RIKKA - Ten Minute Testing

[@TheFourthBlackReaper]

If I had to guess why Rikka Princess is allowed to summon herself from hand with no cost, it’s because she’s fueled by plant puns.

[@jshtng78]

Konami should have just made the effect "At the beginning of your turn, special summon this card from the hand, graveyard or deck." and fill the rest of the space with honest to goodness flavor text.

[@Teebs_]

If ten minute testing ends up turning into twenty minute testing I wouldn't have a problem with that

[@LukeEmia_]

If its name is now 20 minute testing, it would have to be a 30 minute video. Thats the law

[@basicallyrk4018]

@@LukeEmia_ then, it would get into Thfourty minute testing, the train won't ever stop

[@r4nd0mguy99]

It would be at least 20 min anyway if MBT spoke at a regular speed, probably even more. I mean...I don't really mind him talking fast and I would run through these effects as quickly as possible too. The bigger problem is that the card effects have gotten so voluminous that it's necessary to get to the point fast. I already fall asleep when I just see a link monster. Links were supposed to slow the game down, not make it even faster. At least Rikkas have an interesting mechanic. They remind me of Fire Kings, one of my favourite decks. Fire Kings destroy, Rikkas tribute.

[@ashikjaman1940]

@@r4nd0mguy99 I'm gonna be honest, if you thought Links were gonna slow the game down you are very guillable

[@DaKrimch]

You can maybe cut all the time references out to avoid issues. You could call it something like "What The Deck" as a fun little pun 👍

[@killerfox9674]

Damm teaching fish to synchro summon must be challenging but teaching plants to link summon is my cup of tea.

[@jeffjagoda1614]

Teaching fish to synchro summon is my favorite intro 😂

[@SSSD210]

​@@jeffjagoda1614 well with the ghoti archtype now i guess fish can Synchro summon but that opening was legendary

[@TheFourthBlackReaper]

Teaching fish to synchro summon, teaching plants to link summon, now he just needs to teach reptiles to…. do something relevant.

[@leoornstein3963]

@@TheFourthBlackReaper to fusion summon because I am evil.

[@SuperRedNovaDragon]

Maybe konami can finally teach mechanical dinosaurs to fusion summon... dinomist never got any extra deck cards and i think thats a shame cause theyre pretty cool IMO

[@beidou1925]

God I love Rikka. It's so unnassuming then when you tell your opponent "Tribute for cost." and they go silent so satisfying

[@phillymccheesy4587]

I used Lair Infernoids to tribute someones Herald of Ultimateness once at locals. Shit was peak comedy, and I still remember the look on his face

[@beidou1925]

@@phillymccheesy4587mans didnt read

[@RedRune9]

So proud of Aromaseraphy Jasmine. Hardcarrying plant pile decks since the beginning of her existence

[@BlackBeartic229]

It's crazy what happens when Konami tries and actually makes good support (that isn't just some braindead engine) for an archetype that needs a bit more. Wish they did that more often and more frequently

[@cephalosjr.1835]

Don’t worry, they do it again. Naturia is getting the enablers it severely needs in (I think) DABL.

[@cyanrose0712]

Me and you both wish that.

[@geiseric222]

Lol this deck clearly plays an engine, the sunavolons

[@BlackBeartic229]

@@geiseric222 I'm talking about the Rikka support. The sunavalon stuff has always been used in it but wasn't nearly as good (as said in this very video) til the 2 new Rikka cards. Sunavalon themselves got good legacy support that made them playable too. Aka Sowing.

[@geiseric222]

@@BlackBeartic229 yes but you complained about dumb engines, sun is probably the dumbest engine considering it plays off exactly 1 card, just like adventure

[@TopTierGamingYGO]

Awesome to see my list being featured! Great video!! It was funny hearing your different take on the deck, because it really is actually a deck that sets up a 6 interrupt board and usually doesn't let the game go past turn 3 haha! unfortunately you go through the extra deck to fast to play the long game haha.

