IS TEARLAMENT RUINING YU-GI-OH? - Magical Hats

[@kuroistorm8347]

Gage hitting Coder with the "you're banned" actually killed me lmao

[@thiccupcake]

Gage doing what he does best

[@rockyledonio5341]

“Did I ask nooo”

[@__sassan__]

Why was he banned?

[@rockyledonio5341]

@@__sassan__ he soft accused dkayed of cheating

[@GravitasMor]

This has easily become my favorite short-form Yu-Gi-Oh series. I'd love to see a weekly podcast with these 4 just shooting the shit

[@Delir1umTremens]

please do this

[@krullachief669]

Welcome to the Duel Only podcast, where the points don't matter and everything's made up

[@misterghoul9457]

Ultimate twist would be everyone lied for video 2

[@AnuxeL]

The greatest gaslighting of all

[@quintonhensley9050]

That was the lie of video 1

[@athath2010]

@@quintonhensley9050 Nah, video 1 was all of them telling the truth.

[@trippersigs2248]

Really trying to blow your load on episode 2?

[@TheBirdOHermes]

genuinely really love this series and this idea in general, looking forward to next episode when the gang talks about if Volcanic deserves support

[@otterfire4712]

Should broaden out to just Pyro support/series. We didn't get any new Pyro monsters in 2022.

[@dingusdongus61]

LOOK AT YGOORG NEWS NEXT NEW DUELIST PACK IS FIRE DUELIST

[@mattbaltimore7195]

I would never call them Konami execs tbh.... If they are, they've already break the game easily.....

[@themostmarxistofraccoons3455]

@@otterfire4712how do you feel about this comment 1 year later?

[@otterfire4712]

@@themostmarxistofraccoons3455 I still hold my position. While Bonfire and Infernal Flame Banshee are fantastic pyro support cards, the type still struggles. Snake Eye isn't a pyro archetype, it is a fire archetype with a significant number of pyro monsters, their effects have more focus on being level one fire monsters than being pyro monsters. The best Pyros got as a type was Volcanics, Bonfire, and Infernal Flame Banshee. Ashened are too restricted, Snake Eye is a fire archetype not a pyro. The new Volcanics are fairly generous with the pyro tag, though the effects become diminished if you don't use Volcanics. Bonfire shouldn't have been a secret rare, just like most staples. All in all, my stance is still the same, at least 2023 and 2024 gave us some pyro support, though very little of it changes the abysmal state of the type. Like if you were to make a good stuff pile of Pyros, what would it do compared to types like dinosaurs, dragons, warriors, spellcasters, cyberse, machine, zombies, etc. Odds are, pyro will do fairly poorly because outside of Snake Eye (not really pyro) and maybe Volcanic, pyro is still buried years behind everything else.

[@Kris_King]

I kinda wish these episodes were 2-3 topics cz its just so interesting to hear them debate even if one's being a massive liar.

[@Werwa_]

I think if it were 2-3 topics per episode we'd run out of good things to talk about pretty quick, I'm happy with the format we've got now where we can keep it going for longer.

[@258thHiGuy]

The moment Farfa made the chess analogy, I knew

[@four-en-tee]

He literally got in an online debate with MBT over Tear, of course he was lying, lol

[@Pattex_]

As a deck i really like tearlaments, but i dont think that should come at the cost of everything else becoming unplayable

[@FrostReave]

Tear had the potential to be a savior for the format. A great deck that wasn’t about absolutely shutting down your opponent. But simply making a better board. Then they stacked it with literally the most broken effects that I have ever seen I presume to sell it better and it’s no accident Shizuoka released at the same time

[@mavenYGO]

I have only seen the initial arguments but I 100% agree with Gage. Watching the top cut of the MBT Monthly is exhausting to see Tear every game and I'm simply too bad of a duelist to learn Tear in order to understand and be impressed by the intricacies of the matches

[@krullachief669]

It's also just boring as shit tbh. I like watching a variety of insane decks and deck techs, not the exact same deck past the top eight.

