How to Beat Labrynth

[@johnhernandez8773]

Just want to throw this out there. As a lab player, i feel cosmic cyclone hurts me more then duster or lightning. And I think you missed one of the most important interactions. Pretty much when we have lady on board the opponent should hold the interactions to chain our traps. So we miss the lady set.

[@MattOsheaYGO]

You're right, I shouldve pointed that out! Such an important interaction! Pinning this comment so others see it too!

[@lief_]

In order to complete the miss timimg we should activate interaction after you declared lady's effect?

[@Bungee_Gum]

This needs an explanation. So far i haven't been able to make it work

[@MattOsheaYGO]

@@Bungee_Gum lady lab needs to chain directly to the trap to activate. So if you chain literally anything to the trap, the window for it to activate is gone

[@juiceplunger1255]

@@MattOsheaYGOso it’s similar to that one thunder dragon boss monster?

[@Mack1990]

The most important tip for beating Lab is holding a quick effect to chain to their normal track card activation so they can not chain Lady to set another normal trap from deck.

[@MattOsheaYGO]

Totally thats the bigggest thing i wish i mentioned in the video

[@ZOMBIEKILLER1591]

What’s the normal track card to target?

[@grimvengeance7445]

Glad this video exists, lab is under this category of a deck that when you know what it does it’s no longer so unfair.

[@juiceplunger1255]

These videos are actually great, my problem with yu gi oh is having to adapt to something new every few months, I just can’t keep up but this definitely helps a lot

[@szymonsadlo]

this is your first of videos I just watched and man, that's some great content. plain and simple, no bs, that's how I like it

[@MattOsheaYGO]

Happy you enjoyed it! Thanks for the kind words!

[@cayce5276]

i'm ngl bro you got the best yugioh content on youtube right now

[@MattOsheaYGO]

❤️ I appreciate that so much! Thanks! And I'm happy you're enjoying the content!

[@julonikkodinglasan7056]

I once tried sidedecking a jinzo and royal decree just for labrynts. I would say Jinzo is the better option. I had a game where I bystiald my opponents furniture monster during his endphase and during my turn I immediately tribute summoned Jinzo and it was pretty much game from there since he had 5 cards set

[@MattOsheaYGO]

Jinzo seeing play in branded side decks for Labrynth was one of my all time favorite techs! Happy it did work for you!

[@TannerWasAlreadyTaken]

Was able to clap a Labrynth deck with RDA Bystial. No one sees Nat Bark coming anymore, and especially no one expects a Scarlet Security out of left field. My deck may not make me King of Games, but by God I will claim my title as King of Jank.

[@MattOsheaYGO]

King of Jank is more impressive than King of Games in my book!

[@railgunedits]

Spent over a year never running into Lab at any locals or regionals i’ve been to so i’m glad we got a recent refresher on the deck lmao keep up the great work

[@MattOsheaYGO]

I appreciate you! It was like that for me too, no one was playing it, now we have multiple Lab players at locals

[@MasterZanzaLeoDuelCorp]

Going to my first regionals next saturday, your vids will def help with side decking

[@MattOsheaYGO]

Awesome! Good luck next week!

[@xtr56]

this yugichannel is so under rated , watch this channel blow up :)

[@MattOsheaYGO]

I appreciate you! We're still really new but well see what happens!

[@emonbhuiyan2779]

Nice video! Can you do a video for rescue ace?

[@MattOsheaYGO]

Already done! It's a little outdated but it's still very relevant! Just search MattOshea How to beat Rescue-Ace or check out the How to beat playlist on the channel! 😊

[@zerobits4763]

7:06 actually good labrynth players dont lose to evenly since we can set/activate virus at the start of battle phase, declare traps and then take out your evenly, and if not possilbe just trigger most effects we can at the start of battle phase that way we only lose 1 card face down

[@MattOsheaYGO]

That's fair, but to play devils advocate, 1) Lab loses a blowout card vs the meta, and has to hope the rest of the hand isn't gas, and 2) I've seen EEV at 1 in side decks, so Lab has to decide if that's the best set, or is it something else, since it's less likely to be opened

[@rogersnick17]

This was perfect! If you have more videos like this, I'm subbing.

[@MattOsheaYGO]

There are 11 how to beat guides on the channel already, with more coming every week or 2

[@VegasDan89]

It's all I seem to play against in Master Duel. It's cancer. Even with Jinzo, Royal, it doesn't matter. Recycle everything.

[@PaulAurelius509BC]

great video, great commentary. Subbed, keep em coming!

[@MattOsheaYGO]

thank you! i will!

[@adanganaafan2811]

Little reminder that Ghost belle is an excellent counter to Lab. Big welcome can SS from GY, Stovie SS itself from GY, Chandelier goes from GY to hand, and cool lock can do either preventing those plays. Overall though, I think the real reason why people don’t like Alan isn’t because the archetype itself but rather the floodgates it can abuse like Virus/ D barrier. But even then people are already playing natural counters to Lab since Rescue Ace is pretty dominant with its backrow potential and Unchained already has people running Marionette to counter fiends so I don’t think it’s as broken as people complain it is.

