How I Accidentally Won another YCS with Runick

[@colossaldonut5190]

Accidentally winning a YCS is the world champion difference.

[@randomguy6932]

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[@jordanshultz6242]

This isn’t WolfeyVGC 😡

[@eclipse_zeta]

​@@jordanshultz6242Now I wanna see a Wolfey Vs Joshua Pokémon TCG match.

[@michaeldavid1566]

@@eclipse_zeta no, there needs to be a something like the PChal collab. Josh enters the Pokemon VGC scene, Wolfey enters the Yugioh TCG

[@ikiaku-vf8ht]

True true

[@chickenmaster8183]

Farfa recording this deck profile feels like a throwback to when Josh won YCS Prague with Paleo Frog

[@yournamehere8123]

This man not only managed to win a YCS with a deck he simply enjoyed, but also finally got to use phantazmay, congrats!

[@simo_wotan]

Watching Josh play is just beautiful. The concentration, the composure he regains (pun intended) right after a missplay or a match loss, the souless stare, the precision and mental strength is just kind of art. Bravo.

[@trevorgrace1250]

There was nothing accidental about this win. Dude absolutely destroyed people with clever interactions and smart play. Deserved.

[@WitchVulgar]

Josh is the only mf who could "accidentally" win a YCS

[@MSTTV]

Incredible deck! Incredible performance! Reshaping the year end meta!! Congratulations Josh!

[@seddyx8994]

Congratulations Joshua even though you call it accidental I saw you play and you were killing it keep up the good work bro.

[@zenbozic6184]

the stare he gave his opponent when he dropped a duality to his imperm was peak

[@sdedy379]

Josh is absolutely playing out of his mind but he isn't being sarcastic calling it "accidentally". I count his unfavorable matchup because he post all of it in his twitter and for 18 of all match that ycs he genuinely just got 6 bad match and he lost 2 and draw 1 out of it. In top cut he only have to face 1 R-Ace and fortunately lucky to draw the out basically. He 100% deserve the win but he can't just replicate this in any format and any day because of how random the variance is. That's why he's right about just play what he like so even if the luck isn't in his favor at least he have fun.

[@maskedduelist1380]

Something about Josh winning with Runick makes me so happy.

[@ducky36F]

Always nice to see someone pilot a deck just because they like to play it and get the W

[@hunterbachelder3480]

Hello there

[@maskedduelist1380]

​@@hunterbachelder3480General Kenobi, you are a bold one

[@HYDEinallcaps]

deckout players when someone validates their horribly persecuted playstyle(they get mad when you insult them and stay mad for days)

[@randomguy6932]

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[@Ragnarok540]

Josh continues his campaign to show the world Runick can be based, when is not just a shell to play floodgates. Congrats!

[@MrGshinobi]

Josh is such a goat for winning with a deck that he picked solely because he likes it, more people should play the stuff they like even if they're not "meta", you can tell how much fun he had with his deck when he talks about the plays he did and the cards he chose, the man is even smiling when he describes how much fun he had, it's so cool and wholesome to see.

[@friskydrinklunkybank1108]

To be honest that's a good factor in big tournaments. I saw a sky striker list where the guy ended up in top 32 in a regional where I cant remember (this was months ago) and he said this deck is by no means a meta deck but he only chose to play it because he likes it and is comfortable with piloting it against purrely. Same thing with another branded chimera list, the player said that fatigue does come into play the more rounds you're participating in, so something that you like, are familiar and comfortable playing with definitely helps give you an edge.

[@hyperlink6547]

That’s what makes these sorts of broad formats good, you can play decks you like without feeling like you’re putting yourself at a massive disadvantage.

[@k-dawgHI]

My favorite deck to play at the moment is Supreme King (no pend magicians). It’s not meta by any means but it’s decent post AGOV and I personally enjoy dropping Z-ARC on people. And I somehow do way better with that than when I play R-Ace or Lab!

