Updated Ritual Best Decklist & In-Depth Deck Profile

A lot changed since my last decklist, and now we know more about the deck than ever before. In this decklist, I combine my anecdotal knowledge from playing the deck with statistics, results from the OCG, and research into how other TCG players are building the deck. Similar to my last decklist, I go in-depth into why we play certain cards and why some cards make it into the deck, while others don't. This decklist contains hours of research and experimentation poured into it, so I hope you find it useful and informative!
Twitch - / edygochannel
X/Twitter - / edygochannel
Combo Spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Swiski 13K damage video: • Ritual Beast INSANE Tu...
Time Codes
00:00 Start
01:22 Intro
05:17 Main Deck - Ritual Beast Monsters
13:20 The Case for Pettlephin
15:30 Main Deck - Other Monsters
18:12 Main Deck - Spells/Traps
22:25 The Case for The 2nd Steeds
26:04 The Case for Inheritance
37:24 The Case for Bonds
42:34 Extra Deck
59:29 Cards That Almost Make It
1:02:42 Cards That Didn't Make It
1:10:00 The Case for Ulti-Apelio
1:13:55 Side Deck
1:23:48 Cards That Didn't Make It
1:28:18 Outro
Music:
Masked Man - n64 chll.to/524cac7a
Leavv - Winter Shore chll.to/bbdb5e64
The Doppelgangaz - Knocked chll.to/50888890
The Doppelgangaz - Rest Assured chll.to/23045d44
cocabona, Monma - Pyra chll.to/a3257688
Philanthrope, Sleepy Fish - Space Cadet chll.to/a06a594a
HM Surf - Apple Flower chll.to/b970b829
Sugi.wa - Changing Lanes chll.to/f8ce0d52
Ian Ewing - Smthn Bout U chll.to/2312e957
FloFilz - Blue Orchard chll.to/8f98e07d
Pandrezz, Kyle McEvoy - Half Asleep chll.to/a687dd59
Delayde - Teleshopping chll.to/e8faeb15
Barnes Blvd. - Perspective chll.to/067d47ec
Monma - Ooohwee chll.to/79390d23
invention_ - Dxy_Drmng chll.to/e8f49901
Arbour - Borren chll.to/9d9bbad2
less.people - You've Got Nothing (But Time) chll.to/e2dff01d
Omaure - Down Under chll.to/6d61ad0f
The Doppelgangaz - The Upper Room chll.to/55614159
Yasper - In My Cabin chll.to/ac9f7595
Nokiaa, Nofeels - Ful Off chll.to/ed4fafdf
B-Side - Never Forget chll.to/3cd83fe3
Sofasound - Hurt Heal chll.to/aa6067ba
fantompower, Barnes Blvd. - Pastel Plains chll.to/290a419b
Allem Iversom - Awake chll.to/d4bc651d
Ian Ewing - seltzy chll.to/5afe6830
Philanthrope, mommy, Kyle McEvoy - thinking of you chll.to/b61c5a91
blnkspc_ - Quietly chll.to/1bc68ba9
SwuM - The Dream chll.to/14c55e20
Tesk - Doin It chll.to/78e66bae
Mono:Massive - Somewhat chll.to/49401405
Swørn - Far Away chll.to/b484388a
fantompower - in a new space chll.to/e83a755c
Smoke Trees - Takondwa chll.to/978d600a

[@ShroomOfSorrow]

I do honestly believe yugioh as a whole needs more people like you, putting so much passion into a deck is not something most people are willing to do. I wish you the best of luck on achieving your regional goal, thanks for the content!

[@edygo24]

Thank you so much, Shroom! Your comment made my day. Thanks for all the support!!

[@szymonsadlo]

90 minutes of in depth Ritual Beast video? wasn't expecting it but I'm on!

[@flamingcbgamer4069]

Brilliant video as usual! Another benefit of inheritance is ensuring that drawn 1 ofs can come into grave/banishment rotation through it's discard.

[@AEngel-ws1qm]

really informative video! thanks for putting in the effort to provide for us! 🙏🏼

[@puzzledwhale2376]

Not only have you earned a sub, but you have earned a Ritual Beast enthusiast. Thank you for the content, bud. Keep it up !

[@edygo24]

Thanks, puzzledwhale! I love your avatar pic btw👍

[@isaiahbettencourt9408]

Great content love all the work you put into your videos

[@fumitann]

Excellent video. Great work.

[@liamsinclair7869]

Amazing video. You're doing a great service to the Ritual beast player base 👏 ❤

[@a1lrd985]

Maaan so good video !!!

[@GutsmanLoL]

Brother I loved every second of this video. Thank you for doing so much work 🙏

[@edygo24]

Your welcome, GutsmanLoL! I'm glad you're enjoying the videos! Thanks for the support! 👍

[@vespertinebjorkfan500]

love the decklist 😎

[@yeahnah176]

Awesome video. Really appreciate the effort you put into it. Would you consider playing Nemeses cards for access into Colossus?

