That Wacky Wording!
"Rock-Paper-Scissors"
Transmission Gear
This monster is capable of, under the right circumstances, able to search ANY monster in the game.
Omni Dragon Brotaur
The hand size limit of this card's controller becomes 3.
Silent Wobby
This card is able to search you any dark machine that is banished or in your deck, however, it does lock you into said typing and attribute for the turn you activate its effect.
Orcust Crescendo
One of the best link 2 cards ever printed, this card saw so much prevalence in pendulum magicians that it led to the card's eventual demise.
Heavymetalfoes Electrumite
This fusion-based deck shown in ARC V focused on beating down your opponent using powerful fusion boss monsters, however, its IRL playstyle was a bit less....interactive.
Gem-Knights
"+5"
Adamancipator Friends
This towers-like boss monster is able to end a game entirely on her own thanks to her venom counters providing an alternate win condition.
Venominaga the Deity of Poisonous Snakes
Special summon 1 Rock monster from your hand in face-down defense position
Gallant Granite
At the cost of drawing you two cards, this card locked you into the best summoning mechanic: Pendulum summoning.
Pot of Riches
This card, banned for its abuse outside of its archetype, benefitted decks such as zombies, thunder dragons, or any other deck in the universe that needed an additional normal summon.
Brilliant Fusion
Although technically a fully-fledged archetype with boss monsters and a field spell, only one of this archetype's cards is actually played in any real capacity due to its easy summoning requirement and powerful disruption effect.
Dinowrestler
"Hand you 1 card from their hand"
Scrounging Goblin
This monster's artwork, design, and even hairstyle are a heavy reference to a specific Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's protagonist.
Absolute King Back Jack
If you control another zombie-type monster, your opponent cannot target this card for attacks.
Soul-Absorbing Bone Tower
Acting as a virtual triple monster reborn, this card has a restriction of burning you for 4k if you didn't xyz summon that turn.
Message in a Bottle
Originally supposed to promote a 1v1 style of gameplay using their special powers, these giant monsters eventually saw a different use in being a form of spot removal.
Kaijus
This Dark Dragon archetype is shown in GX being piloted by.....Sonic?
"Note its level"
Future Glow
One of the strangest ghost girls, this one is able to act as both a D.D. Crow and a Monster Reborn, but only under the most specific conditions.
Red Blossoms from Underroot
Once per turn, during the End Phase: You can make all monsters your opponent control lose 1000 attack. If your opponent controls no face-up monsters: inflict 1000 damage to your opponent.
One of the worst pack filler cards ever printed, this card allowed you to change it's attribute and level to a beast-warrior in your GY AND special a beast warrior from hand.
Three Trolling Trolls
El Shaddoll Winda
With a name, attitude, and even job-description similar to Seto Kaiba's, this duelist's difficult-to-play deck focused on pendulum summoning being used to bring out powerful boss-monsters from different dimensions.
D/Ds and/or D/D/Ds
"Downgrade"
Demotion
This monster's inclusion within a Cardmarket series feature match SPYRAL deck piloted by Maximilian Klein during the 2020 Spyral format would be the only reason Trif would consider picking up the deck.
Pendulumucho
You can detach 7 materials from this card; skip your opponent's next turn.
Tellarknight Ptolemaeus
This card locks you into Fairy monsters upon using its secondary effect.
Goddess Skuld's Oracle
This duel terminal card has seen a surge of play in early variants of Infernoble.
Vylon Sphere
When brought over to the official card game, literally EVERY SINGLE CARD was changed in some way from its original effect shown in Arc V.
Battlewasps