Yu-Gi-Oh Collab REM Review – August 2021 | Mantastic Puzzle and Dragons

Introduction

The Yu-Gi-Oh Collab makes their second return to North America amidst a sea of buffs and new cards. As a whole, this event is home to a wide variety of valuable cards with the bottom rarity having value. In fact, I still use two of the 5-star cards (Kuriboh Weapon and Fortress Dragon ) and will most likely continue to do so moving forward.

As such, if you are a player who has never rolled in this event before, it is in your best interest to do so as it does feature unique cards with value sprinkled throughout all rarities along with Weapon Assists for all cards. On the flip side, there are no new bottom rarity cards which lowers the motivation to roll again if you have already done so in the past.

Due to continuing wrist pains, I have only done Pros & Cons for each card and did skip over underwhelming Weapons.

Video commentary

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Overview

All Monster information gathered via Tsuabki Bot (Discord Bot) and monster icons come from PADx

Yu-Gi-Oh REM Pros & Cons – August 2021
Pros	Cons
All cards have a Weapon Assist Value can be found at all rarities All cards feature 8 Latent slots Even those that Transform	Cannot Monster Exchange for 6-stars No new bottom rarity cards Lower motivation to roll again

Yu-Gi-Oh REM
7 Star base (8% total)
6 Star base (51.4% total)
5 Star base (40.6% total)

Icons show Base form/form they come out in

Yu-Gi-Oh Rankings – August 2021
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A
B
C
D

Order within each tier is random and not reflective of ranking

Bottom rarity quick summary

The bottom rarity should be the main motivation to roll in an event and the following chart shows all the 5-star Rankings. In total, they comprise 40.6% of the rolling pool.

Yu-Gi-Oh Bottom Rarity (5*) REM Rankings – August 2021
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A
B
C
D

7 Star base

Pegasus (New) – S

Pros	Cons
Orb Skin Directly purchasable 1 SB in Base form Fantastic personal damage High base ATK Unique Leader Skill +0.15x for each typing present Can lead to large multipliers Can asymmetrically pair with Yugi Powerful 2 turn active Unlock, +5 Dark, Lock Dark	Orb Skin Have to roll No SBR in either form Requires 3 specific typings Not truly bad as it is flexible Opportunity cost of not using Weapon By far his best form

Weapon

Pros	Cons
SB 40% Jammer & Poison Resist Outstanding active 13 turn CD 100% Shield Needed for SR2/3 3 turn Damage Absorb Void Needed everywhere but SR2 Solves 2 key mechanics Frees up additional inheritance slots One of the best Weapons in the game Will be invaluable in future Mysterious Dimensions Dungeon New end game dungeon	Have to roll, cannot Monster Exchange

Orb Skin

Yugi – A

Pros	Cons
1 SB in Base form Powerful VDP potential Outstanding 6 turn CD post-Transform Fire, Water, & Hazards to Dark +3 Combos 2 turn Damage Absorb Void Useful everywhere but SR2 Big multipliers 3x HP & RCV 27x ATK 6M Auto Follow Up Immune to Poison damage	No Damage Reduction Needs a Shield to survive Gravity-based attacks Solved via Sakura Strong pairing but not enough overall LS restricted to Devils No personal damage without VDP

Yugi Uvo

Pros	Cons
Super Blind Resist Huge personal damage Massive ATK stat Great candidate for Double Damage Cap Valuable active 2 turn Delay Full Awoken Bind clear Row of Dark & Light	Active does not clear Unmatchable Have to use a different Cleric Opportunity cost of not using other form as a leader Less relevant if you have strong leads already No personal damage vs Voids No SBR

Weapon

Pros	Cons
SBR Tape 4 Rows Interesting active 2 turn Delay Full Awoken Bind clear Row of Dark & Light	Active does not clear Unmatchable Delay is only 2 turns Does not excel in either category Tape Resist is not truly needed for SR1,2,3

Kaiba – S

Pros	Cons
5 unique forms! One will have merits for you Massive Damage Reduction via LS Just needs to match 6 or more Water Active generates 2 rows of Water No Skyfalls 3x ATK Strong VDP damage	Must match 6 or more Water orbs to function Other forms have more value Only has personal damage with VDP

Uvo Kaiba 1

Pros	Cons
Super Poison Resist Significant personal damage () () High ATK Upgraded active 100% Damage Reduction Needed in SR2/3 1 turn Damage Absorb +15 Dark & Water 4 SB Massive Damage Reduction via LS Just needs to match 6 or more Water	Must match 6 or more Water orbs to function as a leader Other forms are tremendously powerful

