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"yu-gi-oh is fun". False. Try to play any online game, watch as 80% of your matches are people spamming negate monsters, using an extra deck brimmed with monsters COMPLETELY unrelated to their archetype just because it has a strong negate effect. Try it. The game is completely trash at this point.

As a magic player that just sold his collection due to major banned value cards got hit i lost thousands due to that so I got out of it to get back into yugioh I really enjoy that its more affordable and fun. I bought 3 decks i been using online for little over 100 bucks in magic it would have been just 100 in lands/ mana rocks.

"Man plays Domain Format for the first time. What happens will shock you!!!"

I sense the sarcasm from ur title.

I think part of it in respect to pack opening is as an adult you have a matured value assessment that automatically begins evaluating the purchase. That's the thought of 'Was it worth it?' that lingers. Another part is a better intuitive understanding of probability and statistics. If you're after specific cards, even if you don't know the true ratios of cards printed, you know it's unlikely to be found in a single pack. Lastly, the modern design of the cards now is archetype heavy. Which means in a given pack, if you're after one archetype, everything else might as well be filler at that point. Besides nostalgia being able to quiet the value assessment, the more generic nature of the older cards makes them not feel as filler, since back then even normal monsters had value for their stat lines. At least, that's just my take on it based on my own reflection of how opening a pack feels. Recently grabbed two rarity collection two packs and similarly felt lackluster about them and pack opening in general.

Vanquish Soul Razen as domain master for Snake Eyes fire king feels illegal

I will be honest, earlier I joked around about it being a clickbait, but having finished it, I felt like it actually was one. I think I will re-watch it again, but my first impression is that the video sort doesn't get anywhere? You are mainly just listing different banlist "styles" or "reasoning" but doesn't get deep enough on "this is good because X but bad because Y" or "this applies to domain because of this, but then we would need that." Like, one thing that I believe was extremely overlooked is how "unfun" banlists are extremely subjective, since fun is a subject topic. People that hate control will ban floodgates while people that love control will ban combo starters. Apart from that, I felt that there was not really an exploration on the topic. Maybe you did a lot of research and only talked about the ways that you felt were most interesting, but it didn't feel that way. For example, there's another non official yugioh format called "Rogues" whose banlist is literally any card that was used by decks that topped certain events. I am not extremely familiar with it, but it seems it's more about an experiment than creating a "balanced yugioh," but the idea is neat and possibly the less subjective you can get. What if domain did the same? Like ban people from using a deckmaster that topped a tournament? who knows. Also restricting yourself to "unfun" and "unhealthy" was sort ok but could be improved I guess. For example, what if we simply banned by usage? Pretty much all decks use pot of greed and graceful charity. Maybe we could use the speed duel banlist style and put them in the same group. Alas, there was not much development on where this banlist style could shine or not. Last, you said in the end of the video "share your opinion on what should be banned or not" but I felt that is precisely what the video lacked: your opnion. Because overall it just had the "I don't think anything needs to be banned" throughout it, but then I personally don't see much pointing in talking about it? If it was "why domain doesn't currently need a banlist" ok. There were the examples of toadally and spright elf, but I don't know if you would consider banning them or if they were just good examples that you found. Otherwise it sounds like you explained to us how speed duel, magic and vanguard makes banlists, which is fine I guess, but I am not sure if it was the video's proposal. I will post another comment when I eventually watch it again updating my view on this.

