If Téa isn’t number 1 this list is not appropriate. Who else do you know would use Gracefully Charity and Pot of Greed as discard fodder for Fire Sorcerer’s minor burn and still win the duel? She’s undefeated for a reason. Granted she didn’t discard both, but she never used either throughout the duel. You just can’t beat that level of skill. She embarrassed her opponent.
Too many high death stakes in 5Ds and VRAINS, even though there are arguments there are duels Yusei and Yusaku should've lost in (Yusei vs Antinomy) (Yusaku vs Bohman rounds 2 or 3)
I like how Marik and Z-arc are complete opposites to him. Marik: not a strong duelist but the best written villain we ever got Z-arc: a pretty weak written character but the strongest villain we ever got
Personally I would rank them based on how I rank real life players. I rank them based on nuance of strategy (resource management and combos), how they handle both winning and losing, deckbuilding and understanding cards and other things I couldn't come up with yet. Either way, fire video.
I really feel like judai should be equal to yugi, since despite what the fandom will tell you, their duel is left ambiguous, and your meant to see them as equals
Kinda of. Why have an official-ish outcome in Duel Links. If Jaden/Yubel loses againast Yugi, he will tell the same things he said at the end of the animated series, wanting to become stronger etc.
Technically Don Thousand didn't change the text on cards, he changed them into entirely different cards altogether. As long as the new card was the same type - monster, spell or trap - as the original card.
And didn't change the cards, bust swapped them. Which is the reason Mizael deserves the flack for his loss to him, the "take an insane amount of damage to draw" card was in his deck. Kaito would have never been caught dead like it (I'm pretty sure the reason Kaito died on the moon was that he would have easily solo'd Don Thousand otherwise).
I’m guessing he didn’t include it because that happened around season three and by that point villains from season four and five that were still relevant would probably be stronger by then.
Absolutely, it took all three main characters to beat him he almost won, he would have killed Jaden if yusei didn't save him, and is first on screen duel the whole point was he was trying to trick him into summoning stardust, people down play on but he's really good
Why not? I'll post a list: 10 Yuma (He did improve the most of any protag) 9 Kaiba (I think Kaiba is just stronger than Jack Atlas and honestly could give most of the franchise a run for their money) 8 Soulburner (He was a walking ad for the actual Salad deck irl) 7 Yuuya (Never forget that he got stomped by Sergey) 6 Judai (He truly was unstoppable outside of three early losses) 5 Kaito (Zexal) (Kaito from Zexal is a beast. He doesn't have bad duels and legit has some of the coolest wins in the franchise. My fav will always be winning the tag duel with Yuma over III and IV with Neo Galaxy Eyes. 4 Luke (I don't know Sevens well, but yeeting the protag three times is enough for me) 3 Yusei Fudo (Yusei never loses, but he gets no results where he should've lost) 2 Yami Yugi (I'd swap with Yusei. His draw power is godly) 1 Playmaker (Playmaker from a technical standpoint never messes up or actually loses. You could argue Storm Access was cheese, but he only used it in season 1)
"Kaiba's only won against Yugi because he threatened" Yet you blatantly state Lightning beat Revolver ans rank him higher when Lightning used Jin as a shield to not lose and still had to force a draw later to not lose and needed to cheat a second time there to survive with 1LP
@@stampoulisrafael5262 it's one thing to forget trivial details e.g the 'fodder of the week' Judai defeated during early S1 or Genex Tournament, or everyone that got brainwashed by Girag when he first came to Earth. It's another thing to forget key/pivotal details of one of the most important, popular and plot-relevant duels in a series.
Great vid. Will the next vid possibly be ranking all the GX duels? I know GX has probably twice as many duels as DM but the DM ranking did so well, I think it’ll be worth the time and fun. Plus, it gives you the chance to binge GX again.
I'd argue number 1 tbh. Undefeated with a draw being the closest to a loss. Basically controlled every duel he was in and never looked weak. Has the most powerful ability in the franchise in Shining Draw and defeated some of the most powerful duelists in the franchise.
In my Opinion Zexal lll is the strongest form of a duelist I have ever seen. Its just the sheer aura of that final morph, I wish it had more appearences. But destiny shining draw is something else.
I’d put Nash ahead of Yuma tbh. If Yuma didn’t attack because he knew Nash’s secretly planned move would end him, I understand how Yuma being ahead of Nash in skill makes sense. But Yuma winning was a result of him not wanting to win, in other words, it was luck rather than skill.
I still headcanon that whenever Atem used a really impressive combo in a duel, it was Yugi supplying the ideas and Atem who brought together the pieces. So personally, in pure dueling ability, I have Yugi above Atem. Otherwise, I think my biggest problem with this list is the gap between some characters who may as well be neck and neck, like Yuma and Astral or Revolver and Soulburner
He put Revolver way too low. Like how tf is Crow better than Revolver? And what's that impressive about Jack to be 12th? Revolver clears them both. Revolver is 2nd or 3rd best rival, Kaito is clearly 1st and it is arguable between Revolver and Kaiba for 2nd
I think Antinomy deserves at least number 2. He was the champ in his distopian future before being enhanced into a cyborg. Every time he dueled Yusei he wasn't really focused om winning, but in teaching Yusei new techniques. In their last duel Antinomy mentions that there's more beyond accel Synchro, so maybe he even has something beyond delta accel
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Having Yugi at 17th is insane to me. These shows are not really "realistic", so saying that if "Yugi and Yami dueled more times the latter would have won more often" is not a great argument to me personally, this is a shounen where every new challenge is going to be harder than the last, so if Yugi wins and Yami himself says "you surpassed me", that should be enough to settle it (Yami was even stronger than usual, having 3 gods by his side)...also, let's not forget, Yugi kicked Diva's and Kaiba's butts in DSOD. If you leave millennium powers bullsh!t aside Yugi is the strongest in all of DM at least.
@@kamitaraseyuuonze5302 dubt. Power scaling between series Is very very very relative. Power scaling characters from within a single serie is hard enough. Also, remember bonds beyond time: Yami, Jaden and Yusei were basically equal or at least in the same tier.
To be fair, Yugi prepared for the duel against Atem, knowing his opponent very well. it wouldn't be the same for an oppoent he doesn't know, like Yusei for example
@vik.6103 I agree that the destiny argument isn't really that great of an argument. I'm guessing he's not considering the DOSD movie since it is based on the manga.
@@FranciscoRamirez-nb4uu yeah, but Yugi in DSOD didn't know Kaiba's deck as well and he sure didn't know a thing about Diva's (someone who early in the movie made Kaiba sweat)
Kite's last duel with Yuma was before he got most of his Chaos Utopia variants. I severely doubt he would have won against end of series Yuma and Astral.
Ironically I only have one disagreement in the whole list and its for last place Chazz grew to be stronger than the version of himself that lost to amon, and i think he surpassed amon
I think Declan is ranked too low, he only really lost twice (both times to Zarc essentially) and managed to hold Zarc off on its own whereas everyone required at least one other Duelist present. I also think Darkness is ranked too high as it seems that while he may have beaten everyone the duel with Axel shows that he often messed with his opponent's head rather than relying on strictly out duelling his opponents.
Declan is one of those box office Duelists. He always gets u off ur seat. Mine are him, Kaito, Revolver, Kuaidul, Phaser, Judai, Yuma, Yusei, Etc. Tbf this list was never going to please everyone but nice to see people's opinions.
1：Playmaker 2：Yusei 3：Atem 4：Zexal Kaito 5：Yuma Zexal 2 6：Ai Even Playmaker really struggled to beat him. And him and robbery almost took down the entire Vrains cast during the final season
Based on TGS anime duel breakdowns Kaiba would have beaten Noah if he wasn't using Mokuba as leverage and he would have beaten Dartz if he didn't have to bailout the Pharoh so much
Soulburner is one of my favourite yugioh charicters his deck is really good not as good as it used to be but still good always enjoyed watching him duel just wish we saw him duel specter I bet soulburner would have won
The only thing I disagree with is about the take on Edo and Kaiser. I always thought Kaiser was the superior Duelist and it's almost as if people forget the reason as to why Kaiser went on a losing streak in the first place. He was cursed by destiny in his first duel against Edo and it was no coincidence that afterwards he began to lose a lot due to the curse. Once Edo rematched Jaden and Jaden beat him after receiving the Neo Soacians, Jaden was able to win and it showed the true level playing field again of their power. Once Kaiser received his Cyberdarks, most likely him beating Edo would've likely happened. Also just in my opinion, Kaiser had more incredible feats when it came to his duels, especially in high attack power, quick thinking, and stoicism. I'm mostly just biased lmao but I really do believe Kaiser is stronger than Edo. To me, Edo is the most overrated Duelist in all of Yu-Gi-Oh.
This might be an unpopular opinion but I think Amon/Adrian is a pretty underappreciated character and an intimidating side Villian in S3. Sure, I know the hate he gets for sacrificing the woman he loves to gain Exodia‘s power and in general a manipulative dick but there’s something about him I really like. His goal to make a world free of suffering so that no one would have to live how he lived in the early years of his life and the fact that during the Yubel duel which is one of my favourites in the series, he still loves Echo is something to question weather good or bad. Plus, he beat two of the strongest GX Duelists in Chazz and Aster and I loved his Exodia deck that even had a backup plan in his Fog King cards. I’m glad he’s on the list despite the hate.
Indeed. However, what I wonder is that is he the type of anime villian audiences love to hate and they’re so entertaining and compelling to watch like Vector or Marik for example or just flat out despise because they’re so unlikable even by villian standards despite trying to portray them as evil and emotionally detached from reality as possible.
I think he needed a bit more screentime but he was entertaining in my opinion. I think he needed some more duels. Definitely one of the guys you love to hate. I always saw him as a mirror to what Manjoume could have been like if he hadn't changed.
You are right. Adrian is extremly underrated. He's very unlikeable, but his duel strength is insane. He defeated Chazz and Aster, also was very close to beat Yubel. He's definetly one of the best GX duelists. Another underrated one is Yusuke Fujiwara, Jaden and Jesse had to team up to beat him and Jesse even had to sacrifice himself
I knew Luke would be somewhere on this list and he was strong where he managed to beat Goha Yuga with a deck that wasn’t his but managed to pull off an epic combo. Anyways loved the video Dylan.
