F.A. Shining Star GT: "correct me if I'm wrong"

[@dpYGO]

0:41 it STILL works, just gotta summon Hayate before Shizuku (Hayate points downwards, Kagari does not…) #badatyugioh

[@josealbertoruiz1556]

dpYGO (Yu-Gi-Oh!) but... how do you get drones back then?

[@FeanixFlamage]

you summon kagari, add drones, use kagari for hayate, then use drones to make shizuku. simple.

[@mgr8719]

Drone -> Kagari -> Hayate -> Drone -> Shizuku -> F.A.

[@hanoi_revolver]

dpYGO (Yu-Gi-Oh!) thank you for being the only one to see and know how trash this card is.

[@ExplodiumCentral]

dpYGO (Yu-Gi-Oh!) ....dp, I really miss the quick "iASK" at the end of your vidyas dude....

[@thoseguy531]

Should’ve been a archetypal ancient fairy dragon *smh*

[@MasterSwo]

Sad really, the OCG is usually pretty good at filling the holes in TCG exclusives. But with this one... it's like they didn't even try.

[@luminous3558]

Yeah im gonna firewall pass on that one

[@MrNotThatFamous]

Wasted 1 of each sky striker links (3) to summon 1 FA link? I’m confused.

[@zencha551]

better than committing your normal summon to a level 4 f.a that can't do anything on your turn

[@YugnarYT]

Hornet Drone is a 1 card Shining star that doesn't use the normal summon, how on Earth is that bad?

[@section4344]

Yugnar No one said Hornet was bad

[@chazzprinceton3892]

That’s a lot of wasted extra deck space and you still have to fit in the synchro monsters somehow.

[@Aryzo]

u need to use all three, kagari doesn't point down and hayate doesn't give u back hornet drones

[@YuseiTheSynchroHero]

LMAO! It's like THEY (whodafuqisthey.mp4) thought "SPYRAL Double Helix was a mistake" and didn't want to make ANOTHER ONE. TRAGIC... Oh well.

[@FeanixFlamage]

nah, that'll just be the vendread link instead... i shudder at the thought of vendread being tier zero...

[@nightshroud9671]

But if they mess it up, I will facepalm pretty badly honestly

[@section4344]

The difference between this and Double Helix is Double Helix is good

[@chazzprinceton3892]

BA and Spyrals we so good that they made Vendreads suck. When you read through their restrictions you can tell that Konami was too afraid of making them good.

[@AussieRiolu447]

INB4 The Vendread Link Monster (It has been confirmed but no Effects right now) is better outside it’s own archetype. Like the Subterror one, Needlefiber, Electrumite...and so on.

[@ShuraEssays]

Inb4 it summons a ritual from deck ignoring summoning conditions or some bs and just takes 2 monsters including a ritual

[@AussieRiolu447]

The Four Star Gamer That’ll defeat the purpose of running the non-Rituals for extra effects.

[@Tacotacos4all]

Not at all. I end up making vendread rituals with no effects at first anyway. I just link off slayer and start over. Hell i dont even run revenants because its 95% of the time a brick and it has a trash in-grave eff. Plus i doubt if your making vendread rituals with multiple effects that you have a board other than the one(or 2) rituals which is just nothing these days.

[@AstronomicSheep]

Guess I have to stick with Qliphort Genius

[@elijahdavila3684]

Just give FA an archetype restricted Ancient Fairy Dragon.

[@noconaroubideaux9423]

