Lair of Darkness Guide (Time Stamps Included) - Yugioh Master Duel

From Super Polymerization to Fang of Critias and more! This guide describes all the options you have for your Lair of Darkness deck along with a bunch of tips and tricks!
My Twitter / Whatever the hell Elon is on: / iremiagaming
Lair of Dankness: / lairofd
Music
1. Videl's Theme - Dragon Ball Fighterz OST
2. Scraper Sky High (Hyde's Theme) - Under Night In-Birth OST
3. Night Walker (Linne's Theme) - Under Night In-Birth OST
4. Rival's Theme Remix - Pokemon GSC: • Pokemon G/S/C Vs Rival...
5. Night in Canalave Remix - Pokemon Diamond/Pearl: • Mewmore // Night in Ca...
6. Goku Black's Theme - Dragon Ball Fighterz OST
7. Android 18's Theme - Dragon Ball Fighterz OST
8. Jaden's Theme - Yugioh GX OST
Time Stamps
0:00 Intro
0:14 Lair + Tribute Mechanics
1:50 Lair Core
6:02 Pot vs Poly
6:41 Ties of the Brethren
8:36 Viruses
12:59 Fang of Critias
16:17 Bystials
17:11 Artifacts
18:18 Labrynth
19:12 Tour Guide
20:33 Heavenly Prison
21:27 Excellent Traps
23:07 Enemy Controller
23:43 Trap Trick
24:08 Dogmatika Punishment
24:29 Skill Drain
25:07 Handtraps & More
27:02 Extra Deck
30:24 Deck Builds
31:31 Gameplay Commentary
36:57 Outro
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[@iremiagaming]

UPDATE: Since Extravagance was semi-limited, you can swap the 3rd Extravagance for a Pot of Prosperity. It does pretty much the same thing.

[@NeostormXLMAX]

extravagance is dead now, please release a new list?? also why did you only use artifacts in the fang deck, and not the other decks? what about dimensional barrier I didn't see it being used in your lists

[@NeostormXLMAX]

also would you consider stuff like solemn strike or warning for this deck? since this deck sucks vs mass removal like evenly matched? or getting ties negated so strike would be good?

[@Dahaka-rd6tw]

4:16 does this also include fusion? For example, aside of Diabolos, there are DNA Surgery & 4 sheep tokens in the field and my opponet has Super polymerization and plans to get Five headed Dragon.

[@michaeljenz1328]

"Share the pain" should be an honorable mention..

[@ksoxsq]

Alternative Title: TRIBUTING My Opponent CARDS?! - Yugioh Silly Strats #5

[@iremiagaming]

Write that down. Write that down!

[@zyalrhix]

💀

[@mylesjlee]

I liked this video within the first 20 seconds. Very short intro and straight to the meat of it. Good commentary, too. I'll take a look at this when I get back from school!

[@phillipa2346]

Really love these in-depth videos that explain how archetypes play, the fundamentals, as well as further combos and engines. Really helps me to understand how decks work and play style beyond just reading the cards. I know they maybe a lot of work to put together but these are great and hope to see more for other decks

[@carlosperalta5729]

I was looking to build this deck again in Master Duel, thanks for the video and the deck list 🙏🏼

[@deyvinsantamariaobeso2305]

I used to play that deck with "Barbaros" monsters, Edge Imp Sabres, Performage Trick Clown or Floowandereeze and the Unexplored Winds as special or tribute summon material. Decisive Battle of Golgonda helps your cards can't be destroyed by card effect. Consecrated Light, Gozen Match and Rivalry of Warlords help to block summon of monsters on the field.

[@nathanielkettelman5276]

Awesome video, looking forward to more great content. Just got done with a dragunity deck, having mixed results. One of these will shake up my gameplay enough

[@hermaeusmora4049]

I've been testing Caius the Mega Monarch in this deck since under lair you can banish all copies of any monster it banishes from your opponents hand, graveyard, deck, and extra deck. Lair also provides free tokens to use a tribute fodder, and if Caius is summoned using dark monsters it gets to banish an additional card.

