WORST to BEST 7 Yu-Gi-Oh Summoning Mechanics!

Yu-Gi-Oh has plenty of unique summoning methods, from old favorites like Fusions and Rituals to the newest addition, Link Summoning. Here's my personal list of the different summoning mechanics in Yu-Gi-Oh from the best to the worst!
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[@bluedwarfmc8033]

I think the best summoning mechanic is "with no monsters left on the field, I summon Dark Magician"

[@kendricklatimore52]

Lol

[@Peashooter521]

So pendulums

[@Joe_Megh]

no kaiba's i summon blue eyes so that i can crush u with 100 lp left and destroy ur dark magician with no tributes

[@emmanuelherrera3054]

Nice

[@lamp1739]

animals are awesome I activate mirror force from banishment

[@brandonskaggs1606]

2017: "links aren't worth it" 2019: Every extra deck is 15 links

[@atticuschea8985]

Link summon itself is not why people hate it but they hate the new rules that foce them to run link monsters to just have an extra zone to summon all those better XYZ, and Synchro monsters. Most people ran 5-6 link monsters in their deck just cuz they need it arrow.

[@underwatch8559]

atticus chea extremely true especially as a pendulum player😔

[@fernandosalmoran-garcia3927]

Underwatch that’s y we got heavymetalfoes electromite

[@prometheusplays3789]

the same link monsters

[@CatchTheseMechanicalHands]

2020: “links aren’t worth it again”

[@wolfox7776]

This just in! Yugituber speaks of Tribute Summoning without mentioning Monarchs

[@westhescrub]

I know, right? didnt mention kaijus (even though they are technically a special summon) either.

[@genesis4322]

Well Kaijus don't tribute summon. They tribute opponent's monsters but it's still a special summon.

[@matthewstephens6502]

Genesis i literally had to argue that last night in a tourny Couldn't believe it

[@genesis4322]

It says on the card though. Special summon to your opponent's side of the field. My god that person you dueled must have been brain-dead.

[@matthewstephens6502]

Genesis he tried to say my kaiju kept his domain live and i was like no boi

[@SoLinkSmash]

With no monsters left on the field, I summon Dark Magician, declare direct attack.

[@silverfangmoonhunter]

SoLinkSmash AAAagGgggGH you got me

[@bluedwarfmc8033]

Silver Fang he told you he was the master

[@strategistofthenekroz3102]

gg

[@blubhi_true5397]

Everytime i see that add i think you chated you have to tribute to summon dwrk magician

[@CH3LS3A]

I gotta bounce guys.

[@ares6037]

Synchro and XYZ summoning are my two favorite summoning methods.

[@tonyten39]

Josh Dracoian same!

[@dcdubzgaming3846]

Josh Dracoian this is why ur both bad people

[@patrickduffin7912]

@@dcdubzgaming3846 would you like to explain why dear sir ?

[@dcdubzgaming3846]

@@patrickduffin7912it was a joke lol. Xyz were the start of yugioh going to shit imo

[@patrickduffin7912]

@@dcdubzgaming3846 since when ? Pendulums were the one that fucked up the game and Don't Even get me fucking started on Link summoning because that turned nearly anyone with half a brain playing a Firewall FTK Darkworld deck

[@silverfangmoonhunter]

Synchros are by far my favorite summoning mechanic. They just feel... versatile. Flexible. Like I'm putting in just the right amount of effort to summon a powerful monster. They don't feel super easy to summon like an XYZ but they're also not clunky to the point of needing specific support cards to even work like Rituals. They really do feel like what fusions always should have been. Also, I like how they're never useless like XYZ are. If I summon an XYZ and use its materials it's basically just a vanilla beater most of the time and I can't use it for another XYZ summon or basically anything other than a tribute like I can with Synchro monsters. That's actually something that I really like about Links. The fact that I can use them for other Link summons just like I can do with Synchros.

[@emperorampora8771]

xyz monsters do feel pretty easy to get out at least until you start talking about higher raked ones but when you think about it, they also tend to have pretty potent effects so having said effect limited to two or three uses was the way they "_balanced_" the mechanic. still though.

[@echoesact3713]

TheGreatJGatsby yea but being able to get a monster with 2500 atk on the field for practically no cost is very much worth not having an effect. XYZ are so much better and cooler.

