KEN & GEN MIKANKO - Ten Minute Testing

[@turtledude6454]

I want to cheer for mikanko because its such a fun concept but at the same time being otk'd because I put a monster on the field is gut-wrenching

[@kiteamakusa]

Look at it this way they kill you fast at least lol

[@258thHiGuy]

I want to cheer for mikanko because it's technically a ritual deck, but it makes drytron look like blue card turbo Not to mention the 4k/4k assholes are genuinely the worst matchup against mikanko

[@nellewoodruff6337]

It's lunalight 2 lol

[@Ser--]

You lost to beatdown

[@yusheitslv100]

They can set it up so the opponent having a monster isn't necessary.

[@alexanderjackson7948]

Mikanko isn't actually fruit themed, but based on the three sacred treasures of the japanese emperor (sword, mirror and jewel) given to the legendary first emperor when he was sent to earth by his grandmother, the sun goddess amaterasu (presumably o-hime). The name Mikanko contains the japanese word for citrus - because the imperial seal of japan (which appears in various mikanko cards) looks like a slice of a citrus fruit.

[@cronqvist5763]

Also, I assume Mikanko is derived from the word "Miko", which means Shrine Maiden or Priestess.

[@funkerman7]

Iori Yagami is laughing somewhere

[@asafesseidonsapphire]

Now I know why Kamen Rider Gaim is Fruit themed

[@TinedAlarm]

i was assuming it was a joke on how people call the archetype "the sissy hypno archetype" and how fruit is another term for queer ppl

[@Ka1ven]

​@@asafesseidonsapphire gaim is based of several things, but the fruit motif is from the "forbidden fruit" from Christianity

[@captainH023]

MBT just out here gathering all the worst R-Ace pilots for the best of three matches

[@lordofgarbageprogenitoroft4147]

Makes the toxic dbg games look high rated

[@Aimmboat]

Also the worst infernoble player, goes though a gearfried line going first to end up not playing around anything with it. He could've made double charles with angelicas ring for more interruption.

[@meathir4921]

@@AimmboatThat doesn’t beat the Super Poly though

[@ashalotl_]

​@@meathir4921(it does)

[@Aimmboat]

@@meathir4921 angelica's ring negates super poly

[@TheMasterBlaze]

I love how almost everybody has collectively forgotten the 2nd Mikanko ritual that exists.

[@fjorddkcckkc3783]

Pepperidge farm remembers

[@In.New.York.I.Milly.Rock.]

Forgotten? I wasn't even aware it existed

[@brandogg974]

THE SECOND WHAT!?!

[@konchu4u608]

Oh hey it's you

[@TheMasterBlaze]

@@konchu4u608 Hi : ^)

[@Gorkzilla1]

Happy Acid Golem not only won with his cheese effect, but also his intended play style of being a Big Guy

[@joanaguayoplanell4912]

The intended use IS the cheese effect. That's what it was first used for in the anime.

[@alexbruckshaw1448]

​@joanaguayoplanell4912 not the inability to special summon tho

[@ugh5880]

His first appearance in the anime was it being given to the opponent, that's the intended playstyle

[@Gorkzilla1]

I forgot about that, though I remember shark overdosing on pcp and passing out on the roof while kite watched

[@alexbruckshaw1448]

@@لايهم-ط4ط edopro

[@ryanjones_rheios]

Ken being Uesugi Kenshin "The Dragon of Echigo" and Gen being Shingen Takeda "The Tiger of Kai" being only lightly obfuscated puns is funnier to me than it should be.

[@TheWizardMus]

Oh they're based on the rhyperior and gallade guys from pokemon conquest thats neat

[@blackluna7385]

@@TheWizardMusthat killed me a little inside but I can’t get too mad because Conquest was fun lol

[@TheWizardMus]

@@blackluna7385 as both a pokemon and a fire emblem fan I'm begging for Conquest 2 Corrin Boogaloo

[@k.vgaming9028]

Ah.. so the 2 rivals from Basara

[@لايهم-ط4ط]

What's the name of the game MBT is using to show the decklist anyone knows?

