Joshua Schmidt, 12 Years Of Dominance - YCS Bologna

WHY DO WE KEEP LETTING THESE "STREAMERS" WIN YCSES?
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[@milanotheduelist]

Honestly the greatest yugioh content rn

[@PhyYuGiOh]

🤝

[@YarnLalms711]

Every other player: I've been grinding this deck for months, even grinding it before it came out in the TCG! Joshua Schmidt 4 days before the YCS: Hey chat, this deck seems kinda cool, let's just have some fun. Don't think I'll win, but making day 2 is the main goal, top cut would be nice too.

[@e-tan3911]

Dude proves once again that he is the main protagonist of this anime, we're just side characters living in it.

[@Walrusxyz]

You continue to put out fantastic content piece after fantastic content piece. I love the feature match reviews, they're just so well put together.

[@bdc129]

Anthony is such a based guy. He played no time card in his deck and still managed to go straight to the final. I will definitely root for him in the future.

[@IyoMaestro]

If you want to top it would be stupid to handicap yourself for no reason if you assume time cards are needed for an event. So I'm pretty sure that he didn't play any because he is based but rather because he thought it was optimal to play other cards instead. And for the most part it seems like this was the right decision. But you can't prepare for the case that someone shows up with a Runick deck in a format where nearly nobody plays Runicks. Just look at his previous lists like his 2nd place Tear list where he sided Cowboy since it was optimal to play time cards in that format.

[@melodyloveable]

Fantastic story telling ❤

[@rune4543]

great video, i love this coverage!!

[@jaimeflores6272]

Bro these videos are so good and so well put together bro If you do different content on a different channel I’d totally watch I see people do video game documentaries and players who play smash and other games competitively this reminds me of that bro keep it up it’s so engaging

[@young_kdo9877]

This was so good, keep it up!

[@Dyleniz]

Your channel has amazing content ever since I found it in my recommendation feed amazing story telling and explanations

[@RBusnelli]

Another great video, Garret! It was an interesting game already, your analysis makes it even more processable. Thank you, sir!

[@brolteon2740]

the druiswurm nibiru combo was so good when i saw that live i was banged my knee so hard on my desk because i stood up so fast in excitement lmao

[@skuamato7886]

Yeah, that was cool. The only other time I saw a similar line played out was when a player link summoned and the opponent went CL1 Nib CL2 Phantazmy. Phantazmy resolves, summones, draws and shuffles back the Nib, then nib tries to resolve but can only tribute the field and not summon itself nor the token. Really cool play

[@LS-qs9ju]

​​@@skuamato7886It's actually also one of Labrynth staple play, CL1 Nibiru, CL 2 Furniture

[@steffeni.6009]

@@skuamato7886 Would this even be legal? Phantazmay is a trigger effect, while Nibiru is a quick effect, so Phantazmay would need to be CL 1, right?

[@IyoMaestro]

@@skuamato7886 I assume you watched a game that was played on an online simulator as this interaction sadly doesn't work in the TCG but as far as I know it is possible in the OCG since Trigger effects in the hand work like Quick effects over there and online simulators use OCG rulings.

[@skuamato7886]

@@IyoMaestro That is entirely possible actually

[@roku-casualenjoyer555]

Your explanation is so clear and easy to digest for casual players ❤

[@sirdumon7258]

Bro, with your background music, the way you speak and the atmosphere, you give me Summoning Salt Vibes!❤

[@OmAFiKKa]

Great Video as always🙏

[@TheRealSnaxolotl]

Awesome recap of the final!

[@JarridYGO]

THANK YOU FOR THIS POINTING OUT THE MISS PLSY GAME1! So many people misses it. Another great vid👍🏻

[@kuribohoverlord2432]

Amazing content my man keep it up love the vids

[@Csthh]

Great video, never a moment that I was not entertained.

[@emilchaos1489]

This is very informative. Nice job :3

[@aVo_001]

Very descriptive and succinct match reviews without it being incomprehensible. Good stuff 👍 Edit: Also, love the Home songs in the background. Man of culture.

[@RangerTrader]

This was a great Video!

