Why Your Yu-Gi-Oh Deck Keeps Losing (spoiler: it's not money) 

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Because you’re a third rate duelist with a forth rate deck

-because you lack the heart of the cards, duh.

for me its because i have no idea what the f### im doing

My Cyber Dragon, Metaphys, and Subterror decks have never lost a single duel. Why? Well I’m glad you asked, it’s because there is no local spots to actually duel at 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

10:42 “Are you running to many traps.” I’m a paleo frog player ask me that question again

“WAAYYY UP TO 60!!!” DON’T RUN 60! It causes the universe to glitch out!!!!!

I love how Team APS makes videos on more than just cards and deck profiles. They give a lot of insight and advice that helps players of all levels. Thank you!!

"4000 ATK points, 10 STARS!" So Obelisk the Trash Can

Well my deck loses for 3 reasons. Consistency issues, 0 negates, and I run the cards I like. But I'm okay with that. I run what I like and I'd rather lose running what I like than running what wins. It's a personal choice. A choice I'm okay with.

For me it is actually the money, because I can’t afford to buy any cards that actually work together, my deck is literally like Yugi’s A BUNCH OF RANDOM CARDS

Because I play my favorite archetype pure Darklords

Because I suck. That's why I keep losing.

I’ll lose mostly because I’ll misplay so bad that I can’t recover

Hi Paul, Here's my take, taking meta vs non meta out of the picture: #1. Stop doing flashy plays with no purpose, when you can do a dull combo to output 8000 damage than do a flashy combo that outputs less damage. I like X monster better but X monster makes you lose. #2 Summon contradiction. Needing 2 normal summons to combo sounds like a problem. But not just normal summons but the restrictions established. Side note: 6 normal summons (including cards that search them out) aka cards that reach the same card. #3. Your deck's strategies is auto countered by main stream techs. Being aware of the meta landscape. If people main call by the grave and all your effects are grave centric... Perhaps stop relying on those effects until the cards are less popular. Or your deck lacks answers to untargetable bosses or your side deck is useless. #4 Not aware of PSCT: resolving effects incorrectly and getting called out. #1 reason why people lose. Read your cards... You thought an effect did something but then a ruling expert drops by and says it doesn't.

You should review duels and point out misplays

I played Pendulum magician for 2 months before the new Banlist, I did really enjoy the deck i could even build a super consistent list, I just can't not misplay with pendulums, I've been trying Sky Striker and have had a lot more luck and I'm actually enjoying this deck even more, Sometimes a deck just isn't for you.

Because my favourite archetype is not getting new support and I don't want to play something else that I am not attached to. Day 158 of waiting for new Volcanic support to arrive

Hey y'all i think the video is corrupted and it spasses out in several spots of the video

No words can describe how helpful you guys are. 👍

“I play 60 cards, but I’m considering playing 62.”

This helps and definitely resonates with me. I have a less conventional rogue deck that had it's first prototype version be really strong but it still had consistency issues. Funny enough, later versions are inferior due to having less or more cards. It's really hard to figure out the balance for. If anyone is curious, it's a non archetype Dragon deck.

I always make bad excuses when I lose! What's the worst excuse you've heard for losing? #AskTheSquad

information was very helpful. As someone who played Yu-Gi-Oh when it was first released I have been overwhelmed with all of the new things that have come into the game.

I appreciate all the advice you gave in this video. This helped me out a lot with building my decks!

Because I draw then normal summon Borreload dragon. (No really don't make your extra deck sleeves the same colour as your main).

I lose because I can't afford to buy cards xd Can't win when you can't even buy the deck you built on ygopro

Very good tips for figuring out what a deck needs! I think it's important for people to understand that there is no perfect deck and figuring out why your deck is losing, is important to understanding how to win. Always search for improvement!!

I've actually moved on to mtg the last few months but I still just like watching you guys. You really do make the best yugioh content. The general discussions are just nice to watch.

