113 was honestly my favorite of the video. I didn’t feel anywhere near this much excitement from the days of full power Tear mirror, but this mirror was amazing!

[@Hoixon]

There's some very fun editing here. Good job to MrNova for keeping the duels refreshing and not too grindy (a feat for the trap deck)

[@METAS0MA]

45:58 I was not expecting a reference to the Sifl and Olly show, but if any yugituber is gonna be crescent fresh I am not surprised it was Joe

[@ak47dragunov]

This was one of the funnest ladder climbs I've ever watched.

[@HazeEmry]

Not feeling too great, drifting in and out of sleep and I notice my favourite series on KZbin has a new instalment. I'll rewatch it to properly appreciate everything later, just glad I got good company atm. Yknow when you're so sick you feel sappy? Me rn

[@ares5gamer]

It's been a while since I fully Watched a ladder climb. This was super enjoyable and so was the editing. Props to everyone who worked on it.

[@MrNova_404]

Thank you.

[@AkumaSoul1]

That intro was on point, somehow these keep getting better!

[@ParadoxMania13]

Been a silent fan since a year or two and I love your current projects, sadly due to timezones beeing a thing I'm almost never awake by the time you're streaming. However the second channel is perfect for cases like this. The ladder clims are always a little highlight of my month, they are entertaining and even aducational at times.

[@MrNova_404]

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@CiaranMchugh-t8p]

Happy birthday, Hardleg! I've been watching you for years on another account, especially during lockdown. Your videos have always been a highlight for me. I used to love the DBC with Jibbles, and I remember sending you a message when I was trying to get into YouTubing. I was so happy when you replied! You’re not just a fantastic Yu-Gi-Oh! content creator; you’re a true dueltainer and a genuinely cool guy. Keep up the amazing work!

[@AudioLeka]

3:11:04 made my whole week

[@Kurinth]

the editing on duel 113 was truly something to behold

[@MrNova_404]

Thank you!

[@Clarkafer47]

0:01 Loved this intro!

[@chaosbug7]

Man am I so happy to see Paleozoic do so well. I have a fondness for decks that play on a different axis and can put up one heck of a grind game, and seeing Transaction Rollback breathing new life into Paleo so well and allowing them to use such fun tech cards made this ladder climb very enjoyable to watch.

[@matthewdecastro5259]

so much effort on these videos hope you take it easy from time to time Hardleg

[@t3hi84n2g]

I wonder how many of your viewers even saw the Sifl and Ollie Show. Good to know im not the only one who randomly gets that stuck in my head from time to time. And shoutout to the editor, you are doing some great work, i like your style.

[@MrNova_404]

Thanks.

[@lewyg]

I started playing paleo not long ago and its so much fun. The back and forth match's, the grind game and the length of gamesl make it feel like yu gi oh did back when i first started playing. Loved this ladder climb.

[@lgnmcrules]

You single handedly made me want to play Paleo

[@HardlegGaming]

You're welcome :)

[@HazeEmry]

Finally finished the whole thing. This was a damn fun climb and it's just so nice to see games where it isn't just a bunch of negates. Reasoning is always fun to see. Rollback is such a fun card. If I wasn't so opposed to spending money on ygo in general I would've gotten this deck in MD (not irl cause exchange rates suck and there aren't many irl places/people that play ygo here). My fave ladder climbs are Generaider, Paleo, Ninja, Volcanic, Scareclaw in that order. I swear this isn't recency bias, you've just gotten way better at the game, with your showmanship, and your edits (thanks Mr Nova) compared to let's say the Ojama climb.

[@italianradio6148]

I think my favorite vids are the ones where Jo's having fun. This vid's a blast in that case :D

[@jackbradley6720]

Highlight was about 2 hrs 39 in “they let the reasoning go through” followed by “22 mills later” with Patrick’s scream, comedy gold😂

[@MrNova_404]

That was a good bit.

[@munchrai6396]

1:45:00 Fries to Full Height is a classic Freudian slip

[@vergillives9890]

The sp and the changxing getting banished when they couldn't go to sleep was so funny

[@zerfchannel]

Go go Paleo!! 1:51:01 ohhh really. How smart he is. 😂 Thanks for the laughter Joe, I mean A Lot

[@bombardin2]

The extra effort on the editing for the mirror match really took it up a notch

[@MrNova_404]

Check out Shady Cicada's music. That song really brought that duel together and they do a lot of great instrumental rock songs.

[@No_Plays_Hand_Empty]

Another month, another ladder climb video that convinces me to build a deck I've never played... Dammit Hardleg, my gems can't take this! In all seriousness though, what a great video! Surprising how intense a deck that starts with set 5 pass can get!

