Learning With Shady BAD VS GOOD DECKS | YuGiOh Duel Links Mobile PVP w/ ShadyPenguinn

[@w..h6880]

'Wow man you used the word calibre you're awesome' - Had me in stitches lol!

[@YTDan]

So what shady is basically saying in this video is when building a deck it is important to consider the risk of running certain cards. If it cost you 3 cards to play your boss monster or combo and it takes your opponent 1 card to break it then the combo or boss monster isn't that good. But let's say it takes 2-3 cards to break, then the combo or boss monster is pretty good! In yugioh (regardless of format) it is important to manage your cards effectively. If you play all your cards and the result of doing so doesn't lock down or destroy your opponents cards. You have put yourself at a disadvantage. I think that's what shady was trying to say.

[@isnanesavant]

Dan see this is logical, but some ignorant comments might still not understand. but, you're Dan, of course you know what's going on with the yugimons lmao

[@YTDan]

Wonderful. lol😅

[@melissagrenier2200]

Dan The thing is though that this is a format with few answers to monsters with high stats on both sides. Several of the common answers (think e con and kuriboh) rely on switching battle positions and then attacking the weaker side. Several answers (think michizure and order to charge) cost 2 cards. I think the fusion is still good in this meta game. The risk is low. If this were a format with fissure, sakuretsu armor, snipe hunter etc it'd be a terrible idea to fuse. The previous deck proved that. I think the problem is the elephant's gift which costs a normal summon and doesn't actually generate card advantage (it's 2 cards spent to draw 2). This deck also has a very low monster count which is risky.

[@ImranAli-hy9pm]

Dan i

[@Slow_Yu]

understandable but unbreakable boards > card advantage

[@ZaydenSkye]

Pretty happy you finally told people to not follow those links in the global chat. It should be obvious but some people need to hear that.

[@shadypenguinn]

I'm obviously not the best person to be doing a teaching session, but I really did wanna try to learn together when I saw this deck get so many likes in the comments of the last video. Hope you learn something like I did!

[@konodiodawrrryy4795]

shadypenguinn there is that better deck that I recommended last video, could you use it sometime I'd like to see that in one of your vids that be nice.

[@scrublord1978]

Shady you know if konami are bringing back old packs in duel links? I started playing recently and missed out on cards like order to charge and sphere kuriboh :(

[@EllisLusk]

I think what it comes down to is that with inexperienced players they'll judge a deck based on what it can do when it goes undisrupted rather than considering how the opponent can repond to the plays you're making.

[@ramirosanchez7874]

shadypenguinn Can you make a dragon deck with luster dragon

[@rfclassicmemories]

If in the future you want to retry gemini, I'd suggest you to watch king halo's gemini deck as a reference. It's more stable and has a powerful combo in it. Ruroshin also already tested it.

[@blakeaaron586]

I apologize if this has already been mentioned but this isn't the god-tier Gemini deck that has been made. (It's close but you mentioned why it's not quite there) So I believe King Halo was the (or one of the) first person to show THE deck. Anyway, the improvement is to have more big geminis and more consistency in getting Superalloy out. What is ideal (but SUPER expensive) is: x3 Gearfried x3 Windstorm (the 2700 Gemini that destroys all spell & traps) x3 Blazewing Butterflys x3 Woodland Archer x3 Polymerization x2 Fusion Sage (to get Poly's) x3 Branch's (used primarily for Windstorm's effect but also to make Opponent think twice about killing Superalloy) Anyway gameplay of this crazy deck (which I believe is like a better Gravekeeper's deck) is on King Halo's, ruroshin's (woo), and gunsblazing's (woo again) channels

[@blakeaaron586]

Yeah does seem "unbeatable." However, the list above probably isn't the ideal deck lost because it doesn't really utilize Gearfien's other effect with equip spells. Gunsblazing made a couple good points in his vid and based on his build, I don't think there are a lot of decks out there that can beat it. I guess the usual tea burn/mill and relinquished could give it a run-for-the-money and maybe a OTC heavy Mai deck but that's about it. Other decks Usually don't have the power to get as high Attk points and to make up for it, they usually have back row support in the form of traps or spells. This deck takes care of pretty much all of those EXCEPT spells used in the battle phase on the turned they are played (because of the boss monsters' punishing effects). This deck is also FAST AF. TL;DR- Deck good. Hard to beat. Wow

