At the lower ranks, all you're gonna see is blue eyes, hero fusion, and Pendelums......When you get to the higher ranks, you'll see a lot more interesting customs......You'll also see a lot of opening turn exploits that will just make you quit if you go second....And if you're doing friendly duels with no limited or forbiddens, just hang it up......That's just not fun.
All in all....It's Yugioh.....It's never gonna be fresh again but I still enjoy it.....Haven't played much because of elden ring but I have a few select friends that keeps the dueling interesting.