How to win with Crystal Beasts like a pro - Rainbow Dragon turbo 2024

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This is a deck profile / combo tutorial for a Crystal Beast deck with a Rainbow Dragon Overdrive turbo strategy. I've been playing Crystal Beasts competitively since the very beginning, so get ready for moves you never thought could be possible--or consistent.
To build your own version of this deck, simply add everything that looks interesting to whatever Crystal Beast pile you've got now. As you learn the interactions, you'll figure out the techs and ratios which work best for your personal style. I've already given you everything you need.
I make vlogs, comedy, Nintendo stuff, and apparently card games now. Subscribe for more adventures, and hit the like button because it's free and keeps me from crying at night.
00:00 introduction
02:16 playing a turn
06:05 basic Overdrive combo
07:22 using Golden Rule optimally
09:38 extending after Saryuja
11:31 Crystal Bond combo
12:36 Apollo + Dweller + Overdrive
14:06 Vaylantz World does WHAT!?
15:46 CB is a synchro deck
20:12 Instant Fusion
21:28 CB Rainbow Dragon tricks
22:09 double Rainbow
23:07 Using Heart optimally
23:45 Rainbow Ruins endgame
30:18 advice

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2 июл 2024

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@MarkThePage 2 месяца назад

[deep inhale] To those still asking for a full deck list, I am out of ways to state politely that if you did not listen to the video, or read the description, or read my comments, and you won't take the cards seen in this video and drop them into a deck builder yourself, then you are probably not serious about playing CBs anyway. My personal list (which is always changing anyway) will do you no good if you don't understand the strategy. And if you DO understand the strategy, then as I keep saying, you already have everything you need to build a deck that works for you. Jesse Kotton once gave a list for an Advanced Crystal Beast deck which was... messy. But it ended all innovation with CBs, because everyone simply copied that list even if they had no idea what many of the cards were for. Resist the craving for instant gratification, believe in your own abilities, and build a deck with whatever cards you enjoy. Ratios don't matter when you're learning. Just try everything and have fun.

@craiglindsey7858 2 месяца назад

I get what you’re saying completely but I’m intrigued by the smoke screen.

@user-dd5ci6rz5f 2 месяца назад

No offense to anybody I watched the entire video I love the Strat of always coming back with something in back row as a back up I like to use people deck as a base and use it as a way to form my own versions of it like exodia

@lolyyyuwuy9542 Месяц назад

spoken like a truely passionate cb player

@jamesgillette3797 29 дней назад

Hey Mark I've been tinkering with crystal keeper and crystal master but I find myself not using them effectively to combo any suggestions on using pen summon for CB 😅

@MarkThePage 29 дней назад

I forgot to mention Crystal Master in this guide because I've never found it reliable. I've seen it used with Pendulum Magicians, in which case the CBs are just a small material engine. A pure CB deck could reuse Crystal Master by using Revolution Synchron to summon Tilting Entrainment, but Crystal Wing will almost always be superior. Master is passable filler for a budget control build, but outside of that, the CB pendulums are literal jokes.

@adriangarrido99 3 месяца назад

THIS WAS ONE OF THE MOST INFORMATIVE CRYSTAL BEASTS VIDEOS IVE EVER SEEN. I GOT BACK INTO YUGIOH A YEAR AGO AFTER LIKE 10 YEARS OF NOT PLAYING AND I STARTED OUT WITH CRYSTAL BEASTS. I EVEN TOPPED MY LOCALS ONCE WITH MY CRYSTAL BEASTS. SO MANY PEOPLE WOULD TELL ME TO PLAY SOMETHING ELSE IF I WANTED TO WIN MATCHES. BUT I PROVED THEM WRONG. THIS LAST YEAR PLAYING YUGIOH HAS GALVANIZED ME. I MOVED ON TO RDA AFTER CRYSTAL BEASTS AND THEN TURNED TO FIRE KINGS. I TRIED THE SNAKE EYE CARDS AND IT JUST DIDN’T FEEL RIGHT. SO I PLAY PURE FIRE KINGS. THANK YOU FOR EDUCATING ME ON ALL OF THIS MARK! YOUR VIDEO MAKES ME THINK I MIGHT HAVE TO GO BACK TO MY FIRST LOVE. MY CRYSTAL BEASTS.

@MarkThePage 3 месяца назад

THANKS. CRYSTAL BEASTS DID HAVE A MOMENT TO SHINE IN THE XYZ ERA BUT WHAT THEY'RE CAPABLE OF TODAY IS UNBELIEVABLE WITH THE RIGHT TECHS.

