Yu-Gi-Oh! The Idiots Guide To All The Cards

[@TGSAnime]

The Cards are not sleeved to reduce glare. Before and after the video was recorded the cards where safely transferred into sleeves and then put into a protective binder. I say all this because "WHY ARE THE CARDS NOT SLEEVED" is the most recurring comment 😅

[@potatoheadpokemario1931]

why did you summon extra deck monsters to your main deck zones?

[@wabai_879]

@@potatoheadpokemario1931 you can do that

[@KANANOKO]

Do a yugioh trivia for star dust sifer divine dragon

[@potatoheadpokemario1931]

@@wabai_879 no, pretty sure the rules are if you summon from your extra deck you summon to the extra monster zone

[@potatoheadpokemario1931]

@@wabai_879 nevermind, they changed the rules so summoning from extra deck to main monster zone is allowed

[@pumpkingkingoftoons6185]

There is also the credit card

[@IWatchedTheWorldBurn]

The most useful and meta-defining card in the entire game.

[@gavinator2730]

Based

[@Cereal-Designated-Question]

Lol very true

[@lydiamourningstar2028]

An extremely powerful search card balanced by the fact that it can't be used during a duel

[@shakellauguillard4393]

-Limited-

[@StormTheOnigiri]

My friends are always complaining about how YGO got so complicated with Synchro Summoning and I haven't the heart to tell them about Pendulum Summoning

[@digimonlover1632]

Tell them.

[@sleepingboiz8155]

Xyz: am I a joke to you?

[@kenji5698]

Heard of link monster?

[@demonking86420]

i know their feel ngl, i only just understood Xyz last year

[@Mikael2492]

Synchro ( need Tuner Monster ) * 2 Stars Tuner Monster + 6 Stars Monster = 8 Stars Synchro Monster * 1 Star Tuner Monster + 3 Stars Monster + 4 Stars Monster = 8 Stars Synchro Monster XYZ ( need Same Level Monster ) * 4 Stars Level Monster + 4 Stars Level Monster = Rank 4 XYZ Monster Pendulum ( need Pendulum Monster ) * Scale 2 Monster + Scale 8 Monster on Magic or Trap Zone = Summon 3 to 7 Stars Monsters on Monster Zone as many as you want. Link ( need Monster with Effect ) * Tribute 1 Effect Monster = Link 1 Monster * Tribute 2 Effect Monster + Link 1 Monster = Link 3 Monster Maximum ( need 3 Maximum Monster ) * Place 3 Maximum Monster on the field usually at the same time for Rush Duel rules but it count as 1 Monster. Just think it's like Magnet Valkryon or XYZ Dragon Cannon where they combine without Fusion ( Polymerization ). That's a basic knowledge of me as Anime watcher. Magic or Trap are the worst rather than summoning, i can't even differentiate between a Trap, Quick Magic and Counter Magic because it can happens during opponent's turn. Time limit for each turn need to be only 2 minutes at max and people must say the description. Yeah Pro Player already understand the effect but not everyone knows the meaning of nearly 100.000 cards.

[@FissileTube170]

I leave for fifteen years and this is what happens to my childhood

[@JackXFrost01]

Remember waking up early on Saturday mornings and watching yu-gi-yo GX or the original yu-gi-yo and jamming out to the catchy openings as a kid. i miss those simple days, everything was easy to understand. but now... good grief i feel so left behind. its like learning to play for the first time all over again.

[@FissileTube170]

@@JackXFrost01 hanging out with the crew in the school yard!

[@nunyabiznes33]

When I first saw pendulums I thought it was ridiculous

[@jamestomlin5525]

I hear you man, it's been nearly thirteen years for me extra deck, extra monsters, face up, face down graveyards, banishing, pendulums, syncros~ I'm so lost lol

[@LilyMaeBlossom]

@@jamestomlin5525 All I understand from this is Yu-gi-oh puts out more summoning curriculums per year than Nintendo puts out new pokemon.

[@SixOhhGeeTeeOhh]

Up next, the 48 part series on all the rules that defy anything said in this video. "Exceptional Exceptions: the other rule book for YuGiOh"

[@Ironpecker]

And let's not forget the classic read of the document of 30+ pages of ruling clarifications, sometimes posted on official sources, sometimes posted on a social media account that isn't the official ygo one and sometimes none even knows anymore where it is

[@harrysachz6748]

After that, a 3 hour long video on the card Pole Position

[@diddyknux]

Where an entire section will be dedicated to the difference between "Destroying" a card and "Negating" a card.

[@ericbehr17]

and its upcomming parts 2 and 3...

[@kissshot7381]

@@harrysachz6748 don't forget Kaiser coliseum.

[@j-p4194]

"Monster cards are more complex..." me still being stuck on Spell Speeds lol

[@underpressure1954]

spell speeds are pretty simple tbh, you can only respond to an effect with another effect who has an equal or higher spell speed spell speed 3 : counter traps spell speed 2 : monster's quick effect, quick-play spell, normal and continous traps spell speed 1 : everything else

[@user-rv1co2gd2p]

@@underpressure1954 Very well said!

[@HazeEmry]

@@underpressure1954 how would you explain spell speed 4 cards like Super Poly?

[@underpressure1954]

​@@HazeEmry spell speed 4 is not official, it's a jargon for every with an effect who state that you can't respond to it

[@alexistrudel3462]

Are hand trap speed 3 or 2?

