Link - 3
With a 3 year delayed release between the OCG and TCG, many questioned if this Cyberse monster would ever see competitive play. Luckily the timing of its TCG releasecoincided with the debut of Mathmech Circular.
Decode Talker Heatsoul
Jokingly referred to as "the phantom card", this Fusion monster has only 1 printing throughout Yugioh's entire history and is excluded in many video games, with many rumors & conspiracy theories as to why.
Elemental HERO Air Neos
Gains 300 ATK per banished HERO; A peacemaker utilized by Tea in Duelist Kingdom.
Elemental HERO The Shining Friendship
A recent innovation thanks to YGOPRODECK, this simple draft mode allows you to make a 40 card deck with differing Master Duel rarities, and is based on a similar Hearthstone format.
Master Duel Arena Draft
Imo all they really need is for overload fusion to be erratad to include “this card is treated as a Cyber card at all times' '.
Cyber Dragons
Her earlier form allowed you to set up the scales to Pendulum Summon, but this new evolution's ability to call forth face- up Pendulum Monsters from the Extra Deck allows her to exceed beyond any limits!
Exceed the Pendulum
This Fusion Monster from Metal Raiders, it’s only printing at the time, saw major play during TOSS Format as a quick way to summon Thunder Dragon Colossus, before it finally had a reprint at the turn of the decade
Kaminari Attack
Tribute this Rock to negate Monster Effects; Destroy cards and draw from deck based on Fusion materials from hand & Field.
Koa'ki Meiru Guardian Chimera
Only allowing 1 copy of a card per deck, 60 card Main Deck, 15 card Extra Deck, and a Deck Leader that affects what is allowed to be used in deck building, this fan made version of MTG Commander format is super fun with 4 players.
Domain Format
All we need is a good level 6 Synchro monster that can special directly from deck or graveyard and has floating potential after sent to graveyard. After that, it would be better than Dragon Link given its combo potential with ravine.
Dragunity
Getting this bird onto the field meant you were able to bring out Barrier Statue of Stormwinds during the End Phase if you had 4 empty Spell/Trap Zones!
Simorgh, Bird of Sovereignty
Crush Card Virus originally existed only as an SJC Prize Card before it's 2008 reprint. However, the extreme short printing of its reprint in this side set left many players in extreme frustration when trying to obtain it.
Gold Series
Send Calling to the GY to summon 4 from the Extra Deck; Banish Face Down a Monster summoned from the Main Deck or GY.
Numeron Network Trap Hole
The introduction of Link monsters in 2017 did little to stop the dominance of Zoodiac, as they simply used this EARTH Link-2 to allow them to play as normal.
Missus Radiant
DAILY DOUBLE
Go first and draw magician and shark… Normal summon magician, special summon shark & opponent scoops.
While not normally brought out unless pushing for game, this silky spider-like monster can negate face up cards on the board up to the amount of all other Insect & Plant types you control, not to mention gives them an ATK boost while you’ve got a Trap in GY.
Traptrix Atypus
DAILY DOUBLE
This ace Monster of a fan favorite DM era minor character had only 1 printing in Tournament Pack 4 before being reprinted in Speed Duels. Despite never seeing competitive play, mint copies of this monster's first printing still goes for around $400 USD.
Bind a Monster and deal 500 damage during the Standby Phase; Shuffle back banished Spellbook cards into both the Deck and GY.
Nightmare Wheel of Prophecy
MBTYugioh’s insistence on the game needing set rotation was met with criticism after this archetype dominated virtually every major tournament of his Rotation YGO series.
Salamangreat
I specifically recall Dzeef saying something like this about this card: “(...)then you have an empty hand, summon Ragin, and hope for the best
Fabled
An evolution of an existing Link-2, she absorbs opponents' monsters and equips them to herself. Her actions, though, do reduce the amount of Spells in the GY, which can prove detrimental to your plays.
Sky Striker Ace - Azalea Temperance
After being phased out from most pack releases throughout the GX era, short printed Common rarity cards were reintroduced into booster pack distribution with this 2008 booster set, as confirmed by Konami US Head of Development, Kevin Tewart.
Phantom Darkness
Banish the opponents hand and force them to redraw; Banish between “101” and “107” to summon a Rank 3
Trickstar Reincarnation of the Seventh Emperors
Historically, the February 2015 YCS in Charleston had the likes of Burning Abyss and Shaddol occupy many top spots, but also had a Volcanic deck sneak into the Top 32, due to the recent release of this new piece of support.
Blaze Accelerator Reload
Why did they makevlanding just an insect poly? It shouldve clearly been a thunder dragon fusion to recycle banished insects.
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