THE PENDULUM PROBLEM

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#YuGiOh #MBT #Pendulum

[@MBTYuGiOh]

why are all the comments like "you're right. pendulums should go away"

[@N3XTREVOLUTION]

Anti spell be like.....

[@RanDoomPuff]

I think endymion is an archetype that actually uses pendulums in a unique way because the fact theyre spells actually means you get spell counters from your monsters which is kinda neat

[@Zetact_]

Even in the anime the characters struggled to understand how Pendulum cards worked, which while it was understandable given the plot of the anime it is also pretty funny when taken with real world knowlege. They didn't learn about the "destroyed Pendulum monsters go to the Extra Deck" rule until - no joke - 8 episodes in.

[@handtrap8868]

I don’t understand how pend is complex it’s just a continuous spell that special summons monsters when there is tow of them

[@jameshollister8294]

Im just tired of losing in 1 turn in master duel

[@GoldenKarelyt]

But odd eyes is cool :(

[@MiyaoMeow588]

Vaylantz are really cool and unique, it's a shame people largely use them for a boring FTK

[@sssdrake]

The irony that the cards that can be the most complicated and move in weird ways...all kinda do the same thing

[@BucketsnG10ves]

Cool video Joseph but how come we're getting all these video essay type videos and not getting the Vrains retrospective 🤔

[@nerfirelia8235]

I think the issue is that Yugioh has been trending towards generic extra deck staples pretty much since TOSS ended. So the optimal play for pendulum soup decks is to just spit out a bunch of monsters with their pend summon to go into those extra deck monsters. It is nice to see decks like Abyss Actors actually have a different gameplan and still be somewhat playable.

[@yugijak]

I think a full ritual pendulum archetype could be a fascinating system.

[@robertbauerle5592]

Every time someone talks about pendulums I always mention this, so here it is again:

[@xerael4659]

Abyss Actors is thematically my favorite deck. Absolutely makes sense that actors would swarm the stage and then go backstage once their part is over, waiting for the next scene. Hyper Director and Super Producer both working backstage, so they are both Extra Deck monsters, Comic Relief trolling people, Sassy Rookie, getting all the blame reflected onto him to protect bigger stars and Curtain Raiser being the main combo starter. Anti-spell is cringe, but after adding small Bystial engine and Starving Venom alongside Super Poly, it gave me a 9 game winning streak in Platinum in my first season of playing Master Duel against decks I've sometimes seen for the first time.

[@gast321]

I feel like it's not too late to give pendulum monsters 2 different scales based on where they're placed

[@LadyTsunade777]

One of my personal favorite archetypes is Solfachords. They are very unique and different from most other Pend strats, because they are meant to be a

[@apezplays9925]

Pendulum is such an interesting design space, so much cool stuff they could do. Shame Konami has their RnD department locked in a basement somewhere

[@spacewizardpip1111]

I know it’s a part of the Monster combos, but Endymion and Mythical Beasts I think used Pendulums really well. Using them as a Monster, or a spell to generate Spell Counters is really cool to me.

[@1997Nightwing]

I came back to Yugioh because of Pendulums, the anime suddenly showing you can summon a bunch of monsters to then use as Synchro or Xyz materials actually made the game seem simpler and more fun. Kinda sad to see how the mechanic has been handled in this game

[@Slothptimal]

Pendulum is a perfect fix for underpowered card types: Toon, Gemini, and Spirit.