I love team aps so much trell is overall my favorite you guys make great content keep up the great work guys congrats on 150k

Team APS: If it’s a card you need it has to be at three Me, a Salamangreat player: 😭

These for sure are top tips. When i got back into yugioh after a long time away from the game i was surprised as to how quickly a deck summons monsters now or searches for cards as well as the few trap cards that’re included in decks now.

This was actually helpful♪ thanks! (Specially the trap discussion/tips)

For me, it’s mainly a matter of knowing when to use negation. I’m fine setting up my board and figuring out how to play through negates, but when i have my board set up, even knowing choke points of certain decks, i still end up somehow either not using them right or just being unlucky that they have to push through it

This video was really helpful, now I'm thinking by following your list and I'll make some changes for sure

A very helpfull vid, the ratio plus normal summon thing is indeed very useful to remember. Thanks a bunch ^^

Paul:most of the time traps dont advance your plays Me:*laughs in union scramble*

Great vid Guys!! Keep em coming!👍

Thank you Team APS I really needed to hear this.

So in a nutshell youre saying i should build trickstar invoked heroes?

Well for me, every time I get used to a deck, some shit on it gets banned or limited and their replacements are expensive so I don’t continue to practice with it. I now have Cyber dragons so I’ll keep my fingers crossed for it to stay untouched. Basically I need more understanding of a deck’s flow. I am also kinda new/ returning player so all these dam effects get confusing.

You are not wrong. Decisions in deck building and knowing what you’re going to fight against is very important. The problem then becomes a TCG Rock Paper Scissors just with more variables. Strategy does indeed play a part, but at some level there is a series of rock, paper, scissors. However, if I take a $10 Triamid deck against a $150 True Draco deck, I’m more than likely gonna get my ass kicked. Reason being, the true Draco deck has a lot of GOOD decisions in its expensive, pricey decisions. But still good decisions. Triamids can have good decisions, but I only have $10 on me so I can’t afford Demise, twin twisters, etc. Basically, what I’m boiling down to is, stay in your lane. Don’t take your penguin deck to a YCS lol

I used to play a paleozoic frog deck that was 10 monsters and 30 traps, and it's one of the most consistent decks I've ever played. So, I'm glad you guys mentioned the unless you're playing paleozoic or altergeist thing

Verry helpful thanks guys 👏 🔥 as a returning player I find I as you called it "the Anime effect" XD loved that 😆 and am now fixing up my deck and looking forward to using it =D great content as always 🔥

"Why does your deck keep losing?" Me: "Because I use a Watt monster deck."

"The only reason you normal summon is for effects." Words to put on the tomb of this game's grave

My biggest issue is finding the cards that work best with my decks. I enjoy trying to give my decks their own twists, but I end up with almost exactly what someone else had posted online since I can never find cards that would work how I want to play the deck. I'm just overwhelmed with the quantity of cards to choose from, I guess. Thanks so much for the video, though.

Thanks guys. I don't play Yu-Gi-Oh but it helped me with deck building in general. Much appreciated.

Well, it may partially be money. A £30 deck isn't gonna beat thunder dragons any day of the week.

Im going to my first local tomorrow, wish me luck!

Great video guys. I'll probably share it with some of the beginners in my group. Though to be fair, sometimes it does come down to money. But that's only like 15% of the problem if it's same tier vs same tier levels. My example would be, let's say 2 players are both playing Dragunities. One of said players can't afford Barcha. Barcha is currently the bread and butter of combos right now it seems. Both are very playable and strong. But one of them will be able to pull off just that little bit more. The same with decks that can use Pot of Extravagance well. If you can't afford the PoE, you probably won't do as well as the player that can. But all of your points are very valid. Once again, great video!

Nice tips! This is very helpful for new players and even players that have difficult times. My Blue-EyesDivineDragon deck run 8 powerful monsters. One lvl 7 and the other 7 are lvl 8. x3 Blue-Eyes, x1 Alt Blue-Eyes, x1 Dragon Spirit of White, x1 Blue-Eyes Chaos Max Dragon, x1 Divided Dragon Lord Felgrand, x1 Ark Brave Dragon and even with 8 my deck runs fast and keeps going alot by draw power, sending to grave to summon back from grave, ECT.. cards. I also find 8 the perfect number because Blue-Eyes is a lvl 8 dragon. The rest of my monsters are lvl 4, 3, and 1.

