Maybe it’s okay to be a little behind. As a treat.
When I was getting back into Yu-Gi-Oh in 2016, “3 busted engine cards, 1 mandatory Garnet” was the shiny innovation in card design of the day. Cards like Brilliant Fusion, Speedroid Terrortop, and Set Rotation were the new hotness, with good players in the community ardently justifying the inclusion of bricks in decks to enable these strong options.
These days, things are different. Pro players strive to cut every bricky card that they can, because consistency has become more important than ever. So how did we get here? In this video essay, I dive into this rapid change in deckbuilding philosophy, the balance of consistency vs. power, and see if there is still space for Garnets in Yu-Gi-Oh’s modern formats.
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So glad to see you around here,keep up the good work !
Looking forward to more of your stuff!
Opinion pieces are one thing but trying to push somebody else’s YT channel on us is another.
And if you are could you at least make it so we don’t have to look at some click hole thumbnail? Like maybe just an image of the card, the opinion, then the video at the bottom.
You’re on someone else’s platform. Expect to see any content that those admins curate or approve of.
Nobody is forcing you to watch this YT video unlike the ads that play in background.
This platform does not owe you anything. Get out.
Haven’t watched the video, but incredible thumbnail.
I love yugioh journalism more than anyone but be advised that brick is an abelist slur.