Top 10 Pendulum Evolutions

In previous videos we discussed all of the coolest and strongest monsters that evolved into Fusion, Synchro and Xyzs monsters and how their particular upgrade fared in the competitive metagame, or how they managed to reference or callback to their original counterparts.
So now it’s time to cover the best Pendulum Evolutions in the game, the ideas and themes they represent and why they managed to see competitive play.
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├ The List
Intro: (0:00)
10. Odd-Eyes Revolution Dragon: (0:19)
9. Zefraath: (4:05)
8. Master Pendulum, The Dracoslayer: (8:40)
7. Magical Abductor : (11:13)
6. Endymion, The Mighty Master of Magic: (13:40)
5. Chaos Emperor, The Dragon of Armageddon: (16:06)
4. Mythical Beast Jackal King: (19:16)
3. Archfiend Eccentrick: (21:42)
2. Superheavy Samurai Monk Big Benkei : (24:08)
1. Astrograph Sorcerer: (28:08)
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[@Rhino-n-Chips]

I can't emphasize enough how much I love that these lists not only cover how the original differs mechanically, but also anime, lore, or aesthetic reasons as well. Makes it so much more entertaining than just explaining the text on the card, as let's be honest, a huge portion of the fanbase got into it for the visuals, so they deserve some examining.

[@williamdrum9899]

Nice profile pic. Brings back memories of playing on my uncle's old Gateway PC at Thanksgiving

[@youwayo]

Top cards that bypass game rules/mechanics (i.e Double Summon and Makyura the destructor).

[@Nanachiiky]

Number 1 red reboot

[@thegreatdeviljagras8863]

​@@Nanachiiky Number one also Shock Master

[@mjul7003]

DO IT

[@Nanachiiky]

@@thegreatdeviljagras8863 The list is only Number 1s but it goes from 1a to 1j

[@paulapt4830]

This is a good idea

[@Tuskor130]

Honestly card evolutions is one of my all time favorite aspects of Yugioh. It's always such a delight going to my local shop and getting like 8 packs of the newest set just to check out the new cards and seeing stuff like Mimicking Man-Eater Bug, Dark Dimensional Soldier, Fierce Tiger Monghu, and Maha Vailo, Light of the Heavens. I like how this game has gone on for long enough that iconic old cards can just be given modernized evolutions, and it's always fun seeing how antiquated effects get redone to fit the standard gamestate. Hell, we just got an archetype that supports HUNGRY BURGER. This game is so cool.

[@benjaminroos2996]

As a Yuya-based pendulum player (yes in this hellish meta) I love this! I play performapal, magician, and odd-eyes cores but am updating to Z-ARC centered when overlord comes out

[@kauanjos3199]

You forgot to mention revolution dragon is also a 12 scale, the highest number you can get in a scale while z-arc has 1. It's the complete opposite and its such a nice detail

[@Snowiiwastaken]

Supreme King Gate Infinity has a scale of 13.

[@magicball3201]

There are effects that let you modulate scales, so saying that X is the highest number is inaccurate as nothing stops you from just using a spell card to increase a scale then recycle it to use again

[@JoaoBlopes]

We have 0 and 13 pendulum scales but yeah, I love when they do things like this

[@captainmunchlax4808]

@@magicball3201 false, cards that raise or lower scales will often say something along the lines of (limit 1 or zero) or on the high end (limit 12 or 13) so there literally is a hard limit

[@Crowgioh]

What about the new card Supreme celestial king odd eyes arc ray dragon it has the ultimate scale of 13, and it's the literal light counterpart of Zarc

[@asura48]

I like the little splash of lore to show the synergy between lore and gameplay/strategy/ archetype mechanics

[@mateusrp1994]

One cool thing about Endymion is not just how better and stronger at manipulating spell counters he became, but how he became more efficient as well. Whenever he uses his negate, he has to return a monster you can place spell counters on to the hand to do it, but he gets any spell counters that monster might had, meaning there's no waste of spell counters with him.

