So I Tried To Speedrun The Master Duel Ladder With TEARLAMENT

[@supermintsoda743]

"Oh it's my opponent's turn. I thought it was my turn for some reason." is the most Tearlament thing to say.

[@XJ-0641]

Spoken like a true Crystron player

[@ENCHANTMEN_]

Yugioh is engaged in a constant war against the concept of "turns"

[@sleepingtbh_]

@@ENCHANTMEN_there are no separate turns. just our turns

[@ultimatepandaboy]

Just wanna say thanks for explaining the deck everytime, even if it's something meta. I don't play yugioh anymore but I really enjoy watching duels and this is my favorite channel to do so. Going through cards helps me keeping up to date with new stuff.

[@frozenfeonix1328]

im glad he did since in gold on MD they dont do alot the opp just reads forever then i assume misplays and rage quits

[@yari4046]

i think thats just something ppl should do most of the time, i play yugioh and i dont fucking know how every archetype works lmao

[@tommysuter4053]

That yellow checkmark they added to activated effects are just glorious for speeding up Tear duels. Also I hope to see more meta decks in the future, so long as they are interesting that is.

[@loganl8673]

I know Hardleg filmed this Tear reasoning opening while Kitkallos held a Gun to his head.

[@menaatefadly]

Well props to Kit she did the right thing!

[@IdentifiantE.S]

@@menaatefadlyFr

[@TheNeoninja2215]

Sassy Goblin Joe is still one of my favorites. Thanks for all ya do Joe.

[@VanessaVersus]

#1MarthaFan being Hardleg in disguise the whole time has truly shaken me to my core; a twist so twisty it makes Lost look straightforward

[@safeandsound712]

"I'm proud of the audience I've cultivated." Thanks Joe. You set a good example for us all, we are very lucky to have you on the platform. Thank you for the work you do.

[@SproingBoing]

Before I watch this, I'd love to point out this absolute mad lad made it to Diamond 1 using Umi Control.

[@C0d0ps]

I saw a frog monarch’s dude in diamond 1 with like 500 games. Some people just don’t stop.

[@Knouffy]

Playing the meta means everyone can reasonably guess what tools you're packing, and can plan around it from the first couple cards. That, and the extended duel lengths, made this harder than I was also expecting. Thank you for the video, Mr Leg. Love your ladder climbs.

[@spacesmorgy6820]

Goblin Joe is what reminds me what really matters in life, is going super duper crazy.

[@eomerseored]

that whaling song was excelent Hardleg *the jingles man* Joe strikes once again

[@pokefan7446]

I agree with your opinion regarding how you should view the meta. When you’re avoiding the meta, it’s so easy to go ahead and attribute your losses to “Ugh, it’s only because I’m not playing a broken deck”, and brand those who do play said decks as skill-less scrubs. However, after putting down the decks and stepping away, you shouldn’t GENUINELY be looking down on meta players SOLELY for playing the meta. There will be those that genuinely enjoy the decks, so it’s wrong to talk down to them for playing what they like. The only time I’d justify it is against those people who will act superior about playing the best decks. When I see people use the “You only don’t like Tearlaments because you don’t play them”, and I can see SOME truth in it. I have my complaints about the fusion “cost” not REALLY being a cost, and how each card’s effect can proc from the field, but it can result in a lot of interaction. If there were more limitations regarding getting out the fusion monsters, and the cost actually FELT like a cost rather than refilling the deck and letting you mill again next turn, I’d likely play it myself.

[@UrLeingod]

My thing is that I don't like Tearlaments because making a deck the *only* correct answer to the question of "What should I play?" is the #1 way to make me resent it and refuse to play it. Any Tier 0 deck would get the same reaction from me, and I'm fully willing to admit that a.) Tearlament seems like a fun and not inherently unfair deck in a vacuum (very much unfair when it's the only deck that can do what it does, though), and b.) refusing to play it because it's the best deck isn't exactly rational. But it's never fun to just look at all the cool decks with unique mechanics or a really killer aesthetic, even brand-new ones that just came out, and realizing, "Tear just completely runs over this deck 60-90% of the time."

[@RedWurm]

@@UrLeingod Yeah, I'm also actively put off by meta decks too. One reason is I'm not a terribly competitive person, so just picking the deck that wins more feels like I'm putting myself under more pressure, as well as making it a miserable time for anyone else who doesn't want to play Best Deck. And also the cycle of 'Quick, buy and play the new hot deck until we admit it's brroken and nerf it!' repeated for eternity kind of sours me on the game.

