WINNER Gets RAREST Yu-Gi-Oh Card! MAGICIAN'S FORCE! Rare Hunters - Episode 8

[@TeamAPS]

*The RARE HUNT CONTINUES! Thanks so much to all of you guys for your Super Thanks to help us get our hands on this box of Magician's Force! It cost us $5000 USD but you knew we had to do it! I think the Duel was very much worth it! Next time: Dark Crisis!* 😈

[@PorcoRosso1818]

This channel is so refreshing and wholesome its done wonders for me honestly thank you for being authentic in your content! Watching these guys has got me back into Yugioh and excited! Merry Christmas to you Team APS let Alec know he is the champ!

[@ShrympyRS]

holy crap you guys are INSANE! Love the dedication though, it's fantastic and makes for fun content!

[@samwilkins4569]

Somebody better get an OFP! Cough, cough...Paul!😂😅

[@STRIX-h8v]

Why does Alec have a shark tooth😮😮😮

[@brettvandermeer5297]

Got to love old boxes eh

[@jordanthomas6594]

Guys, I don’t play yugioh anymore or haven’t since I was a kid. But honestly, this series makes me feel so nostalgic!! These boxes cost so much and that makes me so much more grateful to watch this. Thank you all!!

[@davidnelson2288]

Same

[@ClanFtf]

Same!

[@CoffeeSuccubus]

This is the only Yu-Gi-Oh I watch. These guys are animated, have good dueling skills, and duels with what the packs give em! Classic packs too! And they seem to be having so much fun! These doods are a blast

[@YahMum69]

YESSSSS I AGREE!!!

[@austinbeasley3805]

It’s a lot different now but good luck to u

[@davemustang8173]

I love the mid-game cutaways to talk about the hype from pulling off a sick combo. Add a layer of depth to the game

[@brettvandermeer5297]

Getting that Game Knights feel now, props

[@agr0nianTV]

Yes an excellent addition.

[@michaelbread5906]

Swords Of Revealing Light is Paul's signature card, and it always makes me laugh when he plays it. Appreciate you guys.

[@khairunasberkauli55]

agree! Swords Of Revealing Light always came in clutch !

[@KaoruMzk]

Alec decking out to his own Card of Safe Return is the most anime thing that has happened in this series so far.

[@wanderlustwarrior]

Literally, since Yami beat Strings by using his Card of Safe Return against him!

[@saw31489]

DRAW!!!

[@TheFatalcrest]

😂 Man Strings himself irl

[@shadex08]

The Swords of Revealing Light and buffet of random fusion monsters Paul was flinging were off the chain, what a crazy duel. Total barn burner and Alec nearly came back despite it all with some big plays of his own.

[@Princess_Ruto]

Great to hear lol. The moment I saw him unpack Magical Scientist I knew how this was going to go down.

[@ChefBruhhman]

This is easily one of the best series on all KZbin. You can see all the effort you put in it.

[@alecfields1153]

MFC is one of the most iconic sets in Yugioh and I am so grateful to get my chance at playing with these cards 😭 Now to take Paul's rarest card 😈

[@StefanDillandMarcRIP]

You gotta figure out how to get blue eyes to the GY! I like your reanimation strategy though. It is really consistent.

[@Imstatic4u]

I love this channel

[@strongerthanever2039]

Paul is such a bro for always leavng Alec his left side! There was also that time when Paul didn't loot anything good so Alec gave him one of his super rares so he can have something to wager. I love lore of these series (as little as there is)! No matter how much they compete for Master Marik's favour, they never forget about their friendship. They are rivals, but not enemies!

[@filiplucic]

Dark Balter negates the effects of anything it destroys by battle, including all of the flip effects, so Paul actually had game with Jinzo and Summoned Skull still on the board. Also, the Trunade trick works with Premature Burial, but not with the Call of the Haunted, hence why it's still banned today.

[@thequesper4418]

I'm glad someone mentioned this, as this time it could very much change the outcome of the duel. However, Paul still won the game ultimately.

