UNDEFEATED 1ST PLACE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP - Rikka Sunavalon by Marcus Patel

[@TeamAPS]

Been a huge Rikka fan since they first released. Happy to see them getting some huge results!

[@alucardygo4239]

I learned about them from your profile actually. 👏🏿👏🏿

[@Angels-Haven]

happy to see mystic mine getting results eh

[@TeamAPS]

@@Angels-Haven Yu-Gi-Oh players are truly undefeated at misreading.

[@Angels-Haven]

@@TeamAPS mm yes, the card that has won 5 or 6 official events in a row certainly wasn't rikka

[@ParadoX-os]

@@Angels-Haven Are you gonna be happy when MM gets banned and all you will see it Tearlaments and Splight win or when Ishizu Tearlaments is gonna be a thing? Floodgates exist so decks like that don't go completely ham.

[@kotkafer2292]

Still cant believe that man went 18-0, truly deserved to top this event his Matches where a joy to watch

[@sushipbestdeck8995]

Literally an insane record damn

[@MonosEx]

Flipping a hard drawn Rivalry of Warlords for game twice doesnt seem that enjoyable to watch tbh

[@Faradars1]

Rly enjoiable misyikine

[@SDREHXC]

@@MonosEx you’re right, he should’ve searched the rivalry instead of hard drawing it.

[@TupackYGO]

IT IS ENJOYABLE. floodgates are the heart of yugioh that keeps the game from going to insane speeds. and i hate fast formats im a pure control player that will floodgate you with any kind of deck i play

[@DistantCoder]

The first Yu-Gi-Oh player to touch grass wins Euros. Huge congrats to him on an outstanding performance!

[@therealrealwizz]

The genius himself coder ur a g bro

[@Awsomeisimo]

First to win and touch grass in over 10 years

[@nik-saiheng719]

Shitty performance

[@IRoIN100]

Actual MBT quote

[@Noah-hz9cx]

As a budget player who has played Rikkas on 20€, I was extremly happy when I sold the Core for 250 yesterday

[@Custarddolphin]

Big W for you

[@thecookies6109]

When Rikka Playes Have 6 cores....

[@alucardygo4239]

Crazy W 👏🏿👏🏿

[@jkid1134]

UK regionals must be wild "oi plant eff" "fink" "sends for cost bruv" "bloody cheeky innit"

[@Zzz-j2f]

Funny!

[@lightman9935]

fetch me that bo'o'ohwo'ah please

[@chaosinfernoid9008]

@@lightman9935 What the hell is this, satans Voice? KEKW

[@christaylor3572]

You're not wrong lmao

[@arilenn3293]

you're absolutely right and it's bloody glorious

[@TheDonJuan]

This guy is a legend! He said screw Splight and Tear.

[@_Bailamme_]

Having a card that for cost can at minimum shuffle itself into the deck (so it can't be chained to both called and d.d. crow, very prevalent ht cards in the current meta) but also tribute the monster on the field that activated its own effect to negate it if you have the field spell is crazy and very fitting of a first place too of a tournament with inexperienced player of a barely legal TCG splight format

[@alucard4344]

He's not a meta sheep, he's a meta wolf...

[@ErosIRL]

Anti-meta is always meta

[@acr1327]

"we don't play hand traps because fair cards just aren't good enough against the best decks" the absolute state of yugioh right there

[@dimmusdongus6596]

Just means decks are cheaper with no Ash 😎

[@lightman9935]

@@dimmusdongus6596 plays slayer...

[@olivierdubois9372]

Never thought I'd see the day Ash gets powercrept

[@rahyansuryaramadhan7082]

Yeah as weird as it is, handtrap like ash is pretty bad in this format so people opt to play board breaker instead

[@Scapegoat-po2ou]

@@olivierdubois9372 Isn't powercrept, just not good this format.

[@JPTQJR]

RIKKA BEST DECK Edit: One of the best deck profiles I've ever seen. Explains cards concisely, shows great interactions, and even shows a combo line.

[@rahyansuryaramadhan7082]

It's a really good deck that took advantage of the format without being cringe like the Mystic Mine turbo from the previous format (granted this deck also plays Mine but it's not really the win con)

[@vixozas]

Also, they had advantage, because literally opponents didn't know this deck and combos, i guess 2nd place player didnt know too

[@WhatsUrName0o7]

Rikka singlehandedly went from Rouge to arguably the best deck thanks to these 3 guys. It managed to win the longest and most competitive Yugioh tournament ever which is no small feat for a rouge deck

[@andexbidu]

the floodgates were the deck's victory

[@PKSparkxxDH]

Makes me really happy to see a deck so many people didn't consider win a national championship. GGs to Marcus & his team for crafting this deck. Floodgates still suck, though.

