Predaplants Explained in 45 Minutes [Yu-Gi-Oh! Archetype Analysis]

Alternate Title: Alien V. Predaplant
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This video is a that will Explain all of the Predaplant cards in the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime that have been printed in the card game proper, as well as some that are thematically similar, how they work individually and as a group, as well as synergies with other cards, You might even learn some trivia while you're here!
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Hello Everyone! GoldenNova here! In light of the release of Dimension Force in the TCG, it's time to cover a theme that got some new support: Predaplant! Plant's are popular, Fusions are popular, but what happens when you COMBINE them?
Level Modulation, That's What!
Oh, and Verte is banned now, I guess.
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0:00 Intro
2:06 A Brief Explanation Of Predator Counters
3:34 Predaplant Main Deck Monsters
17:41 Predaplant Fusion Monsters
22:42 Starving Venom Fusion Dragons
31:45 [REDACTED]
34:34 Predaplant Spells/Traps
40:30 Tech Cards
43:23 Outro
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#YuGiOh #Predaplant #GoldenNovaYugioh

[@Ian-lb3iv]

It is notable that the only reason Banksiogre is a tuner is so that the person who used it could Summon Clear Wing in the Anime for Plot reasons more or less

[@Ramsey276one]

*PLOT* XD

[@James.D.B.]

Yep, Banksiogre is a tuner purely for the plot

[@bryncollier7120]

Or Konami were hoping for synergy with black rose dragon. Its dark and uses plants for one of its effects.

[@grey292]

​@@bryncollier7120 nah its Plot lol Yuri only gained that card the moment he absorbed Yugo and got his Clear Wing

[@BramLastname]

​@@bryncollier7120 I think you mean Ruddy Rose Dragon, As White Rose Dragon is the only one that actually has synergy with Banksiogre, And that combo can only make a level 7 if you put a predator counter on the White Rose Dragon. It's not a consistent combo in any way, but it's doable... PS: If you're gonna use any of the Rose Dragon cards I'd use Blue Rose Dragon, Because it can be an okay topdeck in a plant based pile deck.

[@johnmichaelbushman]

Can we all appreciate at how smoothly Nova pronounced all of the names of the main deck monsters? Bravo Nova, bravo.

[@axe-tq2wn]

Dang, you’re right. Well done, Nova

[@corbinisms8846]

Can we take a second and really admire how Predaplants have been supported? Every time they've gotten support, they've sured up weaknesses in the archetype, but through it all, they have kept true to their distinctly Fusion Predator Counters identity. They're an insanely cool archetype that has progressively gotten better but not busted while not only never losing their mechanical identity, but improving and iterating on it over time. THIS is how you design an archetype. Verte (rip) is a statistical outlier and is not considered in this statement.

[@Asim-nm1bc]

Verte does nothing for the archetype

[@King_Zangetsu12820]

@@Asim-nm1bc except making another monster on the field DARK for starving venom, and using one of yuri's Ace cards, super Poly

[@Asim-nm1bc]

@@King_Zangetsu12820 yes, only for the ace monster, nothing for the archetype. If you compare it to the speedroid link 2, you can see the difference

[@emerywoods624]

We don't bring up the "imposter"

[@hectordubon3487]

I’m not a Plant-type kind of duelist but man, this archetype makes me wanna use them

[@duncanw5644]

Aaah Predaplants! I used to main them before switching over to Despia. They were fun, but I left for a reason. Thankfully, the new pendulums coming out will give them a boost.

[@ZMineThief]

You realize that you can play them both in the same deck, right?

[@drakofox1362]

Exactly they are perfect is awesome

[@James.D.B.]

I used to play them alot (in a deck with them and Gimmick Puppets, yes, it was weird), but nowadays I play Red Dragon Archfiends and am starting to tinker with Raidraptors

[@BoggarthVT]

I made a Predaplant branded deck for the fusion event in master duel.

[@BoggarthVT]

@@ZMineThief decklist

[@Cwronaga216]

Lair of darkness is also a ridiculously good field spell since it makes everything dark and allows you to Tribute dark your opponent controls for tribute costed effects

[@eman3061]

These are my absolute favorite cards I may not win much online but predaplants make the game fun for me again 😁

[@Master_E444]

I like how Predaplant's fusion monsters went on to be good generic super poly targets. Reflects how Yuri used Super Poly in the anime. Kinda hope we do get some other good Super Poly Targets though for other match ups. Maybe requiring Light Monsters, Same Monster Type, or even different Extra Deck Types. Likely not as part of Predaplant but it'd be a neat thing to help against other match ups

[@enlongjones2394]

Fallen of Albaz is an interesting successor to that idea, I think. Albaz has a Superpoly-type effect when summoned (even requiring you to use an opponent’s card), and a variety of fusions with different requirements. So far, he can fuse with: a monster with 2500+ ATK, a level 8+ monster, any monster special summoned the same turn, a LIGHT monster, a DARK monster, or a Fusion/Synchro/Xyz/Link monster. And that’s just the fusions explicitly requiring him. He can also be used for stuff like Panzer Dragon, Mysterion the Dragon Crown, and Beast-Eyes Pendulum Dragon.

