I Tried To Race To The Top of the Master Duel Ladder With GOLD PRIDE

[@MrNova_404]

It was a blast editing this. I'm glad it came together so well.

[@Agumame]

you knocked it out of the park!

[@VibinTonight]

Top tier editing good sir

[@PrincePook]

So good

[@xanatooth]

Gotta love the dinomorphia shoutout in the video great editing, and a favorite deck I can concur with

[@musicby.jelecent9753]

Are you accepting videos to edit?

[@yourbinman]

I always like to imagine Carrie & Leon are sitting there extremely enthusiastic about racing until either PEP or Amazing Dragon shows up and they’re just like WHAT THE HELL IS EVEN THAT?

[@Segvent]

Or later on when the Goblin Bikers start taking up the road.

[@Vidurange]

In my mind I imagine Carrie and Leon getting picked on after losing the race and then PEP shows up to show whats up. A real call an ambulance but not for me moment :)

[@RavenCloak13]

Or you know... They are the band hyping up the massive race.

[@dougla517]

0😊😊​@@Segvent

[@LunaTheUmbreon322]

SIR KEEP YOUR DAMN EYES ON THE ROAD!

[@oceanwavedvd]

NO ONLY AMATEURS USE THEIR EYESE true drivers use their sense of touch to drive

[@ghoulcaller6885]

@@oceanwavedvd Nah the best drivers are hands off and LET JESUS TAKE THE WHEEL.

[@HardlegGaming]

MY JOB IS TO BE ENTERTAINING! THAT REQUIRES EYE CONTACT WITH THE AUDIENCE!

[@LunaTheUmbreon322]

@@HardlegGaming sir, you have the snake eyes ...eyes in your head if the last video is anything go by, dont you have powers

[@Yazarastsu]

lol I was driving when I read this 😅

[@emilianolovato8247]

*a deck can make an 11* Jeo: -slaps PEP - this thing can fit in so many decks

[@spiritomb108]

I mean decks that can easily make an 11 are hard to come by.

[@masterduelzero1795]

Tbf, it's a pretty good card to shove into anything that can make a level 11 synchro

[@dudebladeX]

God, the editing on this is top-notch. If only the format could be top notch by not having a tier 0 deck running rampant.

[@MrNova_404]

Thank you very much.

[@-.M.A.D.-]

I fill that that is the main reason for such a low win rate, everything used to stop snake-eyes (or try at least) completely shuts down Gold Pride. Not to mention that snake eyes engine simply laps Gold Pride a million times in terms of consistency, grinding and plan "C". At least the video editing was great and even paused the video to read the little comments.

[@jellywillreturn]

These host skits are getting more wacky and elaborate, love that you're still making these, Joe! ETA: 5:40 The triumphant return of your Yugipoop Verte! It's such a shame you don't make those much anymore, they were such a fun way to parody the different eras of the game, but they definitely were time-intensive, and I can't blame you for needing time for your active series.

[@The_Pleb_King]

Its a shame it ended the way it did, but the conclusion is spot on. The deck was just never meant to be played with maxx c legal

[@dingding12321]

I'm not gonna say Maxx C is terrible for the game, but it does help the rich decks get richer haha. If a deck doesn't have room for Maxx C + handtraps, they need to either be a go-second or scoop deck or a go-first deck that doesn't run Maxx C but can OTK going second through a decent board + Maxx C. It helps though if a deck can play through resolving Droll on their own turn to stop Maxx C, or has room in the extra for Super Poly with targeted hits vs meta boards.

[@Darkmagecurt]

​@@dingding12321max c bad enough with the cope they will and itby the end of the year I'm sure lol

[@zylo4029]

⁠​⁠@@dingding12321I’ll say it. Maxx C is terrible for the game

[@tripleaaabattery8480]

​@@dingding12321well... Maxx c IS terrible for the game. What you said is exactly correct. The rich get richer with it allowed

[@hayden6704]

5:40 a great edit, caught me off guard and got a good chuckle out of me

[@MrNova_404]

Gotta love Joe's old yugipoops

[@MainManJaggi]

7:56 Impossible to say, improbable to leg.

[@buccaneerguy8197]

But that’s just a leg, a hardleg

[@tommysuter4053]

The edits just keep getting better, that intro was fantastic. And speaking of edits shout out to the Editor for liking Dinomorphias so much, they are a super fun deck that (for me at least) just dies to ash too often.

[@MrNova_404]

Baiting out that Ash is absolutely the most important thing a Dinomorphia player has to do. Maxx C is practically a double-edged sword: amazing Ash bait but also the reason Ash is so prevalent.