[@TheFujiwaraYusuke]

Main Deck Monsters: Rikka Princess 3x Rikka Petal 3x Primula The Rikka Fairy 1x Mudan The Rikka Fairy 2x Snowdrop The Rikka Fairy 1x Lonefire Blossom 1x Sunseed Genius Loci 3x Sunseed Twin 1x Spells: Sunvine Sowing 2x Rikka Glamour 3x Rikka Konkon 2x Unexpected Dai 3x Terraforming 1x Called by the Grave 1x Mystic Mine 2x Dark Ruler no more 3x Triple Tactics Talent 3x Traps: Rikka sheet 1x Rivarly of Warlords 3x Infinite Impermanence 3x Extra Deck. Sunavalon Dryas 3x Sunavalon Melias 1x Sunvine Healer 1x Sunvine Trasher 1x Aromaseraphy Jasmine 2x Benghalancer the resurgent 1x Sylvan Dancepione 1x Rikka Queen Strenna 2x Teardrop the rikka queen 1x Sacred Tree Beast Hyperyton 1x Evil Twin's Trouble Sunny 1x (ultimate slayer's target)

[@M1911pap]

What was next to pank in the side

[@TheFujiwaraYusuke]

@@M1911papevil twin ki sikil & lil la

[@randomstuff-yj3ic]

@@M1911pap i think it was the lv 8 evil twin

[@randomstuff-yj3ic]

btw he played 2 sowing

[@randomstuff-yj3ic]

mb he did not

[@MonosEx]

So this is the guy who made my local store mysteriously "run out of stock" of the Rikka base I pre-purchased last week...

[@KuroTruesdale]

it appears so.

[@80lightelmo]

Makes me happy that I got a Rikka core before they shot up.

[@deanoor9391]

He humbled the meta effortlessly People talk about the meta when they should be worried about decks you don't see. I love rikkas so this is makes that much better (so glad I still have this deck)

[@Gilgamesh-em6ru]

To be fair I'm pretty sure most of the people don't know or realize the deck folds if you out the field spell. spright is able to out the field spell with smashers and keep it from touching the field with Toad but they gotta know the deck which most won't.

[@4pfBulmond]

@@Gilgamesh-em6ru not only that this deck loses to like 1 ash

[@Gilgamesh-em6ru]

@@4pfBulmond that's a lie. It has various way to bait the ash with the Sunavalon plant combo. so you either throw the ash there to prevent that or hold it for the Rikka part. either way we end on interruptions.

[@hirukashiro5995]

@@Gilgamesh-em6ru This. I don't know how in 18 matches swiss + top cut, no one reads the field spell and think "oh, tributing my monster for cost? That's crazy". In game 1 sure, but at least in g2 and g3 people should realize that the field spell is the problem. How on earth did people still didn't realize it

[@BerserkGorilla]

not that hard when 1/9th of your deck is floodgates.

[@querycorner8496]

This list is actually so cool, good job on this guys

[@denfrusygo2475]

This deck looked crazy when we saw Marcus testing it IRL. We can say it did not disappoint.

[@TelepathicBin]

any pooers

[@otangakudyokeman7124]

funny seeing you here den xD

[@depressedboymoder]

I DIDNT KNOW EUROPE HAD NINJA

[@PaladinfffLeeroy]

Always been a fan of plant decks and to see this do so well is amazing! Rikka Princess with Konkon, Sheet, and Strenna is a great way to counter the board breakers people play as well as countering the meta decks. I've been playing a purely fun compost heap of a plant deck and I have seen the power of Princess alone and it is crazy. Shuffle back and tribute for cost is crazy and then summoning a Teardrop off of that. Also, Dancepione is an amazing clutch card. Sometimes I get Ash'd on the search of Dryas and then I am screwed out of the Sunavalon combo but I have an extender that lets me go into Dancepione (Like Therion Lily Borea, of course after the search of Lily and Disco) and then hit like a lonefire and a rikka princess off of Dancepione and I can just go off. Very fun card to use.

[@velvetcheese9754]

With Rikka being one of the first archetypes I checked out when I was initially getting into Yugioh, I’m really happy to see it getting success.

[@DirtCheapFU]

All 3 SESL decks have now certifiably seen Top Tier success.

