History of Duel Links - The GX Era - Part 1

A deep look into the History of the releases of Duel Links, their impact on the game, and the overall meta over the course of the GX Era.
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Thank you all for watching, this has been a labor of love over the past few months and I'm just so happy that it came together in the end.
Playlist of Music in Order Played: • History of Duel Links ...
Resources Used for Research:
dlmold.weebly.com/
www.duellinksmeta.com/
roadoftheking.com/
duellinks.gamea.co/
yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Yu-Gi-...
yugipedia.com/wiki/Yugipedia
A special thanks to all of my friends who helped me with all the different stages of development, it truly means the world.
Video Chapters
Recap and Intro: 0:00
Generation Next: 0:53
GX World Launch: 3:12
Servants of Kings: 7:27
Dr. Crowler's Tricky Tests: 9:13
November 2017 Balance Update: 10:21
Galactic Origin: 11:36
KC Cup - November 2017: 13:48
Blades of Spirits: 14:45
Bonz and Arkana Unlock Events: 16:32
Primal Burst: 18:00
January 2018 Balance Update: 20:00
Selection Box Vol. 1: 21:36
Emergency Banlist 2018: 23:19
Resonance of Contrast: 24:15
KC Cup - February 2018: 25:28
Mokuba Kaiba Bingo Missions: 26:58
Abyss Encounters: 28:00
Structure Deck Destiny Rulers: 30:48
Rampage of the Forest: 32:02
Awaken! Rainbow Dragon!: 33:38

[@YTDan]

Hazy Flame, Gladiator Beast, Sea Stealth Attack... What a time to be a Duelist!

[@alexbruckshaw1448]

it really was

[@kindlingking]

Also Aliens being viable.

[@GSBroker]

Bamboo burn... what a time. The month I completely avoided ranked.

[@doublem3585]

Now instead we will have pendulum and arc v sooner. This is sad 😞

[@janaasplund7340]

Aswome video! I really enjoy playing duel links but were a bit late to the game, so I find this videos very interesting :)

[@Gigamex2]

14:08 "Ninjas came out of nowhere to surprise many players." Like real ninjas should!

[@HexManiac-nf1yg]

It's so incredibly fitting that they did that

[@zEr-ne5ri]

hopefully they were wearing blue.

[@runningoncylinders3829]

@@zEr-ne5ri I learned that from Goombah

[@zEr-ne5ri]

@@runningoncylinders3829 me too

[@istoleyunomilesbigmac]

I read this comment when he said it

[@drearydoll6305]

21:11 That was a nerf to make sure the owner couldn't just get an ancient gear beast on board if they go second as soon they get to play

[@Pie___]

Last night I saw the DM era video and thought to myself “oh, I hope he comes out with another soon” and my prayers seem to have been answered

[@sammydray5919]

Its so weird seeing all this craziness being documented like this when I actually had to play through these formats and remember everything he talks about as soon as the set cover shows up. This is such a fun watch 😁👍🏻

[@drearydoll6305]

17:27 Nope, it wasn't a duellinks exclusive card. It was release as in irl card in 2015 aka 2 years before getting in duellinks. It did even see irl meta play at some point as a way to do thing in main phase 2 without being afraid of S/T

[@Enseraku]

Yep, this card came out IRL in the set “Duelist Pack: Battle City” many years before Duel Links.

[@personpersonal5756]

Ye I was so confused when he said that

[@YukiJudai91]

Yeah def an error.

[@kirinni2021]

I think the fact Cyber Angels was very f2p friendly was what propelled it to Tier 0 so easily. You could essentially build it same day by levelling Alexis. And chances are you already had a Senju/Sonic Bird in year 1 anyway. The ladder was FLOODED

[@LightFykki]

I remember back when aliens were released. It was one of those archetypes that effectively were free-to-play, but still somehow competitive up to certain points; and very importantly, they were actually kinda fun to play with.

[@Sillimant_]

I'm still stunned how good this content is right out the gate

[@adriannaranjo4397]

_Chilling out with the crew in the schoolyard!_

[@jonmcknight18]

Finding trouble never looking too hard.

[@IrregularHunterDash]

_BACK IN CLASS THEY NEVER TAUGHT US THIS_

[@zvismay3164]

Game on get your game on

[@JCBro-yg8vd]

@@zvismay3164 Come on now, better play your cards right!

[@zvismay3164]

@@JCBro-yg8vd tough times hard climbs we’ll take em on together

[@dandeleon2764]

My favorite era of Duel Links. Also, Alexis STILL has the best OST of any character in DL.

[@x-mighty7602]

For me it's Akiza, but Alexis' ost is still pretty good.