[@slidenation1784]

Syncros look cool to me xD

[@alexthegs2624]

But synchro and link are imo too op and should be nerfed as fuck

[@mako8091]

You do know there are cards to help replenish xyz materials? So them being vanilla beater argument is null and void.

[@Berzerkarin]

I love synchros I like the concept and the idea but most importantly all the cool archtypes and ideas that came with synchros and the 5ds era in general

[@sirernest546]

5D's was a great era. Pulled me back into the game after losing interest for several years.

[@TwilatMan69696969]

Synchros are soo hard to sommon

[@morgancampbell3505]

@@TwilatMan69696969 synchros probably requires the most thought when building a deck because of the level addition mechanic, they can be very easy to summon if your cards are chosen right, synchro decks have to be versatile enough to get out a synchro with as many different combinations of cards as possible, for instance if your using predominantly lvl 2 tuners you'd most likely run lvl 4 monsters giving you access to lvl 6 and 8 (and 10/12) synchros or lvl 3 tuners and lvl 3 monsters for lvl 6, 9 and 12 synchros or lvl 3 tuners with lvl 4 monsters for lvl 7 and 10 synchros, you have to choose your cards to maximize the synergy

[@Predaplanter]

GX was better

[@Sunaki1000]

For the later added Extradeck mechanics its also the best designed one. Just introducing Conditions and the Tuner Submonstertype, thats it. No going to the Extradeck, via Destruction, no Linkarrows, no Xyz Material, no new Fieldzones. Extremly beginnerfriendly and easy to learn, whitout many Rulings.

[@okuu_utsuho_proto]

I really love Xyz monsters and summoning. The first reason I loved Xyz because is the card frame being super cool. And the second reason, super easy to summon them.

[@espurrseyes42]

Barring the whole Rank-Up thing, I'm also a big fan of XYZ for the same reasons. Other than that, I like MR5 Links and Modern Fusions.

[@Doctorduffield]

We all knew XYZ was gonna be number one. It is LITERALLY the best summoning mechanical in yugioh. Pretty much any deck can use them. Even synchro decks like speedroid (when they were still good, RIP Terror top) used generic rank 3s like Dante and leviair. XYZ are the most consistent summoning mechanic ever made, and I think we all know that (Zoodiac)

[@JANACE36]

Volcarona Gamer indeed

[@themlgjeff5618]

Volcarona Gamer. It had to be number 39

[@sp333dyofficial]

Hey greetings from the future. Now link summoning is the most used and broken summoning mechanic ever.👌🏼

[@ivanbackfromthecardshop8093]

@@sp333dyofficial yeah. I like xyz more still

[@8381june]

I like fusion the best

[@Jak2star]

Honestly, I think you've hit it right on the mark. Personally, I'll always love Synchros more, but the bottom line is XYZs are way easier to make and allow for back up possibilities for decks that don't need an extra deck like Kozmos. I'd definitely say that Link is the worse solely because of how much it actually hinders most decks from working, especially most lower tier or quirkier decks, and Pendulum is second to that because you basically had to play a deck based around it, and there were too many ways to absolutely break the board thanks to things like Anti Spell and Twin Twisters. Tribute summoning I think gets often overlooked when you consider that sometimes it can unbrick hands with certain decks like Blue Eyes pre new support, also, Kaijus alone make it more significant than Link and Pendulum, and don't even get me started on Monarchs. Rituals are very much their own thing, and even though theyre not super common in competitive play, they can be problematic to deal with. Just my thoughts.

[@jlahalo5103]

i agree synchros are my favorite extra deck monsters but with XYZ u dont need to worry about tuners (which were only like bad part of synchro monsters) i played blackwings ever since they got released and i never thought that i would play XYZ in them bcos... blackwings are based around synchros but they have a lot of LV4 in their monster lineups and it was really sweet when u bring like utopia lightning and run over anything and your opponent didnt see it coming bcos.. you are playing blackwings. But now with links, everything i fcked IMO

[@YubelLord1]

@@jlahalo5103 fusion summoning is my favorite most of them have insane effects high attack power and defense my favorite cards would be fiends and dark dragons my Ace card Starving venom fusion dragon my favorite spell super polymerization

[@loganflint3387]

The best is obviously “I SUMMON POT OF GREED! WHICH ALLOWS ME TO SUMMON POT OF GREED!”

[@dustindurham6825]

BUT WHAT DOES IT DO!!?