This card is actually really broken but everyone wants it to be a first turn board and F.A.s just don't work like that. Theres enough stun in the deck to be able to stop your opponent for 1 turn, literally all you need to stall for but it is required (almost like its a trap deck with spell cards, weird but still OP). Allow me to demonstrate. Normal summon lvl 4 (hang on mach is preferable). Activate field spell (city grand prix or off road are preferable). Hang on mach at lvl 7 now. **Don't use another field spell even if you got one, lvl 7 is enough to banish all your opponents cards and its at 2100 atk. Just chill** Set F.A. quick plays (preferably test run). If test run or pit stop is not in the graveyard or on the field, foolish burial goods either one. (This is a very common opening hand to get with a few variations to it) **End turn** During your opponents turn, activate your quick play on a, preferably, combo piece in their deck. If you got hang on mach, the card is banished now so shout out you for being smart. Most decks will be able to out your field spell on their turn so activating a quickplay is essential to keep the monster above lvl 7, add another auto navigator if you don't have it. This is usually enough to stall most decks in their tracks. **Opponent ends turn** Your graveyard: City grand prix, test run and pit stop. Your field: Lvl 7 or 8 hang on mach hopefully. Activate auto nav, add any field spell except city grandprix. Link summon Shining Star GT (oh shit, about to go tf off). Activate pit stop in your graveyard, special summon hang on mach to a link zone (hopefully thats the lvl 4 you got) (1 counter). Activate your field spell (2 counters). Activate test run and destroy your field spell and special summon any lvl 4 to a linked zone (or auto navigator if you didn't have it earlier). (3 counters). Activate your destroyed field spell and search city grand prix (4 counters). Activate city grand prix (5 counters). Your board would be: Hang on mach (lvl 11, all opponents cards banished) Whip crosser (by default, your opponent can't discard to activate effects...p.s. doesn't work to stop danger I guess) (level 9) Shining Star (5 negates, 6000 atk) City grand prix (no target) Also, you still haven't used your normal summon yet so you can do that if you wanted to and should have an extra card or two to further boost your F.A.s or set up your combo for the next turn. There are a lot of possibilities once you get into the lvl manipulation and shining star really supports the deck where it was weakest at and give it a monster than can pretty much overpower a gren maju deck. The only deck that really bothers me is the Endymion shit (hate that archetype). Pro tip: never run ties of the brethren (controversial, right?). Theres really no need in F.A.s. One on the field is enough and you need ways to get field spells in your hand and quick plays in the graveyard rather than on getting your monsters on the board. Get one monster on the board, das it. Pray for ONE MONSTER and spells. Pot of Desires saves lives with this deck. Cockadoodle doo is dope cause its an instant Dawn Dragster or Psy-Frame Omega but its better to run it at 1 cause if you get one in your hand, you might brick anyway but if you get 2, guaranteed you not going to win that match unless your opponent gets a bad hand. Also, always keep cyber dragon infinity and nova in the extra deck but don't EVER attempt to actually make them unless your hand is trash. Every now and against you'll wind up with 2 lvl 5 and its all you can really do to protect yourself at the moment so its necessary then (yes, I do mean that F.A.s are better to go with than infinity. so, in conclusion, no matter how tempting, don't you fucking do it). Thanks for coming to my TEDxtalk.

[@PhotonKingShark77]

Back in the day NASCAR used to have a cartoon and that's what this car reminds me of

[@DoodlezMusic]

It was called Wacky Races

[@cipherreese8877]

Sora Shiun'in The designs of the newer cards, namely this one and the Dragster cards, remind me of Speed Racer.

[@mr.razington7881]

Sora Shiun'in Oh damn, forgot all about Nascar Racers!

[@andreamazzeo4306]

I don't even play Yugioh but I find you entertaining as hell so I've been subcribed for 6 months haha

[@ej-epicjourney5351]

Now we just gotta see if the Vendread link makes them any good

[@brittis_n3xus]

That moment when Electrumite is better F.A. Support than their own Link monster.

[@ShuraEssays]

Andres Britt well electrumite is also one of the best cards in the game so i mean

[@sdsd1801]

I don't remember anyone playing F.As with pendulum monsters

[@lamarpray5324]

The car looks really cool

[@tomfranck8821]

Looking forward to the inevitable prankids video, lord knows you're the most level headed of the yugitubers out there.

[@pickyphysicsstudent201]

F.As are really slow at swarming and investing 2 of them into this and then having left over F.As to give this card a good attack boost, is impossible without Soul Charge. This desperately needed a protection effect (possibly by removing a "Athlete Counter" to survive a destruction) and possibly some kind of floating.

[@adandyguyinspace5783]

F.A. be like: Go Speed Racer, go Speed Racer, go Speed Racer goooooooo

[@josephjenningsjr.3400]

Dang it Konami you messed up yet again

[@yugiohmetaknights5167]

Takes work to get. Takes an F.A activation to gain protection. Overall trash effect. Pass.