[@HayweyPeteman]

I'm just a casual in Master Duel with barely any experience in the TCG (Casual that likes to win at Master Duel, I love the DM anime), so it's cool seeing this side of the franchise's history! Very cool videos.

[@jimsface]

Funny thing, I looked at Joshua’s most recent MD bystial runick list and added the copies of duality and allvain. The deck feels very different than anything meta in MD and is so fun to play. Phenomenal video btw. I feel like it’s only a matter of time before this channel gets big. I encourage you to continue if you enjoy making this stuff.

[@johns7617]

really like your video, i really struggle keeping track missplay and good play on TCG

[@stormfrontDP]

You make amazing videos

[@djoa6327]

Awesome content. I really enjoy your videos, I’m so shook rn I remember I watched your how to beat unchained video like 5 times over as it was loaded with good info, and it really helped me and others to learn the match up, I was your round 10 opponent in La. it was really nice to meet you. Keep up the great work 👍

[@PhyYuGiOh]

That loss sucked, but appreciate the kind words!

[@casualplayer8464]

Great video 👍

[@exurl159]

Great video! As someone who is somewhat proficient in rescue-ace I was talking with my friend about a different line that I saw. If my only way to turbulence is emergency (like it was for Anthony), I would opt to search for turbulence with hydrant over preventer, granting me 2 ways to turbulence. This would have let Anthony make s:p little knight before summoning turbulence from hand. At this point, Josh is forced to use nibiru which s:p will chain to, banishing s:p and turbulence. Now emergency can be used summon and tribute preventer, bringing back turbulence.

[@quentinrapilly8176]

Best Yu-Gi-Oh channel by far to make progress

[@premejon8300]

That Dante 1 Cir 2 line went crazy Ima need a Phy mixtape soon bro.

[@gabrielgois8724]

Bro your content is godlike, i hope your channel grows more and more, we weed someone like you as one of the top content creators, not Farfa or MBT

[@ct1296]

The runick combo variants are so interesting and reward skill so highly. It’s the complete antithesis of your classic 1-card combo deck - you’re frequently punished for going for the “usual combo” you saw on KZbin, since a talented pilot can usually find a line capable of achieving the same endboard whilst playing around handtraps, using fewer finite resources and generating more card advantage in the process. It’s just such a shame the engine that facilitates this was designed as a mill/deckout strategy, and can often be frustrating to play against due to combo pieces getting banished from deck. It’s a weird dynamic, since without the battle phase the decks do often need to threaten the alt-wincon - but games can become uninteractive when you’re already falling behind in resources and then lose to the RNG gods banishing the cards you need off-top. His match vs Lab in top 8 was hugely influenced by both copies of Welcome and the one-of Lovely just happening to be in the top few cards of the deck - it’s one thing bricking, but another thing entirely to manage your gameplan and stay in the game only to have the rug pulled from underneath you. Imagine if we had a runick-style engine that was designed from the ground-up to be used alongside other decks to create these sort of midrange strategies - a similar sort of engine that puts bodies on field and draws cards, but that restricts something like your summons per turn or cards on field. I like the direction Konami has been going with turn-0 engine cards and a shift towards more midrange-y decks in general, but I’d love to see more non-linear decks like this where every game is filled with high-impact decisions rather than pre-memorised combo lines.

[@Papiness]

So true, i love runick cuz it sorta brings it back close to old school yugioh of back and forth and prevents the typical snowball effect of most modern decks

[@LS-qs9ju]

Joshua extra are 1 burn RDA and 1 munin, and he also has 3 Dogwoods in side. And people praise Joshua while also mock Trif for bringing a single Cowboy.

[@ct1296]

@@LS-qs9ju nobody mocks people for not playing time cards. You’re crazy if you expect to win a tournament with a deck that grinds out long games and don’t pack a single time card. Trish gets dunked on because he got banned for admitting to slow playing (/joking about pretending to slow play, depending who you ask). People rightfully make fun of him because it’s obviously stupid to say something like that in a deck profile vid - it’s like an athlete admitting to juicing in their post-game interview.

