Going Second is ACTUALLY Better in Yugioh (Mathematical Proof)
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Published 2024-04-16
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Many players argue that going first gives you the upper hand, but what if I told you that statistically, going second might actually increase your chances of winning?
Join me as we break down the mathematics behind the duel, analyzing various scenarios and probabilities to uncover the truth. From card advantage to tempo swings, we'll explore the factors that tilt the scales in favor of the player who chooses to go second.
By the end of this video, you'll gain valuable insights into the strategic nuances of Yu-Gi-Oh! and perhaps rethink your approach to choosing who goes first in your duels. So grab your deck, sharpen your mind, and let's dive into the numbers to uncover the hidden advantage of going second in Yu-Gi-Oh!
All Comments (21)
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Today i play a going 2, deck with only board breakers. I won the tournament 4/0/0.
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As someone who tried out blind second in masterduel here are my general takes on board breakers: 1. Against decks like branded or snake-eyes, they often have lots of recovery which board breakers normally wont stop and handtraps would. This is especially relevant for cards like drnm which ensure opp gets another turn. 2. One board breaker is often not enough, and there are ways decks can play around board breakers like committing to varied interruptions like combining traps, gy effects, and on field negates. Not every deck will, but the ones that do will screw you over. Not to mention ftks/burn that will show up every couple games. 3. For a bo1 like masterduel, lot of board breakers are more situational than handtraps like ash blossom (imagine you drew drnm against lab, you’d lose) 4. They often have much larger costs than handtraps. The “cost” of nibiru giving the opponent a token is kinda nonexistent. The cost of drnm or evenly giving up your battle phase ensures the opp gets a second turn. Or ultimate slayer or superpoly forcing you to spend extra deck spots. Plus if you have a in-archetype lock like a lot of rogue decks, you can still play nibiru but cant play cards like kaijus. There is a reason blind second decks like mikanko and numeron dont see much competitive play.
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I like that you played against an extremely tough board and not too sackie because you also were Maxx Ced and Scythe locked. This was legit gameplay as it gets. Kudos for that.
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The main problem is that one card accrues so much card advantage that if you dont negate it, your now down sometimes 6 cards compared to the opponent, and one board breaker wont get that back. DRNM is good, but the opponent still has all their grave yard, all their backrow, and whatever handtraps they drew. To elaborate, if you were to kaiju A snake eye board, you spent one card to remove one fourth of a resolved snake eye ash, where impermanence stops all of snake eye ash.
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The thing you're ignoring is that most of those boardbreaker aren't enough by themselves against SE. More often than not, you'll need 2 board breakers, making the math vs handtraps a lot more equal. Also, based on the SHS opponent's hand, you could've gotten FTK-ed, and board breakers don't really help against that
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In a 1 game format such as Master Duel, blind second decks are generally better than they would be in other formats because in other formats, you just tech against your opponent in games 2 and 3.
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Loved the video. Will definitely try this out. Good stuff man. Would love to see more videos playing this style 👍🏻
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Honestly this is one of the best yugioh vids I've seen in a while. This is speaking my language
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Thanks Jesse! Really helpful information. Look forward to seeing more and more of your content.
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LAVA GOLEM!!! I didn’t know you could search it with anything besides small world
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who are you exposing my secrets ?
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Bruv stumbled upon your videos since my recommended videos are mainly yu gi oh shizzle but your channel is really sublimely good to get me to understand the statistics behind deckbuilding and such and such!! Really nice, keep it up boiiii
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I found the exact video i was searching for, thank you alot at solving format!
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Great video again! I actually just changed my Dogmatika Ritual build as a going 2nd to resolve my Dogmatikamatrix better besides the 6 cards in hand. Definitely wayy better than my previous handtrap build. Also, Pankratops brings so much value in one card as a summon that doesn't start a chain, has good stats, and a dodging effect into a pop so I would indeed recommend it too
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Well done man. This video is gold. This is what I try to explain to my viewers, you do the same but with stats. I love it
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I like your style. Going from theory to examples to a replay does a good job.
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The funny thing about Maxx “C” is it plus junk synchron is full synchron combo 😂
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Very interesting topic (at least the strict math portion), appreciate u sharing it. Of course the are some nits that can be picked, since some things do seem a tad oversimplified, but overall i still think we can learn some things from this. Also Jesse, u can consider adding timestamps for future vids, so its easier when someone wants to go back to a specific part like the "handtraps paradox" part, etc.
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Amazing video bro! Keep it up. Love the energy and the teachings
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Another great video. Can't wait for the next one!