[@jacal5179]

“Our opponent is going to make us go first” my brother is Christ you lost game 2 what do you mean?!?!

[@dominicsavankham0709]

Was looking for this comment lol. Like dude you chose to go first

[@Tokumastu1]

I'll never understand Konami's thought process when making Ken & Gen. Like hand loops are right up there with floodgates as one of the most hated card game effects.

[@fortidogi8620]

Lets do both!

[@ashikjaman1940]

The tcg saw how penis Tistina is and had to make something dumb to compensate

[@Stormclaw3]

The fact that it also makes triple tac live is gross

[@RavenCloak13]

​@@Stormclaw3 I did not know that. Thank you for the info.

[@Stormclaw3]

@@RavenCloak13 use this information wisely

[@SquibbyJ]

Enjoyed Acid Golem being a big guy coming up

[@nightmarebananaful]

Solid bit right out the gate

[@booboothefool840]

Me: Wow, so what sort of interesting plays is Mikanko capable of when it's not pigeonholed into a boring sacky OTK strategy? MBT: It handloops and sets Vanity's.

[@RavenCloak13]

The Armor XYZ Extra deck package Infernoble or Flame Swordsman is now used because Isolde was banned cause of these girls and Flame Swordsman coming out soon after.

[@KingVerus]

Rescue Ace player is a paid actor. All jokes aside i can see why this won a ycs

[@purewhiteloverbizarrejelly]

Kinda mad that halfway into the video, the name “Ohime” actually started to look like Oomfey to me

[@CheezAnnoy]

Going from superheavy samurai, they should've called her Owohime

[@Carlet_S]

being completely fair Locking your opponent out was always the intended purpose of Acid Golem, that's the only way it was used in the anime!

[@sonic21blast88]

1:27 One ritual?! This is Arahime erasure and i will not stand for it!

[@TheMasterBlaze]

Same. This the blatant Fruity Shrine Maiden disrespect cannot be allowed to stand!

[@benbenbenben-qw6tx]

Bad cards don't count

[@Meme-pg5tw]

If only she was a quick effect

[@ChuuniKaede]

card's bad. may as well not exist.

[@goomyiscute777]

Wait, Mikanko has a second Ritual?

[@lookb4Uleep]

Ah Acid Golem Swap. Puppet Locking but with fundamental differences...

[@helixneo7988]

I wonder what Gilti-Gearfried strives for...

[@apocalipsenearby]

Damn, that infernoble in g1 was one hell of a paid actor

[@chikinramenco3439]

actually the worst infernoble board ive ever seen, coulda ended on like double that easily

[@LReezy1992]

Seriously. That hand should've ended on Appo/SP, Double Charles, Gear, and Angel Ring.

[@MiyaoMeow588]

big mikanko fan but i wish it's new turn 1 play was almost anything other than setting up vanity's ruler

[@sipcee]

honestly, at this point when i see a deck with anime girls for art i just assume its going to devolve into floodgate turbo within the year

[@dhanyl2725]

​@@sipcee Solfacord isn't there yet tho... right?

[@MiyaoMeow588]

@@sipcee traptrix hasn't managed to

[@ryanchase9332]

@@MiyaoMeow588 Because Chris Hansen busted all of the Traptrix players.

[@fortidogi8620]

​@@dhanyl2725any pend deck can end on amorphage sloth by sneezing

[@uncle-fugly4059]

Next I'd love see the new ogdoadic stuff with a horus engine.

[@GuardianGrarl]

As an Amazoness Swords Woman fan who will Die on this hill, i approve this deck.

[@joseruizdiaz9622]

Wtf? Ken and Gen make your Tactics online!? That's so cool!

[@abeardthickerthanyours6416]

I think when mbt first reviewed them he pointed out that the opposing monsters(Ken and gen) are on the tactics card's arts. How they all play together and the art is really cool.

