YU-GI-OH! *ULTIMATE* RIKKA SUNAVALON COMBO + HAND TESTS! HOW TO PLAY RIKKA IN DEPTH 2022! POST POTE!

[@RedRune9]

As a Plant player, it really does feel nice on the diversity of all these different plant archetypes makes so many forms of unique disruption on the opponent's turn. Bounce, tributes, stealing, and negation. Feels refreshing when other decks just spam only negations or floodgating the opponent out of the game

[@friesen_m]

Plants has access to a floodgate as well in the form of Cactus Bouncer. Though he is strictly to be used last assuming you haven't used your normal summon.

[@lz9275]

@@friesen_m yeah but that card is then way too situational so you just rather play an additional extender instead

[@Jyxero]

@@lz9275 It's a matter of preference on what to search with Rikka Glamour or Link Jazmine, you can include Generaider, Therion or Predap in the mix

[@salenluckious6798]

Love the representation Rikka is getting! Some key notes for players trying to pick up the deck: I always loved how Strenna can summon from GY also (some players seem to forget about that 2nd part of the effect) Hyperyton only negates on your opponent’s turn, make sure you’re wary of your zones just in case Jasmine(for tribute) or Dancepione (for level modulation) ever comes up, KonKon’s 2nd effect seems to be a soft OPT effect, so keep that in mind! Finally, Konkon can out Psychic End Punisher since it’s not an activated effect, but cannot out Arrival (Ignister Link 6) or Final Sigma if it’s in the EMZ. This is because PEP is only unaffected by activated effects, and Konkon is not an activated effect. However, Arrival is not able to be affected by card’s effects, so Konkon cannot triggered there. Bengalancer can also out PEP if after activating the effect and paying life points, your life points are lower than your opponent’s.

[@cleanseroftheworld]

However, Rikka Flurries can tribute a Final Sigma and Arrival because it's the opponent choosing them to tribute (assuming they choose them). But it's good to get rid of their other cards with konkon, sheets, and teardrop, then force them to tribute their unaffected monster with flurries.

[@RisingMooon]

Im a bit late to the party but one thing to add is that when going first, if you have sheet, you can then sheet first to tribute their monster and take control of another, and then you can tribute the monster you took from them to activate the princess negate since sheet turns theirs into a plant monster. real clean way to get rid of what you steal (at least if the card you stole doesn't help them by putting it in grave)

[@z-one5941]

Sunavalon really is helps Rikka a lot! Glad to see Plants having potential to shine! 🌳❄️🍀💚

[@thejellyblish1]

Us dedicated plant players have been waiting for our champion!! Awesome job, dude. I like to use mardel, generaider boss of light on the Jasmine swap-out to search an Aromage Laurel, which can special out after healer boosts your LP, then link away for another Jasmine and trigger another search off the LP gain. Also if you search Rose girl to your hand and can summon it with Snowdrop, I recommend using Snowdrop's effect to target Rose Girl, then synchro 6 for Aromaseraphy Sweet Marjoram instead of rank 8 for Teardrop. Searches you a trap, gives you a pop effect, and protects you from targeting on your opponent's turn. Just some recommendations from one of 4 guys that play heavy Aromages 🤣

[@TopTierGamingYGO]

Those are definitely options that could extend your plays to make some wild boards. But for this list, the goal was to minimize bricks. Unfortunately that means the ceiling is lower to add some well desired consistency. The aromage package sounds very cool tho.

[@thejellyblish1]

@@TopTierGamingYGO definitely get the bricking 😁 opening that sunseed twin is a pain. I threw in one rose lover to help counteract bricking. I use the Jasmine swap out for Rose lover, link it away for sunavalon dryas, then banish it from the graveyard to get twin out on the field, or mardel if she ends up in my hand.

[@Jyxero]

@@thejellyblish1 Literaly was about to sugest thet same cards, since the "bricks" of blessed winds & Rose girl are really worth it, not to mention that gives you target inmunity, and even better grind game in the hands of reusable link jazmine (searching Rikka Princess for example), or a pseudo Drident (Slower obviously)

[@BlackCat-lg8yn]

Thank you so much man. I've been wanting to give this deck a try and couldn't find a helpful combo guide. As always, very informative and succinctly explained. Best Yugituber in my book!

