INVOKED [D.I.D.S] - Ten Minute Testing

[@MBTYuGiOh]

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[@holydiver4988]

"eh, im already playing invoked, may as well embrace full degeneracy"

[@I_Tacocat]

Nice thumbnail

[@seeker606]

My favorite play from Emanon's tournament this weekend was cracking a full Drytron board with Meltdown (negated), Fusion Destiny (negated), Fusion Destiny (negated), Nadir Servant sending N'tss to out DPE, Mystic Mine to lock with Celestial grinning from hand. Isn't playing autowins fun?

[@MBTYuGiOh]

i love yugioh

[@GodzillaFreak]

It's not full drytron board if they can only negate 3 spells. Unless drytron boards are that much worse than endymion.

[@Hella_Animations]

@@GodzillaFreak it kinda is giving that eva was limited and the only other forms of negates you have is appollousa

[@richyg7343]

@@Hella_Animations Eva being limited doesn’t matter. Drytron now makes hip hoshinigan to pop it with DPE to Re-Add Eva to hand.

[@richyg7343]

Not a full drytron board. Drytron is now 5 Omni negates, DPE and scythe lock.

[@ChaoticMeatballTV]

Friggin' amazing intro, all you needed to say was "5 years" and we really have been normal summoning for that long haven't we...

[@Rairiky]

And if anything it's better now

[@mb778_]

You will never expect this play: Normal Summon Aleister!!

[@DeepCDiva]

I know Aleister is a tiresome boogeyman at this point, but i always enjoyed how thematic his archetype is. Using a mage to master the elements and summon all kinds of monstrosities is a really cool idea, i just feel his Fusions are a bit too effective(to say the least) considering he's basically a recyclable one card Fusion

[@MVAS-mp9oo]

I mean, according to the RL Aleister Crowley, Aiwass told him with the The Book of The Law (referenced in Magistus Invocation): "Do whatever you desire", so he choose fuse with anything but DIVINE.

[@lotus_emanon]

"summon all kinds of monstrosities" Do you mean mechaba pass

[@sebastianscopa3188]

the mistake was almiraj and gardna enabling the best invoked monster to be easily summonable through a one card combo, MBT here mentions that Nibiru is light because for a while having lights mattered for shaddoll (construct) and invoked (mechaba) but like your handtrap attributes don't matter when links are free to summon. If Aleister weren't a one card combo he simply wouldn't be played, if for example gardna had not been printed even, we wouldn't have this ongoing meme of him being the go-to NS for 5 years, that meme would only begin existing once Artemis was released, that's about 4 less years, but ygo players tend to focus on the wrong cards to ban anyways, so I guess I can't expect much from them when they clamor for Aleister's ban as if suddenly other NSummons will look better in comparison (spoiler alert, they don't, basically it's just brave token, that's pretty much the only NS I can imagine on a similar power level) but of course instead of complaining to konami about how so many archetypes get crap normal summons, it's easy to hyperfocus on hating on archetype and blame it for all the problems that Konami cooked into insert fav archetype here

[@windinthewillow1871]

I like fusion decks. They're retro

[@secretlyaslug2325]

The drawback of the engine has always been the load of extra deck space it takes up, really limiting what you can play with him. Unless you run a small list of Fusions making his recouring use less effective.

[@chrisburns9898]

This deck will never go away. Literally ever. The heat death of the universe will happen before we are rid of aleister the invokers endless reign.

[@Sonichellsfire]

As much as ppl may bash on normal summon Aleistar, it's cool to see how this deck has aged with time

[@ErroneousNickname]

I can't believe he has surpassed Dante and the BA's as the card that will always be good

[@DaKrimch]

Farfa changing name to mechaba as we speak

[@serachobby]

I know normal summon Aleister is a meme for the deck being simple. But holy crap this deck has so many decision points. I took it to a regional without much prep, and the deck is strong but you have to be so careful about your sequencing, what you send off Prosperity. Its definitely a deck that is harder to play than it appears.

[@gstellar96]

I like to think in the lore without Ecclesia and Fleur, their main priestess and Knight, they turned to a literal heretic to balance their power while searching for replacements

[@ConnorLockhartYGO]

"Often my opponents are on a better Deck than me, but this time it just looked like they knew what they were doing and I didn't." The result of "Normal Summon Aleister" being a thing for five years.

[@felixc.4294]

Imo, it's amazing and good for the game when archetypes last this long, especially without being overly dominant. I really dislike the forced rotation that konami effectively implements through the banlist.

[@claudio6391]

Aleister is THE splashable engine

[@streetgamer3452]

I mean it’s amazing that he last this long but… good? It’s boring af to see people just throw it in every single deck that doesn’t use their normal summon and makes any deck it’s in just be boring too.