[@ghost153100]

the mannequin head in the closet at the start of the video really got me ngl

[@jeweledmoon5567]

You know sometime I worry the opening bits are degenerating

[@afeathereddinosaur]

I'd consider putting the level 9 Mikanko on the side just in case you run against virus and/or anti spell. It might come up in another type of format.

[@peterusmc20]

What was that infernoble player doing, they could have heritage for museum made isolde and ended on isolde angelica 2x Charlemagne and gearfried with ring and 2 other infernobles equipped. I get they didn't know there was no handtraps but insane to go for such a low power line when you had tactics to back it up. Could have been 5 interactions + droll and 2 draws for potentially more which would have been a win.

[@SidDeSlothProduction]

I thought the same you even had gearfried to avoid nib ruining your day, super weird plays

[@totalpartykill999]

holy shit this deck is crazy. i may even be able to afford it this month.

[@BrettHenry]

Has someone made a compilation of all the TMT opening skits

[@Kylora2112]

Had someone open with Numeron Dragon and #38, backed up by Ash and Imperm. Arabesque to bait out #38, then Fire Dance to summon Hu-Li from hand. Swing for 9k and game. I've been having a lot of success with a Kaiju variant (running 4 different names and Slumber) and main decking Metalsilver Armor (with Axe of Fools in the side, plus maining 1 of each of the traps if I have to go first...Rivalry + Axe of Fools is essentially searchable Imperm, since Rivalry applies the equip during resolution). Metalsilver Armor + Hu-Li = your opponent can't target any monsters at all...fun for stopping Unchained from doing their pop loops and all the other combo decks from getting stuff out of their graveyard. It's super fun playing a deck where a standard normal summon +1 equip spell means your opponent has to rethink their entire game, and putting out their boss monster means there's a good chance they're getting OTK'd.

[@icecube98ify]

1:26 My man really memory holed their 2nd ritual monster, Arahime. (But is correct in that you basically never play it)

[@tommyvang4057]

I loved Mikanko because it was flying under the radar. Now I’m sad it’s getting all of this attention! But also happy because we get this video! ❤️

[@18vlsnp]

Same dude 😂 am sad now. Doubt i can take my mikanko go rogue now 😢

[@benhensley3621]

Love the intro.

[@NickMirambeau]

the return of "DAAA bears" is the best thing that's happened all month

[@zurajanaisephirothda3886]

Is something off with the BO3? Why is our opponent making us go first G3 according to MBT if we lost G2 and can select ourselves?

[@Spyko-]

mikanko without kaiju just feels wrong

[@Abbeel]

I've been playing mikanko since it came out on master duel and I only just realized that they're citrus fruit themed from this video

[@ImtheNugget]

That Infernoble dude had ftk but somehow lost to super poly 😂

[@guilhermealexandrenogueira30]

Not chosing the veríssimo deck list is a stun deck move 😔👌 BR for life

[@xatuyou8045]

The first game shows what it does going second. It draws Super Polymerization for turn fixing an unwinnable game.

[@SidDeSlothProduction]

That Infernoble knight player legit made my head hurt with how horrendous a turn 1 they produced lol

[@fjorddkcckkc3783]

Good bit

[@retektereptest]

Powerful for sure, but it looks about as fun as pulling teeth.

[@shivaramsubhag2362]

Great video, can we see a video specifically dedicated to different lines of combos?

[@infinymagnus]

Funny, this seems to be a video on Mikanko but I don't remember hearing the words double edged sword in this video. How odd.

[@RoyalBlue93]

I get it. It's good. That doesn't mean I have to like this.

[@timbusbee1483]

Goddamn ethics always getting in the way.

[@eu4um]

One of the most frustrating decks to play against of all time.

[@galaxyvulture6649]

What about mystic mine, tear, kashtira, and full power true draco with masterpeace. I swear I want them to unban it so bad just to skill drain and still be able to use masterpeace while I tribute their cards.