[@siltos9139]

My nephew went all happy on me "Look I got some cards to play" ! I was happy and ask him if he wants to battle my very old deck, who was a mech one. And we started the battle. He was teaching me how to play.

[@bigfish5544]

Last time I was this early people played card games with stone tablets

[@mingustheprotector5192]

Lol

[@matteoford3952]

Those were the days

[@thomasmuller1850]

The times, when you becomed buffed by playing card games.

[@mingustheprotector5192]

Remember when you said you played Yu-Gi-Oh people were impressed instead of calling you a nerd

[@Xaiff]

@DJ Akademiks Supreme Hoodie Ah, yes, the faked retreat.

[@regretgames5580]

"I hope he doesn't notice that's just my expired driver's license."

[@hugdealer4176]

Gains ___ atk points every turn that passes without being renewed

[@regretgames5580]

@@hugdealer4176 Oh god it must be unstoppable by now

[@swindle6644]

I DUELED ISIS INTO SUBMISSION

[@dz1ger1c44]

Oh what are you gonna do now big boy the duel is nover😗

[@snowwolf199]

*Draws card* What the- What the heck is this

[@poporikishin4922]

Konami want to make duel academy a reality. Imagine 20 years from now yugi oh so complex it become a course.

[@cholodelrosari0543]

All they need is an augmented/virtual reality holo-emitter where they can project every card in your deck, with an option to go on the shadow realm if you lose.

[@TheTacRat]

Don't worry Project A.t.e.m. is working on the holograms/dual disk thing right now

[@Paragon13]

If that actually happens, I’m gonna apply to be a teacher.

[@nicknemiroff1417]

@@Paragon13 I dont mind being a janitor at that school mind my own business and looking at the future generation enjoying their life playing VR or holographic card game as I wanted to play during my childhood times :(

[@Paragon13]

Nick Nemiroff I’d continue to keep up with the new rules and card types as well as remembering the good old days.

[@CBR_Bradbury]

Just sent this video to my friend who I'm teaching the game to he performed his first syncro summon today so he is slowly getting there

[@ForestLord97]

My friends quited the ideea to learn this game at the very beginning 😂😂

[@CBR_Bradbury]

@Albert Tofte Schultz 06B very true I'm scared to have to explain that cards say no

[@Xaiff]

@Albert Tofte Schultz 06B I found out about "missed timing" from YGO video games. I legit thought I was too late to push a button or something. Got mad at the game for being "broken". Then some googling made me realize I was a fool. :D

[@HazeEmry]

@@Xaiff the tag force games were an absolute godsend for learning rulings

[@Cryptic_Diamond]

My friend just doesn’t want to try

[@xomeyx]

Coming back to Yu-Gi-Oh after 12 years and you explained it all beautifully

[@justinharris2272]

All jokes aside, the card art in Yugioh is truly beautiful and a big reason why I love it to this day.

[@tyrokertaylor1723]

Facts these artists need to get paid more

[@justinharris2272]

@@tyrokertaylor1723 oh big time, I doubt they do but some of those artists behind the most iconic cards (blue eyes, dark magician etc) should be paid royalties

[@MoeSenpaiiii]

YGO art is so creative and fun, it's a big part of why I'm so into it lmao. You got awesome monster designs like orcusts, goofy cards like the vtubers or toons, creepy stuff like gimmick puppets or relinquished and a bunch of husbandos and waifus. That and how YGO tries to implement gimmicks into their card games, like F.A being hot wheels, brave token being an isekai, mekknights with their coloum stuff etc

[@randomprofile5853]

@@justinharris2272 DM & BEWD were designed by Takahashi himself.

[@_12k70]

I love how wacky and varied the themes can be On one side you have dragon battle machines that fuse themselfs to become bigger stronger machines On the other, candy people You have great spellcasters able to summon eldritch beings from beyong the void And then furry dancers It's this one card game that really feels like anything could happen

[@Sally-uu3yt]

Me who stopped watching yugioh after gx: "WHATT?!!!"

[@seqka711]

Yami Yugi be like: Synchro WHAT?

[@tahakm1192]

That's so me 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@ashuea2]

Everybody can summon their whole deck now.

[@seqka711]

@@ashuea2 Actually Superheavy Samurai is the only deck that can summon their WHOLE deck. Get it? Because you can't summon spell and trap cards lol.

[@ashuea2]

@@seqka711 lol you know what hyperbole is?

[@guestgame10]

2:42 He places The Seal of Orichalcos on the field. Me: If you lose this duel, you lose you're soul!

[@captain_dsz6049]

joey if you lose the duel you lose your soul got it tristan thanks if you lose the duel you lose your soul

[@jordonroy6574]

The title: “The idiots guide to yugioh” The thumbnail: EVERYTHING IS BLUE-EYES

[@plague6566]

If it's not Blue-Eyes, it's probably Blue-Eyes

[@itsjustsilver8172]

Wait, it’s all Blue-Eyes?

[@quackduckquack]

@@itsjustsilver8172 Always has been

[@Deathmare235]

Current duel links in a nutshell

[@johnpauljonesisabadass8134]

@@Deathmare235 nah, it's all stardust dragon now

[@Bannanawaffles2]

Last time I was this early Spell cards were still called Magic cards.

[@dubbyplays]

Probably Wizards of the Coast threatened them of copyright strike

[@gigma.8492]

@@dubbyplays That's just stupid. They don't own the word magic.

