How Broken Were Kaiba's Yu-Gi-Oh! Spells and Traps? 

At the end of the day, we’re all just 3rd rate duelists with 4th rate decks

Associating Kaiba with the word “Broke” is pure blasphemy

Opponent: *think he is winning* Kaiba: "I ACTIVATE MY CREDIT CARD!!"

Title of Video: How good were Kaiba’s monsters? DZeef. “I feel like maybe I didn’t do a good enough job explaining that I was only talking about monsters.” At some point, the problem isn’t you lol.

Chaos Form is undoubtedly the best card Kaiba used since it can bring out the unbeatable, insane, easy to bring out, almighty Chaos Max

They were so broken that they all had a secret effect that allowed them, by paying a cost of a few million dollars, to gain the effect that was needed just in tbe right situation and win the duel. Kaiba could probably draw into new Volcanic support just like when he drew Obelisk straight from the afterlife dimension in the DSOD movie.... Day 206 of waiting for new Volcanic support to arrive

"I activate Enemy Controller, Left, right,A, B, put the code." Kaiba, Seto.

Kaiba vs Siegfried : pot of greed into card of demise into dimensional fusion. Like.... legal

I quickly want to mention Fang of Critias, just in the anime. The TCG version only has a few set targets, and while it is the best of the legendary dragons with Mirror Force Dragon and Doom Virus Dragon, it never really saw play. The anime version could seemingly target ANY trap card Kaiba had. Being able to transform any trap into a more powerful dragon version is a really good effect.

> Never watched or played Yu-Gi-Oh in my life > Video about Yu-Gi-Oh appears as a random recommendation on RU-vid Home > Watches video out of boredom, despite not knowing a thing about the topic

Disregard the previously established regulations. I possess an overwhelming amount of financial wealth

This would be a really fun series to do with many other characters from the show as well. A lot of casual players, or players who started with the anime, will have had misconceptions about a multitude of cards due to how they're used to play off specific scripted scenarios in the anime.

So credit card isn't on the list!!! REALLY

Back when dueling network was still a thing I had a replica kaiba deck I played for fun, there was a whole community of these character deck replicators who’d go up against each other, and it was super super satisfying pulling off ridiculous anime-worthy moves against decks that conceivably I shouldn’t have had a chance against but pulling just the right card to pull victory from thin air was more satisfying than any meta tier I ever participated in.

Are you implying that Seto Kaiba would use broken cards to try to gain a special advantage? [THIS VIDEO HAS BEEN BLOCKED IN YOUR COUNTRY]

Hold up. You didn't explain what Pot of Greed does?

I mean, Virus Cannon is kind of a full on milling of every spell. And then there's FINAL attack orders milling all but 3 cards. Those are my favorite ones!

I'm surprised you didn't mention Soul Exchange; Kaiba used that a lot to take control of his opponent's monsters for the turn (a lot like Double Magical Arm Bind) and tribute them, without losing the battle phase, and without being restricted to taking only 1 monster. It was apparently competitively viable around 2011 - 2017 in a lot of monarch decks (mostly main deck, some side deck), and even one guy's kaiju zoodiac infernoids (side deck).

TCG Versions: Broken Anime Versions: Bruh.

Negative Energy Generator: "Select 1 face-up DARK monster you control. Triple its original ATK."

Kaiba had all these broken cards and yet still couldn’t beat Yugi in a duel. Gotta love plot armor.

That battle city, yugi vs kaiba dual. Was one of the best in the anime. The back and forth was so fun to watch.

This is apparently only counting cards that were good in the TCG. Virus Cannon's anime effect was "Send any number of Spells from your enemy's hand or deck to the graveyard." Power Balance is an anime only card you can activate when you have no cards in hand. It makes your opponent discard half their hand and you draw that many cards. Spell Sanctuary is a hillarious mess that did: "When this card is activated, both players may search their deck for a Spell Card and add it to their hand. Either player may activate spell cards from their hand during their opponent's turn."

Kaiba vs Zigfried is still one of my favorite duels anime wise

Always interesting to see how the game shifted from spell and trap centric strategies, to monsters. Awesome videos as always.

The Virus Crush Card was such an a$$pull every time he used it.

Kaiba's strongest card- Threatening suicide

Dude, he played Card of Demise (anime version). Anime version of any card is almost always broken, so yes, he did play broken spells.

