How to Play Blackwings | Edison Encyclopedia

[@Cimoooooooo]

Hope you all enjoyed the first episode of the Edison Encyclopedia! I promise the cameras will be positioned better in the next episode (I can assure this since Episode 2 is already recorded). I'm not used to switching scenes mid-recording, so it completely slipped my mind.

[@gavrail9568]

Yea not gonna lie I’m not a fan I don’t play this format and I miss jank how to beat videos and such

[@AutieMedia]

I can't even describe how fitting it feels for you to launch this series with Blackwings 😆in all seriousness though, this series is a great idea to help give people a proper in-depth look at why and how to pilot these decks. I look forward to both what other decks you cover in this way and any polish that you add to this series in the future 👍

[@imnerdpodcast]

it was a pleasure doing this video, I hope you guys enjoy it! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@llvn11]

It was great! Thank you.

[@ShineDawg]

Legendary

[@MBTYuGiOh]

FRAZIER SMITH?

[@Cimoooooooo]

THEE YCS CHAMPION!

[@Diana-gw6cu]

Buddy Cimmo has your content criticism takes nailed to his bedroom ceiling WALLAHI

[@andii2980]

Who's that?

[@cyberdarkturtle6971]

Who?

[@alexYu-gi-oh]

​​@@andii2980 He won a YCS back at that time period of 2010 and topped like 15 YCSs across 2010-2016 time period before he stopped playing modern around 2016/17

[@typhus733]

Normally I'm not particularly interested in the nitty-gritty of competitive yugioh but I really enjoyed this, Frazier does a great job of going into a very articulate and detailed depth without feeling meandering or tedious. If anything would get me to actually buy a real deck and go out to my local events, it's something like this.

[@massimofenomeni1361]

It gets you to buy it and play it irl also because Edison’s decks in general are WAY cheaper then modern meta (unless you want max rarity)

[@sammydray5919]

​@@massimofenomeni1361 Shiny cardboard do be hitting different though

[@Karpath_]

Cimoooo making Edison content! 👀 Hype!

[@shen.daniel]

Can you perhaps put the full image of a card when the cohost mentions it? Frazier has mentioned cards like goblin zombie, dandelion and such rather quickly, and if you have to manually type each and every card, it's hard for both you and viewers to keep up. Also like the deck list doesn't change so we don't need to keep staring at it. Having a bigger card on the screen is just easier for us to read effect

[@homerman76]

I think those cards were brought up more spur of the moment, it really wasn't that hard to follow in those moments anyways since Cimoo brought out the most relevant examples pretty quickly 🤷

[@Slingyman3]

I loved the detailed explanations of the choices in the games played it's so interesting to see how a pro thinks

[@Aaron_Heininger]

Well strategic planning is always a thing in any interactive game play

[@tartantulakid666]

@@Aaron_Heininger Cimo should get you to go on camera and explain high level concepts in real-time.

[@Aaron_Heininger]

@@tartantulakid666 sure I'd do it if he asked me to. Lol it's not rocket science. Chess is more tactical then this game anyways

[@kibainuzuka6650]

Didn't think this series would drop so soon, super excited for this and thank you for all your hard work! Adding to this after watching the video. As someone who recently has gotten into playing Edison format (playing Machina Gadgets), this is the most informative and helpful video on Edison that I have ever watched.

[@SerpiaXerma]

Love the Edison content! Might be worth putting out a small side video explaining unique Edison rulings, eg. Priority, first turn draw (although it _was_ mentioned briefly) etc. to help people coming from outside the game/modern formats

[@homerman76]

I wouldn't say first turn draws were that unique, pretty standard for the majority of Yu-Gi-Oh's lifespan, though priority is certainly a rather interesting situation, especially since it goes away a bit after Edison, iirc, so definitely a relevant rule that most aren't familiar with 🤔

[@DeviousHands]

"it has a winged beast on it for flavor" yata-garasu is a fiend lmao

[@DB-YGO]

Came here to make this comment lol

[@AshBlossomWorshiper]

Never heard of Frasier in my life (except for the show). Dude has such a wonderful podcast voice.

[@ryanhall5360]

There's been a lot of talk recently about Yugioh needing something like this readily available to players. Glad to see it, hope others chip in to do more stuff like this!

[@ak47dragunov]

The match at the end was a ton of fun. Looking forward to more episodes of this series and hoping you branch out into all sorts of formats, maybe even current meta

[@AnimeRevProductions]

Love this type of content. Large majority of my community are interested in alternate formats like EDISON, and honestly, the game just needs deep dive content like this

[@chrisdevault5823]

Love the episode, if one critique could be made, it would be helpful to see the opponents life points to make sense for the game state.

[@thetruedaoster8863]

Blackwings are the archetype that got me back into playing Yu-Gi-Oh frequently :) How awesome it's getting this in-depth analysis going as far back as Edison format!

