History of Duel Links - The Zexal Era - Part 2

[@GrandHarrier]

Swoop on in Harpie Lady enjoyers!

[@Blighted_Ashes]

Harpie sister has another effect 😏😏😏

[@MountainMemelord]

A valid argument. However... *"Woah... Is this really... Me?"*

[@brayengomezesquivel9510]

Please upload soon the next part of the History of Duel Links, best videos ever

[@ChaoticMeatballTV]

This is where Duel Links starts getting hazy for me, well, maybe just after this. Once Master Duel was out, I had no reason to pay attention anymore so I'm interested to see how the Arc-V and VRAINS eras shaked out, but I'm glad you got back to this project!

[@TheLawYGO]

Master Duel came out halfway thru Arc-V, and 100% was the biggest nail in the coffin of community presence for DL

[@montolonzo3836]

@@TheLawYGO meh doubt it MD got it initial fire then it kinca died down from there

[@YukiJudai91]

Master duel isn't played as much as you think. Duel links has more content and a better meta. Of course the community died down but it's still around.

[@amiablereaper]

​@@YukiJudai91debatable. DL is certainly far more expensive. Though, I'm actually playing both because I'm just incredibly curious what happens in DL going forward into post-vrains era. Are we going to Sevens or some sort of Albaz World? Also y'all are heading straight for Orcust with Mermaid legal lmao. I really want to see that train wreck with my own eyes.

[@123321cpu]

@@YukiJudai91 Thats literal cope, MD is making more money than DL

[@cipper12]

The long awaited continuation!

[@nerodragon8703]

Fire

[@justarandomyellowpikmin6111]

The irony in this video for me personally is that THIS SERIES is actually why I ended up giving Duel Links a try specially at the point when Quatro was added to the game. I had long given up on Yugioh early into Zexal era (...even more ironic, only realized that as I was typing this) and seeing the ups and downs of the game just left a curiosity floating in my brain till eventually I was bored at work and figured... eeeeeh why not? That said I never knew about the drought, never noticed and it actually kinda worked as a good buffer to allow me to get some cards, build some decks and get a groove for how to play yugioh and see some degree of success. As someone who got back into the game, the Harpie format made things very easy for understanding more complex combos and the deck was fairly easy to build for a newcomer while still be able to compete. So for me, as someone who got into this game at this point and thanks to your videos no less, the general tone that the community was being shot in the foot and the game was 'dying' feels... quant to me. I generally was having a really good time and while a lot of attention has shifted away I also feel like its trimmed the fat of people who might've otherwise brought in a toxic atmosphere and the olive branches of communities and creators who have filled the gaps left behind by the old guard I think have done a lot of good for the silver age that Duel Links entered. Master Duel did have a lot of people shaking but even that game now has rust on its corners and its own sets of problems and draw backs. it's just another way to play the game and Duel Links for me offers a flavor of yugioh that frankly, I can actually handle. So it was exciting waiting for the point when I actually joined in. So here's to the future because while I know Duel Links isn't the view hit maker it used to be, it WAS thanks to you that I'm back into the game and I hope if nothing else it can show there is reason to keep going with at least History of Duel Links (though DL Progression Series was a ton of fun to watch too).

[@runningoncylinders3829]

Harpie and Onomat, feels like yesterday.

[@bodkimalone]

it was yesterday....a very long yesterday ago

[@zacthemastodonranger]

It was yesterday in a galaxy far far away

[@runningoncylinders3829]

@@zacthemastodonranger Just ran the last KC with Kozmo, a long-held fav of mine I use both here and in MD occasionally. Galaxy Photon has come a long way as well.

[@nikc101]

My Buster Blader found it a complete nightmare ngl

[@runningoncylinders3829]

@@nikc101 Since BB got their latest Trap card it's been devastating for me every time it resolved in GY. Hope you got the chance to run it.

[@arthurmartins8188]

Yo man please continue with the Arc-V era. This series of videos was PEAK. Thank you!!!!

[@froz5551]

I so exited to see what's next in this game's history! I dropped Duel Links around the time of the end of Zexal era, mostly because of my unhealthy relationship with mobile games at the time and I returned literally the day before Extra monster zones were added, so I am at least existed to see what I missed in terms of cards and content, and also but also meta, but the interesting thing for this whole series, because I wasn't following it meta at all. So yeah, really enjoyed the video(and the series) and I am excited to see what's next!

[@chaserseven2886]

Duel links has some of the most interesting metas

[@thabugman9433]

Please do more

[@SirNilooo]

I definitely remember this era. I had taken almost two years off from Duel Links, and I was very surprised to see how the meta had shifted into Harpy Ladies being the top meta deck. 😅

[@johncenarules25]

Totally forgot about that 2 month drought. Definitely killed a lot of enthusiasm for me with playing the game. Master Duel is what finished it off though.