Jaden is definetly top 5, maybe even top 3. Yusaku and Yusei are better. Jaden and Atem is arguable for 3rd. Kaito is great duelist, but even him doesn't stand a chance against Jaden fused with Yubel. I didn't watch Sevens so idk about Luke, but ain't no way that kid is better than Jaden
Ok first off, this was a massive undertaking! Good on you for putting this together. You're a braver man than I to do all 6 series. Frankly, I think you could've spared yourself some grief, doing one video per series. Having watched it, I disagree on some points, but considering the sheer amount of characters, matching with anyone's list was impossible. Here are my biggest sticking points. I felt like some villains were underestimated. They're scripted to lose the duel, but these are monstrosities. I think you massively undersold Astral and oversold Kite, but honestly, that's the fault of the Zexal writers. Astral is the "ultimate duelist" but he never got a chance to convey that. In general, I feel like you overhyped the rivals in general. In general, you kind of ignored all of the magic/special powers going on. I'm sure that made this absurdly huge list a little more manageable, but in a world full of magical artifacts, alien powers, and reality warping devices, Yusaku's at a pretty bad disadvantage. Overall, it's pretty clear who your favorite characters are, but by that same token, you'd probably know who my favorites were from a similar list.
Luke being that high on the list is funny and hilarious because he's just a normal kid who was dueling pros at 11 before the start of the show. He's one of the few top tier duelists that didn't need a spirit, partner, or magic to be that good. He is so desperate to be the protagonist of his own series but can't and that's what makes him great.
Honestly if Luke was in 5ds he would outshine Jack and heck maybe be on par with Yusei. Its just the agenda people have against the Rush anime because 'Its for kids'
Luke is so weird because he canonically only lost once in the manga and anime combined, and the writers had to literally nerf him to do it. Playmaker tied 3 times on screen. Luke never even got a draw.
Im gonna be honest. Rush characters kinda shouldn't have been included in the mix imo. They only use one format of Yugioh and tbh we have no idea how their skills would or could translate into the master duel format and seeing as how many of the duelists from each series are seasoned in multiple duel formats (turbo, action, speed, deck master, etc.) It feels kinda out of place to say rush characters are definitively better duelists using a format tailored to be easier and faster than the typical dueling formats from the previous series and never displaying any master duel skills. I also think more females like Alexis, Aki, and even Yuzu, blue angels, could have made the list because of one just the power creep and how strong their decks are and because their win/loss rates arent as bad as people claim and due to their unfortunate circumstances of just being put in duels with alot of time they couldnt have won due to plot sake similar to the villains. Imo not putting them on the list but saying Joey deserves a spot (despite the fact i agree Joey deserves one) is a bit wierd when im pretty confident he would or could most likely lose to those duelist and tbh hes not the only one. Also shout out to Anna, Rio/Marin who i also think are pretty strong duelist who could've made the top 50 had rush characters not been added.
I would have Kaiba and Jack slightly higher Id have Yugi a bit higher I’d put Yami at 2 instead of 3 I think his opponents were more difficult given his deck and the card’s capabilities at the time and I definitely think Zane got shafted
The fact that Zexal has the highest representation in the top 10 says alot about how stacked that show was with great duelist. In my opinion I would put Yuma no lower than top 3. His skills probably don't match the others that high but if we take powers into consideration Shinning Draw has got to be one of the most hax abilities for dueling.
@@WinterSupernova39 Having the highest representation in the top 10 alone shows that yes on average Zexal produced the strongest among the strongest of duelist. Zexal is very top heavy. Top 10 was 3 Zexal characters 2 Vrains Characters 1 DM character 1 GX Character 1 5Ds Character 1 Arc-V Character 1 Sevens Character Yes I know Zexal is mostly absent within the top 50, I'm talking about top 10 specifically. I don't know what else to say, the statistics speak for themselves, I don't want this to be a longass thread so I'll just leave it at that.
It is so hard to cleary rank the strongest since it's a topic full of interpretations. But let me try to list my Top 15 spontaneously. Not to forget that it's just an opinion. I wont state my list to be "The correct one" or anything- Top 15 Master/Speed Duelists: 15. Ai (You could argue to exchange him with Soul Burner, but I just feel like that Ai is supposed to be the strongest duelist next to Yusaku in Vrains) 14. Dartz (I may overrestimate him a bit, since he is my 3rd favorite Yugioh character, but I truly believe him to be at this Level just because of how absurd his Orichalcos deck is) 13. Zarc (A devastating force who could only be defeated by himself at the end) 12./11./10. Kaito/Nasch/Yuma (I view them pretty equal all in all. You can also throw in Astral I guess. But its gotta be the Trio) 9. Judai (Mr. I may be out of options but not out of fusions. If needed he will fuse himself with your mom to defeat you-) 8. Atem (Im talking about the Destiny-Bending Atem we got after the Millennium World Arc. I don't think I need to elaborate) 7. Yugi (Yugi evolved into an unstoppable force the way he reads and "cures" his opponents completely with his duel. That's why he won every single of his duels at the end. I'm a believer of Yugi surpassing Atem) 6. Kaiba (Also a topic of interpretation. Kaibas Story Arc was about him letting go of his shackles of the past, which he did at the end of DSOD. Atem already teased at their latest match in Battle City that the duel could have gotten the other way around, if Kaiba would be clear minded. Thats what he reached at the end to me, and thats why I think he defeated Atem in the Afterlife Duel) 5. Yuya (The final Arc is imo Yuyas Road of overcoming Zarc, which makes him surpass him for me at the moment he dueled Reiji. He also had a Win Streak at the end just like Zarc did, just with the difference that his field resetted every duel. Yuya is in my opinion the strongest Duelist without any external Hax.) 4. Yusaku (As long as there is a Data Storm homeboy wont be stopped) 3. Yusei (I feel like Yusei is just a little over Yusaku due to Over Limit Accel Synchro and Crimson Dragon stuff) 2. Don Thousand (Including his Numeron Network Hax) 1. ZEXAL (To be able to literally casually create every card you need is just absurd. That's why they must be Number 1 for me) And a spontaneous Top 10 for Rush Duelists (From Sevens to Go Rush Episode 130): 10. The☆Luge/Manabu (Could be either one. Just dueling wise Manabu is one of the most insane duelists ever. Hes just unlucky af and always loses. But his deck, his combos and his dueling is just insane. The☆Luge also deserves that spot imo for just being incredibly powerful. No wonder as ancestor of Luke) 9. Zaion (You simply wont escape Yggdrago.) 8. Asaka (This spot would have belonged to Zaion, but got damn. Episode 130 was just insane) 7. Yuga (My little King of losses. But nonetheless one of the strongest duelists imo. Be it in Sevens or Go Rush) 6. Roa (Imo the 2nd strongest Sevens character which is insane when you realize that homeboy is the highest on this list without any Fusion or Maximum Cards. The True King) 5./4. Yudias/Kuaidul (I believe them to be pretty equal. Kuaidul is able to become pretty clutch in a lot of situations, but Yudias got the bigger variety for that. I dont know who to place higher, so they both get that spot here) 3. Zwijo (Might be my bias since hes my 2nd favorite character of all time, but his aura is unmatched. You can believe that Zwijo can beat anybody if he needs to. Plus he just became stronger after joining the Darkmen, which solidifies him as my Number 2 in Go Rush) 2. Yuamu (I feel like she is just the strongest until now as Dark Meister. I believe that characters like Yudias and Zwijo might still be able to surpass her soon, but I think I would give it to Yuamu right now) 1. Luke (It's just difficult to argue against him in any way. No matter what he stands in front of, his dumb ass will carry him to victory) Yes. That was my short little comment. Have a nice day.
Kaiba did beat Gozaburo and Zigfried in a duel with Obelisk and fang of Critias. Noah cheated by using Mokuba as a shield and the duel he won by cheating or despite to save Mokuba he and yugi did not draw cards for multiple turns. Darth was using the seal of orichalcos that plays a whole set of rules beyond how the game was made. There was also the duel Yusei had against Jack when Yusei was trying to duel without relying on synchro monster. Jack cancelled the duel instead of finishing the duel. If the writers made that had face down cards then Jack would have won.
Also, guys, try not to take this list too seriously. This is a franchise where characters aged 9 year olds to 18 year olds fight Egyptian demons, embodiments of light and darkness at boarding school, time traveling cyborgs, dimensional devils, Supreme Kings, cyber terrorists, Konami if it was run by a drone, and genocidal aliens under the age of twenty, all of whom are using the power of card games. It's really subjective, especially if you scale different characters equally to whatever characters you are comparing them too.
Yusei defeating Z-one was incredibly impressive, watching him go fully gold and summon Shooting Quasar Dragon was the perfect end to 5D's. However, watching Yusei reduce all 3 Nordic gods ATK to 0, then watching them banish themselves with no damage dealt, was honestly the best move i've seen in the entire franchise. Logically, i know that other Duelests made better plays, but this is my personal favourite. Please note that i stopped watching halfway through Vrains.
I surprisingly agree with most of this list, Yusei will always be the goat in my view and Jack Atlas will always be ranked above any villain for skill. I consider Rafael in the top 10 for he took a game on a MC using a guardian deck! He didn't cheat which is rare in the show, all while protecting his monsters. He handicapped himself in two different ways and still won against the main character. I wish there was a montage of all of the character's Yugi beat watching him lose to a guardian deck. Rafael only lost the rematch because he choice to revive his monsters at the cost of his own life points. meaning he didn't really get defeated, but choice to lose rather than betray his monsters. His dueling style limited him greatly, but his skill as a duelist made up for it.
What's so special about Jack? What's his biggest achievment? Defeating Aporia in 1v3 match with help of Leo and Luna, defeating Crimson Devil and defeating Yusei in flashback. That's good but no near being top 10-15. Zone is literally equal to peak version of Yusei, Yusei beat him just because he had all Signers Dragons, Jack stands no chance against Zone. Also Zarc was literally destroying whole ARC V cast in gauntlet duel, Jack doesn't stand chance against him either
Quinton is definitely not as strong as Kite. Being a teacher doesn’t automatically make you stronger than your student. I would even dare say he is the weakest of the Arclight brothers. I would rank them Quattro > Trey > Quinton
@MiniJodaTV not true. He is the strongest brother for the anime. In the barian battle vs scritch, thry play off each other flawlessly not using words. They are equals! 😀white haired sensei. Without his teachings his brothers and kite wouldn't have been as advanced as could be 🤷♂️ He's the prodigy of the series in science and duel
@ Him teaching his brothers and Kite doesn’t make him stronger than them. That’s like saying Grampa Muto is stronger than Yugi. For reference, Kite defeated Mizar one on one while Quinton could not in a two v one. Kite also straight up defeated Quinton. It is evident Kite is the stronger duelist.
@@haibanehochaille7010 The Weakest brother should be III. He's the youngest and doesn't have that many feats. The strongest brother should be IV, he's the Asian Champion + was rivalling Shark, which by the end of the series should be a lot stronger than Kaito.