[@verglassheart]

please ignore my terrible gameplay in this one. i love this list so much

[@TopTierGamingYGO]

@@verglassheart I am guessing you were on Rikka? You played great! and your Dancepione's were nuts haha. Verte 2.0 is real nice LOL

[@verglassheart]

@@TopTierGamingYGO LOL yeah i subbed in for this one. Had a few stupid moments but i love this deck so much LOL. I love dancepione so much, i wish i got a good game where i got the free teardrop off of her LOL. Verte 2 is the BEST

[@dgayle2348]

Bruh said MBT trash as hell in the kindest way lmfao

[@_CE53]

MBT: "Spright is the best deck this format, we need a deck that counters it. Presenting Rikka." Also MBT: "You know what that means, a best of 3 vs meta. Our opponent's on Tearalaments-"

[@verglassheart]

Sylvan Dancepione is the verte of the deck, it's so funny. I love getting handtrapped and then making dancepione and getting 2 free specials. what a stupid card! Love this deck. Strennae is so cool

[@eleonarcrimson858]

sacking people with 2 specials lul

[@zeusalternative1270]

6:34 Damn she summons a xyz-link monster? I didn't knew we already had those, but no pendulum-link.

[@MiyaoMeow588]

I knew it was only a matter of time before Rikkas were seriously able to compete. Even in their debut, some of them looked promising, it just wasn't quite enough Based Plants

[@nabkill0134]

Now all 3 archetype release in secret slayer is meta relevance.

[@Omojuze41]

rikka were too slow when they came out. Doesn't help that Strenae wasn't even in the first wave of support.

[@edb36mar]

@@nabkill0134 what were the 3 archtypes? Rikka? Eldlitch and what else?

[@wolfboy414_lac]

@@edb36mar the solid rocks. y'know, the deck that got blocky boi banned

[@nabkill0134]

@@edb36mar adamancipator

[@SDREHXC]

I’m so glad decks like rikka and marincess are becoming not only more playable but actually half decent rogue decks. No particular reason... none at all. Also petal is a super cracked card. It’s just like, always there and always plussing.

[@yutopia.xr2]

We all know the reason we play Yu-Gi-Oh, the art is top tier~

[@Ragnarok540]

Conversation heard at Konami HQ: So what is the summoning condition for the special summon of this monster? - You have to have it in your hand. - And? - you must be in your main phase. - And what is the catch? - The amount of cards in your hand is reduced by one, therefore is balanced. - Genius, give this man a raise!

[@Andy_ARBS]

Imagine not searching on special summon. This comment is made by Spright Gang

[@cj2265]

RIKKA BEST DECK LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@KingVerus]

It's like all the "lame decks" are coming back this format. First Matchmech now Rikka. Good stuff man.

[@Stardust_262]

I hope Jillian doesn’t catch wind of how frequently MBT is staring at and breathing on Princess.

[@someguyudontknow6038]

Does a duel between Rikka and tearalament create a cup of tea?

[@tyranitararmaldo]

You need some Dry-ass leaves for that.

[@NeviTheLettyFan]

Picked up Rikka again after half a year due to this video Holy shit this deck is really fun Lots of unique interactions Can play through handtraps It can do all sorts of crazy stuff I really like it, thank you MBT

[@motionstahp]

This has been what I'm playing this format and it's really fun. The fact that the endboard doesn't care too much about dark ruler because you can have a negate in hand/grave, a negate when something is tributed and snatch steal which tributes your opponents monster for cost is so helpful this format. Another downside I feel like you neglected is that this deck is abysmal against trap decks. All the Rikkas points of interaction are based around monsters and monster effects and it really can't stop a set 5 pass from ruining their day (unless you're cool and play naturia rosewhip or something)

[@NeviTheLettyFan]

I've been playing Rikka for months now and I didn't know their new support was this insane, it turns Sheet into a devastating tool and Primula gets so much better with Princess and Glamour getting her for almost free Definitely gonna get the Sunavalon pack and learn how to use them, this looks like so much more fun than Teardrop pass

[@kyubimusic1582]

Yesssss I used to teardrop pass too 😭

[@YuseiTheSynchroHero]

I could almost cry seeing Rikka achieving the dream I wish they were able to achieve back in the days of Secret Slayers... 😥It's truly a crazy timeline we live in, ladies and gentlemen.