[@BigFudge_28]

I love you and your videos bro! But damn you’ve caused some insane Rikka hype lol 😂 Glamour’s price is bonkers right now!

[@MegaCapitalG]

Excellent video, this is exactly what I needed to get started

[@TruePartyKing]

Let’s hear it for that epic outro jingle! But seriously, love Rikka and taking it to Florida Regionals next weekend!

[@TruePartyKing]

Update: actually got a YCS invite thanks to this deck profile!

[@DeejTiuz]

Nice video! I really like how you show all the kind of combos, when to do what and the test hand!

[@Laid2Sleep]

You're amazing! I needed this BADLY.

[@rafasantosbzr]

Excellent video, as always. Just one minor thing: the card is pronounced Loki, like the Marvel character, not Lousai.

[@Giru]

Great video and kudos to the awesome "rewind to save point" edit, it looks great!

[@miotakamiya]

For some reason I prefer to run Mardel+Laurel (summon Mardel with Jasmine and special summon laurel then link off for a second Jasmine to gain LP through Laurel and trigger 2 Jasmines) but if you see them in hand it's bad, so maybe I will try this for a bit (I like to put a Kanzashi in the ed). Tributing for cost triggered a lot of people in the last local I attended lol

[@yamisgamingchannel9819]

btw congrats Aaron I'm glad I got a autograph from my favorite yugituber

[@ethanweaver9721]

You are one of the most underrated yugitubers in my opinion great combo vid and deck profile I really want to give this deck a try

[@yamisgamingchannel9819]

hey Aaron I never thought that rikka sunavalon would even top 8 tbh but it's a good deck seen you play it at the regional

[@poro9084]

if anyone is watching this after theyadded Konkon field spell into master duel, dont forget to trigger your Hyperyton while doing rest of combo to grab one more XYZ material (propably activating to make lvl 8) you can add monster as xyz material, if you have spell, spell would be propably better so you could make it nearly omni negate)

[@brently18]

Thanks for this I got the stuff cause I was interested before the set came out but I never got around to learning how to play it.

[@MVVibes-tr7hd]

Awesome in-depth combo guide, Thank You!!

[@dreamyxfairy]

Another one of my favorite archetypes! Great video! ☺️

[@kyubimusic1582]

Ok that combo where you started with dai, get interrupted, and then set up strenna to start the sunavalon combo over again, was genius. Will definitely keep that in mind.

[@WombatOfDisaster]

Got a timestamp? ty

[@emmanuelsilvaruiz]

Thanks for showing all these combos

[@dr.darklaw25]

I'd recommend also running a copy of Cactus Bouncer. Seeing as you dont need a normal summon its good to have and searchable.

[@shirokumaotaku]

I used to play Pure Rikka but had to take pieces out to use in Sylvans, I kinda tried Sunavalon & now I really want to build Rikka back up again

[@28_Spokes]

I had to look up these cards, I just assumed they locked you into plants and most of the cards do. What a cool deck, I’d love to see it in action.

[@SheruMuko]

Stem and branches. Genius

[@gpufailure]

in combo 2, can't you wait until you summon Hyperyton to use Konkon's effect to search sheet so you can attach a spell?

[@SuperShadowKinTwitch]

Been using a combo that uses Mardel and Aromage Laurel to get a double search off two Jasmines. However I like this one because it achieves a similar result and I no longer have to play garnet Mardel

[@TsukuyomiLoveland]

Idk if it was noticed in the first combo, but when you tribute dryas for jasmine, healer would have popped itself.

[@margotlv7930]

It doesn't as it didn't leave the field by card effect, it was tributed as cost

[@noahdevone1507]

For the combos shouldn't you be tributting the sunvine healer because it will blow up every time you tribute the dryas with aromaseraphy's effect

[@johntorres532]

I love your playmat picked up my playset and got my field center from ygopaisano of her

[@brandongreen8895]

WOOOO YOU RHE GOAT

[@EddieintheLoop]

So I just subbed cause I've been enjoying the Sunavalon content! A question and a correction though, as someone who almost ripped your build (minus the Thrasher opting for 2 healer and Psy-Frame Lord Omega instead), why not also play Therion? I've been playing around with 45 with this deck and honestly the end board is almost always the exact same except you have regulus. Regulus you can always omni and tribute himself thus setting up for petal at the end Phase so I'm a little confused on what your thought process is, this isn't a dig at you, just wondering! Also correction, when snowdrop goes on the field you want to call that you are targeting herself since if you target mudan or another monster other than Snowdrop it makes all the monsters levels the level of mudan instead of being the desired level 8 to go into Rikka Queen other than that, great vid man!

