Decks You Really Should Be Playing

[@RavenCloak13]

Valantyz: "If they don't know how your cards work, it be even better if your playing a different fucking game!"

[@ruikirisame1744]

Solfacord: "you thought we're just going to shit out a avramax and call it a day? Wrong. Get Zarc'd dumbass!"

[@YTDan]

I like your approach to encouraging Duelist to go Rogue. I get way too hype pushing the ROGUE STYLE! As a Vaylantz player, the deck is GOATED!

[@stone3706]

Also a Vaylantz player. People don't know that Avramax is a vaylantz

[@vaylantz_enjoyer]

MY MAN

[@Gadjiz]

I've played vaylantz sky Striker for the last 3 months and I just love it.

[@burnpisces7733]

Are there options within the engine itself for the endboard? Like I don’t want to just end on exterio or whatever. I want a cool monster to end on. How do?

[@Gadjiz]

@@burnpisces7733 so the version I'm playing ends on the link 3 solphaccord with the lvl 2/scale 7 solphaccord in scale, I:P, Arctos XII and hopefully some widdow anchors. And that's very consistent.

[@trevormannsfield]

Delete this before people learn what my weather painter cards do! Also shout-outs to Endymion and Myutants my beloved

[@pk_tuneworld]

Chain Snow effect copying Rainbow to negate

[@beansoflife596]

Brick

[@That_Daily_noko]

Ngl I love “the weather” deck but it’s pretty hard to play

[@trevormannsfield]

@@That_Daily_noko It's not that hard tbh, it just requires you to actually read the cards. The main issue is the deck just isn't very good, you need a 3 card combo to even end on a board turn 1, otherwise taking 2 turns to set up is way too slow for the modern game Any kind of generic extender would go a long way for the deck right now

[@bottleofgreed4415]

It's ok, they are addicted to snake-eyes fire king

[@peteza2248]

I love playing Evil Eye and watching my opponent try to stop me from continuing to hurt myself. Opponent stops Selene from leaving the grave? I'll pay with my blood. It's not the strongest rogue deck, but watching Zerrziel spiral out of control is so satisfying and thematically fitting.

[@alucardygo4239]

This deck is sneaky good on master duel; they remove selene and the attack gains stays.... the spell card unleashed sends 2 to the graveyard for cost... very nice and most people never see that 2nd Serziel attack coming lol

[@SprightLoverBoy69]

I play evil eye and the deck is insane.Serz is one card 3 interruptions and it can go extremely well with a striker horus or fiendsmith engine or just pure control with handtraps

[@peteza2248]

@RadoZiAnime420 What are the 3 interrupts Serziel gives? There's his destruction, then linking into Zerrziel on opponent's turn with Basiltrice gives a second destruction, but what's the third? Searching Retribution on summon?

[@weissxiii]

vaalmonica has been the one fun point for me the past year of yugioh, turning your pendulum scales into a thematic setpiece which tracks whether you listen to the angel or devil on your shoulder. great design, surprisingly resilient for a pend deck, and really fun, (and really good at abusing fiendsmith but thats not here nor there)

[@pk_tuneworld]

Oh yeah, Vaalmonica is definitely a very unique way to take Pendulums. Putting a lot more emphasis on the scales for other reasons beyond just pendulum summoning.

[@megasartshack]

Ghoti was the deck that made me love Yu-Gi-Oh! It's playstyle tying itself to it's theme, fish of escalating size bursting from the surface and diving in and out of the banishment taking your opponent's board down with them.

[@pk_tuneworld]

I find it neat too how so many of the cards accurately represent the fish species (visually) that they're based on

[@Sinless_6]

My fellow ghoti player, nice

[@samuelzahnnsampaio9155]

From the deepest and darkest depths I call you, being that lives beyond space and time. GHOTI FROM THE DEEP BEYOND

[@KidInari]

I’ve been play testing mimighoul ever since INFO became legal, and I love every second of it

[@pk_tuneworld]

I haven't gotten around to playing it myself, but I've watched my friend play it and it's actually so funny. He's playing the 50:50 give your opponent Fire Sorcerer hand loop combo (hence why I brought it up in the video), and it's crazy when it goes off. Even if you aren't playing the Sorcerer build, the deck overall just seems so solid being able to run such a compact engine alongside all these strong generic cards. Really hoping the next set gives it insane support.

[@KidInari]

@@pk_tuneworld I haven’t seen a good build with fire sorc, and I can’t seem to fit it in with the kash engine I’m playing

[@GH.ost.95]

The melodious support made me finally want to learn how pendulum works, but i wouldn't recommend vaylantz or pendulum magician to a beginner, supreme king (which you can mix with the new melodious stuff) is the way to go if someone wants to give pendulum a try.

[@pk_tuneworld]

Oh, for sure. I think I subconsciously made the assumption most people watching this video would be familiar with the mechanic already. Definitely a mistake though since there are plenty of people who are still new to the game. I might also vouch for something like Igknight (a simple build, not one of the weird FTK builds) since them being Vanillas forces you to work with them mostly as pendulum scales.

[@Marcopolo9]

I had lost interest in pendulums until Solfachord and Vaylantz

[@cashcloakburmy]

Supreme King is also a very unique and interesting pendulum deck imo, aims to play more midrange with turn-by-turn Gate Magician searches and clear the way for a kill with Z-ARC.

[@BOOMBoom-tv4kv]

Imo for a beginner beginner for pend i suggest vaalmonica

[@Its.just.preston.]

Hell I'm not a beginner and I still use supreme king

[@balistikscaarz1959]

I remember when I took a hiatus during covid and my friend was on tri brigade. First time reading revolt I was like "wait... This is return from the different dimension on crack that just lets you go plus 3 basically when you make shuraig AND it resets your stuff into the grave?? WHY IS THIS A COMMON??"

[@pk_tuneworld]

Having played Tri-brigade, I can confirm. Revolt is one helluva drug.