[@shaggy5033]

There is no way this man actually made it through the entire video without a Dryas bit. I must be dreaming

[@rafaelfernandez6626]

This has aged wonderfully seeing as a version of this deck just won euros

[@moistnar]

I have never been more disoriented by someone telling me "Good evening" where tf is my "good afternoon" idc that it's midnight Joseph

[@bl00by_]

Welcome in Europe :)

[@burningsoul3969]

Honestly the Spright being Zoodiac is a pretty good comparison, its splashable in a ton of decks and relatively low investment into the deck assuming the deck is already 2 centric

[@i_cedi]

That game vs swordsoul was such good ygo, he played through a very good board like nothing so cool

[@mdhutch2002]

Coming here after the European Championships, I think we can say that this deck is quite good. Joseph got it right when he said that this deck is nuts.

[@sonic21blast88]

Well if the links summoning doesn’t work out, they have a side job in fusion summoning with the predaplants :)

[@eleonarcrimson858]

do they even work together

[@Xeroxthebeautiful]

@@eleonarcrimson858 Kinda. There's not much synergy but you can at least summon the Predaplants while plant locked.

[@dragonMaster24921]

branded also makes it work

[@mysteriousstranger6367]

Remember when this archetype debuted in secret slayers but was completely swept under the rug by full power adamancipator and eldlich? I'm glad it got support and the recognition it deserves

[@jurtyt4514]

I taught the plants to tribute summon (opponent’s monsters).

[@hikaritsumi2123]

The Rikka princess summon herself as easy as Tenyi using it's effect. What's even more funny is her plant "lock" only active when she's on the field (not turn lock after it summon) so she can be use as a starter for some other plant engine...

[@prosamis]

This deck is ridiculously cool holy crap

[@Buzterer]

Finally a plant deck with lonefire blossom

[@doubl2480]

I've been playing Rikkas for months with some trap build, using the good old Torrential Tribute (with Kairyu-Shin because Rikkas are WATER) + Solemn Strike to clear boards. Though I wish more people would take a look at Rose Girl, that card recycling itself is the cherry on top of Petal's recurring searches, allows you to do a new Xyz every turn by getting her back from the GY, and sometimes she can allows you to keep going after being disrupted.

[@yutopia.xr2]

“Summon her by…just breathing on her” 🗣🌷XD XD it makes sense!! Breathing on plants makes them grow, and flowers do love being looked at 🌸🌺 Your commentary is so florid! 💐

[@ak47dragunov]

When Joseph actually puts effort into his content (like these TMTs), it really is unbeatable

[@Shiny_Plume]

Lowkey Rikka is my favorite deck. I went to my locals with it that played some of my old plant cards I liked like Tytannial, Periallis, and Queen of Thorns and I actually went undefeated the first time I did that. It’s great to see plants top, especially this one that can win grind games as long as Petal is in grave.

[@pimpskittelz]

"It's Lair of Darkness, but cute. and good." As a Lair of Darkness player, the truth has never hurt so much. :(

[@shuraigygo5698]

Who else is here after Euros?

