Strange Stats
You say imperm, I say impermanence
Banlist Blunders
Machine, psychic, or cyberse
Unconventional Summons
100

This flip monster featured in the anime has an ATK of 920 and a DEF of 1930 and continues to boost the attack of zombies for four of your standby phases

Castle of Dark Illusions

100

Lacrima (the main deck monster)

Lacrima the Crimson Tears

100
Konami first banned this card in Janurary 2019, but limited it in Februrary 2022 list. This seemed to have been a mistake as it was rebanned in the October 2022 list, but is limited in the current day

Fairy Tail - Snow

100

Ally Mind

Machine

100

This archetype was notorious for being able to XYZ summon with any one of their main deck monsters, and continue XYZ summoning more monsters ontop of the XYZ monsters.

Zoodiac

200

This level 9 fusion is the only monster in the game with a base 4200 ATK. The outback has never seemed more dangerous

Master of Oz

200

Saji

Mitsurugi no Mikoto, Saji

200

Rather than have to deal with its soft once per duel effect, Konami seemed to have limited this monster on the Janurary 2003 banlist

Twin-Headed Behemoth

200

Antihuman Intelligence ME-PSY-YA

Cyberse

200

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

This early link-era archetype was known for being able to use monsters in their hand as link material. As long as you stay on theme, that is

300

This normal monster released in Metal Raiders Wields the power of darkness to destroy its enemies, and is one of the only two monsters with 1530 DEF

King of Yamimakai

300

Zeus

Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS - Sky Thunder

300

In the middle of a Dark World Firewall FTK format, Konami decided to limit this union monster to help with the FTK's. It was put back to three the very next list

A-Assault Core

300

Mental Tuner

Psychic

300

Seen as the first instance of contact fusing, this machine boss monster made up of three monsters attaching to each other was first used by Kaiba

XYZ-Dragon Cannon

400

This level 1 flip monster is the only water illusion currently in the game, and has an effect a deck known for camels munching noobs would love

Mokomoko

400

ROLAD

Light and Darkness Ritual

400

This synchro monster was limited in the May 2022 banlist for a reason no one could figure out. It was put back to three the next list on October 2022

Shooting Riser Dragon

400

Threshold Borg

Cyberse

400

These series of normal and quick-play spells are known to turn your xyz monster into a higher value by using them as materials

Rank-Up-Magic (Or RuM for short)

500

This level 5 Flip monster with 1380 ATK and 1930 DEF has a flip effect to destroy one trap card on the field.

Reaper of the Cards

500

TY-PHON

Super Starslayer TY-PHON - Sky Crisis

500

This game changing trap card was technically limited and banned before it was released due to the shared banlist between formats. It was limited when the split banlists came out in September 2013, a month before it's TCG release and was promptly banned the next list on Janurary 2014

Sixth Sense

500

Stinger the Electric Expeller

Psychic

500

This synchro monster known for hand looping was the first synchro monster to not need any non-tuners for his printed materials

XX-Saber Gottoms

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