Oddly enough I feel like Joey had some good spells and traps.

Would you consider doing a top list on cards that can interact with/retrieve cards from the banished zone? As a Magic player, cards that get sent to the equivalent zone (exile) are meant to stay there for good with very VERY few exceptions, so it'd be interesting to know the breadth of competitive (or at least rogue) banish strategies.

Going off of this video idea it might be interesting to look at whole anime-only archetypes we haven't seen in the TCG yet. Some of them found their way into the Tag Force video games at least so we have effect texts for them. Would love to find out what you think about the competitive viability of something like Jim Cooks fossil cards or is that more of an archetype archive RANK10YGO kind of thing?

Great video Doug :) Have enjoyed this series. Virus Cannon I think is the card you were thinking of. He also played Return from the Different Dimension which is so broken.

I thought removing a card from play meant that card was completly out of the game, I didn't know it was the same as being banished.

What about virus cannon? If i recall correctly it destroys 10 spell cards in your opponents deck(for no cost i think)

I still remember when opponent used Ring of Destruction (pre errata) and then followed it with Barrel Behind the Door. I had never been so mad in my life.

Anyone: *does anything* Kaiba: I activate Enemy controller!

5:40 Well no the effect is consistent. It's activation condition was different though in that you can activate it when a dark monster with 1000 atk or less is destroyed in battle.

I remember when he played Pot of Greed and drew 5 cards.

Enemy Controller on the thumbnail ... hmmm .. is this a duel links channel?

Just a thought: would a graceful charity effect trap get played competitively? It’s kinda like a jar of greed but obviously better for graveyard decks

Kaiba: Makes the Game “Duel Links” Kaiba: Gives himself all his amazing cards and abilities Kaiba: “Yugi THIS TIME I’ll beat you and become of Games” Also Kaiba: “Give Yugi an Ability called “Destiny Draw where he can pull ANY card he’s want” Kaiba Made A Whole Game about his and Yugi dueling life to just call him out on his cheating BS, let that sink in

Around 2 years ago, you made a video about why dragon rulers must stay banned, it would be cool if you uploaded an update video, considering all the changes the meta's had over the past 2 years, talking about whether you still think the same, or maybe they could be at 1, etc

What about that card kaiba used in the movie that milled 10 cards from Atem's deck each turn? I think it was called deck destruction virus

Crush Card Virus hands down wrecks the most face!

My friend had lullaby of obedience, and he had this one card that summoned three other cards, so I got the bright idea of getting it and adding it to my deck. During my duel I memorized the ridiculously long name of the card, and called it out during the match with this spell, he got really salty, lol. He had to change his deck afterwards too as it just annihilated all chances of him winning the duel.

These remind me of a strange equip spell card that I had in my deck back in 6th grade that gave like 700 bonus ATK to one monster and had some additional nasty backlash effect if the opponent destroyed either it or the monster it was equipped to. Everyone hated playing against me just because of that card and no one believed me that was really what it did because at the time I was the only one there that could read English well enough to understand the explanation on it, so they thought I was making it up, lol

I add enemy controller to every deck i make, i didnt even know it was good in duel links when i first started, i just liked it, then it got limited to 2, i still add 2

I don't understand why Konomi ever released Last Turn. That card was so obviously going to be broken that anyone who knew anything about the game could have foreseen it.

Could you do one for Yugi? I would like to know if anything the pharaoh had was useful if you're not the goddamn pharaoh.

Speaking of what you were saying about "Lullaby of Obedience" there are actually other examples of cards in the TCG that are actually stronger than their anime counterparts. The best example is Gold Sarcophagus, in the TCG it's great and even still sees some play today, and it just lets you banish one card from your deck and then add it to your hand in 2 turns. In the anime it's like a worse version of Crossout Designator, it lets you banish a card from your deck, and then if your opponent happens to later activate the same card the effect of theirs is negated. Basically, you just sort of waste one of your own cards on the off chance your opponent might use the same one (that's of course assuming they even have that card, to begin with). So yeah, there are definitely cards in the TCG that are much better than their anime versions.

Last Turn makes sense though. The issue all starts with how the card neglected to restrict HOW final outcome is reached. Because of that, all anyone has to do is simply create a scenario of which the opponent cannot special summon anything, and the Last Turn user wins automatically as long as his chosen monster remained on the field. It's easier than infinite drawing your way to Exodia.

