Hey guys, I unlisted the video for a bit, until I was convinced to put it back up. Overall, there are some great lessons within the video, but I will say (nothing specifically) that I did get a lot wrong in this video. This is mostly on the fault that I didn't consult many of the best players of the game rather than piggybacking off my instincts. I hope you all enjoy watching the video either way and hope this doesn't ruin the viewing experience :)
You do a great job covering these historical duels! You're probably the hardest on yourself and I don't think such good work should go unpublished. In the future, if you include a video snippet describing what you assumed and may have gotten wrong, I think the audience will understand and be happy to come along for the ride (even if you did get a lot wrong as long as you acknowledge it in the beginning).
@@finalarrow3 Thank you man, yeah I probably shouldn't have unlisted it in the first place. Currently I have a follow up video where I talk to both players about their perspectives on the match, so look forward to that.
Awesome vid as always Garret! Thought you did a phenomenal job of highlighting what actually goes into high level play, and what separates the good players from the best players. I haven't watched any ycs matches in a while, so I enjoyed seeing high level ygo at it's finest explained in such a concise and easy to understand manner
When looking back on a match it’s very easy to say, as Farfa puts it, “if different card then different thing would’ve happened.” Sometimes you take a gamble on what you think is the best play and it doesn’t pay off. C’est la vie. But that being said, I think the mental chess game you play with your resources and information is one of the most under appreciated aspects of Yugioh. Tier 0 formats are a huge pain in the ass to play in but during YCSs and Regionals you get to see a true display of what it means to be skilled at Yugioh
this video is kind of flawed, if it was a tearlaments card, Hani would have activated Sulliek targeting the mudora. If mudora banished itself to protect, Hani wouldn't have to send a monster he controlled and would be able to keep the send effect for another time, and if it did negate, reinoheart would be able to trigger after sending as Mudora would now be negated and not able to shuffle anything out of the GY, and it would be extremely likely that Hani would be able to get lethal, and if not, get extremely close or force more cards from Jesse to stop the lethal damage. Jesse was very much playing around the card in Hani's hand specifically not being anything useful at all, not around it being a tearlaments card. This isn't really a case of a bluff winning the game, it was a case of having the more live cards. I have no clue what you mean by "no reward". sending a spent dweller to stop what appears to be their only play with sulliek is no risk at all, especially with jesse being so low on cards
So yes, while I did take this into account when making the video. However this line still has to go through the bystial in Jesse's hand and the biggest problem here is that Hani's kitkallos is already in the graveyard, so all he needs to do is to stop one fusion summon and the other likely makes a Rulkallos/Garura. There he can try for a Dharc Charmer so he'd likely go for some sort of Sprind play, which would likely get him to lethal damage, and a garura draw. Your point is correct, that Scheiren is actually a live draw for Hani in this case. But it's not as simple as make Kitkallos and win, and that point, there is nothing he can do. In my defense, making a 5-10 minute tangent going over this line would make the average viewer click off. But I'll do better next time.
i've been waiting for a yugioh content creator like you bro. you're creating such good content on par with the usual mtg tuber out there. you need more subs.
Jesse lost that YCS, but won San Jose 3 weeks later, then Sydney later in January, and then Vancouver in September, not to mention competed at Worlds and the UUDS which he won. some of the shit that hes done, i didnt even know he did apparently as it is detailed on Yugioh Wikia. Like not counting Nationals, he has the most Premier Event wins (5 YCS, the UDS, and the UUDS). And regarding those 3 YCS wins, that was done in record time too (9 months and 2 Weeks), as nobody else has done it so quickly.
The level of technical play coupled with smart dialogue with your opponent,not giving out too much information with little phrases.. it adds up. The calculations change. Decisions can be influenced. Someone in the comments said "mental chess",,,i agree absolutely. My friends and i called the unknown remaining cards "mystery cards" haha. "So you have x in hand 2 mystery cards...hmmm.. could be the imperm.." Thats where having a good poker face and good banter come into play
It is so rare to find a good tactical yugioh video, always was. Good job this is rare. Jedi tricks along with reads is some of the reasons you see the same people sit in top tables over different formats and card design. Think about it.