[@matildajones2330]

I one want ssome

[@tommywiseau1408]

Thats what it do Yugi

[@jacobwaits3559]

Thanks for the knowledge drop dude. I didn't know about some of the new summons and how they functioned this definitely gave me a little bit to learn off of and I completely forgot about ritual summons being regular deck and the star stuff/ranking/level being important for synchros. I actually stopped playing around synchros (due to life stuff primarily) but I've recently started back up and am pretty happy to see them, ritual summons and all these new summoning types being a thing. Thanks dude

[@alexareeda1712]

I've always loved the warrior archetype, but I feel like Konami has kinda forgotten about them. How can warrior decks be competitive anymore since the game is so fast?

[@dlacey1895]

Speaking of instant fusion (when you mentioned it Paul). I feel like there's should be like instant synchro, and instant xyz, etc.. They would all have there own unique restrictions on the monsters, but it think that would be pretty interesting to have in the game.

[@periklisperperis6868]

That would make them overfuking powered because synchron and xyz dont need a spell card or id they sont they need to be on the field and thats how they are balanced they NEED to be on the field

[@JM-vl3cy]

@@periklisperperis6868 I think it would be ok to have an instant fusion from the field and have the fusion spells be used to fuse from your hand. Or maybe add additional requirements that trigger fusion depending of the fusion monster wanted, like "Monster A + Monster B + A and B have to declare attack on the same turn" or "Monster A + Monster B + A and B have to be in defense position at the same time" or stuff like that.

[@burner555]

"Special summon a level 8 or lower Synchro monster OR a rank 6 or lower Xyz monster that mentions a monster's name in it's text from the Extra deck(This is treated as a Synchro or Xyz summon.)"

[@joshuaquinn1215]

I haven't played Yu-gi-oh since 2011, hadn't even thought about it since then. Then I get recommended your videos, and now I've been hooked on them! It's so cool to see that the game I enjoyed in middle/high school is still being played and is evolving! Thanks for the great video!

[@NLookabill94]

For me synchro summoning is number 1. Then fusion is number 2. Love both those mechanics and I love that when you talked about it you showed my favorite synchro monster stardust dragon lol

[@arhumkhan813]

7. Link 6. Pendulum 5. Ritual 4. Tribute 3. Fusion 2. Synchro 1. XYZ

[@bongoeworld7234]

Arhum Khan I would personally swap synchro and XYZ but other than that I 100% agree.

[@FloranteSantos1]

God pendulum summoning is the god

[@SinonKakarot]

Agree but i more prefere Link summoning then pendulum sumoning

[@periklisperperis6868]

I live rituals and i hate you all

[@Predaplanter]

Fusion Should be 2.

[@nshimada1425]

I recently pulled a 1st ed Excition Night (back when it was $100) and it mysteriously disappeared. The next day my friend “pulled” it.

[@Empek96]

I really enjoyed the video today, I think it was very well thought out. Good job Paul!

[@JM-vl3cy]

Synchro is just the perfect balance to me between being simple to understand but still being strategic to use optimally, and it overall feels very rewarding as some synchros are very good while not being as easy to pull-off as many Xyz. They also feel very flexible as you can get to the summon requirements with very different means (using a few "big" level monsters or many low level monsters for example) while you cannot really play around like that with Xyz summon. Plus synchro has some super cool monsters and the white cards makes it a very "charismatic" card type.

[@cakecanal1350]

The best mechanic is "I summon pot of greed and draw 3 cards!!!"

[@elementalhero8077]

That does what it do

[@griimey7787]

Fusions are my favorite but XYZs have the most utility and are the easiest to make, so I think for that reason it's the best extra deck summoning mechanic.

[@royalnickle]

griimey agreed

[@gameramaproductions]

synchro summoning is my personal favourite, having an extra deck with something for like every level and working out plays and combos to get the right numbers on to the field, I enjoy that a lot :D

[@user-iz5ki3jt3c]

Yesss I agree with #1. Recently I've been using Dreadnoughts and divine arsenal Zeus.

[@casketbase7750]

Synchros really need some love. I always liked how big the toolbox is, unlike a dedicated Rank 3 or 4 deck. Also, I'm so tired of the only viable Synchro builds being Triple Framelord Omega asxfgvhhxdfh Hand fuckery.