[@dubbyplays]

@@gigma.8492 it's irony

[@Pixiesfairiedust]

@@gigma.8492 I read in a magazine back in the day that Konami wanted to change the name since a lot of Yugioh players also play magic too, so to lessen the confusion they changed it to spell card. I hear a lot of different stories about this, but it seems that a lawsuit is probably more likely- lets be real no real change happens unless there’s money involved, especially with a company like Konami.

[@chucklittle]

God that makes me feel old that I still remember when spell cards where called magic cards,matter of fact I still call them magic cards come at me wizards of the coast.😂😂😂😂😂

[@jamestomlin5525]

Extra deck? Damn i'm old, we called that the fusion deck back in the day lol

[@liamnoble616]

I just started getting back into Yu-Gi-Oh after taking an over 10 year hiatus and I've got to say this is been helpful as I am confused asf with some or the new mechanics

[@enmadaniaisabel1552]

WHERE YOU LEFT? FUSION, SYNCHRO AND XYZ ARE THE COMMON EXTRA DECK MONSTERS, THEY ARE SUMMONED WITH THE PROPPER MATERIALS *FUSION:* FUSION SPELL + 2 OR MORE MONSTERS (CONTACT FUSION JUST NEED THE MONSTERS AND TRANSFORMATION JUST NEED ONE MONSTER AND THE SPELL) *SYNCHRO:* 1 TUNER + 1 OR MORE NON-TUNER MONSTERS, YOU NEED TO EQUAL THE LEVELS (SOME SYNCHRO MONSTERS NEED SYNCHRO-TUNER MONSTERS OR 2 TUNER MONSTERS) *XYZ:* 2 OR MORE MONSTERS OF THE SAME LEVEL AS THE RANK OF THE XYZ (THE RANK IS THE "BLACK FLIPED LEVEL" OF THE XYZ MONSTERS) (RANK-UP USE ONE RANK-UP MAGIC AND JUAT ONE XYZ MONSTER, SIMILAR TO TRANSFORMATION FUSION) *PENDULUM:* THEY WORK JUST LIKE NORMAL, EFFECT, FUSION, SYNCHRO OR XYZ MONSTERS (THE 95% ARE JUST EFFECT OR NORMAL) THE DIFFERENCE IS THE SPELL HALF, BECAUSE OF THAT NORMAL AND EFFECT CAN BE ACTIVATED AS SPELLS OR SUMMONED AS MONSTERS (EXTRA DECK PENDULUM ARE ONLY SUMMONED AND THEN THEY HAVE EFFECTS TO PLACE THEMSELFS AS SPELLS) AS SPELLS YOU GET THE SECOND EFFECT AND IF YOU HAVE 2 YOU CAN USE PENDULUM SUMMON TO BRING MONSTERS THAT ARE BETWEEN THE SCALES AND WHEN DESTROYED THEY GO FACE UP TO THE EXTRA DECK AND CAN BE SUMMONED AGAIN *LINK:* THEY ARE LIKE THE OTHER EXTRA DECK MONSTERS (FUSION, SYNCHRO, XYZ) THE DIFERENCE IS THAT LINK MONSTERS DON'T HAVE DEF AND LEVEL/RANK LINK AND MAXIMUM MODE MONSTERS ARE THE ONLY MONSTERS THAT CAN'T BE ON DEF THE OTHER THING IS THAT LINK MONSTERS HAVE LINK RATING INSTEAD OF LEVEL/RANK AND THE ARROWS THE ARROWS HELP TO SUMMON AND TO USE SOME EFFECTS *MAXIMUM:* THIS CARDS ARE EXCLUSIVE TO RUSH DUELS THEY ARE SUMMONED WITH 3 CARDS AS ONE TO GET THE MAXIMUM MODE (MORE ATK AND MORE EFFECTS) OR ALONE AS REGULAR CARDS *SKILL:* THIS CARDS ARE EXCLUSIVE TO SPEED DUELS THEY ARE SIMILAR TO SPELLS BUT CAN BE USED WHEN YOU WANT AND THEY AREN'T STORED ON THE DECK

[@underpressure1954]

@@enmadaniaisabel1552 best tutorial in game's history

[@Xaiff]

@@enmadaniaisabel1552 greatly appreciated

[@Marcusjnmc]

rush & speed duels are other games under the yugioh brand, they're not part of the core game at all so maximum & skill cards don't matter for playing

[@mohammadsaddam4560]

@@enmadaniaisabel1552 this madlad just show up like a superhero giving advice and tutorial to a newbie

[@sunayama4650]

Little Kuriboh flashback: Alexis: Ritual monsters, normal traps, spell cards, continuous traps, counter traps...

[@crystalbreaker947]

Ah... I see you're a man of culture as well.

[@Xaiff]

I was a returning player for several times 1st time returning: Got surprised by the concept of synchro. I love it 2nd time returning: Nifty Xyz card selections. Practically adoring Castel 3rd time returning: Got beaten up multiple times by pendulum guys, so I said "fluff it" and made some Qliphort shenanigans 4th time returning (practically yesterday): Brain.exe has stopped responding

[@stonecold6236]

Be glad you skipped Master Rule 4, that was some bullshit

[@Xaiff]

@@stonecold6236 yeah, heard it was quite an abomination.

