NINJA - Ten Minute Testing

[@godqueenempressheartfang1510]

the fact that the ninjas specialize in flipping opponent's monsters face-down, like putting them to sleep, and then get in with direct attacks, stealthily bypassing the sleeping monsters altogether, is so fucking cool. ninjas are a flavor win 1000%

[@clutchedbyanangel]

THEY ARE SNEAKING PAST THE GUARDS TO ASSASSINATE THE DAIMYO (PLAYER)

[@yusheitslv100]

You're goddamn right.

[@__-be1gk]

Nobody even knew Ninja support was being printed, either.

[@bugcatchertimothy7380]

Somehow this means they have a feud with superheavy samurai. I wonder if this is lore-related?

[@yusheitslv100]

@Bug Catcher Timothy no. They're lore is with Shien/Six Sam and Karakuri

[@orcrustyboi15]

There's an insect fusion that Jesse kotton played in his list that's pretty good

[@kozangla8833]

ultimate great insect?

[@tickledeggz]

It's only good if your opponent cant read, so great for locals.

[@michaelkask5674]

@@tickledeggz So a great yugioh card overall

[@mujigant]

​@@tickledeggz It's a monster zone board wipe you can just toss out whenever in a deck that has like 9 free extra deck spaces. It's not too bad.

[@lorenzomontanari722]

@@mujigantto wipe the board there needs to be a field spell face up, so you have to play at least 1 of the ninja field spells, which aren’t half bad

[@captainH023]

Oh god that last game... the Ninjutsu Art of Bricking is real. Got that kind of hand a bit too much and unfortunately the deck does need at least two cards to do anything

[@dynomite9524]

Abyss actors and ninjas share that problem my friend. We get it

[@Freebird1994]

Ninja feels so weird coming off of tear 0s 14 interactions cause, barring any hand traps you find, your interactions are essentially just new chain targeting banish, monster negate, book of moon. It doesn’t seem like a lot but is enough surprisingly often.

[@ethanhopper2467]

it’s a lot of book of moons to be fair

[@chaotixthefox]

Jio is Floodgate Trap Hole. And that does seem like a lot.

[@xdragoonzero0]

@@ethanhopper2467 They're also permanent book of moon, so anything that's flipped down is useless unless it's a fusion material or tribute fodder.

[@ironblaster_8838]

I’d like to shoutout the transformation arts as good side options that allow you to cheat out cards like Dark Simorgh, scary moth, amorphage goliath, and koaki meiru dragon

[@yusheitslv100]

Mirage as a psuedo-DD Crow.

[@jkmyguy3482]

scary moth jumpscare warning

[@jeroboamvargas1535]

The Wind Statue before it got banned was my spicy tech lol

[@maxinator2869]

I love how the deck now actually feels like ninjas. Different tricks and complicated preparations to get around the enemy game plan and defenses, just to go for an otk that avoids confrontation with enemy monsters but assassination of their player.

[@chucklesdeclown8819]

i agree, i think whats also great is the old support kind of works with loads of em being old flip monsters so you could play them with the new card(not saying you would) and be able to do things with that which makes the archetype even more interesting.

[@bishop_breloom]

I’ve played Ninjas for the last few weeks and this deck is just so fun.

[@bolobre4th]

Ninjas are the gift that keeps on giving. I'm having a blast with the deck recently, hope it takes off

[@VorseRaiderStrike]

....a baja blast

[@Imtoast2011]

Ninjas have been my main and favorite deck since I started yugioh several years ago Love that they finally are relevant

[@kindklan8020]

me waiting for ninja support in MD with all my dusty ass ninja cards be like...

[@crewie94]

Time to sell up my guy. First time these cards have had value for about 7 years.

[@NickWuebker]

Definitely seems like the Ninjas have some fight this format and are a pretty solid Rogue threat. I have to agree with MBT though, this deck does look like it would be tough to pilot because the combo lines have a lot of moving parts and the matchup spread is kinda wonky. As we saw, the Ninjas took Kashtira to the cleaners and kind of went even with Live Twin/Spright for a bit before that brick of a game 3.

[@SeraSmiles]

Ninjas, punk pride, branded pile, this format is so sick as long as you ignore landlord turbo

[@baconforhire]

The hidden village field spell is essential to fix the resource management problem you mentioned

[@adamata64]

The windshield wiper syncing with the head tilt to give it a "vine boom" effect was genius.

[@Luigi_Main3752]

Yay a new list with an archetype time to break out my hanzos and *(Sees x3 prospy on list)* Well this will be fun to watch regardless.

[@hailnijo7099]

While it is a nice consistency card, you don’t need it to play the deck.