[@b1gandch33sy]

Anyone who bashed on last video's deck needs to learn that consistency is how a good deck is good. Dead hands lose games

[@b1gandch33sy]

Essentially having 6 ways of fusing is great to have when that's all your deck does

[@bakublader1999]

Gunder 'b1gandch33sy' consistency doesnt mean a deck is good. Sure the deck was consistent, but 1 trap card shuts down the entire deck.

[@epsilonfulminata7637]

But in the actual game consistency is make or break. You can have the most overpowered deck in the world when it fires, but if it doesn't fire the deck is garbage. Consistency is at least 70% of what makes a good deck.

[@joaocesario284]

I have to say, you chose a very good artist for the thumbnails. They are amazing!

[@merethvalera839]

Poor Shady. No matter if you win or lose, I still love the Duel Links videos!

[@dang_its_bobby]

Keep up the awesome work shady!! Love all your videos!!! But your deck you had yesterday was WAY better then what you used today. I don't see how all those ppl are so blind. But always looking fowErd to your videos!!

[@RayCincy]

Pretty new to duel links. Still have all my old cards. Your vids are great for me to start thinking about yugioh strategy again!

[@SwiftyGazz]

23:25 Time out glitch? Never seen that one before

[@Silmerano]

I experience the time limit loss glitch SOOO much.

[@frontierbrainrobby5449]

Personally, I'd run balance, 2x Fusion Sage 3x Polymerization 2x Phoenix Gearfried 3x Blazewing Butterfly 3x Darkstorm Dragon 3x Skelesaurus 2x Woodland Archer 2x Gemini Soldier 3x Superalloy Beast Raptinus You will almost always start out with the ability to fuse for Raptinus, use Blazewing to get back a strong monster you fused with, try to get quick victory. some other cards that may be useful are Branch! and Goggle Golem if you'd rather have power than Skelesaurus

[@westhescrub]

so basically ruroshin's deck with balance?

[@frontierbrainrobby5449]

Almost exactly ruro's deck, except i thought he ran a fusion sub as well? and i don't think he ran gemini soldier

[@knillink]

I think this is my fifth or sixth time watching this video. Although the meta is irrelevant today, I love the underlying lesson you teach. Keep it Shady @ShadyPenguinn.

[@TheTwoTotalMiners]

Hey Shady, would you consider using a Psychic deck? I've been hyped for the deck and am gonna be building one for Bandit Keith with the Switcheroo skill. Could you try a custom build for one? Keep it shady :)

[@cnhn8428]

can you plz make a beast deck around Master of oz?

[@AdamYGO6893]

Loving the Duel Links series, Shady! It's time to also add Duelists of the Roses to the channel. :)

[@westhescrub]

im more of a capsule monster coliseum fan, but duelists of the roses would be interesting

[@georgepezos1390]

Both and forbidden memories 💪🏼

[@n.a31214]

What card sleeves and game mat did his first opponent have? So simple yet I love them.

[@ghostfacedpanda5780]

I agree with Shady. While his original build wasn't perfect, it was better than the builds in this video, which are inconsistent and too reliant on combos that you probably won't pull off in most duels. Gemini monsters don't do anything without support, so having a simple goal for the deck (like fusion summoning) with an easy setup is probably best. Here's my modified version of the original build: 3x Thunder Dragon 3x Goggle Golem 3x Phantom Dragonray Bronto 2x Infinity Dark 1x Gemini Soldier 3x Fusion Gate 2x Enemy Controller 1x Twister 1x Magic Drain 1x 7 Tools/Trap Jammer 3x Superalloy Beast Raptinus 2x Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon Ability: Use something that boosts consistency, like Tea's draw ability or Bandit Keith's card trading ability I think one problem with the previous build was that there wasn't enough spell/trap support. 3 Fusion Gate should be enough for fusion summoning, and the rest of the spell/trap lineup should help support your monsters, because if you lose your monsters, you've probably lost since the deck exhausts resources so fast. I would say Enemy Controller is a must for it's utility and ability to help push for game, but the other cards are up to personal preference.