[@alexanderjoshbustamante3203]

I started playing just before MR4 ended

[@Marcusjnmc]

retreat to monke, summon Dragoon [play Guru Control or Eldlich, they're very simple and say No a lot so you have to deal with less nonsense, a lot of returning players like Sky Striker too]

[@cheetah219]

Bro. I'm so old I didn't even know there was a MR 1 to MR3

[@walterrequiem6467]

As someone getting back into Yugioh from the game on the Switch, this video is awesome since it finally helped me grasp how Synchros, Pendulum and Link monsters work. This is really well done and very informative for people like me, thank you!

[@MysticEle]

To add to this a bit, for those returning after a hiatus, although TGS hit up nearly everything well already: Synchro- The "Addition" type. Whatever monster you're trying to summon needs a tuner type and the levels need to add up to the level of the monster. How this is achieved is usually not important. I.E. if you try to summon a level eight, you can use a level seven and a level 1, a level six and a level two, and so on. Some monsters will need two or more material though so always read what your target needs as well. There's also two evolved forms of synchro summoning. The first is Accel Synchro Summoning. This is just a fancy way of saying that the monsters used for the Synchro summon must be Synchro monsters themselves. This includes the turners. So in essence you'd: A: Synchro summon two monsters, one of which is also a tuner, or can be made to act like one if some requirement is met. B: You then perform another Snychro using the synchro monsters to bring out the Accel Synchro. If you're thinking that this subset of Synchros must be powerful, you're generally correct, though as with all types of monsters, there's clear winners and losers too. The second is called Double Tuning. These Synchros require two or more Tuners to be used in their summoning, rather than one. Again, some of these monsters are powerful enough to warrant the additional hurdle. XYZ- The "Same Level Type". The easiest to use, you simply need however many monsters the card says it requires, and they must match the Rank of the XYZ. I.E. You want to summon a Rank 8 XYZ that requires three material. You would summon three Level 8 monsters and then overlay them together to summon the XYZ on top. Boom, easy. There also exist "Rank Up" cards that can allow you to summon another higher Rank XYZ on top of one already on the field, in addition to some XYZ cards that can just automatically do this themselves with the right conditions. Neither method is complex and simply reading the cards will inform you of what you'll need to use them. Pendulum: The "I can be a spell too! Type" Pendulum cards are well known for their unpredictability, since they often like to destroy themselves, can summon out a ton of monsters, and depending on their place on the field have different effects. The best way to learn how to use them is to either play test one yourself, or if you've a friend or someone you know that uses them, watch them play. While not difficult to pick up, there's timing to learn for using their effects, summoning and so on. Skilled Pendulum players can make very worrying opponents. Honestly Links aren't difficult. Especially after the revision to Master Rule. Just remember that: A: They can only go into the Extra Monster Slot, unless another link is there first. Then you can have more go to any zone the first one points to. And if you're wondering if it's possible for one player to go all the way to the other Extra zone and rob your opponent of it...yes! Out of the most complex, it's Synchros, and even then only due to needing to make sure your materials add up correctly. Also if you want a strong deck to try to get back into the game without even needing an Extra deck, may I suggest the Monarch archetype?

[@casoclashomega]

I thought this was a handy explanation for the ED/Sub Monsters until you said Monarch. But no, this is pretty handy to have for new players, especially since I'm bad at teaching them myself. As for on-hand learning, I recommend building some beginner-friendly decks that are primarily normal monsters and simple effect monsters that have easy to follow effects, like speed warrior and old flip effect cards, to help them get adjusted to the core basics of dueling. Eventually, have them practice making a deck out of a selection of cards you have for them and duel using it. Tried it out of a kid during Thanksgiving, and every time he sees me he would always ask for a duel.

[@LuisFelipe-pq9lr]

Monarch are a really good recommendation, they are easy to place and its a anti-meta deck as you can break your opponent plays in a lot of ways, the only downside is that you will test the other summoning methods, so I have other recommendations: For Tribute Summon: Monarch For Ritual Summon: Neckroz (Best - Kind Competitive) Blue-Eyes Chaos Max For Fusion Summon: Hero Cyber Dragon (Best - Kind Competitive) ABC For Synchro Summon: Crystron Junk Speedroid For XYZ: Zoodiac (Best - Kind Competitive) Utopia/Onomatopoeia (Best - Kind Competitive) Phantom Knights For Pendulum: Pendulum Magician (Best - Kind Competitive) Performapal Performage (Best - Kind Competitive) Edimynion For Link: Cyberse

[@armarezawigaputra7649]

Instead of monarch, I recommend using burn deck. Not only It's not using Extra deck, it's very beginner friendly and can piss everyone you duel. It may have some weaknesses but lets be honest, nobody using card that negate effect damage. 10/10 would want to see my opponent rage quit again

[@MysticEle]

@@LuisFelipe-pq9lr I wouldn't suggest Crystron for that actually. While it's great to learn about resource management and playing around your opponents moves, it's kinda heavy to ask someone newish to do all of that. Once they've gotten comfortable? Certainly. Hell, I have a Crystron deck that I love trolling opponents with.

[@HazeEmry]

@@armarezawigaputra7649 yes it's beginner friendly but burn decks rarely help you learn about specific types of cards compared to dedicated decks. Side note, for someone who skipped a few gens after the first one, I actually found from the easiest to the hardest, are - Fusions - XYZ - Synchros - Pendulums.

[@joshuaelijahnescolano4949]

Yuya with Pendulum Fusion, Pendulum Synchro, and Pendulum Xyz: *I'm unique*

[@DTran-je1sn]

Pendelum and Link ruined the game. So imagine Pendelum Link Monsters (they can not exist in the anime though). What kind of effect or summoning would they have?

