Post by nearnayum on Apr 13, 2011 12:48:48 GMT -7
Forbidden:
Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning
Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End
Cyber Jar
Cyber-Stein
Dark Magician of Chaos
Destiny Hero - Disk Commander
Fiber Jar
Magical Scientist
Magician of Faith
Makyura the Destructor
Rescue Cat
Sinister Serpent
Substitoad
Tribe-Infecting Virus
Tsukuyomi
Victory Dragon
Witch of the Black Forest
Yata-Garasu
Thousand-Eyes Restrict
Dark Strike Fighter
Goyo Guardian
Brain Control
Butterfly Dagger - Elma
Card of Safe Return
Change of Heart
Cold Wave
Confiscation
Delinquent Duo
Dimension Fusion
Graceful Charity
Harpie's Feather Duster
Heavy Storm
Last Will
Mass Driver
Metamorphosis
Mirage of Nightmare
Painful Choice
Pot of Greed
Premature Burial
Raigeki
Snatch Steal
Temple of the Kings
The Forceful Sentry
Crush Card Virus
Exchange of the Spirit
Imperial Order
Last Turn
Ring of Destruction
Time Seal
NEW: Goyo Guardian, Cold Wave, Mass Driver
Limited:
Left Arm of the Forbidden One
Left Leg of the Forbidden One
Right Arm of the Forbidden One
Right Leg of the Forbidden One
Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind
Blackwing - Kalut the Moon Shadow
Dandylion
Dark Armed Dragon
Elemental Hero Stratos
Exodia the Forbidden One
Gladiator Beast Bestiari
Gorz the Emissary of Darkness
Honest
Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner
Marshmallon
Mezuki
Mind Master
Morphing Jar
Necroface
Necro Gardna
Neo-Spacian Grand Mole
Night Assailant
Plaguespreader Zombie
Sangan
Summoner Monk
Tragoedia
Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
Advanced Ritual Art
Allure of Darkness
Black Whirlwind
Book of Moon
Burial from a Different Dimension
Card Destruction
Charge of the Light Brigade
Destiny Draw
Dark Hole
Emergency Teleport
Foolish Burial
Future Fusion
Gateway of the Six
Giant Trunade
Infernity Launcher
Level Limit - Area B
Limiter Removal
Mind Control
Monster Gate
Monster Reborn
One For One
Reasoning
Reinforcement of the Army
Scapegoat
Swords of Revealing Light
Call of the Haunted
Ceasefire
Gravity Bind
Magical Explosion
Mind Crush
Mirror Force
Return from the Different Dimension
Royal Oppression
Solemn Judgment
The Transmigration Prophecy
Torrential Tribute
Trap Dustshoot
Wall of Revealing Light
NEW: Blackwing - Kalut the Moon Shadow, Dandylion, Honest, Book of Moon, Gateway of the Six
Semi-Limited:
Archlord Kristya
Card Trooper
Debris Dragon
Destiny Hero - Malicious
Judgment Dragon
Lonefire Blossom
Spirit Reaper
Chain Strike
Magical Stone Excavation
Megamorph
Mystical Space Typhoon
Overload Fusion
Royal Tribute
Bottomless Trap Hole
Icarus Attack
Magic Cylinder
Ojama Trio
Solemn Warning
NEW: Archlord Kristya, Card Trooper, Debris Dragon, Spirit Reaper, Megamorph, Overload Fusion, Royal Tribute, Icarus Attack, Solemn Warning
No Longer Limited:
Chaos Sorcerer
Snipe Hunter
Demise, King of Armageddon
Dewloren, Tiger King of the Ice Barrier
Gold Sarcophagus
Skill Drain
Ultimate Offering
Source:
www.yugioh-card.com/en/limited/
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Thoughts and updates on the format:
Currently, there are two dominating decks in the format.
Gate Heroes and Six Samurai.
Thoughts on Gate Heroes:
Running on the basic Elemental Hero engine (Elemental Hero Stratos, E-Emergency Call, Miracle Fusion), Gate Heroes utilize the spamming ability of the field spell Fusion Gate, and the new abilities of the recently released Hero fusions. (Elemental Hero The Shining, Elemental Hero The Great Tornado, Elemental Hero Absolute Zero) The deck does not run any of the vanilla(aka normal type) Elemental Heroes, such as Clayman, Burstanitrix, and Avian, nor does it run any of the Neo-Spacian monsters, with the exception of the occasional Neo-Spacian Grand Mole. With the destruction power of Absolute Zero, and the pluses from The Shining, Gate Heroes definitely have potential to dominate the format.