[@thecollectorsconundrum1928]

Peak Edison content!

[@zachjohnson3137]

Liked it a lot! Look forward to seeing the future of Edison Encyclopedia!

[@divineoblivion1]

This is a pretty interesting series! Please provide more because it is amazing and cool!

[@willwinstead7933]

sick series! I do like the serious competitive, but also jank is really sick. Edison jank decks would be fun once you cover all the familiar decks in Edison

[@2AyeRon]

This was awesome. Really excited to see what you have in store.

[@thomasbdugan]

FYI, bottom right in the search result area, you can change the banlist to Edison to make it known what cards are actually banned or limited in the deck.

[@jard4864]

So good, cant wait for more Edison vids. Maybe this will be what finally gets me into it after putting it off for so long

[@Cavernasu]

Really interested in the future of this series.

[@FedericoPirino]

Genuinely love this kind of content! I’m really looking forward to the next installments

[@BeanMagoon]

Enjoyed this a lot! Cool idea for a series for sure. One thing I'd actually love to see more of are explanations for side-decking in this format. Like, why you would take out certain things and add others games 2 and 3. I find that to be one of the toughest things in Edison specifically, because of how different the theory is to modern yugioh. Hell, that alone could be its own video. I could see e3 hopping on for something like that. Excited to see what else you got in store!

[@CodenBahn]

This was really fun. It was cool to get in Frazier’s mind for the deck build and game. I’m looking forward to seeing more of this

[@fanix92]

Exactly what I needed to jump into Edison format. Thanks

[@SethWistful]

Great idea for a video series! Im hype for the rest of the series

[@MCcreeperlover123]

I wish this got more views for cimo to be more incentivized to continue this series since this format seems really interesting and I hope to see more decks from this format

[@tn21]

great episode and analysis. cant wait for the next one

[@turobot8803]

Such high level gameplay and analysis! Great commentary and fun gameplay!

[@evanferrell7779]

Awesome video and very in-depth! I've been thinking about getting into Edison Format on the side as I've slowly progressed into playing some competitive modern Yu-Gi-Oh!, but at the same time still retain a love for the slower formats that I grew up with. Just having to go through and think about what back row or set monsters could be is something fun to do and in some ways, I miss that! This series may give me enough information to start building and playing some Edison moving forward!

[@Miss-Alexis]

Very good start! I'd love a more Edison-centric direction for this channel, which seems to be where it's headed. Can't wait for Disaster Dragons!

[@peepeevs]

It's not like I hate this or something, but does this being in the Tuesday slot mean that History of Jank is now cancelled? That was honestly my favorite series on the channel

[@VooDooSaurus]

Jank is either canceled or on a hiatus, same with history. Information about that has been spotty, just mention by Joseph on a stream.

[@shawnli4746]

Could be moved to the Friday slot since there's no more "actual" history of yugioh for now

[@pedrofelipefreitas2666]

Jank is either on hiatus or gone, there's no definite answer yet me thinks, because there's gonna be the 3v3 event in... February i think, and cimoooooooo and Joseph will be participating. Apparently they wanna take it seriously so they're probably using a lot of time on that, especially Alex since he's been out of the meta for a while now.That's what i got from what i read

[@Teromik]

Great idea ! Hyped for more !

[@briantaylor3031]

Im excited for this series, I'm just starting to look into Edison after a few years of learning modern.

[@DreamManmns]

Banger series Cimo, keep it up!

[@SnackMuay]

Great stuff. I hope you have Frazier Smith back again for this series.

[@kechawachaSLAYER]

Maybe after all the Meta Decks have been covered, Crow's Nest can tell us how to play the Cat? ^^

[@SnackMuay]

@@kechawachaSLAYER hahaha I’d love to be featured 😉

[@TheTrueFool]

I'm not familiar with Frazier (beyond the intro), but he's clearly super enthusiastic and knowledgeable about the format.

[@DB-YGO]

He's one of the most knowledgeable people in Edison Format and you should be subbed to IMNerdPodcast.

[@philobskera334]

Really looking forward to more content like this.

[@mochi355]

Thank you for making more Edison content, would love to see a video on Quickdraw or Hero Beat

[@Bigtoe65]

Amazing insight from Frazier. Thank you.

[@MrPikminmaster]

Awesome video. This guess is super cool. Please have him again!

[@Huzergakel]

would really appreciate later on in the series a special episode where you talk about staples in edison !! love this series already - edison go brrrr 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼

[@Erik_The_Red_]

this was awesome! please give us more!

[@baconforhire]

Honestly i love how it’s basically a podcast. I’m one of those kinda people who works and drives almost all day, and just having a new series of videos I can listen to that’s yugioh related is a dream come true. I look forward to the next (25,♾️) episodes possible with this theme!