[@awesomeg11]

insane meta call and super great deckbuilding really really amazing stuff

[@gaiseric9518]

It's cool to see how these three lads created an entirely new meta. They are humble and give credit to each other for the efforts made along the way. Good to see that he gave his friend who created the deck the recognition he deserves.

[@maze1955]

Dang crazy to see spright blue on the left can't believe you got him in the profile

[@Rathial]

One of the best most informative deck profiles I've seen in a long long time

[@Girzi]

I've spent the last year trying out different builds with these im super happy someone was able to acquire all the cards and make this dream happen. good work ya'll!

[@Mark-bc1ej]

What a legend. Also funny side note but his voice reminds me of Tom Holland big time

[@lifequality]

In a world where modern deck profiles seem like an absolute muppet show of young men trying to be funny with stupid meme quotes and superficial information provided, this deck profile was a real treat. It reminds me of the canadian team’s deck profile about xyz infernity for worlds a few years back in time. Good stuff an thanks for not trying to look like a stuipd hipster boy with no frigging clue

[@otangakudyokeman7124]

i mean he can act all goofy while explaining the deck no? I mean they are there to have fun after all lol

[@lz9275]

And now the final archetype of SESL has finally become meta! Congratulations on winning the championship! 🎉

[@miotakamiya]

I bought almost every card (the field and princess recently obv) few months ago, after having pulled out a Teardrop in master duel and trying the deck and then going on EdoPro and Dueling Book to test it with the new cards and it was (is) so insane, and most of all fun. Really good job to him!

[@CardamomYGO]

I had one teardrop already and bought everything like 2 weeks ago. Really glad I did, now everything is gonna spike.

[@lesibalto1016]

Rikka being better than eldlich and rocks years later huh, you could say, its a late bloom :D

[@Always.Smarter]

rikka got a wave of support while the other decks didnt, meanwhile rocks and eldlich got a lot of cards banned.

[@Phuunz]

@@Always.Smarter what did eldlich get banned..?

[@ashikjaman1940]

@@Phuunz Imperial Order /s

[@thecookies6109]

@@ashikjaman1940 lol.....

[@Timeater]

Floodgates have better value over handtraps due to their lingering effects. Obviously, it is the best way to kick-butt the new trash: Splight & Tearalaments. Toxic vs toxic = Fair game.

[@Aka_Ytoe]

that's way i decided to play eldlich for this format

[@Tsutsunami1]

So refreshing that this won euros so tired of seeing tenyi, adventure.deck, spright and tears this meta has been so stale lately

[@Zzz-j2f]

Floodgate chads stay winning

[@chaosinfernoid9008]

@@Aka_Ytoe How is that played in the Tcg? I just know from a Master Duel Perspective lmao.

[@Aka_Ytoe]

@@chaosinfernoid9008 Eldlich is like investing into a share that will never fall,as long flowadgates exist eldlich will keep being alive, It's just a good meta deck, i built a competitive eldlich deck in like 250$ ,and the cool thing about it , I don't need to play my handtraps cuz it doesn't matter.

[@Sora-GrandCross]

He sounds so much like tom Holland to me lol

[@jurtyt4514]

This deck is surprisingly good. Cool to see it doing so well.

[@SirNilooo]

Card names would of been appreciated. The glare from the lights makes it hard to read the card names.

[@NeviTheLettyFan]

Very happy to see Rikka representation Too bad the important cards just got twice as expensive now Guess I'll just hope for a reprint in order to buy the ones I'm missing

[@thetrickster0]

Ben is becoming one of my favorite players! Can’t wait to see him get his win soon

[@BerserkGorilla]

congratulations to rivalry+mine for winning the event

[@lkdr91]

Back to back championships 😎

[@Capta1nTD]

As funny as the "ha ha floodgates are broken" comments are. It's genuinely impressive how well thought out this deck is and how many outs it has to meta cards. They explained very well how the Rikka cards are good at playing through board breakers and how they counter Spright and Tear. Yes floodgates are strong rn but majority of decks would not be this successful off of those alone.

[@liquidmetaldefender]

Almost a year later, this deck profile aged insanely well. Just with Jess in the driver seat this time

[@ВангелВангеловПопов]

Bro, I wonder what happened to that Ben Robinson guy

[@lukasser2]

@@ВангелВангеловПопов stop.

[@johnnickfanaccount3492]

@@ВангелВангеловПопов same he just disappeared

[@soupe2000]

The next set in Master Duel is Rikka. This man will make Konami's sales go nuts

[@minajmyles2687]

how you know this !! I thought it was icejade and marincess ?