[@noconaroubideaux9423]

Okay, allow me to break this down real quick. You heard of Borreload Savage Dragon right? 3000 atk generic (sorta) synchro monster. Well, Shining Starr is BSD both before and after steroids. Initially, nothing to write home about (like you said, takes work to get and doesn't hit the board with negates). However, if you're running F.A., you're probably pretty aware of how easily they can stun your opponents turn (literally the only deck I didn't have to redesign after Mystic Mine dropped which speaks a lot to the amount of spot removal you SHOULD be running in the deck). So, basically, with one monster pointing to it, the card only gets the same attack (usually 2100 on the first turn if you're able to summon it AND get a monster on the board). However. That's not what you want to do. Get Dawn Dragster on the board first, repeat first, in def. Find a way to get pit stop or test run in the graveyard (not hard to do at all). So, negate a spell and don't worry if Dragster dies. Now, after your opponents turn, normal summon any F.A., bring back auto navigator, link into shining star GT. Use pit stop to revive your Dawn Dragster and get a token on Shining Star. Now, I know what you're thinking, 'well, thats a lot of shit to do and you're opponent is probably going to be able to negate something some where in all of this seeing as how its basically a 3 card combo. However, you should be running some type of draw mechanic beside pitstop (I like extravagance and pot of duality even though extravagance is way to much for me to actually own but the extra deck isn't really vital because you win games off just dark law *cough* hang on mach, sorry). So, you should be running a total of 9 draw cards in this deck (I guess you could even run 11 if you have a hard time figuring out what else should be in the deck (MST, Cockadoddle Doo, foolish burial goods come to mind but, and I say this with emphasis, running non-archetype exclusive cards hurts this deck sooooooo bad. Chances are, you're running ties of the breathren. Take it out. Runs better without it.). Also, the cards you need to bust this combo out are very flexible (any F.A. normal (9 cards), pit stop or test run (6 cards plus the foolish burial goods so I'll say 8 cards in total cause I only run 2 foolish), auto navigator (3 cards), and if you wanna be real fancy, having a test run in your graveyard is, of course, OP). So, the chances of you being able to actually do this combo is rather high and I consistently open this combo more than annnnnny other in all of yugioh. Also, F.A. are pretty much designed to stun your opponent. Dark law *cough* I mean hang on mach shuts basically every deck down (and that banish effect is why Heros are still playable and why Dark law pops up in non-Hero dark decks). MST, while it should be primarily used to destroy your own field spells so you can search any F.A. card, is perfect for getting rid of troublesome back row as it was intended to be used. Test run pops any card of the field and helps a non-lvl 7 hang on mach survive (1800 def). You know what City Grand Prix does. The other normal monsters are actually pretty useful in their own right (whip crosser prevents discards and sonic can't be destroyed by battle by lower level monsters). The synchros are just flat out dope cards although I prefer Motorhome cause its not splashable in everybody mom's deck. In conclusion, the key to this deck is patients (which a lot of yugioh players lack cause everythings about the FTK ad the OTK these days). But with F.A., if anything does get negated or destroyed, you can still use its graveyard effect next turn so basically everything is bait so going second isn't the worst thing in the world either. Also, hang on mach prevents basically all hand traps from effecting you outside ash and infinite and, tbh, I love when I get ashed in my F.A. deck because I know my opponent now only has 5 cards to use on their turn rather than 6 (the exception being salamangreat but once they start getting banished by hang on mach, you basically auto-win). Allow to go back to my original point. If you play this deck right, you should consistently be able to have a infinitly strong Borreload Savage that can match Gren Maju to some degree and basically unlimited negates, a Dark Law that isn't affected by lower level monster effects, a Dawn Dragster (a spell and trap negate), and a City grand prix so you can't be targeted. AT THE SAME. DAMN. TIME.. And that, kids, is how you run F.A. right.

[@VicRTH]

The link markers should be Left/Right and Down, then you can special summon it in main zone with a mark point for another F.A. Don't sucks, but the deck really needs more ways to splash their monsters.

[@MrNew2tube]

Vic that would make it a Link 3 tho

[@VicRTH]

No dude, Link 2 marks Left/Right **AND** down, similary to Double Helix/Underclock Taker.

[@MrNew2tube]

Vic oh ok

[@chazzprinceton3892]

I miss the good old days when we were calling them Failed Archetype.

