I already mentioned my Judgement of Anubis play in another video. lol Hmmm, another one is where my opponent had 2 monsters on the field to my zero. One was strong enough to kill me in one hit. The other was strong enough to do severe damage, but I'd still live. I had 1 useless backrow. He attacked and asked if it was game. I asked who attacks first. He considered my backrow then attacked with his weaker monster first. I took it, then activated Volcanic Counter's effect from the grave. GG.
Hey man great video! I went to a regional yesterday and placed 4th largely because of what I learned from your videos. I used your advice from your side deck building video as well as this video. I even bluffed gorz round 5 without anything in my hand until I got BLS and honest for game.
Lol i did this once at a regional where this saber guy made a utopia play. I summoned my alius and attacked. I asked him if he wanted to negate. He thought for a while and then megated it.
I won round 6 of a regional I was in against Plants by tricking the opponent . The game state was simplified , we both have exhausted most of our resources & were both top decking.The LP was my 1800 to his 2000 . He drew his final Tengu and attacked bringing me to 100 . I prayed to the Yugi-Gods & i drew a Scrapstorm >.< I figured why not try to bluff for kicks right ? I go to my grave & remove a Veiler & a Crow and as soon as I did that , my opponent raged , scooped up everything & left .
I've had a player in the mirror match (Scraps), summon Scrap Dragon & I ask him if he wants priority , for fear of bottomless , he sacks his own dragon to hit my backrow which was a duality xD
Once i set a Book of Moon & pass turn , my opponent draws into their 4th card & i ask if they want to retain priority , and the guy looks at me with a really weird face then discards Maxx "C" & i just act like im disappointed then he runs a thunder king into me facedown book of moon and i proceed to win later .
I've actually tricked my opponent at an Euro using "fear of the known" by activating duality and getting Torrential Tribute from it and setting other traps first like prison or bottomless which led me to victory while he couldn't make his big move fearing the torrential in my hand and that was a cool expirence.Cool videos man hope you keep on making them ! !
it's also important to note that these tactics vary from format to format. for ex. in this format everyone is playing reaper, so if you just pass with six cards in hand, your opponent can just summon reaper and poke you and get a plus 1. sure you can still drop gorz but then you have to worry if they have an answer to ur gorz like mirror force, d prison or smashing ground. also if you know ur opponents and their play style, make sure to incorporate that when you are trying to bluff etc...
I have an interesting story where i tried to trick my opponent, didn't work, but ended up helping me anyway. I went first and just played one facedown (Malevolent Catastrophe) just hoping he would not attack, or possible waste a heavy storm. He didn't fall for it however, but I was luck enough to play someone with a Malefic deck. So he Malefic word, Cyber end, and attacked, then my card came in handy after all.
Oh yeah, I've used the fear of the unknown to my advantage. But only to my friends, I don't feel comfortable enough doing it competitively (I'll admit I'm not that good at it). I see the fear a bit differently though. I see it as running the cards that make your opponent afraid to do anything. How you act is the second part, and that is my weakness to attempting that consistently. To summon, to Attack, to destroy a card, to attack my face-down, etc.
@NicoNicoNess For example of fear of face-downs, I run Penguin Soldier in HERO Beat. When I set a monster, I want the fear of Penguin to be there, while regular HERO Beat never gives a fear of a f/d monster. This mindset diversifies what cards I run in my deck. I won't run 3 of a card unless it's vital, I usually run multiple cards in 1-2s instead. Run 1-2 D-Prison making them fear the other copies you don't have. And instead run Forbidden Lance making them fear using D Hole, Smashing etc.
I made him so scared of me applying pressure with Grapha, and of my face-down, he used Dark Hole. I chained Forbidden Lance. From there I was able to win. He was afraid of my possible Skill Drain, Bottomless etc. so he didn't Utopia and stall to Dark Hole and push for advantage later.
@NicoNicoNess No matter what competitive cards you run in a deck, the opponent will fear them all to varying degrees. But yes, to one of your points, T's decks were usually comprised of mostly 1-of's, so it was very difficult to get a read on what cards were face-down. Good example!
But seriously, I don't use Mirror Force nor Torrential for that exact reason; I don't want my opponent to know that I don't have them anymore. At times, I even reconsider Storm and Dark Hole in decks. I always find myself ONLY wanting to use it late game for those reasons.
In my eyes, Fear is almost always based on the unknown of potentually being harmed. And creating fear and playing mind games is what makes a great player.
the only problem with this is that you must assume that your opponent is pro enough to fear cards such as gorz, or horn. alot of yugioh players r just dumb =P and will do things regardless of what you might or might not have
@TheXXsithdemonXX Haha, valid point! Sometimes you'll play against players who don't think ahead and play recklessly, just be careful. Try to figure out what kind of opponent you're dealing with if you can.
One time I was playing a pretty good plant player at our locals, and I was grinding down on him with my GK's. I had three backrow, one of which was starlight, which I had accidentally revealed a couple turns ago. He had one backrow and like 2 in hand. Main phase 2 of his turn, he Heavy Storms. I'm like shit, he wants me to get stardust for some reason. Or, he wants me to think that, and not get stardust on purpose. I figured he wanted me to get Stardust, so I didn't. Turns out he had bottomless
@raswelsta I don't get it O.o. What does the BTH your opponent had matter since he can't use the BTH on a Starlight Roaded Stardust Dragon since that Stardust Dragon is being special summoned to the field while resolving a chain?
i often times implement this strategy, but never have been able to accurately verbalize it. great video. the gorz bluff often buys an extra turn or two... but back when x-sabers were huge, my favorite play was late game, to summon a dark soul in face up atk with a single set card. my opponent reads gottoms' call, doesn't mst it to not take a minus, and plays monsters to the field which would deal with my possible gains. to their dismay, my face down is actually a torrential tribute.
