Duel Terminal's Draconic Defenders Descend! [ Yu-Gi-Oh! Archetypes Explained: Dragunity ]

[@GoldenNovaYugioh]

NOVA Scale Novelty - While we are post Union monster, this is the first time I can remember the game making a whole archetype of monsters built around this mechanic that were supposed to mesh like this. It even pushed the boundaries by letting you equip AND summon during the same turn, giving you the speed you needed to use these monsters as Tuners, or to just keep them equipped to provide their utility effects. While the Winged Beast half may not have kept pace with the Dragon half, the idea is still pretty cool. 4/5 Objectivity - Our big payoffs can be annoying to deal with, but as more answers have been printed, the less of an impact. And with our generic Synchro Omni Negates being culled, we have less to build an unbreakable board with. There is still some annoying tactics where you can lock out the Extra Deck with Leyvatin equipping Dragon Buster Destruction Sword, but even Snake Eye can answer that with Flamberge, so... 4/5 Versatility - While a majority of our cards don't care what path we go down one way or the other, several of our newer cards make sure to specify that we can ONLY use them for Dragunity, or at the very least Dragon monsters, so our options are a bit limited. But thankfully, Dragons have a LOT of support you can lean on, so even with our restrictions, you have a lot of options to lean on. 3/5 Awesomeness - The Dragon part is good. The Knight, not so much. Of all the Winged Beasts, only one or two even feel worth it to run, and honestly, it's the same for the dragons. It all boils down to Phalanx, Couse and Remus load up our Tuner count, while Senatus gets the ball rolling, to say nothing of the fact that the only mid level Dragunity Knights worth playing are the ones that equip so you can continue to synchro climb, and maybe Gae Dearg. Bulg, Trident and Luin all superfluous, with a lot of our power coming from outside the theme. Maybe all the fans are seeing something I'm not, but when I have a roster of Dragon Knights at my disposal, I want them to be front and center, not playing back up. 2/5 Total: 13/20 Thanks for reading! If you want to help support my work, I'd appreciate it if you'd check out my Patreon for great perks while keeping the lights on! www.patreon.com/GoldenNovaYGO

[@martinparodi2712]

No se si entiendas esto pero a mi me gusta est maso lo tengo armado y siempre le seré leal, además que desearía que una historia que leo fuera canon (lo cual no sera) pero en la que tenemos a un verdadero maestro del maso...El caballero dragon Kasuto Ryu

[@DarthNash6]

DRAGUNITY MENTIONED

[@Flameville]

RAAAAHHHHHHHH 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@sambutler953]

I was literally just thinking about building a Dragunity Deck, Nova, GET OUT OF MY BRAIN

[@GoldenNovaYugioh]

I'm In Your Synapses

[@President-of-Funny]

@@GoldenNovaYugioh HE'S A KRAWLER!!!!

[@SheruMuko]

@@President-of-Funny”Good answer” Steve Harvey

[@bluekirby_64]

LET'S GOOOOOO, one of my favourite archetypes! Legionnaire + Aklys was my go-to combo back when I didn't have any of the Synchros, and it was always fun to watch my friends groan when I searched either one with Ravine. The artwork on Dragunity Legion might be one of my favourite card arts ever, seeing all those Synchros charging forward is so cool.

[@phuongphamviet7116]

My first ever combo deck, and the one combo I can easy understand. Tuners sent to Graveyard then special summon to Field.

[@moonknight96]

I only found your channel a few weeks ago but I enjoy your archetype content over theduellogs archetype content because you show how every archetype can be helped and work with other decks (even if it’ll be a rough time) over explaining why everything in a archetype failed. Keep up the great work.

[@michaelnelson1127]

Woo! My main deck is getting its time in the golden spotlight! I’ve loved this deck ever since its support wave in 2020, and it’s the deck that I’ve had the most success with. I’ve used the mentioned climb to Areadbhair several times, and since it takes exactly 5 summons, if your opponent tries to Nibiru it, you can just negate it and reenact the Dragon Ascent cutscene from ORAS’s delta episode! Though speaking from experience, if you do summon Areadbhair on the first turn, make sure to summon it in defense mode to protect it from Lightning Storm. Also I completely agree with your disdain for this deck being abused by dragon link. I mean, sure I use a shortened version of the main first-turn Remus combo to get out Spheres, Crystal Wing and Areadbhair, but if dragon link doesn’t get checked soon, the pure players will probably suffer. Overall, this was a great video, Nova.