[@MattOsheaYGO]

Belle is fine, but it's not as impactful to the rest of the meta so it's not seeing widespread play, also because lab is arguably weaker to other cards, it's not being sided for lab specifically. In reality it's very difficult to stop lab from.setting up the floodgates but most of the time they set you back a turn. I've noticed that if you can stop their engine, it doesn't matter what floodgates they have since you can simply keep pressuring them every turn

[@leekyonion]

Ghost ogre is fantastic against centurion but also terrible against every other deck. Not worth imo

[@Kdx54]

Very useful information

[@THEWHITEMEXICANAUTUMNSALLURE]

This is a great series Brother so insightful & an amazing time saver for research. You earned my subscription thanks for the valuable content.

[@MattOsheaYGO]

Thank you! I'm happy you enjoyed the content and series! If you do end up watching more of these guides, the comment section always has a few useful tips that help too!

[@27ALAIN.]

I would like more "how to beat" content. Keep going👍

[@MattOsheaYGO]

I've got you covered every saturday!

[@fulloffool5925]

Red reboot is very powerful against lab deck. And also its good against almost all decks because most decks do use imperm or other form of traps. I came here for solution of the problem but right now i realize i had solution already 😂

[@mattsadventures206]

I have this deck and i hate playing with it as much as i hate playing against it.

[@MattOsheaYGO]

LOL thats the sign of a good deck xD

[@exurl159]

Really don't like talents against Labyrnth, most players will use furniture in the end phase and traps in the draw phase. Sometimes they do play handtraps like ash but most of the times lab players use them after the traps when you're lower on resources.

[@benimaruj2909]

Long story short: hit Big Welcome with Ash. Problems solved.

[@MattOsheaYGO]

Pretty much lol!

[@Jyxero]

Lovely effect counters any kind of monster negate for the traps once she's on the field... If field is empty consider saving Ash for regular W, otherwise, just pray opponent is greedy by summoning Lady instead

[@TheKralex]

Hey! Loved the vid, I know I am "just a viewer" but special request: Can we have a Rikka Sunavalon "How to beat"? Will help a lot, thx

[@MattOsheaYGO]

I love when anyone gives me video suggestions! And you aren't "just a viewer", we're all part of the same community! I'm going to get to every single Meta deck at some point! I put them up for vote every week, and the winner gets a video! The poll for this week went up, but I'll add Rikka Sunavalon to next week's poll!

[@TheKralex]

@@MattOsheaYGO Thx man, means a lot

[@seraphpaladin]

I remember everybody whining about Kashtira deck, so Konami destroyed the entire Kashtira deck made it total vulnerable. And now they have Unchain, Labrynth and Timelord decks without nerfing. I play Kashtira, 6 Samurai and The Winged Dragon of Ra decks, I have won timelords which is by far the most broken (i won it with Kashtira Deck) But I won unchain with Ra's deck but Lab deck is undefeatable because not only they have no forbidden, limited and semilimited cards but every lab player are so luck that always draw the same 1st round cards.

[@uks.036]

Lab players taking notes :

[@AchillesRage501]

purely can beat lab the main method is get out the xyz negate monster then send one card from your field to the grave to attach 1 card from your opponent field to your xyz monster

[@sandstorm7790]

Basically, ash big welcome and pray they didn't top deck any of their off engine traps like dimensional barrier, daruma, or eradicator. Pls Konami can you just stop making floodgates :(

[@MattOsheaYGO]

Pretty much 😅

[@sandstorm7790]

@@MattOsheaYGO as a labrynth player I know for a fact really the ONLY way to stop their infinite cycle recursion and interruption is to negate big welcome and chain block lady after any trap activates. But at the end of the day, it doesn't matter if you stop me from searching whatever I want if I simply draw it. Thank god konami had enough of a brain to make it so that you can only activate 1 effect of big welcome per turn, otherwise this deck would seriously be absurd. Can't wait for transaction rollback to come out in tcg and completely invalidate this deck's primary weakness of negating big welcome lmao.

[@ZOMBIEKILLER1591]

Can we get a HOW TO BEAT MARINESS

[@blockedpython2456]

Delete the deck out of the game

[@trichas4404]

AGREE

[@KuzuryuDrago]

This only work On Pure Labrynth meanwhile me Unchained Labrynth Traptrick Chaos D/D and Number goodluck dodging that 😂

[@Omar-hq3dx]

What about jinzo?

[@l3oogle]

Red Reboot for Master Duel

[@ItSpooling_]

kozmo is lowkey very good agaisnt this deck

[@florianschmidt5869]

How about fire kings against lab?

[@MattOsheaYGO]

FK has the advantage IMO. constantly recylcing resources, popping the backrow when they set it, etc.

[@scribdfukkyu9630]

my friend plays lab and he sets up his board during my turn 1, and not allowing me to play remind me again, why is red reboot banned?