@epazote4204 3 месяца назад

@@MarkThePage lmao i love you matching energy

@davidbrooks9917 Месяц назад

@@MarkThePage do you have a deck profile as I have just picked up the deck and would like to have a base to start from 😊

@SamyART24 3 месяца назад

I love your vidéos, you gived me the hype of playing crystal beast again. Saphire surprise and now pure Crystal beast, I just love it, continue like this ❤

@blazeblitzx988 12 дней назад

This is the most comprehensive deck archetype video I have ever watched! I absolutely love it, thank you! I love always enjoyed this deck and now I have more confidence to play it!

@lolly_hex Месяц назад

This was the best crystal lecture ever 🎉 thank you! You are amazing.

@LiterallyRyanGoslingFromBarbie 2 месяца назад

crystal beast player try not to gatekeep challenge (impossible)

@lj4888 2 месяца назад

This genuinely gave me a lot, very excited for the advanced cb video ❤

@GladiatorsTeam 3 месяца назад

Awesome video! A lot of cool interactions :)

@YukiHeroYGO 3 месяца назад

Always happy to see your crystal beast videos :)

@artorias4470 Месяц назад

Tysm for this video, I gained a lot of ideas from it 🙏🏻

@nepzera3822 2 месяца назад

i love the content i was always trying to learn how to create and learn about crystal beast, and this video helped me a lot thx

@SlimeMagexx 3 месяца назад

I've subscribed to see more crystal beast vids. Sick video dude!

@MarkThePage 3 месяца назад

Thanks! My upcoming Yugioh videos will go beyond Crystal Beasts, but they'll never be out of the rotation for long.

@JerichoDarkstar 2 месяца назад

Dude, I cannot thank you enough. I have loved Crystal Beasts ever since they first released. There’s something magical about them, and I love playing with them even if I get destroyed. When I first met my wife years ago, I tried to get her into Yu-Gi-Oh! (no dice, we’re both mainly MTG players). I used Crystal Beasts to lure her in because she loves Pegasuses (Pegasi?). It worked for a little while, and now I associate my love for Crystal Beasts with childhood wonder and first being in love. Got out of Yu-Gi-Oh! for years, and while I will never play competitively, I love just messing around with my friends. I bought the Crystal Beast structure decks when they launched. It helped rekindle my spark for playing them, but it felt incomplete. I have watched your video like 3 times already, and I suspect I will watch it more. I love your approach to deck building and your refusal to give a set deck list. To me, Crystal Beasts represent individuality and being the underdog. There is no place for net decking here. I was a high school teacher for years, and I always taught my students HOW to think not WHAT to think. Your methodology of breaking down combos and interactions exemplifies that philosophy, and it is nothing short of amazing. I can’t wait to upgrade what I have and have fun setting my nostalgia ablaze when I whip out the Crystal Beasts. Words cannot describe how grateful I am for your energy, personality, love for the game, and brilliant mind.

@MarkThePage 2 месяца назад

Wow, thank you so much for these kind words. This is going on the fridge for sure! It is disappointing how incomplete the CB structure was, but considering their nature as enablers for the extra deck, I suppose that was unavoidable. Luckily most of that toolbox is cheap and there's no shortage of options. My channel is all over the place and the Yugioh videos won't always be about Crystal Beasts, but I'll continue to hone this style of presentation no matter the deck.

@JerichoDarkstar 2 месяца назад

@@MarkThePage ADHD kid, here. I am totally down for the all-over-the-place style 😂 Yeah, when I’ve looked up tips and videos on other strategies like Lightsworn, they just use them solely as an engine and don’t really employ the heart of the archetype. How are you calling this a Lightsworn deck when less than half of it has anything to do with Lightsworns!? For CBs, I really wish we could get some pure Extra Deck support, but I think you’ve hit the nail on the head with flavor, which is 👌 🤌 magnifique. Just finished ordering my upgrades, and I haven’t been this excited to play Yu-Gi-Oh! in a looooong time!

@sebastionmiller7281 Месяц назад

I am absolutely going to give this a shot.

