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*The long-requested sequel to the Rare Hunters is finally here! Welcome to Duel Academy with the Slifer Slackers! The biggest change was giving each of us a Starter Deck to work with AND now the winner can take any card from the loser, not just their rarest card specifically (which caused some awkward situations before). Looking forward to seeing you all next time with Cybernetic Revolution! Like last time, we're open to any feedback and changes for the rules, since this isn't entirely set in stone!* 🔥
You guys should have a wheel or something that the loser can spin to get a high rarity card ( that they pulled/won) from the previous series, or something like that.
I think that it would be cool if when you get 3 wins in a row, you go up to the next dorm, and same with going down, so you will go up to ra yellow after 3 wins and if you lose 3 after that, you go back down to red
The Rare Hunters are never done learning and now we're Slifer Slackers! The Lost Millenium is near and dear to my heart but I forgot how weird this set was lol What was your favorite GX era set?
I love the lost millennium because I remember it being the first Sneak Preview my mom took me too. And I loved it. But I think Cybernetic Revolution because I pulled a Cyber Twin Dragon and Cyber Dragon at the Sneak Preview and it caused me to fall in love with the archetype and their art
The Unexpectedly best part of this duel was Alec and Paul fighting over shared custody of Heiroco Sphinx! XD Oh this is gonna be a fun summer at school! But every episode should begin with Alec singing the English GX theme.
In case anyone is wondering, from the Konami database "Even if Dummy Golem is flipped face-up by battle and destroyed by that battle, this effect activates, but the process that switches control is not applied." So Paul would not have gotten a monster here.
Yes. I believe the reasoning is that since it's already destroyed, period, it's not a valid monster to switch control with, even though it's technically still on the field when the effect activates and resolves. It's like how Graydles become equips on crashing instead of just swapping control, the rules don't allow for destroyed monsters to stay monsters on the field in any non-flip-effect case without either going somewhere else first or not being monsters anymore.
Came down in the comments as soon as this happened. I remember playing against my brother as a kid thinking this card was broken and then being so mad when I got back into Yugioh later and realized we had it wrong all along 😂
Yeah as soon as they asked i came to check if anyone knew. I think technically flip effects happen after the cards been destroyed. But my yugioh ruling havent been used in 5 years lol
The aesthetic for the cards in the era and the 5d's era just hits different, the spacing, the placement of text and the color shading felt more aesthetically pleasing.
SO GLAD THIS SERIES IS BACK! One thing, can you give us a preview of your decks before you duel? I like hearing your strategies. Anyway thank you so much for bringing this series back and I look forward to the next installment :)
Glad you brought the series back! Also, the Dummy Golem play you asked about, if it's destroyed by battle as it is flipped, it cannot switch, just like when Penguin Soldier is attacked and destroyed, it can't return itself to the hand.
then Man-Eater Big wouldn’t be able to resolve (and we all know how that ruling works). what keeps the effect in check would be the opponent selecting which monster switches control, meaning they can strategically give them the monster they don’t need or can plan around (unless they only have one). The reason Penguin Soldier wouldn’t return to the hand is BECAUSE it needs to be destroyed after resolution is destroyed by battle. You could think of it as technically resolving and going to your hand, but it would instantly be destroyed since it was destroyed be battle and sent to the GY, so there is no point in going the extra step. So in this case, control would switch as the card is not sent to the GY until it’s effect resolves, but is instantly destroyed after as it was battled. But it’s a good question about how Earth Charmer interacts with what happened. If the monster is yours, but your opponent took permenant control of it in the field THEN got it back with Earth Charmer…would it go back to the owner or the player who had permenant control of it as long as it remained on the field? From what i looked up, as long as that monster remains on the field and isn’t returned to the hand or sent to the GY, control WOULD revert to who had permenant control of it, even if the player isn’t the original owner.
@@Vanitas42 from everywhere I can see online, I get the same result: “Remember that Flip Effect happen after Damage Calculation. So, first "Dummy Golem" is destroyed by battle and your opponent takes 2200 damage (from "Dragon's Rage"). Afterwards, "Dummy Golem" is already destroyed, so it cannot switch itself; the effect resolves without effect, and no monsters change control. This is covered in Card Rulings:Dummy Golem: If "Dummy Golem" is attacked, flipped, and destroyed by damage calculation, its effect is not applied because it is destroyed. So control does not switch.”