[@tommysuter4053]

@@MrNova_404 I know and I try but it seems like most of my duels I open up with no way to bait it out. I play 2 of the original fusion and 3 of the new one but mostly the deck list from the What a Deck. I also don't run Maxx c in the deck.

[@MrNova_404]

@tommysuter4053 I use fossil dig to reach for Therizia or Misc if I already have her if it doesn't get Ash'd. I'd highly recommend Maxx C, it's broken and the opponent has to stop it if they can and as a rogue deck you need every advantage you can get. It's a win-win either way: you plus off their plays or Ash gets used and your plays can go off freely.

[@tommysuter4053]

@@MrNova_404 I also play 3 fossil digs and a Misc. And ya I know and I already have 3 Maxx Cs and I should put it in the deck I just don't like the card. I have been thinking of making a Dinomorphia/Labyrinth because Lady would prevents my traps from being responded to by monster effects.

[@lancerguy3667]

The fact that your number of games lost matched your number of coin flips lost for the entire first half is the Gold Pride experience in a nutshell, honestly.

[@Agumame]

That intro was golden

[@hydralord1749]

30 seconds in I'm instantly hooked LOL, also love Goldpride so much so it's awesome to see more people play em

[@themobilewriter]

BRO THIS EDITING IS TOP NOTCH MR NOVA DID A PHENOMENAL JOB KUDOS MAN ESPECIALLY AT 3:19:08 THAT ALBAZ AND PEP INTERACTION WAS SO CREATIVE

[@MrNova_404]

Thank you very much.

[@ricardoalfaro2580]

Congratulations to Hardleg and the editor, I enjoyed very much seeing this month's ladder climb. I didn't care at all about Gold Pride before this but it turned out to be an interest archetype with unique intricacies. Maybe that's not enough to beat OP archetypes like snake eyes but it was fun to watch that. Nice video!

[@MrNova_404]

😁

[@SnowyGrass]

6:45 idk if he already dusted it but you want at least 2 vice madames for witchcrafter since she is your big boss monster.

[@GunnarWahl]

note to the editor, we patrons have been trying to get dinomorphia chosen for months, it keeps being like the 3rd rank choice, so not for a lack of trying, lol

[@jclarkent3757]

Awesome editing. Generally I listen to these, but my eyes were glued to the screen for this one. Super entertaining

[@MrNova_404]

Your eyes are mine now... for approximately 211 minutes. Thank you.

[@kuma9239]

Love that he always finds a way to get in character for the archetype. Awesome editing on this one, too.

[@Empty-Quiver]

I enjoyed the editor being more vocal in this episode, it was charming.

[@Kintaku]

I swear these intros get better and better! I’m sure this was a rough climb but I’m looking forward to it. Gold Pride is one of my favorite decks.

[@Skyrim896]

Hardleg, I don't think the issue with this deck had to do with you "messing up". I think the issue was that the strongest decks in this format (Snake-Eye, Labrynth, etc.) are just too powerful (relative to Gold Pride). It's inevitable when you're in a Tier 0 format. In fact, during your Tearlaments ladder climb, you came to this very same conclusion.

[@HardlegGaming]

I appreciate the vote of confidence, but I've reviewed the footage, and there's absolutely like 6 losses in there that are my fault lol, I just didn't include those in the episode. And while none of them happened on rank-up duels, they still might have swung things enough in my favor that I could sneak into Master 5.

[@Degnique]

Psychic End Punisher I ❤ NY shirt was my favourite bit in this gold mine of hilarious bits LMAO

[@MrNova_404]

He had a good time there.

[@Paytonzane]

This sure does feel like a deck designed to deal 4500 points to yourself and summon PEP for game.

[@NerdySatyr]

Always impressed by the editing, jokes, and outfits. Keep it up Hardleg and gang, adore this channel

[@lgnmcrules]

This deck is giving me flashbacks to your Earth Machine video in terms of misplays and weird deck choices

[@misbac6105]

Hardleg. Down the line you can use your punks to get the Amin, search a level 8, use the field spell and make a big level 11 like amazing dragon or pep. This is why you also want to play double pep. If you want to play less bricks and still get into gold pride from a punk starter you just don't play madame spider and a trap because it removes two soft bricks and you can just search the Amin via dragon drive and special it via the field spell leaving one he Amin in your deck that still makes your starters live. This is why specifically if you're not playing in a droll format ogre dance is very much worth it giving you 11 punk starters. If you're playing into Maxx C you want to make pep and put them on "better have it" as many people just don't have an out to it or need to overextend into it to make goddess and lose the ability to make a competent board for your turn 3. Trish is extremely win more. Thanks for reading if you did, love your videos.