@aaronbriggs2344 3 месяца назад

I’m so glad I came across this video

@shirow0again423 Месяц назад

OMG IVE BEEN WANTING TO PLAY THIS DECK FOR A WHILE BUT GENERALLY I WOULD STOP IN A APOLLUSA AND THE COUNTER TRAP, THIS WAS SO USEFUL THANK YOU VERY MUCH

@MarkThePage Месяц назад

YEAH IT'S EASY TO STOP AT A BOARD THAT'S JUST "GOOD ENOUGH" AND NOT REALIZE HOW MUCH FARTHER IT CAN ACTUALLY GO

@shirow0again423 Месяц назад

Some else told me I can also add kaiju lock and it’s very nice and easy to search for it

@quiksPR 3 месяца назад

Awesome video, Mark! I really enjoyed all the explanations and card choices outside of the Crystal Beast archetype for the main deck and extra deck. I like that the deck uses both Rainbow Dragon and Ancient City - Rainbow Ruins. I made a RU-vid video last year with Ancient City - Rainbow Ruins and Golden Rule (feel free to watch the video, but you don't have to) and I have to say, I'll make some changes to my deck with the ideas I saw in this video and see with what end boards I can make. Thank you for sharing this information! 👏🤓

@ShorterACE 3 месяца назад

Good content, well spoken and a nice perspective on this niche deck.

@JuuzouRCS 3 месяца назад

goat deck*

@MarkThePage 3 месяца назад

GOOD CONTENT! :D I immediately recognized your avatar as Buten, which means it is time for me to stop playing Yugioh.

@MarkThePage 3 месяца назад

@JuuzouRCS The only card in this deck legal for Goat Format is Terraforming. But you would have nothing to search with it...

@giacomoinvernizzi7256 3 месяца назад

Despite not following the game as I used to, your videos are always interesting to watch and they keep my love for Yugioh live. Thank you 🙏

@MarkThePage 3 месяца назад

I wouldn't mind things being a little less interesting.

@spyro2002 24 дня назад

You're a mad genius sir. I had watched your sapphire surprise videos and the transition to pure crystal beasts only made things crazier. Also as an advent vaylantz player myself I love seeing someone else realize the power of our field spells, also the whole comment you made about "maximum incomprehensibilty" is very much what I leverage to win with vaylantz themselves as well so props for that

@MarkThePage 24 дня назад

For a Pendulum player to think my deck is crazy is truly a compliment.

@neyrhu 3 месяца назад

this deck profile looks insane and i love it ! the bit where you say confusing your opp with strange plays so they blunder or simply dont know how/when to counter you resonates hard with me. Thats what a card game spirit should be about. thanks a lot !

@MarkThePage 3 месяца назад

Thank you. We are here to cause a scene.

@jmc4365 3 месяца назад

Bro have you tried adding waterfront and gamma seal kiju to the deck incredibly strong when you have waterfront on the field and use saruya to summon the gamma seal

@Nighthunter387 Месяц назад

You earned my Like and Sub. I've been playing CBs for years (since they came out) and you gave me some very innovative ideas to help combat the meta. I was watching/listening to this video on my way to my local card shop, and thanks to this video I made a few additional purchases lol May the rainbow light watch over you brother lol.

@MarkThePage Месяц назад

Be sure to use my affiliate link when you shop in-person at your local game store! It really helps to grow the channel! 🙃

@Nighthunter387 Месяц назад

@@MarkThePage how does that work?

@MarkThePage Месяц назад

just messin with ya :P

@Nighthunter387 Месяц назад

@@MarkThePage 🤣🤣 you got me lol. Just curious, roughly how many cards are in your deck? I watched the video twice and I think I got mostly what you're using. I've been drawing test hands and it's going well I just need a little practice. I've got the deck at 45 cards as of now

@MarkThePage Месяц назад

It's somewhere between 44 and 51 depending on how experimental I'm feeling that day.

@foreveraweeb3514 Месяц назад

Destrudo I had forgotten all about, definitely would need to get a revolution synchron. I'm currently working on a build around advanced crystal beasts mainly ruby and Pegasus. I don't have all the cards necessary but minus cross sheep the link to protect appolusa and revolution synchron I could build a similar deck but I think I'd stick to my neos deck it's just simpler for me and it's build around a otk. I like how this deck and get a few negates quite easily and doesn't seem to need handtraps

@MarkThePage Месяц назад

Neos is simple? It sure wasn't when I was trying to build it! Anyway, Crystal Beasts OTK just as easily as they set up these unbreakable boards--I typically build mine as an OTK deck with just a couple of searchable control options for going first.

@barumunkgameslel509 2 месяца назад

it was a ton of info, but i think that im getting it, it is more complex than i expected

@Tyrant96 3 месяца назад

Recently dueled against a competitive deck on master duel with my Neos/Neo Spacian....Long match...Was bouncing all my bosses back with that continuous spell...Haha

@elijahledbetter1991 2 месяца назад

I like the revolution synchron idea but I don’t know if I should use one or more than one.