@@SMIFSON had to test it out in Master Duel because it tends to resolve effects before anything gets destroyed (hence my understanding). According to Konami’s own rulings, you are right. The opponent selects the monster as per the effect, but control does not change if it is to be destroyed.
@@Vanitas42 it’s alright man, I play with these old school cards all the time, cards that haven’t been errata’d and given PSCT, most of the time they seem good but are terrible, like Dummy Golem
There's nothing I wanted more at 8 years old than to attend Duel Academy and get one of those sick blue jackets. It'll be really sweet seeing you guys move into this era of YuGiOh. When archetypes and combos really started to come around, but well before they went out of control. Hopefully we'll even see some sweet fusion action.
This is actually really exciting for 2 reasons: 1. I just really like this series, in general 2. I actually got out of Yugioh initially right at the onset of the GX era, pretty much missed the whole thing, so I will be interested to see the kind of cards that were popular and good around this time, since I didn't come back until the 5D's era.
Same. I left and the tail end of DM so I have no memories or nostalgia for these cards so it’s like opening old new cards. Kinda a “what if…?” for me. :)
This is honestly what I miss, and what modern yugioh is lacking. The back and forth of the game, the fact that one card can change the whole game, this is the game I fell in love with
23:34 no, you did not resolve it right. If Dummy Golem is attacked while in face-down defense position, its effect does not resolve because Dummy Golem will be getting destroyed and thus you cannot resolve its effect to switch control of monsters. This means Paul never should’ve gotten the ‘free’ Hieracosphinx. If that’s actually the way it worked, Dummy Golem would’ve been a pretty solid card back in the day that could’ve seen some play. Can you imagine? For only a Set, you can basically steal one of your opponent’s top monsters 😮
Glad to see you guys are back with this series. Bit of a story: my mom bought a bunch of Lost Millennium pack from CVS (on closeout) and I pulled an UTR Ancient Gear Golem. I still have it to this day.
using physical cards in a set progression series is WAY cooler than what cimoooooooo and gage are doing with using a pack simulator and DB, in my opinion. keep up the great content guys!
There was a misplay with Dummy Golem in game two. 23:00 *If "Dummy Golem" is attacked, flipped, and destroyed by damage calculation, its effect is not applied because it is destroyed. So control does not switch.* I believe the interaction at 24:30 was correct due to this ruling. *If your opponent takes control of your monster with “Snatch Steal”, and you activate the Flip Effect of a “Charmer” to take it back, you keep control while the “Charmer” is face-up on the field.*
23:00 Dummy Golem actually doesn't work because the golem is destroyed before its effect triggers, and since no one controls the golem, its impossible for it to switch control. as for the charmer interaction, I'm not sure
This is the ruling for the Dummy Golem effect, If "Dummy Golem" is attacked, flipped, and destroyed by damage calculation, its effect is not applied because it is destroyed. So control does not switch. Hope that helps!
Loved the Rare Hunters so this will be a cool series as well. About the Dummy Golem thing, nope it does not go off if it's attacked and would be destroyed after damage calc.
*Megarock Dragon* was fun to play when I had the rock/flip effect archetype deck. *GX* was certainly a phase for many through the 2000s. *Elemental Heroes* were my favorite introduction by the anime series.
I'm more than hyped that you guys are doing this. This was my generation of yugioh growing up & to know we're doing the rare hunters gimic with it is all I hoped to continue from last time. I'm here for it, it's time to get your game on!
The only thing I'm going to say, as far as rulings go, is that technically dummy golem's effect should not have activated to begin with, because it would have been destroyed by Battle immediately before the effect resolves so there would be no monster to switch control of in the first place. The only reason I know this is because I saw it happen in duel links
A cool idea would be to have cards from Rare Hunters “for sale” in a card shop of sorts, where they could be bought in “packs” like the booster pack stand in the anime
So awesome to see the return of the series. Are 3 Polymerization a part of your collections? I feel that an Enrollment Bonus for Duel Academy, Slifer Red or not, includes 3 Polymerization.
Glad to see this classic series back. Love it! That first duel felt like a real episode from the show, all the way down the wire with a final plot. Well done, guys, I enjoyed this episode!
@TeamAPS "If "Dummy Golem" is attacked, flipped, and destroyed by damage calculation, its effect is not applied because it is destroyed. So control does not switch."
Some years ago a friend of mine used to use Dummy Golem, however after playing against him in a simulator this is what i found out Dummy golem cannot use it's control changing effect if it gon die by that battle, I guess it's kinda like penguin soldier beeing unable to return itself to the hand if it dies.
