Yu-Gi-Oh! January ban list discussion?

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White Lightning

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I don't know if anyone on here plays Yu-Gi-Oh! but for the one or two of you that do this thread is here. I figured Gaming Discussion would be the best place for it.

Anyways let's get into it. You can read it yourself here: http://www.yugioh-card.com/en/limited/index.html if you want to.

If you don't you can just read my post because I'll be going through it.

So the biggest things on here is... well... the fact that something ISN'T on here, Burning Abyss, Shaddolls, and Qliphorts not touched at all. Kind of frustrating considering all three of them have blatantly broken cards in them.

Fire Lake of The Burning Abyss needs to go to one, No ifs ands or buts. Dante adds it from the Grave so there is really no excuse for it.

Sinister Shadow Games should be at one as well, after all Foolish Burial is at one so the MUCH better version of it should be too.

For Qliphorts Scout and Disk should be put to 2 or 1, but it's mostly Summoner's Art making this Deck really insane.

Now, for what IS on the list:

Super Polymerization is now banned. Not surprising since HEROES are getting some stuff.

Artifact Moralltech is now at one, not too surprising either. You could slap 3 into just about anything and it would work.

The BIGGEST surprise is Snatch Steal is now at one. Yeah, you read that right.

Honest at 2, not too sure how I feel about it either. I suppose you need to be more careful against Stallerknights now, and Bujins might get more play now that they basically have 5 of them.

Dark Hole at 2, kinda meh.

Goyo Guardian is at 2 as well, again, meh.

That's the big stuff. Some of the smaller stuff is:

Reasoning at 3, Dark Strike Fighter at 1, but that isn't a surprise. Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind at 3, Mermail Abyssgunde at 3, Reborn Tengu at 3, and Transmigration Prophecy at 3. Nothing too big here to be honest.

So, basically the meta game isn't changing for a while. Yes Nekroz or Necloths, whatever it'll be is coming but I don't think it will shake things up too much.

As a Yang Zing player I'm happy Skill Drain wasn't hit, but since nothing else was I guess I just need to wait for support or for Konami to stop being idoits... which ever comes first. Also surprising Vanity's Emptiness wasn't touched either, but I think that's a fair card myself.


TL;DR Konami sucks.
 

GodofDisaster

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I will admit at first, I was mad at this list, but I soon got over it after some rational thinking.

The reason for no hits on Qilphort or Burning abyss? It's simple support in January is due for both decks and konami wanna milk these money makers for every penny they're worth, least that's my thoughts.

As for the whole Super Polymerization ban I play dolls so whilst this didn't hit me too hard, I did lose an out. No worries though I plan on replacing it with another El Shaddoll fusion.

Limited Dark strike fighter it had an errata was printed as a common in the 5d's legendary collection, it was obvious this was coming.

Snatch Steel to one now this was surprising, but I can't see this being staple in every deck.

Artifact Moralltech, now this was just confusing, almost nobody runs hat any more or artifacts. It doesn't answer El Shaddoll Winda, it's rubbish against Buring Abyss, does fuck all to Qilphort and I haven't seen the doll artifact build in the format for a long time, not since October. But this is me speaking as UK player. But other than that prime example of Konami logic hey guys let's hit the card
that was meta
five fucking formats ago.

Dark Hole to 2 Goyo Guardian to 2, nobody cares.

Hmm what else oh the 3's only one I really cared about was Reborn Tengu, glad to see him come off.

Also I do agree with the OP on Vanity's Emptiness being a fair card, sure it's a wall but they're outs to it in the game. My personal favourite is trap stun.
Trap stun
make a big play
clear the opponent's field of monsters. Now the tables of turned and you're opponent is now locked under their own vanity's forcing them to waste a card just to get rid of it.

Finally thoughts give me The March Ban list please and I had no idea there were other Yugioh players on this site.
 

bdeamon

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I don't mind. I play round knights, samurai, and gladiators, and I see this as just another challenge to think around.
 

Kotaro

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Good that Moralltach got hit (Sanctum + Moralltach at 3 was ridiculous), but I'm surprised that Vanity didn't (it's basically a modern Royal Decree, and equally harmful to the fun of the game). And I will always have my fingers crossed that Skill Drain will be hit eventually, when that one card can potentially lock down entire decks. At least they hit Super Poly.
As someone who runs it, even I am confused by Honest at 2. Really weird move, but the return of Snatch Steal is as bewildering to me as Raigeki was last format... actually, more so.
Dark Strike Fighter, saw that coming.
Stratos is still banned though? Why?
 

Shadow flame master

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Excuse me because I don't think I'm reading this right, is Chaos Emperor Dragon-Envoy of the End now limited? If so, then with my semi-limited ceasefires, I shall create the most petty chaos burn deck possible!

*Evil laughter in the distance*

OT: I knew that robot space jews weren't gonna hit at all, I'm just glad that no one in my group plays them. Either way, has anyone got anymore information on the new U.A. monsters?
 

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Shadow flame master said:
Excuse me because I don't think I'm reading this right, is Chaos Emperor Dragon-Envoy of the End now limited? If so, then with my semi-limited ceasefires, I shall create the most petty chaos burn deck possible!

*Evil laughter in the distance*

OT: I knew that robot space jews weren't gonna hit at all, I'm just glad that no one in my group plays them. Either way, has anyone got anymore information on the new U.A. monsters?
Chaos Emperor Dragon was limited to one, but only In Japan it still remains banned for Europe and US players.

As for the new U.A monsters, I got nothing but I heard they will receive 2 new monsters and a new spell. I have no idea what the cards do though.
 

Shadow flame master

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knight of some random number said:
Shadow flame master said:
Excuse me because I don't think I'm reading this right, is Chaos Emperor Dragon-Envoy of the End now limited? If so, then with my semi-limited ceasefires, I shall create the most petty chaos burn deck possible!

*Evil laughter in the distance*

OT: I knew that robot space jews weren't gonna hit at all, I'm just glad that no one in my group plays them. Either way, has anyone got anymore information on the new U.A. monsters?
Chaos Emperor Dragon was limited to one, but only In Japan it still remains banned for Europe and US players.

As for the new U.A monsters, I got nothing but I heard they will receive 2 new monsters and a new spell. I have no idea what the cards do though.
>Japan Only

God damnit! Oh well, there's always next time. And they might as well make ceasefire unlimited and be done with it.
 

White Lightning

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knight of some random number said:
I figured one or two people played on here. I still think not hitting BA, Qli's or Shaddolls is a bad idea. I mean, if they're getting support that's more reason to hit some cards. I am beyond salty when I get Fire Laked on my End Phase, yeah I should see it coming but sometimes you just don't have the cards to do anything about it. Worst part is they're going to add it to their hand so they can do it again.

I actually don't mind Shaddolls too much. I mean against Yang Zing the first thing they're gonna do is go for Winda, but usually I have time to get ready for it.

However, Yang Zing support is a ways away so maybe that's why I'm so upset...