@MarkThePage 2 месяца назад

The only thing you "should" do is follow your budget and preferences. I've never even tested running more than 1 copy, simply because 1 copy is all I was willing to buy.

@GatsbyCioffi 3 месяца назад

This was some crazy comboing! Are there any substitutions for the Revolution Synchron? I feel like that's the only card you showed that's out of my price range 😅

@MarkThePage 3 месяца назад

Don't worry, Revolution Synchron's price tanked as soon as I bought it, after spiking immediately before I bought it. (No other tuner comes close. For Clockwork Night, you can try Magical Hound, Turbo Booster, or whatever other earth machine you can think of.)

@christron3446 2 месяца назад

Any chance can we see a full deck list please ? 🙏 . I really wanna build this deck. Awesome video

@MarkThePage 2 месяца назад

If you want to build it, then build it. You've seen all the cards. You don't need the same exact ratios as I use for them to work.

@LukyAe 2 месяца назад

i need to gatekeep this video, so my locals wont find out my strategy

@vanitas483 3 месяца назад

Thank you for the great video! I'm looking for another deck to play next to my beloved HERO deck and I think CB would be a good choice. 🙂 Do you play only one copy of each Crystal Beast (except Pegasus ofc)? If they get banned, you can't summon Rainbow Dragon anymore, right?

@MarkThePage 2 месяца назад

Running a spare copy of Crystal Beast Rainbow Dragon will give you an out to many situations, including an unexpected banishment. It's dangerous to build a combo deck with such slim engines that they can't afford to improvise.

@npaladynamo8781 3 месяца назад

You can make Chaos Angel synchro summon with Power Tool Dragon+Ruby

@AudioFreak89 3 месяца назад

This is an incredible tutorial. You are a very good teacher. What is the card size of this deck? It feels like it is more than 40 cards, but maybe that's just because a lot goes on. Thanks again for this great content!

@MarkThePage 3 месяца назад

Having a deck over 40 becomes advantageous when there are cards you don't want to draw into, which has been a frequent staple of this game's design philosophy since Master Rule 4. It also means more versatile targets for your searchers to lead into, decreasing the chance that they'll brick. ... Things I tell myself because I can't build a 40-card deck to save my life.

@yes8362 2 месяца назад

Do you think it'd be possible to provide us with a guide for this deck similar to how you did for Sapphire Surprise?

@MarkThePage 2 месяца назад

The Sapphire Surprise guide was created for myself, to track the differences between branching plays. As for pure Crystal Beasts, these videos are already more effort than is reasonable for me and written materials can be found elsewhere. The best way to learn is to keep practicing by yourself--how many different boards can you make from the same hand, and which is most reliable?

@RamsesHeavy16 3 месяца назад

INCREDIBLE!! Can you explain a combo uses SP and iP

@MarkThePage 3 месяца назад

I'm not willing to buy S:P Little Knight, so I don't test with it. It could help with turn 1 boards which aren't able to set up Rainbow Ruins, but might not be worth the extra deck space. Knightmare Phoenix is a better link-2 for me anyway, discarding Rainbow Bridge of Salvation.

@seegurke-bd3yr 8 дней назад

Do you have a Deck list in Text Format ?

@infinitenebulagaming5105 3 месяца назад

Just wondering if you would consider or considered using materialization quick play from phantom nightmare set?

@MarkThePage 3 месяца назад

It's an unsearchable Crystal Promise, itself a card I don't use anymore. The destruction option can be a neat alternative starting against Snake-Eye and Infernoble Knights, but then I'd much rather have Droll or Necrovalley.

@jwanniaustin7812 Месяц назад

Can u make a deck profile of this

@flipflipshift855 3 месяца назад

Zealtantis resetting millenium eyes is so cute

@MarkThePage 3 месяца назад

But as a great duelist once cautioned me, "Don't be cute." (Or does that only apply to Kerass discarding Kitt?)

@alessandrorampa5536 3 месяца назад

I've been following dread guy as my main crystal beast influencer and never thought about using rainbow ruins like that, but I like the idea of this kind of approach to the deck! It looks way more resistant, it doesn't burn through ALL resources for that 1st turn end board, I'd like to experiment with something similar! What are your thoughts about the springans package/Gameciel package and crystal master? (hope I got all differences with dread guy latest decklist) Btw would you post a decklist? With this deck the extra is always too tight for some cards, I'd like to see how you manage to fit all strategies you showed in those 15 slots. Great content, can't wait to see more! 💪🏻

@MarkThePage 3 месяца назад

I can't believe how many people play Crystal Beasts as either toothless floodgates or a fragile turbo gimmick. It's flexible enough to pivot anywhere between either extreme mid-turn depending on the draws or disruptions, and smokescreen in any direction after siding. That's how I've been succeeding. I don't use the Springans package, because the synchro route has fewer bad draws and is also more gay (very important). Kaijus still find a home in my side deck, but Gameciel is the worst for us to use. Crystal Master never makes any of my serious builds because it's too fragile. I looked up the Kotton build you were probably referring to--awesome combo, but I'm still not a fan of his decks. That combo dedicates a lot of extra deck space to strengthening a specific setup which was already going to be good enough. Feels like the kind of deck that's made for RU-vid replays. ... Wow am I feeling JUDGY today.