[@619ver1]

I agree about the meta part as well. Toxicity is bad in both directions though i genuinely dislike Tear, a deck that is literary DESIGNED to be BETTER then anything else that exists in the game bar cards that specifically counter it. I am not putting that on the players, it generated interesting games if you are playing in a high elo but it invalidates 99,75% of all other cards in existence.

[@edmundoandrade5113]

I hate meta 'cause is very boring to play against the same deck a million times in such a short peiord of time

[@Mad.Edd.702]

Bro I don't even play but the duel logs put me onto your channel and your a fuckin legend

[@cassiossousa]

This episode brought Tears to my eyes, Joe. I hope you enjoyed the challenge, as long and/or hard as it might have been for you. I haven't seen much Tear 0 play, so this was a cool video for me. Goblin Joe is a good contender for best Joe, and the laudable efforts of Cvit and your editors, along with your timestamps and explanations for each version of your decks, are appreciated. Thank you, and see you next time!

[@PumpkinTyr]

U mean the episode brought.... Tearlaments to your eyes?

[@fuzzythoughts8020]

I will say for myself, I updated my tear deck with all the new toys yesterday and proceeded to streak into plat with a 2:1 win/loss ratio, so I feel like it's basically objectively true meta decks can just get to higher ranks by merit of being better than other options. Also super poly into Garura is just ridiculously effective at ending turns.

[@themanfromerf]

"Meta Sheep" would be a banger name for like a generic link monster

[@aachen-lr2172]

I don't care what you think of tear or tier zero, the pizza time duel was the most intense and exciting duel I've ever seen!

[@DigbyCCeasar]

Just for fun, my non-toxic feelings about playing the meta - from what I've gathered, and this is as an OLD school, been playing this game since it's original release in the 90's and still actually have all of my gen one irl cards (and dueling field) player, the way the game has evolved has created two distinct types of players. There are those who play ygo because they want to win, and those who play ygo because they love to duel. Now there is some crossover, by which I mean players like Duel Logs, who plays a ton of meta cards and decks but gets his joy not from winning with his decks but from seeing how his cards interact with themselves and his opponent's. He's the kind of player who will happily play a Tear deck with something like hungry burger and some Prinzessin's in it, just to see if he can make it work. I respect that mindset a lot. But... the dark side of the meta IS the pay to win mindset. It's nothing to do with enjoying building decks, or playing cards because they are fun to play together, or enjoying the thrill of combat, your-deck-against-mine-heart-of-the-cards, it's about getting that W. It's about being unbeatable, at any cost. To be fair, I have paid for more that a few gems here and there to buy packs, but never for that sort of deck. I like decks that have a good flow to them, are fun to play, and are strong but not unbeatable. At the moment for example, in public duels I've been playing Tindangles, Noble Knights, Ancient Warriors, Vampires, a really basic burn deck and an archetype pure Ghoti deck. Hell I know I will never get any of them out of Gold even, but they are all tough, all a blast to play with, and I always have a good time playing with them. Against friends I even play sillier stuff like Prinzessin, I've got a Flower Cardian deck with Montage Dragon in it, and hell I even have a Watt deck. (Now there's a deck I would love to see your patreons ask for you to take into diamond lol!) Yeah, I know I will lose to a meta deck every time but knowing that my opponent paid $400-$500 bucks to build a deck that ALMOST lost to my N/R fish makes me happy enough to take the L with a smile. I don't dislike the decks, I don't dislike the players, I do dislike the people who aren't there to play but to win and I do dislike that being a thing that they could buy.

[@MattAnd]

This is exactly it! Given this example, I actually kinda like playing against Tear (with a decent counter option), and love putting up a good duel against meta decks. What I dislike is when the duels turn into “I’ve spent 5 minutes building a board that’s unbreakable” - because I’ll get bored, or when I’m bottom of gold rank and playing my stupid jank deck, but still seeing dozens of Tear or other overwhelming decks for that rank I’ve always said that tier 2/3 decks and below are always really fun to play, with and against, because the decks are all usually quite close in power level

[@simonbeaumont9415]

I don't want to detract from Joe's statement, but "I, personally, enjoy struggling" got a chuckle out of me

[@DimkaSulegnaa]

after listening to hardleg going goblin mode, we definitely need a goblin hardleg vs the tindangler at some point. The nonsense would either be obnoxious as hell or amazing.