I main lances in light beat down imma apply that in heros and chain g spark
I think being pro heavied is the most common example of being tricked, and it has been done to me and i have done it. And i cant think of any other scenerios
I attacked and then asked them if they wanted to go to damage step they said yes so i just triple honest on wulf their jd when they had threatenig it was so funny
i understood the video and i get the point youre making but i just dont find these segments interesting or entertaining but youre successful so keep doing what youre doing
Dude keep up the good work I was wondering if you could talk about what makes card broken the card in general or things the card gives u assess to such as tgu being broke or are the exceeds it gets out
i was dueling a friend of mine... and it was late game i had a Venus on the field and he had an alius a tkr and i top deck a mirror force... i set the mirror force and said 'if u can get one more monster on the field im done" sure enough he summoned attacked with tkr and i pop mirror force and won the duel after that... the really good part is that he had mst in hand and didnt use it on it i lmao so hard
@SenorSupremo At the time, the only thing a writer got was $25/article and no other benefits. Plus, writing a lot sometimes takes away the desire to do the article in the first place.
This was a really good video, Sandtrap. You're definitely raising the level of thinking of all the viewers watching. Keep 'em coming.
And at locals last weekend I set duality with t-king on the board, so he thought I was setting up protection for it. He cleared t-king and didn't attack into the backrow, and I got to duality next turn and get the nuts. Not the best example but eh, I'm learning. :P
@SFTBmusic Setting Duality is so funny xD Good thinkin'. I go to SandTrap's local too if you guys want opinionionies from mwa. He don't know me though. Unless he wants to ;)
@SFTBmusic Thanks! And that's still a perfectly fine example. I made a similar play to get my opponent on the defensive and set a couple s/t. After TKR was used on a Zenmaines, I flipped up Pot of Duality and then played Heavy Storm for some sweet advantage :).
Also, siding out Heavy is so good this format. People will always play around it anyway, so your deck effectively has Heavy in it without having Heavy in it. And the advantage is you can side in a card that will be more live in the matchup while not sacrificing the benefits of having Heavy in deck.
@Slashtap3 While in theory that can be true, I don't think I'd recommend siding out Heavy Storm every time. Heavy Storm is still Heavy Storm, and not every opponent will completely play around it. Depends on the decks, etc too.
I once faced an opponent who asked me how many cards I wanted to target with Gyzarus. Just the two words "how many?" upon its summon threw me off balance and made me re-evaluate my entire life, and I'm sure that's exactly what he aimed at. But I was just like fk it, and targetted 2 like I always do. There was no Starlight Road. That time.
@Slashtap3 That's a good example. Just saying a couple words threw you off and, even though it didn't work in the end, it still put doubt and fear in your mind for a moment.
I trick people all the time. Simple mind games can easily change the outcome of the game. Just asking your opponent if he uses priority can sometimes trick him into misplaying. Its tons of fun! Of course I've been tricked plenty of times to, theirs no shame in it. Even the best players can easily be tricked because the UNKNOWN is so fucking scarey! lol
I feel like this video was amazing. I really like the idea of psyching out the other person. The only real question I have is about this type of thinking even though Heavy Storm is around. I just feel like I haven't seen as many Scrap decks played competitively since Heavy came back. I just feel like a lot of the skill and critical thinking went away when Heavy Storm came back.
@Faigex The threat of Heavy Storm pooped on the Scrap deck's ability to both protect its own monsters and set up Scrap Dragon, as well as getting easy card advantage by popping set cards on the field.
I loved this segment you did. But yes I have done the gorz play many times. Or sometimes I play pot of duality and grab the gorz and let my opponent know I have it. I've done this a couple of times and it bought me a lot of time to get hand advantage and whatever I needed because my opponent feared to attack me directly
@04748 Good thinking. I think Pot of Duality can sometimes make or break a game, just depending on if the player chooses correctly or not. Pot of Duality situations can be so interesting imo.
@TheSandTrap Duality is a really fun element. My opponent played Hero Gate and -1'd me with Warning one round (AHL Glads need to use 2 card plays to get off and Warning is the worst enemy to that) and it scared me from going for that same play later (I faced him twice in tourney). But whenever he revealed a Warning with Duality or Diamond Dude, I felt safe to go off. The reveal clause of Duality's effect had a serious impact on game flow.
i platy GB and i run lance so if im facing and utopia and i cant get rid of it ill summon laq and swing and hold a bluff like an mst for example in my hand and its amazing how every person will detach for utopia. lol i feel so special
@TheSandTrap yes, btw can you please do more vids like this. nobody in youtube do these things, i think it really helps us new people alot more than copying someones build while not knowing of good combos such as these!!!
@thesandtrap i love this segment bro. yes ive been tricked before my opponent goes first draws and ends turn, i think he has gorz and i could have otk'd him with my sam's but i feared gorz. i won though because i finished him off with Decisive Armor.
i used to trick people in the lightsworns formats with honest. i would always say "are you entering damage step?" while holding one card in hand with the rest of my hand face down. they would get so scared that some guy i played ended up playing book of moon on my monster.
Was playing with a gusto deck. 1st turn I pot of duality and pull Wynnda (when killed by my Opponents attacking monster I can pull a tuner to field). I set Falco (lv2 tuner and one of the few monsters that doesn't replace himself in the deck) end turn. My opponent summons allius in attack, sets 2 backrow ends turn thinks it is Wynnda not wanting me to get a free tuner. I am able to heavy storm the back row summon Caam go into Sphreeze and she wins me the game because he couldn't get over her.
@SurprisinglingYGO Good point. Baiting cards (and taking a temporary hit/sacrifice) can be beneficial in the long run (here, making sure your Necrovalley stick). Gj!
Team Minority told me to view your channel, I'm really glad they did. Some of the things you talk about are so true and as an average duelist this really helps me become a better player. You've made me more aware of situations that before were just oblivious to me before.
i lost in a regional due to my opponent maining 3 decree game one and when siding came in i didnt side any of my traps afraid they were gonna be dead.