Uvo Kaiba 2 (New)

Pros	Cons
Massive personal damage HUGE ATK stat () Great candidate for Double Damage Cap Passive Damage Fantastic active 50% Damage Reduction for 3 turns Needed in SR2/3 3x ATK 3 turn Delay Aids Transforming or stalling Large stats all around Strong LS multipliers Easy to activate Can use any Water sub Large Auto Follow Up	Lower Damage Reduction via LS Makes it harder to pair with Natsuru Offset by his own Shielding active

Weapon 1

Pros	Cons
1 SB Team HP Team RCV +1.5s movement time Upgraded active 100% Damage Reduction Needed in SR2/3 1 turn Damage Absorb +15 Dark & Water A great “I don’t know what to inherit inherit”	Opportunity cost of not using new Uvo form

Weapon 2 (New)

Pros	Cons
Fantastic active 50% Damage Reduction for 3 turns Needed in SR2/3 3x ATK 3 turn Delay Aids Transforming or stalling 2 Team HP Enhanced Water Combo	Only truly shines for Water teams Might as well use new Uvo form instead

Marik – A

Pros	Cons
Large personal damage () Super Poison Resist Valuable active ATK & RCV buff Unlock Makes Dark & Hearts LS has respectable multipliers	Hard to use TPA Most Dark teams are blob-oriented LS needs a Healing Solution Lacks an ideal pairing for Auto Follow Up

Marik Uvo

Pros	Cons
Super Jammer Resist 4 SB Strong personal damage () Full Cleric active Clears all Binds, Awoken Binds, Unmatchable 1 turn Void Damage Void Aids Rainbow teams	GH Belial is superior Same colours Faster charging active 5 vs 10 turns Provides a Healing Solution Used on basically every team 10 turn CD is quite long nowadays for a Full Cleric active

Weapon

Pros	Cons
Full Cleric active Clears all Binds, Awoken Binds, Unmatchable 1 turn Void Damage Void Aids Rainbow teams Cloud Resist	Does not truly stand out compared to other Full Cleric options Still valuable but greatly falls off if you have other options Awakenings are average

6 Star Base

Exodia Weapon 1 (New) – S

Pros	Cons
100% Blind Resist Powerful active 1 turn Damage Absorb Void 1 turn Void Damage Void 10x ATK Damage will be absurd	Can only acquire via Rolling Other forms have more value

Exodia

Pros	Cons
Powerful active 1 turn Damage Absorb Void 1 turn Void Damage Void 10x ATK Damage will be absurd HUGE personal damage with Cross 97.7x personal damage vs all spawns Massive ATK stat Can double Damage Cap with ease Even sub attribute will deal huge damage Catapults Phyllis even higher The single best damage stick possible	Ideal team needs 2 Exodia 1 turn Damage Absorb is not sufficient for SR3 Have to roll Cannot Monster Exchange Odds are not in your favour Only truly shines on Phyllis teams

Exodia Weapon 2

Pros	Cons
1 SB Bind Immunity Team HP Team RCV Powerful active 1 turn Damage Absorb Void 1 turn Void Damage Void 10x ATK Damage will be absurd	Opportunity of not using as a sub for Phyllis teams Not relevant if you don’t have Phyllis 1 turn Absorb Void may not be enough Insufficient for SR3

Weevil (New) – C

Pros	Cons
Super Poison Resist Strong personal damage ()	Delays all other skills Opposite of Haste Active is underwhelming Delays you… Does not fit well on any current Wood team Nautilus already buffs ATK and does more Cannot find a true use

Weapon

Pros	Cons
60% Poison Resist 3 Rows	Terrible active Self Delays Only useful for awakenings Even then it may not be useful

Rex Raptor (New) – C

Pros	Cons
6 Effective SB 4 SB + 2 turn Delay Active also provides a tri colour board Super Jammer Resist Strong personal damage with a TPA	No where to actually take advantage of the TPA Does not fit well on any current team

Weapon

Pros	Cons
2 turn Delay Bind Immune 2 Team RCV TPA More useful compared to Base form	Not the strongest Delay May be hard to take advantage of TPA

Summon Skull (New) – B

Pros	Cons
Huge personal damage vs Gods () () Valuable active RCV & ATK buff Orb generation 5 turn CD Super Jammer Resist 2 SBR	Only truly efficient vs Gods Still respectable though Vulnerable to Binds without SA