[@BladeEdge86]

I am considering giving Tri Brigade a try, it sounds fun.

[@lighto2020]

Rouge is where the modern yugioh saves its virtues, different playstyles that speed the duels but don't make one of them monopolize it at first

[@pk_tuneworld]

Rogue players rise up :D

[@KingRoni1222]

As an Infernity Maniac myself, I can't help but try to make handless mechanics in other games work - the concept is just so counterintuitive to the idea of so many card games that its endearing to throw that basic understanding of the hand being a powerful asset out the window

[@pedrovitor7891]

Okay, you actually got me really interested in Weather painter. Probably gonna give it a try.

[@pk_tuneworld]

Make sure to test it online before spending any money on it (or gems unless you have surplus I guess?)! I make a good salesman, but I know the deck isn't for everyone.

[@chumsalmon9120]

As a person who plays vaylantz it feels amazing to play because I bought the cards and then just set down and read them for like a hour and it’s my second fav pend deck (DINOMIST WOOOO)

[@pk_tuneworld]

Dinomists are so classy - simple deck, but good simple.

[@Shubba_Dubba]

I recently built weather painters in tcg after seeing my friend pull a Moonbow from a 25th aniv tin, asked him for it and went to building. I didn’t even research what they did before i decided, i just liked it for some reason. It’s now my second favorite deck, behind my synchrons!

[@valiantsaboteur9674]

I wish ghoti got more attention it’s such a fun deck that a lot of players are missing out on

[@pk_tuneworld]

Probably should've mentioned it in the video. It's such a seemingly relaxing deck to play and stare at - I really like how Konami managed to translate the IRL fish species into each respective card.

[@wyrmshogun5245]

I have a joke on my group about Infernity. "The deck is like it's Duelist: IT REFUSES TO STAY DEAD!" My pocket decks are Windwitch, Gaia Dragon, Mannadium and Ragnaraika

[@pk_tuneworld]

I don't know if Infernity will ever be full-on meta again just because of how limiting its mechanic is in this modern day and age chock full of hand traps. But, completely agree! The deck can always pack a punch! And, the fact that Master Duel has Launcher unlimited now gives me hope for the TCG :) Ragnaraika is a deck I've always wanted to try. I think my concern is there are so many ways to play it that I don't know which build to pick.

[@Sleamo_Infernity]

@@wyrmshogun5245 Infernity best deck! Infernity for life! ❤️

[@wyrmshogun5245]

@@pk_tuneworld pure, all my deck choices are pure

[@pk_tuneworld]

@@wyrmshogun5245 Very based! When Ragnaraika first released, it was kinda hard to play pure. Might be a lot easier now, though, with the new level 4.

[@jerryturgin6583]

​@pk_tuneworld I actually love it in traptrix. You play 3 of the continuous spell, 3 of the level 1, and 1 of each if the others. Traptrix has so many 1-2 card full boards, and if you open the level 1 or continuous spell, after putting up full traptrix endboard, adds 3-4 extra disruptions to the board. And the best part is that the "garnets" are all also just extenders for the normal traptrix end boards if you draw them, so no matter what part of the engine you open it's gas. The trap also counts sera and other xyz monsters, because it's just types, so the raig trap gets like 2-3 targets consistently, then triggers sera because it's a normal trap

[@theclassicyo1104]

As a pendulum player and one that has won a few locals with Vaylantz, this video made me love your recommendations for other decks. Especially Infernity and The Weather decks.

[@pk_tuneworld]

Those two definitely have their flaws having played them before, but they're so damn fun. And, they could definitely top locals consistently with the right pilot as did you with Vaylantz!

[@tyrosa2812]

I appreciate this video a ton. Super great TLDR breakdown of each archetype and I feel slightly called out that I enjoy almost EVERY single one of the decks mentioned LOL

[@pk_tuneworld]

Hey, thanks for choosing to watch it! And clearly, we both have great deck choices since we like the same decks LOL

[@MarkWatneyWasHere]

I shill Phantom Knights whenever I can, but I can't help it. PK has two hands, the second being in the GY. It often feels like Infernity-lite. You want a ton of cards in your GY so you can use their effects, and after turn 1 you often have no hand so the GY becomes your hand. It's very fun

[@pk_tuneworld]

Great way to phrase it! And it does feel true - yes, a lot of decks in the present resource a ton from the graveyard. But it's more like an add-on than a key feature if that makes any sense (bar some exceptions). On the other hand, I'd always be astounded playing into PK and seeing them do all this cool stuff on field but then have an extra layer of combos through the graveyard.

[@grimvengeance7445]

My recommendation: Magikey. Extremely fun deck to lose with, it can do powerful plays like praying to draw the field spell and any normal monster, doing the same linear „combo” in order to put out a single spell/trap negate after using 99% of your resources, leaving you with almost no follow-up and my personal favourite: surrendering after getting hit with any type of GY interruption known to a yugioh player!

[@pokedriftthecasalive6820]

I'm playing Vanquish Soul now because it's the only deck with a unique mechanic, it's extremely complex to calculate when to use ht because you always need to have the greatest number of attributes possible in your hand. Many decks are the same and only require knowing the effects of your cards, the decks you proposed are decks that I already knew and I love because they require the player to think before acting instead of doing a combo as per the "script" (sorry for the bad English)

[@Thee9thAaroniero]

Love love love this video. It’s actually fun playing against these decks instead of the same deck over and over.

[@pk_tuneworld]

Hey, thanks for choosing to watch the video! Agreed - I find it entertaining when I get paired up against something I've never seen before. Nice change of pace.

[@Uri6060]

Hell yeah! I am just recently getting back into yugioh without playing for the most part since like 2018 so i have been on the hunt for some fun non-tier 1 decks so this is exactly what im looking for

[@pk_tuneworld]

Yeah, these decks are pretty fun IMO and are relatively budget (under 100$ for each I believe, unless you wanted to play Magical Muskets with Fiendsmith). Of course, there are plenty of people in this comment section voicing other decks worth trying out. So, if none of those mentioned in the video are your cup of tea, you could look around!