Lot of people going to play this game not knowing about the mental chicken game of holding bystials for your opponent's own Bystial, or knowing to use the worse one first if you have Mag in hand because if you druis, they chain mag, you chain your own mag, you will always be ahead on bystials moving forward into the game and be at a significant advantage. But no Tear format isn't skillful at all lol.
My opponents always seem to summon (or attempt to) them at the wrong times. Oh no, you banished my boss monster or didn't wait until I milled my boss monster. I dare you to try to summon them during the battle phase, your going to die if you activate anything at that time.
@@Dustworth I rather enjoyed the skill level required. And I played branded Bystial and Exo the whole format and still did well. Rest of my friend group had Tear so I played my share against it. Had to play some targeted hate but if they're decks you enjoy still then it's not really a big deal.
@@Dustworth I do, my deck loves mills and if they're going to set that up for free, be my guest. Big Number Goes BRRR your 3k beatsticks aren't shit especially once my boss monsters hit the field, oh go ahead and waste your bounces I'll just put them back and resummon them. Good luck dealing with 2 46k walls with Omni negates during the battle phase specifically-
Great video! ❤ You should do one about Jesse's insane imperm nib play against Cam in the UDS. Cam purposefully set and played Original Sin in the imperm column to bait Jesse who didn’t take the bait and waited to imperm and Nib the entire board winning a crazy come back in game 1
I dont think Jesse made the wrong choice. If it had turned out to be a tearlament card in hand and he did not negate, then it would have been a catastrophic misplay instead of a justified misread. Great discipline on Hani's part. Not to take away from his talent but Jesse as a pro player with a lot on the line definitely made the right call.
You should go all the way back to nizar sarhan vs blake after nizar won a ycs. Those were the golden days. Also frazier smith winning ycs with gravekeepers
Dweller was a non-issue because you had so much stuff to activate before the opponent threw 2 bodies on the board to make it. Variance however in the form of lucky mills playing such a huge role that despite the "I'll mill so much it won't be an issue" is objectively wrong and the first mill could decide the outcome on its own. Or at least heavily favor the luckier player forcing the "unlucky" one to burn resources just to stay in a position where the 2nd mill can still keep them in the game.
I’m a trash yugioh player compared to these players, but ironically enough, Jesse could’ve just let the sull resolve, then negate the rhino instead since if it triggers it means hani 100% had a tear card in hand, and if not, it was just a wasted sull.
Yeah but he wanted to get full value on his Cryme, since there wasn't a way to end on the spot. If he let the Sulliek resolve, it would stay on the field to become a nuisance later on.
@@michaelmorales1602 as a fellow trash player compared to those 2, I have to agree (initially) with the op that Jesse was a bit greedy just to send the shuffler. We can exclude Havnis as the "dead tear card" since it would have been used on Dharc. The activation of Reino in GY would have confirmed a Tear card in the hand so the bystial in the EP could be enough to deal with it. If Reino didn't activate it would reveal Hani's bluff and would alarm Jesse to a potential Bystial play. In any case since Merrli would be linked away making Cryme dead and flipping Sulliek was a checkmate, so Jesse took the action that would give him the highest chances of winning (having a Tear card in hand). - Doing nothing would have lead him to lose anyway. - Dweller even with no materials would win the game because it could attack over Merrli turning off Cryme and thus the only way to send that shuffler to the GY then Hani could top deck any name to send with the activated Sulliek and start playing. So the only way for Jesse to win that is to actually activate Reino in GY, allowing Cryme to negate, and discard the shuffler. But Hani could normal summon any name, attack over Merrli to turn off Cryme (if not used) then crash Dweller into the Bystial. Sulliek would negate that Bystial then send the name and would trigger a Fusion summon while Hani doesn't have a monster so Jesse's Bystial off Magna wouldn't be a quick effect. This is countered by the shuffler but at the activation of Sulliek it's unknown so I don't consider it. While there were awesome mindgames from both sides before this turn, in the end this gamestate is pretty much simplified and overwhelmingly into Hani's favor because Cryme is known. Note for Sulliek: It can be flipped without activating the effect on attack declaration (this action only can be negated by Cryme) then use the effect separately before entering damage step in a new chain (cryme can't negate Trap effects) so even if there was a Tear name in hand Hani felt very safe doing this play. Jesse discarding the shuffler would be horrifying though.