I know its silly to say, but officially banning those world championship cards that are instant wins might be nice. I know in magic Iona was banned because it could turn off a color in a game whete color resteiction was part of deck building and thus just locked a played from playing. I dont know if there are cards that would equate to that in Yugioh considering spells and traps are not within the element attributes and so you can still play while an attribute floodgate exists (if there even are those) but things that specifically stop a single player from playing are usually really unfun

I would ban monsters that allow all attributes to be used in the deck

Personally I think there's an issue when people say causal and think that means the goal isn't to win. If I play a causal game of baseball with my friends, sure I still want to win but I also don't want it to be taken serious and I want us goofing off and enjoying things. I think the format is meant to be casual, because it's a more social way to play. But that doesn't mean I shouldnt be trying to play or win and I feel like that's what people hear when they hear "casual". I want a deck that works and is decently optimal but not necessarily 100% perfect, but that doesn't mean like, I'm throwing the game because I wanna hang out with my friends. Because we're still trying to win or at least show off what decks can do, it's important to know where certain decks are tho, because if I come in with a 100% perfectly tuned lock out deck, but the opponent is fully meme decking, that may be a mismatch. However, if that's how they have fun that's up to them, and I think that's totally fine, and it's why rule zero is like, hey let's make sure we're not stepping on each other's toes, because you wouldn't have that conversation in a competitive format, but you do in a casual one.

Idk Rick, sounds like click bait

we just talked about it in the discord and rat tagged your vid

great video!

If you are playing domain in multiplayer then there should not be just one person with a good deck that can beat all 3 people. if 3 vs 1 cannot deal with 1 player than I feel like that is the fault of the other 3 people for not working together to keep the 1 player in check. Even casual decks should have a reasonable way to deal with some threats. Rule zero is fine with a group of friends but I think it should just be minimal with people you will be playing with online or people you play with who are not part of your group. if you are not having fun pick up your toys and find some more people to play with is what I always say. -Steafen

8:03 Continuing with the second point, but this is a bit more delicate. While I agree that time is precious and you should spent it doing something you enjoy, I am not entirely sure if "I don't like this card I won't play against it" is the right way to go about it. It does sound like a kid that says "I don't like vegetables so I only want to eat candy." Of course this example doesn't really fit, since we know vegetables are good for you while a duel can just be a waste of time, but the point is that there is a lot of prejudice surrounding cards, archetypes and playstyles. And the main problem that might result from this is that people will hold to this belief that X or Y is broken instead of learning how to deal with that or optimize their decks (again, optimization is not the same as increasing its power level). Allowing yourself to experience different things in life is important, and this sort goes against it. But then again, who are we to decide how others live their life? That's why I said it's delicate. We can't nor should enforce this ideal into people and it's something they have to realize for themselves, but will they do it? Or maybe it's not really imporant and stressing a problem that doesn't exists. Yugioh is just a game, and in this context it might be completely fine to not venture outside your safe zone. It's not like you really have to.

8:03 There's two points I want to make about this whole "You know about your floodgates" and "if you don't like them, don't play with someone who uses them." While the idea is right, it seems slightly misdirected. First you start talking about floodgates, but later you imply that these are of "higher power," but one does not necessarely implies the other. Take "Mask of Restrict" for example, is it really "high power"? How about "Jinzo," is it really strong, specially by itself? The main problem with floodgates (in general) is that they feel too much like a "hit or miss" thing. If you are against a trap deck, Jinzo is really strong and wins you the game, but otherwise will do nothing for the most part. So can we say that a deck is higher power for having what is socially known as a "floodgate"? Let's use something that is not a floodgate as an example. DPE, Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer, easily summoned by using verte and Destiny fusion. It is extremely splashable, since the entire package is dark. Most "casual" simulator duelists on Discord seem to have amountable hatred towards it. But is it broken? Is it power level? What if my strategy is just summoning it? It's literally a bunch of draw cards so I can get to Destiny Fusion and summon it. If DPE gets banished or whatever, my deck has no other way of winning. Is it still "high power"? The main problem with talking about power per card is that we can't analyse it in a vaccum. "Hammershot" is really strong card because it's a 1 on 1 trade for the opponent's HIGHEST ATTACK monster! Yeah, no. It's not I am against talking about your deck, I said in another comment that I really advocate for people showing their decklists before the match. But, people also need to restrain the feeling of connecting "this deck has card A so it is high power" or the better, "card A is broken and should be banned." And this is the biggest problem with Rule 0 talks. I agree that they are important if not essencial, but I also believe it's complicated for an "ideal" talk to exist, where people unbiasedly talk about deck power.

