Top 10 XYZ Evolutions

[@HektorMD]

My god Duel Logs, this video is nuts. I mean, every one of them are, but this went over the top because of the manga illustrations, and the research behind every spot. I'm a huge fan of your content, and truly waiting for it every week. Thanks a lot!

[@In.New.York.I.Milly.Rock.]

Utopia Prime's actual effect is being an extra material for 99/Zeus

[@owensimpson7156]

With that Attack stat I need it off the board as quick as possible, gives me the serious ick

[@zdelrod829]

​​​@@owensimpson7156 Just be glad it doesn't have the stats of Barox (1380/1530 on a level 5 vanilla fusion monster)

[@lordadamant8182]

@@zdelrod829 I think I'm gonna throw up remembering that card.

[@TimothyGod]

​@@zdelrod829 don't forget the spooky castle with weird numbers

[@zdelrod829]

@@TimothyGod Castle of Dark Illusions with its 920/1130 stat line?

[@Hiyori800]

Funfact: Evilswarm Exciton Knight is based on Kamen Rider Black, not just in how they look but also in being a former evil weapon that now fights agaisnt those who gave them their powers. They also have a sword that looks very similar.

[@CaliburXL99]

Damn as a rider fan, how did I not notice 😔 Good eye dude.

[@patriotnguyen2721]

fights agaisnt those who gave them their powers is like... most kamen riders. Final episode of wizard pointed that out. Tho Exciton Knight eyes look exactly like SIC KR Black

[@Hiyori800]

@@patriotnguyen2721 I know that's the base for the Kamen Riders, but the visuals and sword are very Black inspired.

[@dearickangelonej.legaspi6686]

Add in being revived/empowered later on by a celestial body and his ability to wipe the field on its own

[@reaflor91]

Noir and Ex Happiness are actually the opposite ends of what Purrely could become if raised well. According to the story in Sleepy memory, Lyly is a show pet, designed to be shown off and bedazzle the audience. But in turn it's grown cold and apathetic, only caring about its own appearance and ignoring anything else (hence the unaffected status). Ex Happiness on the other hand, is the epitome of a loyal friend, having the strength to protect its owner, and defeating any foe it comes across. It also makes a lot of sense, since Purrely is a stray, that was raised with love and care.

[@tontonfox]

I love the story of this archtype so much that I am building the deck

[@kingmuizz708]

im building the deck and thats adorable but sad

[@punishedlugey8087]

TL;DR?

[@zoesequeira5388]

@@punishedlugey8087 Noir said, Happiness happy

[@smoker6683]

Top 10 reasons to keep on living

[@michaelkask5674]

Ranking in at number 10 Still waiting for the utopia link monster

[@gericjohnm.olivar9563]

@@michaelkask5674 number 69: utopia utopius

[@dantesparda4610]

And at number 1, is the day electrumite comes off the ban list

[@jraucher]

Cause One Piece manga still keeps going.

[@Honest_Mids_Masher]

Thanks for watching :)

[@kalebdoesthings]

The hope theme for Utopia makes sense when you realize the Japanese name for Utopia is actually Hope

[@thisgoddamusernamestoodamnlong]

I mean Utopia is also pretty tied in with the hope theme, even if it carries some different connotations.

[@unpopularweeb8535]

"BuT iT's A gIrLs NaMe" Somebody at Konami US

[@thisgoddamusernamestoodamnlong]

@@unpopularweeb8535 who names their child hope?

[@doubled2194]

@@thisgoddamusernamestoodamnlong A ton of people actually

[@EpicSmasher2]

@thisgoddamusernamestoofuck2694 Hope is a very common name. In English and in other languages. (Tesfaye is an example)

[@Luna-Starfrost]

I'm dying. The way he explained Purrelys was so adorable 🥹💕

[@1346528000]

The "Utopia" being a desperate hope makes sense since the name of the "Utopia" monsters in Japanese is Hope. Number 39 Utopia is named in japanese Kibō'ō Hope which literally means King of Wishes, Hope.

[@JoshDoesAThing108]

He also shouts, with feeling, "HOOOOOOOOOOPE!!!"