[@1ucky1ux]

Caius is a good counterplay card that I never realized I needed. The tribute summon might also trigger Diabolos

[@silver7028]

This is a good suggestion. Had I read this at the time it was posted I would have thought it was a nice addition, but maybe a bit slow to pull off due to the need for 2 tributes (or a single tribute summoned monster). Looking at this post now, right after "spell card: soul exchange" was announced, I have a feeling this is quite viable.

[@l3oogle]

The card gets banished first, then it checks if it's Dark monster. I don't think it will work for the searching banish effect.

[@lovemym16]

I've been playing with a Branded Lair build and Monarch Lair build. The monarch build basically says the meta cant play the game. Branded Fusion sort of acts like a foolish burial for Diabols that also gives me a Mirrorjade and a Lubellion in addition to Lilith most times.

[@Personarose]

Branded Lair is my favorite variant of the deck especially since it gives you more options with Super Poly.

[@silver7028]

Great video. I've been using lair since it released and it's definitely one of my favorite decks. I could relate to the video as I've tried out a lot of these variations before. It was neat to see and rather nostalgic. The most surprising takeaway I had from watching this video was that labrynth barrage does indeed work with eradicator, contrary to what everyone else has told me up until now. While I know the video was already rather comprehensive as is, I was slightly dissapointed that I didn't see monster gate mentioned. Monster gate and reasoning are some fantastic honorable mentions here, especially if you build around them with cards like breakthrough skill and lost wind.

[@JMW10o0o]

YOOO!!!!! A Dotodoya shout out!!!!🤣 thx for the video I was looking at the field spell in MD for the longest while trying to wonder what it was all about. MD's search engine is trash so I didn't know about Alice, Malice, and Loris until now. I was thinking of making a anti spell deck with Uria. But I'll go with this instead. :)

[@eternogigante685]

Excellent video! Lair lovers will prevail ❤

[@ronaldt12]

A spragels reference in a master duel vid, love it!

[@chiddybang7934]

Nice video. That gilded kaiser is really good in this deck also. It acts like a kaiju but special summons itself to your field so basically keeps with the theme of tributing your opponents monster and is a special summons so you can keep summoning.

[@1ucky1ux]

Biggest difference is that Kaiser Glider's effect is a Quick Effect

[@sorenbject5155]

That was an excellent video❤

[@ygoanonimus9916]

EXELENT Analisys!! 10/10

[@danielramsey6141]

Grinning Grave has actually been a Damn good card to use. I’ve Stunned Most of the Snake-Eye/Sinful Spoils cards by using three copies on that deck since most of their Stuff is Graveyard Reliant! It’s actually really good in this current format. The only problem is meeting the Tribute conditions! Especially so for monsters that are 2000+ Atk. It definitely sees more play in Lab than in Lair. I know, I’ve tested it.

[@shihaden]

I use shadow imprisoning mirror and gozen match in my lair of darkness deck. I enjoy watching my opponent not able to summon non dark monsters or activate effects 😂😂

[@nox1986]

Hi bro we need an update, very nice video

[@NelsonOokami]

Your content is just formidable, man! Congrats!

[@stefler2201]

Buen video 👍

[@abuelo5087]

Very good vid fr. you are very good at explaining

[@sparkplug2356]

Awesome guide! Any recommendations for tweaking this deck for the current event? Just made a build that hybrids critias and superpoly and its an uphill battle so far

[@iremiagaming]

I can tell you what I've been using. I love Critias, but it is still a meme. And with how much power creep Konami has stuffed into the game recently, it's harder and harder for casual strategies to succeed. Hope this helps. Main Deck 1x Sangan 2x Tour guide 3x Lilith 1x Malice 1x Alice 3x Ahrima 1x Diabolos 2x Heavenly Prison 3x Ties of the brethren 1x Extravagance 1x Prosperity 3x Lair 2x Enemy Controller 3x Super Poly 1x Eradicator 2x Back to the front 2x Metaverse 3x Impermanence 2x Ballista Squad 1x Trap Trick 2x Ice Dragon’s Prison Extra Deck 3x Starving Venom 1x Dragostapelia 3x Triphy 2x Beat Cop 1x Verte 3x Dharc 2x Muckraker

[@ml6549]

hellow :D 5 months has pass, do you stlll play lair? ;D i wanna start using it, the art is sol cool, also the effects!