@@MiniJodaTV One, the brothers were essentially ambushed. You're missing both the facts that they took mizar's dragon causing him to get angry. Plus Quinton was having no trouble in their first duel at all before kite made that final draw. Why are you leaving important details out? Those two are besties who tag together perfectly. No need to compare so hard. Also considering vetrix didn't duel before the show I wouldn't be surprised if Quinton taught him/gave tips!😄
Bruh, if Declan Akaba wasn’t EXTRAORDINARILY handicapped by Z-Arc having like 8000 life points and a full board to his 2000 when joining the duel Declan would have literally OTKed him. Heck, the only one you need to take out is Z-Arc’s extra life points because Declan literally did over 4000 points of damage in his first turn. Though a big reason for this is because Z-Arc is so overwhelmingly carried by the cards he created that it’s only natural he would’ve folded against someone who could counter him. Heck, I haven’t seriously played the game in over a decade and if we had identical structure decks *I* could beat Z-Arc. And that isn’t a boast, it’s an insult. He literally needed effects that say “this counts as a [Fusion/Synchro/Xyz] Summon” to actually perform those summons to the point him supposedly being a master of them all as a human is a *plot hole* that can only be filled by assuming his Duel Spirits were *literally* dueling for him. Which, considering there were the four dragons and those two sorcerers that merged with him… makes perfect sense. I know this list is accounting for things like the OP cards he made to steamroll most of the cast (most of whom were on a losing streak already) but come *on.* He does NOT belong ten places above Declan when he literally would’ve gotten OTKed against if the rest of the cast wasn’t dragging the CEO down.
Yeah, honestly Z-Arc is possibly the weakest villain on the list, because if you look at the actual duel in it's entirety it was pretty lackluster. He only got that far because Sora and Edo afforded him several turns of build-up, and started every other duel with a tower and negate on board, but without them he would have been powerless against several of the duelist he faced afterward. If instead of joining the duel they had let him finish and restart he would have been done for.
@GrandeBigdor they also had him misplay HARD to lose that fight, if he saved one material for High King Caesar instead of wasting it he could stop Zarc's whole turn and finish him off easily. Zarc was also kind of powerless against duelists who didn't rely on the extra deck Shingo, Asaka or Yuya's father.
That wasn't otk he started with 6000 life points and Declan did 3200 damage also zarc literally said he let him do that so he can summon all 4 of his dragons and Declan had a card advantage he had 4 cards zarc had zero in his hand and still Declan got otk And how is zarc carried by the cards when it's not even easy to summon zarc you got to the so much just to summon it but zarc have a different skill level even in his first life zarc literally lost to the plot he should be top 5
Can we get a list of most disrespectful duelists? Like duelists who were just over the top with their methods or just down right heinous. Villainous, overkill, you name it.
@@kite36 no, if you're gonna rank actual strong duelists then be fair and go by the rules. They didn't even add quattro, one of the biggest zexal competitors. But it's okay, this is just a fan project so why worry
@@kamitaraseyuuonze5302 Make a list on your YT channel then? People can talk so much but they cant do anything, well done for showing that you are the perfect example of that. No Reasoning, just an emotional opinion.
Yugi Moto should be in the discussion for top5 in my opinion. Hell the reason why he didnt participate in almost all duels was, because of Yami Yugi's destiny to duel in those, but if Yugi Moto dueled instead he would have won flawlessly aswell. In fact, in one of the filler episodes where Yami Yugi lost against the Oricalcos guy, it was because Yami Yugi forcibly took control over, while Yugi Moto was telling him to not fall into his trap. The fact, that Yugi Moto won the final duel against Yami is also a testament of him being the superior duelist all along. This boy never lost a duel and is the only duelist to make a use of Exodia; something the pharaoh himself never accomplished either.
This must be a hell of a pain to rank. I don't think you can really use the Sevens characters against the master duel characters either, its like they are playing a whole different game.
This is my top 50! I feel like i did a decent job lol it was pretty hard to rank the bottom half more than a top half. This list is subjective but i feel like i was objective lol. If anyone has questions about some characters order i will say my opinion why is that. Also i didnt watch sevens so dont ask where are those characters! 1. Playmaker/Yusaku Fujiki 2. Yusei Fudo 3. Jaden Yuki 4. Shark/Nasch 5. Yuma Tsukumo 6. Atem 7. Soulburner 8. Varis/Revolver 9. Jack Atlas 10. Kite Tenjo 11. Astral 12. Yuya Sakaki 13. Declan Akaba 14. Ai 15. Don Thousand 16. Yuri 17. Z-Arc 18. Seto Kaiba 19. Shay/Shun Obsidian 20. Yugo 21. Z-One 22. Crow Hogan 23. Lightning Ignis 24. Paradox 25. Yuto 26. Aporia 27. Mizar 28. Zane Truesdale 29. Quattro 30. Chazz Princeton 31. Aster Phoenix 32. Vetrix/Tron 33. Sky/Aoi Zaizen 34. Selene 35. Dartz 36. Adrian Gecko 37. Yubel 38. Kallin Kessler 39. Sartorius 40. Vector 41. Quinton 42. Axel Brodie 43. Sora Perse 44. Akiza Izinski 45. Joey Wheeler 46. Alexis Rhodes 47. Gong Strong 48. Bastian Misawa 49. Syrus Truesdale 50. Dr. Crowler Disclaimer: i now realize i forgot some characters in the top 10 so i would put Yugi Moto at 7 and Bohman at 8 so just move all others 2 spots down and i also didnt know where to scale team Ragnarok since they are pretty strong i just dont know where to put them…
Well I am not going to make a general comment on the list and discuss each choice that has been made however some particular comments should be made I believe . both Seto Kaiba and Chezz Princeton were victims of the plot. Almost %80 duels of them were the kind of duels that were either against the main protagonist or the main villain of the season(Pegasus/Noah/Dartz or in Chazz's case Sartorious/Trueman and a bunch of duels against Jaden. Just think of the Joey's duel against Marik then imagine it happening to a characters repetitively that pretty much sumps up the point.
Manga Luke never lost once and he took on the entire main and supporting cast barring Goha Siblings and Otes. Anime Luke beat him in Episode 27. (Phantom Luke is semi implied to be the manga Luke due to their shared color scheme and Miragias being from the manga at first).
There’s a big misconception about crossover powerscaling. The characters lose or win according to the need of the plot. If Yusaku or Yusei were in Yuga’s place, they would lose too. A character isn’t good or bad just because they win a lot. Yuga is as good as Luke by the end of the show because he always was basically as close as you get to beat him and even did beat him at the end. Yuga just loses a lot because of the context of the story. That applies to all Yugioh characters. Yugi beats Atem at the end, yet he’s 17? I think it’s just impossible to accurately rank cross over series.
Yeah, Kite unfortunately didn't get much better in the second half of Zexal, and the new cards he gained weren't really meaningful enough to put him on par with Yuma's new acquisitions. Besides, the fact that Kite had to give his absolute best to just barely clutch up a win against Mizael, while Yuma defeated Nasch, the Barian Emperor, kinda says it all.
Kaito gets overhyped (and is constantly given his final Numbers), Astral (with 100 Numbers and memories) gets downplayed Kaito already anticipates Yuma will surpass him to the point Yuma had to convince him he hasn't hit his true limit to funnily enough defeat him, but Yuma gets so powerful from that point even after being nerfed into only having a usable Utopia and almost all the other Numbers being drained of their power/absorbed/held by someone else that it's weird people think Kaito would beat Astral and that Yuma didn't surpass Astral mid duel with his F0 awakening.
I think I agree with the most of the video, the only thing is... probabily it would have been even better if the title of the video was "top 50 most skilled duelist" instead of "strongest", because to declare who are the strongest in the right order we need to consider not only how many time they won/lost or who they have beaten, but also the card they have. To understand better, an example could be Don Thousand, because even if we saw him in action only two times, with his cards and powers, it's obvious he is stronger than lots of character above him in the top who if had to duel him instead of Yuma and Nash, they would have lost for sure. Also the fact that it took the power of Zexal, Nash and Kite combined to defeat him means that he if they were alone, they would have probabily lost too. He is only an example of this, because also Seto Kaiba (for how I absolutely like everything of him) can't be that higher in the list because the card he had at the time couldn't have any chance against lots of the decks we saw in the next series. So... maybe this list is about the most skilled duelist of all time for what they did when they were on screen or maybe also the top strongest character but considering them for the moment we saw them, for how much the things they did worth but only inside the serie they belong to.
Oh boy this video will bring ao much controversy lol, but who cares when my boy Yusei is 2nd, i do believe he is stronger than Yusake, but you can really argue for either of them. Amazing video Dylan, as always
they will be yu gi oh movie Yes, a new Yu-Gi-Oh! animated movie is in development. The movie is said to feature fan-favorite characters, including Yugi Moto and an older Jaden Yuki. The story will follow Yugi as he struggles with his place in the world of dual monsters and must duel one last time to save the game.
@blacksarutobi7975 Here's the updated info: New Yu-Gi-Oh! animated movie in development Features characters from the original series: + Yugi Muto + Seto Kaiba All-new original story Celebrates the legacy of the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise Announced in June 2024
@@BizarreInterestsProductions Yuga tends to defeat them and they tend to defeat him. Roa literally ended the show defeating him without maximuns or fusions while he got defeated in the first arc while playing unfair. It's difficult to measure Yuga's power as a duelist when he can defeat strong opponents but also loose easy
@@FranciscoRamirez-nb4uu I mean, that’s the whole point like when it comes to serious situations where everything is on the line he’s going to win. Anytime works like a personal issue or a grudge it can be up in the air.
Kalin better be high on the list Marik being that low is kinda concerning Kalin at 45 is just it lets see who the f is btter than kalin or marik. Zane aint better than Kalin. Vector at that high is the final straw this list sucks. I am sorry but you approach to this matter with wrong mentality. If a character beats yusei but doesnt have that many duels would it make him worse than a midcard character who would never dream beating yusei but had many duels? Thats such a terrible list. And before being able to finish this I see dartz being at 37. An easy top 10 Saio over Dartz OMG get lost.
This video just reminds me of how horrible that show did Shingo lmfao oh my god. "Heres an action card that specifically messes with your yosenju set up", "heres your duel disk getting destroyed so you're worthless for now" and my favorite "your combo against Zarc wouldve worked....if this wasn't an interruption duel...lose loser" solid list man I miss watching ygo consistently.
I honestly think Luke should be a little lower because he realistically lost twice because I don’t buy that the LukeMan is a separate character because he never dueled when he wasn’t merged with Luke
1. Playmaker 2-3. Varis and Soulburner 4. Yuya 5-6. Declan and Yusei 7. Jack 8. Yuma 9. Shark 10. Yuri Prob what my top 10 would look like (not including rush characters because its a different format so hard to compare how strong they are) 11. Probably Kite (tho u could probably include ai somewhere on there, didn't know if i should rank him)
For a pure duelist perspective I think most of them are good rated, also what do you think about make a ranking of your favorite YGO OP themes overall?
