Why I Like Darklords (Yu-Gi-Oh)

Published 2024-04-02
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There's a ton of cards in the Yu-Gi-Oh Trading Card Game, and many archetypes of cards to choose from if you wanna build a Deck, and the advent of the free-to-play online simulator Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel makes the game even more accessible than ever, what with its massive card database, incredible music, and top-tier visual presentation. And I have this game to thank for far more than just giving me a way to play Yu-Gi-Oh consistently again after a several-year gap due to a lack of an IRL scene where I live -- one of those being introducing me to my new favorite archetype, Darklords!

Believe it or not, Yubel isn't quite my number one favorite (despite how much time I've spent recently talking them up in videos), as that spot belongs to the Darklord archetype, one that got its first proper in-archetype support in 2016's core set "Destiny Soldiers", but actually has origins that trace back as far as the Yu-Gi-Oh GX era (and even further than that, retroactively, given a couple of renamed cards). But what makes these fallen angels my favorite archetype? Well, hopefully I'll do a good job explaining it in this video, so shuffle your Deck and get ready to rebel against a higher power, as I tell you why I like the Yu-Gi-Oh TCG archetype known as the Darklords!

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ART PIECES USED IN THIS VIDEO:
▶ "Aztec Otherworlds" by R. Anguiano
▶ "The Fallen Angel" by Alexandre Cabanel
▶ "Pandora" by John William Waterhouse

MUSIC USED IN THIS VIDEO:
▶ Yasunori Nishiki - "Battle Theme 8" (Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel OST)
▶ Yasunori Nishiki - "Solo Theme 9" (Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel OST)
▶ Yasunori Nishiki - "Battle Theme 4" (Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel OST)
▶ Jim Johnston/WWE - "Smoke And Mirrors (Cody Rhodes)"
▶ Yasunori Nishiki - "Keycard Theme 4" (Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel OST)
▶ Yasunori Nishiki - "Climax Theme 14" (Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel OST)
▶ Yasunori Nishiki - "Battle Theme 16" (Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel OST)
▶ Toshihiko Sahashi - "Name Of God" (The Big O OST)
▶ Hideki Okugawa - "Mall Music 3" (Dead Rising OST)

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All Comments (21)
  • @SuperNerdDaniel
    Hey, everyone, and welcome to this fun little rambly video about my favorite Yu-Gi-Oh archetype, the Darklords! This is definitely a bit different from the other "Why I Like" videos I've done, since I'm not focusing on a single character from a piece of media, but I think it still fits the vibe of the series. And I'm actually pretty proud of some of the edits I did for this video, so I really hope you all like it! I've got a couple other videos rattling around in my head for what I could do somewhere later in April, so hopefully I can get something together on that front in the next week or two. Most likely it's either gonna be another "What If...?" or another "Matter Of Character" video, depending on what I'm leaning more towards. At any rate, I hope everyone's April is off to a good start! Also, DRINK WATER
  • @tacolordc
    You were my favourite Pokétuber back in the day. I remember watching your old vids religiously back in 2016. It’s nice to see that you’re still going.
  • Darklords are cool. I like how they integrated the Forbbiden Quick play spells girl's lore (Aka Pandora)
  • @yunikohh
    I love Darklords, if you add in dark honest and use Darklord Morningstar for the fusion summon you can get rid of an opponents cards and have a response for any cards that allow other cards to summon from the graveyard on your turn. Alongside paying LP to get out another Darklord monster.
  • @lloydbagby8355
    Also My favorite arctyple i have three is blue eyes DDD and anicet gear
  • @MDogman5
    Favourite archetype. Ogdoadic. Such cool creator snakes with amazing lore and beautiful designs. Plus a quirky style of gameplay
  • @bonzey9895
    Yesterday i just watched a video talking about the darklord lore which has become one of my favourite archetype lore (only behind Vendreads) and im happy to see more people talking about this archetype As for my favourite Archetype, it has to be Dragunity. It's my first ever deck i played in dueling book and Master Duel once i finally managed to play yugioh in some way. The design (both mechanics of equipping your dragon type tuners and the artworks themselves) is incredibly cool (im also a 5ds/synchro kid so theres a bit of a bias there). And their lore being the reason why the ice barrier dragons were sealed is just so epic to me. Oh, and one more thing to say... JUSTICE FOR MY BOY DARKLORD NASTAN!!! HE DID NOTHING WRONG!!!
  • I too was introduced to the Darklords by Master Duel. I have Darklord Ixchel in IRL. Little fun fact, the First Darklord is straight up called Lucifer in the OCG.
  • @RavenTheSensai
    dark lords are one of those decks i always return to. its so much fun. tho i have also been loving volcanics a lot with the new cards in MD. but without a doubt, my favorite archetype of all time has to be suships.
  • dude just got recommended to me. this is an amazing video omg, criminal how underrated this gem is. Keep it going! :D
  • @zaekulia
    Eyyyy, a fellow Darklord enjoyer :D Instant click on the video The funniest thing that ever happened to me was placing Ukoback on my opponents field with Indulged and watching with horror as they activated it's effect. One of the coolest games I ever had Also slight correction: Condemned heals you for every fairy on BOTH sides of the field, making her even better
  • @Funky_Student
    Personally, I go back and forth between playing Mikanko and GHOTI
  • @ShanaReviews
    I was SO happy that we got Darklord support that expanded the archetype and especially loved how they tied it to the Forbidden Quick play spell storyline and Condemned Maiden (Who i believe is supposed to be based on Lilith) Edit: got to the part where you mentioned Condemned Darklord being labeled as Pandora and tbh i don't see it, she has more in common with Lilith who is someone that also was condemned and cursed because Lilith wanted to be equals with Adam, the maiden dabbling in the forbidden items feels like it is closer to how God forbade Adam and Eve from the Fruit of the tree of knowledge. this also raises the question then of how Condemed Darklord got a hold of Zerato since he's supposed to be an archlord, given that we had the quick play Forbidden Droplet and it showing one of the darklords being forced to drink it i think Condemned Darklord FORCED some of the archlords who still served heaven to become corrupted which, yeah kinda makes their revenge less noble looking
  • @T-Wrecks13
    Pardon me, I wasn’t exactly specific. By DL, I meant Darklord. Like a deck list or even a gameplay video on MD, show us how you wield the dark powers of these Sanctuary exiles. And maybe some deck building ideas and suggestions for my future real life Darklord deck.
  • Gameplay-wise: Mathmech Lore-wise: The Broken World/Visas Lore cards
  • @T-Wrecks13
    Y’know, I’ve started to become fond of these guys myself. I’ve just made my own one in MD, and after mulling over which fairy deck to have in RL I’ve decided on Darklords too. The doubling down effects in the graveyard rather appeals to me also. Between these and Agents, I find our fallen ones more fun.
  • @nava461
    finally someone know the darklord and enjoy it
  • @someone-nu1kf
    Still waiting for God from the solemn cards gets a small archetype maybe finally making the archlords into one and continuing the story
  • @0DeathTheKid15
    My favorites are Yubel and DDD. I grew up with YUGIOH GX so Yubel has a special place is my heart. For D/D/D I kinda like the whole Faustian Bargain kinda side from there Theme. You basically sell a part of youre Life(points) to them and they help you. You want to search a Monster from deck? Sure, make a contract with this Gate. But next turn you have to pay the cost~ You want to Reborn a Monster? No problem, just dont forget to pay. Plus the Art from Machinex on this Throne ready to make a deal is just sick.