[@1ucky1ux]

Coming back to this video to let you know that Enemy Controller should be A or S tier. Started a game with 3 and 2 trap cards. I thought I bricked but won eventually. Wish I could show you

[@ThingsDontAlways]

Lair>Labyrnth.

[@Nightmare26]

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[@user-dk9qb4pq2f]

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[@NeostormXLMAX]

its more fun but technically labrynth just performs better due to the recycling, the problem with lair is often you just get out lasted sometimes even if you gain ground, like vs tearlaments, of course now its all banned, but these decks fuck over lair because these monsters just keep on coming back over and over and you can only tribute one monster per turn etc

[@WaterWeight.]

Datrklight is pretty good for lair and has nice art

[@blasteffect19]

Wow your channel grew so much since I watched one of your videos for the first time, comprehensive guide well explained with a good editing that's some quality master duel content right here

[@quatro286]

If you can get buster dragon out it would be deadly combo with branded beast , you can tribute one of their monsters to destroy another of their cards , was thinking to use duality to get him . would Bystial Lubellion turn to buster dragon using duality ?

[@someguy666]

i want to use that lair+fang deck but UR points are hard to come by 😂 what would you recommend i can swap out the artifact engine with ? they are pricey thanks

[@Clownzombie]

Share the pain is a good tech card for this deck

[@julianirwin1173]

Hey Irem, have you seen the trap that came with the new pack recently? Think it’s called rollback

[@julianirwin1173]

been watching your lair videos, good stuff. Quick question, what are your thoughts on playing critias in a mirror force deck?

[@iremiagaming]

Give it a shot. Mirror Force Dragon is a surprisingly good monster, and you can recur mirror force with launcher. It’s not like the cards are ultra rares, so it isn’t a terrible investment.

[@julianirwin1173]

@@iremiagaming what about mixing in other cards like lava golem/kaijus and super poly?

[@WombatOfDisaster]

Transaction Rollback strats?

[@jclarkent3757]

Awesome vid! Super comprehensive Lair guide. Just in time for the Light VS Dark event on MD

[@MaxBasedMexican88]

Dimensional fissure? To avoid opp gy eff

[@captencollin8753]

What can I swap artifacts with in the Fang Build? I'm not really loving them.

[@iremiagaming]

Ice dragon’s prison, extra copies of ballista squad, pot of prosperity, or enemy controller. (Enemy controller is actually really good in lair.) You can mix and match pretty much any of the cards I mentioned in the video.

[@O6i]

Ballista squad + punishment = 3 destroys and 1 tribute in your ops turn just saying. I play dogma dark lair its crazy.. ballista squad is the best card imo

[@micrey519]

I love how this popped up when i searched Infernoids😂

[@NeostormXLMAX]

holy fuck, this guy actually trolls the people who skips

[@captencollin8753]

Megaman Battle Network reference

[@rizon98]

Never tried this archetype (wasn't on my radar tbh lol) so this will be interesting. Also here for the algorithm!

[@shoybi59]

New card Trap Track = Broken S tier for this deck..