I wonder if he'll add Battle Beast, considering how much he hates the arc but the character is objectively one of the strongest duelists in the franchise. Edits: Roboppi, Mizael, Dartz, Ai & Reiji are being seriously undersold here. Yami Marik (at least in the anime), Rafael, YUGA & Kaiba are being seriously oversold - except for Kaiba (who shouldn't be as high as he's been ranked) they have no business making the list at all. 😭 Yugo's loss against Yuri has a massive asterisk considering the plot needed Kaito & Edo to drain his resources (which was incredibly bone-headed) instead of having them focus on defeating Yuri, _the actual threat._ No, Kaito wouldn't have defeated Tron - even after the Haruto reveal, he doesn't hold back at all or avoid making moves that otherwise would have won him the duel (like say Kaiba vs Noah or Revolver vs Lightning). Sure it felt like it was playing dirty & underhanded from Tron, but it didn't affect the duel in any way besides pissing off Kaito, who still lost cleanly. Atem is WAY too high - he has no business even sniffing the Top 10, let alone being in the Top 5, _let alone_ being ahead of Jack, Shark, Z-ARC, Yuma, Soulburner, Kaito & Luke. Battle Beast, Sherry, Antinomy, Andore, & (S2) Go Onizuka should've made this list tbh.
29 is way too low for Ai. He only lost to Playmaker and even then, had he not activated a spell card in the last turn, he would have won the duel. I'd argue that's the closest anyone has ever gotten to beating Playmaker (including Revolver and Bohman).
I think I’d still put Jack and Judai over Atem. All three are absolute beasts, but I could absolutely see Jack being the only other one who could defeat Z-one, while Judai was a force of nature. Also, while I don’t think he makes the top 50, honorable mention to Fubuki with how good he was in season 4 of GX. Your top two are perfect though.
I agree. If you analise more throughly, Judai should've won against Yugi/Atem. Slifer would go back to the grave if Judai just ended his turn. Atem wouldnt really had anything that could top Shining Flame Wingman. Even If he managed to summon Slifer again with Monster Reborn or smth
Seeing as you were taking 7 whole series into account, 4 of which I haven't yet watched, I was prepared to potentially not see Mai on the list going into the video. However, after seeing Marik on the list, I knew Mai had to be coming up eventually, as she is very clearly a better duelist than Marik at the very least all things considered. She had Yugi in check in duelist kingdom, all she had to do was call his bluff and she won, then she outright defeated Marik, if only she were born with different heritage, and then she outright defeated Joey while he was at his peak skill level. On top of this, she managed to win enough star chips for both herself AND yugioh at an astonishing pace. I would put Mai on par with Joey in terms of raw dueling skill, if not a bit higher. We just needed to see more of her and against non-plot armored opponents. With that said, Bakura is arguably one of the absolute strongest characters in all of DM, as he nearly defeated the king of games 3 times (actually WOULD have defeated him if not for his card not working properly in duelist kingdom), but it is a bit difficult to rank him properly because all his main duels are against plot juggernauts or are otherwise no-results.
For those getting frustrated, this list takes into regard their record throughout their respective shows and how intimidating and skilled they were at dueling. If we were to look at this plainly Atem wouldnt make the top 50 at all. But we take his record in DM into account we dont compare his deck to duelists who have more advanced decks like in VRAINS. Its why a character like Luke is #4. If you havent watched Sevens let me explain it to u. Luke NEVER LOST, Beat Yuga 3 times (4th time wasnt exactly a proper full duel), defeated characters like Goha Yuuga, Roa, and many more. He was a dueling FORCE in Sevens so it makes sense to put him that high. Hope this clears a few things up.
Not sure I agree. By this logic Tea's a top tier duelist, never losing a duel and "beating" obviously better duelists like Joey and Mai. A character's reputation and record should come second to statement about their actual skill and development. This is why Chazz should be considerably above Zane, even though he'd never be written to win.
@@NoOne-ks8tu frustrated isn't the right word, more of confused. If you're ranking the top duelists, stop leaving the powerhouses and buffing the ones who don't even qualify!
@@ashuebot-tabi4449 in fact Chazz beat Aster, who beat Zane. Sure, Zane got stronger after that, but this proves that Chazz is superior to Aster at least. And let's talk about Cyrus a bit. Zane says Cyrus surpassed him. Now, did gx do a lackluster job in showing his growth? Sure, but that doesn't mean he didn't deserve a spot. A lot of these positions seems to be based on how cool the character is (yuya and Yuma below Yusei? Who would have guessed)...but hey, this list is for fun and is HIS list, so it's absolutely okay
I get that's the idea, but calling it a top 50 sounds like 13 can defeat 25 and 25 can defeat 50. Maybe Rush characters can defeat characters from DM-5D's in a weird Master duel/Rush duel hybrid duel because they have the advantage of the multiple summons, but they wouldn't do anything against number users. Maybe the titel should be a bit more specific
@@FranciscoRamirez-nb4uu this list should've been 2 different videos. Speed duel and then a rush duel. Too many people to add at once. This would've prevented leaving off important duelists bc I don't even think Nail made it
At my first thought. Seeing Jack and Kaiba outside the top 10 was crazy. But when you consider how many good characters and how many series there are. Its not an insult and they are still top 15
Due to the tournament format Jack lost a handful of times during the WRGP and was on the verge of losing against Max of all people. He also lost three times against Yusei. Jack is very weak for a champion because you realize he was installed and did not earn it legitimately.
Jack is overrated. He literally lost to fake himself. Ain't no way he's above Zone. Yusei needed all Signers Dragons to beat Zone, Jack stands no chance. Also I don't get how Kaiba and Jack are top 15 and Revolver is just 25th when he's just as good as these two
Im so happy to see that Zexal has the strongest "trio" out of all the series
@@HiddenKARD11 can't believe ragnarok trio ain't on here smh 😪
@@damiadunoqui1756 they should be
The Zexal trio is kinda tuff
@@raphaelwilkes97 fr only trio to be in the top 10
@ I’m watching the list now and haven’t made it that far but that’s a big win
If Téa isn’t number 1 this list is not appropriate.
Who else do you know would use Gracefully Charity and Pot of Greed as discard fodder for Fire Sorcerer’s minor burn and still win the duel?
She’s undefeated for a reason. Granted she didn’t discard both, but she never used either throughout the duel. You just can’t beat that level of skill. She embarrassed her opponent.
I think she is the only one besides yusaku with 100% win rate. She beat joey, Mai and the big 5 penguin.
To justify Yusaku and Yusei victories in the show and plot they literally cannot lose either because they would die or lost the ignis
Gotta Love Plot Armor!
Yusei didn't have every single duel where he would die. Like him losing to jack in episode 4 or the fortune cup final.
Yusaku yes.
Too many high death stakes in 5Ds and VRAINS, even though there are arguments there are duels Yusei and Yusaku should've lost in (Yusei vs Antinomy) (Yusaku vs Bohman rounds 2 or 3)
Yup plot armor saves them
@@guillermosierracuellar9812 kalin won lol
I like how Marik and Z-arc are complete opposites to him.
Marik: not a strong duelist but the best written villain we ever got
Z-arc: a pretty weak written character but the strongest villain we ever got
This is big time facts
So glad you gave Zarc some recognition
I say Kaiba’s best win was defeating his step father and getting his revenge over exodia all in the same duel
Having that luke kid higher then jaden is criminal
Teà/ Anzu walked so lightning could run with that 100% win record 😂
In some defense of yusaku he was literally kidnapped to duel and electrocuted if he lost so if I were him I’d never want to lose again
It would've made for an interesting character arc for him to lose once, but the stakes were too high for him to lose.
I thought that back story ended up being fake to trick bohman?
Personally I would rank them based on how I rank real life players. I rank them based on nuance of strategy (resource management and combos), how they handle both winning and losing, deckbuilding and understanding cards and other things I couldn't come up with yet. Either way, fire video.
I'm pretty sure playmaker was the only protagonist who had their ace monster banned in the actual tcg
Yep! And one of his most powerful cards (Accesscode) is one hella of a generic boss smh
I really feel like judai should be equal to yugi, since despite what the fandom will tell you, their duel is left ambiguous, and your meant to see them as equals
Kinda of. Why have an official-ish outcome in Duel Links. If Jaden/Yubel loses againast Yugi, he will tell the same things he said at the end of the animated series, wanting to become stronger etc.
This video should be watched with extreme calm so I will watch it when I get to my house.
Technically Don Thousand didn't change the text on cards, he changed them into entirely different cards altogether. As long as the new card was the same type - monster, spell or trap - as the original card.
Also, a lot of people forget that he had to choose a card that was in his opponent's Deck, and had met its activation requirement.
And didn't change the cards, bust swapped them. Which is the reason Mizael deserves the flack for his loss to him, the "take an insane amount of damage to draw" card was in his deck. Kaito would have never been caught dead like it (I'm pretty sure the reason Kaito died on the moon was that he would have easily solo'd Don Thousand otherwise).
Imo, the fact that Paradox took the 3 first protagonists all at once and was so close to winning that should give him a spot
I’m guessing he didn’t include it because that happened around season three and by that point villains from season four and five that were still relevant would probably be stronger by then.
@@MiriNameThief ooh nice idea. If aporia made it I don't see why not
Absolutely, it took all three main characters to beat him he almost won, he would have killed Jaden if yusei didn't save him, and is first on screen duel the whole point was he was trying to trick him into summoning stardust, people down play on but he's really good
Read the description. No movie characters.
True, but he also got slaughtered by them. Technically anybody could challenge 3 top-tier duelists and get overwhelmed.
Why not? I'll post a list:
10 Yuma (He did improve the most of any protag)
9 Kaiba (I think Kaiba is just stronger than Jack Atlas and honestly could give most of the franchise a run for their money)
8 Soulburner (He was a walking ad for the actual Salad deck irl)
7 Yuuya (Never forget that he got stomped by Sergey)
6 Judai (He truly was unstoppable outside of three early losses)
5 Kaito (Zexal) (Kaito from Zexal is a beast. He doesn't have bad duels and legit has some of the coolest wins in the franchise. My fav will always be winning the tag duel with Yuma over III and IV with Neo Galaxy Eyes.
4 Luke (I don't know Sevens well, but yeeting the protag three times is enough for me)
3 Yusei Fudo (Yusei never loses, but he gets no results where he should've lost)
2 Yami Yugi (I'd swap with Yusei. His draw power is godly)
1 Playmaker (Playmaker from a technical standpoint never messes up or actually loses. You could argue Storm Access was cheese, but he only used it in season 1)
"Kaiba's only won against Yugi because he threatened"
Yet you blatantly state Lightning beat Revolver ans rank him higher when Lightning used Jin as a shield to not lose and still had to force a draw later to not lose and needed to cheat a second time there to survive with 1LP
He ranked 7 Shows,you are bound to forget some details
@@stampoulisrafael5262 it's one thing to forget trivial details e.g the 'fodder of the week' Judai defeated during early S1 or Genex Tournament, or everyone that got brainwashed by Girag when he first came to Earth.