[@joshuaelijahnescolano4949]

@@DTran-je1sn Pure Chaos I guess

[@rickkcir2151]

D/D/D would like a word

[@obinoscopekenobi9450]

Declan: No lol

[@cholodelrosari0543]

@@DTran-je1sn the link card and pendulum cards were not im familiar of. When they did introduce that.

[@ryankim1999]

Despite knowing all these rules, this was still very entertaining to watch

[@Riscs]

despite still dont have a single clue about any of these rules, this was very entertaining to watch too

[@fredrikhenningsson142]

I dont know how you did it, but you managed to summarize basically all card types in less than 10 minutes, I will use this video next time I choose to teach my friend how to play. As far as exceptions to the rules I feel like just saying that the instructions on the card are above all other rules covers it very well.

[@SkyRaiders]

This is the absolute perfect guide to newcomers wanting to learn the game, though it only covers the cards, it's still helpful, thanks!

[@music79075]

This video solved any problems I might have had with getting into Yugioh; I won't.

[@datboi-kc7bv]

I like how ever yugioh player knows this off by heart

[@DearestWannabes]

I know, right. I couldn't even remember if I actually read the rulebook or not.

[@OlaAremu]

Eh, it's not too bad when you play often. It's like remembering all of your controls in a video game, but the game progressively increases the the upper limits of complexity every few years.

[@underpressure1954]

@@OlaAremu It does up and now in terms of complexity and speed, sylvans were really complex to play and they were a 2013 deck, 2015 were Monarchs and they were definetely less complicated, 2018 combos were far more convoluted than 2020 combos.

[@underpressure1954]

@Lady Destiny summoning a shit ton of monsters per turn has always been a possible thing, take off your nostalgia glasses pls

[@underpressure1954]

@Lady Destiny you mainly used monster gate, reasoning, dimension fusion and sometimes the Creator to summon a bunch of monsters in one turn, there was also Magical Scientist who could summon your whole fusion deck ( resulting as an FTK combined with Catapult Turtle ) I think it's also worth to mention scapegoat who technically summon 4 monster by itself

[@Ocean_52]

This video was the best explanation I've hearded, so much things that Master Duel don't explain directly

[@tevinhoward4419]

The heart of the cards is full of possibilities you just need guidance to win mastering the summoning styles and bring smiles to everyone.

[@mrobscene2912]

You forgot to go with the flow.

[@tevinhoward4419]

@@mrobscene2912 with the help of the heart of the cards with guidance to bring smiles to everyone feeling the flow to swing into action is all about everyone can be professional duelists in their own lives.🎆

[@AngelofHell1311]

This is a great video. The only thing I would add, is the idea that with the exception of ritual, tribute and fusion summons, the monsters must be face up to perform the summon. This I just something I notice many beginners overlook,while playing against them.

[@edibajramovic3187]

This is a really interesting video as I didn't know some of these trap card tipes

[@unfixedbow9357]

Yes i concur

[@windystick7347]

Tipes

[@solomonscourt8118]

Do none of you READ the instruction book?

[@ronuchiha1987]

@@windystick7347 they mean types

[@idotn8752]

Why did u even need to know ,I mean bruh

[@muhammedzuhayrkhan6074]

I remember a time when the most complex summoning was ritual and fusion, lol

[@chaithao1452]

That's only because there were not much cards than todays that acquire the right resources to get the card off of from the deck. In other words, card effects that can make the owner pick the right card at any selection from the deck made things easier and faster. The choices in the old generation were mainly based on luck of drawing from the deck and just hoping for the best.

[@rattlehead999]

and back in those days, nobody played either seriously. lol

[@CesarGarcia-nd5xz]

Those were the days

[@jslasher5330]

i really liked the addition of syncro and xyz. they made the game a lot faster and more skill dependent. with so many options in the extra deck you can make SOME kind of play with almost any starting hand as long as your deck was well built before the game started. i have not actually played with pendulum or link cards yet because they confused the hell out of me for so long, but im sure they end up being fine if i get back into the game. as an aside, i really wish magic would allow more out of deck options for play. Ikoria is my favorite expansion right now because of the companion mechanic. just having the OPTION to do something as a 100% guarantee is really nice. i cant go a week without going 6+ turns without a land card in a 22~26 land deck.

[@Marcusjnmc]

@@jslasher5330 I think Link ends up being even simpler than Tribute summon, at base you just add monsters together to make bigger ones & don't care about levels at all, unlike every other special summoning mechanic in the game except fusion. The only little bit complicated thing about it imo is the 'a link 3 can count as 3 monsters or 1 monster when making a link 4' thing.

[@simunator]

fun fact: it's technically easier and cheaper to get a PhD versus becoming Yugioh champion

[@NSRider24]

Incredibly useful explanation video for players who have been out of the game for a while. Kudos to you, sir.

[@xiaxiyan6158]

this is so informative and easy to understand! i'm trying to get into yu gi oh since some of my friends have been getting into playing competitively and i want to be able to at least understand what they're saying lol

[@SJD_m00n]

Omg same, my boyfriend always wants me to play with him but whenever he tries to explain something to me like like 👁👄👁

[@lriver6456]

How about the most powerful card type? You know, the Credit card.

[@jamestomlin5525]

Nah, debit is where it's at. you play on your own terms

[@Phantazmay]

Damn, this tutorial is pog. Ima show this to my sister; she's been learning the game the past few weeks. This is gonna help a lot xD

[@dsproductions19]

This is a solid overview. I was wondering why it started with traps, until the spell speed explanation... And the realization that monsters take up about 70% of the video.