@alessandrorampa5536 3 месяца назад

@@MarkThePage I mentioned Gameciel but I meant _Gameciel omni negates_ @DreadguyGX is the guy I mentioned, kotton just popularised a bit the springans package, but all strategies I ever thought of playing in CB are from DreadGuy. youtube.com/@DreadguyGX

@alessandrorampa5536 3 месяца назад

@@MarkThePage oh, I almost forgot, what do you think about the centurion package for making synchro 7? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SO6m55ahUAA.html

@MarkThePage 3 месяца назад

Very similar to Ravine + Destrudo, but not a clear enough improvement for me to spend $20 on a waifu card.

@michaeltrinh4394 2 месяца назад

Judt wanted to say thanks

@AndrewDawkins-me7qf 20 дней назад

where did you get that playmat from?! my wife plays crystal beast and shes been trying to find a decent playmat to use

@MarkThePage 20 дней назад

I got it off eBay--look up foil playmats.

@Deadly-Shunpo 3 месяца назад

Use the rev + carbuncle for cupid pitch instead. You don't hit yourself with herald banishes, you get the cupid burn that technically helps in time, and you get the cupid search for nemeses corridor that shuffles back a zenith 'just in case'.

@MarkThePage 3 месяца назад

Good catch--use this in Master Duel to get Thunder Dragon Colossus! In TCG though, I prefer the Herald (the banishment impedes only a late Dragon Ravine). If you're going through a Revolution Synchron combo and don't need any protection, then you're probably already going full combo for an easy win. As for LP in overtime, Revolution already gives access to Ancient Fairy Dragon.

@Deadly-Shunpo 3 месяца назад

Already do. @@MarkThePage The combo is something i've tested with a friend and played at a huge array of events, it's probably the most interuption protected way to play the deck. Even at 5 summons (power tool + cupid on board) and they nib you, you just golden rule and keep going, and if they hand trap you before that, okay/? You just continue playing anyway. AFC is awful imo, even if its for dragon ravine into destrudo.

@MarkThePage 3 месяца назад

Is anyone actually dropping Nibiru at that point? When you're mid-combo with no access to negation, and have revealed that you have a spell for recovery? I don't believe that any competent player would make such an obvious mistake. Ancient Fairy Dragon's main purpose is not to search for Dragon Ravine, but to turn it into Rainbow Ruins. This offers more opportunities to establish the lockdown and/or extend by using early field searches on Vaylantz/Ravine, saving Ruins for the end.

@Deadly-Shunpo 3 месяца назад

It's objectively correct to nibiru on the field of Power Tool + Cupid Pitch on the threat of Baronne next summon, unless they have exactly Imperm/Veiler to force the Baronne negation out later.@@MarkThePage And with the AFC comment, I will say the Rainbow Ruins is defintely a you thing, though I think it's very neat that you're making it work. I just prefer to min max as much as possible, and Rainbow Ruins doesn't allow for that.

@MarkThePage 3 месяца назад

Ah, I see. Definitely gonna try that in Master Duel then! On the subject of min-maxing, I've never felt comfortable with builds unable to negate more than one spell/trap. The security has been well worth the one-card commitment. It also ensures that opponents won't let me go first again, meaning I can safely side out all defenses. Also, RAINBOWS. If I'm not making a scene, I'm wasting my time.

@napo1454 5 дней назад

Dont know if you would respond, but would there be any use for hand traps when playing this, and is there any going second plays? (If addressed in video im just dumb)

@MarkThePage 5 дней назад

Board breakers are better than hand traps for combo decks. Rainbow Bridge of the Heart and Vaylantz World, and Revolution Synchron can all provide removal and resources together. Each spell can force disruption while accumulating monsters for material. If you want to see how I play the deck in action, my next video will be commentated Master Duel replays followed by another stream this weekend.

