Exodia Obliterate! Jeff Leonard is the Biggest YuGiOh! Legend! Exodia at YCS

[@alfredpaldez1352]

MY GRANDPA HAS NO PATHETIC CARDS

[@tri_torng6726]

True Grandpa

[@h1_hru]

No. My deck has no pathetic cards

[@Kykai3212]

But it does contain.....the unstoppable exodia!

[@OmegaVideoGameGod]

“Draw your last pathetic card so I can end this, Yugi!” “My grandpa’s deck has no pathetic cards, Kaiba!” “But it does contain…The unstoppable Exodia!!”

[@Krepsiee]

Except maybe the kuriboh….but it does contain…….

[@playingfireleo2962]

The fact he did this at a YCS, my man Jeff has my respect.

[@christophervalencia5919]

And vs one of if not THE MOST oppressive, literally TEAR 0 deck in history. Fucking legendary, and everyone in that room knew it

[@HulktySSJ2]

@@christophervalencia5919 Round 4, so he won the other 3 rounds too?

[@5_ohh]

Jurell did exodia at worlds in Japan and made it far!

[@Krizalid3YE]

Twice on the same set.

[@KayfabeGames]

They even played Exodias theme, lol.

[@thekittenfreakify]

You just know the sound guys had the file in the pc just for this moment.

[@eldrileka1652]

I think its played at the end of everyone of these matches but for this moment it was truly special and on point

[@darkthought7860]

​@thekittenfreakify he been waiting a loooong time to play that 😂

[@Vandalgia]

Justin ain't even mad he loses to Jeff's play lmao. I don't think nobody will.

[@h1_hru]

I mean grandpa combos well

[@iVirtuall]

if i lost to exodia in a ycs i would get up and be cheering eventhouh i lost

[@panduhadi1337]

bringing exodia to YCS already proving he has a ball, aint got mad if i lose to that

[@polish_filipino]

It's a very respectable way to lose, he couldn't do anything about it, incidentally put into Yugioh history

[@Zoruk_]

Kaiba would

[@SirJorb]

Exodia?! It's not possible! Noone's ever been able to call him!

[@UrSammich]

Really? Is that because he's so rare?

[@ryapowa]

​@@UrSammich it's a quote from the anime, and within the anime, im pretty sure it is fairly rare. I think I've only seen two characters use it. Yugi using his Grandpa's deck, and this rare card hunter who took Joey's Red-Eyes as an ante before Yugi won it back

[@themad4249]

@@UrSammich Ursammich? it's not possible! noone's ever able to summon him

[@UrSammich]

@@ryapowa I was quoting the abridge

[@ryapowa]

@@UrSammich Oh I've never watched it

[@mr.platypusgaming]

If someone gives me Exodia I congratulate him. Doing that is a piece of art.

[@nyChannel09]

The Crooked Cook play to stall all game for Exodia is something you would congratulate?

[@BladeOpsZ]

he did not stall?@@nyChannel09

[@scrublord9505]

⁠@@nyChannel09Nothing about this is stalling. Idk if you’ve played this game before but games usually end in 2-4 turns with every turn lasting about two minutes worth of combos

[@nyChannel09]

@@scrublord9505 Been doing crooked cook Exodia the last 2 days. Games on average last 30minutes... Try it yourself

[@joshgulrud]

*sits and watches your opponent make 38 moves to search for Exodia*

[@VirusZero0140]

Exactly why I stopped playing this game a loooooong time ago. I remember when normal summoning red gadget would allow you to grab green (yellow?) gadget from your deck

[@gamerx123kog]

@@VirusZero0140 pot of greed + graceful charity + delinquent duo was an amazing era Jokes aside, that's the competitive game. It's fun to play when your opponent is equal to you in both knowledge and the deck he is using. But the game wasn't healthy. You might have some interest in edison, goat, domain, or trinity format. I'm just throwing names here, I've only played edison and goat, I don't know how much better domain and trinity is in comparison to the main game. I find rush duel pretty cool as well.

[@VirusZero0140]

@@gamerx123kog By a long time ago I mean I basically dropped it after pendulums became a thing. The more and more BS they add the faster the game got. And then they added that rule where you can only synchro summon or xyz summon next to a link summon? And they reverted it? Or something? Idk it was too much after that with the 10 paragraph texts.

[@darkmooncross6342]

That's just what Exodia does to be fair, just plays lots of searches to thin the deck out and/or find pieces

[@joshgulrud]

@@darkmooncross6342 I mean the game sucks. Lot's of work, low interaction, no real strategy. What, was the Exodia player going to try his alternate strategy?