[@JordanBrownLost]

Thanks for the upload. I'm not sure WHO suggested this variant of a gemini deck but, yeah man that first build you were using wasn't very good. I like your approach though. Definitely can appreciate someone trying to spread soem knowledge with his peers.

[@PkmnMT]

there's a really good gemini deck floating around, that uses the spell card Branch! to get back your gemini monsters when alloy gets destroyed and since they're special summoned you can activate their effect right away

[@miraiutsu]

Yo Shady, I don't know if you were thinking about doing this already or not but, I think that when they the duel room feature, you could livestream with it so that you can duel against your fans and have more interaction with us. (not that I have any problems with the amount of interaction now, I love how interactive you are already) P.S. I love your videos. Keep up the good work.

[@thearachnid5448]

If you're concerned about resources you could add the Pot of Avarice trap, it returns 5 cards from the grave and you draw 1 card. or, if you don't have it you could sub the Pot of Benevolence to return 2 cards from the grave.

[@divinetiger9756]

shady, thank you for trying with this Deck and ignore all the haters. Even though you lost your still the best duelist 👍

[@Truecrimeresearcher224]

DivineTiger97 it is awesome cause he makes decks he likes or wants to try

[@zacharyfarley1727]

Great lesson, Shady. Now I know how to shit in my own mouth 5 games in a row in front of an audience.

[@pablocassani143]

Didnr know jack gyllenhaal plays yu gi oh. Great material, keep it up.

[@r1h2qzx]

You know what I love more than materialistic Ultra Rares? Knowledge

[@alexstill5482]

Hey Shady, how do you feel about Order to Charge in a Fusion Gemini deck?

[@joshwahxc]

You've got me so into this game !

[@melissagrenier2200]

You made a misstep game 1. You should have fusion summoned at the second opportunity. That line is protected from e con windstorm and kuriboh thanks to the higher defense. You're so caught up in not wanting to waste resources that you forget what the most common traps do.

[@FailClanProduction]

Just leaving this comment for all the people hating on this deck! And for people that need to understand what consistency really means.. There is a reason why we have something called META in games, because some strats and cards are better then others. You ether play one of the best decks or you try to build arround it and create a deck that is as good as possible... If u want to climb the ladder and tryhard, just play the best deck that is possible with the cards you own and try to climb. If you want to test your deck ideas, just do it, but you need to accept the fact that some decks and cards work better then others. Dan already dropped a commnent: "So what shady is basically saying in this video is when building a deck it is important to consider the risk of running certain cards. If it cost you 3 cards to play your boss monster or combo and it takes your opponent 1 card to break it then the combo or boss monster isn't that good. But let's say it takes 2-3 cards to break, then the combo or boss monster is pretty good! In yugioh (regardless of format) it is important to manage your cards effectively. If you play all your cards and the result of doing so doesn't lock down or destroy your opponents cards. You have put yourself at a disadvantage. I think that's what shady was trying to say." And he is totally right, so is shady. Use as less cards as possible in a combo to win the card advantage game and win the game. That is the reason why "Order to charge" and "enemy controller" are super powerfull right now, especially if you have a chance to special summon monsters to your field and trade/destroy enemy monsters (thanks to e-con and order to charge) for free while milling your deck to get even more resources you need. You also should consider that your deck needs to be strong enough even without your special ability. Means that even if you use a "last gamble" deck for example, that "last gameble" is not needed for the deck to work, its just another option if everything goes wrong. People rely to much on their combo while building decks, and they dont consider counter plays..

[@blackout6519]

about how many spells and traps do you believe should be in a deck? I know there are staples like ririyoku, windstorm, mirror wall and maybe magic drain but what do you believe are the staples and what should I put in my deck?

[@WriteWhatISee]

FuTuRe BlAcKoUt Personally id recommended a good 8-10 If your Going for a general 22-24 Card Deck. Mirror wall, Windstorm, Enemy Controller is pretty popular. I like adhesion trap hole. Beyond that it falls into personal preference.