[@EzDoesitYGO]

THE BEST RETRO FORMAT THANK YOU FOR THE COVERAGE

[@montychoy6645]

Love the series! I quit ygo around this time, so all of the new stuff is too advanced for me and I don’t know any of the effects. But with Edison, I still remember all these effects so it’s much easier for me to watch

[@montyeggman3075]

Definitely looking forward to more of this new series.

[@mathiasteuwen2194]

I learned a lot from this. Thank you both!!

[@denverboyd9953]

This was really good content. I am subscribing so I can watch the rest.

[@lucaramacciottiperroni4544]

Yoooo that's so sick! Also that thumbnail looks insane! Congrats

[@Zuczid]

CIMOOO EDISON CONTENT?!??! LETS GOOOOO🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@rolodwayne5841]

awsome part about whirlwind is that you could stack it so if you have two in your hand you could activate both and get 2 searches.

[@evlgnius6918]

FlannelDaddy here! Love the video/series! Gravekeepers or Six Samurai next?

[@reaperseeker]

32:16 In the most painful of things, it is actually not a winged beast but instead a fiend. In some respects it makes sense, but it is head scratching at least in part.

[@TheTyranex]

I liked this. As someone who played yugioh due to MD but quit before tear came, I like the concept of alt formats. Its why I liked history but this deep dive into a specific format is cool. I know a lot of ppl were in love with jank; but I think this was great.

[@XxHistorikxX]

Aw hell yeah this is the type of content I'm looking for

[@Dankarmeddragon]

This Frazier guy was very informative would love to see him back on the channel :)

[@GamingLairDX]

1st episode Duel Academy, Edison 101!

[@xCorvus7x]

Thanks a lot for this guide, very insightful.

[@azerlox]

Wonderful episode of Edison Encyclopedia. Sadly, in the Edison format, they just nerfed Lightsworn, which was my main atm and I felt like Blackwing was the Anti-Lightsworn since it had similar components and was a powerhouse at the time and didn't get touched like Lightsworn did. Later on, I got to appreciate Blackwing and saw it for how good it was. Thank you for the content.

[@TheCodegram]

I love edison and am very happy to see this series. My only suggestion would be maybe to play against vetted opponents so you get better quality matches

[@S0liD4CE]

this came just in time, just built lightsworn and edison and want to learn with friends

[@CrisRullz]

unless i missed something VAYU's banish effect can be used to summon silverwind in any way, since silverwind needs 2+non- tuners and VAYU states that it banish just him and another monster not 2+.. in modern yu-gi-oh it's also the reason why you can't make silverwind with twin shadows trap (if i'm not wrong on something)

[@tsaad41]

I have two Edison Decks, Blackwing and Diva Heros. I prefer Blackwing though so I'm happy to see that it's the first Episode. Can't wait for the next one!!

[@NESHYBeast]

Excited for the Rock deck 🗿

[@MiyaoMeow588]

While this is cool, I wish Jank's exit didn't feel so...sudden. I'm also a little tired of Edison getting attention as apparently the only historic format that is worth exploring in any meaningful capacity.

[@justaguy3310]

We need some people to start exploring Tengu-Plant format. I've been having a lot of fun with it. But yeah, GOAT, Edison and HAT are the the big 3

[@MiyaoMeow588]

@@justaguy3310 i haven't seen anyone talk about GOAT in like 3 years. feels like Edison has all but supplanted it and almost every other alt format

[@justaguy3310]

@@MiyaoMeow588 yeah it's smaller than it used to be, but it still pops up from time to time. My lgs does goat tournaments twice a year for example

[@TheRaZor1907]

Nice video, keep it up wirh other Edison Deck types 👌🏼

[@Ashacarlosalbert]

Amazing content, seriously.😊

[@Animefan8050]

Hey Cimooo, love seeing some fresh ideas for the channel, been waiting for some stuff like that. If it's cool, I have constructive criticism, if you end up reading this comment. Pros: -Your co-host is a good speaker -Concept of deep diving into good Edison decks is great! -The talk during the Dueling Book game is great and you talk well together and seeing a practical game is fun with strangers. Cons: -The deck comstruction is way too long and static. 40 minutes is a lot to ask, especially with no editing, I feel a more edited and shorter video would be more effective -the talk in deck profile was a very one-sided conversation. I like your guest and I would agree that the guest should get to talk a lot, but you almost never spoke. With no editing and a long deck profile, it feels kinda like a podcast, but a one-sided podcast isn't much fun. -Maybe when talking about what a card does, pre-record a Dueling Book practical example and show it on screen. For example,when talking about Armed Wing with piercing, show footage of it attacking a Treeborn Frog with damage graphics, mayve highlighted text on a larger picture of the card. -The game in the second half I feel should be the focus. I understand the risk that the games are unpredictable, but this section felt more engaging while still having your co-host explaining the deck and the strategies very well. None of the criticism is made to be harsh, I love the move into new territory, but I think at least one or two of these considerations could help with the appeal of this concept that has so much potential. :)

[@YellowFraggle]

Yessss, lets gooo! I wanna get into Edison, bit disenfranchised with meta since I can't afford it atm lol. Can we get a how to play zombies next?