[@Ironpecker]

I also do like it when old cards resurge to relevance unexpectedly, like token collector, forbidden chalice, vylon cube. But sometimes archetypes as strong as aleister end up restricting card design to "you're either much better than aleister as a normal summon or you aren't played", so I think it could be cool if they just gave the engine a slap on the wrist with like meltdown to 1. It opens up to other strong normal summons like pay reflector, which depending on the match up can be any synchro from lvl 5 to 9, which include Draco berserker of the tenyi, omega, Shenshen, wolfaryet or whatever you may want.

[@HaydenX]

"I Normal Summon Aleister!" "What does that do?" "Goddamnit...will the Pot of Greed joke never end?"

[@LordJacobGinsberg1st]

Alister isn't a bottom he's a middle. He's the glue that keeps everyone together

[@chrish6415]

Hey, just think: after invoked gets hit (if it ever does) you can just trade it out for normal summon Aluber. See? If you look past the fact that it's a normal summon play starter in a fusion-based deck starting with "Al", it's COMPLETELY different (oh, and since paradise branded is a thing in alba strike, they even have a searchable meltdown).

[@Ironpecker]

At the very least then maximus becomes slightly wonkier to play in the deck? But yeah alubert could easily become the next best normal summon for decks that don't special from the extra anything besides fusions

[@TheoJay615]

Aleister to Konami: "DO YOU THAT THINK I'M INVISIBLE?"

[@Ruxin34]

Best deck

[@averageguy7620]

You should know cause you won against Alex due to NS Aleister

[@conorprochaska4728]

it's funny, Gavin has zero wins in the Zexel series, but is the most feared, reviled, and hated, yet is probably having the most fun.

[@MrMilkmanOG]

I feel you on the shuffling for this. Draw nothing but hand traps and spells unless im testing

[@Raminator243]

Swordsoul VW is such a cool idea. I’ve been testing it myself, but it still maintains the brickiness of virtual world

[@CrazyWizza]

HE CAN'T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH THIS

[@ciarankelly3726]

normal summon aleister, an empty bliss beyond this brutal defeat

[@Boristien405]

13:00 Ecclesia is worth summoning there for the Punishment or Maximus follow up I feel like

[@andreabuzzolani7205]

It would've probabily baited veiler and make ttt live

[@Boristien405]

@@andreabuzzolani7205 Exactly. And the Prosperity hurt a lot just doing 3 probably makes him win the match

[@MM-lv7iy]

Ah yes, MONKEmatika. Truly only the most chad way to play.

[@publickip]

This was the deck that got me into Yu-Gi-Oh back on the before times of... 2019 Lovely to see that its still super good, I hope it gets hit!

[@gravekeepersven82]

It got severely power crept by Tearlaments Ishizu by 1000 x so its never getting hit.

[@domnik908]

I like how you kept drawing enforcer bricks every game

[@alanfernandez4521]

5 years. WOW I love it. The king stays king.

[@eu4um]

what a fun an innovative deck. this is surely a deck for the ages that totally shouldn't have been hit 4 years ago

[@alucardygo4239]

This confirmed that I’m getting a prosperity reprint… to live moments like this 😂 09:45

[@teamclb9255]

My teammate Played Dogmatika Invoked Eldlich DPE (DIED) in the CCS and while he did poorly, it was still funny to watch such unfun cards be used. To the point i still decided to make a vid on it lol

[@DeathRidesAgain]

Not even a minute in and we've already got a Caretaker reference. This is gonna be a good one.

[@UsernameyMcUsernameFace]

Care to elaborate? I didn't know what that was referring to.

[@Gavvi2552]

is it the the artist behind EATEOT

[@felipecardel]

@@UsernameyMcUsernameFace the caretaker was the alias for a musician best known for a 6-part album conceptualizing dementia and how one's mind works when affected by this evolving, terminal disease.

[@TheIbney00]

FOUR ENGINES! GIVE IT UP FOR FOUR ENGINES EVERYONE. I swear we’re gonna somehow throw suship into this shit at some point

[@goodguyshuckle9270]

I was game 1. Glad i got to be the first game holy cow, best day ever

[@lophyre1380]

“I’m starting to hear the caretaker in my head” Amazing and dark reference

[@georgetzathas7990]

I was not ready for that mid-ad read callout.

[@alviabtahi5440]

woah I've never seen this cool interesting deck before!

[@mavenYGO]

Here’s to 5 more of normal aleister!

[@Geartomb]

I don't care how many years it takes, I will never not enjoy "*Normal Summon Aleister*"

[@novarajna8047]

Normal summon Aleister :) Also yeah the deck bricks, if it's filled with staples instead of starters. Also Prosperity is an overrated card, especially in a deck where 15 Extra Deck slots are already too tight.