[@dudono1744]

that kinda fits with the stupid names of yuma's monsters

[@Endershock1678]

39 is a pretty good number in Japan, as it not only means 希望 (hope), but is also a shorthand way of saying サンキュー, or Thank you... Also Miku.

[@jk844100]

The localisation team for the TCG called it Utopia instead of Hope because…. And I’m not joking…. “Hope is a girl’s name”.

[@1346528000]

@@dudono1744 You mean Yuma?

[@Rhino-n-Chips]

I love that the lists are going into the lore a bit, even if you only care about gameplay, knowing the card's place in a story explains its design philosophy. Like how Qixing Longyuan draws a card because he killed Mo Ye. Or how Kashtira represent anger, which is why so many people get pissed when they realize they're facing them.

[@Neopumper666]

When I learned of VFD I was told it meant "Very Fun Dragon" because of how "fun" the meta became with that card... I thought it was true until not too long ago lol

[@randomcatname7792]

Yeah the name is a sarcastic meme and I love it lol

[@eonflutehza131]

I never did learn why it was named vfd until this video

[@eonflutehza131]

Now I forgot why it's VFD since it has been a while since i seen the video LOL

[@williamdrum9899]

​​@@eonflutehza131 The Latin phrase "Vicarius Filii Dei" (The Representative of the Son of God)

[@krabbekage2124]

My heart melted after witnessing the Purrely part

[@ShadowBaofu]

According to the wiki, VFD stands for Vicarius Filii Dei, or Vicar of the Son of God. Which sounds pretty badass, you are literally summoning The Beast from Revelations.

[@lordpaulphilippfernandez9904]

Everyone knows it's the Very Fun Dragon, which scares the crap out of every player

[@r3zaful]

​@@lordpaulphilippfernandez9904f the fuhrer

[@cheesepuffsthings]

"7th Dragon flashbacks intensify."

[@DaneeBound]

22:15 incidentally, he was even killed off in the True Draco storyline. I guess they really wanted to make extra sure he would not come back.

[@Deathmare235]

I mean he’s the main boss they’d have to kill him

[@ikiry0830]

I really like how you cover not just the mechanical effects but how they interact with the flavour of the designs. That sort of interlink is one of my favorite things for games to have.

[@noivernsygoworld7529]

Noir's Entry was so wholesome i love it

[@knightofendor8384]

Cant say I was aware of the Hope Harbinger & Titanic Moth connection. This is what happens when Zexal is the only series I didn’t watch I suppose.

[@Thememester439]

Well, in the anime I'm pretty sure Hart never dueled. He was suck throughout most of the series and didn't have a deck I don't think

[@justabean5869]

Heads up, those cards and that whole plot point connecting them are from the manga, which makes em even more obscure.

[@ryanager8029]

Yeah these are the manga versions. Like how the Vision HERO and Light and Darkness Dragon were GX manga cards

[@afeathereddinosaur]

Honorable mention to Digital Bugs. If you play with them or at least read their cards, you'll notice their common themes and how it runs around card evolution and adaptation.

[@chkmte1304]

"Hope Harbinger is related to-" Ah yes the classic galaxy eyes car- "-Titanic Moth" *HUH*

[@JustB_0223]

Harbringer* i know Harbinger is correct but he was very determined in maintaining the name as "Harbringer"

[@soukenmarufwt5224]

The LORE is based on manga Galaxy Eyes. Proof Duel Logs has no idea what he talking about when it comes to card lore

[@NeosSimp]

Wait didn’t he do that exactly. What did I miss?

[@chkmte1304]

@@JustB_0223 Lmao fair enough

[@randomcatname7792]

@@soukenmarufwt5224 Ok so where was he wrong when he said how the card was created in the maga then? The card itself changed from one to the other, while it's definitely a Galaxy card and not at all related to moth, the card itself literally changed into it

[@TheCburg10]

Love how you tied the effects to the cards lore!!! Great video!! Card lore is just as entertaining as the impact the cards have had on the Meta

[@trentonalbers3981]

I really enjoyed how DuelLogs went over the lore of the cards on this list, especially the Purrelly archetype. Also, I remember when Exciton Knight first came out and it warped the tournament scene around it for a while.