[@samhayes-astrion]

It sucks in F.A.s. But what other decks might I throw this into? :thinking: "Let's talk about it!"

[@garutogaruto4620]

" i am speed "~ Lightning McQueen

[@voltanya0482]

Can also use instant fusion for cybersarus or paircycroid and any fa. Or machina fortress and any fa. Or gadgets (gold or silver). OR tin-goldfish. OR use MechaPhantomBeast O-lion.

[@JABRIEL251]

This reminds me of Gladiator Beast dragacius. It's one of those cards that makes you say "It's fine, but does it really help?". The answer of course is naw. Effect negation is cool and this card can get beefy(that "no damage involving this" part sucks, though), but they needed something to get more bodies on board. I hope this isn't the last bit of support, because I like the Archetype.

[@Hanmacx]

Why has a Car Atlete counter?

[@DanieJlRamos]

Hanmacx “F.A.” stands for “Formula Athlete”.

[@nickvictoryfire4896]

Hanmacx it's kinda like the F1 we have in in real life, with F.A. mons

[@chazzprinceton3892]

Vendreads are also getting one for some very strange reason. You would think they would give a ritual deck more main deck support, since they have no use for link arrows. Vendreads could really need a third ritual spell and a proper main deck ritual boss monster with 3500 ATK or something. Executioner was one huge disappointment.

[@robertnsappjr5750]

Is that the mach 5 from speed racer look!? It look dope

[@hendrikoriestianto8279]

Now i just need to wait till my friend summon this with 2 motorhome transport point to 2 of this arrow

[@zak22wolftheultramanzenith35]

They should have given it a base attack stat, and it's counters should give it attack and whatever other abilities it has.

[@protoquigg643]

so that makes the maximum vanilla attack that card can have is 5400. that is if you use two Motorhome transports. that ain't gonna happen tho. it's most likely just gonna have 2400 from two level 4s

[@NickCamokidVisneski]

ProtoQuigg you're forgetting that the whole point of F.A.'s is level modulation. That means that it's not impossible for it to reach 9k or more.

[@Project_DualLegend]

Hold up. I see math was not your strong subject...no offense, but as someone who has ran this deck on a constant basis, as previously stated by someone else this deck can easily hit 9k or even 18k with limiter removal. Or metamorph or even Marshalling Field.

[@protoquigg643]

Project_DualLegend That's why I said "vanilla" no level boosts or attack boosts. also sooorry! I don't fucking know anything about these archetypes. F.A, spyral, gouki, heck most of these cyberse monsters I don't know shit about. Unlike you I don't know anyone around me who is also interested in yugioh so I have no way knowing how this works besides KZbin. I know how links work and all that but most of these new archetypes I haven't got a clue what they do. I'm plannin on learning but I got so much shit to learn I don't know where to start.

[@Project_DualLegend]

ProtoQuigg alright for starters get off your high horse and don't catch feelings so fast. When all I'm telling you is you are wrong in how you used certain terms and your math. In my whole reply I pretty much told you how this deck works, it's all about level manipulation and the cards that supports the monsters. If you really want to learn it is easier to get a basic Deck and play open hand games by yourself rather than watching a video.(personal opinion)

[@Hatzmanialand]

Now if U.A. could get a link 1 that gave a normal summon without tributing, I'd be happy.

[@ObsoletePerson]

Konami be like "USE LINK MONSTERS, PLEASE!"

[@cosmicbox901]

Can't wait to see how Konami fucks up on the Vendread card.

[@Jacobaltazar0617]

You really dont need the negate but you can get a big beater with the calculator honestly

[@Faelivri]

I would not say this card sucks, but F.A. needs something different.

[@chipofchipschallenge7532]

This card would have been SO GOOOOOD if ancient fairy was still legal. I mean it even triggers off of the field spell. He’s so strong :D. Also dark dragster is like a 2 or 1 of max.

[@Aryzo]

sooooooo the ancient gear engine is better now?