[@kaiserman5494]

Thank you soooooo much for making a video about these guys, youe the first person to do so on KZbin. Also the Fire Fist archtype has not been done yet and either has the "Shark" one be done properly in a long time.

[@nicholase82]

These should have been in the 5d anime. Just imagine them in a speed duel.

[@pashlyn]

The closest was one being on a poster in an episode

[@idongesitusen5764]

I use them in duel links. They really would’ve been great in an anime duel given their design & effects

[@darkhydrat9096]

MY BOIS! The first combo deck I learned and I still love them

[@Erazos137]

Dragunity has been my favorite archetype ever since i first saw the structure deck back when it came out. The goofy mental image of the big dragons like Leyvaten just picking up one of the smaller dragons to whack the enemy with has kept me loving this deck even during the days when the Dragon Rulers got Dragon Ravine banned. (We will never forget. We will never forgive. The Dragunity Knights do not serve the false monarch, Tempest!) My favorite is Vajrayana. My favorite move is summon Aklys who summons and equips to Militum, who then resummons Aklys from the backrow, then synchro into Vajrayana, who equips Aklys, then sends Aklys back to the GY to double it's attack while also triggering Aklys' destruction to blast the one monster the opponent has and then going for 3800 to their face! I also like this move thematically because Vajrayana is Militum riding a larger Aklys so it's like the canon sequence for these cards or something.

[@Yslohr]

The Dragon Ravine discord approves of this video.

[@GoldenNovaYugioh]

Many Thanks, glad to hear I have the community's approval.

[@DG_Raizen]

18:40 Gae Bulg....Lancer Ga Shinda!...is exactly what will happen if you play it.

[@EthanKironus8067]

TL;DR - Inferno Reckless Summon is the greatest card of all time. Dragunity has been one of my favourite decks ever since I figured out I could make Red Nova Dragon with just a 3-card combo that's so simple it barely counts as one. This was in the Zexal World Duel Carnival game, hence why it seemed like a big deal to me at the time. The first part is flexible, it just needs to end with Phalanx in grave as you summon Arma Mystletainn from hand. But as I did it, I would normal summon Phalanx, send it to GY to summon Arma Mystletainn and equip the Phalanx, summon Phalanx by its own effect and upon that summon trigger Inferno Reckless Summon (completely underrated card btw) to get the other two copies of Phalanx. Then you just synch one of them with Mystletainn for RDA, and then it and the remaining two for a 5000 atk synchro that your opponent ain't hitting with Bottomless, Mirror Force,Dark Hole, etc. Again,this was years ago. Not nearly so impressive now ofc, but it made a big impression on me at the time.

[@goodpeople25]

Pilum is a thrown weapon and those are classics for attack directly (or similar like Junk archer temp banishes) cards.

[@GoldenNovaYugioh]

Oh, well now I just feel silly.

[@Emerald_Bandit]

Used to play dragunity deck waaaaay back in the day, I've been thinking about getting the (kinda) recent support for it. Now I will XD

[@missingnovgc]

My favorite and main deck since 2011. ❤

[@SavateWolf]

Surprised Blackwing Zephyros the Elite wasn't mentioned as a tech card. It's perfect for discarding, giving you back Dragon Ravine so you can use it again and using Zephyros as materials for Synchro/Link summons.

[@DG_Raizen]

It's currently a staple. It usually bounces Ravine, giving you another search or dump.

[@kaiserdragon7233]

18:21 it also should be noted all the synchro dragunity monsters are older, grown-up versions of the main deck.

[@AzrielTheOne]

Every time i think of this theme: "Into The Sky! To win or Die!

[@NRYGO]

Somewhere beyond th'ravine Somewhere waiting for me My Legatus stands on golden sands And watches the knights that go sailing Somewhere beyond th'ravine She's there watching for me Cuz I could fly like birds on high Then straight to her arms I'd go sync'ing

[@kaiserdragon7233]

25:50 yeah nova. That's javelin when they are in adulthood. Goodluck with that.