[@cfibbs1034]

Alec also summoned kycoo got trap holed then set spear cretin immediately afterwards setting up the card of safe return play. Glad Paul won anyway cause that was such a huge card advantage he got

[@traincore1955]

Yeah Premature Burial is an equip and Called is a continuous trap

[@Earthboundmike]

Yea that was super game there I skipped over to the pack opening at the end cuz, well, he kinda had won that.

[@filiplucic]

@@cfibbs1034 Yeah, there was also a mistake with Old Vindictive Magician and Man-Eater Bug, as only the latter one actually pops anything on the field, magician pops only opponent's monsters, so one of them would actually survive

[@r_a_w_g_e_r]

When Call of the Haunted is removed from the field it destroys the monster that it special summoned. Jirai Gumo shouldve been sent to the graveyard there when CotH got sent back to the hand. Good duel either way, ppl tend to forget about that part of the effect.

[@Serpiente21]

Yeah I caught that too 25:24

[@r_a_w_g_e_r]

@@Serpiente21 yeah lol, this would happen all the time in the recess meta.

[@ThunderSwift99]

When Call of the Haunted leaves the field, the monster summoned is also destroyed, this would only work if it was premature burial as that card doesn't get destroyed.

[@17Jroach]

No true if you summon jinzo after... Call of the haunting... Is active it negates, it and then can be removed without destroying the monster... Also giant trunade... Would bounce it back to the hand... And still let you keep the monster on the field

[@Anders0429]

I think they made this mistake in a previous episode, too.

[@korneefart]

@@Anders0429 it wasn’t a mistake. The effect that destroys the summoned card is negated by jinzo

[@fernandoalonsovazquezboss1135]

@@17Jroach yeah but jinzo wasn't face-up on the field so jirai gumo should've been destroyed, Paul still won tho'

[@Anders0429]

@@korneefart I think you're talking about a different play than I am. I'm talking about 25:10. In Paul's end phase, Alec activates Call of the Haunted to bring back Jirai Gumo. There is no Jinzo present on the field. The next play Alec makes in the end phase is to activate Giant Trunade, bouncing Call of the Haunted back to his hand. Jinzo was not present on the field at any point during this sequence of events, and therefore Jirai Gumo should have been destroyed when Call of the Haunted left the field.

[@Alaskaisnt]

ANOTHER GREAT EPISODE! I don't play yugioh, I'm an MTG player, and this makes me want to play classic yugihoh! Love the new cut aways you guys have to explain plays or your general excitement (like game knights) I think more of those could be awesome! Here's me helping contribute to this 5000 dollar box you opened for us o.o Let's get this donation train started :)

[@crimsonmage3758]

If you want to play an older format of yu gj oh I would have to reccomend looking into goat format, named after one of its most popular cards, scapegoat

[@wizchrills2889]

As well as Edison

[@VaSoapman]

The ad probably helped cover that cost too

[@TheNaturalGamer1]

It wasn't 5000

[@Giru]

@@TheNaturalGamer1 Ummm good luck finding one for under $4,500 anywhere online, TCGplayer, CardMarket or Ebay. No, this [EN, unlimited, 36 pack] Magician's Force box legit costs $5,000 if you're lucky

[@Griever49]

So, when you bounce call of the haunted, the monster should be destroyed too, the combination you were thinking about was with premature burial

[@StefanDillandMarcRIP]

This is like sweet spot of power level imo. You guys are going back and forth a lot. The decks aren't super powerful, but are consistent enough where they are getting their strategies off! Great episode!

[@nicolasturetta7959]

Peak Yu-Gi-Oh

[@Thefufflylord]

See, this is what I love about old YGO. This match really went down to the wire. Interesting loops, back-and-forth gameplay, and actually having to be considerate about your resources. It wasn't just Paul sitting back and twiddling his thumbs while Alec did a combo, with the only interaction being Alec pausing to ask "do you have a response?" To which Paul, tired of this, rolls his eyes and goes "I didn't open any hand traps. You're good, duelist"

[@lightyagami77777]

Some people might say old yugioh was slow or simple or boring, but at least you never ran into a scenario where you don't even get to play because your opponent completely ran out time doing a huge combo on turn 1.

