You should definitely put daruma karma cannon in over pretty much any trap you were using until you get some even better cards. it wrecks link monsters, stuns combo decks, good way to end the battle phase, and can potentially help getting over otherwise insurmountable monsters.
Love seeing your progression into playing more Yugioh, alongside your appearances on other channels. Hope you're enjoying your time with it! Thank you for the vids as always
18:52 If you don't play for long enough, your rank gets reset little by little. I got back into the game after a year of not playing and I started at the lowest rank possible, but I have some decent decks still. So beginner rank is not just full of beginners but also people who got downranked by not playing for a while.
Brave Ruxin. When I fist heard thw rule my immediate reaction was "no" it gets absolutely brutal in later ranks, especiqly if you don't have tier 1 deck ready
How is that a 70% win rate? The rule is 3 losses in a row, not 3 losses in an episode, right? So he is allowed to lose twice after every win. That's a 33% win rate. Or did I misunderstand?
LESSSS GOOO Ruxin!! Hope he doesn't get Tenpai'd, Yubel'd, Snake Eyed to oblivion. I look forward to watching this journey!! Also technically the Master rank goes even further to Master Rated ranks. :D
Love the channel Ruxin... I watch every single video but I'm sorry man there's no way this is going very far lol if it does I'm gonna be very surprised. Prove me wrong! thatd be great!
Ruxin, read your cards in your collection! IMO if you’re going to start with the Dragoon pack, you should try playing Mekk Knights and Orcust. You should probably also look at getting the bundle deals, probably starting with the Imperm bundle, which pairs well with Mekk Knights
@ I hope you do! Just because (in all likelihood) the imperm (or whatever other bundle you might consider) may only give you the one good guaranteed card. Also a tip for the future, especially if you do get the imperm bundle, you can keep bluffing imperms with Mekk knights, which may give you an edge to get your opponents to scoop if they feel frustrated enough, which may be a decent strat early on
Daruma Cannon is really good! Disrupts some extra deck plays, kills Links AND TOWERS, ends battles, may even cause some effects to fail to resolve, its just so versatile that its worth running!
I love you branching out your content like this. Great series idea, goodluck! Edit: 5 Wins an episode might be a tough ask LOL. But I'm looking forward to the inevitable 3 hours episode if we stick to it :P
this video was SUCH a blast, i can't wait to go through this gauntlet and watch ruxin grow as a player and learn new strategies as he adapts, it'll be so much fun and i think he offers a different take on the master duel ladder climb challenge than a lot of the other folks doing their own masochist-style runs
To make it more manageable maybe allow 4 losses in a row in silver and 5 losses in a row from gold onwards. From diamond rank onwards you could have it so that every win streak (of maybe 3 or 5) can subtract one future loss.
You can actually save some gems if you go to the bottom of the shop, to the special packs that give you a free UR. Each is 750 gems for 10 Master Packs + 1 Guaranteed UR. AND you have 250 (200) to get 2 more Packs. Just listing a potential option.
_sees someone actually push with Skull Servant_ ngl? Skull Servant is some of the most fun I've ever had with the game, at least in the Solo tour. It's so simple, so stupid, but you can _still_ see, obtain & make use of those _BIG_ numbers. It's NOT A GOOD DECK ARCHETYPE, but it's just... the most "dumb fun" deck style I've ever played with.
Bro pulled the Master Piece on episode 1! Its probably not the best for engaging content, but if you just play the tutorials and the monarch solo mode, you can get raigeki, monster reborn, and a bunch of good cards to make a True Draco deck that could easily get to plat.
Maybe i'm missing something but why does it say 1 win 2 losses ( 5:30 ) while you are still opening the packs before the first game? or did i miss a first episode before this one?
Love this series already! I think you could add any card you pull out of the legacy packs you gain. So 10 Packs +Legacy packs as they are mostly really bad ^^
This series is brilliant because if you can pull it off, it shows old goat players like me that we can still make a functional non meta deck from random pulls for cheap.
For the SRs and URs that you pull from packs that you don't use, you should allow yourself to dismantle to get cards that would help out your deck like Imperm, Maxx C etc. Its only fair seeing the decks people are using in rookie tier imo
I love the concept, but feel like the margins are definitely too tight. 3 losses in a row can happen even with a constructed deck by just losing the coin toss and not drawing the right hand traps. When you add in a weaker deck and opponents ranging from starter decks to constructed decks, it feels like the losses will be largely out of your control
Fun idea, looking forward to the deck building streams lol. I def recommend in future episodes doing them Master Saga style by opening a bundle for 10 packs then looking at the secret packs you unlock.