[@Kristianortizs92]

Im new here and kind of new to master duel, i mean i played yugioh when i was a kid, but I was a kid who didnt understand yugioh... I've watched some videos and realized i was so disrespectful for not being subscribed. Some of these decks definitely teach you some things.

[@joseruizdiaz9622]

These three hours went by surprisingly quick

[@sangdrako]

This was another one of the best decks to watch play

[@MM-lv7iy]

This deck makes me feel so old…. Like millions upon millions of years old… 2016 was 8 years ago. 👴

[@ZanaTheBatPony]

"Sometimes we must let go of our pride and do what is requested of us" - Critter 2024

[@adamsmith1904]

I wish for more Paleo cards

[@parrot-be2mb]

what I like about the show: the top hat and plushies what I dislike about the show: the fact there aren't MORE plushies

[@Ryu-san9]

A+ editing, really added to fun!

[@MrNova_404]

Thank you!

[@thisman5498]

This was the literal best ladder climb ever.

[@1rotzy]

Reasoning is the iconic yugioh moment, but without monsters until the end. "Draw! Trap Cardo! Draw! Trap Cardo! Draw! Trap Cardo!"

[@TheNEPTY]

This was the best climb so far. It was funny watching all your streams brother.

[@BassAndTrebleBR]

The most chill Ladder Climb ever

[@trevvion3]

Loved watching you have fun with Paleozoics. I still love my PaleojamaABC version

[@marcomontironi1987]

Amazing video! Keep it up!

[@GranMaj]

Duel 26 is a prime showcase how absurd this deck can be if not interrupted. Casually rebuilding the board after 3 boardwipe (4 if you count the raigeki).

[@JorgeLuiz487]

Man paleos are so fun, i even play them ocasionally on duel links and it is very fun even without a really busted skill to accompany, i would love to play irl if rollback + some other traps werent a bit pricey. Congrats for getting there with them Joe.

[@wario1226]

2:32:03 He hit the Low Tier God "You should scoop... NOW" *Lightning bolt*

[@GSchneeglockchen]

I can't believe the video isn't atleast 10 hours long

[@Shinichi030]

Its very very scary how good this deck is along with the ladder climb always entertaining ^_^

[@tinkerkid17]

That intro was sick!!!!❤

[@arikaraharja3609]

Climbing the ladder with paleozoic, underdog deck got me feeling heroic

[@bradysfire]

This is the content I love this is the content I wake up for

[@Luna_is_gaming]

THE BEST DECK IM GLAD I FOUND OUT ABOUT YOUR CHANNEL FROM THE HEART OF THE CAST PODCAST🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@DeadmanPauli]

Paleo is such a nice Deck :) And the Editor did great!

[@MrNova_404]

Thank you.

[@oliveremmanuelargotebrito7526]

1:28:14 Strike the wi-fi from within 😂😂😂

[@thisman5498]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOE!!!!

[@noonedoesthistome]

This whole video was so good Amazing Content . Legendary Deck you continue to put in awesome content.

[@andipanxhi1655]

This is the best master climb ever in your series Joe, I will be surprised if you will top this. Also I kindly suggestion you can keep the car opening as it's interesting for some of us and the rest can skip it if they don't want to see it.

[@zeno3486]

I wish I could give hard leg my deck list to try I’ve put HOURS on hours into this deck definitely one of my favorite it’s versatile no one plans for it and the tech options are endless

[@10tails]

That Intro was powerful~

[@1rotzy]

I love Paleo. Decks nowadays wanna bring out their boss monsters immediately. Paleo draws a line in the sand and does not give any ground. It's also very cheap, which is always a plus.

[@fatwhiteduke7417]

A fun fact, you mentioned att the start you can keep halving your LP until you hit 1, as a Dinomorphia player (Please stop booing) I can confirm that you can keep triggering those effects even after getting to 1 LP, you just just pay nothing :) Really enjoyed this climb, shame you seem to not like Voiceless Voice, I was hoping to see that in a future climb!

[@MrNova_404]

Dinomorphia gang!

[@arrowofkira5658]

Joe actually pulled a crazy amount of VV cards randomly for the ghoti preparations so if you voice yourself as a patreon and stand your case to play VV your chances may not be that bad :) he didn't enjoy facing vv with paleos because they kinda hard counter them.

[@riotkitty]

I played Paleozoic awhile ago, loved it with the Aquaactress deck tbh

[@erlanddrow7950]

Already love the intro 😅

[@tumage8592]

I couldnt wait for this man.

[@shawnkuek1113]

1:35:08 a much better ending for semi-charmed life

[@Just_Jules_333]

Happy belated birthday, Joe! 🎉🎉

[@HardlegGaming]

:D

[@emilianolovato8247]

sometimes with this type of decks im worried for Mr.Leg mental health

[@sharktos3218]

I think I i speak for everyone when i say, the best climbs are those where you also have a lot of fun with the deck :D