[@ghostwithknife416]

I think it's fascinating going from something casual and fun to something as dominant as this deck. Joe, tell your patrons you wanna do normal rare only deck to save money. You won't regret it, I swear :)

[@asteriart7814]

"daring today arent we sir"

[@andrewwhyte7130]

This truly gives me a boost every month. Whether it's the energy, humour or just seeing that wonderful hat, it's a joy and pleasure. Keep it up

[@jondoe8014]

Shotgunning the shifter is so stupid. Wait for them to try to fusion in the graveyard that way you effectively cancel it whereas if you immediately D. Shifter then they just wait a turn or start it on your turn. These people are so quick to throw things out without any real strategy no wonder they struggle against Tear so much. Probably running ash instead of Ghost as well...

[@joshstewart7104]

Hey, Hardleg love the content. Your videos got me back into the game after much time away. Karakuri is my love and been having such fun time trying to outplay meta all the jank.

[@Skyrim896]

4:58 Agreed. This series is my favorite Yugioh content to watch, hands down.

[@aliesterus1.023]

21:27 I'd say they'd be telling us that we're the poor saps who can't go into the Ocean, but considering all the polutants we've been dumping in there over the decades...

[@EVeljko]

Almost got to diamond with Kozmos last month thanks to your vid. I'd love to see you take Sky Strikers for a spin. Keep it up, fam

[@keon4666]

You were the chosen one! It was said that you would destroy the Tears, not join them!

[@prinnyking4926]

Tear isn't one of the best decks of all time it is the best deck. The OCG does no banlist tourneys and Tear does come out on top every time. They even did one where the allowed Victory Dragon with the condition that you are not allowed to scoop until turn 5. The winning deck was Tear with Victory Dragon crammed in.

[@mccashin2x913]

After watching multiple videos “Jank” is a huge understatement 😂

[@karllama386]

Love the editing with the small soundeffects and the video itself, of course.

[@AwesumVloggin]

It's amazing what the magic of editing can do, one moment we had #1 Martha Fan and the very next Hardleg Joe was back!

[@typhersgaming]

I made a tear deck myself when it came out i really did not enjoy it lol but seeing ya play it HardLeg was very entertaining keep up this awesome content !!!!

[@steelblake]

Man this was a blast to watch and kinda encapsulated all that I love and hate about Tear in one video. Hopefully the Ghoti climb goes much smoother and I welcome the new show with open arms

[@jayd.doubledubs]

That Gamble Tear speech was one of the most glorius things I've ever heard

[@legoshiuwu7427]

2:21:54 here is where the goblin form started the joker arc

[@Lagdarr]

Hardleg: “In a Tier 0 format, you can either playing the best deck or play anti-meta.” Me: Give me my Vtuber deck or give me death!

[@janjan-xr2qi]

As someone who really does like this deck and generally has no issue with playing meta, this was a nice change of pace. At least for this month

[@Dullerrope31]

I just started watch your content and I find your incredibly entertaining to watch. Thanks for the awesome content!

[@gregnog8119]

The pizza edit was absolute gold

[@kiashangovender5221]

Love the video, always good to be versatile with playing different decks, great job

[@jayd.doubledubs]

That duel with Pizza Time in the background was very nice to listen to

[@Rossco1010]

This was a fun video, and it’s cool how you switched up the deck a lot trying to find a version that worked for you instead of just using the “tournament tier 0” version. I have been loving Tear since they came to master duel as it’s been the most fun and interactive deck I’ve played since starting. However I recognize that the deck is just very strong so you see most decks need to either hard counter it, or be Tear to compete. The Tear mirror is the most intensive games of yugioh I’ve had and I just wish other decks could compete at Tear’s level without hard countering it with shifter and the like. I hope they keep the deck alive while nerfing it enough to let other decks compete easier. I personally just want the Ishizu cards gone as they are the biggest problem with the deck and why it’s so strong. I’m glad master duel is hitting them first before banning kitkalos to test if that helps enough.

[@PsychoEditor]

Hard leg continues to inspire

[@d4rya38]

This has to be one of the most entertaining videos i have seen in awhile.

[@thegreataggron]

Oh, im down for this silliness today

[@xxyxjj]

look ma, thats me, 2:16:12! Can't believe #1 martha fan didnt have martha in the hand i am shook

[@catcocaine9698]

The switch in trend was a great idea. Entertaining as always. Thank you!

[@ryanmann5497]

14:16 loved the blue’s clues “mail” chant parody 😂

[@Trinity_BLiGHTS]

Hope to see more appearances from #1 Martha Fan. His hat is swanky.

[@perfectharmony9943]

Dude yugioh editing is so good idk why but I wanna learn more about editing cause of cvit(I'm still waiting on eww gx dad), Jules, and crush card top notch edits to all

[@Cvit]

It's fairly easy to learn, especially if you have the drive to. Channels like justin odisho are great tutorial channels for begginers if they want to learn premiere pro

[@rixuko2218]

On the last hour before maintenance. I spent my last 100 gems for a single pack. And pulled my first and only gnome.