Always had an affinity for GX era's card art that featured human characters. The lighting used in the art, and the designs themselves gave them a much cleaner look than in previous sets.
03-06 was the best era of card games, video games, and just all things nerd in general. What a time to be a kid and just soak it all in. Thank you Team APS for taking me back to a simpler time with these videos.
I love you guys and how you guys work so hard to make videos I just want to let you guys know you guys are appreciated and cool .ps. get your game on 😁
That's an awesome idea for a series guys! I can't wait to see how it goes. I know you guys are gonna have tons of fun. We definitely will enjoy watching it. Thank you for what you do. I'm so happy you love what you do. It's a dream of mine to have a job I really love like you guys seem to have.
So rulings wise dummy golem was already marked for destruction so control of it shouldnt have switched with Hiercosphynx, weird ruling but you either need a way to prevent it from being destroyed by that battle or flip it outside of combat for the effect to resolve properly. Under the accepted game state tho when aussa flips she gains control of an earth monster until she leaves the field so when she was destroyed monster would return to Pauls field.
I noticed the Dummy Golem's effect and I had to put it into question. I didn't believe the effect would work, but I had to look it up to be certain, and according to the wiki, since Dummy Golem was destroyed, its effect cannot be applied, nullifying the control shift. As for Aussa's effect, since the controller of the card was Paul at the time of Aussa's effect taking place, once she is removed from the field, yes, the Sphinx would return to Paul's side of the field.
This was the last era I played competitively as a kid, I'm so excited to see what things you guys pull. Still gave my Champion Pack 6 Elemental Hero Stratos
i am so glad rare hunters is getting a sequel series. as someone who has never really dueled and only collected cards, its interesting to see how each set actually played . thank you guys for making these series'
So nice to see that the hunters went to therapy to treat the effects of Master Marik's brainwashing, and enrolled in duel academy :')))) That's some major character development
@23:35 the Dummy golem activates after damage calculation, and it must switch places, But since it is marked for destruction it cannot switch places as it's next location would be the GY.
Watching this on Sunday morning. The sun's out, nice breeze. reminds me of the days of playing yugioh with friends on a picnic table at the park on the weekend mornings. So glad this series is back.
You guys got Clayman and I don't have even a single copy of him yet, I find that hilarious! My HERO deck is all like "We got Solid Soldier, we don't need you, Clayman! Get up on outta here!!!" 😂
I'm not sure what plans you guys have for the series but this is beyond hype! Suggesstion since we're at the academy though: is it possible to have the other boys come in as 'professors'? Example as Trell coming in as a crowler clone and testing you both seperately for bonus prizes? Like a bonus pack or a card from their archetype but only if you beat them?maybe they use other structure decks that would have come out around a pack release. That way (if structure decks are cheaper) you can have a 'test' episode before a new box opening. Not trying to change your game plan, just give ideas for the academy theme of this season
This was awesome! I'm so excited you guys are doing the GX era! I loved the Rare Hunters series, so I'm excited for more episodes in the Slifer Slackers series now.
To spice this up, you guys should have the winner advance to the next level (yellow, then blue), and the duelist wiith the most wins as a blue at the end of the series wins it all
Back during these days, I played a full on Rock deck built off the bones of the Invincible Fortress deck, and Heiracosphinx is basically a staple, as it makes everything else in the deck work as good as it can. Can't fully explain the amount of times that it saved my bacon by stopping an attack on a Medusa Worm, Dummy Golem, and so on. It was pretty decent back then. I *still* play a deck based on the concept of a strong defense, still using some of those old cards. And of course dumping a massive Megarock late in the game was always funny.
What a fun video! Was hoping for some form of continuation of the rare hunters series & you both delivered with these duels! Slifer Slakers is a great name for this series too.
Excited to see the series back. Fun thought might be to have a 'character' challenge the winner of certain high stakes match. Like a Chazz deck with cards only released in the GX packs, so it's more limited card pool and a fairer fight.
I think this is my favorite era of Yu-Gi-Oh. Both for the anime and the card game. The games were still kinda slow and had a more back and forth, it wasn't constant extra deck spam and negate upon negate, but there were actually archetypes and combos you could pull off and your hand didn't brick as much as in early early Yugioh.
