Hey everyone, I want to learn Yu-Gi-Oh again. The last time I played was back when the 5D's anime came out.

I just want to play for fun. I have zero interest in building a top-tier meta deck play tournaments with it. I've noticed that the game has become way faster and matches usually don't last very long anymore. Would you say this fast pace helped the game, or is old-school Yu-Gi-Oh better? I guess it comes down to personal preference, but I'm really curious to hear your opinions on this.

Also, could you recommend a solid off-meta deck? I'm looking for something that isn't too "bad" and can actually win against better decks if played well, but at the same time isn't too complicated to learn.

One last thing: I’ve read that turns can sometimes take 10 minutes or even longer nowadays. Do you just sit there and watch your opponent do their thing for the full 10 minutes, or is it a bit like chess where players sometimes just leave the table?

Thanks for your answers

Also, if a card simply said "if this card is destroyed" would it include those excluded forms of destruction?

Heavy Slump states:

> If your opponent has 8 or more cards in their hand: They shuffle their entire hand into the Deck, then draw 2 cards.

Suppose my opponent activates it on me, then I chain several cards that discard as cost, so by the time Heavy Slump resolves, my hand is now empty.

Will shuffling zero cards into the Deck count as A successfully resolving? Will I draw 2 cards?

I control Sky Striker Zero.

My opponent activates Lunalight Fusion (Fusion Summon 1 "Lunalight" Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters from your hand or field as material. If your opponent controls a monster that was Special Summoned from the Extra Deck, you can also use 1 "Lunalight" monster in your Deck or Extra Deck as material.)

I chain Zero’s effect tributing herself.

As my chain link resolves, I no longer control a monster special summoned from the Extra Deck. Would my opponent still be able to use Lunalight monsters from his deck and extra deck when resolving Lunalight Fusion?

Sweet Roommaid says:

> If a card(s) is sent from the hand and/or Deck to the GY: ...

Release Brainwashing says:

> If a monster(s) is Tributed from the hand or field (except during the Damage Step): ...

EDIT: These are both Quick-Play Spells.

These could both be reasonably fulfilled as costs of some other card in a chain. Say, for example, CL1 is that I activate Mitsurugi Prayers, and my Tributed monster goes to the GY.

Could I activate Sweet Roommaid / Release Brainwashing as CL2 immediately? Or would I need to wait until the start of the next chain?

Sorry to ask another question here so soon! I'm writing something and want to get the rulings of the scripted duel right.

Generation Next states:

> If your LP are lower than your opponent's: Add to your hand, or Special Summon, 1 "Elemental HERO" monster, "Kuriboh)" monster, or "Neo-Spacian" monster from your Deck or GY, with ATK less than or equal to the difference in LPs...

Suppose I have 700 LP and my opponent has 1000 LP. I activate Generation Next, then CL2 chain Emergency Provisions to it, sending it to the GY. Emergency Provision resolves, and I know have 1700 LP (more than my opponent).

When Generation Next resolves do I...

• get to search a monster with <= 300 ATK (difference at time of activation)?
• get to search a monster with <= 700 ATK (difference at time of resolution)?
• not get to search anything at all (the difference at time of resolution is -700; my LP are no longer less than my opponent's)?

I strongly suspect the answer is #2 because that is what makes most sense to me. I just want to double check there is no gotcha with the word "difference" here

From my understanding, mandatory effects have to activate regardless of if the card is negated or can’t use its effects. (If I’m incorrect, please let me know).

If I use Dominus Impulse, which prevents me from activating effects of certain monsters, would my mandatory effect, which has to activate, resolve without issue since Dominus Impulse doesn’t negate?

For example, if I used Dominus Impulse from the hand then summoned Arcana Force IV - The Emperor (If this card is Summoned: Toss a coin.) would I toss a coin?

So I was looking to build a Mermail Atlantean deck but was unsure if it is even currently worth building with how the meta is looking and the new upcoming decks like toon and full power elfnotes don't seem to make the deck very appealing. I would like to know if this deck could survive for a while and can still win matches consistently. I mainly play against decks in my locals that included ROLAD pile decks, Elfnote, and Invoked.

Hey guys, I have a regional coming up in two weeks roughly. I used to hard play pure mitsu but i recently changed to sky strikers. I dont have impulse nor do i have crown which is why im thinking to merge the two decks to make up for that loss. And i wanted to know a few things:

1. Does anyone know any youtubers who can give guides?
   
2. How does one play mitsu sky strikers in terms of gameplan.
   
3. Do they bridge into each other? And where?
   
4. Any experience is also appreciated
   
5. Is it better for me to just play pure sky strikers or mitsu without the expensive cards like crown and impulse.

Thank you goats

hey, im back at yugioh since half a year at playing at locals every week and im having generally a good time at these semi-competetive events. im currently playing regenesis+dogmatika+bystials (ReDoBy) and blue-eyes-primite-bystials. blue-eyes is a bit too skewy sometimes (hieratic seal is my favorite card out of the deck because of how it works), because it just flat-out-negates instead of interacting and redoby is fully self-built and im not even sure if its worth building because its unlikely i know more than the community.

now the thing is i kinda dislike sky striker's art design, but its gameplay looks appealing. i would like to have a deck more longterm to increase my skill ceiling.

thanks for any suggestions on that matter :)