My opp. overextends with sabers and attacks directly with Urbellum. I dont drop Gorz. next turn I Dark Hole and set Fossil Dyna. His turn he Flips double GottomsEcall and makes a Scrap dragon knowing I side into Jujitsu and Reapers. I veiler Scrap Drg, Dyna Flips and destroys his board. My turn I set my topdecked MST and end. He tops a Fulhem and atks. I MST his only bakrow(Warning), and Drop Gorz.
NO way he knew I had Gorz in hand. I won that game.
Good video Evan!! I'm really happy to see you on a consistent schedule for uploading videos. You always bring up good points and post thought provoking content not just random deck profiles or trade binders like other yugitubers flood their channels with, it really separates your channel from the rest. I used to my opening play on occasion to bluff Gorz but I've kind of shyed away from doing it recently due to Spirit Reaper's increased see in play >.> Keep up the good work Evan!!!
@squirrelarty69 Separating myself from the other channels is my plan! And yeah, a Spirit Reaper can definitely take the fun out of bluffing a Gorz, lo. Thanks!
i knew my opponent had mind crush in hand after he revealed his hand with dustshoot. as he attacked my sangan i grabbed dandelion in order to make him think i had one for one. sure enough in my draw phase he mind crushed one for one and was forced to discard a card due to mind crush's eff
the main time it happens iswith gorz a lot of the time i'll tell my opponent gorz on the first one and then say jk than they think im open so they attack with trishula and i drop it and they are like gay
it happened to me at nationals i had tt set since turn 1 and the kid finally overextended going 141 dandy with tengu bringing out librarian and i didn't negate with thunder king, kid thought i was bad and than synchroed into catastor and i negate than he went bulb and i tt gaining me like +3
People seem to have a fear of a maxx c. just cause your opponent can draw they just stop their plays because maxx c was discarded....i think if your making the play the best thing to do is to just continue what you have planned.Maxx c is meant to cause fear. You have to get over it. Strong players dont let it affect them.
@RavenMaster22 Not sure I necessarily agree with this. There are times to stop when seeing a Maxx "C", and times to push through a Maxx "C". Definitely depends on the situation, imo.
it was my first time playing agents and i hade a GB bestari in hand and a war chariot in hand. i thought i was gonna lose , but i tricked my opponent by looking like i had more than that, he use his hyperions eff to destroy my chariot while i had bestari on the field and i used it to destroy his hyperion and make a comeback gyzarus next turn. one of my most highlighted fears or fakes since playing GBs, good thing gachi gachi wasn't around, i hate gettin past him, awesome vid Evan keep em up
Excellent video, Evan, something that relates is asking a player if they use priority when it would be to your advantage if they do. Like if they summon a BLS, ask if they use priority to remove when you have no response whatsoever in the form of torrential or mirror force. A good video idea I was thinking of for you, would be how you play differently against good players or bad players. If your playing a bad players theirs usually no point in trying to bluff the gorz, etc..
@JChou93 Good point about the BLS-priority situation. And I'm not sure I'll be doing that kind of video early on since it can be very difficult to automatically know whether a player is good or not right when you sit down. And there's still value in bluffing against good players :).
five turns into a duel against agents he still hadnt summoned anything so i was reading gorz and didnt attack for those five turns, turns out he was bluffing and just had a crap hand
Mind games are what gave me the win on some of the biggest games I've ever played. Good vid SandTrap! These little things you point out are what made the legends of this game legends. Keep it up!
its retarted how good you are that this game... because these seem like high risk and i was thinking well what if he didnt have a dimensional prison. but the beauty of it is worst case u loose your battle phase!
some tricks i like to do is set spell or trap cards like they are monsters then pretend like im second guessing myself.making my opponent think i have options.if i have no monsters at all and end with a empty field after doing this they usually read that i have gorz. or i will set monsters in my spell and trap zone and then pretend to second guess myself and leave only one i really have. this usually forces them to hold onto there removal saveing my only protection i cant afford to loose
@TTSNUFF Indeed! A simple yet effective way to trick your opponent. Make sure he doesn't catch on to what you're doing, though, or you may be giving yourself away!
I was playing a agents, i drew into sakuretsu, gorz, and a sangan,and 3 other magics, i chose to set all my traps and spells never set or sumnned a single monster, he attacked sakurestu, he attacked again, dropped gorz, and right there i had advantage
My favorite is asking them if they want to retain turn player priority when they draw to 4 and make them use a quickplay or quick effect monster in their draw phase to avoid Dustshoot, mostly when they mst your face down and it's a scape goat or something of the sort.
Also in your pass example I love when they Maxx "c" attacking with the thunder king fearing you'll drop Gorz and you just let them waste it :D
@Relianah Haha, that'd be crazy to Maxx "C" like that so early in the game, but hey, free advantage for you! And yeah, players can definitely misplay due to fearing a Trap Dustshoot.
I was dueling against plants at regionals about two weeks ago. First game I waited until they pushed and stopped it with a reaper (they BLS'd it MP2). I set fossil dyna with veiler in hand and passed. Veiler the BLS to make them think it's just another spirit reaper and pass turn without attacking. I flip up fossil dyna and destroy him. After that, he didn't make any big plays for fear of a constant face-down I always had, leading to a victory with a bad stun deck.
I was playing a against my team mates rabbit deck: He had laggia out and no other cards in hand/field. I had no field and enough life points to take the direct attack, the game had been going on for awhile and pass turn thinking I had Gorz. This gave me a turn to kill Laggia and take game. However in a different game my opponent had a face down Torrential but let me summon a fair amount then when I over extended not believing it was a threat to push for game he flipped it, I lost next turn :(
I love your videos. because it's not like card combos we all know. it's playing with your opponents head and that you can use these things in other games (I.E. Magic The Gathering).
@shdsamurai Indeed! I believe that if you learn the basics and fundamentals, you can apply them in multiple different situations, rather than just learning about one situation at a time (although those can be effective, too!)