[@Destroyer_of_Worlds]

"Ritual monsters need a ritual spell to summon them." *side eyes the entire Megalith archetype*

[@Monty2289]

Tbf They are an outlier and technically this is still true. You can just use their monsters for their own Ritual summon

[@KoniXyz]

*side eyes Odd-Eyes Pendulumgraph Dragon*

[@cephery8482]

‘When pends are destroyed they go face up to the *EMZ*’ So close to flawless

[@baileydombroskie3046]

I was hoping i wasnt the only 1 to notice.

[@KanzenJisatsuManyuar]

I was before pendulum cards the whole ideas just nuts, whats the correct thing to happen to em?

[@dragonstwilight6389]

@@KanzenJisatsuManyuar when pendulum monsters are destroyed on the field, the go to the extra deck face up, but if you were to destroy them in your hand, or fuse them in your hand, or detach them as xyz material, they go to the graveyard. If you have a pendulum monster face up in the extra deck, you can pendulum summon it back to the extra monster zone or to a zone that a link minster points to.

[@KanzenJisatsuManyuar]

@@dragonstwilight6389 Such a crazy mechanic to the game! Thanks for the details, ill prbly never get to play with them but just to know 👌

[@dragonstwilight6389]

@@KanzenJisatsuManyuar I don't play them either. But one of my buddies does, and they are complex.

[@neochungus3686]

I already know all this but it's still pretty God damn entertaining

[@Hiltaku]

Thanks. Learnt more in 9 minutes than my past 3 months on Dual Links

[@reloadseven2198]

This video: exists Me who stopped playing sometime after GX: w h a t

[@randomprofile5853]

It's around 15+ years later, afcourse the game changed LOL nothing new on that.

[@Marcusjnmc]

Cyber Dragon & HERO are currently quite playable '.'

[@diamondsanchez224]

Crystal Beasts aren't bad either, especially once Zenith comes to the TCG. So are Ancient Gears.

[@Marcusjnmc]

@@diamondsanchez224 that's a stretch, tbh, they're functional decks that can sometimes manage a win I guess

[@diamondsanchez224]

@@Marcusjnmc I recommend looking up Neshy. He's Rogue Crystal Beast player who makes awesome deck profiles for Crystal Beasts, some even being competitive. Not only that, but Zenith can make them even better once it comes to the TCG.

[@Susanoo7108]

1. I've been aware of speed spells somewhat but never really got how they rank against each other. Super super to know 2. I had no idea there different versions of pendulum monsters!! 3. I finally understand how link summoning works. Awesome, now I can follow a duel with some idea of what's going on lol Great video, can't wait to see the updated version in a few years time lol

[@princeami7344]

TGS Anime : *Showing off all kinds of cards* Me: *Knowing all this already* I'm just here to simp

[@kalimacy]

This was amazing! When I read the title, I thought it was going to be a parody/joke video about how complex the game is, but it was really informative and very well explained.

[@carlosgarza400]

"Complex" is putting it lightly

[@randomprofile5853]

Extra deck mechanics are basic to learn, there's some more "complex" things than that.

[@ImperialHarbinger]

At least you don't need to try to use everything at once. You can make 1 deck with 1 main form of extra deck summons, if any, and if it's an archetype with a lot of support the cards are a lot easier to make sense of and put together.

[@randomprofile5853]

@@ImperialHarbinger Yeah lol that's why I don't get it. A player can start with a Synchro deck and then after that try something else, they don't need to learn everything at once. And even then it's not hard to learn.

[@UnrealGamer6]

I've known all these rules for years, but I randomly saw this in my recommended and decided to watch it. Quite entertaining!

[@Cor_Kalom]

Remeber that the original is just: Who summons the strongest monster wins. Period. No sacrifices, nothing. Just summon 3 White dragons in one move and get smacked by exodia.

[@Marcusjnmc]

original irl, Blue Eyes gets cleared by Fissure & Muka Muka beatdown wins the duel

[@kdash2657]

Yeah it was bland imo. Despite all the new set ups and cards, this type of Yugioh game is incredibly versatile and replayable, so long as you aren't just being a meta head.

[@awkwardchandler512]

I played yugioh in middle school 20+ years ago. Currently, I play magic and have been wanting to get back into yugioh. You may have been the first person to make this make any sense to me now. Lol. "Back In my Day" we had normal, effect, fusion, and ritual.

[@arlyr.perezalvarez8078]

I can smell the cards from here❤

[@Plasmarx]

Eyyy watched the entire playlist, it was pretty informative and the rules were far more easier than people made it seem to be, thank you👍

[@reD_Bo0n]

6:03 "Face up to the Extra Monster Zone"... You mean "Extra Deck" right (I hope)

[@alexanderberry1665]

Yes

[@fotclana2363]

Yes

[@MetalHeadGrace]

I just recently got back into yugioh after 20 years lol I thought it was gonna take me forever to learn all the new cards and gimmicks this video is such a life saver

[@Letso-S-Relaeng]

Would really be that bad if "Polymerization" and "Fusion" spell cards were thier own unique cards like ritual Spells. And Yes I want to be able to search Dragons Mirror

[@syrelian]

It probably wouldn't have been an issue when the game is young, but at this point we both have Poly types that span most of the other card types, and many cards explicitly designed against being searchable with generic Fusion support, like, yes, Dragon Mirror(meanwhile fuckin Magicalized can be a "Fusion" card), so both the retcon effort would be huge, and there would be some implications on all sorts of cards, things like effects that search for certain kinds of Poly-likes via keys like Quick-Play

[@sahanboydl]

Some fusion cards are quick play spells, like Flash Fusion and Super Polymerization. That's why fusion spells arent their own unique spell.