[@MagiRemmie]

Just wait for Tear to be in MD. Then you can just click buttons.

[@nguyentandung42]

Bro I've been playing swoswo for like 5 months I am begging for a change of pace

[@JJSquirtle]

@@nguyentandung42 in the tcg swordsoul was around for like a year. Betwewn that and md I'm soooo sick of moye and friends

[@hannessteffenhagen61]

@@MagiRemmie if the tear player is just clicking buttons they're really easy to beat. The deck becomes good if the pilot is timing the interactions well, if they just fire everything they have because they can you can beat them with any competent rogue deck.

[@munchrai6396]

I love Distant Coder's take on the best tier 0 formats being the ones with the highest number of variants because I enjoy deckbuilding much more than I do actually playing Yugioh and trying to inject your own unique flavor into a deck is something that I've always enjoyed

[@itsmetristan3671]

Well the issue with that take is that it's only happened one time in the history of the TCG, so saying varied tier 0 formats are straight up better doesn't have a solid basis because there aren't enough examples of them.

[@dontmisunderstand6041]

Building a deck is 70% of any TCG. If you like the so-called "tier 0 formats" you just don't like TCGs in concept. You would rather play a different type of game. And that's fine, until you start suggesting that it's healthier for a TCG to be that different type of game instead.

[@itsmetristan3671]

@@dontmisunderstand6041 That's just fundamentally wrong. The low variance in decklists during a tier 0 format actually puts both players at more of an even playing field, putting a much higher emphasis on skill. The deckbuilding aspect of the game is hurt for sure, but the gameplay is elevated to make up for it. There are, and have been tier 0 decks that have awful mirrors however, and those are the truly bad ones (think Spyral and PePe for example). When the deck however has an excellent, interactive, skillful mirror, it is some of the most fun and competitively enjoyable gameplay you can get (Nekroz, Tele-DAD, Zoodiac, Tear). Even in these formats decklists can, and do vary. People try different ratios, different techs, side options, etc. Some take completely different approaches to the deck. It's understandable for players to dislike the lack of deck variance from a deckbuilding perspective, especially when it comes to the more casual crowd, but this whole "you don't like TCG's in concept if you like tier 0 formats because there's virtually no deckbuilding skill required" is just wrong.

[@munchrai6396]

@@itsmetristan3671 That's a fair point, Zoodiac is easily my favorite Tier 0 format for that variety alone, but I get that it's not that easy to replicate when most decks are complex enough that there's only so many ways you can solve it optimally

[@dontmisunderstand6041]

@@itsmetristan3671 Deckbuilding IS the skill of a TCG. By the nature of the genre. The skill it takes to become a mediocre deckbuilder far surpasses the skill required to become the best deck pilot in the history of the game. That's necessarily true by design. To be a perfect pilot, you only need to know about your deck and its weaknesses. To be an above average deckbuilder, you have to be able to consider every possible interaction, every possible deck, as well as having a firm grasp of probability and statistics. Not every pilot has the skills of a deckbuilder. Every deckbuilder has all of the skills of a pilot. The venn diagram is a donut. This isn't a debate or an opinion. It's a necessarily true statement. I'm sorry that you didn't understand what was being said, I hope this clarification helps.

[@elbardelagrieta2820]

I need a podcast with these four guys, I remember when progression season 1 was airing and my favorite part was farfa's and mbt's discussions. These four guys have such a good dynamic and I wish I could hear more heated debates between them.

[@M.W.2]

The problem is that someone is still playing chaos in prog so any discussion is void of reason

[@onionlamento]

the moment farfa was becoming neutral about this format was the moment i knew he was capping his pet deck literally became damn near unplayable when bystials and ishizu dropped

[@justasaiyanfromearth5252]

My brother in christ, the TrollDespair deck was unplayable for a long time.