[@misbac6105]

Ogre dance makes e-tele and foxy tune a lot more viable. If you special summoned your ze Amin you can use it to search sharakusai. you generally don't want to go under the 11 starters, which gives you a ~ 80% chance to open the punk combo.

[@matax3323]

really liked the editing in this one, especially the intro and the verte bit, also my 2nd favorite animal is a bunny. I also liked how each time snake eyes came up, the text at the start of the duel changed in some unique way, my favorite one being the 'hissing orbs of sight' which took me a sec to realize what it was referring too till i got it and it gave me a chuckle.

[@MrNova_404]

Joe did the intro but thanks for the compliment on the rest of the editing. And cute choice.

[@scorpioncox8978]

I don't use twitch at all so seeing the community posts about this deck made me real excited to see the full video and seeing duel 40 made the wait so worth it.

[@ak47dragunov]

The editing kept me laughing throughout all 3 hours of this. Keep it up

[@XoxoKawaiiGirl]

Perfect timing to start this. Just went on break at work!

[@darkhydrat9096]

The editor did a great job making this video a masterpiece. Even though Gold Pride never really stood out to me, both they and Joe's commentary made it a fun watch. A shame that the end result could not have been higher, but can't win em all. Also, my second favorite animal is the komodo dragon

[@MrNova_404]

😁

[@darkhydrat9096]

@@MrNova_404 Also love that you're a Dinomorphia fan, the deck has really grown on me and got me into Master for the first time

[@MrNova_404]

@@darkhydrat9096 I'm glad you've gotten to enjoy Dinomorphia too.

[@somerand0mguy385]

Just when I think I can’t enjoy Mr Legs’ content any more- he jumpscares me with a WoT reference and reveals he’s got more surprises than a Sharan channeler

[@jonathangomez4337]

I recently found your content. I've been completely hooked for the last three days, sometimes I have to take breaks but I really like your vibe.

[@captainmac4948]

After watching the full streams on Raw Hardleg, I can't wait to see the miracles the editor pulled😂

[@GeargianoXG]

This has to be the episode with the best editing so far, everything was so on theme. The intro was also one of your best. Gold Pride is an extremely cool deck, but unfortunately the Snake-Eyes are just too powerful :(

[@MrNova_404]

😁

[@safeandsound712]

Awesome intro 😁 best one yet. You're always improving Joe. I love what you do. I'm so happy to support it. You do your community so proud.

[@morckthedooorknob4991]

Vid is kinda old but punk gold pride has been best in my experience at 60 cards with the lvl 3 dangers and terrortop. You get around 20-22 non engine slots depending on ratios and very consistently open with either the full combo or just the gold pride line. The bigger deck helps you not see the soft garnets as often but there are enough 1-1.5 card starters that you dont sacrifice consistency

[@AkumaSoul1]

That PEP Albaz edit had me!

[@HardlegGaming]

Mr Nova did a pretty good job with that one.

[@munchrai6396]

Dang, the last stream and a half was a real rough road. Joe floundering in Diamond despite a plethora of possible builds is incredibly frustrating to watch. Despite that, the rest of the streams were a lot more interesting. It's been awhile since I've seen this many unique tech choices out of Joe and he got a ton of use out of Ascendant of Thunder and made a really good argument for Frankenderp in the deck. The comedy protection that it has is truly on another level.

[@oniionbroski1700]

as a yugioh noob i think this is one of my favorite archetypes now! appreciate these vids so much

[@ILikePi31415926535]

I would LOVE to see you play witchcrafters, or do a let's build It's a fun deck, definitely not the most competitive, but it can do some cool stuff and mixes with lots of archetypes

[@GiafyViews]

Intros are what people use to decide if a video is worth watch and I have to say, he achieved master rank

[@cloverthecatpizza7878]

Only just started and the editing is on point!

[@MrNova_404]

😁

[@xCorvus7x]

2:54:14 Don't worry, I am. The editing on this episode is awesome.

[@MrNova_404]

Thank you!

[@mccashin2x913]

“It becomes Dark” 😂😂

[@MrNova_404]

"AAAAAAAAAAAA"

[@MrMysteryreviewer]

Dude, your INTROS! You keep on upping the quality. Love it.

[@Ragnarok540]

This deck is pretty fun, I built a version without punks for the event right after it was released and it felt like it was the best deck for the event. Unfortunately, in the ladder, Maxx "C" invalidates it like many other fair decks that need to special summon more than a few times and don't have a plan B, and Snake Eyes is still way too good.