[@alfhifauzan4307]

Unless you return endymion himself with spell counter. It will be wasted

[@hexyboo2796]

And then you can just re place the card you returned, which will likely be pendulum, meaning you just technically used a spell for more counters

[@YasserDjoko]

@@hexyboo2796 Or you can just resummon the returned monster to a zone Selene points to. There's great versatility when playing Endymion.

[@darryljack6612]

I think what i like most about pendulum evolutions over all other evolutions. Is that there is an in anime reason as to why a monster might be a pendulum. With the rebirth of everyone into the pendulum dimension at the end of Arc-V. Not only that but it seems that a lot of pendulum evolved monsters even have in lore reasons as to their evolutions like in the case with Endymion. Also i love how you made this list not just with playability in mind, but also taking into account a card's lore and or relation the anime.

[@SoxUnleashed]

Great video DuelLogs but one correction for sure needs to be made. Endymion the Mighty Master of Magics Pendulum Scale Effect doesn't destroy cards up to the total of spell counters used for its summom (IE 6) but rather based on how many cards you currently control that can have spell counters placed onto them (IE with a maxed out board would be 11) [6 monsters including Endymion, 4 Potential Spells and Traps (5th one was where Endymion was in scale) and 1 for the Field Spell. Other than that amazing video!

[@YasserDjoko]

And it's a non targeting pop, which is another great perk. Endymion doesn't get the praise he deserves as one of the most useful boss monsters in the game.

[@lgp5619]

​@@YasserDjokoeasily one of the best yeah. Also because so many players refuse to read it.

[@YasserDjoko]

@@lgp5619 Their loss lol. Also probably because of how generally non linear a Mythical Endymion deck's play style can be, which some people can't handle.

[@admontblanc]

@@YasserDjoko "Also probably because of how generally non linear a Mythical Endymion deck's play style can be" definitely this, I was just watching Lithium's old video from 4 years ago, when Endymion debuted in the OCG, and a lot of people were shocked that the deck had apparently flopped, but then you would check out the one list that Lithium showed in that video from some random OCG tournament and it was dreadful, absolute garbage that only someone who doesn't understand the mechnic would come up with.

[@MegaMetal96]

The ironic part about odd-eyes revolution dragon being a foil to Z-ARC is that it’s going to be one of the decks main searchers once the Z-ARC support arrives.

[@tinypokemon6655]

Bro I’ve been messing around with the new z-arc support in edopro and have to say it’s really good. Can’t wait to get it in the TCG

[@MegaMetal96]

@@tinypokemon6655 same. Supreme king gate magician is going to get hit on the banlist in no time

[@xCorvus7x]

Konami seems to like opponents in the lore to play together in real life. Aluber is a great card in Branded decks and I'm pretty sure there are other examples but I can't recall them exactly.

[@Deathmare235]

⁠@@xCorvus7x shit I was literally gonna mention albaz also heroes are one none of them like each other

[@Deathmare235]

@@xCorvus7x I’m guessing it’s cause the archetype tell the story including both bad and good characters

[@Did_No_Wrong]

Surprised you didn't mention Chronograph Sorcerer as a honorable mention during the Astrograph Sorcerors section seeing as it is also a upgraded form of timegazer magician.

[@ianr.navahuber2195]

probably becasue astrograph at least appeared in the anime

[@4GRJ]

Anime-wise it wouldn't make sense as Astrograph is the evolution and fusion of Timegazer and Stargazer When Yuya was going sicko mode, you can see two cards fly from his duel disk then merge to form Astrograph

[@ianr.navahuber2195]

@@4GRJ Wouldn't that mean Chronograph is Astrograph's female counterpart?

[@lucasalarcon3230]

​@@ianr.navahuber2195 Both are males one is startgazer and the other one is timegazer they mirror dark magician and dark magician girl stats

[@ianr.navahuber2195]

@@4GRJ So Astrograph is Stargazer as the dominant component in the fusión? While Chronograph is when Timegazer Is the dominant part?

[@daniel1004x]

I don't think Endymion gets to pop equal the number of counters removed (would be nice). It pops cards up to the cards you can put spell counters on currently on your field.

