Enjoy audio from both ears this time! 😎

This man really won the UDS and thought “huh, I guess this means my content and editing quality has to be indisputably better than everyone else’s too”.

Thank you for the subtitles! I actually enjoy reading along while you were speaking and it made following your insight very convenient! Hope you stick with this format moving forward

Audio sounds better. A bit of peaking at the beginning, but i appreciate audio in both ears! Thank you Jesse!

I love the changes you made on your approach on content, I always liked hearing your opinions and having it streamlined and highly edited is definitely a huge bonus

Just imagine traveling back in time to 2010 and telling a yugioh player from that year that in the future you would have one of the best, if not the best player in the world making high quality youtube videos about his opinions on the format and on the game, it is actually a blessing the more you think about it. On a different note, may I know your opinion on shaddoll fusion and on magical spring? I have considered them as options for a branded side deck but due to how niche they are I am unsure yet. Thank you and have a nice day!

Thanks for the subtitles. I'm from Chile and it's hard for me to listen but not so much to read English, it even served as a language class for me! :)

love the tier list jesse would love to see more when possible. super useful information especially since im preparing to go to nationals later this year

Video is good for the most part and I have some feedback: Do a once over on your subtitles, there were a couple times they weren't accurate, not a big deal but it hurt the quality of the video. And I would have loved some time stamps of each card! It would have made this video easier to use as a tool in deck-building to hear your thoughts on an individual card instead of having to manually scrub through the video for the specific card or just scroll to the end of the video and assume your thoughts (For example, you actually think iblee is really good but it's not good as a generic card but as an engine piece and I don't get that from just scrolling to the end of the video and seeing where it's placed in the tier list, which I suspect a lot of folks will do. Time stamps would make that less likely to happen I think.) Thanks for putting out the awesome content! I can really tell you have an intention to make quality competitive content which I super appreciate :)

Ash Blos really feels like a double edged sword this format. It WILL save your butt even against the decks that can exploit your use of it, but again if they exploit that usage optimally they might sometimes just destroy you off a TTT or Hiita. Typhoon seems like a weird option to even consider siding with how little it does, but Monsters being treated as Face-Up Spell/Traps are at an all time high, and often accompanied by a more standard Continuous or Field Spell. And just sniping that other card unexpectedly(or even the monster if it lacks a good floating effect) can throw an opponent off their game significantly. It's definitely not main deck worthy though and doesn't do a whole lot against Destruction Protection or floaty cards, and can't hit SET cards at all, which is the main reason it's usually not even worth mentioning after Pendulums stopped being overused. For decks and players that want to OTK when going second, Monster Theft cards are at their strongest, just stealing an Apollousa temporarily is often enough to win on the spot for those people(especially if you can turn it into a Zealantis after using any relevant monster negates). Evenly Matched is ONLY really viable in decks that can set up disruption entirely through backrow after breaking a board as a result of the risks incurred from cards like those and Kurikara, and even then those decks have to watch out for Dusters and Cosmics after siding(Imperial Iron Wall can stop Cosmics, but ANY monster effect activation risks inviting a Duster or Lightning Storm to your face).

Great vid! Deffo curious to see what, if any, changes you'd make to the tierlist post UDS.

Definitely like the subtitles added! Your videos just keep getting better and better!!

I have been testing magical spring ( In branded but still ) and I gotta say the card feels VERY GOOD when going for a board breaker approach, its good against voiceless, and the fire decks. It is most of the time a draw 3 discard 1 which is pretty useful when playing against huge boards. Anyway, good video, the quality has leveled up since last time. Congrats on your win, I rooted for you the whole time and I'm glad you won.

Dude you stepped up the quality on these videos SO much, this is great

I like the subtitles in these videos. Sometimes i cant have the videos playing with volume or have headphones but i like to see whats being said. Id just suggest your editor or you to double-check them because there were times when there were words that were clearly not what you were actually saying. Other than that, yeah, great addition to the videos

Nice vid, love the longstyle discussion videos as someone who works from home and fiends podcast style content lol. The editing and subtitles are also a very nice new touch. Thoughts on Shaddoll fusion package? I'd figure you favor against it since it plays into anti-spell (and ash blossom lol) but figured its atleast worth mentioning.