[@TheProgenitor]

The best part about this is Jeff going from infamous for playing one of the most aggressively frustrating stun decks of all time then coming back after all this time with exodia FTK

[@gamerx123kog]

"""Redemption""" arc

[@Dominator150395]

He started of as just somebody's dad who went "I don't get all this combo bullshit" so he pioneered one of the worst stun decks in the game's history, and now he's bringing Exodia to YCSs. Truly the ultimate Yugiboomer character arc.

[@Dominator150395]

It's official, Jeff Leonard got crowned King of Yugiboomers with this one.

[@blackjetplane1606]

Even his opponant is so excited for that moment

[@hitchikerspie]

Yeah he’s smiling through all of it, wonderful stuff

[@zenkalt]

I bet Justin really regrets not chucking those Exodia cards into the ocean.

[@Nahimokthanks]

How to Weevil never pay for that?

[@EMBLER]

real yugi's grandpa lore

[@griefschickn5965]

When your dad won the game using the old strat... ❤

[@TenmasSchoolOfThought]

I don't know if yugiboomers would accept pendulums and link loop as an "old strat" lol

[@beanhead9293]

Having all 5 pieces in your deck in the first place is the original strategy​@@TenmasSchoolOfThought

[@monikaisdonewiththeinterne2039]

@@TenmasSchoolOfThought as a yugiboomer, seeing exodia is enough, counts as a oldstrat for me regardless of whatever you do

[@thunderstar254]

​@@TenmasSchoolOfThoughtWtf you speaking Chinese

[@solidsnake2390]

Doesnt matter that he didn't win the whole thing-- this was pretty insane in its own right! 👍

[@crimsonknight7011]

You don’t need to win to become a legend

[@3CH0z]

@@crimsonknight7011⬆️

[@knockout8157]

@@crimsonknight7011like that guy who successfully resolved simultaneous equation cannons! Good stuff :D

[@radandpaisley]

The most wholesome thing I've ever seen in this game

[@StarboyXL9]

Ever since Deep Draw Exodia got crippled, Exodia has become the most wholesome way to win.

[@harrymillar4193]

I put this in another comment, but it’s wholesome that he didn’t just surrender

[@VirusZero0140]

​@@StarboyXL9wholesome wholesome wholesome? Wholesome.

[@VirusZero0140]

​@@harrymillar4193wholesome wholesome wholesome. Wholesome wholesome, wholesome.

[@VirusZero0140]

Wholesome wholesome wholesome I love the f******* word wholesome

[@OmegaChase1002]

Look at his opponent. He's happy about it. This is the way he wanted to go out, if at all.

[@Lucario1121]

You know what this means right ? Someone needs to win a YCS with Destiny Board next

[@elgringo1893]

Konami will just agree that we can stop printing cards now, if that happens.

[@ayham613]

It’s possible if you loop amorphactor and thunder of ruler 5 times but it’s time consuming and very toxic lmao

[@davidsantiago7808]

Destiny board is just exodia but for nerds, I wanna see someone win with The Final Countdown.

[@TheGreatSalsaMan]

@@davidsantiago7808It’s a lot less reliable these days than it was during the 2015 era of yugioh

[@brvadent4957]

I havent even played yugioh in 8 or 9 years but this showed up in my recommended today and it's so beautiful

[@OnslaughterEx]

I'm jyat playing the oldschool Tag Force Special and 2011 5ds Over the Nexus xD

[@HumanDevilTV]

Probably one of the most iconic things you could ever witness in competitive feature match coverage. Absolutely legendary, this man probably made the history books with that.

[@gabudaichamuda2545]

This has to be the single best Feature Match I have ever seen. Just the crowd chanting *ONE MORE PIECE! ONE MORE PIECE!* and screaming Jeff's name encompasses all of what Yu-Gi-Oh! should be.

[@TheGreatSalsaMan]

And Justin was just as excited to be a part of this history as Jeff was instead of being salty like a lot of players would be

[@gabudaichamuda2545]

@@TheGreatSalsaMan Right? I love this game, but the salt takes a lot out of the enjoyment. I get the game has problems, but man, people dwell on them way too much.

[@JaidenTamayo]

THE UNSTOPABLE EXODIA!!!!!! in a epic Yugi Voice

[@gr8dmoore17]

He shoulda said i assembled all 5 pieces to the puzzle.... EXODIA OBLITERATE

[@get_lucky6402]

1:24 The way the crowd chanted Jeff as they saw him draw exodia is what makes this such a real life anime duel

[@klxroly1]

The hype when you hear one more piece is just music to my ears

[@zenornaslanta7402]

This is not a normal victory, this is an art ❤

[@davidsantiago7808]

Bro imagine living your whole life not knowing you're the kaiba to someones yugi until this moment.