24:30 Aussa the Earth Charmer, I don't know if your card has the full text but it says "FLIP: Target 1 EARTH monster your opponent controls; take control of that target while this card is face-up on the field." so Paul does get the monster back, it was the correct play it seems from my end.
Awesome! I loved Rare Hunters and it's great to see it back (under a new name). The starter decks were a great choice to make sure each player has a solid base to work with... though it does kind of diminish the excitement of pulling Brain Control when both players have one anyway. I mentioned this back in Rare Hunters but it's even more relevant now - I really think both of you should get three Polymerizations. GX is big on Fusion monsters and it'll be really disappointing if neither of you can summon them! Looking forward to the next episode! CRV was one of my favourite sets. I hope one of you can pull off Des Croaking! (By the way, Dummy Golem's effect doesn't activate during the damage step, so that Hieracosphinx trade wouldn't work. You did get the Aussa interaction right, though, as far as I know?)
Hell yeah bros you 2 are in my top 5 of yugi tubers and yall so rarely pop up in my feed but im stoked i found thos series with 3 more episodes to watch
Such nostalgia! These were some of the last couple sets that came out before people in my town started getting out of the game and I ended up taking my first extended hiatus. Still had some good memories with some of these cards for sure
The magic cylinder play feels like it was right out of the anime. The protagonist is about to lose, the suspense has been built, but has had the answer on the field the whole time, revealing it to win the game
Looked up the rulings on Dummy Golem, and the rulings were that if it is attacked and destroyed it doesn't activate. Essentially it needs to be on the board to give control of itself to your opponent, and it's effect doesn't resolve until the battle is completed, so it can't activate its effect until it is already in the GY.
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Where did you get the sleeves that you used the look soo good
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*The long-requested sequel to the Rare Hunters is finally here! Welcome to Duel Academy with the Slifer Slackers! The biggest change was giving each of us a Starter Deck to work with AND now the winner can take any card from the loser, not just their rarest card specifically (which caused some awkward situations before). Looking forward to seeing you all next time with Cybernetic Revolution! Like last time, we're open to any feedback and changes for the rules, since this isn't entirely set in stone!* 🔥
What are you gonna call this series when you get to the 5DS era?
You guys should have a wheel or something that the loser can spin to get a high rarity card ( that they pulled/won) from the previous series, or something like that.
Are you guys bringing the decklist-cam back? I really liked getting to know you guy's thought process for building your decks
I think that it would be cool if when you get 3 wins in a row, you go up to the next dorm, and same with going down, so you will go up to ra yellow after 3 wins and if you lose 3 after that, you go back down to red
It's so cool you saw my suggestion and actually did it!
Modern yugioh: *very detailed chains and combos*
Me: "zZzZzZzZ"
Paul: "No, you activated MY Reinforcements!"
Me: *furiously eating popcorn*
I like how Alec treats his monsters like Pokemon, telling them they did great before they get taken off the field
The Rare Hunters are never done learning and now we're Slifer Slackers! The Lost Millenium is near and dear to my heart but I forgot how weird this set was lol What was your favorite GX era set?
Enemy of Justice, I love my Macro Cosmos and banishing support.
can't choose between tactical evolution, gladiators assault and phantom darkness
I love the lost millennium because I remember it being the first Sneak Preview my mom took me too. And I loved it. But I think Cybernetic Revolution because I pulled a Cyber Twin Dragon and Cyber Dragon at the Sneak Preview and it caused me to fall in love with the archetype and their art
Kinda weird that in The Lost Millenium you can get the OG E-Heros but not their fusions
The Unexpectedly best part of this duel was Alec and Paul fighting over shared custody of Heiroco Sphinx! XD Oh this is gonna be a fun summer at school! But every episode should begin with Alec singing the English GX theme.
In case anyone is wondering, from the Konami database
"Even if Dummy Golem is flipped face-up by battle and destroyed by that battle, this effect activates, but the process that switches control is not applied." So Paul would not have gotten a monster here.
Yes. I believe the reasoning is that since it's already destroyed, period, it's not a valid monster to switch control with, even though it's technically still on the field when the effect activates and resolves. It's like how Graydles become equips on crashing instead of just swapping control, the rules don't allow for destroyed monsters to stay monsters on the field in any non-flip-effect case without either going somewhere else first or not being monsters anymore.
Thank you. I thought I was the only one who knew about this.