You should invest in decks or cards. Every person you were up against had a 'real deck' and a different play mat / play board. There's nothing against getting a solid / good starting deck.
20 packs of Space-Time Transcendants! S-Force has helped me get to 1 win away from Gold V when the highest I'd gotten to previously was Silver IV. Also, are you allowed to buy any Structure Decks or open Legacy Packs?
Dude u can add Red eyes meteor dragon even without red eyes u can discard any normal monster and u get a free 2000 atk dragon monster u can even add blue eyes to discard it by that effect and something like silver cry to special summon it again or something
Ruxin you should be aloud to open legacy packs as well because they are mostly garbage but there are some hidden gems in there and you may want to go into starter packs to get the filler bulk for decks
18:52 - Because you're playing Master Duel. You're going to lose. That's just an inevitability. Even when you have an ideal deck RNGsus can do terrible, terrible, *TERRIBLE* things to you. There's just no way around it. And that's not even accounting for how hopelessly unfamiliar with archetype chokepoints you are at the moment. Personal experience obviously helps, but to make sure you don't get caught off guard, your best tool will be Shop-related Duel Live Replays. You can see how the most recent (and thus, popular) decks play and see how people win *and* lose with them. Best of all, since you're not even playing, you can take as much time to read the cards as you need in order to understand why things do/don't work, why certain cards were held vs. played, etc. Being able to view the duel from the other player's perspective can also help grant further insight into how people start combos, and thus, when to hit the panic button and go after something that has the most consistency.
This video demonstrates everything that is wrong with the modern meta format and Master Duel. Summon all your boss monsters first turn, with no way to negate them and then also get bricked out of your own deck/ options half the time. There is no fun in it, because the game is over before you even get to play it.
I don't think you'll make it to Silver, let alone Platinum with what you have at 1:51, but please, prove me wrong. I can't make it past Platinum with Shining Sarc, or Tenpai. (Not optimal of course). I hope you make it with some trash deck like Blue Eyes though.😂 Good luck!🫣
Dude, you better not lose three games in a row! I believe in you Ruxin
You should definitely put daruma karma cannon in over pretty much any trap you were using until you get some even better cards. it wrecks link monsters, stuns combo decks, good way to end the battle phase, and can potentially help getting over otherwise insurmountable monsters.
This kind of series is fitting of a multiple time YCS champion, we all believe in you Ruxin!
In b4 he loses 3 in a row this episode.
Hey watch it🤣
Love seeing your progression into playing more Yugioh, alongside your appearances on other channels. Hope you're enjoying your time with it! Thank you for the vids as always
He came so close too losing was scared af 😂😂😂
I thought you were gonna get cooked! Nice adjustment to pull out the win!
@35:42 --- SWEET MOTHER OF MARY THAT THINGS BIG LOL
18:52 If you don't play for long enough, your rank gets reset little by little. I got back into the game after a year of not playing and I started at the lowest rank possible, but I have some decent decks still. So beginner rank is not just full of beginners but also people who got downranked by not playing for a while.
Brave Ruxin. When I fist heard thw rule my immediate reaction was "no" it gets absolutely brutal in later ranks, especiqly if you don't have tier 1 deck ready
bro you're so cooked lol
People play meta decks in bronze this is an impossible series
3 in a row is way too small for margin of error. Thats a 70% win rate and masters win at 51% win rate
I realized my mistake too late🤣
How is that a 70% win rate? The rule is 3 losses in a row, not 3 losses in an episode, right? So he is allowed to lose twice after every win. That's a 33% win rate. Or did I misunderstand?
I honestly love this, that was a roller coaster of emotions and I'm here for the ride
LESSSS GOOO Ruxin!! Hope he doesn't get Tenpai'd, Yubel'd, Snake Eyed to oblivion. I look forward to watching this journey!! Also technically the Master rank goes even further to Master Rated ranks. :D
This was so good. Lots of hype and tense moments. Fun seeing you learn some newer cards too.
going into the red eyes pack was the worst thing u could've done lmao
cool series concept
Love the channel Ruxin... I watch every single video but I'm sorry man there's no way this is going very far lol if it does I'm gonna be very surprised. Prove me wrong! thatd be great!
Gonna be tough for sure🤣
You should add a new rule when you lose 2x in a row, you can draw some packs just so you have a chance.
Looking forward to more of this series.
Ruxin, read your cards in your collection! IMO if you’re going to start with the Dragoon pack, you should try playing Mekk Knights and Orcust.
You should probably also look at getting the bundle deals, probably starting with the Imperm bundle, which pairs well with Mekk Knights
I am not allowing the bundles as of now, but I think I might change that🤣🤣
@ I hope you do! Just because (in all likelihood) the imperm (or whatever other bundle you might consider) may only give you the one good guaranteed card.