[@santiagogalf]

DL is not finished, never has been and most likely never will be until they release all the cards

[@nunyabiznes33]

This was when I really started getting into the game. Initially made an Amazoness starter deck and started building a cheap Lunalight only for it to get nerfed. So I went back to grinding until Harpies came about.

[@zacthemastodonranger]

If this continues into the Arc v era oh boy the balance update was crazy good

[@GhostEagleOfficial]

It's a Duel Links Holiday every time you upload one of these

[@falsepromises4239]

Finally, a meta where I actually experienced it as it passed by. The previous episodes has been very insightful and fun to watch as well

[@phobie1561]

i joined duel links around this era, and learning the meta here alongside my water xyz and cyber dragon deck it reignited my love for yugioh and now its one of my favorite games

[@santiagogalf]

Go! cyber dragon core!

[@e.t.1947]

grinding exp has never been more enjoyable thank you law

[@DamnItMarco]

This format is what really got me into duel links and meet its wonderful community, and even tho it had a lot of ups and downs I am very thankful for it.

[@Shrouded_in_Mystery]

This was the point when my favourite skill for fun synchro decks got hit. It deserved it of course thanks to cards like Mach, but Level Aug also had some fun gimmicks that I'll never forget.

[@fatihzeyrek2069]

Great Video, i always enjoy the "History of" Videos. Here is an inspirtation and an idea to do the same for Master Duel with the meta changes, Banlists etc. Keep it up!

[@Meanlucario]

I remember when the Red Nova box dropped. Honestly, one of my favorite archetypes in Yu-Gi-Oh, partly due to Jack in the sub of 5ds. I still use it when DL has a PvP event for synchros or the Kaiba Corp duels.

[@Torterra454]

Happy to see the second part! Especially cause this was an era I remember as I played

[@sunwukong7581]

Thank you so much, I loved the video, I joined duel links in Feb 2022 so arc v part 2 is probably where I begin to relate but I've loved the series so far, it's given me lots of context

[@Aides1128]

I dropped towards the end of zexal. I came back around arc V and had a ton of fun, it literally saved the game

[@santiagogalf]

lolss end of zexal is when Arc V just started and u talking as if u had leave the game for a long time 🤣 i left in april last year (middle of Arc V) and returned just before this month's KC. this game's so addictive i remember why i left it on the first place :P

[@supershadow125]

I came back to duel links around this era. After the onomat change and before Quattro's event happened. I miss this time trying to learn everything and pick up the game again.

[@santiagogalf]

same, built harpies when the box just came out, enjoyed dominating for about half a year. milked all the gems out of 90% of characters, got most of the hot staples at the time (triple floodgate, triple book, etc.) then when phantom knights came out harpies and most of the decks i built were already far from being meta. and that is the natural course of a tryhard duel links acc. it was nice while it lasted. no more fast ways to farm gems.

[@sirknightjcb9310]

Finally! Another history video to add to the TheLawYGO Sleep Playlist!

[@santiagogalf]

a lot of ppl criticize this era cause of the lack of releases but to people like me who just picked Yugioh after a long time it felt nice to not have a new tier 1 deck released after every new box, since u had lots of time to adapt, learn and adjust to the current state of the game + the decks u built even if they were meta didnt get insta hit on the banlist, unlike nowadays with mekknights being nerfed to the ground after few months since their release. I remember building harpies when the box came out and they were tournament-worthy for an entire year before egotist and nest both got hit

[@victikirby15]

It’s funny how a stagnant meta and general lack of releases later in the era made this the second shortest part of this series, only longer than GX part 1

[@TheLawYGO]

The lack of interesting content is what made this take so long. It’s hard to write about something that isn’t interesting in some regard.

[@500938ful]

A thing of note about the hit to gagaga head: people were trying to counter the otk variant by maxing out on gagaga head and a more control variant at the time with some success, leading people to counter onomat with more onomat and making the deck snowball even more into its tier 0 status.

[@cbored3778]

Took way too long to get finished but glad it's here finally Edit: it's nearly been an entire year since the last episode btw.

[@CharmCityGamer]

It’s here it’s finally here! So pumped!

[@honxiu]

That wait before trey/minibox was rough , i remember a lot of DL yugitubers were quitting one by one during this time

[@tatiz111]

Onomat was one of my favorite decks back then heart❤

[@nealmiles9070]

I’ve been waiting for this vid. Amazing work ! Excited for the next one!

