Yu-Gi-Oh! Pro-Play Tour: Dallas Top 16 Salamangreat Deck Profile! ft. Adriel Pierre Pierre!

[@diogenesenuts]

this guy is the man. plays at all of the local spots in my area. one of the coolest dudes i've met in the scene and crazy talented.

[@minkus6989]

Sam Lorimer Jr Thanks man always a pleasure to play against you!

[@michaelbonnet590]

he truly is, I wanna be as cool as he is one day

[@minkus6989]

Thank you so much Cimo for the deck profile it was a pleasure to meet you. Shout out to the whole top 16 for the PPG Dallas. And a shout out i forgot to Nick for tellin me salad sucks and me going out my way to prove it didnt and shout out to Carlos also lol. Shout out Tobi the #SideEventChamp 😂

[@MrAdidas1995]

minkus6989 that comment shout out though 🙌🏼

[@minkus6989]

Carlos Luis i added you and Nick to the note on my phone so i wont forget again next top i got you in the video!

[@Bobby-oz8bp]

You kinda look like Myles Garrett

[@Aidpro123]

I legit froze when he said “2 sunlight wolf” 😂

[@CaseyCain99]

I use 2 sunlight wolf in mine as well

[@madsvigan2898]

"Card that says draw 2, are always worth using" * puts 3 copies of sekka light into sky striker build * Me: nothing wrong with this

[@bukuriehidri4475]

mads vigan lol

[@minkus6989]

Lol u the Goat

[@iSunshine1337]

mads vigan 200 iq

[@Raminator243]

This guy has so much personality!

[@ItzukiTheDemon]

I've net decking all kinds of decks on YGO Pro to practice since i've been out of the game for 6 plus years. This is gonna be on my list to try next

[@onionlamento]

Now this is a list i can dig!

[@Milika666]

I also have one Salamangreat Balelynx in my extra deck just with "Oof" written over the picture when I reincarnate link it...

[@kutokutosan7637]

MonsterMilika ahh i see... well played there

[@quelqunx7470]

I cut pyro Phoenix cuz I saw lots of deck profiles from players who topped ycs that don't run it. I ended up missing it a lot. Turns out searchable raigeki and feather duster is pretty good.

[@Thereapersden9113]

My boi congratulations I was there when he tried to get a prismatic Pyro phoenix lol

[@apoc0110]

Yo Adriel, bruh, whatchu doin in Cimos vid yo? 😁 Dats mah boi rite ther! Congratz yo!😎✌️

[@minkus6989]

Apoc Sentinel lol thanks man #TeamChronicles

[@jennaeasley2277]

I’ve been playing shadow imprisoning mirror again orcust for months it’s honestly pretty funny

[@filipmilinkovic9917]

Finally someone Toping with Pyro Phonenix. If used correctly card's is so, so, great, I don't get why people reject it. I don't go to tournaments because there ain't big YGO community in my country and in this part of Eastern Europe in general so I play online on Nexus everyday. And for some time now I no longer play YGO I play Salamangreats. Trying everything possible to get the right formula. And I find Pyro Phonenix the staple. Like people don't expect it, and they counter your other moves. If you played good first turned, set up some basics on your second turn you can get reincarnated Pyro Phonenix so easily then you whipped your opponent board most of the times and them you can go into Transcode + Jammer combo with Pyro Phonenix and have 11,400 damage clear shoot. Or do anything to OTK your opponent. I would love to see more people exploring this.

[@babrad]

It's because of the extra deck space. You are limiting super poly targets, staple rank 4s, maskarena to avramax and many more consistent and optimal plays. With the quickplay, phoenix can be a blowout during the opponent's turn, but if you search it you remove the surprise factor so the opponent wont overcommit. As much i want to include him in my build, i find super poly much more usable (especially with no Phantazmei in deck)

[@samuraigorilla2311]

his name is addicting to say

[@arzeenine]

Go Pierre!

[@apologizethatyouwerebornin2616]

Why no one plays pyro phoenix in this deck?

[@Kefkaownsall]

Probably the only person to ever use Phoenix

[@malao1476]

Gg for the top 16 (well sorry it's not the same thing) ! I've got 2 questions : _is Sea archiver a fool for you? _impermanence never came to conflict with phantazmay?

[@minkus6989]

Malao147 I got 5th after swiss and lost in top 16 i was X-1 in 8 rounds. i tested sea archiver and chose to play the fury of fire instead. Sea archiver just added to more summons to get nibiru’d. Imperm and Phantazmy never conflicted.

[@malao1476]

@@minkus6989 +fury of fire is an answer to nibiru as you explained in the D-P, you're absolutely right (even if I may find 1 slot for a sea archiver because it's an easy access to miragestallio), gg again

[@minkus6989]

Malao147 im not against archiver i just decided to cut it. I may play it in the future. It is a good card.

[@SeanYeWes]

That boy nice

[@Woodsman27]

I know this dude!!!! I play Salads too! He goes to my locals!!!!!!

[@lucasjoslin6139]

What kind of sleeves are those? Also anyone know of some nice affordable sleeves

[@etiennebonin2181]

I believe those are dragon shields

[@raphaelpereira6332]

Dragon shield art

[@arzeenine]

Dragon shield.

[@___i3ambi126]

why play the link 4 over update jammer+borrel load? What different boards does think salad monster out that those dont? Cause that one outs double colossus.

