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I figure this belongs here, but if it belongs in the Deck Discussion section, feel free to move it. I just figured it belongs here because it's a major fator of the OCG and TCG and not a deck discussion.

Anyways, due to a recent status where the alarming amount of people ignoring the implications of some cards coming back left me bewildered, I figured we should have a discussion on it. So, discuss the banlist. How it's handled, what cards should move onto/from/up/down the list, and anything else that seems to fit.

If someone could get the wiki page that lists all the cards ever on the banlist, for how long, etc. I'd be grateful.

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Konami [i]shouldn't[/i] need to have one because they [i]SHOULD [/i]be making balanced cards in the first place.
Ah well.
Anyways, I think small things like Transmigration, Tsukuyomi, etc. Could be moved up. I'm interested in how Grand Mole, Advanced Ritual Art and Scapegoat would react to being moved up nowadays, though. Grand Mole might become a good anti-everything card, so it might be best to keep it at 1.

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[quote name='Jord200' timestamp='1357513645' post='6113521']
DMoC COULD come back for 1 format just to see. I'm still iffy on that even.
Wind Up Magician either needs to be banned or at 1.
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DMoC should stay banned. It isn't something that got less broken with time.

Wind Up Magician can still loop at one I believe, so banned.

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Ban Magician.

I want to say limit Megaloabyss but idk Merlantean lists, might be fitting to ban it? Or just hit Moulinglacia, since that's a thing. I honestly don't know where Merlanteans get their power.

Ban Final Countdown and Exodia.

Ban BLS-EotB.

Unlimit Chaos Sorcerer.

Unlimit Tsukyomi.

Unlimit Mirror Force.

Unlimit Duality.

Ban Tenki.

Unlimit Tengu.

Semi Bestiari.

Ban Gateway of the Six and Infenity Launcher.

Ban Honest and Gorz.

Ban Kalut and unlimit Gale.

Ban Hornet, unlimit D-Fly.

Unlimit Book of Moon.

Ban Morphing Jar and Card Destruction.

Ban PoA.

Semi Monster Gate

Limit TGU.


Should be obvious which I think are realistic and which are personal preference. Any questions then fire away.

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Fire fist chicken should be at 0 when it comes out. It's a +1 every turn that searches out a method of garnering even more pluses, so it's arguably a +2 every turn. Rabbit and TGU should both be hit to 1. As for Merlans, dragoons and abyssphere should probably each be at 1 or 2, preferably the former. This banlist is certainly a lot better than last format's, but it needs a bit of work.

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[quote name='Borderline Unplayable' timestamp='1357514237' post='6113531']
Semi Monster Gate
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I'm not so sure I agree with this. I mean, it's not a broken card in it's own right, but I just feel like it's a bit silly at times. Maybe it's just me, I wasn't around before it was hit, so can I get a little explanation? :"o

@Spike: Battle Fader and Trag exist. We don't need Gorz around. He's just stupid and creates an unhealthy mind game.

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Yeah, Gorz is broke, but we need Gorz. He helps stop even worse cards. Chicken can to go fry. Moulinglacia better not get hit or I'll be furious. Tour Guide is fine in my opinion. For now. Do not want 3 Tengu again. I don't see BLS as much as I used to see it.

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[quote name='Spike the Bloody' timestamp='1357514308' post='6113533']
Honest could go, but I think Gorz is one of those things called Necessary Evils.
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Gorz isn't a necessary evil. OTKs shouldn't run rampant, and when they're there we have Trag and Fader which are both a million times more fair.

[quote name='Archlord Sora' timestamp='1357514383' post='6113534']
@Chris Unlimit BOM? Not a good idea since Gravekeeper's Spy exists.
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Did you just use Spy as an argument? And if so, sure it might make GKs good or at least better... what's wrong with that? .-.

[quote name='Champion Iris' timestamp='1357514405' post='6113535']
I'm not so sure I agree with this. I mean, it's not a broken card in it's own right, but I just feel like it's a bit silly at times. Maybe it's just me, I wasn't around before it was hit, so can I get a little explanation? :"o
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It's one of those personal preference cards. I love turbo Chaos or any kind of turbo beats as a deck and I'd really like it back. I think 2 Reasoning and 2 Gate are perfectly reasonable.

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Skill Drain needs to be listed again. The overwhelming prescence of Skill Drain this format while simultaneously being dodged by (or rewarding in some cases) the user's deck and punishing the opponent's deck is really, REALLY irritating.