[@maxmustermann5590]

My man you don't need to justify yourself for 10 minutes straight bc you're playing a good deck once in while, just go for it!

[@ariannadravis3934]

Sadly with a lot of the comments i saw on the stream announcements, he kinda does..

[@JudojugsVtuber]

I think it's interesting that the card everyone else was pulling out of the Tear packs was gnomaterial. I was pulling approx 7 sylvan dancepione instead of any Tear names. (aside from pulling like 3 rulkallos). Luckily I kept pulling URs out of every 10 pack pull though so I eventually was able to dust enough to finish the deck.

[@tristan4807]

gri know most people dont like watching it and there's a general disdain for a tier 0 deck that nothing competes with but in a vacuum its skillful, high level and interactive in a very healthy way (minus the shufflers of course and now bystials to an extent). i wish MD would've given us a proper chance to play tearlaments without ishizu and bystials since i believe that is easily the most fun version of the deck for both players. ALSO i loved when you said you were starting to hate agido and kelbek, i dont think i've resolved either of those cards outside of maybe the first week that tear dropped because no one knew what they were doing and i dropped them as soon as people starting figuring out the mirror. you also played pretty well from the jump and of course there was plenty of mistakes but from what i saw you grew as a duelist and were able to add your own flair to the deck as well which we can always appreciate from a creative standpoint. tl;dr great video joe of the hardleg. de-craft kelbek and agido, theyre holding reinoheart back from greatness

[@Deoxys_Used_Mimic]

Remember the Millennium Triangle: Meta

[@Tudsamfa]

(Spoiler) Next Episode: "Diamond 3 is the 3rd highest rank in master duel, and with a..."

[@kslayer55]

Binged you these last couple days watched your punk video and 2 of your ladder climbs not counting this but i watch vaylants and generaider / i dont pendulum much but ive been entrigued by vaylants and you made me really wanna give it the ol college try 😅

[@Alma-kz4zo]

Low Diamond?! Joe, you made it to Diamond 1 with Libromancer!

[@HardlegGaming]

Lol no I didn't

[@Heyhowsitgoin999]

The internet has ruined me. Every time he says Havnis, I can't help but finish the joke.

[@Ahamkeira]

FUCK YES I LOVE THIS VIDEO IDEA!!!

[@OugiEin]

I think a version of this to mix everything up like "Tier 0 with Hardleg Joe if you didn't know series." (Bars) would be great for us more casual viewers who don't have time to follow all of your content. If I wanted to jump on master duel right now, I could see how tier 0 compares to things I may like. Like Volcanics. :D Thanks Hardleg!

[@ItsZorroDood]

Ending up in high ranks is a matter of 20% skill and 80% luck.

[@normanstorm8928]

Yeah, cvit has this awesome "everything wrong with yugioh" series ... which he never concluded or finished. Donkers!

[@MFMegaZeroX7]

I'm reporting you for splicing

[@HardlegGaming]

D:

[@-clod-8948]

very good idea for u to not put tear in the thumbnail. youtube andys just seethe at the sight of tear

[@Novoxis]

Personal Gnome Counter: 5.

[@andipanxhi1655]

Climbed to diamond 1 with tear in 5 days, to break it down why that happened, mostly because I had crazy luck on going first. Tear meta was a dice roll and dodge D shifters

[@Red-mg4ro]

Ah yes, Diamond. The coin flipping simulator.

[@Hungryfox1]

not winning the coin flip in that big of a deal when you play tear

[@MrJerkelm]

This was the greatest mushroom trip I've ever had holy shit

[@Hellso100]

can i just say...i love goblin mode joe x,D

[@antonionatale6473]

Duel 71: this was for talking bad about Spright Hardleg. Take this

[@SerechII]

Cvit is the GOAT

[@ActuallyNotIlmatar]

I've been subscribed for a while, mostly for rogue (not very good, smile) decks. I didn't mind when you showed off the coming meta archetypes back in the day, like branded or prankids. Love your commentary as usual, but holy hell watching Tear just bores the snot out of me. Probably the first one in a while I won't finish watching.

[@esrohm6460]

so what is everyones favorite bad tear deck. once i got to diamond 1 i let the mermaids lament the moon and all the animals of the forest had a serenade dance. with all engine hard go second lunalight tearlament was surprisingly strong. despite both being a grave deckare they different enough to not lose to the same cards and i think that the wold leo dance package is actually optimal for once. utopia double is nice and all but it doesn't let you pendulum summon, azathot the battle phase when everything floats or otk through a board of defense position monsters

[@mcihay246]

I was waiting for this.