[@joelschmierer3544]

i say 'didn't open hand traps', go off champ, im going out to eat, text me when to come back

[@Shanks863]

@@lightyagami77777 there was still big bullshit with things like cannon soldier there kinda exist back then too but were a bit harder sometimes to pull off but yea old ygo was still much more fun

[@TheLochhead]

This is a lot of money, guys! I love your commitment to this series. I'll be cheering you on, thanks for the top entertainment!

[@TeamAPS]

We'll keep going as long as you guys keep watching!

[@cococravensblitzball8346]

This has been the closest and best duel yet great job guys

[@asvardfjelstad5095]

What’s insane about this series is the luck you guys have had opening these boxes! You’ve gotten nearly all the secret rares, pulled a blue eyes, like just wow... almost no dud boxes at all! It’s made the series incredible so hoping for this same continued luck in the future! Thanks for the amazing content and the cash y’all have spent on this!

[@Ebiru666]

At 29:40, am I missing something but how was he able to set a monster when he already tried to normal summon kycoo?

[@DarkOmega150]

Man that was such a fantastic duel! Both decks were pushed to their limits there!

[@totenkopf8814]

12:45 funny looking X-Head Cannon you got there 🧐

[@MrGeorgeFlorcus]

I honestly love Alec's "Flip Effect" monster deck; the idea of taking a bunch of old, obscure cards nobody really knows or plays, slapping them together, and making something _kinda_ viable? Is really neat to me.

[@blahmaster6k]

34:46. Missed game here. MP1, flip summon old vindictive to pop the unknown facedown(reaper). Attack the man-eater bug (that you KNOW is man-eater bug) with Dark Balter to negate its effect, and attack for game with Jinzo. Unless the backrow is exactly book of moon, you win the game.

[@r1nsync]

This game was nutty! So much back and forth! This is what old school yugioh really means to me and I love every second of this! Cant wait for the next episode! This was a brilliant idea and I hope you guys continue this series!

[@strongerthanever2039]

Geez I swear these series have the sickest duels straight out of anime! I also really like how much more professional they get. I enjoyed the post-commentary bits, or the additional explenations of what what they took out of the decks in addition to what they added in.

[@brucelau2023]

absolutely so hype for the return of Rare Hunters !!! i need something to make me happy today and thankfully this series is back , y'all are mad brilliant

[@AColdOneYT]

Looked up the price of a sealed booster box of MFC on ebay. Most people put a down payment on a house with that kind of money. Yugioh players buy pink box with cards in them. I prefer option 2.

[@patrickedwards2604]

Absolutely love this series! Y'all are brilliant!

[@randalewilkerson8451]

Y’all are freaking legends I know y’all have spent a mint on all them booster boxs

[@zerro6903]

Those short interviews add so much to the duels.

[@siccman09]

This is really the pinnacle of old school yugioh , this duel was really like a episode down to last bit of life points

[@attoboi9763]

I gotta agree with others, this is by far the most nostalgic and coolest series you guys have come up with, hell I wouldn't have minded seeing a 4 person group of rare hunters just playing games vs each other every once and a while to really stretch out the nostalgia

[@sirswagabadha4896]

What a tense episode! Few card rulings though...old vindictive specifies an opponent's monster, so the man-eater bug would have actually survived the swords. Call of the haunted would have destroyed the monster after being bounced, so that would have ended faster. Also I think one of those vindictives later on in the duel should have been negated by the fusion monster

[@beast_priest]

Haven't played Yugioh physically for more than 10 years now. Somehow, I found my way back because of YGO content creators like Team APS and others. Now, I could say I've been playing Master Duel for 60-ish hours. Watching you guys helped me get through some stuff. Cheers!~

[@hendofriendo9288]

This series is amazing! The reaction for Magical scientist not having a once per teen was priceless.