To more answer your question, probably my favorite trick, especially going first, is setting one back row, being Dustshoot, and slow playing it. I love having them attack, feeling safe, only to be hit by a Dustshoot, stripping their monster answer, then dropping Gorz. It's a huge momentum swing that very few people see coming.
@Turtlehoop Indeed, this play can be very rewarding. It just ends up sucking when not playing the Trap Dustshoot earlier prevents me from gaining important advantage or stopping a key monster. Either way you use the Trap Dustshoot has its pros and cons.
I think your ability to relate with real examples from games you've played really helps to get the message across. I feel like every player has been tricked at some point or another, but it's a lot more difficult to trick someone, it seems. Hand traps really seem to change the view on what it is to trick someone, as well, because not only do they have to worry about the possibility of two different back row cards, but also a card in hand that can't normally be dealt with.
I already mentioned my Judgement of Anubis play in another video. lol Hmmm, another one is where my opponent had 2 monsters on the field to my zero. One was strong enough to kill me in one hit. The other was strong enough to do severe damage, but I'd still live. I had 1 useless backrow. He attacked and asked if it was game. I asked who attacks first. He considered my backrow then attacked with his weaker monster first. I took it, then activated Volcanic Counter's effect from the grave. GG.
KyeGuard 2 weeks ago
@KyeGuard lol, that example seems more of an opponent simply being retarded rather than fearing the unknown.
TheSandTrap 1 week ago
Hey man great video! I went to a regional yesterday and placed 4th largely because of what I learned from your videos. I used your advice from your side deck building video as well as this video. I even bluffed gorz round 5 without anything in my hand until I got BLS and honest for game.
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@kenkri11 Thanks, and freakin' nice! Great job on doing so well at your regional! I'm really glad my videos are able to help a little bit :).
TheSandTrap 3 weeks ago
Lol i did this once at a regional where this saber guy made a utopia play. I summoned my alius and attacked. I asked him if he wanted to negate. He thought for a while and then megated it.
LetsDDDDuel 1 month ago
@LetsDDDDuel Nice!
TheSandTrap 1 month ago
I won round 6 of a regional I was in against Plants by tricking the opponent . The game state was simplified , we both have exhausted most of our resources & were both top decking.The LP was my 1800 to his 2000 . He drew his final Tengu and attacked bringing me to 100 . I prayed to the Yugi-Gods & i drew a Scrapstorm >.< I figured why not try to bluff for kicks right ? I go to my grave & remove a Veiler & a Crow and as soon as I did that , my opponent raged , scooped up everything & left .
KidPhantom09 1 month ago
@KidPhantom09 LOL, again, good move, retarded opponent!
TheSandTrap 1 month ago
I've had a player in the mirror match (Scraps), summon Scrap Dragon & I ask him if he wants priority , for fear of bottomless , he sacks his own dragon to hit my backrow which was a duality xD
KidPhantom09 1 month ago
@KidPhantom09 Good example!
TheSandTrap 1 month ago
Well lets see .
Once i set a Book of Moon & pass turn , my opponent draws into their 4th card & i ask if they want to retain priority , and the guy looks at me with a really weird face then discards Maxx "C" & i just act like im disappointed then he runs a thunder king into me facedown book of moon and i proceed to win later .
KidPhantom09 1 month ago
@KidPhantom09 Good move, retarded opponent lol!
TheSandTrap 1 month ago
I've actually tricked my opponent at an Euro using "fear of the known" by activating duality and getting Torrential Tribute from it and setting other traps first like prison or bottomless which led me to victory while he couldn't make his big move fearing the torrential in my hand and that was a cool expirence.Cool videos man hope you keep on making them ! !
D3v1LKing 1 month ago
@D3v1LKing Great example! And thanks :).
TheSandTrap 1 month ago
simply asking if my opponent is going to retain priority is a great way for them to panic and fear my face down spell and traps...
NFEast 1 month ago
@NFEast Yes indeed, good example!
TheSandTrap 1 month ago
I'ma be throwing big hairy donkey balls in every activity I do from now on! Great video!
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@Zombieofpie lol, and thanks :).
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
it's also important to note that these tactics vary from format to format. for ex. in this format everyone is playing reaper, so if you just pass with six cards in hand, your opponent can just summon reaper and poke you and get a plus 1. sure you can still drop gorz but then you have to worry if they have an answer to ur gorz like mirror force, d prison or smashing ground. also if you know ur opponents and their play style, make sure to incorporate that when you are trying to bluff etc...
monarchSYNCHRO 2 months ago
@monarchSYNCHRO Indeed!
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
I have an interesting story where i tried to trick my opponent, didn't work, but ended up helping me anyway. I went first and just played one facedown (Malevolent Catastrophe) just hoping he would not attack, or possible waste a heavy storm. He didn't fall for it however, but I was luck enough to play someone with a Malefic deck. So he Malefic word, Cyber end, and attacked, then my card came in handy after all.
Technowizrd 2 months ago
@Technowizrd Hahaha, random but funny example.
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
Oh yeah, I've used the fear of the unknown to my advantage. But only to my friends, I don't feel comfortable enough doing it competitively (I'll admit I'm not that good at it). I see the fear a bit differently though. I see it as running the cards that make your opponent afraid to do anything. How you act is the second part, and that is my weakness to attempting that consistently. To summon, to Attack, to destroy a card, to attack my face-down, etc.
NicoNicoNess 2 months ago
@NicoNicoNess For example of fear of face-downs, I run Penguin Soldier in HERO Beat. When I set a monster, I want the fear of Penguin to be there, while regular HERO Beat never gives a fear of a f/d monster. This mindset diversifies what cards I run in my deck. I won't run 3 of a card unless it's vital, I usually run multiple cards in 1-2s instead. Run 1-2 D-Prison making them fear the other copies you don't have. And instead run Forbidden Lance making them fear using D Hole, Smashing etc.
NicoNicoNess 2 months ago
@NicoNicoNess That leads into my example:
Opponent:
2 Kizan and a 2-3 cards in hand
Me:
Grapha and Snow, a facedown and no cards in hand.