[@sriracha3458]

No way. I just spent quite a bit of crystals for packs to complete Rikka URs and SRs. This sucks if this is true.

[@minajmyles2687]

@@sriracha3458 it's not I just checked the next pack is marincess ,legendary ocean and icejade

[@supremeboi1x]

10 months later, this deck still tops

[@starduelist2004]

Am happy to see a Rouge deck win its always nice

[@worthywill9294]

Good day indeed

[@LowellLucasJr.]

Congratulations!!!!! Way to earn that victory with thinking outside the box and making amazing plays!!!!!!

[@junglezone7323]

Big ups to the pilot

[@adewilyan8030]

Best deck profile I've ever seen. These guy knew their stuff and explained it all perfectly.

[@abcrx32j]

Everyone will be siding There can be Only one now because of this deck

[@ApocRNG]

Lotta decks already do. It's a plague to play against.

[@husseinmoussa2947]

12:40 wouldn‘t it be a good option to play 2 trap trick 1 appointer and barrier each? or is the downside amor traptrich to heavy for this deck?

[@nail4257]

Wow farfa 3 phases all in one place

[@Aka_Ytoe]

💀

[@Red-ln5xn]

This deck lost to Pend so we know the true winner of the championship

[@ApocRNG]

When? Where?

[@bdbsbdbdbdbd4508]

Pend best deck , let’s gooo

[@worthywill9294]

?

[@yugiohlegend]

@@worthywill9294 dude lost to time pendgraph

[@worthywill9294]

@@yugiohlegend got it. Yeah, as someone who plays a "pure" variant myself. Rikka was definitely better than people gave it credit for, but nowhere near unbeatable. Still, I'm definitely happy someone did so well with it

[@Bushwacker1089]

Putting rikka on the map! Let’s go!

[@mattr791]

Fantastic 18-0 performance with a deck not many people had been considering for tier1 Of course in hindsight in a format defined by floodgates the deck that happens to play under easily out and can play said floodgates is going to be good

[@darkpaladin19tv]

Rivalry go brrrr

[@swiggityt.v.5971]

Why does the guy on the left look like he hunted down Cookie Monster, and is now wearing his fur? 🤣

[@DeadmanPauli]

I just love it Both of These decks looked Extremely strong and combined together it can win something x) thats so awesome

[@apoocumber4164]

Moral of the story is that shiny cards get good over time

[@versutus2699]

Fantastic adaptation and read of the meta. Well deserved record 13:20 are these math percentages from siding in all 9 going second cards in a 40 card deck? Also what common math percentages and ratios are typically used for deck building (like specific percentages of seeing an amount of hand traps in opening hand?)

[@alucardygo4239]

Yeah there is a hypermetric calculator you can use online for free to test ratios and stuff. A quick google will show you.

[@fdthqwerty]

40 matches into Spright/Tear, goddamn

[@poro9084]

i wanted to try sunavalon rikka in master duel, but the combos looked way too complicated for me:D

[@RelevanceRS]

This dude needs to actually say which cards are which cause the light makes it really hard to tell which ones they are.

[@andrescalderon1122]

Honestly that’s on the camera man tbh. He should check lighting before hand

[@FwapoMcGee]

The deck might already be on ygoprodeck

[@CardCommander]

Reading + Rivalry = 1st place

[@The_Sentai_System]

I'm confused about the two Evil Twin cards in the deck, could someone explain there purpose?

[@directedbymorenotempini]

me too

[@letherealcs5448]

Still surprised that sunavalon rikka actually used in competitive

[@franyard8783]

Loved hearing these guys talk,great decklist

[@DatBoiSchwally]

Congratulations on a well deserved win Marcus and the team 😁

[@jackreed8843]

I’m curious about the siding patterns with this deck, incredible result!

[@ChaosNo65SolarWind]

Great profile, cool Deck, nice guys! Congratulations!

[@markpatrickburton1471]

Rikka pog

[@daviddeblois8954]

Sounds like no one was playing droll for how much he was searching.

[@gravekeepersven82]

Droll is very mid this format unfortunately.

[@shadowdraqon2479]

Droll is terrible vs the 2 best decks

[@shadowdraqon2479]

Droll is only good vs rogue combo decks like heros/dragunity/infernity/six samurai/any ritual deck/any pendulum deck/rikka

[@emmanuelsilvaruiz]

What a showcase of the deck!!! Congrats 🎉🍾🎈🎊

[@pilzon2899]

I think this Format will be an interesting Retro Format because it is not really solved and a Deck like Rikka won Euros

[@FallenCCIX]

Spright blue making an appearance in the video!