[@Danschgal]

Man! Im so happy that you continue this series. Its so well done!

[@elvenatheart982]

Yoo , I am so glad we get a new update in the series , especially sinelce I joined tge game in this era(2021 oct)

[@Evixyn]

This is the meta where is was having a difficult time when shiranui was nerfed and had to rely on odion trap skill. Blue eyes was nerfed with the limited one choices which made things even more difficult for me and I decided to play water xyz as it was acceptable, however it was not that great relying on diva or lose to not top decking diva.

[@shiningfilmzph]

Duel links just announced its future limited and skill rebalancing updates for march. I can't wait to see that mentioned in this story if this series ever continues so yeah pretty cool video overall

[@LabMatt]

I played against exactly one Red Nova player. He did some megaplay to get Red Nova Dragon in the field on the first turn. I felt bad for him because he spent so much time doing all of that, only for me to OTK him with my Lunalight deck by zeroing his ATK points with Crimson Fox.

[@yagura631]

Secrets of Eternity was released in January 2015. This set introduced the Infernoids, a series of monsters that can special summon themselves to the field by banishing other Infernoid monsters from either the hand or the graveyard. Notable cards in this set include Farfa, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss, Qliphort Monolith, Uni-Zombie, Nephe Shaddoll Fusion and a card that would bolster Satellarknight to combat the Burning Abyss Shaddoll Meta, Stellarknight Constellar Diamond. In this series both Nyhmnim and myself will be opening 24 booster packs or one box of a core Yu-Gi-Oh! booster set. We will build a deck and play a best two out of three and the winner will receive a small price to upgrade their deck. However in each episode we will open another box of the next set that was released, moving in chronological order, constantly upgrading our decks before dueling each other at the end of each episode. This is the Yu-Gi-Oh! Progression Series.

[@condi_tv]

I've never seen more blatant self promo ..

[@overfloater1358]

Is the DL progression series ever coming back? I was really looking forward to each new episode 😊

[@flamingarrow7]

Still waiting for the next part more than 1 and a half years later, wonder if it'll ever come.

[@jacopodeldeo4308]

The zexal era part 2 is when duelings became modern yugioh

[@imnotayoutuber8494]

Time to resub until it's abandoned again rip

[@nzardoin]

Really great to see a Return of this series

[@ScytherKB]

Question: where do you find your high quality YGO cards for your videos? Thank you ❤

[@void3383]

I think it's safe to say that onomats was and probably always will be the most despised deck in duel links history 😅

[@nunyabiznes33]

I still haven't forgiven it for getting Rhinosebus limited. #JusticeForDigiBugs

[@happyryax]

Now this was a really good video! and nice to see how DL History went again during this time. one more thing to point out with Triamid. another reason to use a field spell skill was that it worked with Triamid Pulse. Also Gimmick puppets and Chronomaly. Loved both decks but ya sadly neither were that good though I doubt many was shocked by that at the time. Still had fun with them! At the very least Kagemucha Knight from Arts of Atlantis would be pretty good for Phantom Knights down the line. Oh and some Water players while this was just a meme deck were playing around with Acid Golem. there was a version where you would summon Bahamut Shark then use its effect to summon Acid Golem then use a card like mystic box to give acid golem to your opponent. Was this Good or seen any actual competitive results? Nope not really but it did exist and was somewhat funny. Also I do think its worth pointing out while many for sure cheered at hey Trunade being banned. There was also a fair amount who did not like the fact it was banned with some even going as far as to say it was needed to stop backrow in the game. but ya Onomat tier 0 was not a fun time for many but then it being followed by such a long format with harpies as best deck so to speak for quite a while did not help.

[@kite300]

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

[@97nani]

I wish that the XYZ era would’ve lasted a little bit longer. I feel we didn’t get all of the good cards and characters and links

[@santiagogalf]

I agree, one more year till Vrains would have been dope. Maybe release another filler world like DSOD but this time smthing like the digital world where they could have added characters like Kaiba's stepfather, Noah and even tour guide

[@rebber1717]

Finally my favorite era in duel links

[@TonyExists]

Hopefully we get the Arc V and VRAINS era vids soon. As those two wrapped up since you made this vid

[@EizaYgo]

gorgeous video as alwasys!

[@kaiserrokket_yt6439]

Eiza, Qué haces aquí Fred?

[@EizaYgo]

@@kaiserrokket_yt6439 jajaj xd

[@worstspytf2824]

Just got back into this game, hope it isn't dead just yet.

[@blakelecat2479]

I honestly believed you had forgotten about this duel links history series.. at first I was like I already seen part 1 YouT- wait what?! ^~^ I also miss the progression series.