[@lulukomadori9651]

We need more duelogs bringing up the yugioh manga, that should have an top 10, specially with the different decks used like jaden with masked heroes and other mcs This was really good, going out the way to explain the card background, what they relate too, etc

[@justsightseeing1]

After reading ocg structures, other yugioh manga felt bleh for me

[@CrnaStrela]

@@justsightseeing1 true, probably because we played the game in regular basis. Other yugioh manga felt like normal fantasy story to me, but OCG structure felt like recipe book for cooking.

[@TheDuelLogs]

We have a script writer on staff who is a mega anime fan, so look forward to more anime videos in the future!

[@jaspertyler4557]

28:56 "Unless your opponent happens to have some last HOPE" That is the absolute best pun I have ever heard.

[@MafiaCow01]

I learned far more about card lore here than I expected. Nice one

[@philosopherofnewtime8859]

About the destruction effects of the three main deck true kings it is they fight the 3 archetypes related to their attribute and destroy them in the lore. (lythosagym against zoodiac, agnimahuzd against metalfoes and bahrastos against the crystrons) it is also the case that all 3 are evil counterparts to 3 true dracos (lyth to dreiath, agni to ignis heat and bahra to dinomight)

[@soma467]

The story of the evolutionof this cards are really beautifull

[@formerctgovernordannelmall1452]

I had no clue that was the origin of the VFD acronym, when I looked it up a while ago all the results I found implied it was something different and didn’t even mention those monsters. But being a combination of the 3 original monsters makes way more sense than some crap like “Very Fucking Dragon” which, no joke, is one of the results I had found 😂

[@evil_cat181]

Very fun dragon

[@formerctgovernordannelmall1452]

@@evil_cat181 Very Fun Dragon was the most common answer. Just had to give the other example because it was so ridiculous lol

[@DigiTism]

@@formerctgovernordannelmall1452 “very fun dragon” is the inside joke name it got. It’s said with sarcasm because playing against VFD doesn’t make the game very fun to play.

[@soukenmarufwt5224]

The joke isn't funny. VFD is the OCG name of Calamities. The joke was made in distain for the card. Which was never a funny meme on both formats

[@formerctgovernordannelmall1452]

@@soukenmarufwt5224 man I hope you’re a more fun duelist than you are a youtube commenter

[@jacobpartin4553]

That purely archetype is really well made

[@Billy_Wyatt]

Dark Matter Dragon is so badass yet busted af. Would love to see a reworked version of that monster down the line that is useable but not too broken.

[@burningfox4974]

I honestly can’t wait for Purely, Nemurella, and Mikanko to enter MD cause I love cute archetypes.

[@akiradkcn]

Same

[@codename1176]

I cannot wait for Nemurella

[@melvinshine9841]

It just dawned on me that the three monsters you send to the GY with Dark Matter Dragon are actually referenced in the artwork with those three wailing souls. Top 10 Link-1 Monsters Top 10 Cards That Can Set/Activate Spells or Traps Directly From The Deck Top 10 Worst Continuous Spell Cards Top 10 Worst Warrior Effect Monsters Top 10 Synchro Tuners Top 10 Pendulum Extra Deck Monsters

[@josephsheehan6079]

I love that the new videos are going into lore reasons for cards being the way they are.

[@Ralloris]

Exciton Knight's effect isn't even all that removed from Sentinel and Roach when you think about it as Sentinel and Roach are only able to stop big monsters but Knight has evolved enough to defeat them instead, turning a stop gap to dealing with them into the ability to just do it himself. I like that story and evolution.

[@xCorvus7x]

28:17 You'd have to use the Level 8 Amorphage Goliath, not Sloth, since Sloth is Level 6 and Arkbrave only revives Level 7 and 8 Dragons. It's funny that all the Amorphage monsters have the same effect (except that the effect of the Level 2 and 4 ones is only active, if they have been Pendulum summoned or flipped face-up).

[@genesis4322]

I never really think of non xyzs that get transformed in to xyzs. Cool idea.

[@metallama8988]

Loved this video! I don’t much about the ygo lore, and getting some insight into old archetypes was super interesting.