[@obiwanfinetti9754]

What a game! The mutual happiness and humbleness goes through the screen!

[@brandonogden2210]

Looks like Jeff Leonard's got a new purpose now and its Exodia.

[@believedragons_]

Bro, I'm 31 years old, have my deck/binder of cards stored in my closet that I haven't touched in years, and just watching this makes my inner kid jump with joy. That man deserves all the respect. Well played!

[@That.Chessculated.Quickly]

what a chad, pulling that off on YCS... damn dreams do come true

[@Ryasa]

This is definitely the most Yu-Gi-Oh moment and I love it!

[@raystrife234]

Imagine the dude justin has like every handtrap in his hand to stop the combo but the moment he saw Jeff put an exodia piece, he let him cook with no responses. Because it's exodia! Obliterate!!!

[@SaintStrength0]

There's a good chance the opposite happened as well. Drawing into no responses for a match win happens.

[@gabudaichamuda2545]

I think he just didn't have the gas to stop him. His GY had Ash and I think at least one other Hand Trap in it.

[@s.k215]

His name might be Jeffrey L but he definitely took the W with this play. Yugi would be proud.

[@PortCityBalrog]

One time at a regional i throughly shuffled my opponents deck and cut it and he opened exodia in his first 5 cards...😢

[@williamhallam706]

Draws 5 cards, looks you in the eyes "game 2?"

[@monikaisdonewiththeinterne2039]

@@williamhallam706 bro istg if im playing a exodia deck and the 5 cards show up in my first hand I'd just surrender cuz ngl id not like to win like that lol

[@AstralNightmareOfficial]

A historic moment for Yugioh. An even more historic moment for Pendulum players and the Pendulum mechanic as a whole. Amazing.

[@EliteSavij]

@@AstralNightmareOfficial This is history!

[@cksmith08]

My Tournament Deck has no pathetic cards. But it does contain… THE UNSTOPPABLE EXODIA!! I have assembled all five special cards. All five pieces of the puzzle.

[@pbjdelight2429]

This hommie came out the woodwork with this wild ass deck and tore up the meta so badly he got a card banned lol.

[@moh.syafrianabie8899]

No effing shot he made Isolde get banned lmao

[@gabudaichamuda2545]

@@moh.syafrianabie8899 Oh I guarantee Konami has a wanted poster for Jeff Leonard on their wall in the board room. "See this guy? We need to stop him; he's turning our cash cow inside out!"

[@Jdrunnin]

A big ups for Justin being so cool and just laughing along with the cool play

[@brandonsingleton4170]

One of the best ever moment in YCS history

[@kiyopawn]

This is my top 2 YCS finals lmao, what a goated win. They took Mystic Mine from this guy, so he took the victory for himself😂. The moment Jeffery gets the first piece and the crow gets cheering, Justin's face as a response is so relateable. Like, "there's no way this mf is gonna exodia me." My top 1 is still the Dinh-Kha Bui, Prank Kids win since it was a deck that nobody had knowledge about.

[@Effrenatus]

this is round 4 not the finals lol

[@Emac000]

My friend was at this event last year we were at YCS Indy yesterday and everyone of the judges and vendors were still talking about that match a lot of Judges say that is one of the greatest moments in Indy yugioh history

[@0mn0m15]

Dayum! If I was the guy on the receiving end, I'd be crying tears of joy and hold up Jeffrey's hand! That was... Holy hell, just downright awesome!

[@elyastoohey6621]

All 5 pieces of the puzzle

[@Fulcrum4747]

Great job on Justin being amazing with the loss to Jeff if I were to lose I wouldn't want it any other way.

[@celavomudo1790]

From mystic mine to exodia, jeff is ruthless

[@MarcoFisichella-rf2bi]

The:"ONE MORE PIECE, ONE MORE PIECE, ONE MORE PIECE". It's Always fantastic

[@RaceAgnstTme]

I thought I’d never see exodia In a championship duel. That’s the most underrated as it gets and it came out on top. Hell yeah. Love to have seen this video.

[@Kagami360]

ONE MORE PIECE ONE MORE PIECE ONE MORE PIECE

[@cesa67pl]

Until the Exodia,I have no clue what happened😂...I only played Oldschool Yu-gi-oh!