[@DJSMedicate]

It only works in these kind of metas that we have right now. During Tear or Kash format, bringing some kind of rogue deck would've been suicide

[@bulbapig441]

Only during diverse format and with the caliber that Josh delivers in gameplay

[@Corey91666]

I really have to say the cool part of this deck is how everything ties together perfectly. Especially looking at the extra deck and side deck. They feel not like toolboxes but extensions of the actual gameplan & main Deck.

[@shen.daniel]

josh out here proving mbt's argument of "meta is a social construct"

[@LahakJakaa]

Tbh it is not true. I am not saying that Bystial Runick is not a good deck because it definitly is. But you have to keep in mind that josh is just a different breed.

[@ducky36F]

@@LahakJakaayeah actually being good at yugioh also helps 😂

[@MrGshinobi]

Very true, the "top decks" like unchaine, lab and r-ace didn't win it, and the supposed new threat deck fire king didn't even make it to top 16

[@johank3007]

i dont think fire king will be really good until it gets more support@@MrGshinobi

[@AndrewUdal]

@@MrGshinobifire king made top 16 what do you mean?

[@topdog69jb]

Funny that farfa is recording this because the look of pure joy on farfas face when Josh won was very wholesome.

[@theladywhoblurblesatfish]

You are an absolute legend. After all your testing, you decided there was no definitive Best Deck that was likely to spike the event, so you literally played a deck you liked that felt on par with the rest of the field. You put in little innovations that made you happy but also gave you strong gameplans against problematic opponents. You are simultaneously the "Respect the metagame. Cards and decks are popular for a reason" and ALSO the "play what you like, play what YOU are good at" and then won the whole thing. Inspiring, wholesome, and completely badass. Thank you for sharing your experiences with the YGO community. My hero!!!

[@Kesch610]

Accidentally winning a YCS. That's the GOAT difference.

[@sluggernott]

Josh is a true "professional" in every sense. He understands completely how his deck operates, but also understands every other deck he was going to play against and had multiple plays built into his deck that could contest any other deck in the format. This isn't an accident. He likes the deck, because the deck is fun. It has a bunch of non-linear combos, niche interaction points, and an impressive recycling engine.

[@Farfa]

Lil bro showed up with his favourite for fun deck and won a ycs

[@mitchmbc]

That "shout-out to S:P" was hilarious ! Josh will never forget her summoning conditions.

[@zawarudogaming3961]

Did he get game loss or he surrender after that?

[@Eddypots]

They did a replay, but he ended up losing that one duel

[@absentmindedshirokuma8539]

​@@zawarudogaming3961he got a warning, which the standard procedure for missplay.

[@zawarudogaming3961]

Ah, thanks for the clarification

[@cipherwing4211]

OMG yes I love Quem! I would die for Guiding Quem, the Virtuous. This support card is going to change my life and is going to be the best card ever!

[@afeathereddinosaur]

What would you do if Guiding Quem, the Virtuous and your girl were drowning, with you only able to save one of them?

[@dragon-id5uj]

​@@afeathereddinosaurI dumping my other girl, to grave, then bringing her back to sync or fuse all night long (emojis omitted due to lazy)

[@_kenemon_]

Where did this meme come from. I've been seeing it everywhere

[@nevod.]

​@_kenemon_ one day on stream, Josh was checking out new sky striker support and said that the only people who get excited about new sky strikers are the ones who see this and go "Oh my God I love Raye I will die for sky striker ace Raye this card is going to change my life .." etc etc. Obviously he was joking around but it became a meme and now that he won with quem people are replacing Raye with her in his copypasta

[@_kenemon_]

@@nevod. Thank you, i appreciate it

[@CSCH69]

winning a ycs is such a nice feeling. winning a ycs with a feel good Deck is the best feeling. Congrats champ

[@AzzyReal]

I've been labbing this concept for the last 6 months, super gratifying to see the theory was actually solid enough to win a ycs. Great win from the world champ.

[@cplgsleight1661]

Me: struggles to win at locals Josh: accidentally wins YCS

[@TheBigDeckClub]

Literally just wanted to play a deck that made him feel good. Thank you Joshua for reminding us that enjoying the game comes first, winning is just a byproduct.