[@kymtamimi]

Very educative, very simple, and very summarized .. thank you ❤️

[@luizhenriquefigueira8476]

Thanks for the lesson, Alexis Rhodes.

[@tulfix1816]

havnt played any yugioh in 5 6 years. came here for the link monster description. leaving with a much needed refresher 10/10 vid

[@sloanewalker42]

Hey everyone! The Meta decks all got bombed in Duel Links! This is the greatest day yet!

[@mingustheprotector5192]

Ikr maybe my Neos deck can finally shine

[@matija9540]

Infernity bout to go wild

[@mingustheprotector5192]

@@matija9540 Probably

[@yalcoyardhelp8654]

Dude I was so done with shiranuis

[@lordjftw6991]

@@yalcoyardhelp8654 Can you explain? Is that deck finally nerfed?

[@peyoteguy425]

It has been 15 years. Thank you so much. I am so lost, but now I have a little light to guide me.

[@Lukas-yt1mn]

Considering what youtube has done before do you think they'll take down the video for its lenght

[@TGSAnime]

What do you mean?

[@Lukas-yt1mn]

@@TGSAnime 9:11

[@Lukas-yt1mn]

@jocaguz18 I'm not American

[@phantomnite]

@@Lukas-yt1mn i doubt they'll take it down just for being a short video

[@Wulfeheim94]

@jocaguz18 are you salty because America is the most influential country in the world?

[@directorofclout9728]

Oh my god, im dead, this is the exact video i needed. The pace, the animation, the dumbing it down. Well Done. Consider me subbed.

[@liyiforme8154]

Me a duel links player, sees TCG anime play cosmic to DESTROY the spell or trap: SO YOU HAVE CHOOSE DEATH

[@xteemoniogg3090]

Thanks a lot for explaining spell speed, 1st time I'm able to understand that thing

[@Waryfuls2]

in my opininon... they should have stopped after Syncho Summoning

[@leviathan4579]

I think weaker XYZ monsters would be also ok

[@deathkilleraw.o.w3244]

Just picked up my old decks and did not know how to use the new fusion cards,this helped alot,ty.

[@s.if.4297]

I hope we get "The idiot's guide to hidden tulings"

[@CoreyAReeves]

I "played" almost 20 years ago when I was a teenager, and I say "played" because none of us understood how the game actually worked. Getting back into the game again so I downloaded Duel Masters from Steam and the solo mode is actually really helpful for learning all the intricacies.

[@ch_rlieb03]

I can’t wait to see what this game becomes 20 years from now

[@Lazar-TS]

We have Rush Duels now... 😳

[@ch_rlieb03]

@@Lazar-TS another 20 years 😳

[@jordangordon2350]

Great video. Good job dumbing down this very complex game. I have better understanding of where to start now

[@peer263]

Yugioh cards are so beautiful

[@1Crazyguitarist1]

I've been playing the Yu-Gi-Oh! Tcg for over a decade ,tournaments and all that, still watched the video to the end, nice of you for helping newcomers to our world. Oh and by the way, I want your Blue-Eyes wanna duel me for it ?:))

[@joshuaelijahnescolano4949]

Dark Signers who uses Dark Synchro Summon: *We don't belong here*

[@DTran-je1sn]

Much like Diva dimensional summons.

[@daniindrayanto1505]

Ahh and don't forget ursarctic/bearcti archtype

[@dubbyplays]

@@daniindrayanto1505 what about it

[@randomprofile5853]

@@dubbyplays It's basically Dark Synchro or at least inspired by it.

[@underkitten]

2 points I find interesting and it was not covered in video. Quick-play spells cannot be activated the turn they are set on field, but can be played from hand during your turn (even to chain). So keep it in your hand and set at end of your turn if you may use (learned this on link evolution when I used a card that set a spell from deck and was confused why I couldn't activate). When talking about pendulums, you can only summon the pendulums face up in the extra deck to the extra monster zone OR a zone a link points to. This includes your opponents link arrows. This enables you to summon multiple out from the extra deck.

[@ShengTheCraftsman]

I lost it after the syncro section...........................

[@ZorarklvlEX]

This is the only video that has made me understand Link Monsters. Thank you so much

[@Ronald_Ruck]

I lost interest during the 5D era and this pendulum mechanic is still a whole field of science for me.

[@randomprofile5853]

It's not hard at all lol.

[@JustGromski]

Easiest card game to get into! So simple and beginner friendly!

[@TheKaienshibasnejiba]

It still bothers me that fusion cards arent their own type of spell card like ritual spells.

[@ciphymasterofmedia9104]

Bugs me that he only even mentioned polymerization when there are a ton of different fusion spell cards. I agree with your sentiment towards fusion spells having their own spell type.

[@enmadaniaisabel1552]

I WANT THEM TO BE CALLED "FUSION SPELL CARDS" THE ONLY PROBLEM WILL BE WITH QUICK SPELLS, CONTINUOS SPELLS, FIELD SPELLS THAT ARE FUSION SPELLS TOO SUPER POLYMERIZATION WILL BE A "QUICK FUSION SPELL"? WITH BOTH SIMBOLS?