[@ricecHrispies007]

Comment for the algorithm, great videos

[@kojigaming763]

Thanks for explaining everything. It really helps newbie like me to figure wtf is happen

[@JorgeGarcia-rc4zi]

I was the lab player at Seattle. Really enjoy these videos man. Thank you for the content.

[@PhyYuGiOh]

SORRY FOR BEING SALTY. I'LL JUST PLAY BETTER NEXT TIME!!!

[@JorgeGarcia-rc4zi]

@PhyYuGiOh no one likes to lose and at least you weren't toxic salty. I had a Rescue Ace player throw my pen at me after he lost 😅

[@R4INMAN94]

Someone said they liked your content and shared your channel. I clicked on it. I like what I clicked on. And for that reason, I have subscribed.

[@Ezj9727]

This dude makes good content

[@redeltai]

Amazing quality, I am interested for advance swordsoul plays and game states discussion

[@syaefullrizcky]

I see many comment across multiple video asking why Anthony so dump play into Nib knowing Josh play HT.. Here you explained that Anthony is actually smart and thinking about play around Nib not into Nib.. It just Josh outsmart him with Nib+Druiswurm. Thx for that

[@UNiX_Funky]

Bro this is wht ygo comunity and especialy for the new players need to improve Love this type of content man

[@ohisideho3460]

Great play-by-play commentary! Do you have other vids like this?

[@346azul]

No matter how Runick Bystial performs moving forward Josh has cemented himself in the YGO HOF

[@bernardosales1044]

He already had done that 3 YCS ago

[@Biggergamba]

Yeaaaaa!

[@PipePlazaStudios]

the sad part is, had anthony done the standard air lifter + wanted combo (link off both air lifter and hydrant immediately for SP), nib would've been a complete non-issue. main stage + time nerves will do that.

[@DrRockso9]

Good shit. I was the guy that called you the KZbin guy at LA

[@PhyYuGiOh]

Good thing you didn't see me throw Round 10!

[@davidbarko7004]

Finally someone making competitive Yugioh interesting

[@DarekInfernityYGO]

No more accounting class, joshua analysis time

[@duelme1234]

good video and was a nice watch, altho a few things I noticed coming from other games and watching a chinese commentary of the same match on bili bili. It's always nice to have more educational yugioh video (after all there aren't that many good ones and you're one of the few), but I feel like the video prioritizes story telling over education and learning. Now this is just my opinion and I absolutely understand why someone would make this trade off. After all, a more compelling video drives views and you're under no obligation to change anything. For example g1: 1. "starts off with a strong combo." What starter and extenders did anthony have (retroactively looking back after the combo is done)? what types of combos should he be able to get uninterrupted/against a potential ash that josh runs? How does the different packages rescue-ace can run change things (another point that is related but i will touch on later). 2. You show the rescue-ace end board but not the known set s/t, why? Maybe he had to one of the s/t before hand and thus doesn't have it on josh's turn? Both players know the sets and it's quite important in how the turn would play out. Yes, this way does set up for the "twist" in g1, but for educational purpose it's kind of a cheap shot. 3. "strongest board against runick bystial." Why is this the case (this combo hasn't been compared and contrasted with any other)? Touching on (1), how does the different packages fair in this matchup? Even if the combos are the same, the match can drastically change which combo is "best". What are some of the key interactions that make this board so strong (runick quickplay > ip >> fountain eff > sp. preventer flips runicks face down so josh can only use the utility effect of runicks)? You did touch on some of the key interactions in this matchup, but it was through white text that you later explained anyways after "we will so why" (like saying preventer is a silver bullet before explaining why, which messes with order) and wasn't (imo) as thorough as my version. Explaining key interactions first, then building off of that to why the end board is strong against bystial runick (imo) is a much more logical flow and allows you to "reward the viewer" through phrases like "as we have seen before, x interaction is amazing so anthony build the board in y way". g2: 1. you showed josh's starting hand in g1, why not in g2? I understand that josh drew a bunch of cards, but you made an educated guess that he had lubellion in hand already so I don't see why it couldn't be shown at the start. it could be important context for players to know under what hand can you play around ash and why the magnamhut dump. 2. "ash on point is going to be the last good point to use that card." Again, why? What interactions does runick have to chain block ash on fountain (fountain eff > huggin. fountain eff > geri. as examples), and how not ashing tip is basically betting how josh not having a 2nd runick in hand. g3: not much to say here Anyways, still enjoyed the video and ofc your priorities/style might not align with what I wrote here. I know implementing literally every single point here is quite unreasonable, but I just want to share my experience from other games and give something where you can maybe pick a few points that you like. Thanks for the video

