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the feeling of sitting through your opponent's wombo combo only for them to drop maxx c or droll at the start of your turn and master duel leaves you with nothing, absolutely nothing, to show for the time it drained from your life

New video! It was only a matter of time before this combo YugiTuber got something banned: youtu.be/00uKtPrpw88 I would apologize to X-Saber players, if they existed.

New Yugioh video today, if I can take a bathroom break without ANOTHER of my beloved rogue decks getting banned.

✋ban the problematic link monster that never should've been printed 👌each list update going forward will hit just 1 of the dozen floodgates it enables, refusing to hit the actual problem until it's been powercrept anyway

Thinking about buying a box of Magnificent Monsters for fun? Live vicariously and open mine instead! I wasn't expecting to pull a chase card, but getting more than $3 of value from a $35 product would've been nice.

I forgot to mention I was going to a Yugioh regional in Springfield MA today. Third place! What was I running? ... You'll get a different answer from everyone who saw me. It's been fun getting to chat with some fans of the channel! Now to get working on one of my wildest deck videos yet...

Treasure what you have today, because you never know which Nintendo franchise you'll no longer be able to safely google tomorrow.

CRYSTAL BEASTS IN A NINTENDO DIRECT. We've made it, folks. 🏳️‍🌈

Channel update: I realized I'm long overdue to stop recording in front of blank walls, so I've paused to turn that room into a proper film set. Because I'm a theater kid with no chill, it will include colored spotlights. It'll take another couple of weeks to all come together.

I voted down the ballot for every candidate who promised to ban Droll & Lock Bird.

Neo the Magic Swordsman with googly eyes

Sorry I didn't post a video this week. I did something else.

What is her name?

New video! An unhinged duel with the devious @outofcharacters.bsky.social using only vanilla monsters... except the flavor text is the effect. This went above and beyond previous installments in the series--and not just because Mega Thunderball got launched onto a Z-axis. youtu.be/vvWGIYqZ2R4

Posting again because the world NEEDS to see this short film about Pokemon Gold & Silver NPCs.

Branded, Tri-Brigade, Springans, Dogmatika, Therion, and Lunalight all synergized--and a single Crystal Beast summons every engine to the field. Yep, it's another new record for my biggest Yugioh guide video. Come for the combo slop, stay to see how many cards I'll throw. youtu.be/dgg8uFiQqbg

I'm a simple man. When I see an account reposting someone else's words or image by copy/pasting as their own, rather than just sharing the original post, I block that account. Same goes for constantly repeating the same post as a new one. Just use the retweet button, please.

Cake☆Yummy No special occasion--I just wanted to use what I learned from the previous batch. I ran out of powdered sugar for the buttercream frosting, but the bit of grit from substituting some granulated sugar actually feels kind of nice. Uhhhh anyway, new Yugioh video this week.

Dust off your Gold/Silver cartridges for this awesome Pokemon short film made by my friend John! You won't believe how many handmade Pokemon he's crammed in here. Picnicker Liz, Hiker Anthony, and Youngster Joey are my favorite NPC blorbos. youtu.be/_b1Xvm3Albk?...

Special Summoned this.

The majority of Republicans on the Supreme Court have ruled that when the Constitution clearly states, "All persons born in the United States are citizens of the United States," actually it means they're NOT citizens. Republicans supporting "constitutional textualism" are liars & always have been.

Opponent used Theorealize to check the top card of my deck, read it for the first time, perplexed, then put it on the bottom. Wondering if that was the optimal play, she then accidentally asked, "Was he a good bottom?" So anyway, I can confirm that GMX Chairman Kimridge is an excellent bottom. 🏳️‍🌈

Happy Pride month to my fellow aces! You are awesome no matter what you (don't) do with your Perfektes Asses. 🏳️‍🌈🖤🩶🤍💜

Trump's AI video about Colbert is beyond revolting. Here, let me repost it so more people see it. I'm sure Trump will HATE that! ... And thus, yet again, the left is easily baited into giving fascist propaganda a larger audience. Y'all have got to stop spreading Trump's tweets for him.

To those competing at YCS Columbus this weekend, have fun, be safe, and make friends! It's not every day that you get to be surrounded by 2000 people who all share a passion for this ridiculous game.

MAKE CAKE BAKE (I used vanilla bean paste for the batter, and whipped strawberry cream cheese instead of frosting. Reviews are very positive, but these baking projects may be going overboard at this point.)

It's really the third Arthalion that gets you.

I am gradually chipping away at editing for the next video, the long-awaited update to my Crystal Beast + Branded pile, "Sapphire Surprise". It is very long and rather dense.

I've been getting a bunch of sponsorship solicitations that all read like generic spam. It's weird and disappointing, coming from the literary industry where these kinds of business inquiries are expected to be personalized. Clicking Delete feels like I've put more effort into this than they did.

Hey, kids! It's time to guess what video Mark just recorded by analyzing the rubble! Good luck!

VEGETA,

They called X-Saber a bad deck. I set out to prove them right. youtu.be/kbs1YX9rhso

"Limited Pack GX: Ra Yellow" based on season 2 has just been announced, which after Slifer means in another 6 months we'll see an "Obelisk Blue" set based on season 3. Which means we'll probably get at least one new Crystal Beast card, to reach the TCG in Q1 2027! :')

Sorry I've gone off the grid lately. Chronic depression is rough. I'm making the effort to get that fixed. In the meantime, check this out! Too many great Yu-Gi-Oh products this year, so I used my manly man arms to haul a fresh bookcase upstairs. The shelves are already full (of possibilities).

At long last, 22.0.0, the greatest Nintendo Switch update, has dropped: "When Airplane Mode is activated, the previously set preferences for Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or NFC ... will be saved and applied. Added the ability to individually enable or disable ... from the Quick Settings." MUCH APPRECIATED.

This laptop is telling me to make an account so I can update some drivers. It is time to delete this laptop.

Pokemon's greatest masterpiece was released in America on this day... I'm gonna say, ten years ago?