Yu-Gi-Oh! Pharaonic Guardian (PGD) 1st Edition Complete Set! A Set Ahead of its Time!!

[@tommorris2052]

My dad bought me a box of this set when I was a kid, a pricing mistake meant he got it for the price of just a single pack, It was like Christmas opening it up.. good times

[@banditkeithkingofduelmonsters]

This is my favorite set. The theme, the gravekeepers, the artwork on the books, the interesting card effects, and even the commons/uncommons were playable to some degree.

[@TheOldSchoolExpert]

The artwork of the books is 👌

[@EstebanLara98]

I absolutely love these old school sets you have

[@HiddenMis7]

Terraforming is an excellent example of a card that was ahead of its time

[@bananajoe69420]

yeah man searching a continous spellcard with 3+ effects is really a great cars

[@txdang2009]

Yeah, I noticed that he didn't even mention that card. It sees lots of play now

[@matthew7326]

also necrovalley (Zabuza

[@nathanlawrence656]

Universal af

[@M1CAustin]

Probably my favourite set as a kid! I just loved the Egyptian theme which is what I associated Yugioh with at the time and still do now!!

[@TheLeonpork]

Thank you for bringing back the nostalgia in every single video! :) Ring of Destruction was my favorite card for such a long time since I pulled it ouf of the first pack I opened! Greetings from Germany, stay safe!

[@richardm5664]

One of my favourite sets because of the Egyptian theme and dark artworks. I mean, look at Nightmare Wheel - that just wouldn't be printed in today's game when it's all about waifus and anime-styled archetypes. Also worth mentioning that Barrel Behind the Door was censored; the OCG art has a real revolver instead of a Egyptian-looking gun.

[@kimyoohyeon]

Can't wait for Magician's Force!! your videos are the best

[@luistapia1345]

what a great set, thanks for all these awesome yugioh videos, your collection is beautiful

[@EstebanLara98]

These are the videos I wait for, nice bro

[@chimeratcg07]

My personal favorite Old School Duel Monsters era Booster Set.

[@hillsteven006]

One of my favorite combos of all time is Ring of Destruction + Barrel Behind the Door

[@r.n.g.9797]

Thanks for doing this video series bro you’re just a legend when it comes to providing valuable OG sets along with information on these cards!!

[@nintendokings]

I have good memories of this set. My parents bought me a few packs in a supermarket we used to go to. I loved this set because many of the commons were arguably better than the foils. I ran Gravekeeper’s Spies for many years after this came out, they had almost become my signature even in my early Monarch Deck

[@martief1st]

This was the last set I played when I was a kid. I remember I bought like 8 boosters and my deck became 75% PG. won several tournaments with my “sneaky, stalling deck”. I stopped playing because the sets were coming out too fast for a 13 year old mowing lawns to keep up.

[@Rush-qc1wj]

Love the video! I have been get in and out Yugioh for awhile, but back in to stay now!

[@chromebison5900]

Reckless greed was pretty interesting. especially when activating 2 or 3 on the same turn, and drawing 4-6 cards, but only having to skip 2 draw phases due to the cost not stacking. I remember playing a tomato-ratbox deck and running spirit reapers, Exiled Force, Mystic swordsman lv.2, Injection fairy lily, Newdoria, Book of moon, Creature Swap and . I also remember pulling lava golem out of my first few packs of Pharaonic Guardian.

[@TheOldSchoolExpert]

I pulled labs golem out of my first few packs also!

[@whyjon2990]

funny to think even lava golem was ahead of its time in the way it can tribute over almost immortal boss monsters

[@nutmeg.doctrine7415]

These complete set videos are great

[@covershopkid]

First ever old school box I purchased. I wish I still had it sealed, but it was so much fun! All 1st edition Ring, don zaloog, 3 metamorph, king tiger, 3 spy, sport reaper, and turtle absolutely bonkers box I had.

