Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In 2026 Yugioh, the modern game has become entirely built around being able to interrupt your opponent's plays using powerful turn 0 options like handtraps. Ash Blossom should be banned? Dimension Shifter is too strong? How on earth did we get here?
The origins of Yugioh's handtrap design had a much more nuanced approach... what if a Yugioh handtrap just helped you to win a battle when the odds were stacked against you, Instead of completely stopping your opponent from playing Yugioh at all?
Today we're diving into the Battle-phase focused origins of the Yugioh Handtrap.
What's your favourite type of Kuriboh? 🟤
0:00 Intro
1:50 What is a Handtrap?
4:23 The First Handtrap
07:15 The Kuriboh Family
13:20 King of Kuribohs
16:19 Archetypal Handtraps
20:44 The Light
23:21 The Dark
26:18 The Unholy
29:10 The Finale
Footage from:
YuGiOhCardEU
Official Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME
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#YuGiOh #YuGiOhTCG
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➥ Buy and Sell your Yu-Gi-Oh! cards: 🛒
cardmarket.com/en/YuGiOh
！Opinions expressed in this video are those of the video creator and not necessarily Cardmarket.
In 2026 Yugioh, the modern game has become entirely built around being able to interrupt your opponent's plays using powerful turn 0 options like handtraps. Ash Blossom should be banned? Dimension Shifter is too strong? How on earth did we get here?
The origins of Yugioh's handtrap design had a much more nuanced approach... what if a Yugioh handtrap just helped you to win a battle when the odds were stacked against you, Instead of completely stopping your opponent from playing Yugioh at all?
Today we're diving into the Battle-phase focused origins of the Yugioh Handtrap.
What's your favourite type of Kuriboh? 🟤
0:00 Intro
1:50 What is a Handtrap?
4:23 The First Handtrap
07:15 The Kuriboh Family
13:20 King of Kuribohs
16:19 Archetypal Handtraps
20:44 The Light
23:21 The Dark
26:18 The Unholy
29:10 The Finale
Footage from:
YuGiOhCardEU
Official Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME
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#YuGiOh #YuGiOhTCG
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_______________________________
➥ Buy and Sell your Yu-Gi-Oh! cards: 🛒
cardmarket.com/en/YuGiOh
！Opinions expressed in this video are those of the video creator and not necessarily Cardmarket.