[@LynnLyns]

It's been unplayable (pure) since... Uh... MR4 came out? If you want to play TrollDespair you should mix it up with PK or something at least cuz Pure BA is garbage ATM unless Konami release some new cards for the archetype to make it playable in this era like the legacy support for Tellar

[@jarco1121]

@@LynnLyns when need the purgatory card(s). That would be so funny, like Imagine having (in the most Extreme case) an entire new sub-archetipe based on Dante's Purgatorio (poets are a little less interesting than litteral demons tho)

[@__-be1gk]

Farfa has the "I want all 30 slots in a top cut to be 30 different decks" retard mentality that people who don't understand games have.

[@marcelo2727]

He compared it to chess which is such a bad comparison to justify his opinion. Yugioj is never raw skill cuz you depend on what you draw turn 1 opposed to chess everyone has the same possibilities to move turn 1.

[@lobsterbisque333]

This series is great. Perfect combo between real discussion about yugioh and a fun game at the side

[@Eclipsed6s]

You can tell Coder and MBT really know their viewers, they put up their hands to show two incase the viewers were confused.

[@jajordan2106]

I miss MBT shaking his keys

[@f687sNFM]

while i despise tear 0, what irritates me more is the fact of the counters people attempt to make for it that just make other decks worse, like the existence of shifter, it kills so many decks and takes the fun out since its just a massive floodgate that only affects you

[@itsnottylor4011]

This series is outstanding. I wish I could turn on notifications JUST for this series. (Don't worry, Joesph, I still watch almost all of your content, you just post so much that I won't want my notifs getting flooded)

[@lordstian4233]

So what we're not acknowledging with the zoo argument is that ishizu/tear are two archetypes played together to be tier zero and zoo is a singular archetype that can be played alongside other archetypes. as well.

[@M.W.2]

Is still a valid point, Ishizu tear at this point is a done deal since it's literally the best milling engine ever. That's why the decklist can't change much since any engine you will use will always be inferior to ishizu. There is no freedom to play any other built besides throwing

[@zestyflamingo]

The biggest hang up I have with tier zero formats is that they tend to be more cost prohibitive than varied formats.

[@happytrees9414]

They only thing I'm curious about that you didn't cover in this episode or the first episode is how do you pick who's the imposter for each episode? Does the editor a third party contact someone each week to tell them they are it or what?

[@lssjgaming1599]

I'd probably assume it's the editor who chooses since that would make the most logical sense

[@EMICIME]

@@lssjgaming1599 that or LUKEAVONAKARMA

[@leotamer5]

I like how the start is "your triggered my trap card", when they show a scene from the anime where it is played from the hand and has a green border like a spell.

[@qweschuning]

These are so cool because of their dialogue but I wish you guys did like 2-3 topics/questions

[@carlostaffanelly418]

2 or 3 over the course of around 25-30 minutes would actually be sooo good, but i think this shorter video length is needed in conjunction with TMT to balance out JJ and PP. MR. B Tron is actually going insane-o style rn

[@qweschuning]

@@carlostaffanelly418 Understandable. 😔

[@garysue1589]

@@carlostaffanelly418 the [letters] mason, what do they mean

[@Ragnarok540]

This was cool, but It would be cooler if after the 10 minute game they had a 50 minute podcast so they can go deep into the topic.

[@drgnak5677]

Fun series! My only complaint is that I had to rewind and pause to see what people voted.

[@misterghen287]

After 5:30 it's gage, I've heard his takes on card rarity and investment, no way is he that pro new player.

[@FaliggetFTW]

The "you're banned" from gage is gonna become someone's twitch sub alert sound.

[@magenta4438]

9:09 ... "Kevin. YOU'RE BANNED BRO!"

[@EinDose]

See, my problem with tier zero formats is that I like control decks, and basically every single tier zero format centers around a deck that's a tedious combo-fest that I have no interest in being a part of.

[@lesibalto1016]

Farfa: yeah its fine Me who seen 0.00001 seconds of his streams: NANI????

[@arthurmontiel2665]

Super fun series and this one was tough. Real good takes on all sides. The liar should put their own name down on their sheet though. Nice visual reveal that way.