[@JPTQJR]

TOP 2 DECK LETS GOOOOOOOOOO Edit: RIKKA BEST DECK, RIP SPRIGHT/TEARLAMENT/MINE TURBO

[@RuneKillerz109]

Hey MBT you should try out Ogdoadic Reptiliannes. they are prone to brick but have really good answers with the Reptilianne fieldspell and Melusine stealing monsters (Melusine has distruction protection btw), extremely good recursion even against banishing with the Ogdoadic engine, multiple field wipes during the opponents turn with Halq+Hydra and Ogdoabyss, can tribute opponents monsters with Vaskii who also has a destruction effect, has protection with Dingirsu and can end with even just a decent start in a 4 mat Apollousa and Ogdoabyss. The Melusine+Fieldspell combo can be made with nearly any reptile and Reptilianne Ramification Also Snake Rain. The go 2nd deck is better imo as Lamia requires the opponent to have a monster on their field to be specialed and you've got many ways to push through you opponents disruption but a go first control varient is what i recently started to play. The deck has been able to consistently beat swordsouls and non-Dark Law Heros with both the go 1st and go 2nd variants and has a decent match-up against Adventure and P.U.N.K Thereon (low sample size so I can't be too sure). This deck has a really low budget outside of meta staples in a go 2nd variant and Foolish+Monster Reborn. This deck is not competative because of its really low lows which happen more frequently than i'd like but if you high roll you pop off really hard.

[@Raminator243]

ALOEmaseraphy Jasmine is the best pun I’ve heard all week.

[@bl00by_]

I can't wait to see a plant link or a therion version of this.

[@browking8161]

Its honestly not that good. Plant link gets demolished by DRNM and this version doesn't even care about it. The Therion package might be ok but since Petal is your most important card here it conflicts with summoning Regulus to get that negate.

[@Ironpecker]

You can play it, but unfortunately if you wanna play the new rikka support it gets wonky with therions, since any rikka that isn't named princess (and even her you have to get off the field) locks you out of regulus. And also it gets hard to make the deck just 40 or even 45 cards once you include some going second cards. You can totally incoporate the new support in plant link and it's a pretty good deck, but it may be even a bigger challenge to play and (especially) to build

[@Gilgamesh-em6ru]

kind of funny to say but Therions got power crept by princess and konkon in Rikka's. they're better going first or second. Therion's are mostly only good going first and don't help break boards at all.

[@bl00by_]

@@browking8161 It doesn't die to dark ruler, you still have konkon, sheets and bloom.

[@erysecret]

I would suggest main boarding 3x Poison of the Old Man. Extra life points OR cowboy burn at quickplay? Slots into the deck extremely well

[@IRoIN100]

And now it won nats lmao

[@Brickfall]

I've been playing Sylvans a lot recently splashing the Rikka package and it puts in a ton of work. Princess is an amazing extender and you can pretty much always search Snowdrop with Mardel over the course of your combos to end on Teardrop with a Princess in grave. You also don't plant lock yourself at any point beforehand so endboards can be super versatile.

[@yutopia.xr2]

すごい‼️ 勉強になりましたね❄️ Always learn so much watching your videos, thx for representing the less-known decks! Sometimes the only way out of the Meta mind-game is to shut it out completely!

[@Xelxa93]

0:55 im not the only that heard that plant said feed me cimo right?

[@darryljack6612]

Judging by the intro Joseph has finally became a DuelCel

[@zad_rasera]

When I first tried out their new support, I opted to build the Deck around Cactus Bouncer, which they can easily search with Sheet. I didn't know they could achieve something more. Edit: Rikka Glamour*, not Rikka Sheet

[@melcasucre2971]

I'm so glad plant piles start to find their way in tiered metagames ! I've been working on some predaplant oriented versions since rikka's support annoucement and i really trust this archetype to make a cut

[@meisterschwert]

it's been 9 days and it's already won euros.

[@shannoncrawford808]

Yessss, I don’t even care what the video about. Rikka are my wifu deck. I’m a very simple man. I see rikka, I clicked

[@yangyichng5362]

rikka has been my favorite rogue deck in master duel, now i have something to look forward to when the new support hits.

[@nicholasjohnson2304]

Eagerly awaiting the great return of teaching fish to synchro summon

[@mariopikaman1]

Oh boy, 3 am! Time to watch my favorite Yugituber!