[@Master_E444]

@@enlongjones2394 all very true though he's also not as good as Super Poly in that he needs to stay on the field and can be reacted to. Though he does also have a ton of specific support due to his central role in the Albaz Storyline. So Super Poly is more reliable but Albaz has more support. Personally though, I'd simply like some Super Poly targets who are more general and applicable for other scenarios. Like one that requires 2 Wyrms or 2 Light Monsters. Gilti-Gearfried makes a good Super Poly Target against Heroes due to their various attributes.

[@justice8718]

Albaz honestly needs more supports to make his unreliable spell-speed 1 worth it. He should’ve never required the stupid negative -1 card advantage to use his easily negatable ability. Super poly is a -1 in card advantage because it is a strong card in general that can’t be negated. After the tearalaments and even branded, Albaz’s badly designed ability becomes even more irritating. You have to normal summon this fucker for his pathetic spell speed 1 and there are tons of scenarios where you want him to fuse with your own cards. For God’s sakes, retrain him to be a quick effect and/or lose the lousy negative 1, make more pro-discard Albaz monster cards akin to Tearalaments, or anything else really.

[@Master_E444]

@@justice8718plenty of branded cards specifically work to mitigate the cost of Albaz's discard. Not to mention that the effect works on normal or special summon and he has an version (Albion the Shrouded Dragon) that can special summon itself or send Branded cards from deck to grave. Plus he even has a Miracle Fusion, Branded in White, that can bring out his Fusions and recycles itself if used as discard fodder. Plus a lot of his Fusions are more than worth it

[@enlongjones2394]

@@justice8718 not arguing with your other points, but you can use Albaz’s fusion effect when he’s special summoned. That’s something that Incredible Ecclesia can pull off by tributing herself. He’s still vulnerable to negation, mind.

[@BramLastname]

Pure predaplants are already quite good with the new support, But with Branded they have access to tools that makes you feel like your cheating. Then again, that's the whole idea behind the deck, underhanded tactics to snipe a win.

[@nou7505]

just as verte was banned lmao perfect timing

[@themanwiththehatren7420]

LETS GO PREDAPLANTS! ITS TIME TO PREDAPARTY, WITH PREDAPLANTS PREDAPOGGERS LES GOOO

[@tracythomas4700]

This archetype definitely has some of my favourite artwork in the game. Really like the horror elements involved.

[@Aides1128]

Now that predaplant has been covered, I hoping that I will finally see my favourite deck covered. Speedroid

[@nightbluerose1333]

Using Branded as an engine for the deck is really good! One Albaz, two-three Alubers and two-three Branded fusions make the "pure" variant of the deck so much more consistent and flexible. The fusion spell is an easy way to dump Byblisp or Triantis for a search or counter spreading. Being a dark archetype with level 8 monsters (including Triantis) makes them compatible with a lot of Branded fusions too. Lubellion on his own can kickstart so many plays and options.

[@ODDiSEE_]

I instantly thought the exact same thing

[@kilivanjg2813]

Would you really run 2 or 3 Alubers though?

[@IceI3laze]

this sounds fun! im gonna try and build a deck with this information in mind

[@nightbluerose1333]

@@kilivanjg2813 It's another way to search Branded Fusion and it allows you to search Instant Fusion or Super Poly instead with Cobra~

[@IyoMaestro]

Both decks are a perfect fit with each other because each side of the deck gives you access to the other side. If you just open Branded stuff send Byblisp with Branded Fusion and if you just open Predaplant stuff search Branded Fusion with Darlingtonia Cobra. Predaplant Branded even was a good Rouge Deck in the OCG and topped a few times as far as I know and that even though Orphrys Scorpio is limited over there.