[@alfhifauzan4307]

True

[@lgp5619]

Yup. And people never read the full card so its easy to do it.

[@namle-jk3id]

@@lgp5619 right,in the past i was using cubic deck and duel with a guy playing endymion i was get close to win while have crimson nova on board but he acti master magic eff and destroy my field i was shock bc i never thought that monster has such a sick power

[@namle-jk3id]

@@lgp5619 you can even bait opponents to force them use all the negate and finally use his eff to wipe the board

[@shapular]

Even Duel Logs can't read Endymion.

[@JABRIEL251]

I really enjoyed the lore explanations. Big Benkei's was especially touching.

[@akirajotaro]

It should be noted that Benkei was based on a real historical person. The real Benkei was a warrior monk who served the samurai lord, Minamoto no Yoshitsune, who is represented by Prodigy Warrior. Benkei was said to have died standing after fighting to the end, defending his lord and stopping their enemies from claiming his head. Gong and Yuya's bond mirror Benkei and Yoshitsune's friendship.

[@ianr.navahuber2195]

It lets me feel at peace with SuperheavySamurai's playstyle became like infernity's extra deck vomit machine playstyle. it at least fits with gong's character arc. now the only thing remaining to bring it full circle is support that rewards you for going back to the original SHS playstyle of "attacking in DEF Position" as a "the style may change, but the tradition still lives own" (besides just handcapping you by not playing S/T)

[@kaikai8702]

This video makes me want the Duel Terminal lore explained by Duel Logs similar to what he did with the Abyss Lore

[@unpopularweeb8535]

Now that would be a very long video, or would be split into at least 10 parts.

[@ladonmccabe]

I know ive seen a lot of opinions online saying red eyes and odd eyes dont have any real synergy, but ive managed to make a pretty decent fusion of the two archetypes. Its not topping locals, but its still decent and really fun

[@rcoderprogramming7727]

Did u add furious borrel dragon? I'll play any deck that can churn my boi out

[@killingzero]

Doriado had a pendulum upgrade but I don't know the lore reasons. But I did love all the lore talk for Benkei and the Zefra cards.

[@ProCrow7]

That lore dump on zefraath was crazy

[@DominusZeikyu]

I really like your summary of the lore of the cards on the list and how they came to be and why, incredible video and I love it a lot. Well done brother!

[@Zakading]

Found it really odd that you didn't mention at all that Archfiend Eccentrick also synergizes with a lot of Archfiend monsters (including Heiress) by triggering their "when destroyed by card effect" effects.

[@cdg670]

I loved how you explained each card's evolution and the functioning of their respective engines or archetype while also pointing out the relationship between the lore and the mechanics and how the actual characteristics of the cards reflected the story of the characters and events implied. I'd love to see you do a series in which you narrate and explain the stories of the archetypes and different cards involved in said stories, while showing how those events and characters are portrayed in the actual mechanics and way the archetype and cards work, just as you dis here. I don't know if you have done something like that already, but I don't see that others have done it in such a detailed way as you did in this video; so, if would be awesome if you consider it as a possible idea for a new series. Thanks a lot for the videos. ❤

[@bigboi1265]

Pendulum, my beloved

[@ianr.navahuber2195]

Seing DuelLogs talk about the lore / flavour / anime / manga reasons for the card design, is so fascinating to see and hear 24:50 I really wish Retrain Big Benkei AT LEAST had the Pendulum effect: " "Superheavy Samurai" monsters on the field can attack while in face-up Defense position, and if they do, apply their DEF for damage calculation." So it at least let you have the option of the original SHS style. As even if it completely powercrepts Big Benkei, it's legacy still lives on

[@hattanalshutaifi4587]

Interesting when there gonna be both link and ritual evolutions of duel monsters

[@use_spore3512]

You should do a video on cards that were screwed over most by link monsters being added! It would be so interesting! Love your content!

[@Kei-ye8if]

Characters like Gong are so fun and silly conceptually. The idea that you have to "train" to use a TCG mechanic is so funny. And whenever characters "get stronger", it always just translates to them having new cards they didn't have before.