Also a tip for the future, especially if you do get the imperm bundle, you can keep bluffing imperms with Mekk knights, which may give you an edge to get your opponents to scoop if they feel frustrated enough, which may be a decent strat early on
So you're saying, we should all play ranked for to run into you and end the series?
Please give me free wins
Daruma Cannon is really good! Disrupts some extra deck plays, kills Links AND TOWERS, ends battles, may even cause some effects to fail to resolve, its just so versatile that its worth running!
This serie, will not survive with the 3 lose thing, you might not even get gold man
I love you branching out your content like this. Great series idea, goodluck!
Edit: 5 Wins an episode might be a tough ask LOL. But I'm looking forward to the inevitable 3 hours episode if we stick to it :P
5 wins isnt hard, but no 3 losses in a row is definitely near impossible, even just in diamond
this video was SUCH a blast, i can't wait to go through this gauntlet and watch ruxin grow as a player and learn new strategies as he adapts, it'll be so much fun and i think he offers a different take on the master duel ladder climb challenge than a lot of the other folks doing their own masochist-style runs
Sounds like a fun challenge. Hopefully you get through it!
To make it more manageable maybe allow 4 losses in a row in silver and 5 losses in a row from gold onwards.
From diamond rank onwards you could have it so that every win streak (of maybe 3 or 5) can subtract one future loss.
You can actually save some gems if you go to the bottom of the shop, to the special packs that give you a free UR. Each is 750 gems for 10 Master Packs + 1 Guaranteed UR. AND you have 250 (200) to get 2 more Packs. Just listing a potential option.
11:30 Bots play their cards instantly - this was a real person.
Farfa or MBT doing react streams to this series would be the most peak content ever 😂
I believe in ya Ruxin. Don’t lose.
Loved this and seeing you on the ladder! Can't wait til next episode, Rux!!!🎉
Let's go, new Ruxin series.
I think this could be a really fun series, I'm rooting for you man.
_sees someone actually push with Skull Servant_
ngl? Skull Servant is some of the most fun I've ever had with the game, at least in the Solo tour. It's so simple, so stupid, but you can _still_ see, obtain & make use of those _BIG_ numbers. It's NOT A GOOD DECK ARCHETYPE, but it's just... the most "dumb fun" deck style I've ever played with.
Just Gimmick puppet OKT everyone
Bro pulled the Master Piece on episode 1!
Its probably not the best for engaging content, but if you just play the tutorials and the monarch solo mode, you can get raigeki, monster reborn, and a bunch of good cards to make a True Draco deck that could easily get to plat.
Maybe i'm missing something but why does it say 1 win 2 losses ( 5:30 ) while you are still opening the packs before the first game? or did i miss a first episode before this one?
You may want to make the lose condition 5 in a row once you get to diamond, maybe even platinum.
Love this series already! I think you could add any card you pull out of the legacy packs you gain. So 10 Packs +Legacy packs as they are mostly really bad ^^
This series is brilliant because if you can pull it off, it shows old goat players like me that we can still make a functional non meta deck from random pulls for cheap.
I’d recommend spending the gems on the staples first, they come with master packs too. Solemn, imperm, and ash are top.
Maybe the Master peace pack is an option for you. You already have the boss monster. The rest is mostly rare cards and the deck is easy to learn (:
There's a very miniscule chance of not losing 3 in a row in diamond or master, even with a competent deck
For the SRs and URs that you pull from packs that you don't use, you should allow yourself to dismantle to get cards that would help out your deck like Imperm, Maxx C etc. Its only fair seeing the decks people are using in rookie tier imo
Shouldve definitely opened the shining sarc parks that deck is super easy to play and can definitely carry past gold
That would be fun to build
@Ruxin34 can't recommend it enough it's carrying my ranked legacy 🫡
Platinum is when it gets hard, well harder, but I think gold is very realistic for this kind of series
He makes good plays, like not shotgunning his cards and waiting until the right time.
Wow i almost thought ruxin would lose in the first ep XD
I love the concept, but feel like the margins are definitely too tight. 3 losses in a row can happen even with a constructed deck by just losing the coin toss and not drawing the right hand traps. When you add in a weaker deck and opponents ranging from starter decks to constructed decks, it feels like the losses will be largely out of your control
I had another idea for the losses than I may pivot to after seeing how hard Bronze was haha
Fun idea, looking forward to the deck building streams lol. I def recommend in future episodes doing them Master Saga style by opening a bundle for 10 packs then looking at the secret packs you unlock.
Can never beat 5x YCS champ Ruxin34
Gold and Plat is where it gets real. Gold has some off the wall rogues and plat is where the try hard meta failures are.