[@nateissalty8740]

4 months later and I came back to this video to spice up my PUNK deck. Went from Gold 3 to Diamond 1. 😂

[@danteallstar826]

Joe: “We keep loosing to Max C…” *Me whenever someone Max C’s me* : “Challenge Accepted!!!”

[@narayantrex2226]

Devastating News about Chaos Draft D: I didn't know it performed that badly

[@thelaughingdragon32]

These intros are out of this world!

[@Capta1nTD]

Only 20 minutes in and I love the editing on this video. This gonna be a good one.

[@MrNova_404]

I'm glad you liked it.

[@Yaboi-h]

"it's kinda like snake-eyes" *proceeds to explain a gamplay not even remotely close to snake-eye*

[@Dartagnan2717]

That albaz segment was gold... pride

[@MrNova_404]

I'm glad people are really liking that bit.

[@Kurinth]

Might be the single best opening segment to master climb yet, absolute banger

[@morallygary9098]

I have seen none of this video but the intro. But I want to steal that hat.

[@Syrinfox]

The six flags commercial is so ingrained in me that "we got a starter" song reminded me of that not even the original song first.

[@Phenominal222]

It sucks that this deck wasn't able to go past diamond 2 but the the format absolutely destroys this deck sadly. Hopefully Volcanics are better for this coming month.

[@Badbufon]

yeah but he didn't listened too much feedback either, i think he should have used Gamma, ready fusion and the other goldpride spell, Frankengderp was a cool tech but having to waste a normal summon and having less responses to maxx C hindered the deck imo, also, he stopped using nyanyan when it actually helps a whole lot with follow up and banishment recovery. maybe is just me, but i think a lot of losses could have been avoided

[@StrangeSynergy]

If you can get into amazing dragon it is a reborn for all punks so you can once back in your turn reborn carp and summon ze Amin to synch into pep. With carp and ze Amin being sent to the gy makes amazing dragon atk twice and increase its atk. So it does have recurrence but it’s attached to the boss monster

[@hsalfesrever3554]

I can't tell if the way Hardleg says "Leon!" is a reference to how Ashley shouts "Leon!" in Resident Evil 4 or not

[@HardlegGaming]

Yes

[@Skyrim896]

I love the editing on this video. Nova, you ought to give yourself a great big pat on the back.

[@MrNova_404]

*pat pat*

[@SeraHuffman]

@@MrNova_404 for some reason on my end there's a little thing I can click to translate "pat pat" to "bed bed" in english

[@lavalakeninja2245]

I see... A fellow wheel of time fan

[@TLG_Daception]

I love Gold Pride, I mixed them with Dinonorphia and Punk and it’s such a complex deck now. Almost every duel that I’ve lost so far, I had an out just didn’t know.

[@barbariansrus580]

1:11:56 Then along came Zeus! Great now its stuck in my head

[@GunnarWahl]

the comment at 33:45 where you talk about the best rogue tool in the best deck is why i liked Duel link's ban list so much, Put maxx C at 3 and the best deck's required monster at 3, now they can use one or the other or a less than max mix of the 2, but it will allow the rogue deck a full 3 maxx C unhindered, it's really really good. Honestly wish they'd just do that for master duel.

[@NJoCaulfield]

Sorry about the format this one got played in, but this is a really good episode despite that. Editing was good, the deck is fun, and Joe was highlighted really well in the games shown.

[@lapizinvertido6080]

God i love this thumbnail so much

[@Rossco1010]

I also watched a lot of the streams for this ladder climb and i definitely agree that gold prides are not bad, it’s just unfortunate that it’s snake eyes matchup isn’t great. I think if this had been the January/February deck it would have done better by just not having to go against a tier 0 esq deck

[@tripleaaabattery8480]

That and it's a deck that just doesn't have a good answer to Maxx c. You need to special summon a bunch for anything significant, and can even be Maxx c'd for at least a pot of greed if you draw it going second. Good thing it's around to keep meta defining threat gold pride in check

[@joshuadee7423]

1:48:38 Blue dragon sea slug

[@MrNova_404]

Woah! That's a dope little dude.

[@Shadeanarchy7438]

10,000,000,000 out of 10 i am Loving this ladder climb duels❤❤❤

[@xCorvus7x]

3:19:17 _„standing here I realise“ starts playing_

[@dotreant5264]

its such a pretty archetype

[@yadadsellsavon1703]

Today I discovered playing a Hardleg ladder climb at 2x speed and it’s potentially my new favourite thing. It sound way goofy

[@andredayton1424]

Ooooooooo I’ve been very curious about this deck, glad to see you playing it

[@xCorvus7x]

2:49:39 Ha, literally That Came Out of Nowhere!