[@voltagegaming2970]

Jack Casey well im happy to play dark synchron and are still able to play double quasar with relative ease

[@toadsagejacob7896]

Jack Casey Red Dragon Archfiend Decks in Link Format are pretty good.

[@icantthinkofanameforthisol9792]

Bro everyone loves synchros they get a lot of Stuff

[@casketbase7750]

I meant from Konami. There hasn't been a competitive Synchro archetype in a long time.

[@exeledusprince9165]

I would like to see an archetype that grant additional effects to spells/traps that are activated in the zones your link monsters point to. This way, they dont have any wasted downward pointing arrows.

[@royalnickle]

Richard Welch sounds smart

[@Lusthe2004]

Still waiting for Link Spells :)

[@LucarioRemendezoYT]

Might be too Modern but there are zones in the centre that allow you to have arrows pointing down at other monsters

[@timmcclain2519]

Thanks for all the great content. Favorite summoning mechanic has got to be XYZ, it's probably the fairest / simplistic mechanic for boss monsters, and if it didn't exist we wouldn't have Lightning Chidori, my favorite card so suck it.

[@JesseNightingale]

It would be cool to see your new list for this video topic

[@ProxymanDerk]

Is it just me or did i really hear a Persona 5 Soundtrack on the background? Paul, anything to say about that? *Back to the topic of the video, xyz is also my favorite mechanic, followed up by fusion*

[@vascogameiro1359]

2017: "Links aren't worth it" 2020-Halqifibrax: Am i a joke to you?

[@Sunaki1000]

Currently not worth it.

[@cg-rf7lo]

What I love about the Xyz Mechanic is that it paved the way for new decks WHILE ALSO providing support for everything that came before it.

[@purplatypus7405]

Loved this video. I only play MTG and honestly know nothing of Yu Gi Oh but still find it interesting. Would love to see an updated one!

[@fartballs77]

5 years later, links are one of the best summoning mechanics.

[@lucasr6644]

I love synchros because the first deck I ever played was Lightsworns and I always loved summoning Michael

[@isaacaccomando435]

i pretty much agree with your list... i use synchro and xyz in my main deck and the deck is all about "number" and "chaos number"

[@kleidicani]

I totally agreed with you're list

[@air2data]

I gotten used to Link summoning and it's not as bad a people make it out to be. I'm okay with the pendulum nerf because who wants to see Pendulum 5 on multiple turns if you have no outs. I do agree with the amount of resources it takes to put out a mediocre boss monster

[@ufukcangencoglu2279]

Except you know those 5 monsters probably can't do jack shit by themselves they are only good as monsters that they are used to summong. Unlike every other good deck that can summon 5 monsters that can do stuff by themselves. Remember the DUEA era? Tellars do the saame thign that Pendulums do but better. I didn't see anybody saying "Tellars OP!" .

[@alphiuszeed5977]

You say that but you gotta remmmember the long turns Link players are using where they Also fill the field and also have handtraps and other stuff that ruined the game for me

[@ThatGuyUnderYourSofa]

Persona 5 song is awesome.

[@dusk_and_dawn2187]

Interesting one!

[@JANACE36]

Perfect list

[@m2fappy398]

1. XYZ - easiest since most archetypes have cards with the same levels 2.Link - Sometimes they can be to specific for decks to splash them in 3.Synchro - Tuners have meh support depending on your deck but a lot of synchro are pretty good 4.Fusion - Unlike the 3 above you need specific cards and the only fusion related card that is generic is poly or anything like it 5.Pendulum - Only available in pure pendulum decks 6. Ritual - You need a spell card - which is hard to search out and and the ritual monster and spell both in hand and cards on the field or advanced ritual art but no one wants to play normal garnets 7.Tribute - If it didn't count as a normal summon it wouldn't be a bad summoning method Ways that these methods could get better 1-XYZ - More rank up magic cards

[@LucarioRemendezoYT]

You forgot Pendulum Summoning

[@whyme7697]

My favorite summoning method is fusion not because of anything special I just like purple

[@Predaplanter]

I just like the idea of fusion plus my fav archetypes are fusion heavy

[@endx2778]

Hajime Hinata * happy red eyes and elm hero noises*

[@Thousandeyes85]

I also liked how Xyz monsters had effects they could only use up to the number of material attached to it

[@lilray7278]

I like that list it makes sense

[@nikosthml8606]

finally!!!! Someone who dont like the Links and the play of them. Well said Paul

[@Pontifex_Maximus.]