[@EthanKironus8067]

12:46 - I swear to God I was literally just thinking of Infernity. As in, "Hm, if he doesn't mention INfernity I should probably bring it up in the comments it plays pretty uniquely." Infernity was the first other deck I thought of that might fit the list, and then bam, you go and stick it in the video.

[@pk_tuneworld]

Genuinely surprised how many Infernity players popped up in the comments section, but I guess it makes sense since I did feature it in the thumbnail. Really fun deck!

[@EthanKironus8067]

@@pk_tuneworld I shouldn't take credit then, that was probably subconsciously influencing me to think of it

[@NoirEmperor18]

BRUH! LET ME TELL YOU! DREAM MIRROR! This deck is pure GAS and is incredibly fun to play with. The whole concept of switching between light and dark counterparts of your monsters and controlling the field whether by placing the field spells of your deck on both sides or just contorlling the flow of the game is PHENOMENAL!

[@finnegan8969]

I actually played them weather painters in the past, it's so fun, kinda rng but it's still a unique deck that has it's own gimmick, with a really good boss monster, would love to go back to play them once again, i wish they get another support in the future, it's a shame to let this sleeper deck just sitting in the dust

[@SoulessHarvest]

Don't worry at all about some videos flopping, just like some can, some can also be huge hits! Life of being a content creator, I for one found this video very informative and fun to watch.

[@Deathbane_123]

Discovered you recently and I’ve been loving the content! Keep it up!

[@infiniteshay8660]

One thing I want to add about vaylantz is that it's a pendulum deck where its xenolock is very warranted and forces you to think outside the box. In the vaylantz discord we were experimenting with tearlantz, tearlament vaylantz which was made possible because tear could make starving venemy dragon using a pendulum name and a tear name and vaylantz could get the tear line online by going beatrice into sending trivikarma. We also have this really sick striker list that needs to be remodeled like the tearlantz one because of today's banlist. But the deck rewards you for finding really cool boss monsters and going "How do I bridge into this" or "how do I weave this into my combo". It's my favorite deck of all time and it really needs more attention because the brain geniuses we have in the discord have only really scratched the surface.

[@samcolr2475]

Raidraptor has to be one of the most fun combo decks, so much fun and room for skill expression

[@doubl2480]

Years ago, I was doing a game with a friend where we each picked at random a thing in Yugipedia's list of Archetypes or list of Series, then we had to build it as a deck on Ygopro before dueling each other. I have fond memories of that time. Playing cards no one has heard about and finding crazy cool synergies is what I live for!

[@pk_tuneworld]

Love the mindset! Me and my friend have been playing various draft formats which inadvertently force us to play different archetypes. Not the same as your experience, but I completely get where you're coming from!

[@xaiver7769]

I'm so happy to see Vaylantz show up here. It's a deck, I fell in love with ever since it first debuted in Tactical Masters. And I've been playing it for as long as it's been out. It's a deck that can do a whole lot partly thanks to its anonymousity and just how much it does within its own turn. I've had so much fun learning it and advancing with it. Blind Going Second OTK is, in my opinion, THE WAY to play the deck(I have a replay against Snake eyes posted here on youtube just to show what the deck can do under the right circumstances and planning). It can do stuff goung first but normally ends on an Apo and Chronocasm with some extra dudes if you're lucky.

[@InfinityMayo]

Awesome video, Tune. A lot of what drew me to decks like Vaylantz and Weather Painter was the nuiances and style the decks had and all the points you mentioned. Also, it's incredibly satisfying to see someone effect negate a weather paint mon only for the effect to still go through as it's the spell/trap thats being used lol

[@pk_tuneworld]

Wait, is that second part true? If you negate a Weather Painter mon, it doesn't work for that reason? Maybe I forgot about it since I haven't played Painters in a hot minute, but that's insane! Also, thanks for the kind comments as always, InfinityMayo :D Glad to have you.

[@InfinityMayo]

​@@pk_tuneworld Ok, after some testing with a friend and a memory refresher, they can only do that under some circumstances. If a weather painter gets targeted by an effect negate, they can use a canvas in the backrow to dodge the negate and use whatever effect the canvas has, but they're also banished that turn as well. If a weather painter is negated and tries to use a canvas effect, it is actually negated and they still get banished too. Yeah, that's my bad, I misremembered or something happened with how the card text works for those cards that I somehow missed the order of how they worked. An odd side note is if a weather painter is negated and tries to use thunder canvas in battle, the effect is negated but the monster that attacked that time can no longer continue attacking that battle phase. 🤔

[@Lupelupe120]

I been in love playing Nouvelles , never tried rituals before but its amazing what you can Cook with this deck when people dont read your cards effect.

[@pk_tuneworld]

Yeah, the fact everything tributes your opponent's monsters is such a neat way to dodge certain protection effects. That and you get to summon Hungry Burger :D

[@Marcopolo9]

Gotta love when I get matched with an opponent that doesn’t know what Nouvelles does as I tribute away their monsters. Everyone should give Rituals a try.

[@pk_tuneworld]

Agreed! Rituals are definitely flawed, but I have a soft spot for them having played Nekroz, Shinobird, and Nephthys at different points in the past. There's something so charming about them - maybe it's the concept of performing a ritual to get out really strong bodies or the fact the blue coloring on the cards is soothing.

[@LaRvae01y]

Voiceless voice became a REVOLUTION for Rituals🙂‍↕️

[@asakayosapro]

Instructions unclear, played Millenium-Eyes Restrict

[@DanielRodriguez-ck1vw]

New subscriber and first video love this video idea and would love to see more. Master duel allows me to enjoy my favorite part of yugioh, discovering and optimizing niche or forgotten archetypes, for free.