I love this content! For competitive players, this really helps analyze the meta as a community. It helps to talk about these cards. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

Hey, Jesse, Congrats on your big weekend at the UUDS. Amazing plays! Great video. Definitely helps. Will be taking some of these suggestions into account when modifying my deck for the upcoming events. Thank you!

Production quality is BOOMIN! Keep it up!

I really appreciate your videos. Im a supbar Horus player and not at all a meta player. I like how you talked about why its good or bad regarding the current format and what would happen against what monster and why to run it or not. Big fan. Keep up the work Kotton.

Jesse, super proud to see how quickly you've grown as one of the strongest faces this game has to offer. Love your new editing!

Great video this is the best content, absolutely love the longer more in depth information!!!

Insane value. As someone returning to the game after a few years, this video means the world. Thank you!

Still one of the few TCG players who really know what is happening in today's game. I enjoy watching your video even though I'm playing from the OCG region. Hope you still remember me, one of your batch mates in Worlds 2019. Congrats btw on your UDS win! 😊

Thanks for the great video! Quick question: Does this also apply to master duel since we are also in a Snake Eyes meta?

Very insightful and thorough video 🥳 congrats also for becoming the UDS champ!

Congrats for the ring and really nice video. Whats ur thoughts on spooky dogwood?

The Skull Meister "it beats anti spell" insertion was golden! Lol

First of all, congrats on that uds win! Secondly, since if i got it correctly u recorded this before the uds, have your opinions on any cards changed since the uds? Or did it reinforce opinions you had? Great ressource for the formst regardless!

great work for the subs. As non native english speaker, sometimes accent really make us hard to understand people words, this help a lot.

These are must watches for me every format, so thanks alot Jesse!

Any tips for the non-engine Runick decks should play? Since I can't really take the handtrap approach due to space reasons.

Yes I like this type of content. Although I play MD but 1. I can reflect and make choices. 2. I understand the true meaning behind some of these techs (I very much liked the board breaking Ogre moves) 3. I enjoy this type of breakdown content especially from pro player

THE Ultimate Duelist HAS SPOKEN 🔥

Ogre is really underrated vs link climbing decks. If you ogre a link 2 or 3 at a good time, their end board is really subpar. I remember during tri brigade/Drytron/dragon link format in 2021, I was using ogre vs a lot of the combo decks that were running around with this mindset.

Thoughts about lancea? I know snake eyes don't really revolve around banishing, but it can stop called by and crossout, which has been seeing play recently. It can also stop cards like cosmic when they try to hit your field spell. I feel like it's has some merit to it. Most likely for the side deck.

Agree on ogre. I play it in shaddolls. It can be also summoned with etele and be activated from the field, or summoned from gy with cross-sheep if used as fusion/link material

First time watching your vids and the format is clean i appreciate it

Congrats on the UDS win! Great content from a knowledgeable player. Need more videos like this.

Love the quality of video Jesse

Was testing Ogre the other day. Does quite a lot mid or beginning combo against Snake Eye.. either hitting oak, Ash sometime even Formula / Savage dragon

A couple cards that has poped up lately that i would interested to hear about is strike and magical spring. Im guessing you rate strike pretty highly since you played it but would still be interested in how you rate the two

Responding to @58:55, Do we have any soul release effects on a stick that can be used infinitely vs. the one time? Continuous spell/trap or monster effect(Or maybe cards which also allow a banish in addition to their activation)? Innovation is in the air right now. I'm unfamiliar past shining darkness. *Thinks about Enlightenment Dragon coming April*

Your content has improved so much from the DA days, not just talking about editing - obviously that’s great, but your voice itself is so much more confident and well spoken. Keep it up man, been really great to be a part of your journey even just as a spectator

damn this production quality tho. uds champion by day, content machine by night i seee

Thanks for the information! I have been trying lots of non-engine this format, and am always looking for insights into the meta. A card I didn’t see you mention is Spooky Dogwood, which is a card I saw played during the UDS. I know the explanation for why it’s used is simple, so Im not really asking about that, but would you run it?