[@blind0wl123]

I'm usually not against tier 0 decks and I usually agree with the whole "the most skillful player wins". But the RNG of the tear and ishizu cards ruins the whole argument. And if you disagree then you haven't seen enough games where 2 skilled players are going back and forth in an exciting game, until 1 player mills 3 names and basically wins the game from there.

[@dontmisunderstand6041]

The problem with that argument is that this is a TCG, and piloting a deck is only 30% of any given TCG. The more skillful player is the one who created their own deck in the first place.

[@blind0wl123]

@@dontmisunderstand6041 yeah but they even all agreed in the video that tearlament is solved and everyone plays pretty much the exact same deck. It's why distant coder brought up zoodiacs and how you could play them with anything. RNG million also doesn't do anything when it comes to deck building otherwise people would just play 3 jackpot 7 and auto win against tear.

[@dontmisunderstand6041]

@@blind0wl123 I think you've misunderstood what was said. I was directing my comment at the "more skillful player wins" bit. It's a statement that cannot be true of a player piloting a deck made by someone else.

[@matthewjenkins4391]

You know, I would also love to see a poll done afterwards asking which take you agree with the most. Like, I've really agreed with both of Joseph's takes a far and I'd love how that stacks up with other people.

[@ohfish9499]

This series is so fucking good and hoping it does well enough to continue. Actual discussion about the game with a sprinkle of the chaos we love Joe for. Like some weird Yugioh themed among us podcast. Genuinely so fun to watch.

[@HolyGiraffeMapleStory]

You could ABSOLUTELY milk this out 10 minutes longer and I'll watch the entire thing

[@YodasMessenger]

I love this. Also goddam farfas strat just straight up worked, his take was so reasonable and middle of the road that i completely disregarded him esspecially with mbts 180 from loving tear0 to saying ots bad cuz its gatekeeping other decks

[@sanic007]

My answer is no, Tearlament is not ruining the game. Yugioh, competitively speaking, has been ruined for a few years now.

[@fezbez813]

Joseph should plan out and tell everyone their positions in the video before filming so they can visibly point up or down or to the side at each other during discussion

[@toomas5948]

Commenting for engagement on a great series. Really hope it does well ☺️

[@hrocxvid]

I like that half of the discussion is talking about the topic ad the other half is everyone sussing each other out

[@qweschuning]

Please, all I ever ask is that you continue to jingle those keys 🔑🔑🔑🙏

[@ultimatemeepo]

I mean tears have runined my locals ill tell you that much...its become a chore to play there at this point since like the same 4 sweaty people who built tears just beat every anyways...literally no upsets for weeks now....that isnt to say we dont beat them we do have spright and floow in the mix but seeing your opponent mill the perfect 5 cards and realizing that your board isnt shit is a hell of a way to lose week in week out.

[@CoordinatorKYamato]

Really enjoying this series. Hope it does the numbers you want it to.

[@kyrudo]

Ive followed both MBT and Farfa long enough to know 100% it was Farfa. Ive seen enough of his posts to know how he really felt, ahha

[@darkblade9924]

Was kinda hoping I'd see Farfa and Cimo in the same video,sadly this is probably never gonna happen again🤣

[@thenightspider]

Of course we never see Farfa and CImo in the same video, they are the same person. Similar to how we have never seen Shrek and Batman in the same room, we have never seen Farfa and Cimo in the same video.

[@aidancossin1524]

It might already be on the agenda. But i think one about what the best time wizard format is would be pretty cool

[@TheNewblade1]

This is too good to be weekly and only 10min.

[@Jedasis]

That Rescue-ACE joke aged great, huh?

[@hatefulgaming1800]

Hey this was before the support

[@dunslax3]

this format sucks balls, to go with the chess analogy it's like chess if in chess you could pay 400$ to replace all your pawns with Queens and youtubers would defend it by saying it's extremely skillful and interactive

[@zurajanaisephirothda3886]

I remember seeing this episode live on Coders stream when they recorded it. Gotta be months ago when they did that

[@luminous3558]

Still stand by the opinion of just banning the ishizus and returning us back to a post DABL sorta state where tear has variants. Ishizu cards are very unhealthy for the game and will be problematic again after tear.