[@pk_tuneworld]

I might consider more given how much fun I had making this + all the love it's getting. Thank you so much for subscribing!

[@jackbabcock8857]

Excellent video man. Keep up the great work. 🤘

[@pk_tuneworld]

Thanks for choosing to watch it, will do :D

[@munico6055]

As long as it’s a spellcaster I’m very likely to play it

[@juannavarro8497]

Mimighoul is one deck I'm trying to build and play with. The concept is really interesting and fun, and there are some serious stuff you can do with the deck. People is focusing in the handlooping with Fire Sorcerer, but there's an even more evil combo possible, which is what I'm trying to build the deck to make consistently. And most people showing it are trying the combo version, which I think is fun but not the best way to play it. It's always nice to try out unusual strategies and decks, even if they're not powerful or tier 1, they will help you be a better deck builder and take your ideas to the next level.

[@pk_tuneworld]

The combo version and Fire Sorcerer hand loop are undeniably funny, but I agree with you that the deck probably has better builds. I don't know what yours is, but I imagine a slightly slower build wouldn't be awful where you maybe just have a very quick combo that establishes you negates and or resources + make sure you have follow-up. Really hoping the deck gets insane support next set.

[@juannavarro8497]

@@pk_tuneworld well, the version I'm going for is a really restrictive control, even more than the handlooping. I'm familiarizing myself with the Prediction Princess archetype since I feel it's the most useful for this, but basically if I manage to make it consistent, my opponent won't be able to do anything more than set and pass turn. If I work it out properly I'll tell you more about it! And yeah, I also hope for some great support for this archetype, it has a lot of potential!

[@vwxyzs]

I've been playing adamancipator ever since I've learned it and have mixed it with many decks including fossils, vernusylph, and newly mimighoul and it has never let me down for it's always fun to win an adamancipator gamble and bounce your opponent's cards to hands instead of the destroy they expect

[@Neptune8]

Rogue decks is how yugioh should be played

[@skystormpent1418]

Hard facts!

[@NecroNathancon]

Being a huge MM stan, I understand your love of it! Currently loving Runick Musketeers, and drawing 5 on my opponent's turn!

[@pk_tuneworld]

I played it for a solid year after it was first released and then picked it up briefly when Max was announced. Even if the deck, in the present day, has plenty of new tricks, the core identity of the deck is still there!

[@NecroNathancon]

@@pk_tuneworld I remember when Max released, Red Reboot was legal back then, so people had to decide falling for the OTK trap or not. Also have people pick up the card and go "It does WHAT?"

[@Pict0m]

Great video tune !

[@pk_tuneworld]

Hey, thanks for choosing to watch it, Pict0m!

[@ragnacrossx4047]

This video honestly came at a great time i have had an itch to try a new deck but just never knew what was out their available to play so THANK YOU definitely will be trying the decks you suggested I would like people to try Sprights I understand people have been given PTSD in Masterduel and the TCG but i can't recommend them enough especially the variety of builds/engines you can go for Spright Twins, Spright-brigade, Spright Adventure, Spright Runick Furhire, Purrely Spright, i am sure their is a spright build somewhere that is to your liking or cook smt up i am sure your a great chef :D

[@uks.036]

The weather mentionned, i must subscribe

[@svenmanning]

I got invoked shaddoll as a birthday deck and ive been loving it ever since

[@pk_tuneworld]

Two of the best fusion archetypes in the game merged together! Loved the deck when it was popular - even now, it's still a really neat combination.

[@svenmanning]

@@pk_tuneworld funny thing is it's very easy to bling out too

[@cuacles2328]

A fellow fusion brother. Love that deck honestly. 😎

[@svenmanning]

@cuacles2328 and next month or 2 the Duel mirrors tins will make Chimera illusionary fusion deck mad cheap too

[@Lupelupe120]

Normal summon Aleister ftw

[@epikshaowz]

I played weather painters in duel links and it felt amazing to play it like I always knew what to do and didn’t misplay as much with it as other decks. Although it’s not my favorite it’s definitely one of them

[@Mochi-xv8zo]

I wanna see more videos like these! they are so interesting and fun, idrc about super meta decks I just wanna know more about decks like these

[@master_yugen7278]

The Weather is my first ever constructed deck... in Duel Links. it's really fun, honestly. The Canvases are essentially Link Spells in disguise which charmed me as an early Yugioh player from just an anime watcher. Now, I'm a Suship aficionado, that I can also absolutely suggest everyone to play at least once. It's a nice way to learn about Xyz summoning imo.

[@pk_tuneworld]

Suship is great! Not only a simple way to learn XYZ summoning as you mention, but you also get to destroy your opponent with literal sushi.

[@braxtonallred412]

Love the video, and term Rogue Rascal 😂 Love the decks here, and as a TCG exclusive fanboy I gotta throw my favorited Gold Pride and Ghoti. I love the flavor of coming from behind with Good Pride to boop your opponent with crazy amounts of removal and the cadence of Ghoti quick synchroing the cosmic and beautiful horrors of the deep. There are multiple variants with each deck as well to provide a fun variety of play styles that don’t sacrifice their core mechanics.

[@pk_tuneworld]

Thanks for choosing to watch it! I am 200% with you on Gold Pride - not sure if you prefer pure or not, but I absolutely love Gold Pride PUNK. I don't know how to describe it outside of the fact it's just mad fun. You have so many different things you can do with the deck, and Pin Baller is kinda broken ngl. Ghoti is such a well illustrated archetype - wish it was better. THOUGH, haven't looked into the deck with the new support - I recall the fish being broken. It is a deck I would also recommend other people to look into.

[@braxtonallred412]

I prefer pure to the he PUNK variant for my personal style but love both in different ways! Your commitment to the punk variant is one reason I am subscribed 😁 Keep the GP pride coming! Highly recommend Ghoti! Pureis very methodical and thematic, turn zero is a crazy experience ; and the runic variant is interesting and technical.

