Top Ten Yu-Gi-Oh Archetypes Based Around Trap Cards

Traps are part of the big trio fo Yu-Gi-Oh cards. However, with power creep and such, they’ve fallen behind Monsters and spells in terms of usability unless you make them really busted. There is another way, though. Konami bases archetypes are using trap cards give traps more power than ever…or it’s a bust and the archetype becomes niche, but the best case scenario is the deck shining new light on trap cards. Who doesn’t love a good ole “you activated my trap card” situation? So, for this video, we’re looking at the coolest archetypes based around trap cards. Judgment Meter joins me for this one.

Song used:
The Big Beat 80s by Kevin MacLeod, Syrinx Starr

[Circular_Square]

One thing I really like about Paleozoic anomalocaris is the ability to just destroy a monster reflects how dominant it was in it's time being one of the first super predators in history.

[pandakabob]

As an Amazement player in the TCG I adore you for acknowledging that we exist. I feel seen! 😭

[yeagno]

I love the aesthetics of phantom knights, it's like they're "combining" the armor and weapon pieces for their extra deck monsters

[theponystark]

Thunder Dragon is still my favorite deck, but Labrynth is the only deck I've tried completely maxing out its rarity. I've got ten Collector's Rares, two Quarter Century Secret Rares and one Starlight. It's just a very aesthetically pleasing archetype. Hope the furniture monsters get foil upgrades in the 2023 Mega Tins.

[imalittlecupcake]

Don't teach Judgement Meter how to play Yu-Gi-Oh. Something pure and good will be lost forever if that happens.

[jerfuhrer]

Evil Arlekino is how the amuzement park guide that just pops up behind you when youre just looking around. Hes scary at first, but then you realize its just Arlekino.

[GuardianGrarl]

Eldlich in his alternate art is unfazed, he is like the golden sun, he is unbothered, he is flourishing, he is in his column, he is loving life !!

[firej]

I just always figured the amaze cards were just literal tourist traps. Each pulling in customers in different ways

[joseurbina]

*"You just Activated my Trap Card!"*

Truly gotta love that Line whenever I hear it.

[MegaShingo]

Something i love about your Yu Gi Oh videos is the fact that you show a lot of "modern" cards (i'm still in the GX era😁 ) and most of them has really cool art.

It means that when you show them, i'm actually searching for an image of those cards on google so that i can save it and maybe later buy them.

[theponystark]

25:58
I can't unsee the toast now. Bottom left of the original art, the "negative space" of his cape and the border of the card art kinda looks like a single slice of toast/bread. Seeing how the archetype is based on alchemy and the turning of objects to gold, I can't help but imagine all of the Golden Lord's food turns to gold too. Though, he is a zombie, so not sure how much that'd actually affect him.

[Tiomasta]

Quick Yugioh rules, then:
-On your turn there is the main phase 1, where you can play monsters and spells/traps from your hand, then the combat phase where you can choose attack targets for your monsters, then main phase 2 where you may play cards from your hand again if you want, then you end your turn and the opponent does their turn and so on.
-Every turn you're only allowed to play max 1 monster card, unless you do it by an effect saying it's a Special Summon which means it's free and you can do as many of these as you want in addition to your normal card.
-The number of stars on a monster is the level. If it's level 1-4 you can play it without paying anything, level 5-6 can only be played down by trading a monster you already have alive and discarding that to play yours (if not using Special Summons, this can take one turn to place it then wait for your next turn to play the upgrade), level 7+ needs to trade 2 monsters instead of 1.
-Spells can freely be played on your main phase 1 or 2, traps must be laid down for one turn before you can activate them at all but after that can be activated in anyone's turn anytime you want.
-Monster cards with special colors stay in the extra deck instead of the normal deck. Fusion monsters need a card that specifies how to summon it, but the others are Special Summons that just need to trade from specific monsters and are ready to use from the extra deck anytime as if you always have them in your hand: Links just need X monsters to trade for it, Xyz need a combination of monsters of certain levels, and Synchros need a Tuner monster and another monster.

[neogothamk]

Top 10 Yu-Gi-Oh weirdest attack names -
Axe Slash Bash (Dark Guardian), etc.

[thatman]

I always viewed Paleozoic as "What if Phantom Knights never had Main Deck Monsters in their lineup?" and still do to this day.

[jadyndenys]

My personal competitive deck is Virus control, which uses both the Lair of Darkness archetype and the Labrynth archetype to supplement the Virus cards.

[weckar]

Traptrix lore is fairly hilarious, and a bit of a commentary on how Konami saw their players.
The 'characters' are really just lures used by carnivorous insects and plants, much like how some real life plants have parts that look like food or even breeding mates.

Yes, Konami wants you to lure in your opponent with lolis.

[hyoroemongaming]

Never realize Traptrix sd came with those. Those are some respect to legacy

[ianjoystodab]

Judgment Meter says the oddest things and I love it! "I like the one with the skulls. She's just like, this is where I nap. I murdered 7 people to make my pillow." She said it with such joy 💀💀💀

[kyleken]

Ah my favourite was #2, I love how traptrix is a retrain of just a singular trap card from the first set into a whole forest of death.

Also how their attack and defence equal the same, that was always cool even if it limited them. They are missing a monster with 2800 and 0 defence which I've always thought would be good to get like a normal summon enabling xyz card or something.

Detach 1 material to normal summon a plant or insect type monster from your hand (or deck maybe?) if they got this they could be a tier 1 deck. I already beat snake eyes often enough to Warrent them giving it a chance. But mine is kinda fused with labyrnth, mainly to have a beatstick with anti targeting for 2 cards, I did have the searcher and the special summoner but they were too bricky alone.

[DarkSymphony]

i think a video where you talk about the most unique yugioh playstyles would make for a fascinating video, like how cardians make you play hanafuda, or super quants emulating the sentai/power rangers franchise.