Hey Ruxin. I think that, as soon as you have some semblance of a win condition, you should start chasing some important hand traps and staples.
I lose 3 in a tow with a standard meta deck... this is gonna be tough
nice video rux!
No you won't make it
I actually did really enjoy it Ruxin ngl lol
Gotta keep this going. Also are you able to purchase the bundles? Comes with a guaranteed hand trap and 10 master packs. That would help a lot
Go for the white woods monsters. Its a great Synchro deck
you should do this serie while streaming so we can assist u
If your allowed to use structure decks the blue eyes structure deck would improve the starter deck considerably. You could buy it in place of packs
You should be able to open your Legacy packs too! :) Just a teeny little bonus for winning.
You should invest in decks or cards. Every person you were up against had a 'real deck' and a different play mat / play board. There's nothing against getting a solid / good starting deck.
I dont play yu-gi-oh or master duel or have any cards, but I watch your videos and love this series Idea. Thanks ruxin.
20 packs of Space-Time Transcendants! S-Force has helped me get to 1 win away from Gold V when the highest I'd gotten to previously was Silver IV.
Also, are you allowed to buy any Structure Decks or open Legacy Packs?
There isnt nothing impossible for the 9 YCS champion ruxin 💪
There's no way this gets far with all the smurfing & season de-ranks. Best I can do to help is not play my alt until this is over.
Dude u can add Red eyes meteor dragon even without red eyes u can discard any normal monster and u get a free 2000 atk dragon monster u can even add blue eyes to discard it by that effect and something like silver cry to special summon it again or something
I think you would really like the shining sarcophagus yugi deck also dragoon overall would be a great card to have you got this Ruxin!
You should switch to Orcust for sure
Open the Shining Sarcophagus packs. You can get a whole functional deck there
Can bro consume 30 pies without perishing challenge 💀
YOOO this series sounds amazing I'm so hyped no matter HOW LONG it takes I hope ruxin makes it to the top
Ruxin you should be aloud to open legacy packs as well because they are mostly garbage but there are some hidden gems in there and you may want to go into starter packs to get the filler bulk for decks
Ngl, the Timelord deck should be banned from competitive play.
18:52 - Because you're playing Master Duel.
You're going to lose. That's just an inevitability. Even when you have an ideal deck RNGsus can do terrible, terrible, *TERRIBLE* things to you. There's just no way around it. And that's not even accounting for how hopelessly unfamiliar with archetype chokepoints you are at the moment.
Personal experience obviously helps, but to make sure you don't get caught off guard, your best tool will be Shop-related Duel Live Replays. You can see how the most recent (and thus, popular) decks play and see how people win *and* lose with them. Best of all, since you're not even playing, you can take as much time to read the cards as you need in order to understand why things do/don't work, why certain cards were held vs. played, etc. Being able to view the duel from the other player's perspective can also help grant further insight into how people start combos, and thus, when to hit the panic button and go after something that has the most consistency.
I think you’ll be fine until Platinum/low diamond.
The spoiler in the corner tho
That was a lot of fun!
open the bundles, they all come with a good generic staple card like the nib one
The pen scales are the numbers on the side not the level of the card
This is so stressful 😂
When did they change the name of Red Eyes B. Chick
Please post those guarddragon cataclysm over ballista squad. Looking forward to seeing you succeed ruxin. Found your channel via king of games.
Good job man
It begins
Question? Why not start with the dark magician structure Deck. Especially if you bought the dragoon bundle. Or alternatively magia packs.
You'll do fine unless you go against a really good player or someone wanting revenge from wheeled goat, lol
You forgot about cerberus
you are not using the power of the mekk-knights at his fullest
What should I add? I don't have that many options yet
I use to play master duel on my phone. I took it off my phone cuz it took too much space
You should able to make it to plat at least, it's pretty easy
This video demonstrates everything that is wrong with the modern meta format and Master Duel. Summon all your boss monsters first turn, with no way to negate them and then also get bricked out of your own deck/ options half the time. There is no fun in it, because the game is over before you even get to play it.
If they add more ladders with different formats it would be a ton of fun
literally couldn’t agree more! We need GOAT, Edison and no Extra Deck formats
I don't think you'll make it to Silver, let alone Platinum with what you have at 1:51, but please, prove me wrong.
I can't make it past Platinum with Shining Sarc, or Tenpai. (Not optimal of course).
I hope you make it with some trash deck like Blue Eyes though.😂
Good luck!🫣
u should have enough to make ocrust
Inb4 Tenpai in Rookie.
Ruxin has Master peace next episode we can go again into the dragoon pack if we pull diagram he can make a true draco deck
I believe in you Ruxin!!!