[@dragonair2013]

I recently watched a Yu-gi-oh, and saw a good deck with few mistakes. It was based on Spirit dragon Ryu and Heart of the Underdog. You just fill your deck with normal dragons, Ryu, and heart of the underdog. If you add piercing spell deck would be lit.

[@dragonair2013]

Skill balance will help

[@gageh7604]

Rex sounds like a smoker

[@gilleyjustin2220]

Dude I fell Your pain on the time out bs it happened to me 5times in a row an lost a rank an almost another Konami needs to fix that big time love your videos btw been dueling since I was 19 an love this game an I’ve learned some good strats from u

[@WhiteRaven696]

Anybody know if Shady's done a video covering all the basics and whatnot? 'Cause I've been out of the Yu-Gi-Oh card game since... Well, since Yu-Gi-Oh GX. (I still watch the anime from time to time, but last one I saw was 5D's.)

[@ZenoBell016]

Well shady I'd have to disagree with one rig you said: I believe what makes a good deck is that you deck has a strategy, and the strategy is tailored to cover many bases. Now does that mean that you'll "win more than you lose", yes. But I believe that being able to handle multiple opponent strategies with one deck makes it good. That said, your opinion is always yours and I'll appreciate your input all the same.

[@CdGrifter]

ZenoBell016 Which is why Burn Decks like Weevil are so good. You just do .effect damage with defensive cards. Or Mai with board control

[@ricardoramos9423]

you owe us another Yu-Gi-Oh video!!!

[@Koboch]

3 gearfried, 3 polys, fusion sage, woodland archer, 3 gravity axes or pendants, 3 butterflies, 2 dark storm dragons, 2 golems, 2 crystal seers or any draw card monster. run deck with Bandit Keith switcharoo. Your Gemini deck is now improved and optimized

[@burnticarusgaming2297]

The purpouse of this deck seems to be to flood the field with multiple summons and then clear it with the fusions and white elephants.

[@gambitx7777]

Honestly Shady I think a gemini deck with time wizard and joeys flip skill has a lot of potential.

[@culiusjaesar]

is shady growing THE majestic beard back ??

[@gohanssj2998]

That yomi+michizure tilt combo close to the end...sorry that happened shady!

[@mechahilichurl3982]

i don't have a single trap , Where i can find those ( E-Con and Miror wall , Metalmorph traps ) ?

[@dLApecx]

I was wondering if you could try a Yami deck it's pretty simple and available to people who don't play regularly as some cards are common or rare 5x Crass Clowns 2x Yomi Ship 2x Sonic Birds 1x Dark Magician 1x Relinquish 1x Relinquish spell 3x A feint plan 2x Shard of greed 2x Jar of greed 1x Double Summon Set crass clowns and use a feint plan to prevent face down attacks, then flip crass clown use his effect and then summon another monster, pretty simple deck but works

[@B0K0691]

It does matter if it wins more than it loses, BUT what's also important is the ELO you play at. For example, it's not the same if you win 90% of the time in platinum, and if you win 90% of the time in silver

[@drcardcollecter1691]

He forgot the most important lesson of building a God-Tier deck. Money!!!!

[@Karim-zd2fs]

you can just tell shady wanted to scream f*ck when he got timed out

[@purepure8950]

Shady! are you going ham on gemini deck like king halo?? i wanna see you play it :)

[@ChillyCharizard006]

*Deck Suggestion* Elemental HERO Neos Alius *x2* * Guilford The Legend B. Flame Swordsman Shien's Daredevil *x3* X-Saber Galahad *x2* X-Saber Anu Piranha *x3* Horn of The Unicorn Sword of Sparkles *x2* Sword of Dragon's Soul *x3* The A. Forces *x3* *Use with Joey Wheeler's Field of the Warriors ability* * *You can switch out one x-saber galahad for a 3rd neos if you have it, I don't so this is the deck I use*

[@San_D._Beard]

I feel like any deck not running at least 1 double summon is doing itself a disservice

[@헬조선-i4g]

This is kinda random but I've been farming Odion for a while to get gravekeeper's recruiter but I haven't gotten a single one. If any of you were able to get him how long did it take you guys?