[@Did_No_Wrong]

Just listening to how a Hot Egyptian girls Cards completely warped the meta of a card game.

[@monkeyofwar6818]

I should have known it was farfa. Any tier 0 format would reduce BA's playability.

[@LamunesADV]

Unless... BA become Tier0

[@nahtatrolI]

I fucking knew it was Farfa. Whenever he starts talking all calm and collective, you can be sure something is up.

[@waluigiclinton6834]

4:57 "micro ender dragons"

[@SudiTV]

I'd love to hear your takes about problem solving card text!

[@safeandsound712]

That opening argument from Farfa caught me off guard as hell, that was very 🤣😂🤣😂

[@prosamis]

GAGE SAID THE THING Okay this series is actually super fun

[@antonioperez5971]

I really like this type of episode but wished it where a bit longer, maybe multiple topics a video?

[@zeekou]

I'm loving this Yugioh Debate Club please make more

[@clutchedbyanangel]

Great job tricking content creators into having meaningful discussions about pressing issues, this is the kind of content we want to see

[@dylanwight5764]

I don't object to the existence of Tier 0 formats. In a non-rotating TCG like Yugioh, it's an inevitability. The problem is that even at a local level, many players are ridiculous competitive about their deckbuilding which makes it difficult to pilot niche lists to their fullest potential, especially in a meta full of easily accessible ED omni-negates and hand traps. This is only exacerbated by these lists usually pricing people out of the game (this is precisely why we all love reprints of meta staples included in already _playable_ three-of structure decks because it lowers the monetary barrier of entry for new players and lets them play with a reasonably competent list with little investment) Now I enjoy brewing up consistent and resilient lists as much as the next guy, but formats with only two or three top-tier decks become stale very quickly. Formats with one clear top-tier deck and little to no reliable counterplay or anti-meta potential are fundamentally unenjoyable. But the problem has never been the formats themselves -- it's encountering the competitive mentality at what should be inviting, welcoming and casually oriented local game stores where the game is supposed to be played for fun. There is nothing fun about encountering a paywalled Tier 0 deck in an environment where most players prefer fringe and rogue lists. So to counter this mentality, when there is clearly a best deck with an optimal ratio and it's pricing other players out of the game, I bring along a deck which is _designed_ to have no effective win condition but still presents a fun challenge for the player across from me. Sometimes the best way to overcome a format is to undermine it.

[@nnnp634]

Again, this might be the best series right now. I agree with all these takes including Farfa's fake one. I like once in a while to see a formidable tier 0 deck, but not to often. I also agree it's better if it's more of an engine. If let's say Tear-Branded, Tear-Spright, pure Tears and Tear-Ishizu were popular I would mind it much less even if they make Tear 0 combined.

[@PhoenixLance13]

I would pay money for these four to do a regular podcast.

[@konaqua122]

May I suggest an opinion? I think you should add like a rule on the beginning, maybe a 1 or 2 minute intro telling the rules because as a new viewer, I thought every opinions was legit then suddenly, a plot twist in the middle of "someone is saying wrong." and I'm like, "what's wrong when someone has their own opinion?" I only caught on the "game" around 8 mins in when I think about "Why is this called Magical Hats when they are not talking about Magical Hats?" TLDR: 1-2 mins instruction/rules at the start which is helpful for new viewers. One good example I would say is, however much annoying to watch it over and over again, "Team Samurai X1" is I think the name of the YGO channel. Check their latest duel night. The intro is good and even if you're new to yugioh, you would know the "new" rules in that video. All in all, I like the commentary besides the issue I had in the beginning. I also think Tier 0 is unfun. I'm okay with zoo or nekroz era because there's a way to counter it even if you're using not a meta deck. I remember winning against nekroz with my Fire Kings and I don't think I can do that with Ishuzu Tear. Unless you play ishuzu tear, you will never win against ishuzu tear which is dumb in my opinion.

[@josht8156]

Can we get Doug on this show this would be so good to hear his take on some of these issues.