It's another thing to forget key/pivotal details of one of the most important, popular and plot-relevant duels in a series.
Exactly my thoughts. He's discrediting Kaiba's dirty win against Yugi but praising Lightning's dirty win vs Revolver
Right? It's such a weird thing for him to overlook or outright just ignore.
He also forgets kaiba straight lost to yugi with his most powerful version of his deck in DSOD
I think i'd bump up yuma a spot or two but can't be too mad about it, great list dylan!
Great vid. Will the next vid possibly be ranking all the GX duels? I know GX has probably twice as many duels as DM but the DM ranking did so well, I think it’ll be worth the time and fun. Plus, it gives you the chance to binge GX again.
That would take a while for anyone. There's about 133 duels in the show that were onscreen.
Yuma/Astral as ZEXAL should at least be top 5.
I'd argue number 1 tbh. Undefeated with a draw being the closest to a loss. Basically controlled every duel he was in and never looked weak. Has the most powerful ability in the franchise in Shining Draw and defeated some of the most powerful duelists in the franchise.
In my Opinion Zexal lll is the strongest form of a duelist I have ever seen. Its just the sheer aura of that final morph, I wish it had more appearences. But destiny shining draw is something else.
Absolutely
Yuma no, astral yes
@@adamquenano8563it's the fusion, not singular
I honestly believe if it weren’t for actions cards Gong could have qualified for this
He's pretty strong but he could've had a few more duels.
@@BizarreInterestsProductions his duel vs crow was cool. In the synchro arc he should've shined
@@haibanehochaille7010 agreed
Great video!
I don't agree with you on some of them, but i see ur effort!
I’d put Nash ahead of Yuma tbh.
If Yuma didn’t attack because he knew Nash’s secretly planned move would end him, I understand how Yuma being ahead of Nash in skill makes sense.
But Yuma winning was a result of him not wanting to win, in other words, it was luck rather than skill.
Putting Joey above Zane and Aster is absolutely wild.
This list is wildly inaccurate,,correct
I still headcanon that whenever Atem used a really impressive combo in a duel, it was Yugi supplying the ideas and Atem who brought together the pieces. So personally, in pure dueling ability, I have Yugi above Atem.
Otherwise, I think my biggest problem with this list is the gap between some characters who may as well be neck and neck, like Yuma and Astral or Revolver and Soulburner
He put Revolver way too low. Like how tf is Crow better than Revolver? And what's that impressive about Jack to be 12th? Revolver clears them both. Revolver is 2nd or 3rd best rival, Kaito is clearly 1st and it is arguable between Revolver and Kaiba for 2nd
I think Antinomy deserves at least number 2. He was the champ in his distopian future before being enhanced into a cyborg. Every time he dueled Yusei he wasn't really focused om winning, but in teaching Yusei new techniques. In their last duel Antinomy mentions that there's more beyond accel Synchro, so maybe he even has something beyond delta accel
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There is also speculation that Konami's new animation studio, Konami Animation, might produce more content for the Yu-Gi-Oh! series or films following the 25th anniversary celebrations of the card game.
Having Yugi at 17th is insane to me. These shows are not really "realistic", so saying that if "Yugi and Yami dueled more times the latter would have won more often" is not a great argument to me personally, this is a shounen where every new challenge is going to be harder than the last, so if Yugi wins and Yami himself says "you surpassed me", that should be enough to settle it (Yami was even stronger than usual, having 3 gods by his side)...also, let's not forget, Yugi kicked Diva's and Kaiba's butts in DSOD. If you leave millennium powers bullsh!t aside Yugi is the strongest in all of DM at least.
@@vik.6103 it's called being outclassed. Everyone past gx drives circles around DM
@@kamitaraseyuuonze5302 dubt. Power scaling between series Is very very very relative. Power scaling characters from within a single serie is hard enough. Also, remember bonds beyond time: Yami, Jaden and Yusei were basically equal or at least in the same tier.
To be fair, Yugi prepared for the duel against Atem, knowing his opponent very well. it wouldn't be the same for an oppoent he doesn't know, like Yusei for example
@vik.6103 I agree that the destiny argument isn't really that great of an argument. I'm guessing he's not considering the DOSD movie since it is based on the manga.
@@FranciscoRamirez-nb4uu yeah, but Yugi in DSOD didn't know Kaiba's deck as well and he sure didn't know a thing about Diva's (someone who early in the movie made Kaiba sweat)
Kite's last duel with Yuma was before he got most of his Chaos Utopia variants. I severely doubt he would have won against end of series Yuma and Astral.
Ironically I only have one disagreement in the whole list and its for last place
Chazz grew to be stronger than the version of himself that lost to amon, and i think he surpassed amon
I think Declan is ranked too low, he only really lost twice (both times to Zarc essentially) and managed to hold Zarc off on its own whereas everyone required at least one other Duelist present. I also think Darkness is ranked too high as it seems that while he may have beaten everyone the duel with Axel shows that he often messed with his opponent's head rather than relying on strictly out duelling his opponents.
Declan is one of those box office Duelists. He always gets u off ur seat. Mine are him, Kaito, Revolver, Kuaidul, Phaser, Judai, Yuma, Yusei, Etc. Tbf this list was never going to please everyone but nice to see people's opinions.
@@NoOne-ks8tu this list should've been one for rush and another for speed. Make it easier since there's so many options to chose
Playmaker barely lose like that in series and his winning streak was great
His name is playmaker… enough said 🤮
1：Playmaker
2：Yusei
3：Atem
4：Zexal Kaito
5：Yuma Zexal 2
6：Ai Even Playmaker really struggled to beat him. And him and robbery almost took down the entire Vrains cast during the final season
Based on TGS anime duel breakdowns Kaiba would have beaten Noah if he wasn't using Mokuba as leverage and he would have beaten Dartz if he didn't have to bailout the Pharoh so much
Soulburner is one of my favourite yugioh charicters his deck is really good not as good as it used to be but still good always enjoyed watching him duel just wish we saw him duel specter I bet soulburner would have won
Salamangreat is easily one of my favorite decks to play competitively even if its just rogue tier now
Ye aparently we might be getting the synchro monster in l duel links soon might be
Soulburner is a monster in Duel Links as well. He has one of the harder Level 40 decks even harder than Playmaker’s imo.
The only thing I disagree with is about the take on Edo and Kaiser. I always thought Kaiser was the superior Duelist and it's almost as if people forget the reason as to why Kaiser went on a losing streak in the first place. He was cursed by destiny in his first duel against Edo and it was no coincidence that afterwards he began to lose a lot due to the curse. Once Edo rematched Jaden and Jaden beat him after receiving the Neo Soacians, Jaden was able to win and it showed the true level playing field again of their power. Once Kaiser received his Cyberdarks, most likely him beating Edo would've likely happened. Also just in my opinion, Kaiser had more incredible feats when it came to his duels, especially in high attack power, quick thinking, and stoicism. I'm mostly just biased lmao but I really do believe Kaiser is stronger than Edo. To me, Edo is the most overrated Duelist in all of Yu-Gi-Oh.
This might be an unpopular opinion but I think Amon/Adrian is a pretty underappreciated character and an intimidating side Villian in S3. Sure, I know the hate he gets for sacrificing the woman he loves to gain Exodia‘s power and in general a manipulative dick but there’s something about him I really like. His goal to make a world free of suffering so that no one would have to live how he lived in the early years of his life and the fact that during the Yubel duel which is one of my favourites in the series, he still loves Echo is something to question weather good or bad. Plus, he beat two of the strongest GX Duelists in Chazz and Aster and I loved his Exodia deck that even had a backup plan in his Fog King cards. I’m glad he’s on the list despite the hate.
That makes him a good villain.
Indeed. However, what I wonder is that is he the type of anime villian audiences love to hate and they’re so entertaining and compelling to watch like Vector or Marik for example or just flat out despise because they’re so unlikable even by villian standards despite trying to portray them as evil and emotionally detached from reality as possible.
I think he needed a bit more screentime but he was entertaining in my opinion. I think he needed some more duels. Definitely one of the guys you love to hate. I always saw him as a mirror to what Manjoume could have been like if he hadn't changed.
Amon is waaaay underrated probably because he's unlikeable. But you're right it's an unpopular opinion to hold lol
You are right. Adrian is extremly underrated. He's very unlikeable, but his duel strength is insane. He defeated Chazz and Aster, also was very close to beat Yubel. He's definetly one of the best GX duelists. Another underrated one is Yusuke Fujiwara, Jaden and Jesse had to team up to beat him and Jesse even had to sacrifice himself
I knew Luke would be somewhere on this list and he was strong where he managed to beat Goha Yuga with a deck that wasn’t his but managed to pull off an epic combo. Anyways loved the video Dylan.
"Yes, I'll use my best friends deck, figure out his strategy, and win" truly Luke the Goat
@@DracoSenpai420 It was an epic duel and I was surprised at the combo Luke managed to pull off
@@rainbowdragon168 bro shuffled 30+ cards, like how tf lmao
@@DracoSenpai420 You can look up the duel and it’ll explain the last turn of the duel since it’s long for me to simplify it
The way my heart sank at Judai not even being top five was unreal. He low key carried the duel against Paradox too
Jaden is definetly top 5, maybe even top 3. Yusaku and Yusei are better. Jaden and Atem is arguable for 3rd. Kaito is great duelist, but even him doesn't stand a chance against Jaden fused with Yubel. I didn't watch Sevens so idk about Luke, but ain't no way that kid is better than Jaden
@@srdjankupresakkite clears jaden
Ok first off, this was a massive undertaking! Good on you for putting this together. You're a braver man than I to do all 6 series. Frankly, I think you could've spared yourself some grief, doing one video per series.
Having watched it, I disagree on some points, but considering the sheer amount of characters, matching with anyone's list was impossible. Here are my biggest sticking points.
I felt like some villains were underestimated. They're scripted to lose the duel, but these are monstrosities.
I think you massively undersold Astral and oversold Kite, but honestly, that's the fault of the Zexal writers. Astral is the "ultimate duelist" but he never got a chance to convey that. In general, I feel like you overhyped the rivals in general.
In general, you kind of ignored all of the magic/special powers going on. I'm sure that made this absurdly huge list a little more manageable, but in a world full of magical artifacts, alien powers, and reality warping devices, Yusaku's at a pretty bad disadvantage.