[@mycookingiswet127]

im thinking of using reaction to bad simochi and eye of truth combo would this work?

[@EpicKingofFail]

White elephant gift is just so bad! You have to spend 2 cards to draw 2, and usually you're spending your normal summon that turn as well.

[@jeremyw5506]

i haven't seen shady penguin since 2014. I had no idea that he was doing duel links

[@MrDre10day]

Does this only use old cards or updated cards too?

[@MrYoyt]

Yea the last gemini deck was for sure better.Follow your heart shady!

[@blakepahi1684]

How do you make your thumbnails

[@shinfitz]

Why wasn't Mirror Wall activated during the final attack of the first duel.

[@SpottedZebra]

Sergeant Electro, which reads as follows: Once per turn: You can target 1 face-down card in your opponent's Spell & Trap Card Zone; while this card is face-up on the field, its target(s) cannot be activated.

[@Hellfiredzn]

How do we earn cards fast? I don't want to spend any money but I want to build the decks you talk about. Currently at stage 22.

[@23Hayden]

Whoever submitted that first deck needs to be committed to an insane asylum. That Scorpion is ranch. And only 3 defensive traps is pretty cheeks for geminiDOTdeck

[@natezilla51]

I learned that white elephant gift sucks. Leave shady alone

[@heroricspiritfreinen38]

If we leave him alone he will have no subs

[@mininini1451]

Personally, I would love to see a fusion/cost down deck based around Keith's baggy sleeves skill.

[@진-h3m1d]

Hey Shady, try the Venus control deck. Im pretty sure you will love it.

[@maxoyew2965]

Would you consider doing a Dino fusion deck? Bracchio Raidus is good in my opinion

[@MrTbucs91]

if i summon tyrant dragon how can my opponent use trap hole on it? tyrant dragon isnt effected by traps. is it glitched?

[@e11even-o1p]

D.Links so fast paced that Geminis can never keep up.

[@mrouijagaming2142]

Thank you for leaving that in i thought i was going crazy with the time loss

[@PizzaRatJC]

Yo Shady, I just started playing and even tho I know how to play and everything, I don`t really know what packs to buy, any tips?

[@gabrielrivera8610]

i just downloaded the game yesterday, any tips? or can someone suggest which packs to buy?

[@HepburnLove2526]

Yo am I the only one that saw 7 Fusion Substitutes in Shady's card stash!?! Wtf

[@ItsWeiner]

have u ever thought of playing YuGiOh dueling nexus. I got into it a week ago and I've been having lots of fun with it and would love to see u play

[@Februarys]

I would take Gemini Scorpion out and add in either archer (gemini searcher) or gemini soilder. Both help you get geminis you need/tribute fodder, and help you swarm the field without wasting your normal

[@StrangerGamer10]

I have a feeling that honest will be entering the game soon.

[@soli6026]

I kind of agree with you about win or losses but it matters about cards as well whether the deck is good or not.

[@ResetPurge]

Does anyone know how long the sale will last for the pack openings?

[@thearachnid5448]

I generally run with REBD and its Fusion; I use stray lambs and baby chick combo, with the stomping ground spell; it lends me a 75 to 80% win rate.

[@stellur_]

Shady please try the atmosphere deck i think it's super fun cause it causes extreme saltiness lol 2x atmosphere 3x Venus 3x shiny balls 3x thunder dragon 1x sphere kuriboh 2x order to charge 2x ECON 1x noble man of extermination 3x jar of greed Skill: switcheroo

[@stellur_]

Betta Close dat mouf yup

[@tpcole5684]

Has anyome a sugetion for a beginners deck?

[@sosvaneey993]

i made my first gemini "meta" deck but i have a more consitent experience with dark spellcasters, but i see u only have 1 boss monster i run gearfried and 2 darkstorm, i will try to use some of ure points

[@ELECTRlCz]

why didn't you activate metalmorph?

