The Weird Beginning of Yugioh Handtraps

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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #YuGiOh #YuGiOhTCG ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________ ➥ Buy and Sell your Yu-Gi-Oh! cards: 🛒 https://www.cardmarket.com/en/YuGiOh ！Opinions expressed in this video are those of the video creator and not necessarily Cardmarket.