Overall, it's pretty clear who your favorite characters are, but by that same token, you'd probably know who my favorites were from a similar list.
If you had a card so powerful that it had to get neutered in the card game, you got it.🏆
Hereldry Crest rip
@@Diamondr11Blue that’s not the card
Luke being that high on the list is funny and hilarious because he's just a normal kid who was dueling pros at 11 before the start of the show. He's one of the few top tier duelists that didn't need a spirit, partner, or magic to be that good. He is so desperate to be the protagonist of his own series but can't and that's what makes him great.
Heck, he even has his own manga
@@drewsomecombat4877 Hell, he made a manga in universe that helped him become a Ignis like superhero with a drone.
Honestly if Luke was in 5ds he would outshine Jack and heck maybe be on par with Yusei. Its just the agenda people have against the Rush anime because 'Its for kids'
Luke is so weird because he canonically only lost once in the manga and anime combined, and the writers had to literally nerf him to do it. Playmaker tied 3 times on screen. Luke never even got a draw.
@@NoOne-ks8tuno lmfao. The skillset is too great for him to even touch either of them
Im gonna be honest. Rush characters kinda shouldn't have been included in the mix imo. They only use one format of Yugioh and tbh we have no idea how their skills would or could translate into the master duel format and seeing as how many of the duelists from each series are seasoned in multiple duel formats (turbo, action, speed, deck master, etc.) It feels kinda out of place to say rush characters are definitively better duelists using a format tailored to be easier and faster than the typical dueling formats from the previous series and never displaying any master duel skills. I also think more females like Alexis, Aki, and even Yuzu, blue angels, could have made the list because of one just the power creep and how strong their decks are and because their win/loss rates arent as bad as people claim and due to their unfortunate circumstances of just being put in duels with alot of time they couldnt have won due to plot sake similar to the villains. Imo not putting them on the list but saying Joey deserves a spot (despite the fact i agree Joey deserves one) is a bit wierd when im pretty confident he would or could most likely lose to those duelist and tbh hes not the only one. Also shout out to Anna, Rio/Marin who i also think are pretty strong duelist who could've made the top 50 had rush characters not been added.
It should be 2 vids
Putting Luke Infront of Kaiba, Kaito, Jack, Yuri, Reji, Zarc, Yugi, Jaiden, Yuma and many others is criminal...
Did u even watch sevens? The only times he lost was during flashbacks, when he was possesed and when yuga was cheating against luke.
Strongest duelist, more like cheatest duelist
How?
I do love the longer formated videos I would love it if you did some yugioh card lore videos as well
I would have Kaiba and Jack slightly higher Id have Yugi a bit higher I’d put Yami at 2 instead of 3 I think his opponents were more difficult given his deck and the card’s capabilities at the time and I definitely think Zane got shafted
The fact that Zexal has the highest representation in the top 10 says alot about how stacked that show was with great duelist.
In my opinion I would put Yuma no lower than top 3. His skills probably don't match the others that high but if we take powers into consideration Shinning Draw has got to be one of the most hax abilities for dueling.
Dawg the zexal duelist aren't that strong he put them the 3 shows with the strongest duelists are 5ds arc v and vrains for sure
@@WinterSupernova39 yes they are
@@WinterSupernova39 Having the highest representation in the top 10 alone shows that yes on average Zexal produced the strongest among the strongest of duelist. Zexal is very top heavy.
Top 10 was
3 Zexal characters
2 Vrains Characters
1 DM character
1 GX Character
1 5Ds Character
1 Arc-V Character
1 Sevens Character
Yes I know Zexal is mostly absent within the top 50, I'm talking about top 10 specifically.
I don't know what else to say, the statistics speak for themselves, I don't want this to be a longass thread so I'll just leave it at that.
Common ZEXAL W
@@rafaeldiaz2829 "statistics" off of a Yugituber's opinion
I laughed more watching the GX dub than I have at most standup routines
Still obscenely clear as the best piece of YGO media with unparalleled meme value.
@@dancostello4872 real
It is so hard to cleary rank the strongest since it's a topic full of interpretations. But let me try to list my Top 15 spontaneously. Not to forget that it's just an opinion. I wont state my list to be "The correct one" or anything-
Top 15 Master/Speed Duelists:
15. Ai (You could argue to exchange him with Soul Burner, but I just feel like that Ai is supposed to be the strongest duelist next to Yusaku in Vrains)
14. Dartz (I may overrestimate him a bit, since he is my 3rd favorite Yugioh character, but I truly believe him to be at this Level just because of how absurd his Orichalcos deck is)
13. Zarc (A devastating force who could only be defeated by himself at the end)
12./11./10. Kaito/Nasch/Yuma (I view them pretty equal all in all. You can also throw in Astral I guess. But its gotta be the Trio)
9. Judai (Mr. I may be out of options but not out of fusions. If needed he will fuse himself with your mom to defeat you-)
8. Atem (Im talking about the Destiny-Bending Atem we got after the Millennium World Arc. I don't think I need to elaborate)
7. Yugi (Yugi evolved into an unstoppable force the way he reads and "cures" his opponents completely with his duel. That's why he won every single of his duels at the end. I'm a believer of Yugi surpassing Atem)
6. Kaiba (Also a topic of interpretation. Kaibas Story Arc was about him letting go of his shackles of the past, which he did at the end of DSOD. Atem already teased at their latest match in Battle City that the duel could have gotten the other way around, if Kaiba would be clear minded. Thats what he reached at the end to me, and thats why I think he defeated Atem in the Afterlife Duel)
5. Yuya (The final Arc is imo Yuyas Road of overcoming Zarc, which makes him surpass him for me at the moment he dueled Reiji. He also had a Win Streak at the end just like Zarc did, just with the difference that his field resetted every duel. Yuya is in my opinion the strongest Duelist without any external Hax.)
4. Yusaku (As long as there is a Data Storm homeboy wont be stopped)
3. Yusei (I feel like Yusei is just a little over Yusaku due to Over Limit Accel Synchro and Crimson Dragon stuff)
2. Don Thousand (Including his Numeron Network Hax)
1. ZEXAL (To be able to literally casually create every card you need is just absurd. That's why they must be Number 1 for me)
And a spontaneous Top 10 for Rush Duelists (From Sevens to Go Rush Episode 130):
10. The☆Luge/Manabu (Could be either one. Just dueling wise Manabu is one of the most insane duelists ever. Hes just unlucky af and always loses. But his deck, his combos and his dueling is just insane. The☆Luge also deserves that spot imo for just being incredibly powerful. No wonder as ancestor of Luke)
9. Zaion (You simply wont escape Yggdrago.)
8. Asaka (This spot would have belonged to Zaion, but got damn. Episode 130 was just insane)
7. Yuga (My little King of losses. But nonetheless one of the strongest duelists imo. Be it in Sevens or Go Rush)
6. Roa (Imo the 2nd strongest Sevens character which is insane when you realize that homeboy is the highest on this list without any Fusion or Maximum Cards. The True King)
5./4. Yudias/Kuaidul (I believe them to be pretty equal. Kuaidul is able to become pretty clutch in a lot of situations, but Yudias got the bigger variety for that. I dont know who to place higher, so they both get that spot here)
3. Zwijo (Might be my bias since hes my 2nd favorite character of all time, but his aura is unmatched. You can believe that Zwijo can beat anybody if he needs to. Plus he just became stronger after joining the Darkmen, which solidifies him as my Number 2 in Go Rush)
2. Yuamu (I feel like she is just the strongest until now as Dark Meister. I believe that characters like Yudias and Zwijo might still be able to surpass her soon, but I think I would give it to Yuamu right now)
1. Luke (It's just difficult to argue against him in any way. No matter what he stands in front of, his dumb ass will carry him to victory)
Yes. That was my short little comment. Have a nice day.
Kaiba did beat Gozaburo and Zigfried in a duel with Obelisk and fang of Critias. Noah cheated by using Mokuba as a shield and the duel he won by cheating or despite to save Mokuba he and yugi did not draw cards for multiple turns. Darth was using the seal of orichalcos that plays a whole set of rules beyond how the game was made.
There was also the duel Yusei had against Jack when Yusei was trying to duel without relying on synchro monster. Jack cancelled the duel instead of finishing the duel. If the writers made that had face down cards then Jack would have won.
Also, Revolver practically destroyed Lighting.
Yup
Also, guys, try not to take this list too seriously. This is a franchise where characters aged 9 year olds to 18 year olds fight Egyptian demons, embodiments of light and darkness at boarding school, time traveling cyborgs, dimensional devils, Supreme Kings, cyber terrorists, Konami if it was run by a drone, and genocidal aliens under the age of twenty, all of whom are using the power of card games.
It's really subjective, especially if you scale different characters equally to whatever characters you are comparing them too.
@@BizarreInterestsProductions don't forget there are older characters too. Doctor Leo Akaba, Dr Faker, Heartland etc
@ I mean, true, but they were kind of villains and I mostly met heroes when I mentioned the age
@@BizarreInterestsProductions even the heroes go up to at least around 25. 5ds, Arc V and Zexal has some in their 20s, VRAINS seems older too
37:52 Make me kinda wish we saw Ray Akaba actually duel. I think she could be arguable higher than Zarc since she did beat him twice in the show.
Yusei defeating Z-one was incredibly impressive, watching him go fully gold and summon
Shooting Quasar Dragon was the perfect end to 5D's.
However, watching Yusei reduce all 3 Nordic gods ATK to 0, then watching them banish themselves with no damage dealt, was honestly the best move i've seen in the entire franchise. Logically, i know that other Duelests made better plays, but this is my personal favourite.
Please note that i stopped watching halfway through Vrains.
I surprisingly agree with most of this list, Yusei will always be the goat in my view and Jack Atlas will always be ranked above any villain for skill. I consider Rafael in the top 10 for he took a game on a MC using a guardian deck! He didn't cheat which is rare in the show, all while protecting his monsters. He handicapped himself in two different ways and still won against the main character. I wish there was a montage of all of the character's Yugi beat watching him lose to a guardian deck. Rafael only lost the rematch because he choice to revive his monsters at the cost of his own life points. meaning he didn't really get defeated, but choice to lose rather than betray his monsters. His dueling style limited him greatly, but his skill as a duelist made up for it.
What's so special about Jack? What's his biggest achievment? Defeating Aporia in 1v3 match with help of Leo and Luna, defeating Crimson Devil and defeating Yusei in flashback. That's good but no near being top 10-15. Zone is literally equal to peak version of Yusei, Yusei beat him just because he had all Signers Dragons, Jack stands no chance against Zone. Also Zarc was literally destroying whole ARC V cast in gauntlet duel, Jack doesn't stand chance against him either
jack is good but he's not the strongest. For his show he's up there for sure
Any villains? So above Z-ONE, Don thousand, vetrix, varis, aproia alone? Yeah no
Adrian Gecko is a hell of a bar. Ive always thought quite a bit about him.