Weapon

Pros	Cons
Valuable active RCV & ATK buff Orb generation 5 turn CD Passive Damage	Awakenings are basically only offensive Most teams already deal enough damage Survivability/Transforming becomes more important

Téa Gardner & Shining Friendship & Fire Sorcerer – A

Pros	Cons
6 SB Full Cleric active 3 Team RCV Huge RCV stat	10 turns is on the longish side now More universal value as a Weapon

Weapon

Pros	Cons
Full Cleric active 2 SBR Aids Fairies who have none Cloud Resist Not a top rarity card	Less ideal awakenings unless SBR is needed

Joey Wheeler – A

Pros	Cons
4 SB High personal damage with an L ()	No current team abuses L’s for Fire More value in other forms

Joey Wheeler Uvo (New)

Pros	Cons
4 SB Super Poison Resist Strong personal damage () () High ATK Powerful active Counters Unmatchable Causes Darks to be unmatchable for 1 turn 1 turn Damage Absorb Void Valuable for SR1 and lower 3x ATK 7 turn CD	1 turn Damage Absorb is insufficient for SR2/3 Main appeal for the active

Weapon 1

Pros	Cons
L Bind Immune SBR 200x ATK Button May not be enough though	Primarily used for awakenings New Weapon may be more useful

Weapon 2

Pros	Cons
L Physical Killer Highly relevant for SR2 Team HP 1 turn Damage Absorb Void 7 turn CD Fantastic for SR1 and below	1 turn Damage Absorb is insufficient for SR3 Needs 2 turns SR2 does not need this Active is horrible for Dark teams

This will be his best form

Mai Valentine – C

Pros	Cons
Strong personal damage vs Physical + Latents 6 Effective SB 4 SB + 2 Delay	Highly niche overall Only effective vs Physical

Weapon

Pros	Cons
2 turn Delay Team RCV	Only 2 turn Delay So many other options Lower quality Delay option

Bakura – B

Pros	Cons
4 SB Outstanding personal damage when matching Poison () High ATK 4 turn full board changer Dark, Heart, Poison Super Blind Resist	Reliant on Poison Orbs Incredibly difficult to make work Not truly efficient Yugi & Dino are potential leads Poison Orbs dilute board I do not foresee the Poison meta ever truly taking off No SBR Dino also has no SBR Vulnerable to Binds Own Weapon solves this

Weapon

Pros	Cons
Poison Blessing 2x personal damage for owning card	Poison Orbs are not helpful for the vast majority of teams

Dark Magician – B

Pros	Cons
7 Effective SB () + 3 turn Delay Solid personal damage () High ATK 8 Latent slots Can use any Killer Super Poison Resist	Strong overlap with Allatu Both have 3 turn Delay, up to 4 SB, & Super Poison DM has better personal damage Allatu has a better active Competes with his own Weapon Strong universal Delay option

Weapon

Pros	Cons
4 Effective SB 1 SB + 3 Delay Still relatively few cards can do this 3 niche Killers	Killers are niche Relatively rare spawns Relatively underwhelming effect outside Delay

Blue Eyes White Dragon – B

Pros	Cons
4 SB Outstanding VDP potential () High ATK 1 turn Damage Absorb Void 9 turn CD Makes Column of Light & Water	Essentially no personal damage without VDP 1 turn Damage Absorb is not needed/strong enough for SR2/3 Works well for SR1/AA4

Weapon

Pros	Cons
1 turn Damage Absorb Void 9 turn CD Makes Column of Light & Water >50% HP 2 OE	1 turn Damage Absorb is not needed/strong enough for SR2/3 Works well for SR1/AA4 Overlaps with Blue Samurai 3 Both have 1 turn Damage Absorb Void Samurai 3 has better universal awakenings

Orb Skin

Dark Magician Girl – C

Pros	Cons
3 turn CD Unlock + Orb Generation Easy to inherit over 2-4 SB ()	Fortress Dragon may be more efficient 6 Effective SB 3 SB + 3 Haste Transforms into DMG Does lose out on SA Mixing 2 colour Rows is awkward

Weapon

Pros	Cons
SBR Bind Immune	Low base CD Can accidentally overcharge Not always the best as an inherit Mixing 2 Rows is inefficient