[@zehark]

The microwave era, the clowniest period of DL

[@Ctrybpkm]

I was wondering when the next part of the Zexal era was going to be covered

[@Osindileyo]

I’m still a bit annoyed over how they changed level augmentation. All they needed to add was ‘until the end of the turn’. 6 words. Instead, they neutered the skill.

[@huynghiepdu]

Hmm, what about History of Master duel? It's only 1 year, and the first 3 months have the same card pull .

[@Benjamin_w02]

Let’s goo! I love this series ❤️

[@evilherodiamondcat]

Dreams do come true.

[@ReiMizere]

Yooo that was around the time I began to play!

[@LunzeDL]

BEST VIDEO EVER 40/10 POG

[@zzzxxx7294]

IT'S HERE

[@PKFLASH123]

Can't wait for the next part

[@romenomas]

Finaly some good fu**ing (video to accompany the) food

[@rafaelbrites3607]

man, harpie was so powerful because it was cheap and versality with any skill. I mean, i used a version with this deck using a generic, until i caught that skill of mai.

[@axel8912]

WOOOO WE'RE BACK!!

[@mohwe1007]

Zexal post April: KFC has entered the chat

[@monstakado1730]

2021 was also the best

[@honxiu]

goat series

[@Greg501-]

What happened to DL progression?

[@lordofcrows]

Omg it continues

[@krowkuervo2267]

i almost quit Duel Links thanks to Onomat

[@alisoleiman7166]

Great video

[@littleshuriken4999]

LETSS GOOOO IVE BEEN WAITING AGES

[@lax5896]

38:41 Gouki jumpscare

[@zacharyportnoy7618]

Dzeeff did some stuff with f.a

[@rosewarrior706]

I think you forgot to put in zexal part 1 in the playlist?

[@Rashyboy05]

Man, ZEXAL era was a real low point in Duel Links. Thankfully the game got way better once Arc-V came around and Phantom Knights shook up the meta. It took Master Duel to basically kill Duel Links for a while for Konami to realize that they needed to shake things up to keep their Duel Links playerbase. The meta where D/D/D and BA were the best decks were the most fun I've had in a long while. Too bad the current meta is pretty boring imho. Though it's probably more due to the presence of modern YGO elements since none of the top decks really took advantage of the usual BS skills from Duel Links other than Galaxy Eyes players.

[@Emet.V]

Finally, The Law has come back

[@TheLawYGO]

I never left tho

[@Emet.V]

@@TheLawYGO I know you just went for lunch. 🥪 just miss your duel links videos 🥺.

[@TheLawYGO]

I wish I could make them more often, but DL took a hard nose dive :/

[@Emet.V]

@@TheLawYGO I personally still love the game. There is some code leaked that seems cool. The possibly of main phase 2 peaked my interest. Especially with how fast duel links is. Links have been introduced, it’s actually helping understand link summon better than master duel. Also how to use a link deck. Still waiting on ancient gear ⚙️ support for the big boi “chaos ancient gear giant” and ancient gear ballista for duel links. Also yugo and yuri characters because I love predaplants and speed roids. I would like to see Zark of the covent in there too.

[@nikc101]

Yo when’s the next part lmao

[@dominicakadragun3103]

Hallelujah I’ve been waiting for this shit

[@jessesteijn9908]

Did I miss part 1 or something?

[@TheLawYGO]

Part 1 was like a year ago, this one’s been a long time coming.

[@stardustspark5682]

@@TheLawYGO it IS missing from the Playlist unfortunately

[@sugarsmile7852]

Oh no the dark of age duel links were microwaves ruined the game

[@arrownoir]

Take enjoy these historical vids.

[@_Rndom]

Sadly this was the time i started to lose interest in duel links, I understand it had to move on and evolve but damn, 2019-2020 was just so fun for me personally and I do miss those formarts

[@damir3888]

Harpies for lifee

[@jv4921]

lets go!!

[@idosarts_and_krafts]

Holly sht it came!!!!

[@fredybudiman1257]

soon arc-v era aka D/D/D era

[@nunyabiznes33]

Oh God, I still got trauma

[@ghastlygibus2121]

Dark Contract with D/D/Disneyland.

[@Shiyassbu]

I've waited for this

[@passaroquetzalcoatlus6205]

Let’s go

[@kommora]

GAGAGA SISTER TIME TO PLAY

[@timg5226]

Where part 1?

[@TheLawYGO]

About a year back on the channel, this part 2 took way too long

[@Sokaras3]

Nice

[@nikc101]

Day >365 waiting for part 10 🤔

[@Esteban-vq2qx]

fucking yeah

[@nioykak5782]

Yo nice