[@oldengamer8294]

​@@galaxyvulture6649 Bro said one of and i fully agree. Especially with the kaiju version the deck just sets up a full board of towers and says good luck. Don't get me wrong those decks were annoying too but I would much rather play against full power zoo in its prime then this bullshit.

[@lukemacinnes5124]

@@oldengamer8294 you mean playing against full power zoo with modern decks or that format, because if you mean with modern decks then s:p on it's own may aswell be full power zoo in one card

[@empresscarrie6230]

mikanko already super frustrating before this cheese in worst way

[@dr00rd95]

Goblins looking good

[@skeletonwar4445]

OOMFIE GAMING!!!

[@enlongjones2394]

The fact that Ken and Gen can casually turn on both Triple Tactics cards with no input needed from the opponent is so disgusting.

[@markburns2621]

Because it's not like there where pre-existing ways to do that or anything...

[@MiyaoMeow588]

@@markburns2621 doesn't change the fact that it's the simplest and easiest way to enable it

[@floooowandereese]

Ken and Gen literally punish you for simply participating in a duel. Whoever play those two cards should be questioned of their way of dueling.

[@kkiller910]

BRAZIL MENTIONED,LES GO MICHEL!!!!

[@goku0965]

So I was thinking of using the armored xyz cards that just came out as well it's another rank 3 package that I felt could really help

[@solidsneaks6656]

Don't run all of them, it makes the deck brickier especially since the trap is a hard garnet. The ideal line is make cicada king, rank up into digital bug corebage, then rank up into full armored dark knight. Gets you all the benefits without having to run the spell and trap.

[@modernkiwi6447]

Geonator needed to get the boot ages ago, the second best time to ban it is right now

[@sipcee]

Geonator really is up there with cards like cannon soldier and cyber stein with the fact its literally never being used for anything fun or fair

[@lukemacinnes5124]

@@sipcee I mean you think it was designed to do anything fair lmao

[@verbalengine95]

I swear every deck in the game rn would be fun if thrust didn't exist

[@esrohm6460]

what i would like to know is what this deck does when you simply imperm/ash gen/ken. without a monster on the opponents field you can't acid golem. is it just snatch steal plus some guys

[@thetimmon]

you set up mikanko board, which is like, snatch steal+spirit walk

[@RavenCloak13]

You use Water to pitch your Ken/Gen back to your hand and special summon out a Mikanko monster and proceeded from there. That or use Fire Dance/Ceremony to throw out something else in hand. Banish the Ceromony if you used that to get Maiyowashidori in grave to then go into the Rank 3 package and then summon back said Mikanko you just used as material after using the effect of the monster you xyz summoned like the Armored XYZ monsters to get effects like a draw and the like. Basically people are stupid and only see the base things the deck is centered around and can't think of "just use the girls as materials and summon out something and just combo". Reminder as well, you can in a pinch equip your Mikanko girls with atk boosting effects as well. You could brick but so can any deck.

[@mattbaltimore7195]

If Gusto ever gets support, looks like they need a better Synchros that isn't just Sphreeze turbo for Mikanko have taken that title.....😧😧😧

[@aerdna22]

Would it be helpful if you brought such a concept after the ban on isolde the deck is still strong?

[@chronos3717]

>Loses game 2 >Opponent is making us go first! what?

[@rocapbg9518]

You know that after you use geonator to get the ken you summoned to their field you can use it's effect to summon gen and discard a card from their hand right?

[@dullahaut329]

Surely the funniest way to screw over this deck is Veiler lol

[@JABRIEL251]

Diabellstar feels like an engine that might get hit. I don't even think it is a real problem, but it shows up enough in decklists that it feels hitworthy.

[@Anans1_Spyd3r]

For once it feels really healthy. It is like Borreload or Savage a generic staple than actually toxicity.