I made him so scared of me applying pressure with Grapha, and of my face-down, he used Dark Hole. I chained Forbidden Lance. From there I was able to win. He was afraid of my possible Skill Drain, Bottomless etc. so he didn't Utopia and stall to Dark Hole and push for advantage later.
NicoNicoNess 2 months ago
@NicoNicoNess No matter what competitive cards you run in a deck, the opponent will fear them all to varying degrees. But yes, to one of your points, T's decks were usually comprised of mostly 1-of's, so it was very difficult to get a read on what cards were face-down. Good example!
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
Keep up with the videos!!! It's really helping me understand the state of the meta and makes me analyze more deeply into my opponent's plays.
cqinzx 2 months ago
@cqinzx I will, and I'm glad the videos are helping. Thanks :).
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
i have donkey balls, but my opponent got balls of steel
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@SilkyJohnson28 You should probably talk to your doctor about that.
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
Your psychology and theory arouses me - j/k
But seriously, I don't use Mirror Force nor Torrential for that exact reason; I don't want my opponent to know that I don't have them anymore. At times, I even reconsider Storm and Dark Hole in decks. I always find myself ONLY wanting to use it late game for those reasons.
In my eyes, Fear is almost always based on the unknown of potentually being harmed. And creating fear and playing mind games is what makes a great player.
Much, much respect to you.
Mercelius 2 months ago
@Mercelius Tricky ;). And thanks!
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
the only problem with this is that you must assume that your opponent is pro enough to fear cards such as gorz, or horn. alot of yugioh players r just dumb =P and will do things regardless of what you might or might not have
TheXXsithdemonXX 2 months ago
@TheXXsithdemonXX Haha, valid point! Sometimes you'll play against players who don't think ahead and play recklessly, just be careful. Try to figure out what kind of opponent you're dealing with if you can.
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
set, and gorz in had. He had to mst his own bottomless next turn to get gorz, which I was able to play around. Just thought I would share =P
raswelsta 2 months ago
@raswelsta Nice!
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
One time I was playing a pretty good plant player at our locals, and I was grinding down on him with my GK's. I had three backrow, one of which was starlight, which I had accidentally revealed a couple turns ago. He had one backrow and like 2 in hand. Main phase 2 of his turn, he Heavy Storms. I'm like shit, he wants me to get stardust for some reason. Or, he wants me to think that, and not get stardust on purpose. I figured he wanted me to get Stardust, so I didn't. Turns out he had bottomless
raswelsta 2 months ago
@raswelsta I don't get it O.o. What does the BTH your opponent had matter since he can't use the BTH on a Starlight Roaded Stardust Dragon since that Stardust Dragon is being special summoned to the field while resolving a chain?
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
@TheSandTrap Oh sorry, didn't see the follow-up comment!
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
nice vids
raswelsta 2 months ago
@raswelsta Thanks!
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
@YugiohOverload94 Yah
theteamygo17 2 months ago
i often times implement this strategy, but never have been able to accurately verbalize it. great video. the gorz bluff often buys an extra turn or two... but back when x-sabers were huge, my favorite play was late game, to summon a dark soul in face up atk with a single set card. my opponent reads gottoms' call, doesn't mst it to not take a minus, and plays monsters to the field which would deal with my possible gains. to their dismay, my face down is actually a torrential tribute.
preciousmrmrele 2 months ago
@preciousmrmrele Thanks a lot, and good example!
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
I main lances in light beat down imma apply that in heros and chain g spark
I think being pro heavied is the most common example of being tricked, and it has been done to me and i have done it. And i cant think of any other scenerios
zarfies23 2 months ago
@zarfies23 That's a good idea. I'm glad you're applying what you learned to your own situation. And I'm sure you can think of some more if you tried.
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
I attacked and then asked them if they wanted to go to damage step they said yes so i just triple honest on wulf their jd when they had threatenig it was so funny
theteamygo17 2 months ago
@theteamygo17 I'm guessing you mean years ago? o.o..
YugiohOverload94 2 months ago in playlist Uploaded videos
@theteamygo17 Gj outplaying your opponent -.-;; lol.
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
i understood the video and i get the point youre making but i just dont find these segments interesting or entertaining but youre successful so keep doing what youre doing
chaoshexer96 2 months ago
@chaoshexer96 Thanks :(.
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
and yes, team tran (using your scraps) tricks the hell out of me all the time -.-
twobluechopstix 2 months ago 2
@twobluechopstix <3 Scraps.
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
question: why are you so freakin' hilarious? lol
twobluechopstix 2 months ago
@twobluechopstix Lol thanks!
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
Dude keep up the good work I was wondering if you could talk about what makes card broken the card in general or things the card gives u assess to such as tgu being broke or are the exceeds it gets out
roberto082191 2 months ago
@roberto082191 I'll keep that in mind for possible future videos.
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
I think it would be interesting if you made a video on how and when to bluff effectively.
ESCpurple 2 months ago
@ESCpurple If I do that, all the people at my local will watch it and winning cash would become much harder!
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
i was dueling a friend of mine... and it was late game i had a Venus on the field and he had an alius a tkr and i top deck a mirror force... i set the mirror force and said 'if u can get one more monster on the field im done" sure enough he summoned attacked with tkr and i pop mirror force and won the duel after that... the really good part is that he had mst in hand and didnt use it on it i lmao so hard
eman0011 2 months ago
@eman0011 Good job :).
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
why dont you write articles for alter reality anymore?? you have so many great topics to write about
SenorSupremo 2 months ago
@SenorSupremo At the time, the only thing a writer got was $25/article and no other benefits. Plus, writing a lot sometimes takes away the desire to do the article in the first place.
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
Great video man, Love your explainations. Much respect.
JustJustin89 2 months ago 5
@JustJustin89 Thanks!
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
This was a really good video, Sandtrap. You're definitely raising the level of thinking of all the viewers watching. Keep 'em coming.