[@GwynoftheMist]

I do really like Predaplant Cordyceps, mostly only because it is the only Predaplant monster that can summon Darlingtonia Cobra from somewhere that isn't the Deck! So if you hard brick on Cobra and don't have a way to put it back in deck you can just dump both to the GY and wait until next turn to summon it and add a Super Poly, Branded Fusion, or Fusion Destiny which'll really help you swing back into the game :) Plus, I often find myself putting too many Predaps in the GY in one turn and running out of good stuff to send so it's nice having something else to send for later lmao

[@GwynoftheMist]

I guess the Level 8 can too but ehhhhh that seems jank lmao

[@paper2946]

I love plant decks. I've been looking forward to these new predaplants, the new sylvan link, and those new rikkas.

[@rickyhernandez2412]

Keep these archetypes coming ! Great job brotha like always !!!

[@alekrhoton6407]

Hey, Ive just picked up this deck recently and I wanted to thank you for having such an in depth overview as well as some recommendations for cards outside of the archetype. Really helpful stuff, even a year later.

[@Veyank]

2:06 Props to you on pre-empting pedantic posts pertaining to these predatory plants

[@TerraEmperor1]

This archetype GREW on me as time went on

[@Predaplanter]

Woo Yeah Baby! That's What I've Been Waiting For! ​that's what it's all about!

[@vandervelde4891]

Rip anaconda.... You will NOT be missed

[@fabianbeteta5795]

Most definite.

[@theonewhowatches869]

Maybe the Predaplants are Predaplanning to turn the Earth into the Predaplanet

[@uverdog]

Hey nice video! I always liked the archetype due to the whole imagery of actual plants eating other stuff

[@sweepinbelle]

Important predaplant fact you forgot to mention: bufolicula is the cutest little guy I just want to give him a big hug look at his sweet baby face

[@balistikscaarz1959]

Love this archetype, more than anything I'm glad the support from DIFO is actually usable because often times legacy support ends up being 1 or 2 really good cards and the rest are conditional at best. But just take a second to gather that predaplants have access to a total of 5 name search cards and multiple monsters that can summon from deck, most decks would kill for more than one.

[@romandraco1213]

You can combo Heliamphorhynchus with Blue Rose dragon to create the most hilarious tag team block ever seen.

[@MadInRogue]

I found this channel today and the truth is that I love the new preplant support gives a lot of versatility to the deck I've been playing for about 5 6 years the deck lmao

[@salamanderthegr8630]

I just picked up preda plants in MD I'm excited af for watching this

[@Artecius92]

When I saw this, I thought it'd be a really fun deck to play in Masterduel. Shame that the deck on MD doesn't have all of them in the game to run a pure Predaplant deck.

[@juniorquinones5221]

I would love to see a deck build of predaplants from you brotha I think you would make a kickass deck imo!!

[@dbojustdoingit4827]

Yooo I love the ban list blooper bro 😅

[@drakofox1362]

Out of all 4 of the Dimensions dragons and there archtypes what do you like the most and why

[@Bezaliel13]

Possessed Dark Soul: "Can I join?"

[@p360_78]

you're the best in story, fun,song old school ❤😂🎉 to 100k.

[@Sta_cotto]

24:44 I got FTKed in Master Duel the other day because my opponent managed to pull this off, but with *two* Supreme Venoms. Personally I think they should just ban Independent Nightingale, seeing as the Lyrilusc deck never actually plays it anyway.

[@rsookchand919]

Predaplants are the archetype that I'd assume Poison Ivy would run

[@ashikjaman1940]

This is a preda good video

[@ZEDEX252]

Same Nova, can't wait to use verte in an actual predaplant deck😢

[@fabianbeteta5795]

Verte is ban

[@arenbuffaloe6578]

@@fabianbeteta5795 Yeah, thank whatever Yu-Gi-Oh gods were listening. All it needed was to specify Plant monsters as materials, if not hard locking it into Predaplants...

[@wingofshu]

honestly marjom, jasmine and blessed winds and pollinosis are intrsting addons for a preta deck, marjom can manish and special summon if a plant is destroyed, jasime draws, blessed can recycle any plant or revive any aromage in grave and pollinous is an omni negate garden can heal along with giving a 500 atk/def boost

[@godzilla1335]

GoldenNova. I'm surprised that you didn't mention Possessed Dark Soul as a spicy tech choice. Get a Predator Counter on all your opponents monsters that have a level. Then summon Dark Soul to permanently steal them.

[@phantomcrusader04]

Hope you cover Phantom Knights soon since they’re also a Z-Arc counterpart deck

[@lordofinnistrad8757]

Would love to see that. My personal favorite Yu-boy deck.

[@phantomcrusader04]

@@lordofinnistrad8757 Same!!

[@carpedm9846]

"I summon predaplant phmrlmgy. I meant predaplant ahmprshlyn. The one I cant pronounce." "That doesnt narrow things down."