[@alex62965]

im a new player (about a month and a half on master duel) this is helping me figure out what i can play as i dont really know anything.

[@canataku]

I saw all my favorite decks in the video xD Mainly a blind 2nd Mekk Knight Kash player, but also have muskets and vaylantz for going 2nd and Painters and S Force going first. Columns are just a neat mechanic

[@spinni5767]

oh yeaaahhh Internity. awesome deck. btw try using time tearing morganite in the deck. it lets you normal summon a Second time, which is a either a way to normal summon another monster to unbrick yourself or its a way to normal summon another mirage to special 2 monster (launcher with extra steps)

[@okuu_utsuho]

As a rouge deck player, mostly plays Earth Machines, I could say rouge decks is what yugioh should be. They're more of an extension to ourselves. A way to give others a clue on who you are and your personality. Though I also play other decks than Earth Machines like Dragonmaids. That archetype, while slow on their own, the gimmick where you use Sheou's effect to summon Dragonmaids during standby phases is like preparing something for your guests, like your opponent. The combo I love is sheou summons nurse then nurse summons chamber to get me a dragonmaid spell/trap. Plus, the transformation of other dragonmaids when they prepare for battle is an amazing concept. Though I play Dragonmaids for fun, I still mostly use Earth Machines because of the synergy of multiple earth machine archetypes like infinitrack and machina and producing a giant rail cannon and finishing off your opponent really quick. We really should have rouge deck players unite to beat the meta decks and sweaty meta sheeps and show what rouge decks really are.

[@coniferjuice]

Its been a while without support, but I love harpies. With their field spell and synchro monster its fun to slowly pick apart any board, with more spell and trap destruction avaliable than most decks. Its got easy access to rank 4 and 7, with my two favourite techs being lightning chidori and Ice beast Zerofyne. And harpies feather storm is an unreasonably powerful card, being essentially an instant win if you know when to drop it.

[@pk_tuneworld]

No one should be allowed to hate on you for playing Feather Storm since it's literally meant for your deck LOL

[@Ark-413]

I wound up building a Shinobird deck while trying to pull Yubel support in Master Duel, and for a deck I always dismissed as being too weak it’s actually surprised me with how absurdly versatile the deck is. Especially since Baron and Baroness are able to keep Spirit monsters on the field for good through their effects - the moment I realized I could go from Baron into Amano Iwato and that rock wouldn’t leave the field felt like I’d unlocked some forbidden knowledge.

[@Yangire96]

Hey! I already play Vaylantz! I have a crush on the deck for a long time. I'm glad you like my deck. ^^

[@pk_tuneworld]

The deck is incredibly sick. Glad you chose to watch the video :D

[@nadiagraywood7805]

Dark World has been my go-to deck recently. I just love how it plays but I know how it gets shut down by certain cards.

[@melfer95]

I came back to yugioh for weather patinetes I even got the physical cards hope they get any sort of support

[@pk_tuneworld]

I'm hoping so too! Though, glad the deck is much more playable now than it was when it first released. The field spell is incredible.

[@Evan20000]

Even though it's a shadow of its former self with the bans and limits, Tearlament is not only my comfort deck but I've grown to like it a lot more because of the limits and bans, as weird as it sounds. When everything was at 3, it was easily the best deck ever made but also didn't allow for much room for creative deck building nor did you really have to worry about resource management. Now with only 1 of each name, names getting stranded in the GY or banish pile is a very real concern which leads to really creative plays you have to come up with on the fly knowing not only what you've milled but also having a grasp of probabilities of what you will likely mill of the next Scream/Tearkash since you're not borderline guaranteed to dump your whole deck in the GY with Agido+Kelbek hitting each other anymore. There's now room for weird packages like variable-sized DHero subengines, Jet Synchron (Tearkash is a water and 7+1 makes Adamancipator Risen Dragite), Destrudo, or even stuff like Unchained Soul of Shyama who can forcefully activate your S/T effects or pop off Kaleidoheart (who is a fiend). Deckbuilding math for Tear is also really interesting since you need to weigh not only what good starters/extenders/garnets are, but also understand the mill quality (or lack thereof) of each card. The lack of meaningful non-engine room means you're also forced to work out clever chainblocking tricks to break boards in-engine by forcing through effects you need to resolve and consistently leads to some of the most interactive games I've ever played. As corny as it sounds, this is a deck I think has aged like wine and even though it's no longer the forefront of the meta and nowhere near as consistent as it once was, the actual merit of what it brings to the game on both a gameplay and deck building level feels far higher now than at the height of its power.

[@cheddar204]

i love ghostricks :3 they even have their own win condition, they are flip? somehow not really, have multiple field spells, parade is so broken and unique and the link 1 aswell, its so cool

[@thalesenrique3495]

I really like Weather Painters, Dragonmaid, Ghostricks, Traptricks, Trickstars, Melffy, Borrel/Striker/Topologic, Evil/Live Twin, Sky Strikers, Drytron, Galaxy-Eyes, Horus; Yugioh has a lot of archetypes with cool mechanics and different ways to play, but the problem is that Konami rarely updates for the new formats and puts unnecessary disadvantages in the cards' effects, useless effects or lack of more engine cards, which really make them unviable in competitive terms, sometimes unviable even in rogue, and instead of updating these archetypes, they choose to launch several new archetypes that will also be forgotten and will not receive support.

[@pk_tuneworld]

Mostly agree. I do think Konami does favor some decks over others, though I'd argue they do eventually get around to giving the lesser decks stuff. Just takes way too long.

[@dannycristen7505]

Out of all of these decks dragonmaid and evil twin needs support the most imo

[@3clipser]

very well put together video and informative!

[@pk_tuneworld]

Thanks for choosing to watch it!