Is it wierd that I say the Monster Chants when I Synchro, Xyz, Fusion, and Pendulum Summon like in the Yu-Gi-Oh Arc-V Dub?

[@periklisperperis6868]

SYNCHRO SHOCKAN

[@Predaplanter]

@@periklisperperis6868 synchro is lame

[@Predaplanter]

@Kahmij Hall that doesn't prove anything? Lol just cuz one protagonist was more competent

[@yuseifudo3909]

@@Predaplanter that's your opinion man

[@GeargusArchfiend]

In terms of power and accessibility, you're spot on. But everyone has their favorites . . . ahem, Ritual master race.

[@DaDonBossMan]

Ritual summoning is one of my favorite but I don’t really run it, the only one I run is a late game “End of the world” to bring out “Demise, King of Armageddon” to set up rainbow dark

[@j_freak-1327]

This is 2 years later and I still say Links were trash and should not have been created.

[@XLuxtra]

They are fun to use. Way more fun than Xexalturbo strategies, Nekroz Ritual shenanigans, and PENDULUM BEST DECK LETS GO!!!!

[@envan7865]

Links just piss me off, cause you had to put them in everything to access your extra deck, Archetypes like Blue-eyes, which has nothing to do with Links, has to run them for the synchros or run the ritual variant, I hated MR4 so much

[@AllElite123]

Same with pendulum

[@cedrickgacer1031]

Yeah because they destroyed the fact that pendulums can be special summoned in the extra deck.

[@GameShark9000]

*Starts video* Well, I know what is going to be seventh... I knew it!

[@mrsnowy4453]

dude i agree with you i love xyz summon when it first released to duel links i had a deck to summon xyz monsters my favorite xyz monsters are melomelody and deltaros

[@MochiiMochaPop]

It’s funny coming back in 2022 and watching this

[@Demiurge0000]

I'm here after the change to rule 5. Hell yeah

[@Patrick-tz3od]

Best think ever... Konami hears their players...

[@AllElite123]

SAME

[@davidsmperio7344]

I love fusion summons, with the spell (contact fusion it’s kinda dumb ) if you’re going to summon a monster from the extra deck you’re supposed to have a specific card and that’s why I love fusion summon. 🥳🤩

[@PDXDario]

My 2019 list that has seen the future 7 tribute 6 ritual 5 fusion (but thats very debatable) 4 pendulum 3 synchro 2 xyz 1 link Edit: i've thought this over and i would change it to 7. Tribute 6. Ritual 5. Fusion (but still debatable) 4. Xyz 3. Synchro 2. Pendulum 1. Link

[@mujiescomedy279]

blue-eyes white privilege what’s people issues with tribute summoning? The game would be broken without. At the beginning, it would just be about who has the best cards

[@theweirdo3129]

Ehhhhh Xyz are much better then Synchros

[@PDXDario]

@@theweirdo3129 I actually agree with that I haven't played yugioh basically since this comment so I dont know the current meta but I'm sure you know better than me.

[@Predaplanter]

I disagree heavily

[@Predaplanter]

@NOGA fuck synchro

[@meteorstorm4709]

Hey team phoenix been watching your channel and letting you know that I found when playing with synchro you can still sworm the field but u will have to synchro using your extra monster zone but don't over extend if not need.

[@xbon1]

link monsters (in OCG currently) you get to use sangan and emissary of the darkness searches, etc.

[@chrisshorten4406]

For me, I love XYZ monsters. They're basically a combining of two souls bound as one. Also, they're abilities are usually quite powerful, even if limited.

[@mohamedelhediissa289]

My favourite summon is pendulum and I hate link because it stop me from summoning EX monsters

[@neondisguise1587]

Link monsters don't do that. MR4 (I think it was 4) did. You could just play a pure link deck. They're very versatile

[@mohamedelhediissa289]

@@neondisguise1587 hello? You have to play a link monster and have it's arrows pointing at a zone so you can summon your extra deck monsters

[@JM-vl3cy]

@@mohamedelhediissa289 only pendulums require the arrows, other extra decks monsters can be played normally.

[@MasterJP28]

Persona 5 music in the background? Nice! 👌

[@KyeGuard]

Fully agree with this list! Also, not a member of the Notification Squad but am on KZbin so often i tend to see new videos as soon as they are posted anyways. xDD

[@boxician_5441]

Notification Squad!!!