You’re correct in your reasoning which is why this video misses the mark. Currently another one is in production where both players give their perspectives on the game. The issue is that if sulliek, cryme will likely be dead for the rest of the game anyways. In short though, the second Hani drew Magnamhut he won the game.
Honestly this is basically my entire playstyle or maybe even lifestyle? Fake it till you make it and never stop bluffing. It gets kinda psychotic at times tbh. I always have a nib on me. I once nibbed one of my playmates/colleagues during work. A costumer ordered like 8 sundaes and after the 5th one i threw a nib at my mate. We played after our shift and he was constantly playing around nib even if it meant making worse plays. I should talk to my therapist about that...
this is why I laugh when people scoop on MD bro just because i mess your combo with a hand full of hand traps doesn't mean i win automatically next turn 😈
I love how the title of this video has changed 3 times in a total of 24 hours 😂 don’t get me wrong, it’s a good video, but make up your mind man! This ain’t a Mr. Beast thumbnail 💀
15 minutes of hyping up "skilled play" in a game that was decided by who had dweller and more bystials. Tear was a skillful format but this match wasn't.
great player = has the right hand traps first turn wow... so muych skill involved in this.. look at csgo tournament, that's skill, no luck involved. so funny to call people "prodigy" when it's literally a card game. no reflect required, all luck, draw the right cards, etc.
Card games (and I mean every single one, including poker and such) are all about using skill to compensate for luck. Yeah, it's easy to win if you get the perfect hand, but the skill in card games is making do with what you are dealt. Even with a "perfect hand" you can loose the game if you get greedy or make a mistake. And it is incredibly hard to outplay and turn the tables when you get a bad hand, but it is possible, and is what splits the good players from the ones that win YCSs.
@@therealsoul4258 nice buzzword, "stun" doesnt even mean anything. i dont play stun or other buzz words, i play yugioh, i summon monsters, i dont negate everything my opponent does on his first turn. bot
soulless archetypes negatefest, u cant do anything when u have 1 starter and its ashed. no skill involved in this. negate negate negate negate negate negate negate negate negate negate
Hey guys, I unlisted the video for a bit, until I was convinced to put it back up.
Overall, there are some great lessons within the video, but I will say (nothing specifically) that I did get a lot wrong in this video. This is mostly on the fault that I didn't consult many of the best players of the game rather than piggybacking off my instincts.
I hope you all enjoy watching the video either way and hope this doesn't ruin the viewing experience :)
The irony as I also got caught up in the Sheer Complexity of Yu-Gi-Oh!
You do a great job covering these historical duels! You're probably the hardest on yourself and I don't think such good work should go unpublished. In the future, if you include a video snippet describing what you assumed and may have gotten wrong, I think the audience will understand and be happy to come along for the ride (even if you did get a lot wrong as long as you acknowledge it in the beginning).
@@finalarrow3 Thank you man, yeah I probably shouldn't have unlisted it in the first place. Currently I have a follow up video where I talk to both players about their perspectives on the match, so look forward to that.
One of the most underrated quality yugitubers, N3sh and tune world and you
N3sh is an international treasure
Kendrick Lamar: fuck the big three, it's just phy g
This is what underrated is. Never heard 3 of then
God N3sh destroyed me so many times on DuelingNetwork that it psychologically scarred me
Toon world?
Awesome vid as always Garret! Thought you did a phenomenal job of highlighting what actually goes into high level play, and what separates the good players from the best players.
I haven't watched any ycs matches in a while, so I enjoyed seeing high level ygo at it's finest explained in such a concise and easy to understand manner
When you gonna upload more videos bro??
When are you gonna upload?