[@Hydranox]

I have been repping magical muskets since 2017. They have been old reliable but i gave up on them about 2-3 years ago cause they just didn’t have the gas to compete with other decks, but i played that deck for about 4-5 years straight I’m RIDE OR DIE FOR MY MUSKETS, EVER SINCE THEIR FIRST TOP BY ED ASCEPCION, BANG BANG MUSKET GANG FOR LIFE. I love these special little archetypes always so cool, also weather painters came out in the samw set as musketeers and they came oht alongside that new wave of six sam suppirt back in the day, my favorite set ever, spirit warriors was GOATED, thanks for giving these cool asf decks recognition again.

[@tumage8592]

Also playing the Kaiju Archetype is really interresting, since as soon as Kajiu counters are on the board you should really think about Turning someones Baron into a turtle. Unless its your baron

[@pk_tuneworld]

True! We constantly think of Kaijus as just removal. But, as soon as Waterfront gets like 5 counters and Gameciel is constantly negating stuff, you realize true horror.

[@leopalacio4672]

Evil eye with a revolution synchron engine is so fun, ends on 6 interruptions with tons of space for non engine, last years supports was exactly was the deck needed

[@grodon909]

I built it for funsies, but it is surprisingly one of my more powerful decks. It has pretty strong consistency, sets up a pseudo towers, and the fiends and pops enable a lot of side strategies.

[@stardust9470]

Dark World is so fun and demands you to be good at the game,not only in the joke way we refer to people getting the best draws in the moment they need,but you also need to play correctly with what you have in front of you. Most effects in the deck aren't once per turn and you can loop the Grapha and Reign Beaux reborn as long as you can get a DW on board and this allows you to create nigh unbreakable boards,but the deck can fit in going second options quite naturally and it also has good tools in Grapha and Bigfoot

[@pk_tuneworld]

Oh, 100% agree with you on that point. I haven't played the deck myself, but I have two good friends who have played it in the past and were incredibly good at it. Legitimately, unless I had a Droll in hand, they seemingly didn't care about hand traps (or at least sequenced in a manner where I couldn't hand trap them effectively) and built near impossible-to-out boards. My only gripe with Dark World is it's incredibly un-interactive. Like, yes, it requires a lot of skill to play well + I respect that amount of skill, but playing against it kinda sucks. Ironic since I mentioned Infernity though LOL

[@DouglasStewart99]

As a Dark World enthusiast, I *FEEL* this comment.

[@Gaussprimeizcool]

9:13 DAMN YOU KZbin!!!! I NEEDED THAT!

[@dmandman2020]

My favorite pet deck is skull servant. With the zombie engine and no real extra deck, i can toolbox what i need. Strangely really fun go-second deck winning with the boney boys.

[@pk_tuneworld]

You're never safe from a 10k King of the Skull Servants swinging at your face, as I have learned WAY too many times

[@lykorrus6802]

Currently building skull servants with a lightsworn tear engine. Any good tech suggestions?

[@dmandman2020]

@@lykorrus6802 Haven't messed with the tearsworn variant yet, but vendread savior is another foolish effect. The usual zombie extra deck synchros are fine, especially if you are using the uni-zombie engine, and bacon saver can help against otks, but necro gardna and electromagnetic turtle are other options. You can lose to ash pretty easy without another starter, but princess can stop you getting otk'd. I'm a little crazy though, So I run 3 burial from DD and 2 pot of acquisition. Funny enough both can mess with the new Malice and S:P from time to time

[@Elystal]

My pick is Vaalmonica. It's a pendulum deck without the ability to spam all the usual generic combo endpieces, and as a two-card combo deck, the minimal playable engine is like 19+ cards or so, so the playstyle feels very fresh. Especially satisfying to play against unaware opponent and have Zebufera clear the whole field and punch 3 times directly for game. Also, Demonne is a light fiend, you know the drill.

[@solobugg5087]

There are 3 levels of decks that exist: top decks (those that are competitive and meta-relevant), anime decks (those that are typically played because of anime association, regardless of playability), and these underground decks that aren't meta nor anime-related, but are any combination of playable, unique, themed, etc. Some decks can fall into multiple categories (ex. 2010 Blackwings- meta-relevant deck from anime, Purrely-uniquely-themed deck that was meta-relevant, Abyss Actors-anime deck that is uniquely-themed) I feel that maximizing enjoyment out of the game involving having the opportunity to cycle between all 3 of these types of decks.

[@galaxyvulture6649]

I legit picked up musketeer bc I got tired of snake eyes and got flashbacks to 2016 when i remember their banish trap. The deck is insanely fun with endless possibilities for build variety. The discord even got people that run it with runick (draw 6 ftw), go blind second, or just with fiendsmith using some unchained and top hare shenanigans. Link into the vrains is so funny.

[@pk_tuneworld]

Yeah, I'm so glad the deck is getting love, even if it's indirectly with the Runick cards + Fiendsmith synergy. It was so cool on release and it still is today. Link to the Vrains is also such an insane tech - your opponent can negate it, but then they've wasted a negate. If they don't, you resolve Max safely.

[@Nomorehats]

The intro to this video was me losing to Ancient Warriors. I was like, "Oh these guys look cool, but theres absolutely no way im reading all that text. Now its one of my most favorite rogue decks to play.

[@Leleleonoel]

One of the crucial reasons I play Infernity (and I have it as my tournament deck and my main deck) is that the deck just CANNOT use Hand Traps, it should only be a direct combo deck, no defenses, just direct combo and loops, which also forces you to think better about what to use for side and main, not letting you act automatically like "Put 9 or 12 Hand Traps, called, TTT/Crossout. Maybe I'm exaggerating, but I think that later Once you start playing Infernity, you become a better Yugioh player.

[@pk_tuneworld]

I can see it! I'm discovering that, even though it seems easy to combo with the deck, there are so many subtle changes you can make while playing to maximize the things you get out of a hand. E.g., I find myself wondering things like "should I make Dugares here" or "do I need to make Zealantis, or can I save it for later". Of course, there's also the whole thing mentioned in the video where like you can build Infernity in so many different ways that there is technically no right way (bar the zero hand trap concept).