[@dimirsafaia4753]

My man inserted an Asmo joke in a Yu-Gi-Oh vid. As someone who plays both games, I approve.

[@pashlyn]

OH GOD YOU FINALLY DID MY FAVORITE ARCHETYPE THANK YOU!!!

[@TheSamuraiman123]

One of my favorites since discovering them in duel links. I used to tech in hermos to used red eyes sword to make levyaten a huge beat stick when paired with lance and a tuner pop

[@danielman396]

My Endymion, elemental/mask hero and my war rock/infernoble/assault mode decks are my favorite decks to use hell I combined them and created a Endymion and masked hero deck with colossal fighter and his assault mode as an engine for the battle phase. Literally my favorite decks to use but I've always loved dragunity since their first structure deck and until late 2022 I started actively using them and continue to this day. I more focused on the synchro side of it as it's my favorite type of summoning but use 3 link monsters and the rank 10 railcanon for a ftk/otk when have the three level 10s on the feild after the battle phase.

[@Byrdstar6423-un3me]

Love the use of Legend Of Dragoon music I mean that's why I love this archetype it reminds me of Legend Lf Dragoon so much

[@Deoxys_Used_Mimic]

Eyyy. I love these guys! Remember when you could loop 2 Leyvaten and Light & Darkness Dragon?

[@NoahBClark]

My favorite childhood archetype 🥹

[@finaldarkfire]

Lore-related comment: The art of Winds Over the Ice Barrier implies that the Dragunity's, or at least Ascalon, WERE involved in the resealing of the Ice Barrier Dragons at the end of Age 1. Personally, I like to think that Areadbhair assisted Prior in the FIRST sealing of the IBDs, while Ascalon helped the Spirit of Prior reseal them later.

[@dragonmaster613]

Dragunity Mastery is great with Off-theme monsters so they could benefit from having Dragunity equip cards.

[@omegarathalos6046]

My favorite Synchro Deck in MD

[@daneyal7162]

This archetype is giving me Eragon vibes...NICE!😊 👍

[@Fellowavian]

You can also tech in Kash to go into arsenal falcon detach get senatus discard a dragunity card and get into your synchro plays you have to normal summon riseheart and unicorn is the perfect small world target.

[@noahdragoon1855]

sweet my fave archetype, fun thing I add clear wind dragon in it and the the most of the 7 signer dragons.

[@duke3327]

Buster Blader! Remember the Buster lock?

[@condedepiamonte93]

Dragunity Will never die Eventually, you'll come to love them, as I did

[@TsukuneD]

If I had a penny for every time Dragunity cards were usurped for a undying meta dragon pile, I'd have 2 pennies. Which isn't a lot, but it's annoying that it happened twice. But yea, this was my favorite deck back in the 5D's days, and I still have a huge soft spot for them, since my little boi Exa is one of them!

[@GeargusArchfiend]

Dragunity feel like how I wish Vylons played 😢

[@josefbajarias3109]

MY FAV ARCHETYPE EVER SINCE TAG FORCE!

[@butteradult]

I got rda support and galaxy eyes support, all i can ask is to give some dragunity support and ill be truely happy.

[@edwincenteno7266]

Dragon shield sleeves are so cool

[@nitrowarrior-lj5ip]

I find them to be very slippery, I prefer kmc hyper mat mini

[@motokuchoma]

I love Dragunity, easily my favourite archetype

[@josephrasgado1782]

Yay now for vylon and jurrac and ally of justice

[@Sta_cotto]

An archetype I'd respect more if their current claim to fame wasn't like 4 cards used in dragon link

[@atheld8124]

HELL YEAH LETS GO MASTER ARCHETYPE!! WOOOOOOOOO

[@cipper12]

Dragunity! My first duel links deck and the first deck I ever bought and build myself courtesy of the remake structure deck for ocg (which got gutted and turned into pack fillers for tcg, thanks konami)

[@fullmetalspartan4726]

Dragunity, my beloved

[@JurassicMajin]

All i can say dragunity is an amazing deck but yeah give me a half hour to make my board... also (shakes fist) curse you dragon liiiiiiiink.