Came down in the comments as soon as this happened. I remember playing against my brother as a kid thinking this card was broken and then being so mad when I got back into Yugioh later and realized we had it wrong all along 😂
Yeah as soon as they asked i came to check if anyone knew. I think technically flip effects happen after the cards been destroyed. But my yugioh ruling havent been used in 5 years lol
Same brother same
Also i was wondering what the ruling was glad to see i am right now and wrong as a child. About dummy golem.
The aesthetic for the cards in the era and the 5d's era just hits different, the spacing, the placement of text and the color shading felt more aesthetically pleasing.
Extremely so..
I love this series and hope y'all continue it
SO GLAD THIS SERIES IS BACK! One thing, can you give us a preview of your decks before you duel? I like hearing your strategies. Anyway thank you so much for bringing this series back and I look forward to the next installment :)
These types of duels are super nostalgic for me to watch and are inspiring me to get back into the game. Happy to help out!
Glad you brought the series back! Also, the Dummy Golem play you asked about, if it's destroyed by battle as it is flipped, it cannot switch, just like when Penguin Soldier is attacked and destroyed, it can't return itself to the hand.
then Man-Eater Big wouldn’t be able to resolve (and we all know how that ruling works). what keeps the effect in check would be the opponent selecting which monster switches control, meaning they can strategically give them the monster they don’t need or can plan around (unless they only have one).
The reason Penguin Soldier wouldn’t return to the hand is BECAUSE it needs to be destroyed after resolution is destroyed by battle. You could think of it as technically resolving and going to your hand, but it would instantly be destroyed since it was destroyed be battle and sent to the GY, so there is no point in going the extra step.
So in this case, control would switch as the card is not sent to the GY until it’s effect resolves, but is instantly destroyed after as it was battled. But it’s a good question about how Earth Charmer interacts with what happened. If the monster is yours, but your opponent took permenant control of it in the field THEN got it back with Earth Charmer…would it go back to the owner or the player who had permenant control of it as long as it remained on the field? From what i looked up, as long as that monster remains on the field and isn’t returned to the hand or sent to the GY, control WOULD revert to who had permenant control of it, even if the player isn’t the original owner.
@@Vanitas42 from everywhere I can see online, I get the same result:
“Remember that Flip Effect happen after Damage Calculation. So, first "Dummy Golem" is destroyed by battle and your opponent takes 2200 damage (from "Dragon's Rage"). Afterwards, "Dummy Golem" is already destroyed, so it cannot switch itself; the effect resolves without effect, and no monsters change control.
This is covered in Card Rulings:Dummy Golem:
If "Dummy Golem" is attacked, flipped, and destroyed by damage calculation, its effect is not applied because it is destroyed. So control does not switch.”
@@SMIFSON had to test it out in Master Duel because it tends to resolve effects before anything gets destroyed (hence my understanding). According to Konami’s own rulings, you are right. The opponent selects the monster as per the effect, but control does not change if it is to be destroyed.
@@Vanitas42 it’s alright man, I play with these old school cards all the time, cards that haven’t been errata’d and given PSCT, most of the time they seem good but are terrible, like Dummy Golem
Thx bro for the ruling i went down in comments for dummy golem and then immediately paused for the Earth charmer.
This is like 1000x better than modern yugioh
A Paul vs Alec duel is what I need to make my day complete❤️
Money 😂😂😂
Dork
We back bois!
Omg yes
Nice!!!
Finally
Let’s gooooooooooooooooooo
Yaaaaaaas!
There's nothing I wanted more at 8 years old than to attend Duel Academy and get one of those sick blue jackets.
It'll be really sweet seeing you guys move into this era of YuGiOh. When archetypes and combos really started to come around, but well before they went out of control. Hopefully we'll even see some sweet fusion action.
20:47, "So, you know what's funny?", haha. That was funny. Great episode and looking forward to more.
I'm excited to diversify these deck lists some more!
Just the instant character break
This is actually really exciting for 2 reasons:
1. I just really like this series, in general
2. I actually got out of Yugioh initially right at the onset of the GX era, pretty much missed the whole thing, so I will be interested to see the kind of cards that were popular and good around this time, since I didn't come back until the 5D's era.
Same. I left and the tail end of DM so I have no memories or nostalgia for these cards so it’s like opening old new cards. Kinda a “what if…?” for me. :)
This is honestly what I miss, and what modern yugioh is lacking. The back and forth of the game, the fact that one card can change the whole game, this is the game I fell in love with
These matches are far more interesting and fun to watch than a YCS match imo! Glad to see it return!