[@TheKaienshibasnejiba]

@@enmadaniaisabel1552 no. Just cause it fuses doesnt mean it has to be a fusion spell. There are already monster cards that act as spells, a couple of quick play spells used for rituals, etc. If it would be normal, it would be a fusion. If its a special type it would take that less common type to capitalize on what the specific card does uniquely.

[@adaurysantos]

@@ciphymasterofmedia9104 He did point out that polymerization isn't the only card used to fusion summon

[@LilyMaeBlossom]

@@ciphymasterofmedia9104 This is the idiots guide, not the lets go over 75 cards guide in all fairness. Fusion summoning is probably the most simplistic extra summoning that people know from their childhood, best not to make it confusing by describing every little card that's been added. Point was polymerization was the base used for fusion, even if there's different fusion spells or substitutes.

[@ZFroZenHail]

I only had played Yu-Gi-Oh until sycono summon. While I did know of the existence of the other new type of summons. I did always want to know how the new type works but was quite lazy to research about it until today which KZbin recommended this video to me. This is very helpful and summarize what I need to know in a few minutes to have enough time to write this comment.

[@foxxberry2752]

I'm kinda confused on Chaining and some "Missed Timing Stuff" I played Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Generations and some of the Tag Force Series and they have different ways😌

[@syrelian]

The chaining stuff is because all the video games play by OCG rules, which have some different behavior from how the TCG handles chaining mandatory effects, Missing the Timing is a bit of a weird concept entirely built on two concepts: Optional Triggered Effects, and When vs If Ok so, when the condition of a triggered effect is met, and said effect is optional, that is, it says "you CAN" rather then just "when x do y" If the wording uses the word If, eg "If your opponent destroys a monster", you can't miss the timing, but must respond to it at the first possible timing if you wish to use the optional effect But if it uses When, you can miss, eg "When your opponent destroys a monster" Missing the Timing occurs when the triggering event(eg, destruction) happens in the middle of a chain, because while the condition was fulfilled, its no longer When the event occurred at the next chance to activate cards, its now the When of the Chain Link 1 card resolving, mandatory effects always go off though, regardless of wording

[@holyphainesthai286]

Yo this was amazing Editing 10 out of 10 No filler nonsense Subbed

[@xRyoZIN]

"3 types of spell speed" *laughs in spell speed 4*

[@vedza12]

Well not really speed spell 4 is only made by the funs of the game it is not in the official ruling

[@danimunf]

this is by far, the best guide to yugioh cards

[@mingustheprotector5192]

1:10 Yeah only a few exceptions ya know

[@mr.knightthedetective7435]

Everything past GX can be summed up with one quote: "Man, this sum' BS!"

[@ChadtheGamer2000]

I remember when synchros came out when I was younger it made no sense to me and I stopped playing yugioh. I missed it recently and decided to get back into it. Wtf happened 😅

[@randomprofile5853]

The game evolved that's it. And got more interesting.

[@pinstripecool34]

Thanks man this video is really useful for players returning or getting into playing master duel.

[@jenise21]

When you said counter, I heard "cancer".

[@MrLolguy93]

Thanks for the vid bro. Just what I needed to catch up with moderen Yugioh

[@emmanuelporte4201]

0:04 and he already lied😢

[@ShadowHyena101]

Huh?

[@workdangit7]

I have to admit that’s actually a simpler way of describing a game who’s the rules make you actually get a PhD to actually learn. Now I’m waiting on the video where you described a new players how to summon your entire deck or at least half of it in one turn.

[@matiaaaaaaa]

Not even one minute and he's already talking about spell speed lol

[@nexusshark]

I think Spell Speed should be it's own video.

[@sonnymcblackk6182]

@@nexusshark Do you wanna have a 1min long video to share? He just explained it nothing to add he even wrote it on the paper clear and readable. Making a longer video about this would only end in explaining specific card interactions or why you can't monster reborn' in your opps BP

[@nexusshark]

@@sonnymcblackk6182 I'm not making YGO videos. But there should be articles or videos on the internet that explain Spell Speed. You can even check the wiki.

[@nexusshark]

@noponwisdom t Wrong chain.

[@randomprofile5853]

@@nexusshark He did a video on Speed Spells.

[@yugiohmemoryarc]

Nice explanation. What’s fun is that there wasn’t a counter trap symbol in first ocg wave.

[@misterk6488]

Here's a drinking game for you, take a shot everytime you see a boomer complaining about how YuGiOh changed and is bad now

[@randomprofile5853]

The joke is on them because they are bad at YGO XD

[@skylenexo6541]

Yeah, I'm getting tired of seeing all of the top comments on YGO youtube videos as "GAme iS SO hARD" memes and similar ones. I don't play YuGiOh at all (and I don't even watch the anime anymore) but I at least still know how the game works since there are videos like this that explain them really easily.

[@randomprofile5853]

@@skylenexo6541 One thing I never understood is that people say it's hard to get in to YGO nowadays that "the entry barrier is very high". Even though you can just start with 1 deck and learn it and go forward from that.

[@paultapping9510]

lol, I've watched so many of theDuelLogs over the years and never actually known how to play yugioh! So thanks! 😂

[@risingbeast8718]

im offended that this video was recommended to me

[@dharkonic2211]

This is such a nice Video! I was struggling with the different Types of Cards, cuz I recently started playing and this hells out sooooo much. Thanks