[@MobiusMundUr]

Well that's really cool to see that a Pure Plant deck is actually preforming well

[@zvictorv-x.3907]

Jesus that hair🤣🤣🤣

[@Klycix]

2:34 tribute their waht

[@DomiZr0]

these guys were ready jesus🤣

[@Epicnoob-iv3fn]

Notify squad nice meeting u farfa

[@40theCaesar]

pretty indepth deck profile also congrats on winning the event

[@AI7428]

Plant is my favorite Type, so these guys are my heroes 😅

[@rengio91]

how 3x slayer with no fusions in extra are good vs tearlaments?

[@Drowzzzzz]

Really good deck profile but in the guide did he use teardrop eff to modulate levels twice?

[@CriticalYGO]

No

[@pkeks8168]

Honestly very impressive

[@nik-saiheng719]

It was shit

[@GuuGaming]

This is nuts. Congrats.

[@jriver3145]

Marcus is my guy! I remember your dad selling sweets in Euston on Friday when you were a little kid XD

[@antoinedurand9123]

is that ninja from fownite !!!

[@kennysgamesandtoys]

Will came back from the upsidedown with blue hair. Sick

[@killuafan4365]

They have such giga chad energy. Really insane deck building

[@NeviTheLettyFan]

I still don't understand how Rikka works regarding outing Mystic Mine Everyone keeps mentioning it but I don't get it

[@ashash8026]

I dont know rikka i am guessing Rikka uses tribute as cost for effect but with the field spell u can tribute ur opponent cards as cost to out mystic mine

[@yasinabsolu4739]

Great guys 👍 Nice to see sth creative going 18-0

[@ImminentGod]

What happened to that dude head?

[@Zzz-j2f]

It’s a terminal condition called Being From the UK. There is currently no known cure.

[@chaosinfernoid9008]

@@Zzz-j2f KEKW

[@suniverse3990]

Le Cringe

[@soulburner1860]

Yu-Gi-Oh protag hair

[@nictay6180]

Rivalry for the win I guess. 😒

[@gravekeepersven82]

You still gotta play through DD crows , break big negate boards and hope to god you have a counter for evenly match or get smoked ONG.

[@lutenentl1527]

Is that a meter threat, or just the suprise factor like with matincess?

[@nevod.]

what are you saying bro

[@browking8161]

Likely a combination of both, but I think Its more of a meta threat than marincess was since this deck has some very unfair interactions built into its engine. I can safely say this is the 3rd or 4th best deck of the format after Spright, Tear and maybe Mathmechs, and it has a positive matchup against all 3 of them. Its also doesn't hard lose to any single side deck card, other than floodgates like TCBOO and Zombie World. It plays around Dark Ruler so easily, doesn't care about super poly, it can out mine without needing to see side deck cards, most handtraps aren't enough to stop it. The most devastating card against the deck (other than the previously mentioned floodgates) is Evenly Matched, and even if it resolves you still keep 2 forms of interruption. The deck is truly insane. Its no surprise that a lot of people have been topping regionals with it, and now 3 tops in the Euro nationals.

[@grossoutcome2519]

What are you sending off Ulti Slayer against Tear?

[@realnova7429]

those guys just made the meta

[@nik-saiheng719]

No they didn't

[@rapht8374]

How does this deck out an arrival cyberse???

[@nicholasgrift1943]

Deckist in description?

[@amangill1752]

No one knew how to play against it, congrats on the sweep.

[@amunraofrg]

That extra deck wasn’t really clear, what were they exactly ?

[@akamelegendery5703]

Man I thought people spinning they're cards was a meme but holy shit dude

[@italulu]

He did it. He touched grass.

[@alkria]

Are hand traps overrated 🤔🤔

[@yettel8shrjriene922]

No

[@jobejacobs62]

Yes

[@DReppin2009]

Yes. Way too many decks that can pop off from 1-2 cards. You can easily recover from a baited hand trap. It's why setting boards are so important right now.

[@dragonofdesteny5767]

They said ogre is bad? I think ogre on fieldspell (when he sets the spellttraps) is insane

[@fathyyassin2037]

The guy on the right looks like Ron Weasley more than Ron Weasley himself

[@thomasclark5413]

Cool i cant even see what the cards are