[@TopTierGamingYGO]

I choose not to play the therions to keep the deck at 40 which: 1) allows me to draw either petal or loci more often 2) allows me to see more hand traps going second 3) makes my side deck more impactful because there is a higher chance to see side deck cards that are sided in.

[@EddieintheLoop]

@@TopTierGamingYGO I feel that, I can see how that can hinder things. For me I usually side them all out when I know I'm about to go second since the build itself is very very resilient, way more so than previously but I get why you wouldn't want them in, I just love that free omni negate or potential bait so you can use Princess in grave and then Tribute off their board (Spright elf specifically if I'm facing Spright) one other question then I'll leave you alone I promise LMAO. Why when you have Jasmine, dryas, and healer don't you tribute off into lonefire, then lonefire tribute off the other link into petal so that you can recur lonefire into your hand for next turn follow up? That seems stronger to me, I'm not sure if there's a reason behind it or what, but thanks for answering my questions regardless man! Keep it up, glad to have you apart of the sunavalon group 😎

[@TopTierGamingYGO]

@@EddieintheLoop lonefire isn't a particularly amazing follow up normal summon in this deck, infact, often times twin is better because it generates 2 monsters. Also, more lonefire in deck is technically better odds if I go into a dancepione line

[@EddieintheLoop]

@@TopTierGamingYGO true, I guess at the end it is more or less how risk adverse you are. Though to be fair you're playing without therions and I'm playing with them so that might be the difference in approach. But great job at regionals man, hoping to see more (but not too much so we can catch them off guard) rikka sunavalon representations in the coming weeks 😎

[@evolution6oytcg988]

This is very very very helpful

[@blizzardTyme230]

love the deck looks amazing and fun

[@halo3roxas]

you're the best bro!

[@miicyah5]

wow your the goat much love from the tiny island of saint lucia would u say that this is a control deck though?

[@salenluckious6798]

You combo off with the Sunavalon portion of the deck but it’s main gameplan is control usually through Tributing with Konkon, HTs, and your disruptions you build on board

[@WindUpCarrierZenmaity]

Hi Aaron, is it possible to play all of this stuff with the Sylvans from back in the day? I know it may not be optimal, but would there be any synergy besides just being plants?

[@TopTierGamingYGO]

I don't really see much of a reason to play the sylvans. However if you really wanted to play the sylvans just to play the sylvans I am sure there is some way to make it work : )

[@renemadsen809]

Can you do a post phhy version of this? I want to play and learn this but with kashtira in the format I have no idea what to do with extra deck ratios

[@carlosmiguel1105]

Have you considered running the therion engine? You can end on a similar board but with a regulus on top.

[@broww.]

What where the cards that you generally sided out going first and going second?

[@mythoslys429]

Hey I was wondering, how far could you go with just one petal in hand? Nowhere? Do you mostly just add snowdrop?

[@sanjeevrajendran5615]

Just watching this for the first.l time. I know this is kinda late but I was just wondering how this deck plays around Nibiru given everyone is siding or maining it for Tearlaments now?...

[@sinzodium8421]

so is the second effect of sowing not relevant? i mean i get that pops arent all that useful, but surelly it has to come up?

[@shinobimaster4013]

As a waifu deck player I love to get ny rikka stronger ❤️❤️ thanks

[@thejellyblish1]

Hey man, quick question from a guy trying to wrap his head around the mechanics: The Primula you're adding to your hand with Glamour is able to special summon itself because of Glamour's tribute, even though it wasn't there until the end of the chain? I thought it would miss timing for its effect.

[@thejellyblish1]

You know what, did my research on the Gazelle Cynet Mining ruling and I think I get it now. Super clever use of the game's mechanics 👏

[@lj0472]

What about Crossout? Would you recommend it in the deck?

[@NBFGrimReaper]

Nice video but wouldn’t healer be destroyed because jasmine used its effect on dryas to leave the field for a tribute?

[@chestmut12]

I run a single rose girl and circle of the fairies and a cactus bouncer that shit wins me zo many games

[@LuisRamos-ip2fd]

What would you sub in if you were to take out the psy-frame package?