Shit ya'll would probably laugh at my deck, ive never played competitive so i dont know many strats but my deck is a literal put together deck. My favorite monsters are charmers

Was it just me or did the screen spaz at around 2 minutes?

No how matter how many times I've lost, my Evil Eye build has been grinding out against alot of the current decks (Salamangreat, Heros, Altergiests, etc.) and it's only got more consistent as I play, and now I feel like I win more than I lose! Thanks for the content and good advice.

I’d love to see you guys make more theme or competitive duels. Stuff like Synchrons vs black wings or salamangreat vs danger dragons

I feel like this with my Pendulum Magician/Odd-Eyes Deck I have all the necessary Cards, but I can't do anything against most of my opponents

2:11 wtf is actually happening here 😂

i play non competitively and run 46, i still play the chaos zone DD build mainly. Milling is a big part of my strategy so i find the 6 extra cards help because most games necroface will be banished twice, possibly more if my control plays come out first.

This brings Memories of my old 2004/5 burn deck with 67 cards, great times!

6:50 - glitch (doesn't appear to happen on _all_ installations of the RU-vid mobile app)

Are Monarchs still viable? I kinda want to come back to Yu-Gi-Oh because I loved Monarchs and Cyber Dragons.

I love all your videos but i would like to see some longer videos of deck techs and some videos with more than just two people dueling. Like a four person duel or maybe 6 if you have the people

this video is gonna help out a lot of new players, thanks guys, keep up the gud work ^w^

Disclaimer: this video contains blatant lies. SPONSORED BY THE BLUE-EYES WHITE DRAGON GANG

There's a reason no one runs Zushin the Sleeping Giant.

Team APS, here is a story from near the end of MR3 when I played competitively. So Metalfoes were released in the OCG, I seen a deck list that topped a locals, I gave it a shot to learn the deck. The build was using Cyberstein for shenanigans. After I got the build down, I tweaked it for the TCG for when they would come to the TCG. I had to drop quite a few cards to throw in cards like the Magispecter engine (bunbuku into kirin), a couple of Archfiend Eccentric, I even managed to fit in 3 Amorphage Sloth (As it can lock out the extra deck for the opponent if I went first with my Ultimaya Tzolkin build), the deck also ran Summon Limit. When I was tweaking it, I saw Pot of Riches and thought "Oh well, since Metalfoes can pop their other metalfoe pendulum monsters for its effect, this should be easy to pull off." Unfortunately, even though it was easy, it did stop Ultimaya Tzolkin, Fusion plays as well. But I was really stubborn with this card and left it in, despite it being a dead card 90% of the time. In hindsight, I should had dropped it for something more useful. So I would say, even if in theory that a deck could make use for a card in a realistic setting, the card may not even work out or be more of a hindrance.

Thanks guys. I enjoy putting together decks and playing them against each other. Most of my decks are constructed out of booster packs, absolutely no premade decks so their are a lot of substitutes. I've only watched in full, the first real Yu-Gi-Oh anime. The others I caught bits and pieces but the characters and their personalities just didn't appeal to me. I like the fact that everything is new to me coming back into the game after a decade. The rules don't seem to have changed much. Though it was out, the banned list was never an issue because we've never played FTK or OTK decks. Combos weren't even a thing back then. These new decks are a lot of fun and despite what people say, building a deck based on cards only because they look cool is actually fun & if you're goal is a challenge, trying to make them all work together is the best part. I'd like to see you guys do that and I'm sure Trell will rise to the challenge. No specific architypes on purpose, strictly based on looks then later after the "vanity draft" then building a functional deck and dual. I think Trell & Paul would be an awesome match up with that.

