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Don't call it a comeback! But... Face Downs season 2? (The dad arc begins)

Top 13

imagine your opponent went normal yata > full splight combo

It's gonna be may

We are only funny after 10pm, deal with it.

Misplays like unironically playing virtual world in 2022 i mean who would do that.

do not inquire about the armored bees

And no, playing 2 Aleister instead of 3 does NOT count as brewing

AKA the one where we talk about tengu plant for 30 minutes

Or alternatively, 'how to spend $1000 to win a 14 person locals' After Daaaaaaaark ;)

good riddance you ugly plant

Unless a sneaky catgirl (snow) has something to say about it 

What kind of breakdown? Stay tuned to find out

Another mailbag episode!! This time featuring answers to our podcast question: "What one card represents a massive shift in the trajectory of yu-gi-oh? Not just strong, but something that spelled out the future of card design"

JOE REAL

The answer every time is flower cardian, quit askin'

Today, a konami executive sits back in their armchair, watching a graph that says: "MONEY" go up rapidly. They relax into a blissful cash related euphoria. Somewhere, someone has mortgaged their house for a third copy of Impermanence.

Okay well no one played swordsoul but how could it compare to the raw power of set guru pass? Doubt

More like d1ck master

Beyond theez nuts

In our traditional quarterly episode, we continue to pioneer the yugioh space with a 'BANLIST PREDICTION' episode, something that no one has ever thought of before in history (i checked). 

Format is good, but have YOU tried opening ghosts from the past? I'd rather eat the cards 

Remember when they unlimited superpoly? ... woops!

Tonight we are joined by Cheese TCG a.k.a Conor Schaumkell, a local legend and up-and-coming pro duelist streamer who is gearing up to take on the pros in his own Free Win-a-Case of BODE tournament. 

Magikey better than Swordsoul CONFIRMED Apologies to Liam Gill and all of CHCH, kezza didn't upload your lists in time. 

Buddy if only you could have seen, when fur hires came out everything changed..................uwu

I didn't even want to rank beetroopers b-baka. 

Listen wisely and you TOO can top a 34 person win a box like us ! 

Up next, a 'brief' history of decks broken by brilliant fusion part 31 of 40 [1:55:03]

The number one difference between yu-gi-oh and mtg might not be what you think! Discussing the best and the worst decks in yu-gi-oh history! This one is just a serious discussion no memes here ;) 

A succinct history of the biggest, baddest, negate-iest beasties in all of yu-gi-oh. Melffy Puppy was not eligible despite protests. 

Simulators are the easiest way to get into the game, but does missing out on spending $450 a playset on crossout designator hurt your chances to truly enjoy the game? Tough to say.

Where we discuss how we were so right about the banlist Konami had to put it out early just to keep our powers in check

Live in the blissful ignorance for 1 more day as we discuss the.... UPCOMING banlist that is not due until October 1st.. right? RIGHT?

creep by radiohead.. heh, story of my life Joe Macdonald joins us once again ! Will the rotating seat ever be graced by such a noble soul? Time will tell. We discuss power creep, the newly announced crossout designator and even some sneaky hints at our thoughts on the banlist. 

The most consistent podcast in the yugisphere is back! Talking multi-format tourneys and old stuff in general with Joe from Palmy!

2 gays and their token straight teammate discuss taking down decks as powerful as TOONS and HEROs in the latest New Zealand tournament!  Oh and I guess some dragon link players were there, never came up ;) 

You cant keep THESE gays outta the regional any more!

It's actually kinda good :) 

Remember structure decks? Well we sure do! Maybe one day Konami will print another one, but I cant remember any from this year, nope, none at all.

Look if you need some good stuff I know a guy...

Another year another january-ish... banlist!!! Listen to these gays try to justify Pendulums becoming playable again in 2021

Oh also we talk about some snakes I guess

Ever seen a decklist with 4 hyphons in it? Well they're all over the place right now. Invoked-Dogmatika Blank has been among the best decks for a year now, so we tackle this issue in this episode of what can be done about this ongoing deck building trend. 

New month new set new month new set... when does it end?! War rocks defenders and underdog apologists try to walk back investing into Sales Pitch last year

Today is an extra special episode with our first ever in studio guest! We have Dino on to talk about being better than us at yu-gi-oh, and topping one of the last YCS's before the world died. 

No matter who you are you can be a star yu-gi-oh player! This episode aims to bridge the gap and help you decide on a deck to kickstart your yu-gi-oh career. 

Introducing our new series, 'The Set Up'! In which we utilise our past year of tournament success to help you become better players.  Going second in Yu-Gi-Oh is tough. But giving up is never an option!... Or is it? In this episode we discuss all the ways in which we've improved our game going second, and fear the die roll no more. Editors note: Please excuse cool duelist Marshall Stevenson from the Hamilton burn as he in fact does not play mystic mine