[@JABRIEL251]

@@Anans1_Spyd3r Hopefully Komoney sees it that way, because despite its omnipresent feel, it seems fine for now

[@cashcloakburmy]

It kinda sucks because it’s so expensive, but at least it being in the last set of the year means we have the least amount of time to wait for next year’s tin reprints

[@yettel8shrjriene922]

She's the main person on the storyline though and it's still relatively new. I don't think they'll hit her and her archetypes for a while.

[@BloodOfTartaros]

Look at Adventure. They did jacksquat to it for it's whole lifespan (and counting).

[@catmanmanson799]

...fruit themed? I guess ohime is citrus coded

[@scluke]

4:19 bro really skipped a line and forgot the damage step removal

[@jesuscornstorm737]

My flipped spirit barrier and graydle slime: "adorable strategy... too bad we exist."

[@lucaboscolo5410]

So is there any way ti's deck can be played without Isolde?

[@mattbaltimore7195]

So..... It's MiKENko??? Never knew MBT's bes-.... I mean boyfriend is Infernoble Ogier......😕😕😕

[@JoyKiller21]

I did this combo with darkworlds and made acid golem using astral kuriboh so opponent cannot crash. Just make sure to make a borreload or avramax using a masquerena so it will be indestructible by battle or card effects, you use the lvl 1 dark world that summons itself when discarded to ur opponents side and then make acid golem and use transverser. Dont make my mistake and summon acid golem first before discarding the lvl 1 dark world monster cuz it wont special summon to opponent's side

[@_g_h_]

Hey uh why not use ken/gen eff after resolving transverser?

[@nytecrow6452]

The funniest matchup is when my opponent pulls up with Mikanko against my Nouvelles and find out that I am a hard counter to them.

[@RavenCloak13]

The Armored XYZ monsters stop that pretty easy by turning off your monsters effects. Or there is me who runs Share The Pain in my Mikanko deck to take advantage of Maiyowashidori's effect in grave so you can't really do anything to my monsters even though Maiyowashidori targets in grave. You'd be sending only yours for tribute. Then I get the field spell out and make all the attacks I need for game.

[@nytecrow6452]

@@RavenCloak13 You haven't read some of the Nouvellez then. They have an Omni they can search and Proactively Trigger the effects with the other Trap/etc. And the level 3 and 4 trigger whenever A monster is targeted. Meaning you targeting your monsters also chains their effects, which can remove pieces before they become an issue. Add in something like Final Attack Orders to get around Def Dodging, board wipes with Baegrill/Hungry Burger. I haven't had a single Mikanko Player be able to stand up to Nouvellez if the Nouvellez plays right. Oh and a funny tech pick would be Soul Exchange to Kaiju the Kaiju Player with Ritual Summons.

[@chineduonwumere5562]

Playing this in Mikanko instead of Dark World should be illegal

[@skeletonwar4445]

Joseph, Isolde has read "add 1 equip spell from deck" since the dawn of mankind (renaud's release almost a decade ago)

[@mastershifu-g2n]

Mbt will always a 10 of in my decks even of he doesnt have the rights

[@258thHiGuy]

what

[@markburns2621]

They are referring to the opening Ken's song skit

[@RamixTheRed]

Super sad that a deck which was actually fairly cool has now just become another flavor of "floodgate summon lock turbo"

[@TheDocperian]

I wonder at what point Konami will ban Isolde, if she ever does go

[@Endrance88]

wait, i don't get it, how does acid golem affect them if it has materials on it? we want it to prevent them from special summoning.. right?

[@Sweepatoo]

The special summon effect is active regardless of the materials on golem. The materials only affect its ability to attack and burn

[@LReezy1992]

Did you tell that Infernoble player to go easy just so you could showcase the deck? Because that hand shouldve ended on waaaaay more than Charles/Gear pass

[@lloydbagby8355]

I may have use battle traps to stop this

[@fearthychicken4175]

That infernoble endboard game 1 was the worst infernoble endboard I ever saw. Normally he could have ended on phoenix gierfried + 2x charlemagne + angelica's angelic ring + draw in endfase. That way super poly could have been negated.