@napo1454 5 дней назад

Thank you. This cleared up what I was confused about. I was being dumb confirmed 100%

@chatupatchankamkaew362 2 месяца назад

I'm interested in your combo, however, it's gonna be a lot of cards in the deck, right?

@MarkThePage 2 месяца назад

Yes, but a big deck can also be advantageous when it contains cards you don't want to draw.

@rafaellopez3947 Месяц назад

Man the sauce is so deep

@roboten_dk834 3 месяца назад

Hey nice deck, can we get a deck profile?

@marwanfudo998 2 месяца назад

W SIDE DECK

@DenoCORE 3 месяца назад

I really want to play this.. oWo always loved crystal beasts, but I'm just getting into YGO after years. What is the beginner go to deck for you?

@MarkThePage 3 месяца назад

I am certainly no connoisseur of beginner-friendly decks! You should try the "Conclave Control" style, which mostly sits on floodgates instead of summoning Rainbow Dragon. It just has trouble breaking through defensive fields... so every time I try to build control, those last few Crystal Beasts still sneak their way back in.

@DenoCORE 3 месяца назад

@@MarkThePage Thank u, I'll try that! :)

@LexPride700 Месяц назад

Hey Mark, hello people, budget CB player here! Absolutely outstanding video, immediately subbed. Motivated me to get back into my own CB deck and I stumbled upon this thing: If I've got 4 in the back row, one being Golden Rule on a Ruby and I use Diamond Direwolf on my own Pegasus + Golden Rule, can I fill my backrow up to 5? How does the timing work out? I'm playing rainbow ruins, so getting to that sweet 5 backrow effect is pretty much pure dopamine to me. Thx for your answers! Btw, I'm in love with Crystal tree, it's waaaay too fun to play around with *-*

@MarkThePage Месяц назад

According to official simulators, Crystal Beasts can indeed take the zones of spells which were equipped to them. So the procedure is that cards are removed from play, then land in their new destinations. I suppose you're activating Tree, then Golden Rule placing Sapphire and a level 4 and summoning Ruby. Then you have 1 crystal and 2 counters. You're making Diamond Dire Wolf with the level 4s, to destroy the Ruby, putting you at 2 crystals and 3 counters, so Crystal Tree can now fill the back row. That's really cool! Analyzing this, you're paying 3 monsters to reach 6. (Though you probably already had Overdrive and a Ruins swarm guaranteed.) Crystal Tree is very fun, but it only helps if you already have a combo going, and our modern combos are designed to not need it. I can see it being more reliable in a budget deck which has a higher percentage of on-theme cards.

@LexPride700 Месяц назад

@@MarkThePage First of all, thank you so much for your time and work, I wholeheartedly appreciate it. I love how your responses are as detailed and thought through as your videos are, which makes them feel familiar, charming and in-character. That aside, I'm so happy to hear that this stuff would work! I'm basically playing without the entire Extra Deck expansions of Combos and I adore the Rainbow Ruins, so Tree is actually a solid way for me to double up on my backrow. However, it is mindnumbingly hard for me to sequence properly at this point XD In a weird way, this also motivates me to keep going, since I sort of see how much further I could go. Seeing how easily you deciphered the setup and can immediately tell the "Value" of the interaction is utopic to me at this point, but worth striving for. I would like to add that there's this weird extra thing for me that loves to get great combos, but it also matters how I get there. E.g. the crystal tree line fills me with nostalgia and happiness for some weird reason. It's not an efficient line, adds a whole layer of difficulty and there's better stuff out there if I'm willing to invest. But something about me having found that line on my own makes me all giddy. Maybe you feel the same way with your crazy additions and brews! Again, thank you for your time and dedication to community work. Cheers!

@MarkThePage 29 дней назад

Thank you for the kind words! I've been playing CBs since they released in 2008 so I love talking about them. Crystal Tree's dynamic, long-term interactions were a big reason why classic CBs were so difficult to pilot. Yesterday you got me testing all the spells again, and while Tree isn't totally optimal, it's still good enough to use if you enjoy it, which is what matters most. I do highly recommend the extra deck combos--they're cheap aside from Revolution Synchron and Thunder Dragon Colossus, which aren't required. CBs have always needed this toolbox to bring out their potential.

@cosfiend 3 месяца назад

What do you think about Springans engine?

@MarkThePage 3 месяца назад

Interesting but I haven't tried it. It requires more bricks in the main deck, and extra deck slots I don't have. So it feels like giving up on the possibility of pulling off bigger combos, but as I say, if you're not finding enough combos, then it's time to run more combo cards. Of course you could add High Spirits to keep Springans Kitt live. Then maybe some Albaz cards to extend from that... maybe Mercourier... some Tri-Brigades to combo with... hey this is going somewhere...