[@PhyYuGiOh]

Let’s just say I’m a better commentator than a duelist. My goal is to make these videos more accessible to the casual player, you are right I could dive more into the why concerning a lot of this, however more of the video could be lost in translation. I did retroactively delete the segment on why the board is good versus Runick. But you have I:P for S:P and Preventer to flip face down any monster in the EMZ. But again these segments can be long and winding and make the video harder to follow, it’s most important to stay locked onto the game itself than all the side-lines. Maybe I’m contradicting myself idk I’ll watch it back

[@duelme1234]

kind of funny how I'm the same way (can't play for my life but commentating/analyzing is my jam), just I happen to choose the completely educational route. Hope things work out for you and i look forward to future videos.

[@rogue_to_competitive]

Josh definitely another breed

[@rogue_to_competitive]

For a second i thought that anthony should've chained preventer to nibiru but since turb is still on field then, it wouldnt work out

[@endgame_real]

2 goats on my screen pog

[@lunatik383]

YUGIOH AND CS CROSSOVER CHANNEL FUCK YEAHHHH

[@DerTomatoXD]

tbh that Nib plus druis was like a custom hand for that moment

[@FakeDadRealFriend]

#FreeTheTree

[@ygomasterpeace1988]

After joshua,s win ....everyone from my hometown playerbase, want to explain me that they all consider this deck to play weeks or even month,s before 😂. I dont believe that people. No one build the deck like joshua and no one tells this idea to play runick bysted before the win from joshua😅.

[@whenisdinner2137]

You're really isn't enough content on the best yu gi oh players. I've been playing this game since I was a child and it wasn't until very recently when I found out who the best players of all time were because it's just simply not advertised.

[@zeinyoussef5679]

I feel like Anthony wins that game 3 if he just adds turbulence and makes sp right away, holding his emergency. That line doesn’t allow him to end on an I:p but would’ve played around the nib + druiswurm

[@dannysreview2814]

If he didn't link for the linkuriboh he wouldn't have been nibbed. He walked right into it. Hopefully he learnt from that for his future tournaments. Congrats to Josh once again.

[@emplays4265]

Quick question! Were you at LA regionals Garrett??

[@PhyYuGiOh]

Yes!

[@GutsmanLoL]

4:26 can someone explain what he means here by “flipping EMZ face down” ?

[@ogbg2002]

Extra monster zone

[@PhyYuGiOh]

Sorry about that, I forgot to mention why preventer is the “Silver Bullet”. When the Monster in the Extra Monster Zone gets flipped face down, it essentially becomes unusable, you cannot Link Summon, and you cannot summon any more Runick Monsters from your Extra Deck to the EMZ. It turns off a lot of the Runick Engine’s value! I deleted the part because it was too long-winded and didn’t play a part in the game, but realistically, I should have re-recorded :/

[@manchovieclemmons2380]

Whats the music playing around 8:45. I looked up the songs mentioned in the info, but none of them sound correct.

[@PhyYuGiOh]

Bahh i forgot to list it! It’s New Machines by HOME, all his stuff is No Copyright and absolutely slapped so I decided to steal the vibe for the channel ;)

[@PhyYuGiOh]

Ok but I lied again and didn’t actually see what you were talking about, that’s Sunshower by HOME

[@manchovieclemmons2380]

@@PhyYuGiOh ahhhh, the part i liked didnt actually kick in until halfway through the song. Lmao.

[@sinner2133]

Massive respect to Joschua for winning with a deck that isn’t even Tier 1 against the best deck in the format, but also huge respect to Anthony for not playing crutch cards in time. Unfortunately, that was in retrospect a mistake that probably cost him the event

[@onilrodriguez5536]

To me is not a punishment nor unfortunate when it happens in the very finals.