[@theaverageDon]

Would have been just as good if it at least could pop your field spell and search. Oh well, maybe they can make a link 1 or another monster that does that

“Athlete” counteres. Lmao Konami wants us to get phat

[@2smart4u14]

Or at least make it "doesn't destroy by battle". That will make sense

[@Balila_balbal_loki]

now i know this card sucks but having a link is better than not having one at all i guess, the crystal wing effect though is nice especially when you are running a sky striker engine they destroy your monster its pointing too and you take control of their monster gaining its lvl in attack more often than not its usually they big boy so you out damage their other monsters ending their battle phase scenario and stuff like it which make the arctype pretty fun

[@shadowgam3]

Just out curiosity, Is doing Direct damage count as Battle Damage? Yes or No.

[@BladetheFox141]

Yes

[@cameraredeye3115]

dpYGO: "This card sucks" Me: (ItsDebatable.mp4)

[@Xiv.Xi.Viii1]

F.A. Has a link monster!?!? Nani

[@joshuaolavetobasia6833]

when is this card getting to tcg?

[@mayteroyal]

where is my goddam vendread link monster?

[@dwaynemcfadden731]

mayteroyal already been revealed but no effect as of yet.

[@chazzprinceton3892]

It’s a goddamn ritual deck. A link monster is the last thing they need.

[@dwaynemcfadden731]

Thunder Dragon you are correct, they need better main deck support by the way love the new support they gave to your deck thunder.

[@mayteroyal]

if that link monster searches the magic/trap cards it would be the first thing they need

[@fitnessoni7881]

No quickie?

[@eirei0789]

dp reserves the "quickie!" for actually good quick effects.

[@cyrilmartin5613]

there was already a good machine link-2 so they made this one bad

[@reddeblack9473]

Im still waiting...for The blackwing link monster.😑😑😑😑

[@shockzone4595]

What does FA mean?

[@Epicheadshotter]

SHOCK HUNTER. Formula athletes

[@shockzone4595]

Epicheadshotter I’m mental disabled in a lot of was soooo Wot dat meen

[@ElshazamReformed]

Future athletes.

[@shockzone4595]

I should really delete this comment

[@primahariady8286]

Failed Archetype

[@intoexileimustgofailedihav2261]

I just want someone to clarify, Is the "and if you do" on the negate effect pointless or is there a reason its there?

[@ShuraEssays]

If the card isn't negated because of some obscure protection effect or something its not destroyed, also it negates THAT effect, so if the monster has protection i guess it . . . No that doesn't work. . .

[@JDXC666]

If they added another F. A., then there's still hope that they might give us another Vendread. Please Konami!

[@nguyenphamthanhgiang8951]

They give them a generic synchro for Destrudo, and now a generic Link for Sky Striker? Really?

[@section4344]

Nguyen Pham Thanh Giang Why would you waste 1 of all 3 Sky Striker links to summon this when you can go into literally anything else

[@nguyenphamthanhgiang8951]

That is a big question too, why would I waste 2 of my F.A. that is most likely had gain their level 7+ effect for a monster negation that I need to summon even more F.A. to boost it's attack to an acceptable amount?

[@hanoi_revolver]

It's garbage in the deck though

[@danieldragotti2608]

I hope the guy who made double helix made the vendread link

[@iiyo8638]

vendread aren't getting a link

[@danieldragotti2608]

I ᒪIᐯᕮ ᑌᑎᗪᕮᖇ YOᑌᖇ ᗷᕮᗪ SO I ᑕᗩᑎ Sᒪᕮᕮᑭ ᗯITᕼ YOᑌᖇ GIᖇᒪ ygorganization.com/theundeadsavior/ they are and it will make them meta

[@iiyo8638]

ok that was unexpected .... why?! vendread don't need a link monster, they need a damn combo starter/ searcher

[@supremevidspro5427]

Review galaxy braver, cleric and the trap from soul fusion next.

[@sneaky847]

It’s not awful definitely helps with certain builds like mine tho however I would have really like to have seen as you said it have at least some ark even if it was 500

[@michaelolynyk4319]

I am sooo disappointed by this. I like F.A.s. I think they have a cool and unique style/effects. Effect negation is kinda needed as non targeting effects are hard to deal with, such as borrelload dragon, but this card is a sitting duck in a lot of situations while being quite hard to summon in a pure F.A. deck. F.A.s could have used a card that moves monsters around, freeing the extra monster zone for the second synchro. F.A. lane changer, a quick play that moves a F.A to an empty monster zone, sounds in theme and works with the archetype style. Please TCG, give us more F.A. support. Make a TCG archetype awesome.