[@MattOsheaYGO]

It shouldnt be lol! Bring it back!

[@Jyxero]

Traps are already slow and on top of it, they have to deal with an almost unstoppable (Unless Solemn, Musket Last stand, Evil eye Retribution... Ariane is very versatile) floodgate? Fk EEV & D.Barrier thou, Konami are retarded allowing Lab to have access to ANY trap without considering those

[@Babyboyjr94]

Flowander always can beat labyrinth it’s so easy all you need to do is main dark simorgh soon has they set one trap use dreaming town to summon dark simorgh and gg I never lost against one yet

[@DonaDagger]

Labs are so strong going first and even second now.. 😢.

[@MattOsheaYGO]

Yeah the deck is really strong and probably will be until a banlist :(

[@Irgendwer100]

Th3 deck need big banneed they deck has detroyed my field.Please bann thsi shitty T1 deck it bit invionicible shitty deck.

[@jaysolo8256]

brother, I feel you. lab is the worst deck to play against, I'd have more fun playing a stun player.

[@iLLmindofBEZJ]

Denko sekka?

[@MattOsheaYGO]

Yep really strong against lab, but better going first!

[@ΤακηςΑνδρεολας]

The question labyrinth the answer scareclaw kashtira so far i win 3-2

[@snaker_574]

I was wondering if traptrix can compete with labrynth, given that both are trap decks. Although, labrynth has shown to be a much stronger than trap deck, given that it can search and interact with any normal trap. The one slight advantage i can say is traptrix is unaffected by trap cards if u have sera and rafflesia (with the exception of daruma cannon, knowing that card hurts sera). Also traptrix is mostly strong going first, while lab can basically be strong either first or second. Idk, the last time i played against lab when i played traptrix, both archetypes had some interesting interactions (given they're both trap decks), but struggled due to it's overwhelming set up.

[@Jyxero]

On Trix behalf, aim to get rid of Lovely asap, Pinguicula can absorb monsters that left the field, while Botomless / Terrifying can banish her, and rarely she's ran at 2 copies; also, be mindful of your traps when Lady is on the field (Floodgate traphole doesn't target thou, same for Time-Space), to give little room for her chain effect For Lab, you can't do much against Myrmeleo from Sera (Unless Ash / Called by), but rather go for the long run on your gy (Watch for Gravedigger, specially with Cooclock), and aim for Traptrip Garden before Rafflesia; also Lady would be your win con, so keep her around (Unless Ariane shenanigans like Exciton knight... which can be done with Dionaea as well...)

[@AchillesRage501]

a hidden way to beat lab no one talks about dna surgery because they need a fiend monster to set off there traps so change the type

[@ac1dfoxdie716]

Does zombie world work

[@AchillesRage501]

@@ac1dfoxdie716 it should on one of the lab monsters it says "if you control a fiend you can a activate a trap card the turn its special summoned

[@aldrixlevy228]

When I go against a Lab deck, as a Blackwing player, i just summon my 3000 beatstick full armor master that cannot be affected by any card effects, and if you use bi'an as a synchro material, he also cannot be destroyed by battle. Moreover, if an enemy monster activates its effect, he can take control of it.

[@MattOsheaYGO]

I just dont know enough about blackwings but if you have a good time vs lab im happy! Less lab = better

[@Destrudo5359]

Labrynth isn't even a meta contender

[@josepharmstrong6852]

Are you uninformed and wrong THEY HAVE BEEN IN THE TOP CUT OF ALMOST EVERY YCS SINCE THEY HAVE COME OUT. Here is a few examples, TEAM Event YCS São Paulo Victor Eduardo Figueroa Sanchez | Labrynth was a team member and they got 2nd and Sergio Luiz Martins Gomes | Labrynth team got between 5-8th . Jack Verma, Tom Kleinegraber and Ammad Raja YCS Dortmund. David Golightly topped YCS Indianapolis. Labrinth and it was 9.4% of the toppcutt of YCS Richmond. with Yiyang Zhuang, Anthony Xu and Robert Doolittle. All topped become educated what is have said is a fact you are wrong it is not a contender it is meta. Also it will become better with future support. You are just wrong.

[@MattOsheaYGO]

Id argue based on results its one of the 5 best decks of the format

[@Destrudo5359]

@@josepharmstrong6852 vs mannadium,unchained,tear...tear 1.5 2 at best.

[@DonaDagger]

So you're telling me you won't ever see Lab?

[@josepharmstrong6852]

You are wrong. It is a meta contender I proved that. Don't back peddle now it's a meta contendor I didn't say it was the best deck. I just disproved your statement that it wasn't a meta contender. That is all arguee about 4 to 8th best deck I don't care but it's something that you will see in top cut of the next YCS probably looking at the past results. If you see it in top cut of YCS it's meta contender at the very least it can be a rounge pick which I would say lab is not but you think mannadium has more tops I would question that I think it's close I could check they are obvisly both in the meta silly to say lab is not in the meta right now. @@Destrudo5359