[@Kyoko_]

This is the best YGO channel on KZbin, hands down.

[@CobaltDraco]

Titanic Moth and Hope Harbinger do have one other similarity: Their overall body plan. A humanoid torso with a bug-like abdomen alongside two feather-like protrusions where the legs would be. Wings sprouting from their shoulders with humanoid arms. Harbinger even has some antenna on its head.

[@martinmespiespinosa7218]

Interesting concept of checking lore reason of the evolution, and how it change their effects. And for the request of the week, how about "Top 10 fairy type monsters" 🇲🇽😎👍🇲🇽

[@vareos9874]

i still remember playing a deck with 2 skull dread and 2 dark matter dragon in mr4 when the guardragons came out. any 2 8s made the first dark matter to send guardragon garmides, promineses and eclipse wyvern FOR COST, which gave you full guardragon combo cycling through double skull dread, perfecting the hand, linking the entire field while making archfiend abyss and a 2nd dark matter to send arkbrave and goliath to also lock the opponents extra deck. it was crazy and all you needed were the 2 8s, even played beast king barbaros as normal summon lmao

[@kamuidl7299]

The earliest I've been to a video! Hi duel logs!

[@Awesomeness-iz3dh]

I just learned about Purrely and I would die for this squirrel cat thing.

[@ivanbluecool]

Top 10 best hyper situational cards Top ten tuner monsters that make synchro play way more viable and fast. Top ten combo starters/enders

[@itsm1ha104]

I love it how you said utopias are the "final hope" since in the japanese versions they are reffered as Hope instead of Utopia

[@Pikashockdragon]

25:46 Mentions that you have to attack with Galaxy-Eyes to use it's effect, but the effect can be triggered when it is targeted for battle during the opponents turn.

[@LuisFelipe-pq9lr]

20:00 There is also a interesting connection between them and Dragon Rulers, their effects and play style are similar, the Dragon Rulers where also "calamity"s that symbolized natural structures/formations like Volcanos, Waterfalls, Tornados and Earthquakes

[@heartunderblade5208]

I love your explanation of the lore and theming behind the effects of each of the cards! Hope you start incorporating that into more videos since it's really interesting how they relate to the card effects.

[@NexeL_NKC]

I need the Purelly cards. They are too adorable for me not to have. And as a casual Pokémon fan too, it makes sense that Purelly itself is the Eevee of Yugioh.

[@Reda-Ou]

The Titanic Moth -> Titanic Hope thing reminded me of those archetype cards that seem to have some kind of crossover with other archetypes. Like the World Legacy ones have like a billion crossovers with other archetypes in their shared setting (Orcus, Krawler, Mekk-Knight). There is also Tearlaments Kashtira, and the other Tearlaments cards that mentions Visas... and the Scareclaw cards that mentions Visas. I vaguely remember seeing other ones like this around. Have you ever done a video on all these 'crossover cards' or even just the archetype lore crossovers in general?

[@sandradee4331]

Dingirsu and Cyber Dragon Infinity should at least be in the top 10.

[@bismarckimperia8781]

Dingirsu is made up from Orcust Babel and all the remaining Orcust monsters lol. Totally different from all since its a composite of too many different monsters and its main 'monster' isnt a monster but a Field Spell.

[@M_M386]

Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragons effect isn’t when it declares an attack but when it’s involved in a battle

[@gabrielsalinas1019]

One thing to notice is the wording in sargas, as it has the therion template and is a reference to his struggle on the therion ring, gigantic from his fight with spright, champion for his success on the therion ring and lastly his name, as well that in the artwork he has the belt that was originally from regulus, now passed to him as he is the champion

[@rafaelbrites3607]

5:28. In the zexal manga, i thought the explained better the numbers power then the anime. In the manga, they reflected the heart of the user, and they are evil, because his host are evil. That´s explain why shark was possed. he was consumed by his anger.

[@timsuu8991]

I love how this video is both informational and lore heavy. You'll only see this in a tdl video

[@drakedragon4572]

28:20 how can arkbrave summon sloth? It's a level 6..