23:34 no, you did not resolve it right. If Dummy Golem is attacked while in face-down defense position, its effect does not resolve because Dummy Golem will be getting destroyed and thus you cannot resolve its effect to switch control of monsters. This means Paul never should’ve gotten the ‘free’ Hieracosphinx.
If that’s actually the way it worked, Dummy Golem would’ve been a pretty solid card back in the day that could’ve seen some play. Can you imagine? For only a Set, you can basically steal one of your opponent’s top monsters 😮
Glad to see you guys are back with this series. Bit of a story: my mom bought a bunch of Lost Millennium pack from CVS (on closeout) and I pulled an UTR Ancient Gear Golem. I still have it to this day.
using physical cards in a set progression series is WAY cooler than what cimoooooooo and gage are doing with using a pack simulator and DB, in my opinion. keep up the great content guys!
There was a misplay with Dummy Golem in game two.
23:00
*If "Dummy Golem" is attacked, flipped, and destroyed by damage calculation, its effect is not applied because it is destroyed. So control does not switch.*
I believe the interaction at 24:30 was correct due to this ruling.
*If your opponent takes control of your monster with “Snatch Steal”, and you activate the Flip Effect of a “Charmer” to take it back, you keep control while the “Charmer” is face-up on the field.*
I've just recently re-watched the full rare hunters series and now we have this 😮
Thank you for doing what you guys do, Team APS ❤
23:00 Dummy Golem actually doesn't work because the golem is destroyed before its effect triggers, and since no one controls the golem, its impossible for it to switch control. as for the charmer interaction, I'm not sure
This set is dripping with nostalgia. Glad to see it again, and glad to get a new series. These are among my favorite types of videos you guys do
series like this is what got me back into the card game :)
This is gonna be so fun! This was the generation that I went really hard into, so I can’t wait for the nostalgia!
This is the ruling for the Dummy Golem effect, If "Dummy Golem" is attacked, flipped, and destroyed by damage calculation, its effect is not applied because it is destroyed. So control does not switch.
Hope that helps!
Loved the Rare Hunters so this will be a cool series as well. About the Dummy Golem thing, nope it does not go off if it's attacked and would be destroyed after damage calc.
*Megarock Dragon* was fun to play when I had the rock/flip effect archetype deck. *GX* was certainly a phase for many through the 2000s. *Elemental Heroes* were my favorite introduction by the anime series.
Awesome you guys went ahead into the GX era of the series I can’t wait to see the duels in this video and the videos after
I love how Alec is fully commited to the anime bit and Paul is just over there acting like a normal dude trying to indulge Alec.
He's truly a Slifer Slacker
@@TeamAPS lmao
I'm more than hyped that you guys are doing this. This was my generation of yugioh growing up & to know we're doing the rare hunters gimic with it is all I hoped to continue from last time. I'm here for it, it's time to get your game on!
I did not know series beyond Retro Rivals do exist. Wonderful, exactly what I have been looking for ;)
The only thing I'm going to say, as far as rulings go, is that technically dummy golem's effect should not have activated to begin with, because it would have been destroyed by Battle immediately before the effect resolves so there would be no monster to switch control of in the first place. The only reason I know this is because I saw it happen in duel links
A cool idea would be to have cards from Rare Hunters “for sale” in a card shop of sorts, where they could be bought in “packs” like the booster pack stand in the anime
I was so excited to see this appear in my notifications, I can't wait to see this series progress!
"Mooooom! He's copying me!"
"Mom said it's my turn with Hieracosphinx."
"Mooooom! Why does Paul get to have a Jar of Greed but I don't?"
So awesome to see the return of the series.
Are 3 Polymerization a part of your collections? I feel that an Enrollment Bonus for Duel Academy, Slifer Red or not, includes 3 Polymerization.
Agreed, since fusions were a bigger thing in this era they shouldn't be denied from them. I dont think that starter deck has any?
I remember getting this set as a child when it released, it's so cool seeing you guys using this set "properly"
Glad to see this classic series back. Love it!
That first duel felt like a real episode from the show, all the way down the wire with a final plot.
Well done, guys, I enjoyed this episode!
@TeamAPS "If "Dummy Golem" is attacked, flipped, and destroyed by damage calculation, its effect is not applied because it is destroyed. So control does not switch."
Wake up babe, a new APS video just dropped
Yes!!! I've been waiting for this since rare hunters ended
Welp, looks like I’m getting back into YuGiOh now!!! Amazing channel, amazing series.