@callmaster_joe_88 Месяц назад

Hey, is this a 40 card deck or go RU-vid for more?

@I3YGO 3 месяца назад

Hey Mark, this is my first comment on youtube EVER. Anyway i had a few questions, 1- Can we get a decklist? I know you said in your last video that you should learn the deck before just trying to play it, but it would really help me understand how all of the engines work and what they consist of. 2- How do you come up with stuff like this? I’ve always wanted to create crazy combos, but I’m not good at it, and I don’t know the process. 3- Can we have more frequent yugioh content? I know this stuff take a lot of effort and time to make, but I would really appreciate it if you made more stuff like this. It doesn’t have to have all of the flashy editing and different camera angles, you could literally just show a few cards and theory behind them and i’d watch. 3b- Can we see more tournament reports? I think you have massive potential as not just a deck builder, but a player as well. Even if you don’t make exact tournament reports, I would love to some funny matchups you’ve had, and how you have gotten out of sticky situations. So yeah this is a lot, and you don’t have to answer everything, but I’d really appreciate it. I love what you’re doing man and I look forward to seeing more content.

@MarkThePage 3 месяца назад

Welcome to the RU-vids! What an honor. I mean it when I say to just toss in every card that looks interesting. I showed pretty much everything in the video. The best way to learn and innovate is to play lots of weird cards all together and see how they interact. Ratios and optimization don't matter until you bring it to a tournament. Sorry, but I'm keeping the Yugioh videos to just one per month. I want to balance these with my regular uploads and I'm in no hurry to exhaust my backlog of ideas.

@TingandWal 2 месяца назад

I was told by a player that you can't trigger Cross Sheep's effect with Overdragon since it wasn't summoned properly. Is there a ruling that proves them wrong? I know you're doing it here but trying to find a more primary source to tell that person "looks like you were wrong."

@MarkThePage 2 месяца назад

Read closely--Cross-Sheep never says anything about fusion summoning! It can trigger off of any special summon, then applies effects according to what kinds of monsters it's linking to. You could even summon Overdragon under Sheep, choose not to activate, then special summon Mokey Mokey to the other linked zone and use THAT to trigger Sheep!

@TingandWal 2 месяца назад

@@MarkThePage Wow...feel robbed by that guy...I was trying a Charmer -Link Monster Alternative since I got told that...but this means Welcome back Cross Sheep! I do appreciate the prompt reply! Now if only I can dinf a cheap Revolution Synchron...lol worse case I'll work with what I got.

@ARandomNerdyGuy 2 месяца назад

Ah yes, Saruja Draw 4.

@mr.taftty1862 2 месяца назад

Decklist?

@whatsbehindthesky 3 месяца назад

I don't know why I never noticed this but I love your rainbow unicorn card sleeves!

@Rainer2424 Месяц назад

Super new to yugioh, bought a crystal beats structure deck and have gone scrounging a bit for some more copies of cards. This looked absolutely awesome but I got kind of lost when you brought in all the links, xyzs, and synchros. Could someone give me some sort of list of the super relavent ones I should keep an eye out for and potentially add to my deck?

@MarkThePage Месяц назад

Welcome to the club! You've picked a fun deck with lots of versatility. Your extra deck will need Dugares the Timeless, Cross-Sheep, Saryuja Skull Dread, Worldsea Dragon Zealantis, and Apollousa. Don't worry about anything else here that confuses you--this video was meant for experienced players looking to push CBs to the limit. I'll consider making a beginner's guide in the future.

@Rainer2424 Месяц назад

@@MarkThePage thanks a bunch, I’ll look over this next time I’m in the card shop. Any pressing main deck cards (obviously I’m already looking for any direct synergies) that are needed?

@MarkThePage Месяц назад

The most important are Rainbow Bridge of Salvation, Golden Rule, and Necrovalley.

@Rainer2424 Месяц назад

@@MarkThePage the three I’ve been looking for all week without success, awesome. But really thank you

@lucabenini1717 20 дней назад

I want to play CB, I see the video multiple Times but I have a question You play 40 cards or what? I didn’t know what cutting for the deck, I see you play like 47 cards What is side for you and what is main?

@MarkThePage 20 дней назад

My main deck and side deck are constantly changing depending on the strategies feel like using, and which searchable floodgates are effective against popular decks. Whatever you like, you can make it work!

@kevinvelez-wk5bv 3 месяца назад

Do you run 3 revolution synchron or 2?