[@war2theren227]

At 29:22 Alec normal summons Kycoo, and then later in that same turn he sets a monster. He should not have been able to get that Spear Cretin combo off, which was actually bad for him in the long run considering he decked out. What an amazing duel though, this is hands down my favorite series on this channel, hell maybe even all of youtube.

[@jtyler9130]

Such a fun duel, I love seeing how your decks are slowly coming into workable strategies. Paul spamming fusions and Alex with his graveyard revival. Can’t wait for the next one!!

[@Treikyl]

This series straight up got me into yu-gi-oh after having only played the games on the GBA back in the day where the only viable decks were summoned skull beat down. Thank you for what you do, and keep releasing awesome content.

[@camithewitch5265]

This duel was great! I love the back and forth and how you use cool old cards people usually ignore even in formats like this one! Also, a little heads up, Old Vindictive Magician only destroys monsters on your opponent's side of the field, so Alec didn't have to destroy both his monsters when Paul activated Swords of Revealing Light. And when Call Of The Haunted leaves the field, the monster it Special Summoned gets destroyed :)

[@johnnynguyen9240]

Such a funny yet entertaining ending. Both players’ LPs down to less than 1000. Then the finish happened because one player ran out of cards. Perfect suspense and drama.

[@Hyodazo]

That was easily one of the best Swords of Revealing Light plays I've ever seen. Both of you did a fantastic job this time and both decks seem roughly even. I can't wait to see the next duel.

[@zapbob8840]

Ikr literally took away two of his monsters

[@MrSegadude21]

He should of just had them both target the same monster 💀 then he could of had one still on field

[@whitecheddar1972]

This series is such a great look at the evolution of the game overtime. What makes it so much more nostalgic is that it’s played like schoolyard decks; we just played with what we had. It would be cool to see a spin off of this series using only the cards opened from each box instead of adding them to the collection. Love this series!

[@cobydo4186]

What a fantastic game! Life Points down to the triple digits and yet the decider was by running out of cards! Seeing that the decks didn't change much this time around and with an increasingly large card pool available, I'd be very interested in seeing secondary decks built to wager previously pulled cards! As much as I love seeing powerful cards like Pot of Greed and Man-Eater Bug still being played since the beginning, I'd love to see variety from all the cards y'all pulled so far. Excellent episode! Can't wait for the next!

[@JoeyyyBoyyy]

Only discovered you guys a month ago loving it. Thanks for playing with cards the way they should be rather than just hoarding them for profit!

[@dunslax3]

16:00 Alec could have destroyed just 1 of them since they got flipped at the same time

[@pepperonipizzamen]

I was just wondering this, could say Man-Eater Bug target & destroy Old Vindictive Magician before it's Flip: Effect resolves?

[@satchelpage8841]

I think this is without a doubt the best Yugioh series you can watch on KZbin

[@davidmendez3899]

GHOD DHAM are these episodes going HARD!! hope none of the next sets ruin this momentum. this is what everyone hopes playing YuGiOh is like. I wasn’t sure who was gonna win.

[@lancedolan]

THANK YOUUU for bringing back card overlays so I can pause, read, and actually follow the game. So happy that's back

[@aqwkingchampion13]

With two BEWDs now, perhaps Alec can get a third and Ultimate Dragon, finally becoming the Kaiba of this series, as he was always destined to be.

[@MilkshakeSkunkette]

watching this series is such a treat- it reminds me a lot of playing this game in this era when i was younger - only i couldn't afford anywhere near the volume of boosters of course xD

[@dylandrake2442]

Thanks for all the great content and choosing to do the series in tabletop format rather than master duel, hope this helps keep it going! Much love from Dylan from Australia

[@NN-ge2wf]

Easily the best duel in the series yet. So much back and forth, really went down to the wire. Felt straight out of the anime.