Some years ago a friend of mine used to use Dummy Golem, however after playing against him in a simulator this is what i found out
Dummy golem cannot use it's control changing effect if it gon die by that battle, I guess it's kinda like penguin soldier beeing unable to return itself to the hand if it dies.
Always had an affinity for GX era's card art that featured human characters. The lighting used in the art, and the designs themselves gave them a much cleaner look than in previous sets.
03-06 was the best era of card games, video games, and just all things nerd in general. What a time to be a kid and just soak it all in. Thank you Team APS for taking me back to a simpler time with these videos.
I'm SO happy this is back. Wish you the best for giving us awesome entertainment!!
Super Mario voice: Let's AGooooooooo! Wahoooo hooooo!
31:36 can't wait for next episode
0:43 Question of The day* who's your favorite GX Boss/Deck Master Monster card? Me it's Definitely Ancient Gear Golem 😅
Let’s go! Love to see this top tier series returning!
the nice thing about this series is that if it goes on indefinitely it only gets cheaper lmao
This was a very welcome upload, coming in clutch while at work! Thanks for your hard work Team APS, my son and I are SO gonna enjoy this!
Brooo Paul that with that first duel!!!!!
That was awsome!!!!!!
I love you guys and how you guys work so hard to make videos I just want to let you guys know you guys are appreciated and cool .ps. get your game on 😁
I actually just started watching GX for the first time. Watchin y’all had really got me back into yugioh after all this time.
First off, that intro is 🔥 🔥!
Secondly, I'm 1000% excited to see this, loved rare hunters!
That's an awesome idea for a series guys! I can't wait to see how it goes. I know you guys are gonna have tons of fun. We definitely will enjoy watching it. Thank you for what you do. I'm so happy you love what you do. It's a dream of mine to have a job I really love like you guys seem to have.
Hold up. You chose to create a series named Slifer Slackers, and you didn't think contact me? Lol. This is actually pretty cool.
So rulings wise dummy golem was already marked for destruction so control of it shouldnt have switched with Hiercosphynx, weird ruling but you either need a way to prevent it from being destroyed by that battle or flip it outside of combat for the effect to resolve properly. Under the accepted game state tho when aussa flips she gains control of an earth monster until she leaves the field so when she was destroyed monster would return to Pauls field.
I noticed the Dummy Golem's effect and I had to put it into question. I didn't believe the effect would work, but I had to look it up to be certain, and according to the wiki, since Dummy Golem was destroyed, its effect cannot be applied, nullifying the control shift.
As for Aussa's effect, since the controller of the card was Paul at the time of Aussa's effect taking place, once she is removed from the field, yes, the Sphinx would return to Paul's side of the field.
This was the last era I played competitively as a kid, I'm so excited to see what things you guys pull. Still gave my Champion Pack 6 Elemental Hero Stratos
This series is pretty awesome. Good to see that the guys brought it back because GX is so badass.
The way you used dummy golem is such a Slifer Slacker way to read cards
i am so glad rare hunters is getting a sequel series. as someone who has never really dueled and only collected cards, its interesting to see how each set actually played . thank you guys for making these series'
So nice to see that the hunters went to therapy to treat the effects of Master Marik's brainwashing, and enrolled in duel academy :')))) That's some major character development
@23:35 the Dummy golem activates after damage calculation, and it must switch places, But since it is marked for destruction it cannot switch places as it's next location would be the GY.
Watching this on Sunday morning. The sun's out, nice breeze. reminds me of the days of playing yugioh with friends on a picnic table at the park on the weekend mornings. So glad this series is back.
Glad you enjoy it!
Love this spiritual successor series! The part at the end where you choose what card to steal could be called the extra credit portion!
You guys got Clayman and I don't have even a single copy of him yet, I find that hilarious! My HERO deck is all like "We got Solid Soldier, we don't need you, Clayman! Get up on outta here!!!" 😂
I'm not sure what plans you guys have for the series but this is beyond hype! Suggesstion since we're at the academy though: is it possible to have the other boys come in as 'professors'? Example as Trell coming in as a crowler clone and testing you both seperately for bonus prizes? Like a bonus pack or a card from their archetype but only if you beat them?maybe they use other structure decks that would have come out around a pack release. That way (if structure decks are cheaper) you can have a 'test' episode before a new box opening. Not trying to change your game plan, just give ideas for the academy theme of this season
This was awesome! I'm so excited you guys are doing the GX era! I loved the Rare Hunters series, so I'm excited for more episodes in the Slifer Slackers series now.