[@alecfields1153]

Ian Downie Ayye! #Squad

[@vujadinradovic9998]

Ian Downie here

[@raintalonxOc]

Das us

[@MrOJPurvis]

Ayyy

[@la_flammee9864]

2017: Link summoning SUCKS 2019: Link summoning is the BEST summon 2020: The 3 World war is here (Needelfiber) lol

[@bl00by_]

2021: VFD turbo, d-link rises and falls again, konami finally read misc. and engage/stallio are back.

[@Dark-Kuriboh]

XYZ is my favourite because they are just so cool and the gimmick of using other creatures to help activate there abilities

[@RitoRevolto92]

I agree with everything you said about links. Took the words out of my mouth lol

[@banditbiker5190]

So ironic when u put pendulum so low, and their tier 1 now 😂. 1 word, astrograph.

[@thatdudebro9918]

ZEXAL may have been a "bad" spin-off series anime-wise, but at least they introduced the absolute (IMO) best special summoning method in the TCG. 😀

[@pn2294]

StellarGuard 1999 bad spinoff? It was the best Yugioh Series.

[@thatdudebro9918]

Paulinus Nwosu Not according to the fanbase it's not. Personally I thought it wasn't bad. When I said "bad" spin-off in the comment, I was speaking as oppose to what the old school yugioh fans think of ZEXAL, in that it was a horrible series with the weirdest hairstyles ever conceived. But IMO, I think they're just overeating. 😑

[@Americarnaud]

DM was boring. GX was an entertaining mess. 5D’s was straight fut up boring. Arc-V started off great but ended up garbage. VRAINS is really slow. ZEXAL was consistent from beginning to end, story on point, duel on point, characters or point. Best series.

[@blackbomber72]

@@Americarnaud art style of Zexal sucks. Disagree with everything you said tho.

[@fork-man]

Bad spin off really?!? Ummm its apart of the main seires also the fact ARC V or Most of Gx was worse

[@jamesburton7756]

I love normal, tribute, ritual, fusion, synchro, and xyz. After that it’s either confusing or just a tactic to see how many monsters you can get on the field in one turn.

[@Honoryde]

I agree with the list actually, my personal favorite mechinic is xyz summoning, partially since I was introduced around the time they were new, and because it's such an easy mechanic to use in any deck, I can honestly say, being introduced at the back end of synchro summoning, is that the xyz format was when yugioh became really fast paced.

[@damiondenison6289]

Notifications squad whoooo

[@alecfields1153]

damion denison Hell yeah! #Squad

[@SHURITSTRATEGISTOFTHENEKROZ]

GISHIKI SHOKKAN!!!!!!!

[@shayusauce8458]

SHURIT, STRATEGIST OF THE NEKROZ I agree Senpai

[@SHURITSTRATEGISTOFTHENEKROZ]

Yash Shahani I can always count on you to reply xD

[@sirspookybones1118]

SHURIT, STRATEGIST OF THE NEKROZ Black luster soldier ritual shokkaned before gishki were cool

[@rexrequiem2306]

E-Hero Stratos Gishiki Shokkan is Japanese for Ritual Summon.

[@nekrozofunicore4083]

What Yash said #NekrozMasterRace

[@FullMoonBlues07]

I know it’s not the popular opinion but I’ve always loved pendulum summoning. I play casually and most of my friends (me included) only play one or two pendulum monsters in their deck so it always feels amazing when you pull off a really good pendulum summon. I feel that if Konami gave pendulum monsters some more love, we could really see their summoning potential.

[@magicalnewsmaneditsbumpers4374]

Synchro for me, I started on duel links when I didn’t get enough cyb dragon cards for my deck, but I had plenty of superheavys so I made a deck with em. And it’s still my fav deck.

[@primozthegamer1817]

9:34 wtf just happened?? Ur freezed

[@snackrssnackrs1139]

Primoz the Gamer same what?

[@MLGSWAGMASTER]

The real question is how would a a pendulum link monster look like.

[@Goldenfire49]

Thought bout that one myself.

