Tier 0
King Of (Video) Games
5000
Counter Traps
Based? Based On What?
100

Despite not being a Tearlament, some Tearlament cards mention this Light type Tuner monster by name.

What is Visas Starfrost?

100

This 2016 mobile game took the world by storm and brought millions back to the card game.

What is Duel Links?

100

They say two heads are better than one, but this 5000 ATK Fusion monster aims to prove five heads are even better.

What is Five Headed Dragon?

100

This card is the ultimate answer to an opponent summoning Monsters or using Spell/Trap effects. You didn't really need half your life points anyway.

What is Solemn Judgement?

100

The Noble Knight cards are based on this fictional fellowship of knights that served King Arthur.

What is The Knights Of The Round Table?

200

Frog OTK was a Tier 0 strategy that utilized a combination of Ronintoadin and this Frog monster.

What is Substitoad?

200

This PS2 title based its narrative on the real life War Of The Roses, but with Yugioh characters.

What is Duelist Of The Roses?

200

An ultimate dragon and a ritualistic warrior combine to make this 5000 ATK fusion monster

What is Dragon Master Knight?

200

Discard 1 card to negate a Trap using Trap Jammer.

Discard 1 card to negate a Spell using this card.

What is Magic Jammer?

200

Earthbound Immortals take their influence from Nazca Lines, huge geoglyphs found on this continent.

What is South America?

300

The only Spyral monster to still be Forbidden to this day, one could say that losing this foiled Spyral's plan.

What is Spyral Master Plan?

300

This Playstation game is famous for its brutal difficulty and speedrunning potential.

What is Forbidden Memories?

300

This 5000 ATK/DEF behemoth requires you to send 4 Level 1 monsters on your field to the graveyard to summon. 

What is Dystopia the Despondent?

300

A classic Counter Trap, this card can stop an attack and end the battle phase instantly.

What is Negate Attack?

300

Eldlich is partially based off the ancient myth of this golden city, said to be told in stories by Spanish Conquistadors.

What is El-Dorado?

400

The restriction of this Zoodiac monster to 1 in 2017, among other cards in the archetype being outright Forbidden, eventually wrenched Tier 0 status from Zoodiacs.

What is Zoodiac Ratpier?

400

This 2009 Wii game combined card battles with...a kart racer?!

What is 5Ds: Wheelie Breakers?

400

You may be tempted to call Koi-Koi after summoning this Hanafuda-themed 5000 Attack Synchro monster

What is Flower Cardian Lightflare?

400

This Counter Trap provides a Counter to...well...Counters.

What is Counter Counter?

400

The Kozmo archetype is based on a bizarre fusion of Star Wars and this classic children's fantasy novel.

What is The Wizard Of Oz?

500

TELEDaD was the nickname for a Tier 0 deck which focused around turboing out this Dragon monster.

What is Dark Armed Dragon?

500

The follow up to The Sacred Cards, this GBA game is often considered to be one of the worst and hardest games in the series.

What is Reshef Of Destruction?

500

5000 DEF and 0 ATK, this Machine Fusion monster is the only monster with this unique statline.

What is Super Vehicroid Mobile Base?

500

Out of all 161 Counter Traps, this one is the only one that is currently Forbidden.

What is Red Reboot?

500

The Burning Abyss archetype has its origins in this 14th century epic by Dante Alighieri. Talk about "holy humor".

What is The Divine Comedy?