What about Cannon virus? Wasn't it a spell that banishes 10 spells from the opponents deck?

My pick for Kaibas best trap card used, last turn... So powerful it could stop exodia and if used with a monster that stops your opponent from special summoning, ahh last turn and jowgen the spiritualist, this eventually resulted in the banning of last turn. Dimension fusion was great when they released future fusion and overload fusion, I'm still waiting for Cannon soldier to be banned in competitive Yu-Gi-Oh in all platforms

Crush card virus that shit was OP AF

Kaiba was like that guy that always used button combos in HALO 2.

What does Pot of Greed do again? I never seem to remember...

I miss the Last Turn instant kill. :'(

Power Balance: discard half the opponent's hand and draw the same amount. Only disadvantages are it's a Trap (but it's so powerful it's worth it) and requires you to have 0 cards in your hand (incredibly easy to do now that everything can Special Summon itself or others).

Kaiba: because of my wealth I’m a great duelist with all the best cards Yugi: hold my duel disk

When did Kaiba-boy used Heavy Storm? Can't remember

Imagine if you actually had to know the codes to use Enemy Controller. How salty would someone get if they couldn't remember the code for taking control of an opponents monster and they lost?

The best part of Kaiba's Crush Card was that it got him absolutely styled on by Ishizu

I always have trouble getting my hands on Polymerization. I had one copy back in the day but sadly my old school deck was stolen. If I had my old school cards, I could've easily ran Dragoon.

I wanna try lullaby of obedience in my side deck because it has potential to be a very dangerous card..

Add three copies of Magic Cylinder to every deck.

It's crazy that these are just the unique cards he played that no one else did. He had a lot of really good Spells and Traps so it's no wonder why in the anime he was considered one of the best duelists. That's like if Jeff Jones was the only person allowed to play Pot of Avarice and Soul Charge

I keep hearing about pot of greed. What does it do?

Review Joey's cards next please?

Do a yugi version of both his good monsters and spells/traps!

You forgot second broken card in kaiba's deck Canon virus : send all spells both in hand and deck to the graveyard Also Soul exchange : tribute monsters from your opponent side of the field

@dzeff: Reason why crush card virus got nerf, his not because to get off the band list, it was because Doom virus dragon that can be contact summoned activating the spell card fang of gridiest and sending a crush card virus trap for contact fusion, got that effect, and according to tcg, and ocg, 2 different card cannot have the same effect, Despite normaly contact fuison can have their summoned negated, but when Doom virus dragon his contact summoned that summoned cannot be negated, since Fang of gridiest his resolving, and the resolution end when the contact summoned his successful. so the opening to negated the summoned never happen.

Dude the anime effect of chaos form is very op😂😂😂😂

Goota love the older anime cards at time.

01:08 the blue-eyes smug face tho.

A shame we never got to use Kaiba's version of virus cannon lol

Anyone: You can't add effects to cards mid duel! Kaiba: Hold my duel disk...

Anime Crush Card bit tricky to pull off but it is insane. Dark type moster with 1000 or less attack points must be destroyed by battle(last i remember) your opponent sends all monsters with 1500 or more attack points from the field hand and deck to the graveyard and can not be summoned while Crush Card is in the graveyard. Funny GX Crush Card is the same as pre erata Crush Card

Poly also in evil heros is amazing

How about yugi having 3 big draws and other OP monsters Cards of sanctity Each draw until each have 6 cards in hand Graceful charity draw 3 discard two Pot of greed WHAT DOES IT DO? Ragnarok (anime card raigeki heavy storm together) too!

My favorite trap that Kaiba played was that virus canon card that just sent 10 magic/spell cards to the grave for no cost.