[@runebear9066]

Im so glad that someone loves lair of darkness as much as i do. I've never really liked the meta, and i love this deck for its controlling capabilities. Love nomming the enemies cards. Also a fun trap to run which is a more balanced than skill drain is powersink stone. Love throwing people off. Thanks so much for the awesome video. ❤

[@FutureOfHalo]

Na, Labrynth is S Tier. There's a 2 card combo with Arianne and Ties that ends in a +3, not including if you draw off Arianne during your opponent's turn. The only Labrynth cards you need are 1 Lady, 1 lovely, 1 Arianna, 2-3 Arianne, and 3 Big Welcome. I also recommend pot of prosperity for this version. In this version the amount of cards being generated almost makes extravagance redundant. Also need 1-2 Loris. I've made over 30 versions of Lair and this one is the best. I also recommend 1 waking the dragon cause if you have Lady on the field you can chain a normal trap to feather duster and use lady to set waking the dragon from the deck gaining it's destruction effect. Warning point is also OP

[@WorldDomination-zs3dx]

can you drop the decklist and how far did you climb with this deck exactly

[@NexeL_NKC]

Lol I don’t have the materials to build this deck. I used to have a few cards from it, but they’re just too expensive and they have no business being so. I want to build one though. They are a cool deck, and I used to play one irl in casual kitchen play.

[@abuelo5087]

I would really like a video like that about the earth machine

[@enzodorl6218]

Also found a variation with labyrinth that’s super strong

[@mekudu-man3804]

Hey - I have an idea: Lair Naturia. It effectively means tributing the opponents monsters to negate their effects/SS Naturia monsters from the deck. What do you think about that?

[@hamedjabbari5883]

I just saw Josh's analysis of his game against an OCG player (explaining how the OCG player didn't know what Naturia Runicks did). Based on what I saw, your suggestion sounds really interesting.

[@popoch2]

dayun that really inetersting

[@UltimaXVI]

I wanted to update my own Lair of Darkness deck for a little while now & this was a great guide While I do have a bunch of the cards suggested, the ones I don’t are UR. Considering how that right now, I’m focusing on updating my decks rather than making new ones (although having no free space for a new deck is a factor) I’ll make Lair a priority

[@jaffplumbs26]

Also why skill drain is good, if Lilith is on and u activate skill drain and then tribute herself her effect does work

[@alijabak7900]

He literally said that 😅

[@jaffplumbs26]

@@alijabak7900 did he 🤦‍♂️🤣

[@1ucky1ux]

I feel like Kaiju are good cards to add here especially because they add another archetype that tributes opponents monsters

[@hamedjabbari5883]

Totally agree. They'd be really good for it.

[@CrimsoniteSP]

Lair of Darkness is one of those cards that made me rethink if Master Duel is bugged or if that's how certain interactions worked. I tried to play oddball cards for the purpose that they tributed for cost but in reality just doesn't work with Lair of Darkness. One example is Share the Pain. It makes both players tribute a monster but you must have a monster to tribute as cost first. So I assumed it'd work cuz you tribute for cost of it's effect. But it doesn't and I'm not sure why.

[@iremiagaming]

I just checked, and share the pain does work with Lair. I’m not sure what your situation was though. Now, I don’t think share the pain is optimal or anything. I think enemy controller is better in almost every situation.

[@CrimsoniteSP]

@@iremiagaming Oh for sure. I just like odd builds because it's more fun to run something other than meta. But yeah, idk. It wouldn't let me tribute opponent monsters despite the fact they had valid targets. I tried it on two games against two different decks and it wouldn't let me. Granted, I'm pretty sure my duels were when Lair was first put into the game. I can't remember if it was there at launch or added later, I just remember this happened months ago. So it's possible it was a bug at the time and was later fixed.

[@CrimsoniteSP]

​@@iremiagamingOh, I figured out my issue. For some reason I didn't see that the tribute opponent's monsters effect is once per turn. I must have read Lair of Darkness 50 times over and never once caught the fact it's once per turn and must have assumed Share the Pain didn't work.

[@shihaden]

​@@CrimsoniteSPlair of darkness is soft once per turn, you can use additional copies to keep tributing opponent's monsters!

[@jaffplumbs26]

I literally deleted this deck yesterday as found it difficult to win with and expensive UR wise, probably woudnt have if I saw this video first 😂