[@Ryuherz]

12 yeahrs off using BANABLE cards what a hero

[@aaronburroughs1442]

maybe i missed the joke or have played it wrong for a decade lol.... i have NEVER done dante 1, cir 2.

[@saito853]

Poor Anthony, came so close so many times and yet never edge it out. I guess Anthony *L.* isn't a great name to have in a competitive scene.

[@PhyYuGiOh]

Hope he still gets the respect he deserves tho, just needs to attend more events!

[@johns7617]

he will win after a while, some good players like Jesse and Bohdan also has alot 2nd

[@Douglas117955]

One thing though, this matchup is horrible for joshua Bystial runick is NOT good against rescue ace, and he won because of nib

[@user-lq6zc8km3x]

First ❤

[@violin15895]

Preventer cannot summon turbulence

[@Bennime_Once]

Why not?

[@PhyYuGiOh]

But it can! Turbulence is a level nine monster!

[@1001browndog]

I really wish you could play any deck and do well. But Konami has beaten down tier two decks and lower to the point that they can’t even hope to compete. The only decks that can do well are those who are tier one, have been meta, and or can also have space to incorporate a powerful engine or two.

[@PhyYuGiOh]

This deck was in Rogue Category prior to this YCS? It had a total of a single Regional top prior to this! To be fair, to play Rogue and win you have to be an exceptional pilot, and playing with Rogue is sometimes just a handicap that players don't want in the biggest events. Dedicated players to their decks however become better over time, take Nathaniel Christmas here in SoCal, who is minimum making Top 16 with HEROs every single tournament!

[@saito853]

There is one Marincess in top 64 so he wasn't wrong, you CAN do well with any deck.

[@1001browndog]

@@saito853 really. How many zombie decks topped? Blue eyes? Dark magician? Worms? I can keep going but I’m sure you get the point.

[@1001browndog]

@@PhyYuGiOh did you even read what I wrote?

[@mw2reaczzt]

​@1001browndog those aren't tier 2 Decks, those Decks never had any success because they're just horrible. They weren't even remotely viable with the exception of 1 world championship in which you could see how utterly bricky blue eyes was because everything else was destroyed on the banlist. This ycs was literally won by a rogue deck and you're still complaining because your anime Decks aren't top tier.

[@idcboobs]

love these videos dude great work! I was wondering if you ever considered doing this for ocg matches :P i understand if it's too much hassle

[@PhyYuGiOh]

It's a format thing, and I don't have extensive knowledge on the history of the players, nor is it really readily accessible, and not too many people want to watch it :/ Fun idea though!

[@idcboobs]

@@PhyYuGiOh I totally understand bro, thanks for the videos!

[@wladyslawderstreiter9078]

This was so fukcing good

[@FB-pf1mg]

Why do finals even have a timer to begin with? It's not like they have more matches to get to afterwards. It would've been nice to see both players playing to the best of their ability rather than having them fumble around to either survive or cheese.

[@sammydray5919]

Because physical events themselves have time limits my guy. Also playing with timer is basically part of the rule set built into tournament play. Why change that now?

[@yy5173]

@@sammydray5919would make sense to excluce for finals though

[@sammydray5919]

@@yy5173 it would but doesn't change the fact that the event has limited time as per venue. They should but they wont

[@FB-pf1mg]

@@sammydray5919 I understand that, it's just that I feel like even in a time crunch, they still wouldn't go over booked hours as long as both players make reasonable time decisions. From the few events I've been to, the event doesn't ever go passed normal venue hours even after all the cleaning post-event. If anything, at least let the finals have a longer timer by 15 minutes. Or have each round be 20 minutes each. It was a pretty disappointing game 3 to watch and at the end of the day, people are there to play/watch because of the love of the game, not to see who can cheese who through technicalities.

[@sammydray5919]

@@FB-pf1mg It ain't cheese though? Man misplayed into Nib and had no way burn or even advance his game state. Thats just a skill issue (and probably tired from playing all day)