[@Startalks_Unveilded]

For some reason when I summons sunvalon dryas and use his ability to give me sowing and I use sowing which damages me but doesn’t activate the effect of dryas???

[@SM......]

Coming from masterfduel

[@Bradlolnick]

Question for you, I know this deck can stop monsters, but how do you stop the trap and spell cards?

[@leakypeach6250]

Hyperyton can negate any effect as long as it has that type of card as material.

[@devil_gundam425recio8]

So is that a new regional playmat tried looking online but couldn't find it on eBay super jelly of playmat...

[@manuelmagdaleno3692]

Hello, I have a question, I don't understand how do you summon primula just after looking for her with Glamour, does the tribute from glamour works even though you just search for it?

[@TopTierGamingYGO]

Yes. Because technically you could have already had a different copy of primula in your hand. It's similar to gazelle with cynet mining.

[@thejellyblish1]

Thank you for asking, I was wondering the same thing! Glad it works.

[@Rozebud0893]

Question @TopTierGamingYGO , why not play 2 healer cause its not OPT? I mean its not like thrasher is doing much else really

[@TopTierGamingYGO]

I fully agree and mentioned that in my deck profile : ) I just don't have a second healer

[@ljohn_ph8554]

@@TopTierGamingYGO if you're going to play a second healer what will you take out?

[@lz9275]

I noticed that sunevin healer says that it will destroy itself if a sunavalon link monster leaves the field by card effect, does jasmine tribute effect count? if so, is it better to tribute healer first and then use dryas as link material?

[@TopTierGamingYGO]

It is better to leave dryas on field for several reasons. I just was going pretty fast in this combo video haha

[@lz9275]

@@TopTierGamingYGO yeah but won't healer pop itself because you tributed dryas, or won't it pop itself?

[@halo3roxas]

Jasmine's tribute effect is cost, so healer won't leave the field

[@lz9275]

@@halo3roxasthanks 🙏

[@MrWelsz]

Ask and we shall receive ! You sir are goated

[@blasiansaiyan1443]

How do you play around Evenly Matched if you go first?

[@TopTierGamingYGO]

G2 and 3 it's draw appointer of the red lotus. Otherwise, evenly hard counters the deck.

[@machinayrequiem8596]

With the first combo how do you have follow up when your entire extra deck is in grave?

[@TopTierGamingYGO]

Only the sunavalon part of the extra deck is in grave. You still have petal follow up. Benghalancer can come back from grave, and you still have strenna access in extra deck to make more xyz plays.

[@machinayrequiem8596]

@@TopTierGamingYGO Thx. I literally just started playing the deck last night so I have no clue what the deck can do

[@avantisavoia3406]

Yeah, but what happens if out Dryas gets ashed? We automatically lose?

[@TopTierGamingYGO]

This deck usually can play through 1 to 2 hand traps in engine. And then maybe more depending on pione mills

[@avantisavoia3406]

@@TopTierGamingYGO Yeah that's fair,

[@alenkusanovic1495]

i was watching this video up until the point where he said that he plays 2 loci

[@nebula6053]

isnt loci pronounced "loki"? Great Vid tho!

[@luccasales27]

what do i do if i only have the loci and petal in hand, which one do i do normal summon?

[@TopTierGamingYGO]

I will go for petal. With petal you can extend into your regular rikka plays, then you can add snowdrop with glamour to special summon her and the loci and then do sunavalon stuff. But if you get stopped you will at least have petal in rotation for follow up, where as with starting loci you don't get the follow up in grave if you get stopped.

[@Jyxero]

I would take Loci, considering that Petal can be summoned afterwards with something like Snowdrop, and of course the required bodies to start making plays with Jazmine, Mudan & Cia But if you have Princess on hand for example, and feel afraid of handtraps, then Petal might be safer

[@darkiplier3502]

VFTree!

[@andrewhenderson7858]

If you tell me the background music, I'll subscribe and click all your ads.

[@josh-kickk3539]

😁👌

[@_CardBuy]

Deck profile?

[@TopTierGamingYGO]

There are many on the channel if you would like to check them out. Additionally there will be an updated profile once we get the new banlist

[@_CardBuy]

Thank you! Btw ur videos are awesome keep it up🔥🔥

[@SuperShadowKinTwitch]

I've never heard a card be more inconsistently pronounced then Loci.