[@minkus6989]

___ I3ambi double colossus isnt a problem thunder players are scared to do it because of of nibiru and i main deck nibiru. Pyro phoenix is a fire so using stallio u dnt lock urself out of using it. Pyro phoenix nukes the whole firld including spell and traps and update jammer transcode doesnt deal with backrow. Its a salad monster u can reborn with Will of the salamangreat. And its easy to make because u can use only 2 monsters to make it which 2 monster can turn into a pyro phoenix nuke field with hita and if ur opp has a knightmare phoenix in grave. Its just a very versatile card and also the burn damage comes up.

[@___i3ambi126]

@@minkus6989 That's fair, though id actaully think about running borrelload+a third heatleo. Borrelload still outs cards that cant be destroyed, and if I'm facing down a ton of backrow then summoning heatleo 4 times plays around cards like waking the dragon (which seems to be growing in popularity in backrow decks)

[@minkus6989]

___ I3ambi if u manage ur cards right u can summon heatleo 3 times in one turn without playing a 3rd heatleo. I would only consider 3 and this a really big maybe but if i was playing salamangreat transcendence.

[@___i3ambi126]

@@minkus6989 yeah, that makes sense. Ive never needed more than 3, but ive been fearful of mystic mine for so long that my builds have always been over prepared for backrow decks anyways.

[@samuraigorilla2311]

@@___i3ambi126 that's the guy who made the deck btw (who you were talking to lol)

[@baltejpurewal1199]

Hey guys, im a returning player to yugioh, any advice on which decks i should look into, decks that are budget friendly and somewhat competitive??

[@___i3ambi126]

Salamangreat, Draco-Striker, Pure Thunder Dragon. Salamangreat is still playable with 3 structure decks, 3 wolf, and staples. (weaker without the expensive cards, but well above most rogue even then). If you like consistency, graveyard recusion, and some comboes this is great. Draco-Striker (true draco+ sky striker) is a cheap deck which can get away without playing handtraps or floodgates if you want, though it can if desired. (also doesnt play otks, many negates, or crazy huge monsters if you hate all those). The deck just draws a million cards and 1 for 1 pops. I dont think its crazy hard to pick up but definitely has a huge skill ceiling with all its custom comboes. Its very slow. Pure thunder dragon is actually mostly a fusion monster deck and has allot of slots to put whatever traps/floodgates/hand traps you think are best. The core is very cheap and the deck is a good intro to modern comboes. All of these decks are good enough to possibly see some hits on the next list, but none are shuins for hits. They all still have sizable upwards potential for long term viability as well. If you have a specific playstyle you like or a number for your budget maybe Ill have other decks to suggest. Your deck from back in the day could be making a resurgence for all i know. The meta is super diverse right now.

[@baltejpurewal1199]

___ I3ambi thx bro, what are some staple link monsters to play

[@___i3ambi126]

@@baltejpurewal1199 staple link monsters include stuff like borrelload dragon, borrelsword dragon, knightmare pheonix... But for playing salad i mostly meant stuff like ash blossom & joyous spring, effect veiler, d.d. crow, twin twister, cosmic cyclone, possibly some solemns. Generic main deck cards. You can also look at topping lists for the deck youre most interested in to get more ideas for cards to put in it as well

[@baltejpurewal1199]

___ I3ambi how do kozmos or pendulum performals play in this format??

[@___i3ambi126]

@@baltejpurewal1199 Kozmos... Arent really playable. Though you could treat them like any other rogue deck in the meta right now: play a core of that deck and then play a ton of blowout cards to win the game beneath them. Stuff like super poly, nibiru, evenly matched, summon limit... Along side consistency cards like extravagance can make almost any deck take games here and there. Though this wouldnt be particularly cheap and requires allot of great meta calls to be successful at. Performapals are still banned, but modern pendulum is a great budget teir 2 deck! They are typically a mix of pendulum madicians and endimion. The general goal is to do a massive combo (while getting out a negate before the 5th summon to play around nibiru) to make huge boards with many negates and win the game outright. You dont always feel like you get to play, but this decks has some of the highest highs in the meta. Games also tend to go quick as a bonus.

[@ThePropSlayer]

That announcer is fucking killing this video

[@Charlie-wj9hr]

I like salad.

[@Lightsworndark-]

4 likes 2 comments 0 views makes sense

[@SISTEMAQ]

Salamanbricks

[@Nephalem2002]

As a salad player myself this is pretty thicc

[@neoplayer9704]

Cool hey are hero rouge deck

[@BBTOP29]

i would really love to see pure salad

[@kristopher4746]

This is pure salad.

[@BBTOP29]

@@kristopher4746 meaning i would like to see meer, mole, wolvie, transcendence, fusion of fire and violet chimere the other spell card caught me off guard

[@kristopher4746]

@@BBTOP29 the only one that would see any play is mole because it's a free special summon as well as a pot of avarice. One of the salad players in my locals plays mole. It's alright.

[@Kykween]

I play salads with super poly and Chimera and it's honestly pretty chill. If you want you can go staving venom or if the opponent has nothing you go chimera also you discard for cost what can start a combo if you want. I like it but every one has his own play style so yea..

[@JK-hu8bc]

First time I'm kind of early

[@Lightsworndark-]

One word dweller

[@heftylad]

No views, 81 likes fuck yeah

[@iN00BiXD]

Where's the meta analysis?

[@lillywaffles2241]

No views 53 likes 13 comments good job KZbin

[@kutokutosan7637]

LillyWaffles ye its kinda fucked up rn...

[@unbeatable750]

Adriel my boy, but he kinda cheeks tbh

[@minkus6989]

ProdigyUndercover lol Congrats to you for your top 32 at YCS pasedena!

[@baltejpurewal1199]

Would love the help

[@Lightsworndark-]

Second

[@codyscholl656]

First