Banned Cards
A seemingly simple card that has spawned many variants over the years. Despite the new versions, this card remains the strongest among them all, yet no one knows what it does.
What is Pot of Greed?
I love this archetype as no one expects it to create boss monsters that have no connection whatsoever.
What are Kuribohs?
F@#$ this card and keep it out of the game. You may think it is now useless, but I want to prove a point.
Why is Summoned Skull on the ban list?
This professor at Duel Academy had a very unique duel disk that is a personal favorite of mine. It sits across their chest rather than on their arm.
Who is Veillan Crowler?
Pay half your life points to tell the opponent that they cant do that.
What is Solemn Judgment?
This king of the jungle was one of a few that were banned prior to MR4 due to what would soon be coming with the latest update to the game.
What is Dandylion?
A rainbow of tokens are created. They seem useless unless you see a continuous spell or trap on the field.
What is Ojama Trio?
Topsy thought Ring of Destruction would save him. But after a second copy of a funny card came up, this gimmick I created would continue until key cards were banned or limited.
What is Ojama Lock?
Up until Zexal, duel disks created holograms for everything to come to life. However, this piece of eyewear came up in Zexal that allowed duels to happen in Augmented Reality instead.
What is a Duel Gazer?
Big rock. Bigger token most of the time.
What is Nibiru?
Most people experienced this card for the first time in the west thanks to Master Duel. It is deemed one of the most broken cards ever to be printed that nearly never punishes the user.
What is Maxx C?
I wanted to find a way to make this card work. Endymion made it happen and now, I can protect all of my spellcasters.
What is Defender, the Magical Knight?
Bear created a deck that has the equivalent name of toilet paper. With what is in the deck, it also is filled with what the paper is meant for.
What is CaCa Wiper?
Normally, a Shadow Game would end with someone losing their soul. Yet a card was also able to do the same thing in the DM anime's most popular filler arc.
What is the Seal of Orichalcos?
You always should have these for hand traps so you can point your finger and say no.
What is Called By The Grave?
This card created a giant dragon most of the time while its predecessor was known for an OTK strategy. Both the creator and this creation sit side by side on the banlist.
What is Cyber Stein?
One of the first archetypes I mastered. I have found ways to create an infinite combo with them. However, it can be a bit bricky with my current deck.
What is Six Samurai?
Go figure that Topsy is running this strategy during the DM era. The monsters are a reflection of him in the mirror and this strategy works much better with protective backrow to clear out enemy monsters with ease.
What is Clown Control?
There are some exceptions, but you may notice that the main character and their rival have boss monsters with a common theme in each series.
What is 2500/3000 ATK?
This girl hates anything related to pot so much that she would go to the grave protesting against it.
What is Ash Blossom and Joyous Spring?
This card wasn't really a problem unless it was involved in a tournament. It was the opponent that caused this card to never see further play.
What is Victory Dragon?
This card showed up extremely late in our prog series and became a major problem thanks to a complete shutout of the backrow. Its getting a little chilly in here.
What is Cold Wave?
God forbid I see any card or cards that require and allow me to do a somewhat common strategy.
What is stall?
All of the main characters in each series have this in common. If you know them by name, you might recognize a pattern.
What is "Yu" in the name?
It doesnt last as long as its name says, but I guess a one turn negate is cool.
What is Infinite Impermanence?