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[quote name='Jord200' timestamp='1357514543' post='6113536']
Yeah, Gorz is broke, but we need Gorz. He helps stop even worse cards.
[/quote] A lot of stuff stops OTKs, that doesn't make it acceptable. I'd be glad to see Gorz go, it's incredibly unfair and it can win games on its own.

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[quote name='Spike the Bloody' timestamp='1357514803' post='6113541']
Until OTKs are no longer a part of the format, Gorz is sticking around. it does suck, but it's the truth.
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The general idea is to get rid of the OTKs, as well as Gorz.

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[quote name='Borderline Unplayable' timestamp='1357514237' post='6113531']
Ban Magician.

I want to say limit Megaloabyss but idk Merlantean lists, might be fitting to ban it? Or just hit Moulinglacia, since that's a thing. I honestly don't know where Merlanteans get their power.

Ban Final Countdown and Exodia.

Ban BLS-EotB. [b]I may be a Chaos fanboy, but BLS can wreck a game quickly. So yea, I'll concede here.[/b]

Unlimit Chaos Sorcerer. [b]Yes, thank you very much. I'll take this over 1 BLS and 1 Sorc any day.[/b]

Unlimit Tsukyomi.

Unlimit Mirror Force. [b]With all the S/T hate, I think this is wise. Also, space issues may still make people play only 1 or 2.[/b]

Unlimit Duality. [b]Yes please. Why was this semi'd in the first place?[/b]

Ban Tenki.

Unlimit Tengu. [b]I don't mind if this stays at 2 or goes to 3.[/b]

Semi Bestiari.

Ban Gateway of the Six and Infenity Launcher.

Ban Honest and Gorz. [b]Hand traps like these are a problem. I love them cause they can switch the tide of a duel, but I understand this causes a lot of problems.[/b]

Ban Kalut and unlimit Gale.

Ban Hornet, unlimit D-Fly.

Unlimit Book of Moon. [b]Why is BoM @1? I see no problem with it at all.[/b]

Ban Morphing Jar and Card Destruction. [b]Weaken DW? Okay, I'll live with that.[/b]

Ban PoA. [b]Recycling PoG needs to go die in a hole, though I admit I benefit from it.[/b]

Semi Monster Gate

Limit TGU. [b]No more R3 engine? Okay, I guess.[/b]


Should be obvious which I think are realistic and which are personal preference. Any questions then fire away.
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My thoughts on this, and I have little problem with it.

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[quote name='Borderline Unplayable' timestamp='1357514659' post='6113537']
It's one of those personal preference cards. I love turbo Chaos or any kind of turbo beats as a deck and I'd really like it back. I think 2 Reasoning and 2 Gate are perfectly reasonable.
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Makes sense. Reasoning hasn't been running around insanely, so I can't say this would really hurt things too much.

In time, I think Chateu should be hit. It's s*** design and in time could easily wind up being broken. If you want to make the argument Madolche's would be terrible then, good. Decks don't need to live due to one badly designed card.

Majoliene or however is spelled needs to go to at least one. It searches itself and loops too from what I've seen.

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Well, Madolche suck in general, one card that gives them a glimpse of winning a given duel isn't too terrible. They'll steal a win every now and then but that's what all rogue decks do. It's like hitting Ravine in Dragunity. Yeah it'd neuter them, but they're not a problem in the first place.

Majoleine is fine, it's like Tengu in a way; An excellent floater. But that's all it is. It's not like Stratos which has currently 3 spells to search it along with having a built in MST-to-Harpie's-Feather-Duster effect.

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I always enjoy pointing out that most of the yugioh community knows that there is a shitload of cards that need to be hit but also acknowledges the fact that they wont.

I am starting to even question what the purpose in pointing these cards out anymore even is, since it matters less then the millions of skin cells dying every second.

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I pretty much agree on Chris' post for list changes....





Other than that, I have some personal preferences that would be interesting to see go up the list. With corresponding hits for certain cards, like what might be problematic for Ritual art and Metamorphosis, for example. Feel free to point out what makes some of these be where they are, I could be missing something crusial here.

Ojama Trio
Mirror Force
Reasoning
Duality
Magical Stone Excavation
Summoner Monk
Transmigration Prophesy
Scapegoat
One for One
Monster Gate
Burial from a Different Dimension
Book of Moon
Advanced Ritual Art
Formula Synchron
Tsukuyomi
T.G. Striker
Spore
Bestiari
Chaos Sorcerer
Metamorphosis

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