[@arronfaulkner54]

Or summon one level 4 fa and use ties

[@genmoe]

Why cant ddd get a link monster 😶

[@ShuraEssays]

3 Tv it will happen eventually, I just hope its good. Also needlefiber but that doesn't count. Maybe if it could make use of the summoning mechanics from grave or something? Summon 2 and immediately overlay, banish 2 and synchro, banish 2 and fusion? Maybe it could search scales? THAT I would love. Actually, activate the scales from deck. That would be really formidable.

[@genmoe]

The Four Star Gamer i agree banishing a type of monster for a effect to happen almost like its a shell maybe get the states and effect as well of the banished monster thatd be amazing and would make ddd a serious contender

[@MrHerbertbauer]

this card is trash on its own but when u get it on boards with dawn dragster its actually quite a decent board and all u need is 2 cards in hand to do that: 1 start up engage or hornet drones + armageddon knight, problem all of em arnt part of the archtype what is kinda sad that u have to run meta like cards as engine to make this card remotely viable in its own deck. sigh

[@Mat_DE1t]

Never laughed so much before

[@AngelDarkDragon]

Doesn't seem worth at all, I'd rather go to dawn dragster than this, at least dawn doesn't require me to activate further f.a. spells/traps so that it does something also sad when a monster can summoned easier outside of his own archetype

[@rollingon5566]

I love F.A's shame afc is banned tho, makes me sad

[@SuperKeith007]

Looks like a Hot Wheel

[@westforlols1425]

I dont know why but FA reminds me of F-Zero. Idk why.

[@iiyo8638]

people making a vendread link monster, why would they get a link monster? i'm waaaiiiting....

[@issacalleyne8665]

Why did Spyrals need 1?

[@cipherreese8877]

I ᒪIᐯᕮ ᑌᑎᗪᕮᖇ YOᑌᖇ ᗷᕮᗪ SO I ᑕᗩᑎ Sᒪᕮᕮᑭ ᗯITᕼ YOᑌᖇ GIᖇᒪ Why not? I mean, it kindof makes sense. Plus, it allows these decks to run more extra deck monsters. I’m okay with this.

[@issacalleyne8665]

Cipher Reese But F.A.s, who have their own Extra Deck monsters, can't get a Link?

[@cipherreese8877]

Issac Alleyne Oh I never said they couldn’t. I’m glad both are getting Link monsters. It’s only fair.

[@issacalleyne8665]

Cipher Reese Oh I thought you were the other guy.

[@vince5456]

I wish this is a Synchro monster instead. That would be better tbh.

[@ShuraEssays]

Vincent Rico Mercado the deck has trouble making link monsters, therefore most of the time you have to link away your synchro from turn one just to advance the game state.

[@vince5456]

yea, I can see that,

[@rinkujoka232]

In ocg two terrortop so it is easy

[@jonsense4937]

*F.A.Pass... i'd like a mythical beast link hehe

[@whitedragon5706]

let's just hope they don't fuck up the vendread link because that archetypes already been fucked enough.

[@Enclosure_2k]

LMAO 0 attack.

[@ilyesmerabet2893]

As someone who is very interested in F.As I am very disappointed . Konami should've done better.

[@RhyperiorRanger]

They blew it

[@aflyingstarly5535]

God bless you for you stop doing the ask weird edit much much better I can finish your videos now I’m peace

[@bradleyspruill114]

I rather play U.A.’s, not a great deck but fun sometimes.

[@adandyguyinspace5783]

To be honest, I wanted to use F.A. because the artwork is amazing, but all the constant worrying about changing levels (I get it, it’s a racing pun or whatever) and keeping up with it is too much brain power for your boy. F.A. sucks *like a prostitute*

[@GalvakzaMusic]

If you're playing in real life, just use dice on your cards to remember their level

[@OmnicoranGaming]

Not the greatest archetype, but fun to play nonetheless

[@Galavantworks]

Wasted perfectly fine artwork on this though

[@airbomb24]

Ugh.

[@hanoi_revolver]

F.A. Player here. It's complete garbage.

[@DavidAgolli]

First

[@phantomthunderclap975]

This card is garbage.