[@maxmustermann5590]

10/10 intro lol

[@kalnir0]

Just got done listening to the intro and wanted to give my thoughts and predictions. Meta decks are strong that’s why they’re “meta”, BUT people spend all day grinding on these decks. So everyone knows the combos and when to stop climbing. You’ll do good till you get into plat, then it will start to grind down as you run into other meta players that know what your cards do without having to read. Cheers!

[@kalnir0]

Called it half way in 😂

[@mikemimson4771]

great stuff, as long as your playin yugioh im happy!

[@qsnitch3342]

I would definitely enjoy watching another video like this where you play something more meta when we aren’t in a tier 0 format. Seeing how well a deck does when the whole format is something other than mirror matches and tech specifically designed to beat that one deck would definitely be a fun watch.

[@hsalfesrever3554]

The most important thing I've learned from watching this video is that Joe is the Anti-Joey

[@mariojordan9543]

You gotta love how Goblin Joe is a Yugioh villain

[@javsandarts]

You could say this IS not really Tier 0 as theres nothing but Tears

[@isidoreaerys8745]

The reason there’s no anime running about the current card releases is because when the Tearlament player entered to duelist kingdom they overwhelmed the main characters plot armor in episode 4 banishing him to the shadow realm, then all the supporting characters and villains simply killed themselves one by one shooting themselves in the head and jumping off buildings when they got paired to duel with the Tear player, So it was censored in America.

[@therageashobun248]

when i saw the 2 UR's pack i thought "gee billy how come ur ma lets you have 2 UR's!" im prolly not the only one that thought that but it made me laugh when i said aloud

[@MrAlexjmercer]

Pizza time is truly intense time good job both you and editor.

[@Sternenherz127]

TEARLAAAMEEEENTS! I quiver with Rage at this Archetype.

[@aachen-lr2172]

Me angry when opponent play good card

[@Sternenherz127]

@@aachen-lr2172 Thats not the Point i was trying make with showing distain. The Point is that this is a Game for 2 not 1. I want play in a competitive interactive Game where. Oh i don't know i can compete with a Deck that plays 0 Negates and mostly normal Monsters plus 0 Floodgate Cards(or Handtraps). Sure may have totured myself today with playing well over 150 Matches. Which i won maybe 20 of. Go figure.

[@aachen-lr2172]

@@Sternenherz127 good card bad, me mad

[@Sternenherz127]

@@aachen-lr2172 Seems like you still got me wrong. Very well then. So be it.

[@hawkmoon5343]

​@@Sternenherz127 no, he's got you there. I probably would have believed you if you didn't say you wanted to play against 0 negates, mostly normal monsters and no hantraps. You do realize we had effect monsters and negates in like 2002 right?

[@wickederebus]

Goblin Joe out here going full Zargothrax.

[@HereticSeraphim]

Most people don't look down on giants, Joe. That's sort of the point. :p

[@xCorvus7x]

2:00:49 This is the secret child of MBT and Dire.

[@carlocastro-zulueta5315]

1:28:45 In no way, shape nor form, was I ready for that edit 😂

[@Lexadin]

Honestly I'm fine with watching Meta for a change, can't say I don't prefer seeing "jank" shenanigans tho. MarthaGoblin certainly made it entertaining to watch XD. Now what I think about Tearlaments, I think they're a bit too luck-sacky to be truly called a "skilled" deck. Are they more skill-based then a lot of other meta Decks? Yes, absolutely. All in all I enjoyed the episode, but I am more looking forward to a return to the norm.

[@rooke01]

I have no clue how to play Yugioh, I like watching them play-out and the card-art. But I especially enjoy your brand of silly stuff.

[@ryuhayabusa6651]

Joe just admit you wanted to try tear. :) thats all Btw i am like that too. I just play decks that i like the art and playstyle. Whether it is casual or meta doesnt matter to me

[@RooksGamingCorner]

No Joe, you were supposed to destroy the Meta, not join them!

[@Aaron_J619]

I love ancient sages

[@beaumains1969]

2:01:52 "A lot longer and harder than I expected."

[@damionallen938]

I was wondering where this was I was thinking about writing a strongly worded letter asking for this video

[@IamGrimalkin]

There is a valid question of whether the best deck is the fastest deck to climb ladder with, even in a tier zero format. Might you have climbed higher if you played a slightly worse deck but that has quicker games?