[@RolioGames]

This is such a great concept for yu-gi-oh content! You MUST make more

[@naunghtonwilliams6946]

I like the idea of this series. I feel like it should be a bit longer in length, and that once you found the sus imposter you should try and come to a consensus on the opinion and why. Because I think right now if you see enough of these guys content, you know whos the liar and you can probably just turn off the episode early. Basically I imagine this could be more engaging as like a fortnightly mini podcast similar to the Guu cast but you go in depth on this, see if you could engage other game content creators or game designers, even people trying to start up their own kickstartwr

[@EnRandomSten]

So this is probably the closest we'll get to a yugioh podcast and quite frankly I'm happy for it lol

[@jirachi4765]

I wish they had talked more about the one-true-build-ness of ishizu tear - it seems like the extra deck aside the tearlaments is pretty mutable and there's a lot of different tech options - even if they are still 'the ishizu tear' deck.

[@unamusedrowlett6303]

Little idea i'd like to see implimented is when one of ye mentions a card briefly or as the main topic, it should pop up for a few seconds as they say it(E.g Gage mentions Scattershot in the last episode so Scattershot appears on screen). Naturally, everyone that plays the game will know whats up but imo, it'd look more visually appealing and would probably help newer players understand what you're talking about.

[@kmaple9]

I get where Coder is coming from, but I have a counterpoint. So the logic is that what happens is that a large percent of the best decks will be the same and what matters ends up being what gets mixed into them. The problem with this, is that it's essentially the same as there being too many high power staples in the game. What's the difference between the meta being 5 variants of Zoodiac v.s. a 5 deck format where everyone's running the same 20 staples like in OG Yugioh? It was fun when I was a kid, but ngl I don't want that at all in modern day. I already don't like the fact that 80% generic staples like verte and halq exist (before they got banned).

[@NickMirambeau]

seeing that title recommended to me today was definitely confusing until I saw the date, lmao

[@TheMasterBlaze]

T0 formats are really fun in tests of skill, but multiple deck formats are also fun in tests of game knowledge and deck mastery.

[@VinceOfAllTrades]

Gage saying the Nekroz mirror was interesting was incredibly sus. Wasn't the whole point of Tier 0 Nekroz to use Djinn Releaser of Rituals to lock your opponent from Special Summoning? There's not much playing around that unless you load up on spot removal.

[@steelblake]

It was so clearly Farfa once again but still it was a blast to see Joseph reaction being outed. That aside, I think that TheLawYGO had the best take on the for the format. That while having an skill intensive format is fine and dandy, the fact that it comes with the cost of player expression is not good or healthy. He say other constructive stuff in that video but i think that's the best take about this situation

[@FlaggedStar]

Can't wait for a Rush Duel episode.

[@jaxonfenn6976]

Would love if these were closer to 30 mins. These are such a good listen.

[@teddywarlock5379]

Personally, I don't mind tier 0 formats under one specific circumstance: If there's multiple viable decks that aren't as powerful, but still have access to strategies that can compete with it.

[@Argenta_Rosa]

Then that format isn't tier 0 anymore. At that point it is a tier 1 format.

[@tykixds]

Love this series already, great choice of guests

[@jacopodeldeo4308]

10:48 DISTANT CODER IS ONE OF US BAYBEEEE

[@kingblue2646]

I'm looking forward to the montage of Coder being ripped on for being banned at the end of this series.

[@heartlessnobody1143]

"are you Also playing tear? No? gg?"

[@dewwyd6586]

this series is pure gold, solid and 24k

[@johnokland1652]

Honestly only cause the time thing teir zero comes and goes in waves and can show deck creativity through the limitations and hyper specific matchups in a smaller pool of relevant archetypes and as long as they open it back up for other decks and change the meta eventually and don't make something to broken that needs an emergency ban list having a smaller more concentrated meta is fine and it helps even rogue decks do better in a way let's day their are 20 playable meta archetypes even with side decking your under meta rogue deck can't counter them all but if theirs like 4 you can build it to be as strong as your deck can be for that group of 4 decks and lab different techs for those matchups instead of practicing against 20 ect

[@achehex]

I actually thought Kevin was baiting Farfa by jumping on MBT, cus I really do think that if anyone was going to come in support of Tear it was going to be Joseph, just by default.