Weaknesses: The deck definitely has problems that can stop the searching and the fusion effects. Rock stun, for example, can stop the searching power of Elemental Hero Stratos and E-Emergency Call, while also shutting down the monster effects.
Thoughts on Six Samurai:
The nastiest deck to this day, the Six Samurai have one two YCS.
Even with their main searching card, "Gateway of the Six" being put on the limited list, Six Samurai have been able to win the Yugioh Championship Series of 2011.
A solid warrior deck, the Six Samurai revolve around swarming the field with monsters with 1500+ ATK, and synchroing into their "Boss Monster", The Legendary Six Samurai-Shi En. Shi en has the power to negate any spell or trap card once per turn, and can protect himself if he was destroyed.
Another one of Six Samurai's strong point are their plus'; their ability to play out their hands, and then refresh it with their draw power. Another one of SS's strengths comes from their counter trap card, "Musinagi Matakama", which can negate any effect that would destroy a card on the field.
Weakness: Six Samurai to a lot of searching, so side decking cards such as "Thunder King Rai-Oh" can shut down a lot of Six Samurai techniques. Another weakness of Six Samurai is their extension requirement; to win, Six Samurai release an onslaught of monsters and usually use up all of their resources to do so. Any deck that can stop the first onslaught with cards such as "Battle Fader" can stand up to SS extremely well.
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Staples for the format:
Solemn Warning: Negate the summon of a monster (2000lp)
Bottomless Trap Hole: Destroy and Remove from play a summoned monster(s) with 1500+ ATK.
Book Of Moon: Flip on monster on your opponent's side of the field into face-down defense position
Dark Hole: Destroy all monsters on the field
Monster Reborn: REBORN THE MONSTER
Compulsary Evacuation Device: Return 1 monster of the field to its owner's hand
Mystical Space Typhoon: Destroy 1 Spell or Trap
Giant Trunade: Return all Spell and Trap cards on the field to their respective owner's hand
Mirror Force: Only activate when your opponent declares an attack. Destroy all attack position monsters on your opponent's side of the field.
Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning
Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End
Cyber Jar
Cyber-Stein
Dark Magician of Chaos
Destiny Hero - Disk Commander
Fiber Jar
Magical Scientist
Magician of Faith
Makyura the Destructor
Rescue Cat
Sinister Serpent
Substitoad
Tribe-Infecting Virus
Tsukuyomi
Victory Dragon
Witch of the Black Forest
Yata-Garasu
Thousand-Eyes Restrict
Dark Strike Fighter
Goyo Guardian
Brain Control
Butterfly Dagger - Elma
Card of Safe Return
Change of Heart
Cold Wave
Confiscation
Delinquent Duo
Dimension Fusion
Graceful Charity
Harpie's Feather Duster
Heavy Storm
Last Will
Mass Driver
Metamorphosis
Mirage of Nightmare
Painful Choice
Pot of Greed
Premature Burial
Raigeki
Snatch Steal
Temple of the Kings
The Forceful Sentry
Crush Card Virus
Exchange of the Spirit
Imperial Order
Last Turn
Ring of Destruction
Time Seal
NEW: Goyo Guardian, Cold Wave, Mass Driver
Limited:
Left Arm of the Forbidden One
Left Leg of the Forbidden One
Right Arm of the Forbidden One
Right Leg of the Forbidden One
Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind
Blackwing - Kalut the Moon Shadow
Dandylion
Dark Armed Dragon
Elemental Hero Stratos
Exodia the Forbidden One
Gladiator Beast Bestiari
Gorz the Emissary of Darkness
Honest
Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner
Marshmallon
Mezuki
Mind Master
Morphing Jar
Necroface
Necro Gardna
Neo-Spacian Grand Mole
Night Assailant
Plaguespreader Zombie
Sangan
Summoner Monk
Tragoedia
Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
Advanced Ritual Art
Allure of Darkness
Black Whirlwind
Book of Moon
Burial from a Different Dimension
Card Destruction
Charge of the Light Brigade
Destiny Draw
Dark Hole
Emergency Teleport
Foolish Burial
Future Fusion
Gateway of the Six
Giant Trunade
Infernity Launcher
Level Limit - Area B
Limiter Removal
Mind Control
Monster Gate
Monster Reborn
One For One
Reasoning