[@themarshian5124]

The most sexiest yes but best, nah Also Alexis >>>> Akiza theme fact

[@rudyramadhana4127]

Hers and Akiza's duel theme are both great

[@Officialbenji91]

:Laugh in Mako tsunami's theme:

[@r4nd0mguy99]

@jejd isns The newer characters also have good themes, like Reginald and Quattro. I might not like ZEXAL a lot, but the music is pretty good.

[@thedom2753]

Oh boy that thumbnail is gonna give me PTSD

[@Serperi0r]

Alexis was my favourite character in GX but she suffered from shounen female characters where they are highly regard in-universe but the show will mistreat them to be damsel in distress to be saved and fall in love with the protagonist. Imagine my surprise when Cyber Angels were a meta deck that are still quite viable even now!

[@0047David]

Can't wait for the rest of this series. Great job so far

[@pyroflan1029]

Thanks for part 2, can't wait for the next parts. Great work

[@andresraffler]

I've never been anticipating a video as much as this one

[@patrickgannon4268]

Bro your putting out such high quality content thank you!

[@ilwallawallaro]

I was waiting for this. Nice video

[@claudiocassara6553]

Great video, can't wait for the next part!

[@TheChosenSeal]

Thank you for making this. It was really pleasant to live through nostalgic memories again with help of your videos. And I really love your way to edit these videos. Once again, thank you!

[@libra2753]

Crazy how well edited this video is. Your doing great man like the first part.

[@jamniest5468]

looking forward to the next one, keep up the good work.

[@mitchpich1604]

Dang ending right when I got into Duel Links. Great video and can't wait for the next!

[@Dio_kazuhira]

Loved this series so far. Can't wait for more.

[@yugiohdelta1234]

This videos have an excelent quality, feels like watching a super famous youtuber. Keep it up!!

[@Chook181]

I love the Falsebound Kingdom music you use in these videos! So much nostalgia!

[@ahmedkazama]

dude i love those history videos of yours, keep'em coming

[@EduardoWeidmanBarijan]

Awesome work as always

[@kojimayuhay]

Subscribed! Loved the first one, hyped for this second and looking forward to seeing the next ones. I thinks I got into DL around this time, I’ll see :)

[@k-dawgHI]

I love the quality in these videos!

[@condi_tv]

This series is amazing, well edited and great explanations. Would love to learn to edit like yourself.

[@baguettaroshish3507]

Banger, can't wait for part 2

[@logan6743]

Love these vids cant wait for the rest!

[@ucuucu3111]

been waiting for this, tq for uploading.

[@Natt2x]

Subbed and waiting for the next vid! Just started playing DM and watching its history is very very fun.

[@YukiJudai91]

Hi man. I've been playing since the pandemic started. Really love this series as I learn about the history of this game before I played. Keep it up! Thank you so much for your time and effort.

[@bug9888]

these are incredible, please keep it up

[@genkeikyou]

Nice job, was waiting since dm world vid

[@sammy_d2771]

Love it, looking forward to part 2😃

[@alvaroalmonfrey8455]

Amazing video, love archival content like this

[@zainy_inc154]

Great video man

[@ghostspyx5]

This is a great series, thank you

[@kite300]

I'm a year late and wow I can't explain how much I've been wanting to watch a video like this so... Thanks!

[@frankyquilavafireblast895]

Welcome to the big leagues Good Lord man, we’re only about a year into this and this is somehow crazier than I expected

[@Goose____]

Awesome vids my guy keep it up, can't wait for u to reach 5Ds

[@chaoos9788]

Another amazing video keep up the good work

[@justind9901]

keep up the good work!! love this content

[@Silulaya]

I know literally next to nothing about yugi-oh but the way you format these videos makes this information fascinating to me

[@ilya_minami]

These videos are really amazing and helpful

[@mrxyz]

Let's go I was waiting for that

[@Pitomin69]

Oh yess this is exactly what i'vr been waiting for

[@woolfgangmozrt20]

Please pretty please, dont make us wait 1 month for another video. This is top quality informative videos that we just cant get elsewhere.

[@rickyrobby2299]

As someone who joined duel links during the zexal era, this is a really cool and interesting history lesson; keep up the great content.

[@oko7390]

I was right. I totally enjoyed this video. You're doing such a great work with those videos, thank you man.

[@nightshard7651]

I didn’t think we would get it this early but I’m not mad. Great job

[@rabitt24]

Great Work keep going

[@jeh8944]

these are absolutely amazing

[@romeech9375]

these videos are absolute bangers

[@phoxniix69]

Wake up babe new The Law video, jokes aside really cool and enjoyable video so far keep up the great work!

[@PerfectCellGoat]

Dude, these OST's from Monster Coliseum are killing me with nostalgia. Loved that game as a kid.

[@D_Winds]

Another great vid!

[@maximilianomorganti7639]

Hey man, i know a video like this takes forever. But i got in this in channel because of this series, so please, i could watch a 30 of these lmao. Anyways, amazing work, 10/10 !!! Cheers from Argentina !