[@shadowofhawk55]

Looking for another Paul win. Love you Alec, but Paul kinda deserves em after that rough start.

[@steezeaustin316]

I love seeing these duels with old format. I stopped playing around 07-08 and tried getting back into recently and it’s just so complex now. Keep up the great work, y’all! 🙏🏼

[@KaibaSeto.]

You are not missing on much really Yet you can play tag force games to get your fix from whatever your favorite era is

[@apoptosisduellinks109]

You can consider 'goat format', the historic 2005 format

[@SquireLep]

You know it's a fantastic duel when both players are sub 1000 life and one player decks out! Can't wait for the next episode!

[@zapbob8840]

DOWN TO THE WIRE!

[@sgtpepper0spray]

The only thing that could make this series better would be getting Rare Hunter cloaks. Loving it!

[@Jack-ov4hj]

Did Paul finally learn what pot of greed does in the first duel?😂

[@khairunasberkauli55]

yeah 😂.. i was like "what that's rare, he didn't said the line"

[@tatehile5029]

The music at 27:09 YOOO I SEE YOU WITH THE SMTIV BATTLE B2 👀👀👀👀

[@Frg31]

Paul's pulls were huge this time!! =O Another great episode, guys!! 🤘

[@daviddent5662]

I love how this episode reminds us that the most powerful and forbidden cards of Yugioh are common rarities XD Spear Cretin and Magical Scientist doing quite well here. Paul also doing that classic Swords play to have Man-Eater and Vin fight each other to the death was also a thing of beauty! Gosh so much nostalgia and amazing back and forth in this episode showing the GOAT-esque format still can get exciting even with only a Fusion Deck.

[@ryanmiskelly5236]

Hi guys. I haven’t watched/played the game. Stumbled upon the channel and thought it was far too nerdy for myself. 4 months later and I’m addicted! Keep up the great content and sorry it couldn’t be more. Take care and happy holidays🙂

[@darkmamba763]

This was my favourite set as kid because I like the magician cards, but more crazily, I damn near pulled every single rare card from this set.

[@Unbakedtub]

I really wanna see at least one ancient gear card in this series

[@davidsosa6056]

My favorite thing of this series is seeing the increase in combos as the episodes go. Very fun TeamAps

[@MinimalxEffort]

Honestly I wasn't expecting this episode to come out as soon as it did considering the price of a box of Magician's Force but damn did it not disappoint! Glad to see we're getting more back and forth as far as the win ratio goes and can't wait for the next one.

[@BartEmbregts]

Love how a old school, slow duel actually got me hyped.

[@xironbeastx8677]

The fact they were attacking directly with thinks like man-eater bug, yomi ship, swarm of locusts, vindictive magician, and scientist shows how close that game was.

[@QBnoYouko]

Old Vindictive Magician is supposed to target the opponent 's monsters only, but the first printing of the card didn't clarify this. Great duel overall, though!

[@josephodonnell9865]

Genuinely I miss when Yugioh used to look like this. This is so much better to play and to watch than the current state of the game.

[@PokeLexgnzlz]

I'm afraid that Call of the Haunted destroys the target when it LEAVES THE FIELD, not just when it's destroyed :/ So it doesn't work that well with Giant Trunade, like Premature Burial does, but with Card of Safe Return it can work a bit better.

[@rifqyaulia3907]

WOW, best round so far! almost deck out, unlimited special summon from graveyard, almost burn out, sword of revealing light play, the LP is neck to neck, Paul VERY AGGRESIVE on last turn! that's a nice duel my bois

[@TheDustyTucker]

Hey guys! First of all, I’m obsessed with this series. Keep up the great work! If possible, could you switch out the deck’s black sleeves for something that doesn’t blend into the playmat as much? As someone who is visually impaired, it’s tricky to see if there are any set cards on that side of the field. Thanks for the consideration, and I can’t wait for the next episode!