[@Carlos.Rivera]

Don't worry, the game is fucked up😂

[@thegreatscribbles960]

Yes that what happens when you don't play a game for years that hasn't stopped

[@maximilian2843]

deck searching goes brrrrrrr these times

[@OmegaChase1002]

Basically he kept reviving blue dragon summoner so he could use blue dragon summoner as material for a Link Summon (the newest fusion/synchro/xyz/whatever kind of summoning mechanic). Blue dragon summoners effect says he can add a Normal monster from his deck to his hand, every time blue dragon summoner goes to the graveyard, even when used as material for a fusion/synchro/xyz/link summon. He did this 4 times to search out the arms and the legs. He already had the head in his hand thanks to a different effect. He's using a mix of oldschool and newschool cards to create an all new strategy.

[@BSF20]

@@OmegaChase1002 thank you lol

[@SergioEspinosaRobles]

Bro I've never played Yu-Gi-Oh in my life, I don't even know how it's played, I just know that pulling Exodia out is an instant win because of how hard it is to pull that play off and seeing this old dude achieving it just looks epic

[@h1_hru]

Yes

[@Oloistogamersloungeeistepisogl]

It's not really that hard , especially now with all the support cards you can use. I would easily do it without using a gay ftk like he did.

[@JackLlariane]

I don't play it either.. But what is this game? The other guy just watch as his opponent make a lot of action in one turn, ain't card game are supposed to be a turn based game? When will the opponent get his turn?

[@Oloistogamersloungeeistepisogl]

@@JackLlariane Yea unfortunately this is how this game has become. Which is why is not a good game anymore or at least as good as it was. And hear it from me because I used to be obsessed with it. Now it is a game of two players playing solitaire and most duels end in like 2-3 turns and that's not how it is supposed to be. The only way to make it as fun as it was is to change it. Make it so that players begin with 20000 points so that there won't be stupid otks and shit anymore and so that players can't play everythin on their first turn anymore because if they do they will lose anyways.

[@h1_hru]

@@JackLlariane that's the fun part he dont otherwise he win

[@justhuman963]

Bro was searching longer for Exodia in one turn than I did my will to live.

[@ihaveaquestiontothegodwhy1669]

Even with a good deck, you cannot just pull out an exodia like it's nothing, and even on a tournament level. It takes good planning, proper shuffle and luck to do it under the right conditions. Mad respect for jeff.

[@Dominator150395]

It's called "believing in the Heart of the Cards".

[@Ratzmoonmopes]

Nothing impressive about this. Exodia is ONLY impressive if it's full odds RNG with NO deck searching.

[@VanJR.]

As an OG yugioh player, this makes me happy

[@serenitynow85]

I love it everyone chanting his name. I would be feeling awkward af, and the happiest I could ever be

[@menumlor9432]

Dude, after losing like that. You can't be mad. Huge RESPECT to Jeff L.

[@Gamberro473]

Core memory right there people

[@KvkenshinKv]

You lose to exodia you become a hero. You win with exodia you become a legend. What a show!!! That's why i love this game! And being honest, you can't be made when you loose against exodia. It's just a beautiful ending. Even Justin was waiting for that.

[@Mike_Dubo]

Someone at Konami must have seen this, and be like, "Now, release the new Exodia support!"

[@TheWaInut]

Losing to exodia is just as cool as actually pulling it off

[@RawWithIt]

Crushed it! Great sports on both sides! Never thought i'd see one in a tourney, thanks again! You are a legend!

[@TimsNeggs]

2024 and we aren’t any closer to dueling like the anime 😭

[@DarkEscalade187]

So your just going to sit there and tell me that this man got himself in a loop to add all the pieces to his hand in one turn? Extraordinary! Well played sir!🔥👏🏽👏🏽

[@monikaisdonewiththeinterne2039]

He looped Selina and Blue summoner if i recall

[@Feraligatrfjhgujvgh]

Respect to my fellow Exodia enjoyer

[@Mochi_Madness87]

My man won with Exodia. Ya love to see it.

[@marshallburlew7549]

I take it no one has summoned Exodia at the YCS before, until now?

[@EliteSavij]

Correct

[@davidgutierrez2128]

I love that even Justin is clapping 👏 ❤

[@kfkrdkskskkwsksjsj6699]

Whaaaat EXODIA, NO ONE HAS EVER BEEN ABLE TO SOMEONE HIM!

[@jyapp4489]

What an absolute legend. Pulling Exodia off in YCS of all places against an extremely meta deck is wild.

