I have YouTube ReVanced on my phone. If YouTube ever defeats uBlock Origin on my desktop, I just won't watch YouTube on desktop anymore. I refuse to watch or view ads.
Back in the day my grandma would literally mute TV ads and look away while setting a timer to indicate when to look back. So I come from a long line of people refusing to watch ads and not about to start now.
I had the same issue, but patching to the latest versions fixed it. I updated YouTube, ReVanced manager, and ReVanced. I'm not sure if all three are are needed, but it worked.
I pay for Premium and I still used ReVanced for the sponsor block. However, after some time, I couldn't watch videos beyond the 40 second mark, ever happen to you?