[@s3tsk8r]

Shady why do you press that specific part of the screen when you are waiting? you should press the center of the screen, what happened to you on that duel is not a fat fingers issue, it's a bad technique ;)

[@dashingstarlight8192]

pvp duels at 4:07 enjoy

[@darcp4067]

How about you try a Master of Oz deck? 4200 beater, and only needs 2 fusion materials. That's pretty wild. Here's what I suggest: Monsters (10) X2 Big Koala X3 Des Kangaroo X2 Jerry Beans Man X3 Sargent Electro Spells (6) X3 Fusion Gate X2 Enemy Controller X1 Twister Traps (4) X2 Mirror Wall X1 Windstorm of Etaqua X1 Metalmorph Extra deck: X2 Master of Oz

[@darcp4067]

You can go +1 Big Koala, and -1 Mirror Wall or Enemy Controller if you wish. Technically would make the deck more consistent, even though drawing triple Big Koala could be annoying. Using Keith's Switcheroo ability could alleviate this though

[@westhescrub]

eh. beater decks are quite easy to beat. also, id run goddess with the third eye and versago the destroyer instead of the koalas. also, id throw in sorcerous spell wall to put kangaroo to 2k defense. also replace the jerry beans men and 1 electro with thunder dragons and throw twin headed in the extra deck

[@nickaluzzi7221]

For your mill deck you should check out the new card delg the dark monarch with soul exchange. Mill the top two cards from their deck and 2400 beater

[@killabranflakes6921]

can u make this a series and use more comment recommended decks please?

[@moisescontreras2423]

I run a blue eyes type of deck and idk how to get certain cards yet

[@Ace-kn1ff]

where do you get herculean power

[@quickreactionz2186]

I would've smashed my phone to pieces if I had been that unlucky lol

[@redblood421]

think instead of drawing order of charge might work better with adding one of the cards that let you add polymerization from your deck. Since it might be better to exchange resources verse trying to get more.

[@heroricspiritfreinen38]

If ur gonna add that card... just play the polly itself

[@redblood421]

Well by not playing the poly and using the fusion search card you make your deck 19 cards instead of 20 that be the reason why not to play a 3rd poly.

[@sbyamibakura]

Fusion Sage is good though. It's deck thinning AND gets you a poly. It's helpful.

[@MaxiManiaYT]

he mentions the gobal chat being bad and it still hasnt been fixed 5 years later

[@RohaN-bc6lt]

wow...skelesaurus is a blank card in my deck but i see his cover foto here....how come ???

[@spiritgun9897]

Having Gemini Scorpion and Herculean Power is redundant at least with Power you have a chance of double summoning. Scorpion basically leaves you with two weak monsters hoping they survive a turn. you're better off playing high powered Gems and fusion cards with butterfly to get them out after fusion.

[@olaniyis.7332]

why didn't you use skelesaur's effect

[@BrockitGaming]

Bad deck VS Good deck VS Shady's fat fingers....

[@VexRavenhardt]

I never use the chat and it lags me out, how do I disable it? Can I? Hellllp Also. Shadylove ❤️

[@Cruix1k]

how we get enemycon , kuriboh , n any good card :(

[@0blacklightning046]

The branch/gearfried gemini deck works the best out of all of the current gemini decks.

[@Zooky20000]

How do you have so many gems AND all the important cards????

[@SP0R3S]

I didnt have the more then 1 of Superalloy so I made a spin on the gemini deck :) I call it GEM-ini ;) Skill: Firm as the earth Monsters: 1 x Darkstrom Dragon 2 x Gem-Knight Saradonyx 2 x Gem-Knight Lazuli 1 x Gemini Soldier 2 x Skelesaurus 2 x Blazewing Butterfly 1 x Goggle Golem Spells: 2 x Polymerization 1 x Fusion Sage 2 x Supervise 2 x Double Summon 2 x Cosmic Cyclone Extra Deck: 1 x Superalloy Beast Raptinus 2 x Gem-Knight Citrine 3 x Gem-knight mosnter that could be fused with any meta card for when you steal there cards with Skelesaurus There are so many small combos/interactions in this deck that I dont have time to list. It is also more of a fun deck but it did get me from Gold 3 -> Plat 2. Try it out :)