[@everestgaming9273]

xXX_mlgswagmaster_XXx ' Still the Link color with the green, but... 1. To summon back from ED, Link Summon again 2. To summon back from ED, Pendulum Summon with 1-8 or at least 0-5 (that would be broken)

[@shuny3914]

It would look something like; 2+ Pendulum Monsters LINK-2 Pendulum Eff: "???" Monster Eff: "If you can Pendulum Summon Level 5, you can Pendulum Summon this card face-up from your Extra Deck. // etc."

[@patrickduffin7912]

@@shuny3914 well we got heavymetalfoes electrumite which is in a way kinda like that (it's good support anyway)

[@moojza]

Pendulum Was the first deck I played competitively and so will always have it at the top due to my love of the deck and combos

[@cedrickgacer1031]

Pendulums is my favorite summoning mechanic. So excited for Arc-V coming into duel links... Yay!

[@ProflugiaSH]

Discussing about the mechanics themselves, I think the ranking would be something like: 1- Link 2- Xyz 3- Synchro 4-Normal/Tribute 5-Pendulum 6-Fusion 7-Ritual But you're right, in practise, if you take the support into account, it changes a lot of things. Maybe you made this video too soon, as we don't really know what Link Monsters are capable of.

[@kris_py]

Why is ritual, pendulum, fusion, and ritual all BELOW n/t

[@lucasberbel8963]

How could you like link Summon link are toxic

[@alexspittel8140]

I just knew how the top 4 would end up without watching the whole way though, personally I love fusion.

[@roejogan5212]

Always gotta click on those Team APS notifications

[@tcgraider3076]

I totally agree with this list (except for the links.) I run Glow-Up Bulb, Plaguespreader, and Unknown Synchron in my Synchron deck. Works like butter.

[@ChaosXcrusheD]

I for one would like to see more pendulums. I think it's a fun mechanic

[@Aryzo]

nick winds yea me too

[@tonyten39]

nick winds me too!!

[@BoxedMoose]

They werent fun before link, but now theyre fun to go against

[@odd-eyespendulumduelist885]

i made a loop with the oddeyes performapal deck full lock down

[@icantthinkofanameforthisol9792]

+Chris White because they were nerfed

[@Boyzby]

Why I don't join the notification squad: No one makes videos I need to watch immediately, aside from LittleKuriboh and Larryzaur.

[@shocker4510]

Why that's a completely valid opinion, I don't see why you felt the need to comment about it. It's just kind of annoying.

[@yuseifudo7987]

I like all the summoning methods they are cool in there own way

[@nick8402]

My favorite summoning mechanic used to be fusion and now it's link because it's makes the game more strategic with the placement of cards and link monsters have a ton of potential

[@ufukcangencoglu2279]

Because Firewall spam is strategy.

[@IDontPostPorn]

is this best to worst or worst to best?

[@wolfox7776]

t c the ladder

[@sllama9818]

Wolfox Latter

[@jacobwilson6157]

Shouldn't the title say worst to best, other wise links would be the best and Xyz last

[@FartMeister69]

Jacob Wilson it does

[@-blank-1176]

I am happy that qilphort scout got un banded cause that was the first deck I learned to use on duel generations

[@zme5s1ah77]

Team APS is my favourite channel ever there so cool

[@deltaquarayza]

They should hold tournaments for Pendulum Format decks, even though Link Format is out. Who's with me? #PendFormTourn

[@guillaumelaigneau8220]

HyperDelta Gaming they should have multiple formats in general for every era

[@silverfangmoonhunter]

HyperDelta Gaming Synchro format pls

[@deltaquarayza]

Yeah, all formats would be good.

[@rescuerex7031]

No Link summoning exist and people complaining about it need to deal with it cuz complaining isn't gonna make links better

[@omegatailsy6286]

Potato Then they need to make better and more adaptable links. They shouldn't be waiting to release them. Next booster box (or even the one after) should have splashable link monsters with effects that can create, or at the very least support Rogue/Meta decks. Similar to Crystal Wing, Utopia, Daigusto Emeral, etc. People aren't complaining JUST BECAUSE it's a pain in the ass to use. People are complaining because they're limited to using Meta to actually make a splash in this current moment of time, or Link restrictive decks. (Or rituals, but more often than not, you'll only see rituals like Shinos or Cyber Angels at locals, not often in regionals.)