To spice this up, you guys should have the winner advance to the next level (yellow, then blue), and the duelist wiith the most wins as a blue at the end of the series wins it all
Glad this is back. I loved the early part of the last series because it seems alot more volatile so really looking forward to this.
I was relly missing rare hunters, these series came like a fresh breeze!
Back during these days, I played a full on Rock deck built off the bones of the Invincible Fortress deck, and Heiracosphinx is basically a staple, as it makes everything else in the deck work as good as it can. Can't fully explain the amount of times that it saved my bacon by stopping an attack on a Medusa Worm, Dummy Golem, and so on. It was pretty decent back then. I *still* play a deck based on the concept of a strong defense, still using some of those old cards. And of course dumping a massive Megarock late in the game was always funny.
This is awesome! I can't wait to see the rest of the series, thank you for this Rare Hunters sequel, and good luck to both of you!!
Appreciate the follow up to RareHunters. can't wait to see how the decks develope
What a fun video! Was hoping for some form of continuation of the rare hunters series & you both delivered with these duels! Slifer Slakers is a great name for this series too.
Love to see this series come back - even as a sequel. Great work.
Digging the use of the Impossible Victory theme for this episode - most dramatic theme in GX :)
Excited to see the series back. Fun thought might be to have a 'character' challenge the winner of certain high stakes match. Like a Chazz deck with cards only released in the GX packs, so it's more limited card pool and a fairer fight.
Alec: You don't have any monsters.
Paul: I'll set one monster face down.
Idk why I found that so funny. 😂
I just finished watching Rare Hunters today and I loved it. I'm so excited to see this new series!
I love this so much! Every time I hear Slifer Slacker I heard Chazz's dub voice
I think this is my favorite era of Yu-Gi-Oh. Both for the anime and the card game. The games were still kinda slow and had a more back and forth, it wasn't constant extra deck spam and negate upon negate, but there were actually archetypes and combos you could pull off and your hand didn't brick as much as in early early Yugioh.
Megarock Dragon looks cool :)
I rember thinking this as a kid as well ^^
100%;
I loved watching rare hunters and am so excited for this new series!! Gonna do all the engagement so the algorithm smiles at this awesome vid!
y'alls vids make me like yu gi oh again.
24:30 Aussa the Earth Charmer, I don't know if your card has the full text but it says "FLIP: Target 1 EARTH monster your opponent controls; take control of that target while this card is face-up on the field." so Paul does get the monster back, it was the correct play it seems from my end.
Awesome! I loved Rare Hunters and it's great to see it back (under a new name). The starter decks were a great choice to make sure each player has a solid base to work with... though it does kind of diminish the excitement of pulling Brain Control when both players have one anyway.
I mentioned this back in Rare Hunters but it's even more relevant now - I really think both of you should get three Polymerizations. GX is big on Fusion monsters and it'll be really disappointing if neither of you can summon them!
Looking forward to the next episode! CRV was one of my favourite sets. I hope one of you can pull off Des Croaking!
(By the way, Dummy Golem's effect doesn't activate during the damage step, so that Hieracosphinx trade wouldn't work. You did get the Aussa interaction right, though, as far as I know?)
Omg I’m in tears I love this so much I love you guys holy crap gx is so nostalgic to me then og yugioh
Jaden is the best main character
Hell yeah bros you 2 are in my top 5 of yugi tubers and yall so rarely pop up in my feed but im stoked i found thos series with 3 more episodes to watch
Such nostalgia! These were some of the last couple sets that came out before people in my town started getting out of the game and I ended up taking my first extended hiatus. Still had some good memories with some of these cards for sure
The magic cylinder play feels like it was right out of the anime. The protagonist is about to lose, the suspense has been built, but has had the answer on the field the whole time, revealing it to win the game
So happy this is back! Thank you guys for making this happen! Hopefully we can help make the ROI interesting for the channel on this series 💪🏻
Never thought I'd be this happy for a yugioh series, but damn am I glad it's back!
Looked up the rulings on Dummy Golem, and the rulings were that if it is attacked and destroyed it doesn't activate. Essentially it needs to be on the board to give control of itself to your opponent, and it's effect doesn't resolve until the battle is completed, so it can't activate its effect until it is already in the GY.