[@richardd_8069]

Usually YCS are won by the strongest decks in their specific format. I think in this case the player really won the tournament and really made the difference. Huge congratulations to you Joshua you absolutely deserved that win

[@metalmariomega]

Duality is one of those cards that no one expects despite how useful it can be when you know what you're doing. And Regained is just stupidly good, not just for recurring your self-banishes, but for occasionally shuffling back an opponent's things that have better utility in both the GY AND banished than the deck(where worst case you can Ash to prevent it from coming out again).

[@gatocochino5594]

What are you talking about? Duality was very much hyped and expected to be a meta card when it was first revealed. If anything it's kind of a flop relative to how much meta relevance it ended up having.

[@ripper9933]

Oh my god yes I love Quem I would die for Guiding Quem The Virtuous. This support card is going to win me a YCS and it's going to be the most expensive card ever.

[@nevod.]

$80 🥶

[@Andy4995]

Congrats on your win! I think I'm not the only one when I say this YCS was a blast to watch and the format is incredibly fun overall.

[@payne9682]

This is the second time this year that Joshua has caused a card to spike in price everywhere, which isn't a lot, but it's weird how it happened twice :)

[@johnnycapote9817]

Facts,duality is now $30 from $10 🤣🤣

[@shapular]

What was the first?

[@d00mkaiser]

@@shapular I assume Kurikara

[@HEBUSTORLL]

The next step is konami limiting it to 1 😂

[@ShiinoAndra]

lmao

[@telepathicdragon]

like the comment about Branded Regained. I realised it's actually a card that goes kinda crazy even outside of the bystial synergy since some costs/engines require you to remove some of your engine pieces and such but this can help you recycle them and get you a draw, then you add the synergy with bystials and the card is insane.

[@joeymayson8279]

OMG Yes! I love Josh. I would die for Joshua Schimdt. His new video is going to change my life and it’s going to be the best thing ever.

[@vixozas]

What a dumb guy. Find a new life instead of blindly following someone.

[@bayar_]

😅

[@gungnir382]

A Big Concratulation for this YCS Win! It was an amazing Feeling to see you play :)

[@mr.wassell7885]

There's something wholesome about simply playing a deck you enjoy and know well at a competitive level.

[@k-dawgHI]

Suddenly owning 4 copies of duality and having an entire Runick core that I barely use is looking pretty damn good 😂

[@dabarker.y7465]

The hard part for me is getting queem 🥴

[@jangaman7823]

Sell it now. Im thinking banlist comes down hard especially on runick

[@justice8718]

@@jangaman7823 Runick is fine. Tears caused far more problems.

[@jangaman7823]

@@justice8718 So?

[@benbenbenben-qw6tx]

​@@jangaman7823so? So?

[@NoneOfYourBusiness797]

So this is the power of a World Champion. Accidentally winning a YCS.

[@ladybug21official]

I just watched a plunder runic on team wunax channel and this is more my vibe. Runick is back baby!

[@lmr4403]

I think everybody is surprised to see this deck win even after seeing the matches. It can brick and the powercap is not very high, but it has a great grindgame.

[@cydra_infinity1423]

Yeah the pilot really matters for this deck since knowing when to hand trap are what won him bad matchups

[@okamigw2831]

congrats on winning YCS, this deck was super enjoyable to watch.. well deserved, another trophy for ur background 😂 obviously some cards got stonks on c-market, but maybe i can try out this deck in MD also thanks for sharing ur deck profile with us

[@nico.zzz_]

I was there when you won the second match with dogwood after the opponent was thinking about a way tu burn damage you at time and you with dogwood in hand said "try"😂. Then he proceeded to activate turbulence effect and resigned after you chained dogwood, absolutely FANTASTIC

[@flaviogiusti9038]

SGRANAPEPATO HARD

[@PKSparkxxDH]

The title made me think this would be a storyline, but it's just the deck profile lol

[@dank16]

Nah bro this guys really is the Wolfey of Yugioh. congrats!

[@tommoex]

Picking the deck you enjoy and are most comfortable with is always solid advice. You can see the plays and lines better and you make fewer mistakes.

[@SawzyRS]

Really enjoyed spectating this weekend! was a cracking tournament and grats on the win!