[@mafecxe3736]

I really enjoy the hieratic dragons, It has lots of potencial, yet, with things like Ash and Maxx c in the game It os hard tô place them on the Spotlight...

[@dalki_4099]

The thing about vaylantz is that it can do whatever you want even though it blocks you. Do you want an FTK? Sure, without problem and consistent, do you like playing blind second better? You will sweep tables in ways you didn't even expect and they won't know how to counter, are you one of those who leave boards that are impossible to pass? You can leave as many floodgates as you want with powerful boss monsters. The learning curve is tough but it is a worthwhile experience and I always recommend

[@pk_tuneworld]

Agreed! It surprises people that the deck doesn't need a normal summon and can play insane pseudo-Kaijus in Sphere Mode and Lava Golem. And the range of ways you can build it - you can build it a traditional pendulum combo deck or lean into oppressive locks (which, if you do, I didn't tell you to do because I would never lock my opponent).

[@infernitynerdygo]

Hello Tune World, this was a fantastic video since you are encouraging people to try some interesting rogue decks. When I saw infernity in the thumbnail, I had to check the video out, and I was not disappointed. I have this channel built around infernity and the deck has insane celling, more than any meta deck could ever have (even snake eyes) especially now with 3 Launchers in Master Duel but playing around handtraps is kind of a problem. New cards made infernity be able to play around Nibiru easily and even Ash, depending on the hand. I thank my opponents when they activate Maxc c on me because then I know I will deck them out 😅 The only card that really stops infernity is Droll&lock bird. Hopefully, infernity gets their own actual starter, so I don't have to resort to other archetypes to get to infernity Archfiend.

[@angelmontoya9692]

Mekk Knight is fun to play Watch opponent doubt where to summon and set cards,forget Morning Star protection,use Scars to send hand and extra deck to grave...man i love that deck Also tried Vaylantz a while but never fully got the hang of it...i should try it again

[@anthonycrank6406]

I fricken LOVE WEATHER PAINTER & ABYSS ACTOR! Seeing my opponent look in both awe and annoyance is super satisfying and hilarious!😂

[@silentarc777]

Even though I like Combo mad decks like Phantom knight, Gimmick Puppet, and Branded. One deck that will always have a special place in my heart is Exosister, a rank 4 Xyz strategy centered around punishing the opponent for Graveyard manipulation, and Exorcising the Grave and to the extent your opponents field.

[@cage5577]

Two decks I personally like are Nouvelle and Magikey. Nouvelle is a ritual deck ... WAIT, DONT LEAVE! That has the gimmick of tributing your opponents attack position monsters when targeted, attacked, and in the case of the boss monsters, the whole field when summoned. Magikey makes use of Normal monsters to activate bonus effects. Not particularly good but I find it fun and the multiple boss monsters can easily catch people off guard. The Synchro for example can destroy a special summoned monster if you own that type of Magikey or normal monster in the grave. Add normal card support and the deck is actually surprisingly strong. Not meta strong but if you know what the opponent is playing you can really shut them down.

[@kennethM]

vaylantz and ninjas are my favorite rogue decks with nouvelles and vaal monica being close behind.

[@RaineBans]

my fav gimmick deck is invoked kaiju diabellstar. using meltdown to search aleister. synching revolution synchron for ancient fairy to pop meltdown for kyotou waterfront. climb into crystal wing. use diabellstar to synch jet synchron into salamangreat burst gryphon to summon the gameciel you sent either by diabellstar or jet synchron. gameciel can negate every key card by allowin opponent to go bit further by activating spells or linking etc and accumulate more waterfront counters so you keep getting back to max counters after negating 2 cards. esspecially if you have mechaba and crystal wing to back up gameciel after opponent used 2 threats to your turtle and you have no more counters

[@Acelyn-]

I would have been soooo happy if Fiendsmiths were low-cost cards... I was planning to play Magical Musket/Fiendsmiths, but I rapidly thought it was a very bad idea once INFO released... It's sad that good recent cards cost a lot. Anyway, love all the decks you presented here, I play almost everyone online (except Infernoty)! What do you think about Ninja to join this range of decks? It's strategy is very unique and quite powerful in its own ways... Ghoti is also an interesting option in my opinion, as well as Witchcrafter, Virtual World and Drytron, which all have special mechanics that are common to only them... Anyway, tank you very much for this video, I'm always very admirative towards your work and dedication for Yu-Gi-Oh community!

[@dudono1744]

The fact that Drytron can use limiter removal as an extender will never not be funny to me.

[@pk_tuneworld]

Yeah, it sucks that players on a budget like us will have to wait a year + some banlists to play a nerfed version of Musketeer. I'll still look forward to it, nonetheless. Ninja is a great inclusion! To me, it feels like a very old-style deck the way a lot of its combos are kinda roundabout. E.g., you summon a couple of your bigger ninjas via your traps + the use of fusion summons and pseudo-Book of Moon effects is reminiscent, in my eyes, of GOAT. Ghoti is GOATED - I haven't looked at it since it got the insane new support, but it has so much flavor. And I agree that Witchcrafter, Virtual World, and Drytron are quite unique. Even though it's note quite the same, kinda unfortunate White Woods sorta power creeps the former two. Drytron is still the only deck in it's niche - I probably should've brought it up. Thank you, by the way, for watching the video! As I mention in the video, it's you and all my other viewer's enthusiasm for these type of videos that pushes me to keep making content. Maybe I'll make a sequel and talk about all these other decks people are bringing up LOL

[@doctoralakazam2283]

Shoutout to the original Infernity monster Elemental HERO Bubbleman

[@winter945]

The various builds of paleo are what I seem to be enjoying currently, the 60 card build is unique in the random cards it can pull from yugiohs history, the tearlament build is fun with the amount it does in your opponent's turn (I jave actually confused someone into thinking their turn was mine), and I am cooling an exodia build using backup soldiers to recur milled pieces, and then using leoncholia on the exodia trap to get the last two

[@pk_tuneworld]

60-card Paleo was the sickest thing back in 2016, and it's still so sick nowadays. No Grass, sure, but Needlebug Nest is so scary at times (assuming you're running it). Really hoping Konami gives us back Ronintoadin at some point.