[@D00D64]

Listening to this after tuning into theLawYGO's video on Tearlament is gonna be interesting.

[@screwtokaiba]

Any plan to have guest episodes for the later ones? (i didnt have a good idea on what to comment to ok kekw)

[@nemesis-t3ddi]

I've played against Ishizu Tear before Last week: I read the cards for the first time recently.

[@tiagom3278]

9:09 he said the thing

[@mekklord]

haven't watched the video yet, i bet nyhmnim has the sus take tho edit1: 6mins in and i agree with gage wtf edit2: i KNEW he didn't do these tasks in electrical

[@elhaykadosh6666]

I freaking love this its like hearing a podcast of your favourite yugitubers but with a twist

[@Enterblathnir]

Gage to Coder: YERBANNED BRO DID I ASK? NO!

[@spacewizardpip1111]

I hate playing against Tears, but I’m also weirdly enthralled by watching the mirrors.

[@shakeweller]

Tier 0 formats would be a lot less problematic if the game didn't have a paywall. A tier 0 deck on Duelling Book or Master Duel is much more accessible than in real life where somone who has 50-100€ for a deck is excluded from competetive for example. The more diverse a format is the higher the probability that a super cheap deck is top tier or close to that. And I think that's more important to be accessible than to have 5% higher skill ceiling in a meta that most people cant even play outside of DB ladder.

[@CoziTCG]

I don’t mind Tier 0 formats. I do mind decks that play for several minutes during their opponent’s turn. It just feels like built in BM

[@dontmisunderstand6041]

Floowandereeze. Draw pass, but also your turn is my turn.

[@zestyflamingo]

I wasn't around for Zoo format and had no idea it was that oppressive

[@angelrankingofthunder]

I like the editing for these kind of videos

[@Rizwaan122]

For new players I understand tear mirrors are daunting, but as a long term player who just doesn't have the time/skill to play Tear optimally the tear mirrors are still fun and even the non mirrors are fun. Why end on rulkallos + a couple traps when I can mill Qoatlus to cheat out UCT and enjoy my opponent's confusion, following it up with the grapha fusion and maybe one or 2 other pieces of interaction. Long story short you can play Tear in a way that's not as skillful or consistent, but more fun. The deck is just so flexible you can play it however you want. I hate decks that have cookie cutter combos, and tear offers a lot of freedom in this regard. Your end board depends on what you mill, and if you play a 60 card variant like I do you're always ending on a different combination of bosses and backrow

[@goldlink567]

I'm gonna leave a suggestion for a future Magical Hats and my own opinion of this one. Are Floodgate decks healthy for the game? (Or what ever else about Floodgates, I went from playing skill heavy combo decks for years to Umi Control, and it's the most fun deck I've had in a while but it feels like it doesn't take any skill and in my experience Floodgates aren't fun to play against at all.) This is probably my favorite Tier 0 meta I've been apart of. I do wish some other decks could properly compete, but I've find Tear to be more fun to play against than Dragon Link a few years ago when they took most to your entire starting hand, or any deck that used the Scythe Lock combo. I want to see different decks be arguably the best deck of the format, but I want both players to actually play the game. (Hypocritical of me even though I said I just picked up Umi Control.)

[@dontmisunderstand6041]

Control and aggro exist at two ends of a spectrum, both extremes are bad for any game. The problem is that midrange swiss-army-knife type decks become way too strong without viable control and aggro strategies to force them to have those answers. Balance is the key.

[@NutHouseReject]

This was cool, I like that it wasn’t very long

[@birdofclay9581]

MBT and Farfa suspecting each other for having too reasonable takes. Followed by Gage clowning on Coder. I love this series.

[@Trynottoblink]

I love this series please do more of it