10:22 That's one thing that was never truly clear to me: why are people so against showing their decks? I understand that the opponent not knowing which handtraps or boardbreakers you run provides advantage, that much is straightfoward, but does it make victory more satisfying? Does it change anything in practice? Specially in Domain, since you know what cards they might include due to the deck master restrictions. I see why people wouldn't want to do it, but at the same time seems like they are just overreacting, plain and simple. Whenever going to duel, I send the decklist of what is going to be used. Let's be honest, most people will look at it and forget like 3 minutes later. It's no biggie.

1:53 I still believe your phrasing of "Domain format is a casual-friendly format" is wrong. But that mainly hinges on the fact that "casual" is not properly defined. From the rest of the context provided, it seems you hint at "casual" being the oppositive to "competitive," implying that a casual deck is just a poorly build (in the sense of less optmized deck), and I entirely disagree. One of the points you said is that "casual-friendly format where people build [...] theme decks," but look at GoldenNova's Hades II thematic deck: while my understanding of the game is somewhat limited, in my eyes it seems well optimized and quite competitive to a certain degree. There's also the discussion that "hardcore" is the correct polar oppositive of "casual," instead of "competitive." However I think debating on this would lead out of the point being made here. If I had to summarize my distinction between "casual" and "competitive" (which again, is technically wrong in my point of view), I would reflect on how skill intensive the game is. For example, chess. The game is pure skill: all information and all possible moves are visible to both players. There's no unknown risk involved (eg. you make a play and the opponent might have a handtrap to stop you), it's a "perfect information" game. Meanwhile, you have Uno. While there's a degree of skill (eg. holding a +4 for your final play), most of the game is out of your control. Most of times you can't know if the color is going to change or if the person before you is going to draw a +2 and get in your way. Taking that in consideration, since Domain format still runs on Yugioh rules, I would argue that there's nothing that makes it inherently more "casual" or "competitive" than the original game. I believe there's even space to make a point that it is actually more competitive due to two factors: * First, having an always available deck master provides more a "safety" net for your consistency (this is a bit moot point, since overrelyng on the DM is conceptually bad). * Second, it also requires the use of Social skills to communicate and persuade with the other players, something that does not exists in the original game. Yet, it is undeniable that the community has this view of "Domain format is casual" and this, in my opnion, hurts the format more than it helps it. Again, "casual" is something that seems very subjective and implying this about Domain could lead to a misunderstanding and break of expectations down the line. What I would prefer is to say that the Domain Format's community, at least in my view of the simulator duelists from the discod channel, is mainly casual oriented. This should not imply that the format itself is casual, but that the players in this specific group tend to use lower power decks in comparison to advanced (and I would like to stress that lower power doesn't mean poorly optimized).

I will be breaking down my thoughts in multiple commenta.

Power level =/= skill level Where high power stuff is accessible in domain it's just a preference at this point. Many people build different decks because different power levels give different experiences

Let me add other "roles": Utility deck master: Supports your deck main strategy but you don't need it to make it work: Examples: - Sea Lancer: This monster can equip any banished Aqua, Fish or Sea Serpent monster, you can use it to reset some GY effects like Silent Sea Nettle, Lifeless Leaffish or Fishborg Launcher -or to put back Frogs for Mass Driver if you're a madman like me 😈- - Necroface: Like Sea Lancer but in Zombies and with steroids. The first Domain game i watched, I saw this strategy in action and ho boy! - UFO Turtle: You need to see it in action, for those who are not in the format discord, I swear it's not a joke! "Soul" deck master_: Your deck is focused to abuse your deck master's effect and you'll have a bad time if you can't. Examples: - Psychic Processor: This monster can banish itself to summon up to two Machine, Cyberse or Psychic monsters from your hand, this is great for High Leveled monster strategies like Kozmo, Puppets or Trains, just be careful with the interactions on board. - Ancient Gear Hunting Hound: A friend use this bad boy to abuse Ancient Gear fusions. Voltron deck master: Your deck is focused to SUPPORT your deck master. Example: - Ha-Re The Sword Mikanko: Run a lot of equip spells and monsters with equip effects (like some infernobles) to let this gurl to inflict pain and terror to the board. Also run some other cards to maximize the pain.