And at locals last weekend I set duality with t-king on the board, so he thought I was setting up protection for it. He cleared t-king and didn't attack into the backrow, and I got to duality next turn and get the nuts. Not the best example but eh, I'm learning. :P
SFTBmusic 2 months ago in playlist Uploaded videos
@SFTBmusic Setting Duality is so funny xD Good thinkin'. I go to SandTrap's local too if you guys want opinionionies from mwa. He don't know me though. Unless he wants to ;)
GenzaiDandy 2 months ago
@GenzaiDandy Well, that's creepy as fuck.
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
@SFTBmusic Thanks! And that's still a perfectly fine example. I made a similar play to get my opponent on the defensive and set a couple s/t. After TKR was used on a Zenmaines, I flipped up Pot of Duality and then played Heavy Storm for some sweet advantage :).
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
Also, siding out Heavy is so good this format. People will always play around it anyway, so your deck effectively has Heavy in it without having Heavy in it. And the advantage is you can side in a card that will be more live in the matchup while not sacrificing the benefits of having Heavy in deck.
Slashtap3 2 months ago
@Slashtap3 While in theory that can be true, I don't think I'd recommend siding out Heavy Storm every time. Heavy Storm is still Heavy Storm, and not every opponent will completely play around it. Depends on the decks, etc too.
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
I once faced an opponent who asked me how many cards I wanted to target with Gyzarus. Just the two words "how many?" upon its summon threw me off balance and made me re-evaluate my entire life, and I'm sure that's exactly what he aimed at. But I was just like fk it, and targetted 2 like I always do. There was no Starlight Road. That time.
Slashtap3 2 months ago
@Slashtap3 That's a good example. Just saying a couple words threw you off and, even though it didn't work in the end, it still put doubt and fear in your mind for a moment.
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
I trick people all the time. Simple mind games can easily change the outcome of the game. Just asking your opponent if he uses priority can sometimes trick him into misplaying. Its tons of fun! Of course I've been tricked plenty of times to, theirs no shame in it. Even the best players can easily be tricked because the UNKNOWN is so fucking scarey! lol
darthmarth333 2 months ago
I feel like this video was amazing. I really like the idea of psyching out the other person. The only real question I have is about this type of thinking even though Heavy Storm is around. I just feel like I haven't seen as many Scrap decks played competitively since Heavy came back. I just feel like a lot of the skill and critical thinking went away when Heavy Storm came back.
Faigex 2 months ago
@Faigex The threat of Heavy Storm pooped on the Scrap deck's ability to both protect its own monsters and set up Scrap Dragon, as well as getting easy card advantage by popping set cards on the field.
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
I loved this segment you did. But yes I have done the gorz play many times. Or sometimes I play pot of duality and grab the gorz and let my opponent know I have it. I've done this a couple of times and it bought me a lot of time to get hand advantage and whatever I needed because my opponent feared to attack me directly
04748 2 months ago
@04748 Good thinking. I think Pot of Duality can sometimes make or break a game, just depending on if the player chooses correctly or not. Pot of Duality situations can be so interesting imo.
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
@TheSandTrap Duality is a really fun element. My opponent played Hero Gate and -1'd me with Warning one round (AHL Glads need to use 2 card plays to get off and Warning is the worst enemy to that) and it scared me from going for that same play later (I faced him twice in tourney). But whenever he revealed a Warning with Duality or Diamond Dude, I felt safe to go off. The reveal clause of Duality's effect had a serious impact on game flow.
Slashtap3 2 months ago
@Slashtap3 Indeed it does!
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
i platy GB and i run lance so if im facing and utopia and i cant get rid of it ill summon laq and swing and hold a bluff like an mst for example in my hand and its amazing how every person will detach for utopia. lol i feel so special
coltsfanforeva 2 months ago
@coltsfanforeva Good trick! High risk, but also quite a nice reward!
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
@TheSandTrap yes, btw can you please do more vids like this. nobody in youtube do these things, i think it really helps us new people alot more than copying someones build while not knowing of good combos such as these!!!
coltsfanforeva 2 months ago
@coltsfanforeva I'll try to keep it up :).
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
@thesandtrap i love this segment bro. yes ive been tricked before my opponent goes first draws and ends turn, i think he has gorz and i could have otk'd him with my sam's but i feared gorz. i won though because i finished him off with Decisive Armor.
ReignTheDuelist 2 months ago
@ReignTheDuelist Gauging your ability to win a game can play into the decision as to whether or not you try to push for game. Good example.
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
the one dislike is the dude who mst the scrapstorm
sandrocks817 2 months ago
@sandrocks817 lol.
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
No Dark Hole, so no worries? troll Magical Stone Excavation :)
CJUeda 2 months ago in playlist Uploaded videos
@CJUeda That'd be interesting/possibly gross/very possibly bad lol.
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
i always tricked and got tricked by the good old wording and rullings of the triple honest plays lol loved those days
darkwolf3 2 months ago
Do some duel videos or deck profiles! :)
lordmackery 2 months ago
@lordmackery We'll see!
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
i used to trick people in the lightsworns formats with honest. i would always say "are you entering damage step?" while holding one card in hand with the rest of my hand face down. they would get so scared that some guy i played ended up playing book of moon on my monster.
teledadman2 2 months ago
@teledadman2 Good mindgame, and definitely scary seeing as there were 3 Honest to worry about. Ah...the nightmares...*shudders*
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
Was playing with a gusto deck. 1st turn I pot of duality and pull Wynnda (when killed by my Opponents attacking monster I can pull a tuner to field). I set Falco (lv2 tuner and one of the few monsters that doesn't replace himself in the deck) end turn. My opponent summons allius in attack, sets 2 backrow ends turn thinks it is Wynnda not wanting me to get a free tuner. I am able to heavy storm the back row summon Caam go into Sphreeze and she wins me the game because he couldn't get over her.
AllThingsRift 2 months ago
@AllThingsRift Nice trick. One of my favorite mindgames is using information from Pot of Duality against my opponent :).