[@mrummgoat53]

Endymion doesnt destroy cards up to the spell counters removed. After being summoned it counts how many cards you have that can have spell counters then destroys up to that many. Also it needs at least 1 spell counter on it for its targeting and destruction immunity

[@kayc9495]

Good Video and thank you for explaining the Lore.

[@prinnynaito]

I really like the video. The analisis of Odd-eyes and the representation of Yuya's Character in their effects.

[@GuyInHisOwnWorld]

Always love these lore heavy videos

[@rooxon7344]

I really love how you talk about the lore of the cards in addition to what they are in the card game! Where do you find these stories?

[@wingsablaze8386]

Oh boy I hope we see the link versions soon!

[@B-Ran_the_Man]

This is the longest evolutuon video so far. Each card having 150-181 words will do that! Rest your lungs and eyes, Mr. DuelLogs

[@Rhino-n-Chips]

Recent videos have a lot of effort put in, and it shows, the dude works super hard, hope he's won't burn himself out.

[@Luna-Starfrost]

I love it when the Lore Logs comes trough here and then

[@ssj2mejor58]

I love this kind of videos full with lore... I would like to see more of this kind of thing.. or at least know where I can find it. Anyway, thanks for the video and Good Luck!

[@grimvengeance7445]

Odd Eyes archetype is my favourite in the entire TCG, it has so many options and themes while also utilises a very nice piece of artworks

[@tinypokemon6655]

As a superheavy samurai player before and after the support yeah the pendulums really helped the deck and are super fun… then they banned scarecrow

[@gonzalosibaja801]

Thanks!

[@jai249]

That big benkei arc seems to reflect the actual Benkei’s journey through life, and prodigy Ushiwakamaru/yoshitsune, haven’t seen the new anime but yea

[@timaeus777]

Yo man your videos are so great and informative, could you do yugioh lore videos, like explaining the archetype annd how they are related to each other

[@MateFold]

Eccentric is also an odd combination of stats of attributes that makes her one of the best Small World bridges for Numeron strategies. Thanks to it Small World can search Lava Golem from Numeron Wall and viceversa. In Runick dominance it can be used to search a copy of Invader of Darkness.

[@onagda]

I enjoy when Himura describes things in a card game as "cute"

[@alfhifauzan4307]

You forget to mention that Mythical Beast Master Cerberus is revolution of Mythical Beast Cerberus (effect monster)

[@webtely]

Man I am gonna miss this series when it gets over, only links left now 😢

[@Ninja_Geek]

How about the top 10 archetypes that can bypass their chosen special summoning method. Zoodiacs, any of the contact fusion archetypes like Neos, ABC, Gladiator Beasts, etc. Megaliths.

[@mocmeo4425]

No matter how many times he has explained Endymion i still can't fully remember its effects

[@rafi...___]

11:19 "magical something" feels like that kid in park reasoning for his invincible armor

[@kajin807]

More videos on how decks would be cool. Like d/d/d, speedroids, shs, zeffra

[@bikinibottom4204]

Eccentrick is adorable. The lore potential is massive

[@supremeking6694]

You know what’s funny? That “Astrograph Sorcerer” is not anymore a combination between Stargazer and Timegazer Magician, since “Chronograph Sorcerer” exists now.

[@slevinchannel7589]

...Say, someone shares my dream surely, of having old, generic Cards get an Upgrade? I play a Unique self-made Deck that is no Archtype, truly unique.

[@XerxesTheUndead]

Another thing about Magical Abductor is that it is an indirect reference to Misty Treadwell from 5Ds since in Duel Links Carly Carmine has a voice line when summoning Magical Exemplar

[@RickKouwen]

I really want to see, Top 10 equip cards With the first years having good once, NK Isolde braking some spells, and some new once thed just are combo cards

[@yungafrica6022]

ENDYMIONS 🔷♦️🧐📖📖📖

[@tazzilla]

Can you make a video summoning Shooting Quasar Dragon, easy cards to use in combo

[@alialluaibi3008]

Please do Top 10 cards with soft once per turn !