[@ayham613]

Hate-meter Stun>mikanko>everything else

[@thepinms]

Why does Konami keep printing cards that summon to your opponents field?

[@YamiVT]

Least fun deck in a good while. Super diceroll and punishes players for playing the game

[@258thHiGuy]

I really truly hope mikanko doesn't turn out to actually be good

[@MiyaoMeow588]

i hope it does but not like this

[@DarkMagicianGirl0]

If it's not micro machines it's not the real thing

[@SaintClutch]

Even more degen horay

[@HakureiIllusion]

OMG Oomfie slayyyyyyy

[@Blizz3112]

I cannot wait for the Mikanko community to cancel MBT this time around... :-P

[@Rhapsodyizz]

Why would the mikanko community try to cancel MBT? This list is literally the only YCS win Mikanko has had.

[@Meme-pg5tw]

I mean this strategy is probably the most mid version where while yes it works the majority of the server has realized that using the majority of the setup to lose to any level 5 or 6 normal summon which tear and unchained both play, also loses to enemy controller or droplet whuch rotate in and out of formats

[@FlameEcho]

Technically this was the Richmond(?) top list.@@Rhapsodyizz. Same basically concept except with more XYZ and talents/ken/gen with the space saved from super poly.

[@bigO26]

​@@RhapsodyizzPurrely hasn't won either so there's that

[@Blizz3112]

@@Rhapsodyizz Have you not listened to what he said in the introduction? XD

[@elixgreen]

S P heavy splashed

[@TofuofLight]

I have now learned to inverse MBT takes on yugioh archetype as he said the same for rescue ace and unchained for unviability

[@midn8588]

Race was unplayable until they got new support

[@empresscarrie6230]

mbt generally has the worst takes imaginable I mean he enjoyed tear zero

[@Sneakyeggs]

Why tf do people make every deck a diabellstar deck. Neither mikanko or rescue ace need diabellstar.

[@TheKABE09]

Those Inf and R-ace players were not really good it seems

[@Ruby_Mullz]

We could call this Mikenko?

[@knightofendor8384]

…wait theyre fruit?

[@FinderTheIcewing]

Thing that could make the deck a lot better: use 3 mask of restrict, so your opp can't tribute the guy.

[@TheMatt_SD]

Only 1 ritual?

[@ThePokemap]

While I like this version but as a Mikanko player but one its pricy as hell and two I find the Kaiju /lava golem version more fun

[@MandalorianRaider]

Still no Centur-Ion TMT 😭

[@Rhapsodyizz]

Honesty at this point, why even include the best of three matches when they're usually up against a horrible pilot?

[@SquibbyJ]

If you catch the stream he plays until he gets a usable match. If you ever catch one of the times he can’t get anything good its just not worth being too picky, the point is to show what Mikanko can do and this does show what the deck is capable of

[@Rhapsodyizz]

@@SquibbyJ Does he say when he's recording for TMT? I never knew he actually streamed these games

[@258thHiGuy]

@@SquibbyJ You may be thinking of one take testing

[@sipcee]

All this really did is reinforce my thought that mikanko is maybe the most boring deck printed in the last 5 years.

[@MiyaoMeow588]

how can that be when purrely exists

[@sipcee]

@@MiyaoMeow588 purrely is cool and playing its turns are fun, mikanko is either you go second and otk or go first and drop 3 floodgates, you just hate that purrely is meta

[@lukemacinnes5124]

@@sipcee I mean I tried purrely on release and didn't find it fun tbh, it felt hella linear, might be different now with the limits but I wouldn't know

[@Izadochi]

This is just Iblee but with extra steps

[@joanaguayoplanell4912]

EDOpro being RNG vs stupidity instead of player vs player as usual. WHO WOULD BE IDIOTIC ENOUGH TO PLAY SHIFTER IN RESCUE ACE.