I'm a returning player and I've been having fun with mythical Endymion so this is a god send. I quit playing right before GX lol so I remember the yata-lock and being toxic with self destruct button 😂

Respect Jesse, you are the guy. If I may, in this video I notice you talk very meta, it’s all meta, to which I understand 1000% because you are that guy, but to the little guy just in a local scene only that doesn’t really see a whole lot of fire maybe, how good are some cards in general? Like dark ruler is actually really good going second going against rogue or other stuff. To see from only one perspective, idk just throwing it out there. Again , I know you are THE guy. And congrats! I hope to duel you one day. But what about the little guy at locals only ?

What are the better non engine options instead of using Fenrir? Also thoughts on Silent Graveyard? I have had great success with it in my main deck.

Personally I kindof like dark ruler against the pure snake-eye as a fire king player. Mainly because if I enter the grind game with pure I feel more comfortable because the fire king cards can do an extra push. I especially like it when they go for the 2 card combo that ends on the baron + I:P + flam + Borrel since it turns of most of their disruption and let’s you relatively build a board through everything else. That being said, I only like the card when playing fire king because of the fact it has a good grind, so it feels safe. Still want to test it out a bit more but yea. Love the thoughts on droll, I used to main it and then realised it really didn’t feel that good unless they A: play into or B: have a really bad hand. Also what are your thoughts on Lancea? I’ve been testing it and kinda like it. It, as a handtrap, is already good into decks like rescue ace (makes it awkward when they can manually summon things by banishing), D link dies to it, certain branded lines struggle, Floo loses a lot of their grind cause everything goes to grave and most importantly it shuts down cards like soul release and cosmic for if you are going first and pass to opponent (also shifter depending on what you can set up going 2nd in terms of resources like Garunix etc). Also cuts off the banish effect of original and wanted but thats just a really small thing. Oh yea, it also stops Crossout for your opponent.

what do u thnk about shaddoll fusion going 2nd? u can trigger ariel to banish 3 cards from grave (forcing princess), draw a card and your apkallone can negate ip (forcing a premature sp) or apollo

Thoughts on different dimension ground and solemn strike/solemn scolding? Thought they would have made your list

Great content! And major congrats!

What do you think of Chain Disappearance for a Lab deck, to deal with any snake-eye, ponix, voiceless lo, or any low attack monster meta?

Was wondering how you’d rank Raigeki, since I did very good with it a couple locals an a row now 🤔

The winner of the Philadelphia regional had silent graveyard in their side deck, what is your opinion about that one? It’s kinda crazy because he won 10 to 0, and had no hand traps in his main deck, but most of his side deck was hand traps.

Ogre can also counter both of Voiceless' Continuous S/T, and can hose some of the rogue decks, like Raidraptor. Definitely worth siding, I reckon.

Love this video appreciate your insights!! 💯

Jesse you are an inspiration and I value your yugioh opinions very highly as a new player - thank you so much for this content!!! Learning a ton

How is solemn strike in the side deck for snake eye? Feels really strong to side in for the mirror going 1st

Any thoughts on shaddoll fusion for this format?

A cool video idea could be if you were building a non-fire deck to beat fire king snake-eyes how you would go about building it

This did help me a bit. Though I'm playing raidraptor

This was a very informative video i would argue for certain cards in their slots like fenrir but that's just my opinions you're the champ for a reason lol

The subtitles are so smooooth,like them a lot, really helps with concentration

Question about Retaliating c, doesnt it still work even if its been put in the spell trap zone?

Would be interested to hear your stance on ghost sister & spooky dogwood

Any thoughts on Set Rotation/Mid-Breaker Field?

Lets say im going second and i have nib and imperm on my hand and i play vs snake eyes pure or FK Snake eyes. And they normal summon Ash, should i imperm that? Or should i let them play to Nib them? Cause if i get nib on field i cant use my imperm in hand anymore

I'm curious where Magic Jammer would place as a Thrust target in particular in the current meta.

Absolutely loving the Subtitles thank you!

I think it would be a good idea if you had a guest in a video or stream. As an example. You could play against Joshua Schmidt in a Twitch stream, in a remote game. He does this on Twitch against viewers. He is the biggest Yu gi oh streamer in Europe with 4 Ycs Winns. It would also increase your reach in Europe. And the spectators would like to see two of the best players play against each other. You could play multiple decks whoever wins first with 3 different decks. is the winner of the stream.