[@GoatJesus]

I liked the cut aways a lot! Reminded me of a game show haha. It was cool to see your inner thoughts.

[@cosmo_cat64]

This was such a hard fought match i legit was glued to my screen watching this

[@rodger4609]

this might be my favorite episode yet. the decks are getting so fun to watch

[@777CrimsonChaos]

This brought me way back to my middle/early-high school days, seeing a ton of cards I remember using frequently in my decks. Fun fact: My younger brother pulled the Dark Magician Girl from that set on his birthday around the time that came out. It was pretty insane lol.

[@HunkMine]

As an OG player, this is my favorite series, but this is how the vast majority of people played as kids

[@GetGoodCheesecake]

Love the side talk about cards for people unexperienced in yugioh like me

[@Souraltoids]

This and the previous duel are an example of why this era of Yu-Gi-Oh was the best. That tense back and forth insted of endless turns and one card stopping everything on your side of the field.

[@projectzeroexpectations7397]

This was one of the best back and forth duels ive watched in a long time

[@Millanno37]

I've literally never seen Card of Safe Return resolve, let alone resolve multiple times lmao. What an experience!

[@NovusIgnis]

Paul really got some insane pulls this game. I think that this set was exactly what he needed to get some much needed consistency and power in his deck. This one was a nail biter for sure.

[@breckreynolds5554]

You guys are awesome. As an old head player seeing you guys play with these old cards warms my heart. Keep up the great work!

[@electricVGC]

Structure wise one of my favourite episodes of one of my favourite series! Hope the superthanks and sponsor covered the cost of it.

[@ventivazar470]

i loved this one ! The wave motion cannon at the end had me shocked, i thought its over for Paul, but of course he still had his magic drain. Awesome shit.

[@guy_who_games]

I’ve opened hundreds of these same packs when I was younger and I never got a single piece of exodia but you guys have all but the head and more

[@MsJoshthomas]

This was the most fun episode of the series yet! I look forward to this series every week, love seeing the more classic simple yugioh duels!

[@TheSvmurai]

15:35 that is the best play to date wow lol

[@csomerville27]

Guys this series is amazing! Love the fact that your using real cards can dueling book. I’d love to see you guys do a best out of 3! I need more duels 😂

[@scashwildson8354]

My favorite series on all of youtube right now! The concept is dope, the videos are paced and edited brilliantly and you guys have consistantly some of the most epic duels I've ever seen. Thank you for your dedication!

[@qasem90]

This is yet the most intense and amazing duel so far in this series, can't wait for the next!

[@lucaswalker824]

Paul whispering "because of Magic: the gathering" cracked me up man

[@Vitu13]

Thanks guys, this series brings back so many good memories!

[@gigaguy200]

Back when they changed the classification to Spell cards from Magic cards, since I had both as a kid, I thought they were a specific type of Magic Card. So any card that referred to a Spell card directly didn’t affect Magic cards in my mind.

[@arthurkurbedzis]

This time Paul just drew almost all the solid cards, would be glad to see such events more.

[@patrickcoyle5469]

Gather Your Mind was handy for adding spell counters, while also thinning out your own deck. That last part was much more useful before deck searching effects being so common. I think this might have been the last set I ever bought. Once I'd put together decks for Dark Paladin and XYZ Dragon Cannon, I called it good, because I didn't think anything could get cooler. :p

[@0rnami]

If you active the effect of Spear Cretin on the field while you have a Spear Cretin in your GY, couldn't you use the two copies of the card to keep Special Summoning the other face down for an infinite defense?

[@imapopo2924]

This is the back and forth gameplay that I adored about early Yugioh.

[@SillyDilly01]

The duel was very fun to watch (aside from the Call of the Haunted misplay) It reminds me of how awesome this card game used to be. Keep it coming! so fun to watch!

[@gravy3991]

My personal favourite series on KZbin! Makes my day when a new video is uploaded! Keep it up you guys