[@EpicKingofFail]

MBT always banishes 6 for no reason other than being extremely greedy. Banishing 3 is fine to find one of your 15 one-card starters (3 each of meltdown, aleister, nadir, ecclesia, fusion destiny + terraforming) and then you haven't lost almost half of your extra deck in the process.

[@novarajna8047]

@@EpicKingofFail This feels redundant but what I'm saying is that Prosperity is a dogshit card, especially in a deck where 15 Extra Deck slots are already too tight.

[@EpicKingofFail]

@@novarajna8047 nah you want to be able to dig for answers to various decks, especially games 2 and 3 when you want to see the cards you sided in

[@novarajna8047]

@@EpicKingofFail your answers should've been in the Extra Deck, had you not banished them with Prosperity. Invoked Dogmatika has always been a PROACTIVE strategy, not reactive.

[@valzor2562]

​@@novarajna8047 The cards that get you to the extra deck are in the main deck and prosperity allows you to play through hand traps after you get hand trapped by fetching you what you need to keep going. Not only that, but like said before its get you your side deck cards and cards like evenly or tcboo are way more powerful then extra deck options. Ive been playing this deck for like 6 months now and like to think im good at it, and prosperity is amazing in this deck because you have so many cards that are just 1 card starters. The 15 cards in the extra deck are tight yes, but you dont need them all every game (most of the time at least). options people play like raidjin and omega and extra engine cards like the second mechaba and construct can usually be banished and it not be too punishing. Basically the card is good. very good infact.

[@tnurg_]

My favorite play from this meta that I don't think I saw was banishing your opponents spent DPE to summon Augoeides. I find myself making this card more than Purgatrio to push for game because of this + the destroy effect + the attack gain.

[@EpicKingofFail]

Mechaba also gets rid of DPE because it banishes instead of destroying

[@a-zero68]

I played invoked since I started college in spring 2017. Now that I am finally getting my bachelors degree this fall I cant believe my main deck has been with me from the beginning to the end of my college career :)

[@Dianthia.]

im so sorry. its time for more. Tearlament invoked works.

[@PeTr0o0L]

12:58 you could normal summon ecclesia here if im not mistaken

[@joelslater4587]

I've been in a coma for the past decade. The last thing I remember prior to slipping in was watching a young MBT introducing his channel. I awoke and immediately tuned into his newest video. To my shock I have learned an angry orange was president but most surprisingly that Konami decided to make a magical K-Pop reject with a power complex, meta for almost the entirety of my slumber. What the hell happened?

[@thefinalskarm1754]

Who here remembers the true names. Eidolon Mechaba. Aleister the Eidolon Summoner

[@thomaswishloff8674]

Prog playoff Raid integration in this TMT is gold.

[@MicahAP514]

"this lead to hundreds of tops for this bottom" I'm cackling

[@cheer90099]

I was not prepared for "and while this led to literally hundreds of tops for this bottom"

[@kellenliame2674]

Didn’t expect my buddy’s Invoked Dogmatika Shaddoll shell to turn into a KZbin video.

[@VolkerPuttmann88]

Raid shadow legends ad + 10 mins normal summon aleister . what a way to start 2022

[@RanserSSF4]

I normal summon Aleister the Invoker *5 years later* Want to see me do it again?

[@slaerdnkiev9520]

The one thing that changed in the deck these 5 years is that Joseph pronounces Aleister correctly

[@khm_2043]

Glad you've finally branched into your true calling: Sleep aids

[@windinthewillow1871]

MBT is the only youtuber that can make me suffer through his sponsored advertisement speeches

[@ungulatemanalpha]

Fusion Destiny locks you out of Special Summons, so Fusion Destiny into Normal Summon Ecclesia is still a play

[@yuwu585]

I liked it when he normal summoned Aleister

[@Drachnyn95]

There he is again, AL the stroker will not be denied.

[@Pr1est0fDoom]

I know a lot of people hate it at this point, but I unironically like Invoked, it's a very cool design gameplay-wise. Maybe Mechaba's effect is too strong though.

[@sirernest546]

No mechaba is fine, probably one of the fairer omni negates. The issue is that with the arrival of link monsters like the Magistus link 1 and almiraj it has become a 1 card combo that recycles itself. Interrupt it? Doesn't matter, they still have 4 cards in hand.

[@Q67-m7z]

@@sirernest546 yeah aleister is way too good with dognatika monsters.

[@sirernest546]

@@Q67-m7z exactly, every time a see Allister summoned I groan but when I see nadirs servant activated afterwards I die a little inside.