Something to note is that belle can hit Safira add eff since it adds from deck or gy at resolution of the effect. Thought to mention since you didn’t mention it when taking about vv

This was great more of this!

Great List, I’m not sure if I skipped over it but where would Dimensional Fissure fit in this list ?

I've seen some people experimenting with Magical Spring, no ideia if it's any good though.

if my deck plays D. Shifter, it's still worth it to use Veiler, or I should use ghost mourner instead? I also have Ghost Ogre to fill the spot, but I am in doubt in which one I should use

How does snake eyes ash work with deck lockdown since you have the ability to summon from hand? Can you send it for cost if you have a legal target in hand and then summon from deck?

I haven't finished the video yet, but i noticed you didn't include soul release, would be curious how you feel about that in the format.

Following you on twitch now, how often do you stream?

I appreciate the feedback and the time you put into writing it, thanks! 🙏🏽

Alot of your explanations are based around fk snake eyes rather than both fk snakes and pure. Is mainly because that's what you mainly tested and played in the UDS? Or do you think the fk variant is just better thank pure?

i agree for the most part on fenir, being horrendously bad going, second. I like Fenrir in the side of of my VV deck, because i replace the nibru main for this card, go through my normal lines with Saffira then if i do not get drolled at this point i can use fenrir effect to search another one to pitch with saffira and jsut as an extra interruption going first for VV specifically. But i could be wrong with my though, cause I my self can't even top a regionals.

Thoughts on Lullaby of Obedience?

How many copies of Nib and Veiler would you run?

How do you feel about power filter?

Another reason why Mourner isn't as good as Imperm/Veiler is because you can't hit Lo or Diviner with it. Meaning even if they don't have Sauravis, they still full combo you, and Mourner just feels bad. EDIT: I just want to say Belle is actually pretty good vs pure snake eyes since they have a lot less extenders and can't chain block Flamberge as well compared to FK SE. Belle is still useful against VV, but I do agree it's not great. You have to pair it with a high impact ht like Droll or Shifter (Yes you heard that right since you can Belle Pre-Prep and if they open Pre-Prep while under shifter, they establish their full board anyways). Belle is also useful vs Branded and is a good defensive card if you know your deck could have issues against Bystials.

I see you’re experimenting with new editing styles and I respect your dedication to improving your content, but I want to give some feedback. I can’t say I like the subtitles, they’re really distracting, especially with the word-by-word marking. I really appreciate subtitles as an accessibility option, but it is a bit too much for me, the built in subtitling option in youtube does the job really well. I also think the barrage of sound effects in the start of the video don’t add anything of value to the video and stands out as a weird choice. I think looking at different video production styles is nice, but be mindful of what your goal is. As a mainly theory-focused and informative channel I think you should stay mindful of that in the editing of your videos. Thanks for your consideration and thanks for the wealth of competitive theory.

yo jesse, remember the rose dragon adventurer deck you made, if i tweaked it, do you think it would be good?

Ive seen the OCG and some TCG lists push Lancea heavily. What do you think of it?

Wow this vid is amazing ur effort of this video is magnificent,I always listen to ur opinion on Yu-Gi-Oh as u are one that smartest best players kinda like Pegasus u know ur opponents moves lol.

Upstart is at 3 now, too. Where would you rank this?

I hope you make Videos about Side decks in this Format. You could also make videos about new support and then a deck list and possibly combos It would be very interesting how you would play the deck with the new support. You make great Content i hope you make more Videos.

Whats your thoughts on monster reborn currently?

Ghost ogre is lowkey gas right now, been saying it

Metafy about to go crazy when he opens it up 😂

While I love the subtitles, the blue block constantly jumping around is tiring on the eyes and legit made the video unpleasant to watch for me. Big fan , but this isn't the right editing call I feel.

How did you feel about spooky dogwood?

You didn't talk about it but it can probably just be answer in a sentence. Gizmek Uka is always something im trying to checkout. My take is that it's not good in this format, but i like having it in the back of my mind.

Cross out is very strong imo. It hits imperm, nib and talents. Those are almost staples in large percentage of decks which are immune to callled by