[@slifer19964444]

Genius. Shoutout to everyone cooking this deck and ofc Josh masterfully piloting it. I learned to love Bystial, regained, sp synergies with my new Tele Dad Hero Bystial 2023 deck. So many cross synergies and so mich fun. May even take some things out of here into consideration.

[@ultimateboxing19]

Congratulations 4th Victory in YCS is incredible and bystyal runick atypical deck very stronger level player

[@anthonynguyen7284]

Congrats to Josh! Amazing win and the strategies coming forth, careful game plays and wise decisions helped paved your way for the win!

[@jadenyuki312]

It’s so bitter sweet for me having built this deck 2 formats ago thought it was such an awesome concept but not the right format I had since quit the game and come to see my idea was the right one Congrats!

[@blazekaizer9000]

Amazing editing, congrats Josh. You are such a intelligent player, happy for you

[@fortant691]

0:49 Thats a funny way of saying I was this close to allowing myself to get dusted by round 6.

[@Kintaku]

Definitely want to try this out. Sad there’s only one fountain in MD now but this looks like most of the list is still there.

[@audricburris6946]

"yeah im not really prepared for bologna, haven't put much time into it" just to win with a funsies deck pick

[@guccibreh9212]

Love this! Can’t wait to get a vlog on the whole tourney congrats again Joshua 4 ycs is amazing

[@TLHGONZO]

This guy is awesome! Very well spoken, good at explaining, and was very rational and objective. Great review!

[@sirromiori8843]

Saw Josh's channel this morning with 20k subs and now it's at where it's at. Great job man!

[@siapa8904]

Congratz, big smile, I am happy for you Josh. Keep up the runick thingy...

[@jonbozaDa-real]

You explained the declist perfectly, good job and congratulations 🎊

[@kolasko1]

that stare down in the match vs pak, nothing accidental about that black air force ones energy

[@Kanor9832]

It always feels great to see someone win with a deck they actually enjoy, especially someone as accomplished as Joshua!!

[@Decide-ru2ud]

He was ready for blood but luckily for you, the mannadium god aka pend god aka triff the mathmatician, overslept.

[@luisenriquemedinareyes8528]

Congratulations!!!! Incredible plays

[@chuyalayon4396]

It's so amazing how a good player can make a difference and how this deck was build just with engines that are really well by themselves that can be together in a deck. Also the extradeck is so full of good cards that can be used thanks to duality and full of level 8 synchros. I think it's insane and is an example of a really good player with a really well build deck.

[@mykgKende]

The GOAT himself, congrats man!

[@hermitxIII]

I'm amazed at how few decks play duality. It's freaking quick-play metamorphosis and hardly anybody touches it.

[@geiseric222]

But a lot of decks cant really use it that well. Like Josh mentioned duality main point was to dodge effect negation, the metamorphosis effect was a bonus

[@k-dawgHI]

I mean I use it in Cyber Dragons. It’s really good there because the extra deck monsters in Cydra all mirror each other’s levels. However in terms of actual meta decks many struggle to either find space for it or have good targets.

[@jamesnesbitt2941]

I frown when he starts the video discussing about how open the format is in a negative way after tear and Kash format BUT actually thinking outside the box and playing something like this is why I respect Josh as a player. I hope he continues to play interesting decks to get his wins instead of simply the meta. It’s refreshing to see.

[@generalistvibe3279]

Fantastic work. It was amazing to watch honestly. Your side deck especially has me stunned. Congratulations Josh!

[@abendsonnewarriorcats9474]

this deck looks so incredibly fun, i cant put it into words

[@domemijuventino1738]

Congrats man continue with the grind

[@ducky36F]

As a bystial enjoyer I approve of this message. And I love that Josh came to my preferred bystial ratio even if it’s just because he had one extra deck slot 🤣

[@Shiny_Plume]

I don’t like Runick, but I love Josh’s philosophy of deck building, especially in leaning further into the strengths of the deck with more engine rather than try to fix a problem with the deck that you’re not going to fix with non-engine.

[@ChaosNo65SolarWind]

Josh running feel good cards - and the way he talks about the deck just makes you feel good.