[@ellatgrasso2096]

Great video man, and no hate but im kinda disappointed you didn't talk about Necrovalley more. That card really emphasizes the idea that this set was ahead of its time. To this day I feel like a one of Necrovalley in any deck isn't bad. The graveyard has evolved (in most decks) to be an extension of your hand and deck, Necrovalley shuts that down hard. In Gravekeeper its amazing, and outside of it, it's just a solid all around card. It's one of the only field spells from this era of the game that is still relevant in 2020 yugioh

[@flowsarrj1418]

to me PGD is an insanely great (COMMON) set! Ring, Zaloog, and then all these mighty commons: book, spy, meta, reasoning, raigeki break. pure LOVE

[@ValVenusaur]

I had Byser Shock played on me for the very first time recently. Level 5 target for Reasoning in the Reasoning Gate OTK goat deck (inspired by DDT). Bounces all set cards (including monsters) back to the hand when summoned in any way

[@TheOldSchoolExpert]

It’s still trash though. Unless you’re going on for game, that’s not a great effect. It’s very situational. And if your opponent doesn’t have backrow and you reasoning into byser you’re gonna be pissed 😂

[@anthonykang9113]

Love these vids!

[@TheFishingNomad]

8:01 I lasted a little bit longer. I quit right after Chaos. I don't remember the name of it, but the set with the green cover that got rid of secret rares was the final straw for me. It very quickly became such a different game than it was during the first couple years.

[@Herbstmann]

Necrovalley is another great example of a card that’s ahead of it‘s time. It’s still a good card even today.

[@jadenyuki3138]

A BLAST FROM THE PAST BACK 2 THE FUTURE 2 ROCKIE 2 YU GI OH GX 2

[@TheMonsterHunterTV]

I want to see even more videos like that

[@ExtremeMedium]

I remember Pharaonic Guardian being the only set I ever bothered to complete. I just loved the heavy Egyptian theme. One thing YuGiOh should have borrowed from Magic the Gathering was the use of keywords. When a Magic card says, "Flying, Flash, Prowess" I know exactly what it does, I don't have to read a library of text to understand it. Maybe if YuGiOh had done something like this, it would have kept more players around.

[@bananajoe69420]

well new players looking at 50 keywords isnt that fun. but on the other side...what new players lol so you are probably right

[@banditkeithkingofduelmonsters]

@@bananajoe69420 The standard format never has 50+ keywords at a time. A new player may have to memorize 10 keywords at most if they are playing standard when they start playing which is most likely.

[@TheOldSchoolExpert]

They started to do that a few years ago. GY means graveyard. Piercing means when the attack is higher than the defense of the opposing monster, etc. They have made many changes to shorten text

[@thomasf.1014]

I had quit before this set came out..coming back 2 years ago..yeah its definetly changed! More monster zones..pendulum zones..and even more monster effects than ever before...plus i wasnt gonna start investing money in another card game like i did w/ Magic TG...trust me i spent tons of money on M:TG..

[@MoreLifeMusicMedia]

Did you make money

[@thomasf.1014]

@@MoreLifeMusicMedia no i never did, and only played in local shop tournaments..later sold all my cards..which i regret doing..

[@bananajoe69420]

this set reminds me of the 5 finger discount the booster packs where on at my local store back then

[@TheOldSchoolExpert]

They were free 99

[@bananajoe69420]

@@TheOldSchoolExpert haha never heard that one before :)

[@leonardo3689]

100% agree with your friend's thought on spirit reaper. Nowadays ALL cards have multiple effects. It's boring, frustrating, slow and ultimately not fun. Anyways, this set has great artworks!

[@luigilemieux6277]

I don’t play the game anymore but the irony of it , the game is actually so fast I can’t comprehend it sometimes.

[@Imabanana847]

Always bothered me how book of taiyou wasn't a quickplay like Moon was.

[@TheOldSchoolExpert]

Might have made it a little more playable!

[@onlychristian1477]

This set made me more interested to be honest hated how simple it was, I wish it stopped at synchro summon that was the peak but hey I’ve always been a casual

[@XxHeathenbloodxX]

Christian Castro I agree, but I actually really liked the synchro era. That’s when I got back into the game in middle school and high school. Didn’t mind xyz either. Pendulums is when I lost interest in Modern yugioh for the most part. I come and go depends on the format or if a deck catches my eye that looks fun. But usually I stick to legacy formats. Mostly goat because it’s the easiest to find people to play with.