When looking back on a match it’s very easy to say, as Farfa puts it, “if different card then different thing would’ve happened.” Sometimes you take a gamble on what you think is the best play and it doesn’t pay off. C’est la vie. But that being said, I think the mental chess game you play with your resources and information is one of the most under appreciated aspects of Yugioh. Tier 0 formats are a huge pain in the ass to play in but during YCSs and Regionals you get to see a true display of what it means to be skilled at Yugioh
Quoting Farfa of all people on a high competitive level is kinda lmao
always good day when phy uploads
Lovely videos as usual, these analyzing of play by play videos are always very entertaining
Pak is really good at baiting responses to then actual play what he wants to get out
this video is kind of flawed, if it was a tearlaments card, Hani would have activated Sulliek targeting the mudora. If mudora banished itself to protect, Hani wouldn't have to send a monster he controlled and would be able to keep the send effect for another time, and if it did negate, reinoheart would be able to trigger after sending as Mudora would now be negated and not able to shuffle anything out of the GY, and it would be extremely likely that Hani would be able to get lethal, and if not, get extremely close or force more cards from Jesse to stop the lethal damage. Jesse was very much playing around the card in Hani's hand specifically not being anything useful at all, not around it being a tearlaments card. This isn't really a case of a bluff winning the game, it was a case of having the more live cards.
I have no clue what you mean by "no reward". sending a spent dweller to stop what appears to be their only play with sulliek is no risk at all, especially with jesse being so low on cards
So yes, while I did take this into account when making the video. However this line still has to go through the bystial in Jesse's hand and the biggest problem here is that Hani's kitkallos is already in the graveyard, so all he needs to do is to stop one fusion summon and the other likely makes a Rulkallos/Garura. There he can try for a Dharc Charmer so he'd likely go for some sort of Sprind play, which would likely get him to lethal damage, and a garura draw.
Your point is correct, that Scheiren is actually a live draw for Hani in this case. But it's not as simple as make Kitkallos and win, and that point, there is nothing he can do.
In my defense, making a 5-10 minute tangent going over this line would make the average viewer click off. But I'll do better next time.
i've been waiting for a yugioh content creator like you bro. you're creating such good content on par with the usual mtg tuber out there. you need more subs.
Jesse lost that YCS, but won San Jose 3 weeks later, then Sydney later in January, and then Vancouver in September, not to mention competed at Worlds and the UUDS which he won. some of the shit that hes done, i didnt even know he did apparently as it is detailed on Yugioh Wikia. Like not counting Nationals, he has the most Premier Event wins (5 YCS, the UDS, and the UUDS). And regarding those 3 YCS wins, that was done in record time too (9 months and 2 Weeks), as nobody else has done it so quickly.
Probably my favorite competitive-focused channel, shoutouts to Phy ❤
These videos are incredible. Keep it up man
The level of technical play coupled with smart dialogue with your opponent,not giving out too much information with little phrases.. it adds up.
The calculations change. Decisions can be influenced.
Someone in the comments said "mental chess",,,i agree absolutely.
My friends and i called the unknown remaining cards "mystery cards" haha.
"So you have x in hand 2 mystery cards...hmmm.. could be the imperm.."
Thats where having a good poker face and good banter come into play
such a underrated channel, your content is really fun to watch dude
It is so rare to find a good tactical yugioh video, always was. Good job this is rare.
Jedi tricks along with reads is some of the reasons you see the same people sit in top tables over different formats and card design. Think about it.
I hadn't seen that match, and the ending was simply perfect! You had me the entire time.
Such an underrated channel 🙌🏻
Ty goat
Nah this channel is a must watch. Salute
Lot of people going to play this game not knowing about the mental chicken game of holding bystials for your opponent's own Bystial, or knowing to use the worse one first if you have Mag in hand because if you druis, they chain mag, you chain your own mag, you will always be ahead on bystials moving forward into the game and be at a significant advantage. But no Tear format isn't skillful at all lol.
My opponents always seem to summon (or attempt to) them at the wrong times. Oh no, you banished my boss monster or didn't wait until I milled my boss monster. I dare you to try to summon them during the battle phase, your going to die if you activate anything at that time.
Right but no one wants to play tear-gi-oh
@@Dustworth I rather enjoyed the skill level required. And I played branded Bystial and Exo the whole format and still did well. Rest of my friend group had Tear so I played my share against it. Had to play some targeted hate but if they're decks you enjoy still then it's not really a big deal.
@@Dustworth I do, my deck loves mills and if they're going to set that up for free, be my guest. Big Number Goes BRRR your 3k beatsticks aren't shit especially once my boss monsters hit the field, oh go ahead and waste your bounces I'll just put them back and resummon them. Good luck dealing with 2 46k walls with Omni negates during the battle phase specifically-
I didn’t know that timing the use Bystials correctly was supposed to be difficult…
Finally!!! Been waiting for you to drop another video.