[@windinthewillow1871]

I agree. It's not too spammy and i like how Aleister's power is basically to search Polymerization and be recoverable. Also Fusion cards are one of my favorite and its cool how one card can make them playable

[@zyxaplayssomething]

MBT no longer needs to teach anyone to Normal Summon Aleister. Now he needs to teach himself to not Prosperity for 6.

[@CallMeNevermore]

It's official. You've descended into madness.

[@zdelrod829]

MBT was so enthusiastic about his playoffs win that he chose to accept a RAID sponsorship...........................

[@Ickypumpkin]

Ok this is the first time i liked a raid commercial. That was gold.

[@RobertoBlanco232]

I cant believe the QR code in the Raid ad leads to a free Adobe Creative Cloud download

[@Stardust_262]

DIDS? More like: Dude I’m Dying Slowly Folks, this video isn’t just a showcase of A-Lister’s latest activities, it’s a call for help. Five years of invoking have not been kind to this duelist.

[@MarlonL0pez]

@ 10:00 why not make Mechaba DPE, ss the fleur after you make almiraj then anaconda 5 More Years of Aleister pls

[@afeathereddinosaur]

The -greed- prosperity is high in this one

[@Ze_hits_180s]

A new year , a new invoked deck

[@shen.daniel]

2:50 IT HAPPENED!!! HE SAID "A"LEISTER INSTEAD OF "AYYYYYYYYYYY"LEISTER

[@dgayle2348]

This is truly the new Burning Abyss.

[@عمراحمد-ه5ق]

5 years and we still normal summon aleister these so cool

[@videofudge]

It seems I'm with the minority which doesn't find normal summon Aleister particularly offensive. More annoyed by fusion destiny splashability

[@heatsflamesman5353]

Same

[@exzyyd392]

Both Both are bad

[@sparkysummons4454]

Calling Aleister a bottom is a reference I’m not sure to be proud about understanding.

[@iBenjamin1000]

Invocado numero uno! Vivo invocado! also, introduce an entire line of main deck aleister companions and another fusion or 2 so I can play an even worse but potentially more insufferable pure invoked deck.

[@MikeMike077]

Normal summon Aleister

[@CatboyJerma2]

FIVE MORE YEARS OF NORMAL SUMMON ALEISTER

[@Buzterer]

5 years and just like dino, if alister isn't part of the meta he is breathing donw the neck of the worst deck that is

[@Fxbox920]

Normal summoning aleister will sadly never die

[@Acecard-jl2py]

Al the Stroker is still crazy good

[@B.27y]

What is a ashanna? 13:10

[@redsquirrel9961]

when the meltdown is magical

[@Zachurry]

I've already normal summoned Aleister, and I'll fuckin do it again

[@roninwarriorsfan]

I've never seen Alastair the Invoker as a Tumblr sexyman

[@megaguy4445]

Why did you upload this at the exact moment I decided to build this deck... spooky

[@bofoshow5189]

It's surprising Aleister isn't a Zombie type since it never dies

[@fateful1315]

You know its bad when even the deck name sounds like an infection

[@ramen4naruto]

Yo my name is Danny so when MBT said "DANNY!" in his raid shadow legends promotion, I thought he was actually addressing me and I freaked the fuck out.

[@winslyargentum508]

And yet shaddoll still a relevant fusion for 8 years

[@8480108]

“Yeah the reality star”

[@luislagss]

I wonder if this deck is good, thanks for making this because I have see no one play this card.

[@juvielmartineztorres8425]

I'm gonna play this in Master Duel tomorrow seeing as I'll replace some of the Staples I don't have with staples I do have. Plus Stuff like Raigeki, Droplet, Feather Duster, etc.

[@Ace_The_Espy]

Glad to see after losing interest in yugioh for the better part of a year that invoked can still normal summon and its not a war crime

[@chimpmasterflex]

For a moment I thought "simple" was you

[@amazingjoe4057]

I love this build definitely copying this!!

[@Gavvi2552]

Remember: Aleister is forever

[@Otzkar]

9:50 why was pot of prosperity not negated? As far as I can see it was activated in the infib column..

[@ShinerCCC]

Imperm needs to be activated from the field for that. this one came from the hand

[@Otzkar]

@@ShinerCCC interesting I didn't know that..I always thought that activating it from the hand would have the same effect since it's activation still happens on the field but it's probably just something to do with the wording on the card..

[@Atestinal]

Everyone else looking forward to another year of Aleister? :)

[@knigt8038]

yare yare daze. Aleister the invoker is strong wizard that is getting old and older

[@anotherguy1324]

I respect all players that lost on their own terms. The one time I love protos

[@f.ah.c2114]

I call this deck “puppets of mysticism” (the literal dolls, the Catholics and the heretic combination)

[@oranbluethorn3956]

God, this reminds me so much of H.A.T. Good times