[@Jyxero]

Wait... Spino attacks (a lower level monster), summons Banksiogre, Barone Aromages works surprisingly decent with some members of Predap gang: Scorpio & Cobra, but Chlamy too with something like Marjoram on hand

[@mrbryant5081]

Well with Verte gone, at least I get new predaplants. Yay

[@MrDegan2]

Verte was barely a preadaplant card, it was in name only, was more generic fusion support than every actually supporting that deck

[@streetgamer3452]

Fr. I hate when cards are given in archetype names but are the most generic stuff ever.

[@jtalkalot19]

Verte IS a predaplant card, just not a good one. I see what they where going for with it but predaplants have so many better options and verte's restrictions mean that you have almost no reason to EVER go into it. I've went into verte a total of 5 times since its release when playing Predaplants. Just not worth it.

[@spectral5939]

@@jtalkalot19 On top of that, it was literally designed to be used in every kind of Fusion deck. That's why it's generic. It was meant to help anything Fusion related during the MR4 days to open up more zones. It was just a huge coincidence that it could be used in any deck because the stars decided to align.

[@solsticeflare621]

I do know that (from a mistake I did) when I played with this deck in master duel and I do it a lot. Ranks or links don't change the monster just gets a counter and that's that.

[@sugarsmile7852]

If you want another archetype most people knows for one card and nobody use the rest of the archetype examples: Dinowrestlers Mecha phantom beast Genex(like I can think of 4 or 5) Fairy tail

[@Predaplanter]

Nah predaplants are gaining popularity. In both MD and in the actual game, heck there's even duel links representation now too

[@yukotrey9422]

Lmao I feel like Konami waited to ban Verte until the predaplant support came out

[@solsticeflare621]

Actually a cool thing I learned you can use line and XYZ for fusion summons sometimes when they are dark and have a counter on it

[@user-et6vh3wv8s]

If they decide to make more support for predaplant's they could do something like a basilisk mixed with a monkshood and give it 2 heads for example, maybe even create a field spell that can help as well.

[@thezestylime0989]

verte shouldve never been generic, that's te main issue. make it 2 predaplant monsters and it's fine. a great boon to a rogue deck, while not being usable in any deck under the sun. Errata Pleeeaaaaase also I run an edge imp chain engine in order to value off of the discards inherant to the starters I play (scorpio and keeper of dragon magic).

[@darriansolomon9931]

I run a pur predaplant deck, and able to summon predpower, greedy venom, and Supreme king starving venom. The synergy with them is amazing, and that's If I don't replace greedy with trypho...by then got counters on my own monsters, Supreme king copies trypho, and attack for game. Usually I can pull it off in one turn

[@xCorvus7x]

25:12 What worthwhile effects are there to copy? At best the Supreme King becomes a Mekknight killer by copying Sprind or just a second Mirrorjade (whose banish is not a hard once-per-turn but not a huge pay-off). In the OCG, he could copy Lindwurm who has an Extra deck monster negate combined with a non-target bounce but Starving Venom only copies card effects during your turn until the End phase, so this is useless unless you're already ahead in your strategy: you can't use it to fend off handtraps and your opponent will probably have exhausted their Extra deck monster interruption by the point you summon the Supreme King (or get his effect to resolve, which is further complicated by the prevalence of Bystials).

[@pokeperson1000]

Nothing like a good pruning to keep your plants healthy

[@AND-tu7ob]

Favorite fusion deck

[@ColdEmperor]

It'd be nice if they unban predaplant monsters by requiring more predaplant, solely predaplants, or predator counters. Maybe 2 of these 3?

[@jiamingli1109]

Pendulum decks are killed by the emergence of the new summon method: link summon. Now pendulum monsters are only used as regular spell cards

[@jaykettavong4109]

I just hope the new support come to master duels cause I love to use them for the meta mess that is the albaz dragon fusion

[@nazaabdo1292]

Nova: "You can make Barone, or heaven forbid, Halq" Actually Konami forbid 😂😂😂

[@danielramsey6141]

So What about Black Rose Dragon?! That card and it’s support fits very well in this deck too.

[@FizzleIsGaming]

ah yes it fits so well into the deck whose best spell fusion locks you lmao

[@saviorlemons]

Correct me if I'm wrong, there's no Level 4 or lower Plant Handtrap right? Because if there is, Spider Orchid would be a good introduction to get that extra negate search.

[@minanfranco]

I need one about KAIJU Archetype, please!!!!!!!!

[@freekout1287]

That moment its a dark plant deck and nova didnt mention baobaboon as a hand fixer😅😅

[@jeweledmoon5567]

Interesting timing, what with the new ban list.