[@gladman1]

I took such good care of my dog and showed him so much affection that now he's immune to card effects

[@purewhiteloverbizarrejelly]

And now he’s a giant space robot😭

[@imalittlecupcake]

I love Exciton Knight, awesome to see it on the list!

[@gemmabarnes]

I always enjoy these

[@flygonknight8771]

Hearing about #5 makes it’s even more fitting that it’s best counter is a big ass rock

[@dungeonpastor]

Har-Binge-Er. Just a polite FYI, love the videos man.

[@demonkingsparda]

I love Logs' commitment to fucking up every single name of every single card ever.

[@ian3909]

8:20 When we get "Top 10 The Most Compatible Purrely for Human Breeding" ?

[@steeveedragoon]

Oh, that's what VFD stands for. Never knew that. I knew that it meant something, and that what it meant wasn't actually "Very Fun Dragon", but I didn't think it had anything to do with any other cards. That's interesting since it's pretty unique in that way, not many cards have acronyms/shortened names based on other cards, and even less them in a similar way to how VFD got it's.

[@madlading]

the purrely archetype is so interesting

[@vegferd3366]

Titanic Moth can be used in a gimmick combo against Maxx "C", right?

[@jbmusic4095]

I love this channel, man, it feels like im listening to a college class on Yu Gi Oh lol

[@sunnovabeach382]

I dont know where you got that Lavalval Chain of your but im pretty sure there is no "Sea Serpant" archetype lol 22:51

[@wildlock1552]

As a Galaxy-Eyes player, I'm very happy to see 2 cards from the archetype here

[@JaxonHex]

I had one. The most shocking cards to get archetypes. Because there is no one on earth that ever-thought Skull Servant would get one, much less become a game-winning beat stick.

[@azuredragoon2054]

Top 10 XYZ monsters with the built in ability to rank up on a specific monster

[@rivashanmolefi7326]

Finally I never understood why it was called VFD. I thouht it was an inside joke or something

[@christianbuffum-robbins8904]

Now I want Top 10 Flavorful Archetypes. Which sets best communicate their theming and lore?

[@DarzieP]

The Purrely cards sound adorable

[@bluebombs4u921]

What's something I find interesting about Titanic moth and Titanic Galaxy is that they both have a similar Silhouette. If you look towards the bottom of Galaxy, you can see a thorax, and the arms Galaxy has is similar in design to Moth's. I also see it as a Moth that gained draconic power, gaining a hybrid body. A Moth with somewhat dragon like features (sharper body parts, head is more dragon like)

[@NickyCrunch]

Absolutely in love with exciton knight now, what a fucking champion

[@lachness2672]

Have you ever considered making a list of top 10 cards introduced in the manga? I didn't know Number 38 was from the manga, and now I'm curious to see what other competitive staples were introduced via manga

[@DerangedDurain]

Hey, I have an idea for an "Unknown side of Yugioh" video! You already mentioned in Pharaoh and Kaiba's duel against Darts both Pharoah and Darts pulled out cards that prevented them from losing when they ran out of lifepoints. But there's more times where cards like this were made for the anime and manga series! For example, Kalin Kessler from 5Ds, in both the anime and the manga, had cards that prevented him from losing when he ran out of lifepoints, both tied to his Infernity deck. There was also a time in the GX manga where Aster Phoenix dueled Jaden and used a card that gave him an extra 100 lifepoints when Jaden hit him for lethal damage. I just think it's interesting that the anime and manga series is willing to reuse this effect when I'm not sure if an effect like this even exists in the real game.

[@ACBPD]

I've never heard of the "purrely" archetype before but I fucking love the concept, omggg.

[@LuckySTR8]

An Eevee reference in Yu-Gi-Oh is wholesome

[@stefansimonka]

How is Cyber Dragon Infinity not on this list?

[@fernandorios474]

5:39 Godzilla bit!! Cause Godzilla & Mothra

[@klhx]

"Harbinger" is pronounced har-been-jer. I love your videos. Single-handedly getting me back into YGO

[@tarik3339]

Great Video 🔥🔥

[@rajkanishu]

I've been wondering since I watched the 5ds anime, is Therion King Regulus related to the Regulus we see in the spirit world?