[@vergillives9890]

There are alot

[@alialluaibi3008]

@@vergillives9890 most used in the meta

[@newbplaygames]

@@alialluaibi3008 still a lot

[@dudebladeX]

So since we saw the Chaos Emperor Dragon Pendulum Evolution in this video, is it safe to assume that the Black Luster Soldier Link Evolution will be featured in the Link Evolution video? And yeah, I would personally consider Accesscode to be an evolution of Decode Talker. Not by way of effect (Though the ATK gain can kinda be generic among the Code Talkers), but because of the Skill that the main protagonist uses, Storm Access. Storm Access to access Accesscode is a neat way of referencing the bond that the main protagonist and Ai had, as it encapsulates the evolution of the Code Talkers, especially since it's one Link Rating higher than the other more traditional Code Talker monsters.

[@JavierDelTaco]

There is chronograph sorcerer which is an evolution of timegazer magician

[@Fwincumber]

You should make a best fusion substitute cards

[@Ohthatguy1.5]

Could you do top 10 best Field spells if you haven’t already

[@Shiro-ch7uu]

isnt chronograph sorcerer the ture form of timegazer? and astrograph of stargazer? or are they both fusions of em, just diffrent ones?

[@sammeyphammey349]

It would have really satisfying to hear that super heavy monk was a long lost dicendent of total defense shogun

[@kennydarmawan13]

You should do Runeterra videos soon.

[@ReifinDFanchon]

Came for the Top 10 List, stay for the lore.

[@exafawn]

Odd-Eyes Revolution is the final form of Odd-Eyes Phantom, since they're both from the manga

[@dajohnniesanders6997]

Finally someone got it right

[@thatman666]

Phantom Dragon's Final Form was actually God-Eyes Phantom Dragon.

[@dajohnniesanders6997]

@@thatman666 and all-eyes phantom dragon too. It's not unheard of for one monster having multiple evolved forms

[@thatman666]

@@dajohnniesanders6997 same card, I just hated the TCG name.

[@gyppygirl2021]

I think Revolution is from a different manga that doesn't follow the regular Arc-V manga story, but rather the anime story. So yeah, it's an evolution of Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon.

[@joseph-pf5fr]

I noticed that the number under the red scale is always the same as the one under the blue scale.its really weird if you really think about it

[@Ramsey276one]

They never tried anything with that! Q_q

[@joseph-pf5fr]

@@Ramsey276one what does Q_q mean

[@Ramsey276one]

@@joseph-pf5fr giving different Pendulum Scales to a monster

[@akmalfakhruddin7285]

Yeah they should experiment with it. Different scales when put at right or left scales.

[@CrnaStrela]

@@akmalfakhruddin7285 there is a card like that but it's very niche and not good and they just gave up doing anything about it. They fucking promised that the later pendulum cards blue and red scale could be different to add complexity to pendulum strategy but it seems they forgor completely about it

[@dely9999]

14:29 Actually Endymion's effect doesn't work like that: You can destroy cards up to the number of cards that you control that you can put Spell Counters on it... that mean that whe you summon him you can destroy up to 12 cards (if you have a full board of Spell Counter Cards and even an Extra Link)

[@euler2117]

Top 10 one card starters please!

[@Ramsey276one]

Eccentrik is searchable by Heiress but not be Fusion Material for Manifestation... But I can Synchro Metaphys Horus and get a monster donation... Can't ever decide if she can stay in S Archfiend Deck or not...

[@duelingbub]

I'm 50% sure u can bring out zefrath with the spell card a wild monster appears!

[@paulfitzgerald762]

Today I leaned my hate for pendulums > my love for DuelLogs vods

[@vergillives9890]

Pendulums so good glad they got retrains

[@RocketPoweredTrashCan]

Mythical Beast Cerberus and Mythical Beast Master Cerberus might have been a closer dynamic towards how both the original and the retrain are more trained towards spell counters and gaining ATK for losing or paying those Spell Counters.