Imagine dimension fusion in dragon rulers then play with friends cause sadly it would be op in tournaments

Woo pot of greed video hit 1 million

Cyber jar was nuts

Hey dzeef. Some of your observations were pretty good, but I feel like you missed some of Kaiba's most broken spells and traps: 1. Final Attack Orders. This continuous trap immediately forces players to discard all but three cards from their deck of their choosing. Not only is this in and of itself incomprehensible in modern Yugioh, but it also has extreme OTK potential as it also forces all monsters on the field to stay in Attack Position. 2. Spell Sanctuary. This continuous spell allows both players to add one spell card from their deck to their hand upon activation. Not only is this insane search power (Kaiba uses it to search for an OTK card we'll discuss down the list), but it also allows players to activate normal spells during the opponent's turn, like trap cards. 3. Deck Destruction Virus. This continuous trap makes the opponent mill the top ten cards of their deck every time a DARK Fiend monster with low attack points is destroyed by battle. This is an insanely great mill card that Kaiba uses in a combo with Peten the Dark Clown. 4. Obligatory Summon. This spell card forces the opponent to summon from their deck as many monsters as possible with the same type as a monster from their field. This (debatably) has the potential to be really broken, because you can play this before removing/destroying all of those monsters with some generic destruction effect (or something like Super Polymerization). You could debate this card, but the fact your opponent is forced to do this action opens the door for some really unbalanced plays. 5. Soul Exchange. In the anime, this card allows you to tribute any number of your opponent's monsters, AND there is no negative restriction to doing so. (In the real TCG you have to target one monster, and you skip your Battle Phase). Even in the anime this was a broken card, as Kaiba primarily used this card to summon Obelisk and OTK his opponent with 4000 LP. 6. Magical Trick Mirror. This trap card, which activates when the opponent declares an attack, selects and activates a spell card in the opponent's Graveyard. Especially in the old school era, where staple spell cards like Graceful Charity, Monster Reborn, Pot of Greed, Dark Hole, and Snatch Steal were played, I feel like this is really powerful and would've been competitively viable. 7. Power Balance. Trap card that activates when you have no cards in your hand. Your opponent must discard half their hand, and then you draw the same amount. This card is debatable, because of its risky activation requirements, and I feel like you would disapprove of this card, but I feel like it can be a good card because it makes your opponent discard a potentially high amount of cards from their hand, an effect which made Delinquent Duo unmistakably ban-material, while letting your draw off of it. I know this one is debatable, and I can see the opposing argument, but it is unique enough a card for a mention on this list. 8. Command Silencer. This card negates an attack and then lets you draw a card. Not only is this a pretty good effect, but what kind of card this is varies between anime adaptations. In the original Japanese Sub, this was a Quick-Play spell, which is insane. 9. Virus Cannon. This card sends 10 Spell cards from your opponent's deck to the graveyard, with no specific activation requirements or drawbacks whatsoever. Kaiba definitely abuses his wealth during deck construction in the original Yugioh series. 10. Mystical Space Typhoon. Small nitpick, but it grinds my gears just slightly to see you specifically acknowledge he plays different generic staple cards, list some of them, but not list them all. I think he only played it once or twice (definitely in Pyramid of Light), but he plays it nonetheless. 11. Return From A Different Dimension. The Trap version of Dimension Fusion. He plays this as well, and while Dimension Fusion is unquestionably better, this card is nonetheless really powerful. There is definitely a reason Kaiba is still well-regarded as a top-tier duelist by the fanbase today. Throughout the anime he is also characterized as being extremely well-versed in the meta by knowing good spells/traps by heart, such as Soul Charge in Season 4. I would love to see you react to my comment, dzeef, if you think this is good enough to make a video on. I have a special passion for the Yugioh anime and could spend hours talking about it. If you do more videos on the competitive viability of anime cards I would love to partner with you. Thanks.

Negate Attack as Quick Play Spell Card Op op

What about metamorphose ? It’s from the yugioh movie and it just doubles the attack of your monster.... with no cost at all

what does pot of greed do though?

5:13 Only time Kaiba had to discard his entire hand was during Pyramid of Light.

The crush card is great in fairy decks

What about the anime only cards? Looking at you, Command Silencer! This is exactly like Negate Attack except you get to draw a card as well.

When did Kaiba use last turn?

Econ at 3 in duel links was my nightmare

What if they use last turn and you pick jinzo ?

The answer to that is simple seto kaiba doesnt need xyz synchro or link monsters bc simply his deck is so overpowered

Could you do a video for the best and worst cards for Red-Eyes Black Dragon?

Well some of them were banned which some got errata to reduce the power.

Kaiba only took the discard effect from Card of Demise once, and it was in the movie.

What does the pot of greed do?

Kaiba had the fang of critias for a while and used destruction dragon and virus dragon

Anime Card of Demise could say "in five turns you get decapitated with a guillotine" and would still be played for a +4