[@FilthyCasualYT]

I've just been playing Rikkas to spam out Teardrop, tribute their shit, then punch with big flower women.

[@danielhertz1984]

After taughting the fish to synchro e xyz summon, here we are teaching the plants to have body dysmorphia

[@Trinity_BLiGHTS]

This is very helpful for building my Rikka Sunavalon deck! Pulled a collector's rare Teardrop a while back and it made me wanna build this deck! This video helped me find a semi cheap version of this deck so I can play it IRL (even tho Jasmine is a $7 card and Snowdrop is $15)

[@olliezoop]

I'm impressed, this is as convincing as plants have looked since dandy was still legal

[@holydiver4988]

i dont know if anyone here watched it but the intro gave me some _serious_ tails & cosmo vibes from sonic X plants got everybody down bad lol

[@cthefro]

Who's laughing now adamancipator and eldlich! I've played Rikka since release and finally the time has come.

[@Rairiky]

I'm so so glad my girls got their new support in the custom card set(seriously just read peony and tell me it's not a custom card lol) and not before,the 2 new cards solve almost every issue the deck had on release while giving them the play style they should have always had, I love them so much, awesome TMT as always!

[@blueberryboi0094]

You know what this game needs? Ghost tricks and Altergeist ....in the same deck :D

[@Gixel_]

Sunavalon is so funny because as long as your favorite shit card has "plant" written on it you now have a 1 card combo that doesn't use your normal that gets you 2-3 searches 2 lonefire tributes and god personally giving you a high five i could spend decades just finding new ways to combine weird plant cards together, Sunavalons just allow for anything to work. Have a 3 card combo you will never get in bracket? Pffft just use jasmines effect 3 times idiot oh and don't forget to get your free summons on the way out! Have a shitty pet deck you want to top 8 a regional? Slapping on a benghalancer and a bunch of free resource fodder should make that 1 negate end board better! Konami made broken support for one of their shitty archetypes again? Now it's tier 2. Take it or leave it. This isn't me complaining btw this and beetroopers are genuinely some of the coolest combo decks of all time

[@johnnywilson3071]

Sunavalon was the gateway for plants into "ultra-modern" yugioh.

[@unovaangst9262]

Plant link monsters: 😔 Plant xyz monsters: 🤩

[@JABRIEL251]

Rikka was the red-headed stepchild of Secret Slayers, but looks like it is their time to shine.

[@tuvillo]

I’m an ecologist and I’m loosely impressed by your use of relevant plant puns and references

[@arjanzweers6542]

Are you telling me that after 2 years Rikka is finally competitive after Adamancipator and Eldlich?

[@domnik908]

not only have the left it, they also gave it a collectors print

[@miamira1856]

does this make Secret Slayers the first deck build pack to have all three archetypes be meta playable

[@inasnetino5882]

That's Rikka princess for you. You can special summon this card. You just can.

[@gamingproject5601]

I have, in my entire life, never been more offended by a youtube thumbnail that i totally agree on

[@Shinigami13133]

This couldn't have come at a better time for me, I just opened a ton of rikka and aroma packs in master duel in hopes of building a deck

[@Createrz2015]

Would it kill Joseph to put one more anti spell? The 14 card side is probably intentional tho

[@verglassheart]

the other side card is a hfd, i just missed it in the list. never drew it in bo3

[@EXFrost]

Ye if he added De-Spell he would have won

[@Ojamaster]

Please now my afternoon will never be good. My whole day is completely thrown into chaos

[@nickel-bolas951]

You teach the Fish to Synchro, then teach the Plants to Xyz, what's next, teaching the Beast-Warriors to Scrimblo Summon?

[@jaernihiltheus7817]

Teaching snakes to xyz summon when they finally print new reptile xyz support (or give ogdoadics the rank 8 xyz their engine loop is screaming to end on).