[@loftyz477]

I love Josh's decks. they're always filled with so many alternative lines and tricks.

[@itstonybaloney4172]

LETS GO JOSH! Congratulations on your YCS win!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼✊🏼🥳

[@twoexoticdancers4695]

OUR CHAMPION!!!! Love seeing this man.

[@christianflora2316]

1 cool thing you can do with the Grang package is also play Dragoon because of Duality

[@Yugeden]

Guy who prepared that YCS for several 'welp, I definitely only won by accident"

[@nicknorthcutt7680]

Josh understands Yu-Gi-Oh better than anyone, congrats man you deserved it!

[@Alex_Stiv]

Amazing games on stream, super fun and well thought deck, admirable focus and execution. Nothing accidental here!! Also, the nibiru in the 3rd game of the finals was like an anime moment.... 🎉🎉🎉

[@natechods]

He Nibiru'd Pak too in round 7

[@herbertcharlesbrown1949]

Joshua entered the dark side after losing a YCS final to Billy Brake summoning denko vs Paleo

[@danielburke9831]

Wow what a great profile. Great reasoning and explanations. Deck looks insane! Congrats

[@bandoftheredhandmtg]

That deck looks so sweet, I love duality its an awesome card. Im glad to see some Runick decks that arent stun, MD has given me a bad impression

[@KasmCollectibles]

Congrats my brother proud of you 💪🏻

[@vicks4086]

the fact that he won with a deck he enjoyed, shows you how good he is

[@TheBluntsmith69]

Josh is bringing back the heart of the cards in 2024

[@GinFaced]

Duality has literally doubled in price overnight lmao thanks Josh

[@idaniaurrutia9190]

Congratulations Joshua, Been following your channel for a while, and God you inspire people to play the game out there. Would you mind giving me some advice for my Vanquish Soul deck? Since the deck loses to Evenly, would you reccomend siding solemn judgment? Or crossout designator to cover Droll? Thank you and keep up the good work

[@badcaseofthebajabada]

The Regained / S:P interaction is unreal, spin your opp and draw off of it, every turn.

[@dewanegara8333]

Gratz josh. World champs truly built different

[@Mr.WarwickBot]

Keeping the runic dream alive!! Been thinking about selling my deck so I appreciate the bump lolol

[@TimmitdemE]

Congrats!!! U deserved it 🎉

[@balistikscaarz1959]

Proof you can play what you enjoy and if you know the ins and outs and what youre getting into you CAN do well. And the world champ difference of course.

[@Edisonforever]

Congratulations Joshua! When are you gonna drop the next Edison Tournament in Germany?

[@renaashadi2703]

congratulations!! winning with favorite deck is amazing feel

[@MasterPantel99]

Congratulations :) one of the best ygo players out there :)

[@erie4237]

Congrats to winning at YCS one my favorite cards its the fabled unicore.

[@berserkangel2282]

This man dug Fabled Unicorn out from the trenches 😢 that's one of my favorite cards, im so impressed

[@aisu5658]

JOSH! I'm so proud of you! Congrats!!

[@fabianomedina5948]

This winning for me is the representation of what yugioh should be. You pick up the deck that you like, turn it the most competitive as possible showing your skills of deckbuilding, after that, knowing the deck weakness and strongs, play conscious demostrating your skills of playing the game. But i know that this is not for anyone, if this kind of format really devalue skill, why the best players were in the top? For me Joshua demonstrate that he is one of the best players in the world with no doubt.

[@Mark-bc1ej]

What a legend. I tried the deck after that other player who innovated it at a regional and loved it. Great to see it win a YCS (but not so great on our wallets 😅) RIP Quem $$$

[@sonnguyen3006]

Josh A True Runick lover, thank you so much for your hard work. Now I have an other awsome funny variant of runick to enjoy

[@invertbrid]

Nice, congrats josh. Lately format so diverse its great. U see bunch of decks topping here and there, especially with fireking lately despite pre phantom nightmare. Its nice to see fabled unicore again after so many years. in the end u see usual top names adapting and ended up topping anyway, despite complaining about diversity xD. They are top players for reason.