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
something i like to do is set one and pass turn to bait out that mst or heavy so my necrovallry is safe
SurprisinglingYGO 2 months ago
@SurprisinglingYGO Good point. Baiting cards (and taking a temporary hit/sacrifice) can be beneficial in the long run (here, making sure your Necrovalley stick). Gj!
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
the same with scraps,i set horn and scrapstorn.
if he mst and hit scrapstorm i chain it,if he doesnt mst i activate horn
brunoguate 2 months ago
@brunoguate What happens when he MSTs the Horn? ;) j/k
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
Team Minority told me to view your channel, I'm really glad they did. Some of the things you talk about are so true and as an average duelist this really helps me become a better player. You've made me more aware of situations that before were just oblivious to me before.
Keep up the good work, hell keen for next Monday!
iiResolutioNii 2 months ago
@iiResolutioNii Thanks a lot man, much appreciated!
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
i lost in a regional due to my opponent maining 3 decree game one and when siding came in i didnt side any of my traps afraid they were gonna be dead.
Fullmetal642 2 months ago
@Fullmetal642 Indeed, odd deck choices from your opponent can put you off your game, especially if it's something you're not used to.
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
My opp. overextends with sabers and attacks directly with Urbellum. I dont drop Gorz. next turn I Dark Hole and set Fossil Dyna. His turn he Flips double GottomsEcall and makes a Scrap dragon knowing I side into Jujitsu and Reapers. I veiler Scrap Drg, Dyna Flips and destroys his board. My turn I set my topdecked MST and end. He tops a Fulhem and atks. I MST his only bakrow(Warning), and Drop Gorz.
NO way he knew I had Gorz in hand. I won that game.
Great vid keep it up!
ZeroLapiz 2 months ago in playlist Uploaded videos
@ZeroLapiz Good play. You took your options (Dyna, Veiler, Dark Hole) into consideration and saved your Gorz for a better opportunity. Gj!
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
Good video Evan!! I'm really happy to see you on a consistent schedule for uploading videos. You always bring up good points and post thought provoking content not just random deck profiles or trade binders like other yugitubers flood their channels with, it really separates your channel from the rest. I used to my opening play on occasion to bluff Gorz but I've kind of shyed away from doing it recently due to Spirit Reaper's increased see in play >.> Keep up the good work Evan!!!
squirrelarty69 2 months ago
@squirrelarty69 Separating myself from the other channels is my plan! And yeah, a Spirit Reaper can definitely take the fun out of bluffing a Gorz, lo. Thanks!
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
i knew my opponent had mind crush in hand after he revealed his hand with dustshoot. as he attacked my sangan i grabbed dandelion in order to make him think i had one for one. sure enough in my draw phase he mind crushed one for one and was forced to discard a card due to mind crush's eff
lastgenerationofman 2 months ago
@lastgenerationofman Nice play!
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
the main time it happens iswith gorz a lot of the time i'll tell my opponent gorz on the first one and then say jk than they think im open so they attack with trishula and i drop it and they are like gay
it happened to me at nationals i had tt set since turn 1 and the kid finally overextended going 141 dandy with tengu bringing out librarian and i didn't negate with thunder king, kid thought i was bad and than synchroed into catastor and i negate than he went bulb and i tt gaining me like +3
eldolceable 2 months ago
@eldolceable Sick TT play!
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
Personal favorable is during mid-game, drawing, smiling then checking the grave. A lot of the time people will start to go 'SH!T BLS!!'
cleedow 2 months ago
@cleedow Hehe, indeed! And it's so simple to do as well.
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
People seem to have a fear of a maxx c. just cause your opponent can draw they just stop their plays because maxx c was discarded....i think if your making the play the best thing to do is to just continue what you have planned.Maxx c is meant to cause fear. You have to get over it. Strong players dont let it affect them.
RavenMaster22 2 months ago
@RavenMaster22 haha ifeel you :) if your mid way might as well finish haha
jonnytheemo 2 months ago
@RavenMaster22 Not sure I necessarily agree with this. There are times to stop when seeing a Maxx "C", and times to push through a Maxx "C". Definitely depends on the situation, imo.
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
I use your tips every locals and trust me they work everytime!!!!!!!!
roberto082191 2 months ago
@roberto082191 I'm glad that my videos are making a difference, warms my heart.
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
it was my first time playing agents and i hade a GB bestari in hand and a war chariot in hand. i thought i was gonna lose , but i tricked my opponent by looking like i had more than that, he use his hyperions eff to destroy my chariot while i had bestari on the field and i used it to destroy his hyperion and make a comeback gyzarus next turn. one of my most highlighted fears or fakes since playing GBs, good thing gachi gachi wasn't around, i hate gettin past him, awesome vid Evan keep em up
TeamTcgTriangle 2 months ago
@TeamTcgTriangle Good example, and sounds scary. Also, thanks! :)
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
Excellent video, Evan, something that relates is asking a player if they use priority when it would be to your advantage if they do. Like if they summon a BLS, ask if they use priority to remove when you have no response whatsoever in the form of torrential or mirror force. A good video idea I was thinking of for you, would be how you play differently against good players or bad players. If your playing a bad players theirs usually no point in trying to bluff the gorz, etc..
JChou93 2 months ago
@JChou93 Good point about the BLS-priority situation. And I'm not sure I'll be doing that kind of video early on since it can be very difficult to automatically know whether a player is good or not right when you sit down. And there's still value in bluffing against good players :).
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
five turns into a duel against agents he still hadnt summoned anything so i was reading gorz and didnt attack for those five turns, turns out he was bluffing and just had a crap hand
Lemonsrgrrr8 2 months ago
@Lemonsrgrrr8 Ouchies. That sucks, but at least you learned from that experience.
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
Mind games are what gave me the win on some of the biggest games I've ever played. Good vid SandTrap! These little things you point out are what made the legends of this game legends. Keep it up!