[@Tsukuyomi500]

I’m playing 3x Triple Tactics because I don’t have them myself either 😂

[@Kurinth]

PHHY really turned out to be one of the best sets of the year with the amount of support for different decks it came with

[@vivian-alexandrarivers897]

OH MY GOD, YOU DID NOT JUST PULL OUT THE ASK A NINJA THEME SONG.

[@Broski26]

"Believe it," that was really smart there.

[@esrohm6460]

at least its good to know that in the same world where konami though it was a good idea to make an archetype all about ojama king they also found a way to make a unique, good and interesting flip archetype that isn't just guru control 2 now with extra floodgates

[@Dr.Barber]

The reason I've never picked up Ninja before now is because I legitimately cannot tell what's supposed to be in archetype with half of them. They've had so many waves and they've been in the game so long and so many things are incidentally Ninjas it's hard to parse what's actually supposed to be here.

[@nsreturn1365]

just like bw, all the new stuff only cause old is outdated,... since they didnt build on previous support, and said it how many times we can abuse hanzo, its good. But this is the only way to make a old deck good rn, replacing the whole archtype.

[@callmeriggy]

I feel like some of the -blank- dragon ninjas could be a good tech option to mess with opponents.

[@darktrunks8820]

Video title: Ten minute testing Video length: 15 minutes My brain: Confusion

[@jamesturner6979]

Seeing this, I'm reminded of the fact that the Ninja cards used in that one filler episode of the anime revolving around Mai Valentine's lovelife were in the running to be printed in the TCG a few years ago, having lost the competition to Fossil Fusion and Sunavalon. It makes me wonder how the deck might have been different if those cards had been released and not these ones. 🤔

[@chucklesdeclown8819]

i want to see those cards still, just sayin.

[@mrshadowcristal]

Ninjutsu Art: Brick was a pretty fitting name for the shown games

[@kyrudo]

WHAT? WHO EDITED THIS?! YOU CANT JUST NOSTALGIA NUKE ME WITH THE ASK A NINJA GUY 1:13 OMG. Welp, now my nostalgia is activated. I was gonna go to sleep, but now Im going to watch ask a ninja vids after this.

[@casualtheeduelist]

I am sooooo waiting for the new MD update so they can give us Baku, Meizen and Mitsu. I built the deck post DABL, and I am loving it so much

[@sunbrobutters4542]

that "BELIEVE IT!" was such a good little naruto reference xD

[@badcompany5132]

The field spell is a decent one-of

[@NickWuebker]

Gave it a read and yeah it does seem like it would be a decent one of.

[@LReezy1992]

It's honestly very slept on. Great for the grind game. I have no idea why they decided to print another field spell when Hidden Village was right there

[@DocsMistake]

man that brief clip from Ask A Ninja unlocked deep hidden memories lol havent thought of that shit for years

[@grodon909]

Right? It's been like, what, 10, 15 years?

[@metropitbull]

I love the ask a ninja cameo, absolutly made the video

[@Cesco10]

This intro was one of the best for sure i hope that in a future Gate Guardian episode we get a Eric Andre "let me in" joke

[@IsseiL]

00:01 Mister BeasT

[@ownagemester]

Absolutely love ninjas! My favorite part of the play style is the ninjitsu art transformation cards to use amorphage cards and lock em out the extra deck for a bit!

[@yaminub]

I do truly want to be ninja, believe it.

[@tylerdelvalle4937]

Ty for the Naruto reference at 3:00 mbt

[@deltav.3663]

I got a friend who been doing good with ninjas and personally reccomend Borrelsword over access, as borrellsword with iron and the fusion is OTK.

[@anotheryugiohplayer946]

if you go first vs lab or are able to break their board post side it could be worth bringing in OG transformation and dark simorgh potentially to blow them out. I've also seen super transformation for koaki meiru drago in the despia matchup. Seems like a neat avenue to explore for this deck going forward

[@psychomaniks]

Damn dude, that "Ask a Ninja" bit hit me like a baja blast from the past, glad you snuck it in there.

[@Puffuel]

I was waiting for MBT to open up his deck profile with that baja blast in his hand

[@TCGunsha]

The Tindangler would be proud

[@aldoortega3169]

Love the intro already! Ten minutes ago I was watching ninja warrior 😅😂

[@loanedjar2140]

Re: labyrinth you can side deck art of transformation + dark simorgh to completely blank that match-up as well as the typical goong second cards. Koaki Meiru draco is also good because it locks them out of their labyrinth monsters

[@MegaBichiX]

It's funny how old ass cards like Hanso can come back into being relevant because of evergreen effects instead of becoming garnets because retroactive support forces you to play them. He is the flagship of the archetype that had like 4 or 5 different sets of different gimmick ninjas, he just ties them all together like some sort of "Man of the Air"

[@XmortoxX1990]

Love to see Ninjas being playable again!