[@lamrethal695]

Probably not, therions are part of the albaz storyline

[@CrnaStrela]

Regulus is just super common name for Lion character.

[@U1TR4F0RCE]

Just to note no 95 wasn’t really much in dragon ruler as it came out when the babies were banned and the dragon rulers themselves were limited. I don’t doubt that there might have been druler decks with it but definitely wasn’t in dragon ruler format unless it happened post Duelist Alliance with full power qliphort and secrets of eternity. As it came out initially in japan after secrets of eternity

[@SAMURIADI]

11:07 which SHS player is using therions??? or am i that out of the loop?

[@Madara517]

Utopia is even called Hope in the sub

[@Petsinwinter2]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who made the connection between Purrely and Eevee

[@kaito-king]

whatt about supreme kings ? like supreme king odd eyes and supreme king rebilion and etc of supreme kings . they have an unbelievable evolution pls do part 2 and add them and thank you

[@Your_LastSurprise]

My man managed to say harbinger 4 different ways in like 2 minutes, neither of which were correct 💀 Love your videos, dude 😂🤝

[@Hamboarding]

How can Arkbrave summon Sloth if Arkbrave's effect just works on Lv. 7 and 8 dragons?

[@ButFirstHeLitItOnFire]

Idea for a Sword Hunter rework, constructive critique would be nice: _X-aulted Sword Hunter_ EARTH Rank 7 Warrior/Xyz/Effect 3+ monsters equipped with cards _This card gains 200 ATK/DEF for every card attached or equipped to monsters you control. If this card destroys an opponents card (by battle or card effect), you can equip or attach that destroyed card to an Xyz monster you control. (Quick Effect) You can unequip 1 card or detach 1 Xyz material from this card per turn to apply or activate 1 of the following effects:_ ⚪️Equip 1 a monster you control with 1 Equip spell from your hand or deck. ⚪️Special summon 1 Union monster from your hand or deck. ⚪️Destroy 1 card on the field. ATK/2450 DEF/1700

[@dudono1744]

I believe you mean "attach the destroyed monster", since equipping it will just waste a S/T zone most of the time

[@ButFirstHeLitItOnFire]

@@dudono1744 THERE made it either or. You have a point, but there ARE niche uses for equipping monsters in itself, and it keeps with Sword Hunters identity.

[@dudono1744]

@@ButFirstHeLitItOnFire Well he gains 200 ATK each time, true.

[@KyleJinDenver]

Top 10 Reasons as to why I should still be subbed, lol

[@wolfez795]

Dont know where you get all the images of the cards to put in the video, but some have spelling errors lol. Lavalval chain is the new Sea SerpAnt type i guess

[@themantyf1116]

Utopia incapsulates really well the feeling of one last Hope... I wonder what the card's original name was.

[@daranyillh6446]

Almost shocked it took so long for them to make a Tamagotchi archetype

[@randomcatname7792]

When did they do this Purrley is definitely Eevee Give me a real Tamogatchi archetype (Cyberse, machine, something like that) Extra points if it turns into a beast and has the effect "This card is also treated as 'Cyberse'"

[@daranyillh6446]

@@randomcatname7792 Tamagotchi have a bunch of things they change into depending on how you treat them, for most Eevee evolutions it's just giving them a stone or evolving them at certain times of day

[@michaelonyeali7086]

Will there be a time where you redo the list for best level monsters from a few years ago since I think a lot of the ranking may change?

[@CrnaStrela]

Honourable mention to Exosister Mikhailis, I know all xyz Exosister except magnifica supposed to be evolution of their main deck counterpart, but I will give Mikhailis, the evolution of Ellis, spot for it. She's a really opressive boss monster that can quick effect banish monster from field or gy as well as being able to search exosister backrow, one of them is able to do the same banishing as Mikhailis and either xyz summon exosister monster or non target banish card on the field. Addition of Martha, Magnifica, and Returnia really brought them from rogue into opressive combo control strategy.

[@imbadatygo73]

Good video 👍

[@redsquirrel9961]

where do you find stuff like vylon/lswarm lore?

[@satokndm]

The counterfeit proofing on Lavalval Chain is great, cause if you look closely, it's not a Sea Serpent