Dont forget to add Quinton this time pls❤ Hes just as strong as kite and trianed his bros! Vetrix and his soms are top tier
Quinton is definitely not as strong as Kite. Being a teacher doesn’t automatically make you stronger than your student. I would even dare say he is the weakest of the Arclight brothers. I would rank them Quattro > Trey > Quinton
@MiniJodaTV not true. He is the strongest brother for the anime. In the barian battle vs scritch, thry play off each other flawlessly not using words. They are equals! 😀white haired sensei. Without his teachings his brothers and kite wouldn't have been as advanced as could be 🤷♂️ He's the prodigy of the series in science and duel
@ Him teaching his brothers and Kite doesn’t make him stronger than them. That’s like saying Grampa Muto is stronger than Yugi. For reference, Kite defeated Mizar one on one while Quinton could not in a two v one. Kite also straight up defeated Quinton. It is evident Kite is the stronger duelist.
@@haibanehochaille7010
The Weakest brother should be III. He's the youngest and doesn't have that many feats. The strongest brother should be IV, he's the Asian Champion + was rivalling Shark, which by the end of the series should be a lot stronger than Kaito.
@@MiniJodaTV One, the brothers were essentially ambushed. You're missing both the facts that they took mizar's dragon causing him to get angry. Plus Quinton was having no trouble in their first duel at all before kite made that final draw. Why are you leaving important details out? Those two are besties who tag together perfectly. No need to compare so hard. Also considering vetrix didn't duel before the show I wouldn't be surprised if Quinton taught him/gave tips!😄
Bruh, if Declan Akaba wasn’t EXTRAORDINARILY handicapped by Z-Arc having like 8000 life points and a full board to his 2000 when joining the duel Declan would have literally OTKed him. Heck, the only one you need to take out is Z-Arc’s extra life points because Declan literally did over 4000 points of damage in his first turn.
Though a big reason for this is because Z-Arc is so overwhelmingly carried by the cards he created that it’s only natural he would’ve folded against someone who could counter him. Heck, I haven’t seriously played the game in over a decade and if we had identical structure decks *I* could beat Z-Arc. And that isn’t a boast, it’s an insult. He literally needed effects that say “this counts as a [Fusion/Synchro/Xyz] Summon” to actually perform those summons to the point him supposedly being a master of them all as a human is a *plot hole* that can only be filled by assuming his Duel Spirits were *literally* dueling for him. Which, considering there were the four dragons and those two sorcerers that merged with him… makes perfect sense. I know this list is accounting for things like the OP cards he made to steamroll most of the cast (most of whom were on a losing streak already) but come *on.* He does NOT belong ten places above Declan when he literally would’ve gotten OTKed against if the rest of the cast wasn’t dragging the CEO down.
Yeah, honestly Z-Arc is possibly the weakest villain on the list, because if you look at the actual duel in it's entirety it was pretty lackluster. He only got that far because Sora and Edo afforded him several turns of build-up, and started every other duel with a tower and negate on board, but without them he would have been powerless against several of the duelist he faced afterward. If instead of joining the duel they had let him finish and restart he would have been done for.
I didnt realized that, but its true. Akaba Reiji would OTK Zarc, and this is insane
@GrandeBigdor they also had him misplay HARD to lose that fight, if he saved one material for High King Caesar instead of wasting it he could stop Zarc's whole turn and finish him off easily. Zarc was also kind of powerless against duelists who didn't rely on the extra deck Shingo, Asaka or Yuya's father.
That wasn't otk he started with 6000 life points and Declan did 3200 damage also zarc literally said he let him do that so he can summon all 4 of his dragons and Declan had a card advantage he had 4 cards zarc had zero in his hand and still Declan got otk
And how is zarc carried by the cards when it's not even easy to summon zarc you got to the so much just to summon it but zarc have a different skill level even in his first life zarc literally lost to the plot he should be top 5
Declan W
Can we get a list of most disrespectful duelists? Like duelists who were just over the top with their methods or just down right heinous. Villainous, overkill, you name it.
@@The_r3d_0ne Yuri and vetrix sweep the board with this one !
@@damiadunoqui1756Vector too probably 😂
@@The_r3d_0ne in tcg is deck isn't that good but in anime he was heavy. Depends what format you mean
Marik strongest than Mizael? 💀
This list is a joke
@kamitaraseyuuonze5302 Somebody is butthurt.
@@kite36 no, if you're gonna rank actual strong duelists then be fair and go by the rules. They didn't even add quattro, one of the biggest zexal competitors. But it's okay, this is just a fan project so why worry
@@kamitaraseyuuonze5302 Make a list on your YT channel then? People can talk so much but they cant do anything, well done for showing that you are the perfect example of that. No Reasoning, just an emotional opinion.
Mizael > Marik he won with 1 life point for the majority of the duel
Respect for Yusaku at No.1. THE best duelist in YGO anime.
Agree
yusei better
Yugi Moto should be in the discussion for top5 in my opinion. Hell the reason why he didnt participate in almost all duels was, because of Yami Yugi's destiny to duel in those, but if Yugi Moto dueled instead he would have won flawlessly aswell. In fact, in one of the filler episodes where Yami Yugi lost against the Oricalcos guy, it was because Yami Yugi forcibly took control over, while Yugi Moto was telling him to not fall into his trap. The fact, that Yugi Moto won the final duel against Yami is also a testament of him being the superior duelist all along. This boy never lost a duel and is the only duelist to make a use of Exodia; something the pharaoh himself never accomplished either.
While I do think he should be ranked higher for sure, I do think I'd rather duel yugi than atem if I was in a tournament.
This must be a hell of a pain to rank. I don't think you can really use the Sevens characters against the master duel characters either, its like they are playing a whole different game.
Master duel and its Yugi set 1 and pass. While sevens have long combos, low floor and high ceiling.
I figured playmaker would be #1 it makes sense
Yeah he's to powerful
What is happening at 4:40
This is my top 50! I feel like i did a decent job lol it was pretty hard to rank the bottom half more than a top half. This list is subjective but i feel like i was objective lol. If anyone has questions about some characters order i will say my opinion why is that. Also i didnt watch sevens so dont ask where are those characters!
1. Playmaker/Yusaku Fujiki
2. Yusei Fudo
3. Jaden Yuki
4. Shark/Nasch
5. Yuma Tsukumo
6. Atem
7. Soulburner
8. Varis/Revolver
9. Jack Atlas
10. Kite Tenjo
11. Astral
12. Yuya Sakaki
13. Declan Akaba
14. Ai
15. Don Thousand
16. Yuri
17. Z-Arc
18. Seto Kaiba
19. Shay/Shun Obsidian
20. Yugo
21. Z-One
22. Crow Hogan
23. Lightning Ignis
24. Paradox
25. Yuto
26. Aporia
27. Mizar
28. Zane Truesdale
29. Quattro
30. Chazz Princeton
31. Aster Phoenix
32. Vetrix/Tron
33. Sky/Aoi Zaizen
34. Selene
35. Dartz
36. Adrian Gecko
37. Yubel
38. Kallin Kessler
39. Sartorius
40. Vector
41. Quinton
42. Axel Brodie
43. Sora Perse
44. Akiza Izinski
45. Joey Wheeler
46. Alexis Rhodes
47. Gong Strong
48. Bastian Misawa
49. Syrus Truesdale
50. Dr. Crowler
Disclaimer: i now realize i forgot some characters in the top 10 so i would put Yugi Moto at 7 and Bohman at 8 so just move all others 2 spots down and i also didnt know where to scale team Ragnarok since they are pretty strong i just dont know where to put them…
Well I am not going to make a general comment on the list and discuss each choice that has been made however some particular comments should be made I believe . both Seto Kaiba and Chezz Princeton were victims of the plot. Almost %80 duels of them were the kind of duels that were either against the main protagonist or the main villain of the season(Pegasus/Noah/Dartz or in Chazz's case Sartorious/Trueman and a bunch of duels against Jaden. Just think of the Joey's duel against Marik then imagine it happening to a characters repetitively that pretty much sumps up the point.
Luke: yeah I’m number 4 im better that some protagonist I’m in the path to becoming the best
Luke is not top 10 good
@@seanakima50515e U havent watched Sevens.
Manga Luke never lost once and he took on the entire main and supporting cast barring Goha Siblings and Otes.
Anime Luke beat him in Episode 27. (Phantom Luke is semi implied to be the manga Luke due to their shared color scheme and Miragias being from the manga at first).
There’s a big misconception about crossover powerscaling. The characters lose or win according to the need of the plot. If Yusaku or Yusei were in Yuga’s place, they would lose too. A character isn’t good or bad just because they win a lot. Yuga is as good as Luke by the end of the show because he always was basically as close as you get to beat him and even did beat him at the end. Yuga just loses a lot because of the context of the story. That applies to all Yugioh characters. Yugi beats Atem at the end, yet he’s 17?
I think it’s just impossible to accurately rank cross over series.
Big time agree
@@terencebc Assuming Yusaku would lose smh
I will forever die on the hill of
EOS Yuma>>>>>>EOS Kaito
You're right
Yeah, Kite unfortunately didn't get much better in the second half of Zexal, and the new cards he gained weren't really meaningful enough to put him on par with Yuma's new acquisitions. Besides, the fact that Kite had to give his absolute best to just barely clutch up a win against Mizael, while Yuma defeated Nasch, the Barian Emperor, kinda says it all.
Kaito gets overhyped (and is constantly given his final Numbers), Astral (with 100 Numbers and memories) gets downplayed
Kaito already anticipates Yuma will surpass him to the point Yuma had to convince him he hasn't hit his true limit to funnily enough defeat him, but Yuma gets so powerful from that point even after being nerfed into only having a usable Utopia and almost all the other Numbers being drained of their power/absorbed/held by someone else that it's weird people think Kaito would beat Astral and that Yuma didn't surpass Astral mid duel with his F0 awakening.
@@AsinfulParadox his deck yes, skill as a duelist no
I think I agree with the most of the video, the only thing is... probabily it would have been even better if the title of the video was "top 50 most skilled duelist" instead of "strongest", because to declare who are the strongest in the right order we need to consider not only how many time they won/lost or who they have beaten, but also the card they have. To understand better, an example could be Don Thousand, because even if we saw him in action only two times, with his cards and powers, it's obvious he is stronger than lots of character above him in the top who if had to duel him instead of Yuma and Nash, they would have lost for sure. Also the fact that it took the power of Zexal, Nash and Kite combined to defeat him means that he if they were alone, they would have probabily lost too. He is only an example of this, because also Seto Kaiba (for how I absolutely like everything of him) can't be that higher in the list because the card he had at the time couldn't have any chance against lots of the decks we saw in the next series. So... maybe this list is about the most skilled duelist of all time for what they did when they were on screen or maybe also the top strongest character but considering them for the moment we saw them, for how much the things they did worth but only inside the serie they belong to.