Because you dont believe in the heart of the cards.

Because I actually don’t play Yugioh irl. Wait...does that mean I technically never lost either 🤔

Elemental hero and Slient Dark Magician are my favorite deck...Never be afraid to try something new im always twinking my deck because i want to see wut work better.

Deck-building tips. Now that's what I have been looking for

*"spoiler: it's not money"* Obviously. I proxy my cards.

This is Triff: Hey guys I’m triff gaming, I play rn Crusadia,Dino,Krawler,Orcust,Striker Pendulum Deck and it sets up 999 negates and is very consistent. Be like Triff...:

As a Red Dragon Archfiend player I had problems in the past with Ratios and Normal Summons. Now I'm doing great. Got a Abyss/Void Ogre Turbo build.

I run a close to 40 card Cyber Dragon deck with a 14 or 15 card extra deck with it. I of course play an obelisk with this deck and it is very very consistent. I also love to go into Cyber Dragon Infinity within the first three turns. And I sometimes go into End Dragon whenever it is atleast 5-10 turns in

well i use a phantom knights deck i started using it a few days ago and im sad bc rank up magic launch and rusty bardiche are FORBIDDEN :/

i definitely know why my deck isn't at its best...i'm not willing to drop $600+ on cardboard every 3 months or so.

I agree with the trap ratio. If not running subterrors, dracos, altergist etc where u rely on traps to do your combos then 5 to 1 is plenty.

There’s also traps literally made to advance your strategy but dodge effects at the same time it really does depend on the deck

Why my deck doesn't win: I choose NOT to make the game unfun for anyone else by NOT playing a deck that is designed to make my opponent NOT play the game. Konami has been proactively churning out negation cards every new release. It's time to draw the line in the sand and stand up to non-interactive game environments.

Just play mystic mine LOL XD Kidding the deck is not Not top tier

That glitchy shit around 2:10 was dope lol

Thank you for the quality videos

First

I honestly think most people who lose (like by landslides) it’s either because your deck isn’t developed yet, you don’t know how to play your deck, ooooor you’re playing against a deck that just on a higher level than you. Money isnt always a part of the game

Very good tips for any tcgs and also in mtg sealed and draft I was watch out early wins.

this is a great topic i know i lost every duels because i get nervous and i don't want to make a error during a duel it's embarrassing

I enjoy your supernatural video with the tarot cards based. Im into that stuff.

I haven't been a Yu-Gi-Oh player for a long time but I remember back when I used cyberdragon and mained a 60 card deck of it (online, I play here and there on Yu-Gi-Oh dueling Nexus.)

I use a Dark magician deck from the ‘legendary dragon deck box’ (for I am but a filthy casual) and my friend uses a relatively old but still has 4000 attack point cards. And it is amazing how I win almost every time.

My strategy is to test a deck through like duel after duel, and after about 10 or so, remove any cards that never saw play and replace them. Rinse and repeat until your entire deck gels together well

I run two copies of Cursed Seal of the Forbidden Spell and side two copies of Awaken the Dragon. Was thinking of adding a Skill Drain to be extra annoying.

Honestly all of this stuff makes sense for me one of the big problems is i want to play a specific deck but i don't know what to have in it because i haven't played since XYZ monsters and all this new stuff makes me question what should be in this deck. How do you go about finding out what cards would work in the deck you want to make? Great Video :D

Back when i first started winning games, cause I actually started learning how the game worked. I told my friend to abandon what he believed in if he wanted to git gud... he built fables. Some people just can't grow out of the heart of the cards mentality.

As for those Pot cards, I find them very risky to use but if using one or more of those kind of draw power cards, having a set of 3 of the same monster(s) and even spells and or traps is understandable.

Ways around having few normal summon monsters and a way to play a lot of traps: play ghostricks. I was going to give them a chance since I only really play one deck and need to play other decks (Was also considering dark magician, magnet warriors, and stardust/synchro)

Paul, keep up the good work.

This will help me. Thanks a lot

Really like your videos and advice