[@Steel_type_master]

I liked playing this deck in duel links

[@samuelbanta4279]

I’m wondering something. Would this archetype synergies well with Cyberdark cards? Asking for a friend.

[@just_a_rebel8261]

Love this archetype

[@serialpixel]

LET'S GOOO DRAGUNITY GOT ITS SPOTLIGHT

[@firebeam24]

Ah yes, the Gay Bulge

[@thelaughingdragon32]

I wanna build a version of this deck that doesn't need atum

[@Dahaka-rd6tw]

Hey! Are Daedalus an archtype? I'd like to see video about Daedalus cards, other that ones involving "Umi".

[@GoldenNovaYugioh]

They have a bit of a segment in my Umi Explained video!

[@Dahaka-rd6tw]

@@GoldenNovaYugioh Yeah yeah but as I said, I'd like to hear others, outisde "Umi" archtype.

[@wadeall8998]

God i love dragunity

[@christopherfu2169]

One thing I never understood about this archetype: Why all the rome refernces? Romulus, Remus Senatus...

[@tylerferguson3193]

Hope you'll have a good day

[@xenoexe4954]

LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

[@ZEDEX252]

DRAGUNITY TIME LET'S GOOOO!!!

[@tylermurray2191]

I think I have a few of these cards 🤔

[@SK-5A]

Now watch Konami give them support after getting covered lol

[@GoldenNovaYugioh]

It's all but inevitable

[@michaelnelson1127]

@@SK-5A Not that it’d be unwelcome.

[@missingnovgc]

Don't give me hope

[@DG_Raizen]

They're revamping Terminal archetypes, so it'd make sense. The deck doesn't need much. Either an Omni or a S/T negate (since monster negation is covered), a monster with a quick synchro effect, maybe a synchro that attaches directly from the deck, etc.

[@michaelnelson1127]

@@DG_Raizen Yeah, I’ve noticed that they’re a bit lacking in backrow protection. I’ve actually created a fan card (or at least the effects for it) for a boss monster that’s unaffected by spell/trap effects and has an effect that banishes backrow, as well as a level 12 towers-esque (but not quite) synchro boss monster that can equip to a synchro from the GY and gives it backrow protection.

[@MM-lv7iy]

Is this a remaster, or have you tricked my brain somehow?

[@GoldenNovaYugioh]

Nope, this is all new!

[@MM-lv7iy]

@@GoldenNovaYugioh Consider me thoroughly Mandela effected!

[@Joelmamalovesit]

where is the harpy techs~!!!

[@NotControlledByMillipedes]

I made dragunity yesterday What the fuck

[@hsangharbi992]

Hello can anyone tell me the all archetypes that related to snake eyes ?

[@GoldenNovaYugioh]

If you're talking about if they're related in the Lore, you'll want to look at - Diabellstar - Diabellze - Goblin Biker - White Woods - Azamina (only recently announced for the Rage of the Abyss set)

[@neogalactic1195]

How to train a dragon the archetype, where is the toothless equivalent dragon

[@dragonmaster613]

Your butchering of Gaelic is offensive.

[@Beelcifer6076]

dragon fish

[@GoldenNovaYugioh]

Okay, what in the good god is this running joke?

[@Beelcifer6076]

@@GoldenNovaYugioh well i want to comment but im not creativ enough to comment somthing new so i just comment "fish"

[@AzrielTheOne]

Gae is pronounced guy

[@osiah0949]

FINALLY!!! My all time favorite deck!!! Yessir!!! Yessir!! That's my BOYS!!! As YuseiMOTHERLOVINGFudo himself, this is my deck! Dragunity's. My main deck is Dragunity/Stardust, Instagram knows me for this combo🤘😝🤘

[@SRWOtaku]

Vylons Explained when!?

[@GoldenNovaYugioh]

1) It's gets a new wave of support 2) The Patrons vote it in

[@LazoPazo]

Mmmmmm first 😎😎😎

[@NotControlledByMillipedes]

I made dragunity yesterday What the fuck