5 Star base

Gandora – C

Pros	Cons
4-5 SB Respectable personal damage	Active is underwhelming Gemstone-style actives are mediocre now Does not generate Dark Orbs Less efficient for Farming Hard to find a true usage

Weapon

Pros	Cons
2 Team HP	Many other 2 Team HP options exist 34 other options HERE This is much weaker compared to most others

Gaia the Fierce Knight – B

Pros	Cons
Huge personal damage vs Devils (4 Killer Latents) Super Blind Resist 1M Button to all enemies Also spawns 4 columns of Wood orbs	1 SB No damage vs non-Devils Weapon may be easier to use for Farming

Weapon

Pros	Cons
Coop Boost Has no effect on Button damage 1M Button to all enemies Also spawns 4 columns of Wood orbs Inheriting makes it easier to have sufficient SB to activate	Only truly shines in Coop Much lower value in solo No value outside Farming

Mystical Elf – C

Pros	Cons
Some personal damage Clears all Unmatchable orbs Spawns a column of Hearts	Does not fulfil any particular role well Active does not clear Binds/Awoken Binds Only Unmatchable is not enough More value as a Weapon

Weapon

Pros	Cons
80% Jammer Resist Clears all Unmatchable	Active does not clear Binds/Awoken Binds Only Unmatchable is not enough Hard to find a true usage for them outside budget option

/ Fortress Dragon – B

Pros	Cons
6 Effective SB 3 Haste, 3 SB Haste allows actives to recharge faster Post Transform becomes an orb generator +5 Light & Dark, 3 Hearts 3 turn CD Valuable for Farming Still a budget solution for Transforming	No SBR Stronger option now exist for non-Farming content

Weapon

Pros	Cons
2 Team RCV >50% 1.5x more damage for owning card 75% Damage Reduction Shield Saves you from big executes in SR2/3 7 turn CD	Competes with Base form Probably have multiple copies any way

Kuriboh – A

Pros	Cons
Low cooldown, multi turn shield active	No true merit in this form Make Weapon

Weapon

Pros	Cons
2 SBR Valuable for Fairies L Valuable active 5 turns 30% Shield Can save vs Hexa/Gilles <50% hit 5 turns gives more leeway in timing I still use mine from last time	If SBR is not needed, less ideal Many other Shielding options exist

Should you roll?

If you have never rolled before, I would highly recommend rolling as there is value at all rarities along with many unique cards that are challenging to replicate otherwise. Furthermore, there are several amazing cards that will greatly bolster any given Monster Box and some can be found at the bottom rarity.

For myself, I have already rolled modestly hard in the past so I have collected all the bottom rarity which greatly lowers my motivation to pull again but I will probably still do a few.

Conclusion

The Yu-Gi-Oh Collab is still a solid event overall as all cards feature Weapon Assists along with value found at all rarities. As such, it is still a good idea to roll, especially if you have never done so in the past.

While the 10 Magic Stone price tag may feel hefty, almost every card can serve a reasonable purpose and the fact that every card comes with a Weapon grants more value.

With that being said, let me know what you think about this event in the comment down below.

Happy Puzzling!

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9 thoughts on “Yu-Gi-Oh Collab REM Review – August 2021”

Anonymous says:

August 23, 2021 at 4:41 PM

(Preemptive apologies for wall of text) Pegasus’ weapon will be super useful in the upcoming Mysterious Dimension dungeon, too.

3 turn damage absorb void: Kanna on F8, Australis on F9, and Water Albrecht once pushed to his 50% super resolve on F13 all have damage absorb. While Australis can be tanked/delayed (3 turns followed by a 972k hit on the 4th and has no status shield), both Kanna and Albrecht require an active. In Albrecht’s case, the active must last at minimum 2 turns as he will have 22.5b hp remaining when the absorb goes up, but 3 turns provides some extra safety.
1 turn 100% shield: Not strictly necessary, but this could very well save your rear if you’re running a Nautilus pairing and encounter Dark Albrecht on F13. Not only does he have 90b hp, but he also becomes fire attribute below 50% and can be extremely difficult (if not impossible) to take down in 7 turns before he outright executes you. Being able to buy an extra 7 turns makes a huge difference. (As a bonus, having this rolled into one active with damage absorb void frees up an inherit slot!)
13 turn cd and awakenings: Less stalling needed for actives is always nice and the awakenings are the cherry on top, imho. Most floors kill you on turn 6 (and F12 on turn 7), so you may have to stall a significant number of turns if F13 is Water Albrecht depending on the cd of your damage absorb void active and whether or not you ran into Kanna/Australis.