Reinforcement of the Army
Scapegoat
Swords of Revealing Light
Call of the Haunted
Ceasefire
Gravity Bind
Magical Explosion
Mind Crush
Mirror Force
Return from the Different Dimension
Royal Oppression
Solemn Judgment
The Transmigration Prophecy
Torrential Tribute
Trap Dustshoot
Wall of Revealing Light
NEW: Blackwing - Kalut the Moon Shadow, Dandylion, Honest, Book of Moon, Gateway of the Six
Semi-Limited:
Archlord Kristya
Card Trooper
Debris Dragon
Destiny Hero - Malicious
Judgment Dragon
Lonefire Blossom
Spirit Reaper
Chain Strike
Magical Stone Excavation
Megamorph
Mystical Space Typhoon
Overload Fusion
Royal Tribute
Bottomless Trap Hole
Icarus Attack
Magic Cylinder
Ojama Trio
Solemn Warning
NEW: Archlord Kristya, Card Trooper, Debris Dragon, Spirit Reaper, Megamorph, Overload Fusion, Royal Tribute, Icarus Attack, Solemn Warning
No Longer Limited:
Chaos Sorcerer
Snipe Hunter
Demise, King of Armageddon
Dewloren, Tiger King of the Ice Barrier
Gold Sarcophagus
Skill Drain
Ultimate Offering
Source:
www.yugioh-card.com/en/limited/
------------------------------------------------------------
Thoughts and updates on the format:
Currently, there are two dominating decks in the format.
Gate Heroes and Six Samurai.
Thoughts on Gate Heroes:
Running on the basic Elemental Hero engine (Elemental Hero Stratos, E-Emergency Call, Miracle Fusion), Gate Heroes utilize the spamming ability of the field spell Fusion Gate, and the new abilities of the recently released Hero fusions. (Elemental Hero The Shining, Elemental Hero The Great Tornado, Elemental Hero Absolute Zero) The deck does not run any of the vanilla(aka normal type) Elemental Heroes, such as Clayman, Burstanitrix, and Avian, nor does it run any of the Neo-Spacian monsters, with the exception of the occasional Neo-Spacian Grand Mole. With the destruction power of Absolute Zero, and the pluses from The Shining, Gate Heroes definitely have potential to dominate the format.
Weaknesses: The deck definitely has problems that can stop the searching and the fusion effects. Rock stun, for example, can stop the searching power of Elemental Hero Stratos and E-Emergency Call, while also shutting down the monster effects.
Thoughts on Six Samurai:
The nastiest deck to this day, the Six Samurai have one two YCS.
Even with their main searching card, "Gateway of the Six" being put on the limited list, Six Samurai have been able to win the Yugioh Championship Series of 2011.
A solid warrior deck, the Six Samurai revolve around swarming the field with monsters with 1500+ ATK, and synchroing into their "Boss Monster", The Legendary Six Samurai-Shi En. Shi en has the power to negate any spell or trap card once per turn, and can protect himself if he was destroyed.
Another one of Six Samurai's strong point are their plus'; their ability to play out their hands, and then refresh it with their draw power. Another one of SS's strengths comes from their counter trap card, "Musinagi Matakama", which can negate any effect that would destroy a card on the field.
Weakness: Six Samurai to a lot of searching, so side decking cards such as "Thunder King Rai-Oh" can shut down a lot of Six Samurai techniques. Another weakness of Six Samurai is their extension requirement; to win, Six Samurai release an onslaught of monsters and usually use up all of their resources to do so. Any deck that can stop the first onslaught with cards such as "Battle Fader" can stand up to SS extremely well.
--------------------------------------------
Staples for the format:
Solemn Warning: Negate the summon of a monster (2000lp)
Bottomless Trap Hole: Destroy and Remove from play a summoned monster(s) with 1500+ ATK.
Book Of Moon: Flip on monster on your opponent's side of the field into face-down defense position
Dark Hole: Destroy all monsters on the field
Monster Reborn: REBORN THE MONSTER
Compulsary Evacuation Device: Return 1 monster of the field to its owner's hand
Mystical Space Typhoon: Destroy 1 Spell or Trap
Giant Trunade: Return all Spell and Trap cards on the field to their respective owner's hand
Mirror Force: Only activate when your opponent declares an attack. Destroy all attack position monsters on your opponent's side of the field.