[@Personarose]

Infernities = LIVING ON THE EDGE I might give it a try Dinomorphia does peak my interest as it is partly LIVING ON THE EDGE despite being a….. STUN DECK

[@pk_tuneworld]

Again, I'm biased right now, but Infernity is great. Literally, if they don't hand trap you too much, you dump your entire life savings into one board with near zero follow-up. Your board gets outed, your board gets outed - if it doesn't, you've won. Not the deck for everyone, but worth a shot LOL I do think Dinomorphia is a really cool concept - I think the fact that you can get out the major fusion monsters off of trap cards let you splash the deck quite a bit. E.g., you could just have Dinomorphia be a background engine to something like PUNK.

[@Aboelsasshow]

Great deck lists, I enjoy playing Toons mixed with XYZ level 7 and 8 monsters in the extra deck. It's fun but not consistent and cannot compete with the current format. That's when I wear my Pyro suit and play Rescue Ace.

[@ArticWolf301]

Vanquish soul is such a fun deck, glad to see it on here, I’m addicted to it

[@ArticWolf301]

Also the nordic gods is a really fun deck as well

[@dovadoevans2897]

I play an infernity danger deck on master duels and I can tell you no one is ever prepared for it. Nothing I love more than taking the max c challenge 😂

[@fishiboybg1751]

Cyberse is a type that has dominated the generic lottery for a while now, but I feel that out of all of the Cyberse decks Salamangreat is the most unique one (I'm probably missing some Cyberse decks and this is probably incorrect, Ignisters are also cool too, but they end on fairly generic boards). Yes, Salamangreat Sunlight Wolf and Raging Phoenix are abused by Fire decks, yes, Salamangreat Abuses Promethean Princess, but it also takes up your entire extra deck and forces you to think about the way you set up your boards because of the idea of Reincarnation that it follows, no other deck requires you to have multiple copies of cards so that you can reincarnate them and this is something I find incredibly fascinating about Salamangreat. Pairing them with Fire Kings adds to these concepts due to the fact that they too rise stronger from the ashes. And also there are so many variants that each play a different game No Pyro Salads, Pyro Salads, FTK Salads, Snake-Eyes Salads, Fire Kings Salads and so on. The deck is incredibly fun and I highly recommend it

[@svenmanning]

MVLACE now joins the cyberse clan too with its own effects

[@fishiboybg1751]

@@svenmanning Malice is super interesting because of its ability to play through shifter, no Cyberse deck has been able to do so before and that's what I find to be their biggest strength, they do also easily utilize powerful generic links which adds more to the table for them

[@pk_tuneworld]

Oh, Salamangreat is undoubtedly great. Was broken when it first came out - even if it's not as great as it was then, it's still a solid deck. As you mention, Princess gives the deck a ton of extra power. And you can still make those solid endboards of both Salad traps + hand traps in hand + follow-up. Not too familiar with Fire King or any of the non-Pure Salad stuff, but if works for Snake-Eyes I don't see why it wouldn't work for Salad.

[@Juliannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn]

if you ever wanted to make a part 2 i highly suggest kaijus! a super fun non meta option to just destroy your opponents monsters uninterrupted almost every time

[@pk_tuneworld]

A part 2 might be a solid idea. And Kaijus are definitely more than meets the eye - we always think of them as "outs" to opponent's stuff, but they're really scary with a couple of Waterfront counters.

[@Juliannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn]

Definitely! ive been playing a pure kaiju and im still seeing good results. a way i dont see many people playing is using the trap card to flip your own kaijus and use that to fill your board with kaijus getting tokens from the kaiju files and capture mission

[@scorpiophoenix2778]

I like that Amazement deck that uses its traps however the situation calls for

[@panterelmateracker2887]

Memento Nemleria Fuckin' ojama armed dragon This game has so many cool strategies in it I can't get bored of playing them

[@ryanoops123]

already am primarily playing those decks current decks I play at locals right now are dark world magical musketeer (pure/runick/fiendsmith) (used to be toons and amazement) weather painters infernity(havent played this in a long while) heroes metaphys

[@four-en-tee]

The scenario section is basically me whenever I play against a plant deck

[@pk_tuneworld]

SAME - to this day I don't know what the deck does, and yet it always manages to vomit out an insane board off of a level 1 normal monster.

[@f1r3hunt3rz5]

Invoked Shaddoll is my premium pick for a casual non-meta deck. It's not too oppressive, but it isn't a slouch either, and can be adjusted for lower level play. It's simply perfect.

[@fmtsmy5856]

I love Vaylantz! It really hurts my brain playing it, but it's also so fun to play

[@jerryjay3252]

as a weather painter player i love videos

[@pk_tuneworld]

Gotta give such a beautiful deck some love :D

[@dom2056]

A deck that sucks but is very similar to infernity is vylons, using rod of silence to loop near infinite tuners. It can end with basically any board imaginable, but dies to any disruption and also requires the fiendsmith engine to be somewhat consistent. The vylon boss synchro also has 5+ negates because nothing is once per turn.

[@pk_tuneworld]

I have admittedly played this deck and agree. Sure, you have to draw like exactly Rod + the correct Vylon + Vylon Element. Sure, you also need your opponent to not hand trap you at all (both this and the former pre-Fiendsmith - idk what Fiendsmith adds). But when everything goes correct, you win.

[@dom2056]

@@pk_tuneworld fiendsmiths make it a lot more consistent, any vylon tuner + any fiendsmith card + any vylon equip is full loop with the right extra deck, and can play prosperity to find anything that's missing