[@potatomanorigin9172]

Instead of keeping track of your coin toss you should keep track if you are going first or second

[@Joe-bn1xp]

Hardleg Joe knows the two sides of the one power. Lookin' at you, Rafe

[@Severance8859]

This is meant as no disrespect to you. I watched the video and enjoyed it. I have some criticism with Yugioh though... hear me out. I want to love Yugioh. I love the art. The game can be fun but... watching someone Summon 5-10 cards, link, fuse, Summon, and have 10 minute turns while I just look on with my kuribo is just frustrating. It's like watching someone play solitare with themselves. This isn't fun. It's not about strategy either, it's like "Here is what I want to do, if they block me in any way or it doesn't go the way I want It's game over." But my main point is the long turns and the exccesive card movements. This is silly, I just can't anymore. I want to learn, but it's just not accessible. Thanks for your time.

[@ghostwithknife416]

as someone who is still trying to figure this deck out, I appreciate Joe's suffering on this climb.

[@Element_Doom]

3:29:43 DefaultTitan when he didn't get his patreon shoutout: D:

[@maractusstan7036]

As someone who just did this for the previous season I am excited and intrigued to see what kind of build he ends up on.

[@ILikePi31415926535]

At the start I was also on board with the P.U.N.K. engine... but after seeing pure I honestly think that version is better in Master Duel

[@KirTheBeetle]

That intro has so much dam effort put into it. Dam its really good.

[@HardlegGaming]

Thanks! I made that part myself :D

[@dsfan2100]

3:28:10 More the wrong plays at the wrong climb!

[@joshprice4855]

Some people are wild with their names. I played a guy who went by ja....ja... It was all board wipes, hand traps, kaijus, and theft effects. Thats it.

[@Kalyzery]

I actually can't believe the intros keep getting better.

[@zekeryaoumar2356]

The Maxx C man is based for playing Gold Pride

[@chAlicesx]

i could swear the thumbnail was different yesterday

[@HardlegGaming]

Times change.

[@chAlicesx]

@@HardlegGaming SO I AM RIGHT! I gaslit myself thinking i was wrong

[@pptemplar5840]

How did I never realize Gold Pride is just extra deck Kosmo?

[@-clod-8948]

the teeth on nib fuckin jumpscared me

[@MrNova_404]

😁

[@ShadowBaofu]

Gold Pride, always giving me the classic cartoon Wacky Races vibe.

[@plabcentral630]

Hope your wallets ok after this one. I was feeling the Penelope pit stop and snidely whiplash in this video.

[@obskewerd3992]

Loved this one. Snake eyes was and is kind of a bummer to go against. Carries the players

[@fugax_vulpes1797]

2:50:50 That's the one I was hyped for damn :(

[@narvaezmorales3394]

Hahahahaha. xD I really enjoy the intros so much!! You are haularious

[@lunarshadow5584]

Would love to see an attempt on Icejades as they have a lot of potential, already being the best anti OTK deck because of Aegirine and Tremora while the Jadelock. Have gotten them to Diamond multiple times and have found a wide variety of supports and different variations of cards that synergize well with icejades but have never been able to find the variation that brings it to Master. But haven't seen anyone make use of the Jadelock. I got to Diamond with the minimum added support from Kaiju Field Spell for Gamaciel multi use negate, Icejades being great at special summoning him to your side of the field, else jadelock the enemy. Atlantean is the most often used synergy with Icejades. Sharks are also the a main used archetype to gain XYZ access, which is a top contender because of the New Armor Lancers (that you can get to from lvl 3s). Marincess's links can work together with Icejades. And I've seen Tearlaments have insane synergy to get around their Icejade Cradle's Downside. But I want to see how far the Jadelock goes. As an archetype, the Icejades are their lore, a steady overwhelming force of frozen waters, limiting their opponent's options till they completely overwhelm them like that of the Million Century Ice Prison art at the end of their lore. Edit: Ah, so he did do a video last year, though it was before Ran came out so I would still like to see him give it a look on Master Duel as it is now because of how much support waters got at the beginning of this year.

[@MAX-yd2bs]

Damn, Mr editor is actually popin on this one

[@MrNova_404]

Thank ya.

[@Reflecter16]

Hey Leg, would you ever come back for like a Ladder climb retrospective for some decks? Gold Pride getting more support is a good example. Not that it makes them some meta powerhouse or anything but hey.

[@HardlegGaming]

Yeah. I did a Ladder Climb retrospective before. And if you mean, will I re-visit a deck in the future, yeah, if the Patrons vote for it.

[@MagicalGirlContractor]

Im still angry GP didn't add a Raigeki-like spell that could only trigger if your LP are lower modelled after a Blue Shell.