[@3STACKZZZ]

when you put rituals at 5 my heart broke into 5 pieces 😞😞😞 rituals are the best most ppl just dont know how to make any ritual deck consistent

[@lv78wizard90]

TEAMKING OF GAMES!!!!!!!!! But functionality wise they are hard to splash and require tons of resources to make. I love them and they're fun to play but they have big flaws :/

[@winterosu5380]

TEAMKING OF GAMES!!!!!!!!! I play Nekroz scince 2014

[@matthewstephens6502]

No. That summoning mechanic is legitimately bad. However, there are some archetypes that are good/decent. I like Revendread Slayer. Can't wait to see their new support!

[@3STACKZZZ]

i feel you guys ive heard every counter argument pertaining to rituals being bad in the book thats y ive dedicated myself to mastering the mechanic just check out my channel youll find the most consistent ritial builds also being splashed into numerous decks and hybrid variants theres your proof for why rituals are actually grrrrreat!!!!

[@viniciuslucio98]

TEAMKING OF GAMES!!!!!!!!! Post some new videos about rituals to show these people the power

[@Bulzeeb15]

Yeah I hope Links have room to grow since I'm not too thrilled with them currently. Maybe introduce a new mechanic that can add, remove, or rearrange a Link monster's arrows after they hit the field with a spell or monster effect. They may be hard to keep track of without using tokens or maybe small clips that attach to the card with black and red arrows to signify a newly de/activated arrow.

[@EPICam007]

The nice thing about xyz summoning is that you only have a limited usages on your ability which is why those kind of monsters have the more stronger of the abilitie

[@professorderp4445]

Can we petition for link summons to not exist? It killed every deck I had been working on or had built

[@royalnickle]

Professor Derp wish so but nothing would happen

[@Maxx00]

Jorden Anderson that's debatable, if links get enough backlash people will play on their own without them like me and my friends. Konami isn't making money from all these people complaining which may cause some problems for them

[@lv78wizard90]

Professor Derp in time with more generic links our decks will be fine. Its just a matter of how much time it takes.

[@matthewstephens6502]

A non link format would be neat af. Keeps going with more cards but the rules are just different. I think thatd be cool.

[@icantthinkofanameforthisol9792]

It's not even that bad you can spam pendulums (in the hand) , you can still rank 4 utopia easily , quazar can be summoned effectively , fusions only took a little bit of nerfing ,and rituals still suck .

[@nonsweet]

Title is wrong..... like you went from worst to best in the vid....

[@Hensley_Jb]

Vakra it is right

[@rasnirat]

Cause he is goin from worst to best

[@in-textbaptist4947]

I put the channel on notice at the beginning of the summer for the daily vids ^

[@StrunDoNhor]

Definitely agree with Xyz as number 1, if only because of how viable they were in a lot of decks. If you had access to the Rank 4 toolbox, you were generally good to go. I think of Spirit Monsters when they got Aratama & NIkitama -- throw in a Heroic Challenger engine w/t RoTA and you had a surprisingly consistent (for its time) deck. Or when Koa'ki Meru got Urknight, which was searchable off Tenki & M-X-Saber Invoker, and could go into an instant Tiger King. Especially when Norden was legal. Like damn, rogue decks were definitely in their prime not too long ago.

[@aa-tx7th]

I adore ritual monsters. Will always try to keep a good ritual deck.

[@sayvermarinho8543]

Sorry to be late What is your ritual deck? I have a demise impcantation and want to kmow more cool ritual decks

[@Speculector]

I totally agree with this video, a couple things i'd like to throw in are: Pendulums are like butter to the other summoning methods bread (except for xyz) and the things that shut down pendulum summoning is like freezing the butter so you can't spread it :'( The other thing is ritual is similar to pendulum in that you kinda have to make a full ritual deck to get the most of it, but what it lacks in all the benefits pendulum summoning has it makes up for with stronger archetypes (blue eyes chaos max dragon and nekroz just to name two.)

[@Speculector]

I should clarify i say (except for xyz) because pendulums that become overlay units go to the graveyard so you dont get the benefit of setting up your extra deck.

[@pearserooney1307]

I love how Paul listed Links #7, Pendulums #6 and Tributing #4 and yet the would go onto become the three most dominant summoning in the next few meta.

[@roberthorn9915]

I like the pendulum summoning mechanic the most most because of two of my favorite deck those being pendulum magician's and odd-eyes and sense one of those used to be the best deck before they band Astrograph sorcerer. But never or less I still love the pendulum summoning mechanic