This assist is seriously absurd.

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Marty says:

August 23, 2021 at 6:31 PM

What do you think of Luke and Yoga

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Anonymous says:

August 23, 2021 at 8:57 PM

got phyllis, got narcis, got Exodia
extremely happy right now, just need to gather his arms and legs
but what other subs rounds out the team, and who do you friend leader with phyllis?

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1. LilyPad says:
  
  August 23, 2021 at 10:22 PM
  
  Phyllis self pairs AFAIK. As for other subs, you still need a cleric. GH Belial is run on everything, and Christmas Tamadra, Araragi, and Alynna are all on color for her. Last slot is whatever you need for the dungeon you’re running.
  
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  1. Mantastic says:
    
    August 29, 2021 at 9:56 AM
    
    I would self pair Phyllis as it closes the active skill loop and it really comes down to what you need to cover for the dungeon
    
    GH Belial does quite a bit overall for sure as she covers the cleric spot beautfully and 2 colours for SR3
    
    Again, it is all about the dungeon at hand
    
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Anonymous says:

September 1, 2021 at 7:17 PM

Thanks as always for the write up!

About Bakura – I still use a Nellie/Yugi pairing and have a Bakura w/ Bakura assist as a sub. Bakura and his poison alone allows me to power through quite a few dungeons because the poison blessing almost always gives you three poison orbs every board. Plus the quick cool downs means he’s almost always ready to go. On top of that, his active plus Nelle’s 7×6 board mean I can always hit a row (or box) and a bunch of combos, negating any combo shield below 10 (at least). Finally, Bakura’s poison use and Yugi’s poison void means I can laugh at all the poison traps and use them to my advantage.

You’re right about the poison meta probably never taking off, but if you have a Bakura/Bakura assist with a Yugi lead you don’t really need any other poison cards.

TL;DR – Bakura sub with Yugi lead is a multi-use powerhouse.

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1. Mantastic says:
  
  September 7, 2021 at 8:53 AM
  
  Yeah Bakura on Bakura still works well for Yugi teams but the main downside is how far Yugi can take you overall without a Shield
  
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S says:

September 2, 2021 at 1:13 PM

While Pegasus’ weapon is more versatile, the base form can achieve truly absurd HP totals – if you haven’t already watched it, there’s a vid of a Pegasus team that achieved 1 MILLION HP clearing Mysterious Dimension (using 2x SR Loki and the evos of Yugi and Marik as subs, plus Team HP boosting assists like Fagan Rai’s sword and Sosuke’s second assist form). That much HP is more than enough to tank anything that isn’t a 100%+ gravity or the stronger rage hits. So there is absolutely a good reason to consider keeping Pegasus in base form.

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1. Mantastic says:
  
  September 7, 2021 at 8:57 AM
  
  Oh yeah he can def be a leader for challenging content, just mostly his Weapon has significant universal value and Weapons tend to last longer overall
  
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Introduction

Video commentary

Overview

Yu-Gi-Oh REM Pros & Cons – August 2021

Pros

Cons

Yu-Gi-Oh REM

Icons show Base form/form they come out in

Yu-Gi-Oh Rankings – August 2021

Bottom rarity quick summary

Yu-Gi-Oh Bottom Rarity (5*) REM Rankings – August 2021

7 Star base

Pegasus (New) – S

Pros

Cons

Weapon

Pros

Cons

Orb Skin

Yugi – A

Pros

Cons

Yugi Uvo

Pros

Cons

Weapon

Pros

Cons

Kaiba – S

Pros

Cons

Uvo Kaiba 1

Pros

Cons

Uvo Kaiba 2 (New)

Pros

Cons

Weapon 1

Pros

Cons

Weapon 2 (New)

Pros

Cons

Marik – A

Pros

Cons

Marik Uvo

Pros

Cons

Weapon

Pros

Cons

6 Star Base

Exodia Weapon 1 (New) – S

Pros

Cons

Exodia

Pros

Cons

Exodia Weapon 2

Pros

Cons

Weevil (New) – C

Pros

Cons

Pros

Cons

Rex Raptor (New) – C

Pros

Cons

Pros

Cons

Summon Skull (New) – B

Pros

Cons

Weapon

Pros

Cons

Téa Gardner & Shining Friendship & Fire Sorcerer – A

Pros