[@nocontextlovelive9871]

Clicked on the notification so fast, I clicked it 2 seconds before the video was posted.

[@loboganja]

1:13 Holly shit you remember Ask a Ninja! We are a dying breed

[@KingFlex73]

The ultimate ninjutsu, the baja blast

[@thetitsarefree]

That jumpscare at 1:12 unlocked a core memory

[@hungquang8143]

Borrelsword is better than accesscode since it + equip spell with meizen can easily OTK the opponent

[@PhantomThiefXI]

meta went from kash to live twin in critical speed

[@NickWuebker]

Kash is explosive and has a really obnoxious combo it can pull of to lock you out of the game, but it kind of folds to any interruption.

[@BreadBoyWeeb]

live twin isn't meta?

[@geiseric222]

@@BreadBoyWeeb this is live twin splights which is meta

[@nazykiller]

That intro burst my ear drum. Worth it

[@omgIoIwtf]

The nostalgia that flooded to my brain at seeing .7 seconds of AskANinja’s face. That guy had me dead back in the day.

[@montgomeryharr30]

Holy shit that ask a ninja intro really brought be back 13 years

[@ErosIRL]

“Battlin on a Budget has kinda ruined locals” -Tearlament Supporter. If you don’t pay exorbitant amounts of money, you don’t deserve to win

[@MBTYuGiOh]

Not sure what you're on about here. I'm just not a fan of Traptrix!

[@Zachpi]

The ruining isn't because it's cheap, it's because everyone is on one deck... Hey wait a minute

[@RusticGhost]

At the peak of its power the core for Ishizu Tear was one of the cheapest top decks in a long while. The most expensive card was perlareino and that card was about 35usd a copy, and everything else was under 10 bucks a copy, most things being much cheaper. As always the pricey stuff was dependent on how hard you went on staples. This argument does not work for that format.

[@ErosIRL]

@@MBTYuGiOh sorry strimmer, I’m only allowed to dislike your opinion. I will absolutely ignore that one is higher in skill cap than the other in favor of chatting. Need more karma

[@RusticGhost]

​@christiannevins5049 ah, in that case carry on brave soldier 🫡

[@ozzyb6595]

I dueled on Nexus against SwordSoul and LiveSpright and may I say it was glorious to continually swarm the field with ninjas up the wazoo. The new field spell is cracked. One game against swordsoul I got Nibiru and even after I got the damn nibiru I still had enough recovery to attack over for the last remaining 3500. They have potential and match ups depend. I use to run Ash blossom but changed the triple ash for an additional Jioh, Twilight (double monster reborn), and upstart. I kept my x3 Nibiru in the deck. It runs slightly better with better recoveries. I run 2 book of moons instead of eclipse since Jioh is a walking double book that’s permanent. For draw power I use ninjitsu art of notebook at x1. It’s recovery is decent. The deck is fun and a good change of pace. Heck I even run “and the band played on”. Only because all the ninjas for the most part will always be different levels. The only 4* will be Hanzo, Upstart, and Kagero. Which usually I try not to keep them on the field at the same time.

[@mesiagamer5217]

That believe it... such a subtle reference.

[@M.W.2]

Every time I heard Baja blast I think about project Soda Stream from 4chan

[@Rojo9149]

3:00 I'm unreasonably upset that I laughed at the Naruto reference ... *TWICE!* This is the rewatch!

[@tcsgaming8508]

So I know why people use eclipse over swords of concealing but I still prefer the slow spell over the let my opponent draw. But hey to each there own nice list I love that Jessie kotton took this to a YCS

[@GG_Nowa]

The point of eclipse is it unblocks zones but also let's you break the board with ease lol. They shouldn't be drawing anything

[@LeAndre_McCoy]

Been playing Ninja for about a decade. Your build definitely feels like it has too many answers. Feel like either the Nib or the Eclipse should be replaced by another ninja/Ninjitsu Art. For the combos, you need a combination of 1 Ninja + another Ninja or Ninjitsu Art. Hanzo is the easiest way to instantly fulfill that condition, but you need ways to get to it effectively. In your list, it's just draw Hanzo or RotA. I would recommend adding an Upstart Golden Ninja. It pitches a trap to summon a Ninja from deck in face up or face down defense. That, with Hanzo and Baku are an instant 3 Link Material, fusion material, or Ninjitsu Art Fodder. If you pitch a Ninjitsu Art Trap, you can recover it with Baku or Hidden Village of the Ninjitsu Arts

[@terrysbankai]

Can confirm, where I live in Nova Scotia, Canada, you can just but bottled Baja Blast.