[@slevinchannel7589]

Say, someone shares my dream surely, of having old, generic Cards get an Upgrade?

[@mynameisethan182]

The last time Zefra was actually good as an engine was shortly after Swordsoul came out. I topped a couple tournaments with pendulum swordsoul using the Zefra engine. Since the scales were Wyrms they allowed me to reveal them for the swordsouls. It edged out the mirror match against Tenyi Swordsoul quite often due to the backrow the Zefra engine could snag. Chixao and Baronne backed up with Divine Strike and Nine Pillars was just gross.

[@alanyang7801]

Top 10 decks that help/teach new/returning players get the gist of the current YGO meta

[@mmmsheehoo]

When are we getting pends with diff scales depending on where you place them on the scale

[@wibusentolop6671]

25:05, i think mr.logs did hambone a lil bit

[@Deathmare235]

Btw astrograph sorcerer isn’t the combined form of both of them only stargazer timegazer’s counterpart is chronograph sorcerer

[@FleurxKageShi]

I really love the heavystrong style evolution, it's a shame the new support is just being usef as generic boss monster spam.

[@DigiTism]

Endymion can only search a Spell if he’s destroyed while holding a Spell Counter. He also can’t be targeted or destroyed while he has a Spell Counter.

[@NexeL_NKC]

Will someone tell me where to find the Duel Terminal lore? Albaz and World Legacy are epic, but I think I missed out on DT!

[@xitrinean]

Top cards that have spell speed 4 effects (updated)

[@enlongjones2394]

Who thought “magical something” was a good idea? Exemplar, Absorber, Abductor. That’s a nice set of names that sound related.

[@CrnaStrela]

The same person who called a card "Dr. Frankerderp" maybe

[@Crowgioh]

I am pretty sure the light counterpart of Supreme king zarc is Supreme celestial king odd eyes arc ray dragon

[@ceadvin3767]

endymion pop cards up to the number of cards you control that can have spell counter, not the amount of spell counter you remove

[@newbplaygames]

including himself so you can at least pop 2 cards on his summon

[@Shadow8332]

The endymion non target destruction effect was incorrectly stated. It can destroy cards on the field up to the number of cards you control that have a spell counter. It is not up to the amount of spell counters removed. Duellogs is getting sloppy.

[@daface7976]

Chronograph sorcerer is the evolution of timegazer and astrograph is the evolution of stargazer, not both

[@Aryan0207]

Could you do a top 10 rogue / anti meta decks of 2023 next?

[@juanpablouriascruz1411]

Top 10 battle position changing effects

[@zaneallen9814]

Can you please do a top 10 pendulum arktypes to get nerfed in master rule 4 or the top 10 card that were weaker in the anime

[@JmagsHero]

I thought S.H. Sam Big Benkei was related to the Armed Samurai Ben Kei?

[@ReederMG]

Top 10 cards with Spell Speed 2 Destruction

[@dajohnniesanders6997]

Odd-eyes revolution dragon is an evolved form of odd-eyes phantom and odd-eyes dragon phantasmas

[@paulgastardo]

Slight flavour fail regarding Luster Peendulum and Igknights: Dinoster Power can be made with Luster P and any Dinomist Majester Paladin can be made with Luster P and a level 4 Majespecter Ignister Prominence is NOT POSSIBLE with Luster P and Igknights as they do not have a lever 4 tuner

[@boy19901]

Top 10 equip cards that change monster stats

[@lax5896]

Not enough people are taking about the connection between SHS Monk warrior and prodigy.

[@matthewdodd1262]

Top 10 cards which have the 'this card is always treated as "xxx" card' text on it

[@melvinshine9841]

Top 10 Anti-Dark Monster Cards Top 10 Main Deck Boss Monsters

[@youtubelurker7364]

Top 10 rogue decks

[@Foster0174]

Top Master Duel cards you need to craft, cuz they're only in the Master Pack

[@rabehaymen6530]

Top 10 card that mentioned number between (100-10000) , one card per number

[@tomcurl8034]

I think there should be a duel terminal anime