[@juliusmunchsndergaard8597]

I just want to say I adore the series I got my start and card games are playing duel links I found myself going oh yeah I remember that which was fun great series keep it up

[@makotoyuki4975]

The falsebound kingdom ost in the background is such a nc touch👌

[@Dawkinsdude20]

Yes! Ive been waiting for this! Right when Cyber Angels are unnerfed!

[@NARFNra]

I'm absolutely loving this series and glad you're making more, keep it up!

[@PaddySteadyGo]

This is pure nostalgia, thank you so much for the great work! Little critiques: It would be nice to see some decklists here and there.

[@bobbi5451]

21:12 Middle Aged Mechs mostly got nerfed by that, actually. If memory serves, most ST removal was quickplay at the time, so it didn't particularly matter whether your Castle was already on the field turn 1 or not for that. More importantly, it made sure that players could no longer easily summon Ancient Gear Beast when going second, which, surprisingly, had previously become the unofficial boss monster of the deck rather than Ancient Gear Golem, thanks to its ability to be summoned immediately on turn 2. The nerf effectively pounded the usage of Ancient Gear Beast into the ground.

[@tlsenator1221]

🥳 may this video be even more successful than the first

[@sammydray5919]

Gladiator Beasts baby!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@cassustheking1286]

I love your videos man

[@ems6706]

I really loved the pace of this era. It felt a bit slower and skillful but maybe I just have BEWD ptsd. Great video series. Keep up the good work!

[@Cassapphic]

I’m surprised you didn’t mention how the selection box had a hard cap on how many packs you could get with gems and if you wanted more than the small handful they gave you paying was your only option

[@parkouremaster]

I love the way he use the soundtrack of capsule monster in the background on every explanation.

[@aesir1ases64]

Good video, keept it up!

[@batturtle2665]

This video gives me Nostalgia for all these old formats

[@runningoncylinders3829]

April 2018 is when I found this little game. What a crazy time: Fur Hire Tier Zero on the horizon, Vampire, Sylvan, Amazoness, HERO, SSA, Spellbooks, and even Weevil Cancer decks made sure there'd be a lot of variety whenever I tried my hand at the pvp, all while obtaining and grinding the characters. I'm pretty nostalgic for early DL, and I'm always excited for what's next.

[@Marshenanigans]

You sound like you're in academia! Love your videos!!

[@covershopkid]

Great videos! But can I recommend adding deck lists screen shots to the videos when you talk about decks so we can see the whole thing rather than one specific part of the strategy you speak about?

[@evangelosalexiou3605]

You should do History of Duel Links and show as many decks meta as possible, it would be even better than Progression Series

[@Sokaras3]

Amazing video

[@TheManiacc45]

Hazy flame! My first ever KoG deck

[@bigmo2117]

He’s back POG

[@lukestanford4028]

get this man more subscribers

[@hastamanasti]

Great video! Only thing is that anti magic arrows wasn't duel links exclusive, it came out in the TCG in duelist pack battle city

[@anaser-ramy1847]

waiting for part 2

[@Straswa]

Great vid, I had no idea Hazys were that popular back then.

[@xXxSickology101xXx]

Back then lots of modded apk so they never guessed wrong

[@BLAQIrving]

I love these🙌

[@nevenwilson1492]

We need more please ❤❤❤

[@RyuDouro]

I played this game at this time. Feels good to relive the cards and find the themes again. Now I am to Google how much support those got specially the Bujin.

[@killiantruegames3670]

Awesome channel

[@NBJuli_]

ngl this is giving me nostalgia

[@worstspytf2824]

I suddenly want to play duel links again after starting to rewatch this series.

[@encryptico]

Loving this series about the past of Duel Links! It's so nice to see how the meta was and shaped around new releases.

[@Enseraku]

I started playing during the GX Era. I heard Aliens was budget friendly and also a competitively viable deck so I picked it up. I had so much fun during that era. So many fun and viable decks being played. I remember climbing up my way the ranked ladder with Aliens up to the tier right before King of Games (Legend I think?) and then quitting a little while after. But this was seriously the most fun I had with Yugioh in such a long time.

[@acicon]

When I got into Duel Links, DSOD was the new include. And as a person trying to get back into YGO (coming from the DM era), seeing the history of Duel Links as a game and learning about all these cards is immensely interesting. Can't wait to see more.

[@mochi355]

Cyber Angels was what got me into Duel Links

[@geossi]

It's a common misconception that Anti Magic Arrows were Duel Links exclusives when in fact they were released in the TCG back in 2015 in the Duelist Pack Battle City

[@GG_Nowa]

oh god a new one. as a tcg player i'm ready to be amazed again at what weird stuff was good in duel links that was just never good irl.

[@Iyoh101]

Hyped!