Great video! ❤
You should do one about Jesse's insane imperm nib play against Cam in the UDS.
Cam purposefully set and played Original Sin in the imperm column to bait Jesse who didn’t take the bait and waited to imperm and Nib the entire board winning a crazy come back in game 1
Even the "Crossout call Imperm" play that didn't work in the end was a very good point of discussion.
Love your long form videos man , keep up the great work
Love these breakdowns! Awesome work
Another high quality video! Love your content.
Great video good breakdown. Also congrats on the recent regional top 🎉
Tear format was so skillful
xD
even despite this loss, I still think that Jesse was the single best Tear player in that format
Absolutely love the analysis ❤
You’re content is goated
god tier editing
Wonderful video!
This makes me miss tear format so bad tbh. Great video!
Where did you build this board? Looks really nice 👍🏽
I dont think Jesse made the wrong choice. If it had turned out to be a tearlament card in hand and he did not negate, then it would have been a catastrophic misplay instead of a justified misread. Great discipline on Hani's part. Not to take away from his talent but Jesse as a pro player with a lot on the line definitely made the right call.
3kliks music? Interesting choice
(I used to watch him all the time too)
Love hearing the 3kliks music in a ygo vid lol
You should go all the way back to nizar sarhan vs blake after nizar won a ycs. Those were the golden days. Also frazier smith winning ycs with gravekeepers
I miss Kit every day 😭
Good video man keep it up
I love these videos
Yo wtf that vid was amazing
Hope this video ends the idea that Tier 0 Tearlament mirror was no skill cuz Dweller existed. 😂
Dweller was a non-issue because you had so much stuff to activate before the opponent threw 2 bodies on the board to make it.
Variance however in the form of lucky mills playing such a huge role that despite the "I'll mill so much it won't be an issue" is objectively wrong and the first mill could decide the outcome on its own. Or at least heavily favor the luckier player forcing the "unlucky" one to burn resources just to stay in a position where the 2nd mill can still keep them in the game.
Elf wasn't already banned at this time?
Do you have any plans for streaming on twitch
Broooo....that was wild!
I’m a trash yugioh player compared to these players, but ironically enough, Jesse could’ve just let the sull resolve, then negate the rhino instead since if it triggers it means hani 100% had a tear card in hand, and if not, it was just a wasted sull.
Yeah but he wanted to get full value on his Cryme, since there wasn't a way to end on the spot. If he let the Sulliek resolve, it would stay on the field to become a nuisance later on.
@@michaelmorales1602 oh yea forgot it’s a continues trap. Still, with the advantage like shufflers it would’ve been worth the risk for hand knowledge.
@@michaelmorales1602 as a fellow trash player compared to those 2, I have to agree (initially) with the op that Jesse was a bit greedy just to send the shuffler. We can exclude Havnis as the "dead tear card" since it would have been used on Dharc. The activation of Reino in GY would have confirmed a Tear card in the hand so the bystial in the EP could be enough to deal with it. If Reino didn't activate it would reveal Hani's bluff and would alarm Jesse to a potential Bystial play.
In any case since Merrli would be linked away making Cryme dead and flipping Sulliek was a checkmate, so Jesse took the action that would give him the highest chances of winning (having a Tear card in hand).
- Doing nothing would have lead him to lose anyway.
- Dweller even with no materials would win the game because it could attack over Merrli turning off Cryme and thus the only way to send that shuffler to the GY then Hani could top deck any name to send with the activated Sulliek and start playing.
So the only way for Jesse to win that is to actually activate Reino in GY, allowing Cryme to negate, and discard the shuffler. But Hani could normal summon any name, attack over Merrli to turn off Cryme (if not used) then crash Dweller into the Bystial. Sulliek would negate that Bystial then send the name and would trigger a Fusion summon while Hani doesn't have a monster so Jesse's Bystial off Magna wouldn't be a quick effect. This is countered by the shuffler but at the activation of Sulliek it's unknown so I don't consider it.