[@StarJoker2]

dark dust spirit was a fun card to use, works pretty well in frog monarchs 😉

[@shrimp19921]

That guy you talked to wasn’t wrong.

[@Bengedoes]

don zaloog, newdoria, dark jeroid, d.d. warrior lady, good cards

[@megadethguym7977]

I quit yigioh around when yugioh gx came out or synchros but came back and im still not to fond of all the special summoning

[@k0ngbuster]

Reading is important. :)

[@superandreskyo5302]

hola hello one questions I bought the cards and the Egyptian gods came to me and one of green pegasu you know why there are those letters

[@azntakumi]

I can’t believe you skipped royal tribute :0

[@extremelyuncanny2621]

I remember liking this set a lot. My ducking out point in Yugioh was Soul of the Dueilst. I really disliked level creature and magic the gathering looked better at the time. Outside of duel links I haven’t went back. I do like watching the old school stuff though.

[@secretrarecollctbles1892]

Am I the only one who loves raigeki break?

[@bananajoe69420]

nope! was hoping he mentions it. was a staple card in all my decks back then ! :D

[@SharpShooter700]

I have this exact set right now all first edition besides the ring of destruction:(

[@denbo786]

whats the best way to get in contact with the old school expert?

[@8BitGamer4life]

Maiden of the Aqua has big jugs from the first page.

[@EustassKid87]

your black dragon shield is classic or matte?

[@Tmoney1001]

Another thing that killed the game was yugioh making uncommon versions of foil/rare cards. I remember I finally got Vampire Lord secret rare from a pack during a tournament. Almost everyone wanted it from me and tried trading anything for it. Even the card store wanted to buy it from me!! I ended up keeping it since it was my most epic pull ever! Fast forward a couple months and the uncommon version of vampire lord was everywhere and it infuriated me. I stopped buying packs and mostly stopped playing the game because of that.

[@alexrennison8070]

Was Fushioh Richie not any good?

[@nathanielplummer9995]

skipped over necrovalley?

[@Thatoneguy48147]

How much for the whole binder?

[@dukenukem1795]

Does anyone know a legit site to buy PSA graded yugioh cards off of? These videos are making me want to get back into it

[@SealofApprovalTWU]

Why would you want graded cards? Don't plan on playing and only collecting?

[@dukenukem1795]

@@SealofApprovalTWU Basically. The game today isn't the game that I grew up with

[@TheOldSchoolExpert]

It’s seriously another game these days

[@yardship]

@@TheOldSchoolExpert these packs are like 3 or 4 games ago

[@brudbrud9137]

Was this set short printed as Well?

[@banditkeithkingofduelmonsters]

This set is common as dirt. It was produced a lot and the boxes remained fairly cheap up until a few years back.

[@katnippgriffin3340]

Wooooo

[@Bengedoes]

don zaloog insane

[@jackbean820]

Imagine petit moth being the cover card for this set.

[@TheStempkik]

I was hoping you would talk a little bit about Kabazauls. For those that don't know, Kabazauls is a lv4 normal monster with 1700 atk. Not a remarkable card by any means even back in 2003, but for a while it was the 2nd best level 4 normal dinosaur monster (after Sabersaurus) making it an instant inclusion in dino-rabbit decks, which completely dominated the meta back in late 2011-mid 2012. Definitely a card that was ahead of its time.

[@ssbb89]

Ring the best card!!

[@nyvekgames1237]

Need more volume :(

[@gasury8927]

your friend vs my stromberg deck your friend leave the room :D

[@DasAlternativeEnde]

"Local Dude" speaks my language. I too quit because the effects are too much.

[@ryansookram2658]

I got 10 1st edition Lob box to sell anybody want

[@bananajoe69420]

hahaha bro this comment needs 1million likes

[@berniegrosso8208]

I quit because of pendulums lmao

[@yyata]

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