This is an awesome idea! I'll probably build these to take to my locals. I moved a few months ago, but I'm normally working or doing something on their tournament day so i haven't really met anyone yet at my locals unfortunately, but this could be a start

16:33 im not sure why i wouldn't want to summon Mimighoul Cerberus to my oppoents field, like yes they get more cards in grave but also they have to give me control of one of their cards, which is funny

This set is getting me super interested in illusions, both with the silouhatte rabbit snd trick and also the white woods that support it, like Silvera who i loooove Also YES TALK MIMIGHOULS theyre so neat!

Would love to see a video of a game test for this! Even on untap if it made it happen haha

Love the concept, and i love charmers so of course im sold haha, but i think its really cool that it would be easy to lean into newer cards slowly with the new charmer cards. Id also love to see you maybe tackle a DM era, a GX era, 5Ds and so on, or maybe a supplementary video of how to upgrade these with more modern cards? For that stepping stone when people start to get curious in moving forward

This is a great idea for anyone trying to convince their local game store buddies to give Domain a try. This was almost exactly what I had to do. I proxied up 4 decks, and kept them on me. So that when I would bring up trying Domain, they wouldn't have a barrier to merely trying it out. Everyone I convinced to try out the format to this day loves Domain and went on to build their own decks.

It’s so funny that you’re making this video, I was just talking about these decks in general chat just last night.

1:22 for some reason I heard "Hit Yubel" instead of "bell" and was like "Yo what?"

Technically wouldn't these decks already be illegal due to a lack of Extra Deck? Last I checked Domain *needs* you to have a 15 card Extra Deck.

couldn't you just play any of the other harpy monsters? while there is nothing wrong with playing some rule 0 interactions. It might be easier to have a list that doesn't have to have the "heads up this deck is illegal conversation since it is for beginners. Just a thought. but this is a great idea!

I loved the cards that just went "oh duplicates. NEXT!"

Oh boy, a 42 minute video. I bet I won't hear any discors notifications on this one!

Silhouhatte can't go into the Paleozoic cards, because those are all Normal Traps. Similarly, can't use it to get access to the Phantom Knights traps. You can still go into the Golden Land traps though, yes.

The dominus cards are so Domain coded lol.

I know you're a crystal beast guy but it would be awesome to see other structure deck upgrades too! This was super helpful and cool!

You can play the fairy tail snow+necroface infinite deck combo!

We all love to see how people can ball on a budget!

Crystal Based 🗿

Awakening of thd crystal ultimate can also get bridge of the heart to hand, which i shouldn’t have to explain why thats good

Nice, live cam means no discord sounds!

The equip effecvt is so you can summon blue-eyes tyrant dragon through it's alt condition while putting ultimate in the gy for magia.

I think its gonna be interesting to see how these affect builds but i wonder how important that being a level 1 light tuner can be, i feek like people talk about thag being a big deal for other decks that can care a lot ans maybe make it easier to search?

Brother does NOT understand properly summoned rules

These cards seems really good for Domain... Except BE takes a hit from being singleton. Not unplayable, but surely weaker.

But can it beat Fiendsmith in the TCG?

Jesse, put your discord on streamer mode >:|

Ooooo, Bunch of Beasts Bodies seems great in piercing battle damage decks, could go into White Woods once that comes out, or honestly I'm considering it for Charmers haha

11:02 About exodia: Unexpected Dai into forbidden into exodia 13:05 about synchro panic: yes, no one can synchro summon. Imagine Ebon Sun with White Woods :) 22:05 Ace is a nice super poly target that keeps coming back. Wonky quartet is a sumo dice games kind of card.

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