While there were awesome mindgames from both sides before this turn, in the end this gamestate is pretty much simplified and overwhelmingly into Hani's favor because Cryme is known. Note for Sulliek: It can be flipped without activating the effect on attack declaration (this action only can be negated by Cryme) then use the effect separately before entering damage step in a new chain (cryme can't negate Trap effects) so even if there was a Tear name in hand Hani felt very safe doing this play. Jesse discarding the shuffler would be horrifying though.
You’re correct in your reasoning which is why this video misses the mark. Currently another one is in production where both players give their perspectives on the game.
The issue is that if sulliek, cryme will likely be dead for the rest of the game anyways.
In short though, the second Hani drew Magnamhut he won the game.
@@PhyYuGiOh can't say I'm happy about the amount of attention being given to hani given the person he happily associates and teams up to play with...
Honestly this is basically my entire playstyle or maybe even lifestyle?
Fake it till you make it and never stop bluffing. It gets kinda psychotic at times tbh. I always have a nib on me. I once nibbed one of my playmates/colleagues during work. A costumer ordered like 8 sundaes and after the 5th one i threw a nib at my mate. We played after our shift and he was constantly playing around nib even if it meant making worse plays.
I should talk to my therapist about that...
This has the same energy as Remy throwing doomblade at the pizza man
I miss this kind of gameplay in ygo. Also the deck was affordable. Konami should've just made more archetypes like this and equally strong....
Hannis drip there tho
say garet love the vid I think It would be cool if you make a thrust engine vid
Great!
Are you gbay99 doppleganger???
I miss yugioh
Scared Money Don't Make No Money
Well said!
Damn crazy bait by Hani sheesh
this is why I laugh when people scoop on MD bro just because i mess your combo with a hand full of hand traps doesn't mean i win automatically next turn 😈
Did we just catch Hani, on camera, intentionally take actions to mislead his opponent and influence their play?
Someone should call the Yugioh police.
Amazing that people still try to pretend like this shit card game requires any skill and isn't a draw dependent unbalanced mess of a game
I love how the title of this video has changed 3 times in a total of 24 hours 😂 don’t get me wrong, it’s a good video, but make up your mind man! This ain’t a Mr. Beast thumbnail 💀
Man YCS Yugioh is fucked up
goddamn
SHOUT OUT MY BOI HANI WE GO WAY BACK 🎉🎉🎉
Eh yugioh is 70% deck 20% draw and 10% skill.
15 minutes of hyping up "skilled play" in a game that was decided by who had dweller and more bystials. Tear was a skillful format but this match wasn't.
yeah.. hehe.. he was playing with him.. hehe... yea... wow... so much skill... hehe.. yea ... yea... hehe...
great player = has the right hand traps first turn
wow... so muych skill involved in this.. look at csgo tournament, that's skill, no luck involved.
so funny to call people "prodigy" when it's literally a card game. no reflect required, all luck, draw the right cards, etc.
@@therealsoul4258 who is crying? facts = crying? can u explain this logic pls?
Are you kidding me though? Hani baiting Kotton was absolutely skilled play.
Card games (and I mean every single one, including poker and such) are all about using skill to compensate for luck. Yeah, it's easy to win if you get the perfect hand, but the skill in card games is making do with what you are dealt. Even with a "perfect hand" you can loose the game if you get greedy or make a mistake. And it is incredibly hard to outplay and turn the tables when you get a bad hand, but it is possible, and is what splits the good players from the ones that win YCSs.
@@therealsoul4258 nice buzzword, "stun" doesnt even mean anything. i dont play stun or other buzz words, i play yugioh, i summon monsters, i dont negate everything my opponent does on his first turn. bot
@@ScrilboBaggins nice buzzwords
soulless archetypes negatefest, u cant do anything when u have 1 starter and its ashed. no skill involved in this.
negate negate negate negate negate negate negate negate negate negate
Damn you're bad lmao
No good deck has played this game plan for the last 5 years
You are genuinely bad at the game
@@LANPSX bad because i dont draw hand traps? unlucky. nice logic btw! but nice try!
@@dankmeimes4274 what game plan? LOL. u dont even read the comment. unlucky
@@Nelex5000 negatefest gameplan hasn't been good since 2019
Correction in tearlaments there is no your turn and my turn there's only our turn comrade