[@Fabboi_unl]

Pulling an Exodia obliterate in a YCS. Epic

[@gabrielcatete8543]

This man is a living legend boys... 👏

[@dominykaszakrys3373]

must be fun for the opposing guy to sit and watch his opponent main phase last for 10 mins as he picks exodia pieces from his deck...

[@EliteSavij]

Imagine being the opponent not opening anything useful. That’s actually poor deck building skills. If people don’t want to sit back and watch someone play with them selfs for 10 mins then they try to stop them by playing hand traps this guy didn’t open anything useful so it’s not the exodias guys fault 🤷‍♂️

[@Karassu0]

C'est absolument magnifique et extraordinaire!!!^^

[@Trayxxxx]

A legend has been born

[@Kozi15]

Bruh got sent to the Shadow Realm 😂😂

[@DrewPicklesTheDark]

I like how the guy he's playing against looks happy as hell the whole time.

[@brandonmulryan1522]

Exodia is essentially the face monster of YuGiOh! these days due to its age, its ability and the iconic line, Exodia, OBLITERATE!

[@JDragon272]

One more Piece! One more Piece! One more Piece! Exodia… give Tearlaments what they deserve… Obliterate!!!

[@matasa7463]

We finally found the real Grandpa. When is Jeff gonna open his own card shop?

[@austinnoliphant]

Exodia will always be a fan favorite.

[@3ftninja132]

I'm humming Fang of Critias theme whilst watching this.

[@TheOaklandRaiders1960]

Oh that dude! His mystic mine deck was nasty as hell. "Field barrier" WTF. 😱

[@azurestrike6551]

It’s so cool to see someone pull off exodia even if I don’t get my turn. Just something about seeing it being pulled off is amazing. Most decks otks you anyway.

[@matthewtucker1918]

There’s something so cool and just simplistic about this I like it Ofc I’ve been a yugioh fan for a long time but I’m never participated in real live tournaments

[@generalowen4344]

I will always gladly lose to Exodia, actually I’ll probably shout “one more piece” along with the crowd

[@andrewtimothy9792]

Really love how his opponent is also just enjoying it too!

[@PISStopherNolan]

I'm not exactly a fan of Yu-Gi-Oh, but I would imagine that this doesn't happen very often in competition. Pretty awesome.

[@EliteSavij]

@@PISStopherNolan bro this never happens and it happened completely out of the no where. Truly quite an experience by such a legend in this game

[@takosos]

Even his opponent deep down wants to see a complete Exodia win :)

[@lostneppy]

I want to see the decklist I wanna know how this man thinks.

[@OmegaChase1002]

theres a meme video about yugi vs kaiba based on this actual duel where they semi explain the strat and how its a mix of several different archtypes.

[@EPIKURIBOH242]

4 months late but just search "jeff leonard" in the yugioh wiki it has the decklist, not legal in the TCG anymore tho cuz isolde is banned but i believe all these cards are legal in master duel

[@SiniBANG]

Even the opponent is happy.

[@thefisherman0074]

most of the time Exodia brings a smile to everyones face

[@zemm9003]

It is an honor losing to Exodia.

[@winster32]

No one will be angry at the exodia play. He played well.

[@mothbazooka]

Awesome sportsmanship on display too

[@fredybudiman1257]

jeff is official my grandpa

[@PancakeMix21]

Notice how nobody is mad or angry cause its exodia not even the guy who lost to exodia is mad, like its become somewhat of a rite of passage to lose to the forbidden one. I've lost to it and loved every second of the hype crowd at my locals watching me get obliterated it was beautiful

[@ParabelIum]

He was missing third leg of the forbidden one, incomplete summom.

[@Davian_Thule]

Kaiba, "NOW YOU KNOW HOW THIS FEELS!"

[@xReisk]

Its amazing to me how someone could come up with the idea of Exodia in a card game. Its made in a way that isnt easy to use and its respectful to use. Everybody loves exodia.

[@ThePhysicist2118]

Jeff: My grandpa's deck has no pathetic cards, Justin. But It does contain The Unstoppable, Exodia! Justin: No Way!!! It can't be!? No one has ever assemble all the pieces before!! Jeff: Exodia! Obliterate!

[@ThatsSoGiorgio]

I’ve lost to Exodia twice in Master Duel. I can never be mad. Twice in my 3, almost 4, years of playing. It’s wild to get obliterated. The first time I got obliterated was on my birthday 2 years ago 😂 It was one heck of a birthday present, I’ll tell you that. I wasn’t even upset. It was actually an honor.

[@user-xn6iq7ov1z]

I'm pretty sure his grandson turns into yugi, I've seen this in the anime before

[@stevenglennmarquez4943]

Exodia Obliterate!!