@MarkThePage 3 месяца назад

Any number of Revolution Synchron(s) will work just fine. Follow your budget and preference.

@user-rt8mr9uz1d 3 месяца назад

One card combo with springans 😉

@MarkThePage 3 месяца назад

Yes, Tally-ho shenanigans are valid here too to turn Sapphire into Saryuja! Though personally I haven't tried this because it requires 2 slots in the extra deck, which I can't afford alongside my synchros, and putting 3 bad draws in the main deck.

@ARandomNerdyGuy 2 месяца назад

New strat: 3 material mathmech alembertian searches corrior for colossus :)

@MarkThePage 2 месяца назад

Yeah... Let's all brew the craziest Colossus combos so we can get that thing back on the Forbidden list!

@jetblackchamp 2 дня назад

Nahh not him using a +4 Uno card to replace Saryuja...

@chrisdhespollari4815 2 месяца назад

This video is awesome, but I am losing my mind every time you say Crows Sheep.

@MarkThePage 2 месяца назад

Its name is a pun on "crochet". Not "cross-stitch". Honestly, as a person who sews occasionally, the mistranslation hurts my own soul too much to say.

@TheLetterFifteen 3 месяца назад

I like your shirt

@MarkThePage 3 месяца назад

WHAT A THROWBACK! I haven't thought about liking shirts in so long.

@abnerrules2 Месяц назад

Too bad i can't build this deck on Master Duel...

@abnerrules2 Месяц назад

How many cards do you run in your main deck normally?

@JuniorPR787 3 месяца назад

Deck list plsssss 😩😩😩. Anyways Love the vids

@MarkThePage 3 месяца назад

The ideal deck list is every card you see in the video that looks interesting to you. Being handed an exact list won't help you learn how to pilot a combo deck. Refining ratios is the LAST step of the process, and once you get there, you'll already know what works for you.

@mrbubbles6468 3 месяца назад

@@MarkThePagea decklist would however help in being able to keep track of all the cards you used in this video though which is frequently difficult to keep track of.

@JuniorPR787 3 месяца назад

@@MarkThePage So I notice we can summon Crystal Master for free if we get Vylantz World. I went 2-2 at locals but I need to practice for sure did so many mistakes.

@MarkThePage 3 месяца назад

Yes, I totally forgot to mention Crystal Master! You could also reuse it with Tilting Entrainment, a level 8 synchro as an alternative endpoint for Revolution Synchron.

@dx91mike 3 месяца назад

Man that extra deck is bloated

@cybertronmessiah Месяц назад

As someone starting YGO for the first time in 20 years...I think I picked the wrong structure deck to play...

@MarkThePage Месяц назад

Don't feel too discouraged! This guide is for experienced players. Crystal Beasts can adapt to an endless number of strategies of varying levels of complexity.

@breakerxblandino 3 месяца назад

i would also like to see a deck list. just like everyone said a base would help us understand what play style would suit us but also knowing the names of some of the cards used that is not part of the CB list would help us understand what is used and how. like your double field spell looks cool to use but i missed the name of the card and the camera reflects the light a bit so i have a hard time looking up these cards. honestly i wouldn't need the CB list just the extras if you could put them in the comments. anyways thank you for a new understanding of CB. i had not thought it could synchro but now i would like to try it. 🤌👏

@MarkThePage 3 месяца назад

"Vaylantz World - Shinra Bansho" and "Vaylantz World - Konig Wissen". They're the only Vaylantz field spells.

@breakerxblandino 3 месяца назад

thank you so much. i will try to see those other cards you played or suggested but if i need help again later could i comment here and ask? thanks again@@MarkThePage

@breakerxblandino 3 месяца назад

@@MarkThePage i was wondering if you could have a list of the tech cards. i looked thru your vids a few times and i am not sure of the deck size or extra deck size. based on what i could see and cards added i guessed the deck is around 54 cards and extra deck is around 17. i know that i am wrong. i would ask for just the spice cards in the deck just to have a better understanding of the combos you had shown in your vids. thanks again if you do and thanks even if you don't. keep making great vids tho :)

@MarkThePage 3 месяца назад

You're overthinking it. Exact deck size is not important, especially when you're still learning the deck. Just try everything and keep whatever clicks for you personally.

@breakerxblandino 3 месяца назад

@@MarkThePage is there an interaction that stops you from summoning rainbow dragon even with the crystal beasts on the field and grave? i was able to special when i had saryuja but after i used worldsea effect i suddenly cannot summon rainbow. i had some of the crystals on the field so i was wondering if they become unusable as spells or crystal beast names on the field.