MrRhymus 2 months ago
@MrRhymus Thanks! :)
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
lol funny when i played you in top 8 when i misplayed by book of mooned your pashuul && you thought i had a second chain D set. MIND FUCK! lol
julian444r 2 months ago
@julian444r LoL indeed, apparently I gave you too much credit -.-;;; haha.
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
YAY EVERY MONDAY!
TTSNUFF 2 months ago
its retarted how good you are that this game... because these seem like high risk and i was thinking well what if he didnt have a dimensional prison. but the beauty of it is worst case u loose your battle phase!
TTSNUFF 2 months ago
@TTSNUFF Exactly :).
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
some tricks i like to do is set spell or trap cards like they are monsters then pretend like im second guessing myself.making my opponent think i have options.if i have no monsters at all and end with a empty field after doing this they usually read that i have gorz. or i will set monsters in my spell and trap zone and then pretend to second guess myself and leave only one i really have. this usually forces them to hold onto there removal saveing my only protection i cant afford to loose
TTSNUFF 2 months ago
@TTSNUFF Indeed! A simple yet effective way to trick your opponent. Make sure he doesn't catch on to what you're doing, though, or you may be giving yourself away!
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
everything about this video is awesome
Apolyon0 2 months ago
@Apolyon0 except for the fact that it does not involve killing flies or other manly shit
Apolyon0 2 months ago
@Apolyon0 I'm sorry...I have disappointed you t.t
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
I was playing a agents, i drew into sakuretsu, gorz, and a sangan,and 3 other magics, i chose to set all my traps and spells never set or sumnned a single monster, he attacked sakurestu, he attacked again, dropped gorz, and right there i had advantage
threw the mach.
bikon48 2 months ago
@bikon48 I got confused by what you were trying to say :(.
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
very good segment.
ecamp92 2 months ago
@ecamp92 Thanks!
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
My favorite is asking them if they want to retain turn player priority when they draw to 4 and make them use a quickplay or quick effect monster in their draw phase to avoid Dustshoot, mostly when they mst your face down and it's a scape goat or something of the sort.
Also in your pass example I love when they Maxx "c" attacking with the thunder king fearing you'll drop Gorz and you just let them waste it :D
Relianah 2 months ago
@Relianah Haha, that'd be crazy to Maxx "C" like that so early in the game, but hey, free advantage for you! And yeah, players can definitely misplay due to fearing a Trap Dustshoot.
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
This guy is definitely king of games.
XlunareonX 2 months ago
@XlunareonX Nah brah, no one can top Yugi.
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
I was dueling against plants at regionals about two weeks ago. First game I waited until they pushed and stopped it with a reaper (they BLS'd it MP2). I set fossil dyna with veiler in hand and passed. Veiler the BLS to make them think it's just another spirit reaper and pass turn without attacking. I flip up fossil dyna and destroy him. After that, he didn't make any big plays for fear of a constant face-down I always had, leading to a victory with a bad stun deck.
TheShoveler1887 2 months ago
@TheShoveler1887 Sounds like you planned ahead of just the current turn, gj!
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
I was playing a against my team mates rabbit deck: He had laggia out and no other cards in hand/field. I had no field and enough life points to take the direct attack, the game had been going on for awhile and pass turn thinking I had Gorz. This gave me a turn to kill Laggia and take game. However in a different game my opponent had a face down Torrential but let me summon a fair amount then when I over extended not believing it was a threat to push for game he flipped it, I lost next turn :(
darknessthelight 2 months ago
@darknessthelight Good mindgames on both examples!
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
I love your videos. because it's not like card combos we all know. it's playing with your opponents head and that you can use these things in other games (I.E. Magic The Gathering).
shdsamurai 2 months ago
@shdsamurai Indeed! I believe that if you learn the basics and fundamentals, you can apply them in multiple different situations, rather than just learning about one situation at a time (although those can be effective, too!)
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
To more answer your question, probably my favorite trick, especially going first, is setting one back row, being Dustshoot, and slow playing it. I love having them attack, feeling safe, only to be hit by a Dustshoot, stripping their monster answer, then dropping Gorz. It's a huge momentum swing that very few people see coming.
Turtlehoop 2 months ago
@Turtlehoop Indeed, this play can be very rewarding. It just ends up sucking when not playing the Trap Dustshoot earlier prevents me from gaining important advantage or stopping a key monster. Either way you use the Trap Dustshoot has its pros and cons.
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
I think your ability to relate with real examples from games you've played really helps to get the message across. I feel like every player has been tricked at some point or another, but it's a lot more difficult to trick someone, it seems. Hand traps really seem to change the view on what it is to trick someone, as well, because not only do they have to worry about the possibility of two different back row cards, but also a card in hand that can't normally be dealt with.
Good shit man.
Turtlehoop 2 months ago
@Turtlehoop Thanks! And I'm glad that the real examples are making the explanations much more clearer. Good feedback!
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
Gorz* damn auto correct
rshill96 2 months ago
I first turn pass all the time first turn Fitzgerald is a lot to handle a lot of times they won't attack
rshill96 2 months ago
@rshill96 Fitzgerald O.O.
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
thumbs if u counted the 4 words lol :) great vid man
DiamondGOYO 2 months ago
cant u mst upon horns activation?
TheGreatDiegini 2 months ago
@TheGreatDiegini Not in the damage step.
Turtlehoop 2 months ago
in a addition, i tricked my opp with my neo aliues attacking into thinking i had a honest when i had a gemini spark. lol
ytxpikachu 2 months ago
@ytxpikachu Did the player misplay due to his incorrect read?
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
btw sub plz :D fellow scrap player here :D
pwndizzlejc 2 months ago
@2:30 epic! lol dude. Thats the same reaction people who play me get. I rofl'd at your imitation.
pwndizzlejc 2 months ago
@pwndizzlejc It's always hilarious to see people react like that XD.
TheSandTrap 2 months ago
this is why u run 2 horns in my main deck :)
ytxpikachu 2 months ago
First!
MultiMAx131 2 months ago