[@Gemiduo]

14:13 For a true bm should have called Evil Twin GG EZ

[@irbricksceo]

I literally JUST uploaded my rikka demo video and 2-0-1d locals last night with pure rikka (beating mystic mine and drawing with floo). Deck is actually crazy now with the new support. Glad to see it getting love.

[@ekut1922]

can you one take testing the rikka/sunvine cactus lock deck its pretty much barrier statue + bounce deck with 1 card combo but I think people could be interested in seeing the list

[@Ironpecker]

Love rikkas 💙, also I think that the original player used a trashed because that way with loci you can go dryas, sowing, link the 3 monsters into melias revive loci and make a trasher that's 3200 atk, attacks 2 times (thanks to melias) and can steal 2 of the opponent monsters (if u didn't use rikkas this turn), which is great for otks. Edit: also to clarify you can still do the normal line, you just start with trasher instead of another healer off the dryas effect

[@dgayle2348]

This is one of the best TMT of all time.

[@NickWuebker]

This definitely feels like a deck to keep an eye on.

[@erhiueQWEF]

I agree. I had a thought last year to invest in Rikka cuz the art is beautiful and they're waifus, but I must've gone with something else back then. I just checked TCGP and Snowdrop is like $30 per, and Rikka Glamour is over $15 per rn, I'm kicking myself for sure.

[@diogomontesso6970]

Are you thinking of checking out any deck featuring the Vernalizer Fairies for a Ten Minute Testing or a One Take Testing? I hear someone got Top 3 in Japan at "Solar CS" with Vernalizer Magnet Warrior.

[@bensalach7346]

There is NO way you Don't ash that reino at 14:35 , Or did I miss something???

[@GreyVictory1510]

Man, Rikka Princess is so crazy!

[@eva091]

of course the theatre boy puts in a Little Shop clip

[@dragoon9658]

This deck is a lot crazier than people give it credit for. Played against spright in locals that always opened up 3 hand traps, a started and I still ended in a board that guaranteed I didn't die their turn. Being able to out Toad or any problematic monster with Konkon + any rikka card is hilarious as well.

[@Yuralalalalala]

does the b.rose support and mons can be used into a rikka deck?TFA

[@N4mnar]

When MBT likes the archetype so much that hedoesn't make a single waifu joke

[@Sanjipika]

Aaaaaand then they get first place at euros…

[@tumage8592]

Its a very good Deck bc. You can activate anti-spell-fragrance If you Go first

[@Venorpion]

0:55 FEED ME CIMO?

[@LATNG2]

Start building some lore and give us a 1 hour 20 ten minute testing

[@Laguzrick]

My wife loves plants; so I learned Rikka to say I like em too

[@Shinobu514]

Foolish burial Princess to protect you from Nibiru or any monster hand trap for that matter.

[@shigesohma]

Can anyone tell me why Mo Ye, a card that can essentially summon a level 8 synchro(no restriction) for free, doesn't lock you into special summoning synchro's or certain types of monsters for the rest of the turn, AND has a draw 1 effect for using it to synchro; isn't at least limited to 1? I get that hand traps exist, but not all of them can stop a raw special summon of a token. Not to mention it's effect can be used on normal and special summon.

[@andrejv.2834]

Swordsoul has already been hit twice, and both hits decreased their power level enough for the format that followed Limiting mo ye isn't really necessary and would probably kill the deck

[@shigesohma]

@@andrejv.2834 where'd it get hit? I honestly can't remember.

[@andrejv.2834]

@@shigesohma protos was a massive one as it meant swordsoul players actually have to play yugioh And they were also using halqdon after the protos hit

[@TheFallenSanctum]

unfortunate the deck to beat wasnt played against so no idea if its good vs splight

[@joanaguayoplanell4912]

This deck is the embodiment of the American wall meme

[@Mightywaffle567]

Ah yes exactly what i needed at 4 in the morning. A white man gardening