Oh boy this video will bring ao much controversy lol, but who cares when my boy Yusei is 2nd, i do believe he is stronger than Yusake, but you can really argue for either of them.
Amazing video Dylan, as always
1.Yami Yugi (Atem)
2.Playmaker (Yusaku)
3.Fudo Yusei
4.Kaiba Seto
5.Judai Yuki
Yeah no.
I would love to see a duel between Yusei and Yami Yugi somehow
Pre video watch
The question is WHO is #1
they will be yu gi oh movie
Yes, a new Yu-Gi-Oh! animated movie is in development. The movie is said to feature fan-favorite characters, including Yugi Moto and an older Jaden Yuki. The story will follow Yugi as he struggles with his place in the world of dual monsters and must duel one last time to save the game.
When was this announced
@blacksarutobi7975 Here's the updated info:
New Yu-Gi-Oh! animated movie in development
Features characters from the original series:
+ Yugi Muto
+ Seto Kaiba
All-new original story
Celebrates the legacy of the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise
Announced in June 2024
Yuga dont deserve top 50. Pegasus, Tron, Yuri, Dartz, etc on this list are better than him
Ehh, put them in Rush, and Yuga tends to defeat the antagonist in each arc, so against true threats, he'll probably rack up the wins eventually.
@@BizarreInterestsProductions Yuga tends to defeat them and they tend to defeat him. Roa literally ended the show defeating him without maximuns or fusions while he got defeated in the first arc while playing unfair.
It's difficult to measure Yuga's power as a duelist when he can defeat strong opponents but also loose easy
@@FranciscoRamirez-nb4uu I mean, that’s the whole point like when it comes to serious situations where everything is on the line he’s going to win. Anytime works like a personal issue or a grudge it can be up in the air.
@@daniel280699 comparing an actual child to vetrix and other adults is wild
Crow been higher then revolver is criminal
Will you be continuing your “ranking every duel” series?
@@hightidekraken if it's less biased maybe
The next one is GX. More duels than any other, and most are Judai. Give him time
Kalin better be high on the list
Marik being that low is kinda concerning
Kalin at 45 is just it lets see who the f is btter than kalin or marik.
Zane aint better than Kalin.
Vector at that high is the final straw this list sucks.
I am sorry but you approach to this matter with wrong mentality. If a character beats yusei but doesnt have that many duels would it make him worse than a midcard character who would never dream beating yusei but had many duels?
Thats such a terrible list. And before being able to finish this I see dartz being at 37. An easy top 10
Saio over Dartz OMG get lost.
Dude ranked kalim and vetrix way too low while putting sevens go rush too high. Yup this isnt good
I'm sorry 😂😂but Respectfully this list is all over the place
Not his best
Its terrible
I loved this list. Yusaku (Playmaker), Yusei and Yami Yugi are my three favorite characters. This is prodigious ❤
This video just reminds me of how horrible that show did Shingo lmfao oh my god. "Heres an action card that specifically messes with your yosenju set up", "heres your duel disk getting destroyed so you're worthless for now" and my favorite "your combo against Zarc wouldve worked....if this wasn't an interruption duel...lose loser" solid list man I miss watching ygo consistently.
Judai will always be my number one but 6 is so respectable, I can’t argue that 😭😭
32:45 that wasn't a true loss either tbh because noah cheated
I would love if you came back and did an update video once the latest Yu-Gi-Oh series ends.
Another awesome video to watch
Dude I would really love to see you rank every Yu-Gi-Oh! series.
He said he will at some point I think next year
@@silvernapper2797 Alright thank you
I honestly think Luke should be a little lower because he realistically lost twice because I don’t buy that the LukeMan is a separate character because he never dueled when he wasn’t merged with Luke
1. Playmaker
2-3. Varis and Soulburner
4. Yuya
5-6. Declan and Yusei
7. Jack
8. Yuma
9. Shark
10. Yuri
Prob what my top 10 would look like (not including rush characters because its a different format so hard to compare how strong they are)
11. Probably Kite
(tho u could probably include ai somewhere on there, didn't know if i should rank him)
kite is defintely stronger than shark
For a pure duelist perspective I think most of them are good rated, also what do you think about make a ranking of your favorite YGO OP themes overall?
This should be a good time.
He forgot Téa! She has a 100 percent win!
@@sonicking0 it was not a good time. He forgot my guy quattro !
I wonder if he'll add Battle Beast, considering how much he hates the arc but the character is objectively one of the strongest duelists in the franchise.
Edits: Roboppi, Mizael, Dartz, Ai & Reiji are being seriously undersold here.
Yami Marik (at least in the anime), Rafael, YUGA & Kaiba are being seriously oversold - except for Kaiba (who shouldn't be as high as he's been ranked) they have no business making the list at all. 😭
Yugo's loss against Yuri has a massive asterisk considering the plot needed Kaito & Edo to drain his resources (which was incredibly bone-headed) instead of having them focus on defeating Yuri, _the actual threat._
No, Kaito wouldn't have defeated Tron - even after the Haruto reveal, he doesn't hold back at all or avoid making moves that otherwise would have won him the duel (like say Kaiba vs Noah or Revolver vs Lightning). Sure it felt like it was playing dirty & underhanded from Tron, but it didn't affect the duel in any way besides pissing off Kaito, who still lost cleanly.
Atem is WAY too high - he has no business even sniffing the Top 10, let alone being in the Top 5, _let alone_ being ahead of Jack, Shark, Z-ARC, Yuma, Soulburner, Kaito & Luke.
Battle Beast, Sherry, Antinomy, Andore, & (S2) Go Onizuka should've made this list tbh.
Great video Dylan!! Yusaku also never had any supernatural force aiding him. One more reason for him to be number 1.
29 is way too low for Ai. He only lost to Playmaker and even then, had he not activated a spell card in the last turn, he would have won the duel. I'd argue that's the closest anyone has ever gotten to beating Playmaker (including Revolver and Bohman).
Finally someone else gets it. 🙌
@@surdine6671 True
well Ai misplayed, he thought he has to use it.
But i agree, 29 is too low
I think I’d still put Jack and Judai over Atem. All three are absolute beasts, but I could absolutely see Jack being the only other one who could defeat Z-one, while Judai was a force of nature. Also, while I don’t think he makes the top 50, honorable mention to Fubuki with how good he was in season 4 of GX. Your top two are perfect though.
I agree. If you analise more throughly, Judai should've won against Yugi/Atem. Slifer would go back to the grave if Judai just ended his turn. Atem wouldnt really had anything that could top Shining Flame Wingman. Even If he managed to summon Slifer again with Monster Reborn or smth
Jack doesn't stand a chance against Z-One. Even Yusei would've lost if he didn't have Signers Dragons
Seeing as you were taking 7 whole series into account, 4 of which I haven't yet watched, I was prepared to potentially not see Mai on the list going into the video. However, after seeing Marik on the list, I knew Mai had to be coming up eventually, as she is very clearly a better duelist than Marik at the very least all things considered. She had Yugi in check in duelist kingdom, all she had to do was call his bluff and she won, then she outright defeated Marik, if only she were born with different heritage, and then she outright defeated Joey while he was at his peak skill level. On top of this, she managed to win enough star chips for both herself AND yugioh at an astonishing pace. I would put Mai on par with Joey in terms of raw dueling skill, if not a bit higher. We just needed to see more of her and against non-plot armored opponents.
With that said, Bakura is arguably one of the absolute strongest characters in all of DM, as he nearly defeated the king of games 3 times (actually WOULD have defeated him if not for his card not working properly in duelist kingdom), but it is a bit difficult to rank him properly because all his main duels are against plot juggernauts or are otherwise no-results.
For those getting frustrated, this list takes into regard their record throughout their respective shows and how intimidating and skilled they were at dueling.
If we were to look at this plainly Atem wouldnt make the top 50 at all. But we take his record in DM into account we dont compare his deck to duelists who have more advanced decks like in VRAINS.
Its why a character like Luke is #4. If you havent watched Sevens let me explain it to u. Luke NEVER LOST, Beat Yuga 3 times (4th time wasnt exactly a proper full duel), defeated characters like Goha Yuuga, Roa, and many more. He was a dueling FORCE in Sevens so it makes sense to put him that high. Hope this clears a few things up.
Not sure I agree. By this logic Tea's a top tier duelist, never losing a duel and "beating" obviously better duelists like Joey and Mai.
A character's reputation and record should come second to statement about their actual skill and development. This is why Chazz should be considerably above Zane, even though he'd never be written to win.
@@NoOne-ks8tu frustrated isn't the right word, more of confused. If you're ranking the top duelists, stop leaving the powerhouses and buffing the ones who don't even qualify!
@@ashuebot-tabi4449 in fact Chazz beat Aster, who beat Zane. Sure, Zane got stronger after that, but this proves that Chazz is superior to Aster at least. And let's talk about Cyrus a bit. Zane says Cyrus surpassed him. Now, did gx do a lackluster job in showing his growth? Sure, but that doesn't mean he didn't deserve a spot. A lot of these positions seems to be based on how cool the character is (yuya and Yuma below Yusei? Who would have guessed)...but hey, this list is for fun and is HIS list, so it's absolutely okay
I get that's the idea, but calling it a top 50 sounds like 13 can defeat 25 and 25 can defeat 50. Maybe Rush characters can defeat characters from DM-5D's in a weird Master duel/Rush duel hybrid duel because they have the advantage of the multiple summons, but they wouldn't do anything against number users.
Maybe the titel should be a bit more specific
@@FranciscoRamirez-nb4uu this list should've been 2 different videos. Speed duel and then a rush duel. Too many people to add at once. This would've prevented leaving off important duelists bc I don't even think Nail made it
At my first thought. Seeing Jack and Kaiba outside the top 10 was crazy. But when you consider how many good characters and how many series there are. Its not an insult and they are still top 15
Due to the tournament format Jack lost a handful of times during the WRGP and was on the verge of losing against Max of all people. He also lost three times against Yusei. Jack is very weak for a champion because you realize he was installed and did not earn it legitimately.
Jack is overrated. He literally lost to fake himself. Ain't no way he's above Zone. Yusei needed all Signers Dragons to beat Zone, Jack stands no chance. Also I don't get how Kaiba and Jack are top 15 and Revolver is just 25th when he's just as good as these two
@JohannaDarner that's his problem, he relies on too much power and suffers due to it. Nistro is just the same
@@srdjankupresakjack relies on too much on an overrated strategy. And varis is probally higher too