[@PSaiTheLegend]

Amazing video. This series is precious. Can’t wait for the lightsworn episode. Is there a synchro deck in Edison? I’m trying to get into it but I haven’t done much research

[@cototo]

So a primer by a ycs champ, based cimoooooooo

[@TheForeverRanger]

I play a Harpie's Blackwing deck with Dark Simorgh and Swallow's Nest. Can do some really fun things with Swallow's Nest.

[@panblu]

I play 41 deck because I added mystic plasma zone that extra 500 attack come godly

[@NorisvastradaVastrael]

I so want this series to do well.

[@rdwals889]

A cool idea for this series would maybe be to explain the staples in Edison. You kinda glossed over them here, but a new player might not know exactly why they’re good. Maybe the video could be about which decks benefit from particular staples, the ratios they’re generally run at, and general guidelines for when to use them to maximize value. idk if the video is actually necessary, but I wanted to throw it out there in case.

[@ppjose435]

Oh yeah, cimooo and blackwings

[@MrDarkotaku]

loving this series allready would love to see edison fairy/krystia turbo deck.

[@marcial-kt8oj]

Awesome video guys

[@ducky36F]

So up for competitive Edison content

[@emchammer1831]

These blackwings are what I used when I first started playing Yugioh. Nowadays BW decks use none of these cards except for whirlwind. The nostalgia is real.

[@PabloPulls]

Love it. I feel like this could be taken to the next level if the opponent was a known Edison player as opposed to a DB random. It’d take the gameplay even more interesting 👍🏼

[@AzusaTheLost]

Hopefully mbt shows up for hero beat.

[@Flashofblades]

We going to get Eric Shen for Vayu Turbo???

[@jonathanherrera9956]

Hi, I have an idea for a yugioh series, but my channel doesn't have enough subscribers to actually try to do it myself (the videos will probably die on obscurity), so I'm posting the idea here in case you want to try it, keep in mind this is a series for 2 hosts. A series where every card you use is getting banned for you going forwards, this will force interesting strategies and gameplay. You can make it less drastic, for example only banning 5 cards that your opponents choses, or the loser choses which cards to ban. The main idea is to keep reducing the pool of available cards, in order to force new strategies or archetypes that have never seen the light of the day because other cards were overshadowing them. To be clear I mean starting with a complete modern cardpool, no packs opening, no going season after season, nothing like that (no progression ripoff, more like a regression if you will). It would start with both having a full modern cardpool and after each match there would be a massive ban on the cards used, enough to force different decks for the next round, and this would also eliminate staples easily, making the decks more creative and interesting.

[@danieltheman561]

one hell of a collab. batman and superman team up

[@xatuyou8045]

Was shura really ruled like that back then? I’m pretty sure that inability to be used as synchro material can’t be negated.

[@shawnli4746]

Vayu's on-field effect is Continuous instead of Condition so it can be negated.

[@nerfirelia8235]

Yeah that's how it's ruled for Edison. I'm not sure if it works like that for ALL effects that read like conditions in Edison, but it definitely works for Vayu.

[@PokeJoshNY]

Yes Cimo, we know you know how to play Blackwings

[@EpicDuskk]

I really wish alternate formats like this were more officially supported. Locals still only use advanced format, and most people arent traveling to all the YCS events where they do the side events. It feels like the only way to play stuff like this is to get involved with discord servers and stuff, and I think that turns alot of people off. I dont understand why Master Duel doesn't just have these modes so we can jump in and play whenever.

[@SmugsfromSplit]

Excited for Cameron Saunders :)

[@Meme-pg5tw]

oh im gonna love this so much

[@Vicman69Idrissi]

Not an Edison player myself, i prefer GOAT but still, super interesting content! Keep them coming Cimo!

[@damionvoorhees149]

You forgot another interaction with Book of Moon. Say you use vayu's effect to synchro summon either armed wing, armor master or silverwind... if at any time you book of moon that monster then flip it back face up, they get their effects. So they become real essentially. It doesn't help in advantage unless you're chaining to bottomless, mirror force or D. Prison but that could obviously also make the difference in your match to win.

[@lucqq3792]

LOVE THIS CIMO MORE MORE MORE MORE

[@Isabelleadshead6917]

Love this so so much!!!

[@xCorvus7x]

32:16 Yata-Garasu is actually a Fiend, for some reason.

[@jamespolk6146]

My God, is that... ...Frazier Smith?!?! 😳

[@ajspam-g7k]

Wooooo!!! NEW SERIES!!!!