How to Beat Memento | Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel & TCG

I'm your host low tier hero and in today's video we're focusing on a rogue strategy that came in Valiant Smashers and that is the momento deck this deck known for its graveyard based tactics and formidable field presence can be a tough opponent but with the right strategies and card choices you can turn the tide in your favor we'll be looking at familiar cards like ash Blossom and DD Crow and some essential floodgates and board Breakers examining how they interact with key momento cards and when to optimally use them so before we get started with this

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here is Ash Blossom Ash Blossom is specifically effective against the momento deck in several ways when momento angwi is normal or special summoned that card allows the player to add one momento monster from their deck to their hand except for itself of course using Ash Blossom here can negate this search effect preventing the player from accessing key monsters that could facilitate further plays momento Goblin has an effect that upon its destruction allows sending up to two momento cards from the deck to the graveyard Ash Blossom can negate this effect hindering the players's ability to set

up the graveyard for future plays or for summoning their crazy boss monster combined creation Moto tatsuo shigo and I'm sorry if I butcher that name I'll just refer to it as Moto Tatsu it can destroy itself and send momento monsters from the deck to the graveyard Ash Blossom again can be used to stop that effect which is a crucial part of the combo to special summon their boss monster combined creation the best time to utilize Ash Blossom is going to be one in this ranking order activated against angit as soon as angit activates his effect

to add a momento monster to the hand this is a crucial step to disrupt the initial setup and search of the arch type after that it will be dependent on game state but your next two options would be Goblin and Tatsu to prevent their strategic loading of the graveyard which which is vital for the deck's combo and for summoning of their boss monster combined creation the next two cards are very similar in mechanic we've got different dimension ground and dimension shifter both of these cards can be a very effective counter against key strategies of the

momento deck particularly those that rely on sending monsters to the graveyard and subsequently utilizing them from there here's how it specifically interacts with the momento deck angu has a second effect this this card's effect to Target a level two or lower momento monster in the graveyard for special summoning can be severely hindered if they are banished so hopefully in this scenario different dimension ground and or dimensional shifter are activated before any of these effects resolve any monster that would have been sent to the graveyard this turn would be banished instead of course making it unavailable

for special summoning these two cards are also really good against horned dragon its special summoning condition relies on having momento monsters in the graveyard if different dimension ground and D shifter are active during a turn where these monsters would normally be sent to the graveyard they would be banished instead potentially preventing the special summoning of horned dragon the most important part is the fact that different dimension ground and D shifter can severely hinder the scalability and the summoning of combined creation combined creation's special summoning condition is not directly affected by different dimension ground and D

shifter since it shuffles already present momento monsters from the the graveyard back to the deck however if key momento monsters are banished due to dshift dur in different dimension ground they will not be available to fulfill this condition overall different dimension ground and D shifter are a detrimental and Monumental hit to the strategy of the momental archetype therefore that's why it's very important to run these cards side them or utilize them so that you can have a direct counter to the momento strategy the next two cards very similar to different dimension ground and D shifter

are the Bisal dragons we've got Bal Magnum Hut and Bisal drawers swm which can provide effective counters against certain strategies of the momento deck we'll examine how these cards can be used against the strategy of course abysal Magnum Hut and Dru worm can Target and banish chal monsters in the graveyard like anguage and Tatsu this disrupts their graveyard based strategies such as special summoning or graveyard effects and these two Bal monsters are useful for preventing field presence and activating any sort of effects in the graveyard because you just want to Target and get rid of

those monsters before they can resolve against hor and dragon if it doesn't mean its criteria it won't be able to special summon itself and by getting rid of momento cards from the graveyard it can prevent a Slowdown to Bone back bone party fracture dance and Cranium burst and the last card on this list again very similar to the Bisal package very similar to the different dimension ground and D shifter is DD Crow this is just going to be even more effective because it doesn't specifically Target lights or darks it is more of a generalized targeting

of cards in the opponent's graveyard and banishing them DD Crow can hinder or prevent certain plays and effects that would just literally slow the deck down and I would and I'll reiterate how effective these banishing cards are because the momento deck is just detrimental reliant on the graveyard well these are the top five direct counters and what makes these counters really effective are is because they are also not just for momento decks but for the overall General meta banishing cards is literally the key to keeping up and beating the meta depending on what type of

strategy you're playing against if the decks don't detrimentally rely on graveyard these cards may not be as effective but their impact is only minuscule reduced for countering the momento deck through board Breakers here are the top five picks that would work optimally against a momento strategy of course we've got dark rule no more this card is particularly strong against the momento deck as it negates the effects of face up monsters your opponent controls this would be an amazing card against horn dragon and combined creation you've got super polymerization hit the gura hit the starving Venom

hit the mud dragon super polymerization is going up in stock right now as well against other meta strategies and it is also particularly effective against the momento strategy the momento deck just special summons like crazy Sun beu the Primal being is going to literally board wipe no questions asked no more explanation required you've got evenly matched after your opponent sets up a strong board with multiple momento monsters evenly match is just going to banish them going back to the specific genre of wanting to just banish as much as you possibly can against the momento strategy

and the last card on this list is not a board breaker card per se but it is infinite impermanence targeting Key Monster effects and negating them can be crucial especially if you can time it to disrupt their combo or negate their effects of their boss monsters its versatility and the fact that it can be activated from the hand if you control no cards makes it a strong choice to prevent the scalability of a board therefore breaking the board before it can even be established these cards are chosen for their ability to either negate effects disrupt

Su strategies or clear the board in any way that specifically hinders the momental deck strategy remember timing and understanding of your opponent's play Styles and key Tex are key in maximizing the effectiveness of these cards and finally we are down to our flood gates to counter the momento deck let's evaluate how effective these floodgates can be versus the strategy similar to the theme that we have going on banishing cards is crucial so dimensional fissure and macrocosmos are just going to run through the deck in its entirety you've got anti- spell fragrance this card can slow

down the momento deck by forcing spell cards to be set for a turn before activation this impacts cards like momento metic Clan sorry if I butchered that name Moc Clan bone back and momento bone party delaying their usage and potentially disrupting this player strategy we've also got necro Valley they utilize the graveyard a lot if you can't run banishing cards you can run necro valy you won't be able to summon creat ation you won't be able to special summon from the graveyard you won't be able to send cards from the graveyard back to the deck

it's pretty solid Choice honestly and the last card on this list is summon limit summon limit is going to restrict them down to two summons per turn and I'll tell you right now that this deck special summons at least up to five times or can special summon at least up to five times in a single turn and even during your turn they can special summon as well so summon limit is going to be a crucial Crux against the strategy outside of the theme of banishing and preventing the usage of spell that wraps up our in-depth

analysis on countering the momento deck here at draw phase I hope this guide has armed you with the knowledge and tactics to effectively disrupt and overcome this challenging deck remember understanding the optimal timing and application of cards like ash Blossom and joyous spring different dimensional ground DD Crow and various floodgates and board Breakers can make a significant difference in your gameplay each of these cards play a crucial role in dismantling the momento deck strategies from disrupting graveyard setups to limiting summoning capability so keep these strategies in mind adapt them to your play style and you'll

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