[@fabianbeteta5795]

Still waiting for the six samurai archetype video.

[@Ramsey276one]

25:19 Starving... greedy... For a while I was expecting Lazy, Furious, Jealous, Arrogant, Lus-- BETTER STOP XD

[@chrispambo1539]

Glad to know I wasn't the only one to expect that...

[@jcplays5831]

I have a seething hatred, but a large amount of respect to predaplants because a good friend of mine pilots a predaplant deck and I swear it’s an art form, but god damnit it can be so annoying

[@aliastheabnormal]

31:45: The REAL boss monster of Predaplants appears!

[@chancebarker8129]

I can’t wait for Yuri and his Predaplant’s to be added in Duel Links. Also what would you name Starving Venom Fusion Dragon’s effect and attack? I was thinking it’s effect should be called Toxic Mimicry and it’s Special Attack should be called Lethal Ravenous Charge. The latter was because Odd-Eyes and Clear Wing have “Spiral Flame STRIKE” and “Spinstorm Sky STRIKE”, while Dark Rebellion is the only Dragon that has “Mauling Mandible CHARGE”.

[@dscomeback9502]

I create Fanfic with Starving in it. For the effect I named it "Binge Eater (Glutton) for copy and/or gain effect/ATK". Nuking effect is nameless (haven't decide it). For his attack I named it "Dreadnought Invasion" a ref to Venom Invasion booster pack.

[@StarvingVenom]

My god, the puns

[@benoliver5593]

Everything that Predap do I wish Alien could at least get the same love support or some Predap Alien fusion

[@Ace-sd2ez]

R.I.P. Verte you wont be miss

[@fabianbeteta5795]

Definitely 👍

[@joshuapierre2095]

Alright let’s do this PredaPursue Spell

[@Bezaliel13]

29:02 Odd-EYES.

[@salamanderthegr8630]

Yooo propa can be an e-tele target 😮

[@CaptainPoseidon282]

Yuri is the besr charachter in arc v and predaplant is the best deck

[@izaggaming9687]

Time stamp: 32:16 wowowo! Anaconda is banned and oh wait you didn’t know that when recording, sorry my bad

[@ubadman1]

I'm really curious how duell inks will handle Yuri his monsters are extremely strong for suel links limited format.

[@literallygrass1328]

Honestly, as long as they don't add the new support, the deck would be fine. Without links, pre support makes like 1 fusion

[@literallygrass1328]

Actually no even the new support would be fine, the only card he has that's really good is orphys scorpio. Maybe cut ambo from the pool too.

[@pokeperson1000]

@@literallygrass1328 maybe lock that behind a convoluted skill?

[@literallygrass1328]

@@pokeperson1000 yeah, otherwise orphys scorpio is brave neos and a rank 3

[@Torterra454]

With another A5 archetype done, we are getting closse to" The Phantom Knights" explained

[@Torterra454]

Great vídeo as always Nova

[@joshuae.massicott2721]

One question how long did it took u to pronounce those card When I first saw them I just gave them pet names

[@creater-wj6cg]

VERTEEE!!!!!

[@alexanderkazantzis8019]

Called it Edit: also first

[@juanche9192]

So does predaplant work well against spright?

[@Loliyet1]

Master Duel where is Predaplant Bufollicula and Triantis how do only have one Pendulum Monster for Predaplants Sigh.

[@hkillerpr]

Lol if only Anaconda was specifically made for Predaplants arctype but then Konami needs to make one easy to make Link monster to each arctype that about Fusion x'D

[@TMBGE420]

All cards in MD when?

[@BoggarthVT]

Predaplant verte should require 2 DARK monsters instead

[@spikeshepard1897]

-laughs in pk-

[@omegon2540]

Why is verte at one copy in master dual as of right now?

[@oussamalasfer4860]

mutant plants gonna rule are thrive !!! evolve my plants take everything and replicate!!!

[@somecompletemoron]

Def predapoggers

[@axe-tq2wn]

How good and difficult is this deck?

[@dim2120]

Just errata the link to have it be predaplants or darks or plants idk

[@p.m.e.7311]

Surprised he forgot lair of darkness

[@xCorvus7x]

Wait, Flytrap considers Link and Xyz monsters Level zero?

[@aldrinflores4531]

I'll get the flamethrower

[@WonkOfWonkyness]

Poggggggg

[@ABOUNDTANA]

Predap me up

[@novadrake9232]

Id hate to be a fly near those plants

[@vollied4865]

Love predplants, never cared for Yuri, so glad the fusion pendulums are so damn good, just wish the 8 scale was a 9scale to perfectly synergize with the deck