[@edygo24]

I don't feel the current build would play a nemeses package for access to Colossus. Colossus is able to improve the deck ceiling going 1st, but I feel the deck needs the flex spots to help cover for the deck weaknesses. The deck setup on average 4-5 interruptions when you perform the full combo which I believe is already pretty good, in the other hand, the deck needs more help going 2nd and breaking boards. So I feel the spots are better utilize for cards that serve these purpose like Knightmare Phoenix or Accesscode, not to mention that the nemeses cards can also lower the consistency of the deck. Thanks for your question, yeahnah! If you want to get a more complete answer you can also check my video about how the latest banlist affects the deck: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4TKlq14fpl-j9U 👍

[@devouringtuna7339]

Awesome stuff! Thoughts on TCBOO, Skill Drain, D-Fissure/Macro?

[@edygo24]

Skill Drain and D-Fissure are 2 really good cards that I had though about adding. I normally favor cards that are useful right away and these 2 have their limitations in that aspect. I feel they are good cards if you are thinking about a plan B when going 1st, or in the case of D-Fissure it can help clear boards, although for already established meta boards there are better alternatives. I could consider adding D-Fissure and Skill Drain, but I personally don't play them in my current list. As far as TCBOO, I haven't playtest it yet

[@ggmalaka]

Hey Ed, how are you doing? Got here through Pak's video and I'm really impressed by your work. Always loved playing RBs since their release in Duel Links and I've been trying to get them to work on Master Duel but with little to no success lol. I don't know if you play the game, but if so, could you give us a decklist for that game? Even though SBT Lara isn't in the game yet, I really wish I could play my favorite deck and win sometimes lol

[@edygo24]

Hi, ggmalaka. I'm afraid I don't play the game. I had decided to focus my full attention on the new support. I hope that the cards get released soon in MD. The new support is definitely needed if you want to find success with the deck in this day and age. I appreciate you watching the video! Thanks for the support! 👍

[@emanuelegennari1112]

Nice video. Would triple tactics talents be a good alternative for prosperity in the main deck?

[@edygo24]

Hi, Emanuel. Thanks for the question. Sadly, I don't think TTT is a very good alternative to prosperity. The main reason behind it is that TTT require you to play into the board to be activated and the ritual beast deck is a deck in which you often rely on your normal summon being your 1st move (we don't have many good extenders) and that normal summon sticking to the board. If you normal summon, get a response, activate TTT, you are hoping that Talent's draw 2 effect would get you to an E-Tele or a SB Lara (if you already have a RB monster in hand). This is why I feel is better to have cards that we can utilize before committing our normal summon, like Prosperity. Thanks again for the question! 👍

[@AngelofHell1311]

Wow just wow ❤ a great video but i am wondering what can be played instead of SP ? (I dont hsve the money for her and thus have a slot free unless you only play ip because of sp)?

[@edygo24]

Thinking about a replacement for S:P is very interesting. S:P serve 2 important roles in the deck, one as an end board piece and the other as a way to break boards. Thinking about its role is very useful when thinking about a replacement. I would say that instead of thinking about 1 card to replace S:P it might be better to think about how to cover for S:P role within the deck. I think the best way to do this would be to have two cards that cover for this role: one defensive one as an endboard piece (I would personally recommend Apollousa) and one as a board breaker (maybe Zealantis (a different KZbinr name moonlight have a really good video showing how the deck can utilize Zealantis effectively to break boards: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqTEpYaEmc1nd7s)). Those would be my two picks for replacement, if you test that and need more defense I would try the colossus package, or if you find out you need something different to break boards, I would try Cerberus. Thanks for the question! 👍

[@padamson4489]

Just found your content, do you have a list prior to the terminal set? So far it looks like everything is post support.

[@edygo24]

Hi, padamson. Thanks for watching! I'm afraid all my content is focused on post Terminal Revenge Ritual Beasts

[@crimsontyphoon7]

Sorry if I missed it but do you have the combo line for just Rampengu without bond? Figured I'd ask since this video mentions cutting bond.

[@edygo24]

Here is the line, Crimson: www.duelingbook.com/replay?id=55408-59613069. Also, I messed this up in the video, but I mean to say you end up on Ulti-Rei and S:P

[@crimsontyphoon7]

@@edygo24 That makes sense, thank you. Bond would be perfect if we never hard draw it. Just need more impactful cards than something like Bond.

[@caiomangas]

what do you think about use colossus with nemeses ? its searcheble by wynn

[@edygo24]

Thanks for the question caiomangas. I feel the nemeses/colossus package is good if you feel you need more power going 1st. I feel (at least from my testing so far) that the deck needs more help going 2nd and clearing boards, so I prefer to utilize my flex spots to cover for those weaknesses. I have a video in which I go more in detail over my opinion on playing Colossus and also Protos. Here is the link in case you want to check it out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4TKlq14fpl-j9Usi=LzRgrI7xPP6JmadA&t=168 . Thanks again for the question! 👍