[@chucklesdeclown8819]

why do i feel like ninjas can be teched in other decks, they have a bunch of different types and attributes, the equip spell makes anything equiped to it count as a "ninja", like tech in an a adventurer engine, use the equip to make it ninja, use the card to split it into other ninjas, etc. it really feels like its suppose to be slapped together with other stuffs and adding isolde to search it for example, using ways to take control of your opponents cards, equiping them then using the spell to split em into other ninjas to get rid of that monster and go into your own plays. it seems like this deck is very versatile in various ways.

[@savioalmeida7444]

Borelsword is the second best ninja in the archetype.

[@hoangnguyen0721]

With enough attempts Every deck could be meta If the support is also pushed enough too

[@sagittario42]

this just seems like better ghost trick

[@Gdude1231]

I'm so glad Ninjas have moved on from White Dragon Ninja+Safe Zone. Also, Mathmech TMT when?

[@lasermaxx4695]

Holy Fuck, letter guy just got around to ordering SECRET menu items.

[@supervoltekka593]

I cheesed the Xyz Festival using a variant of the YCS-winning Ninja deck that replaced Dark Simorgh (since Anti-Spell was banned) with Amorphage Sloth. Can't believe Konami never banned that card in MD even though Super-Transformation can easily cheat it out lmao

[@AJStylz1]

“Y’all open?” 😂😂😂 0:35

[@yusheitslv100]

My man discounted Blade Armor Ninja. Turns Meizen into Borrelsword.

[@9raff]

I don't know what Joe's on about a true American would've ordered an extra large.

[@SgtGitaroo]

Holy shit that "Ask A Ninja" sent me back

[@laughingman7467]

Nice to see repurposed version of subterror guru found its way to a nice deck

[@foxxinrox]

Ninjitsu Art of Transformation into Apex Avian is Really Funny.

[@Raziel_HHL]

the username was really fitting for the last match

[@gaaraofthefunk265]

Go ninja go ninja go

[@AngryAyrab]

I think playing Upstart Golden Ninja with power traps like Evenly and Weightbridge is way better imo. Gives you more access to Hanzo as well as good going second cards.

[@AnguishXA]

You probably should be playing Blade Armor Ninja because Meizan let’s you swing directly and you can OTK pretty easily with it, barring any major disruption.

[@snazzy3743]

Missed opportunity to make the king Scarlet run back with a Naruto op parody

[@GalaxyGrubz]

Why the hell did the windshield wiper sound like that 🤣

[@stevenduguay4866]

I made the biggest pog face when he said “believe it”

[@ConAirAmvs]

Ngl this is the next support I'm hype for to get into MD

[@sluggernott]

Brutal game 3. Ugh. I know the feels.

[@blak238]

What website is that in the background? Is that a website or something else? It looks cool. Also what game are you doing the testing on?. Also why does masterduel release only like 10 percent of the ninja archetype. Why don’t they just release all of it

[@258thHiGuy]

1:44 I bet Joseph wants to nestle in with a few ninjas himself

[@neodarkgemini5954]

Kinda wished joseph did a parody of ryan higa's how to be ninja in the intro

[@iclimbeverything2990]

I just bought $176 worth of cards with your affiliate link, I hope you spend all of that sweet sweet revenue on packs in duel links

[@markisgarchiya]

ask a ninja reference gave me whiplash

[@Nkacnologia]

Dude that fucking intro made me subscribe XD

[@nemesisalex9424]

Usually I play two baku and two shogun Getsuga. And upstart golden ninja can help with getting Hanzo online

[@isaacsantos6200]

Please, I just need a prospy reprint so I can play rogue decks like this 😭

[@YamiVT]

Oh man, I was just about to buy this deck as a nice budget alternative and here you are hyping them up >.

[@ASecretLynn]

I'm so so so happy to see vtubers on a best 3 vs meta

[@tysonpotato3495]

“And the field spell was … there as well.” Fucking dying. The field spell is so shit LMAO

[@Adalon-]

Which one? The newer one is actually a great one of, the one that lets you destroy a card for every direct LP attack.

[@u53r12]

3:02 I'm not sure if that was an attempted Naruto reference or not

[@Ravaille]

Quick question. Would upstart golden ninja be a good addition for consistency? Since he can SS a ninja from deck to field, like a Hanzo. It does cost a trap card, but hey it's a play!

[@sosgrosil1085]

Theres a reason these are in my top 3

[@seizedxshadowx]

BRUH! I am Ninja. Memory Unlocked.

[@itsachickenwiththing]

Of course Joseph watched Ask a Ninja back in the day. Or was that a dire special?

[@fischkopf12345678910]

Lying on an Advertisement. Didnt expect that from a lawyer. RIP CSM 😢

[@GracefulMage3089]

Ah yes Ninjas the only deck I find more based than Earth Machine

[@mikolao]

sleepy joe the gravity ninja