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Article 27: Banlist < > tsilnaB

OK, the all new ban/restriction list had finally come out...

Again, like I do everytime when the new list came out, I would do a card-to-card analysis on WHY it is banned (or why it should not).

The first thing many people notice (and really...EVERYONE that care about the ban list) is that Chaos Soldier - MoB - stayed in the second table on the page instead going up to the first one. Except for the money reason (which Konami DO want money), Konami want to test out how to limit a deck use without killing it...maybe, but guess what?? They already killed like 5 fun deck type on this list.

Unexpected, OTK combo deck and Turtle (Stall...) deck got hit by the ban list. This happen to the OTK deck the most, as:
1. Cata-Sci is gone
2. Reversed World is half done
3. All Eruma-Loop OTK are gone
4. Maykura - Chiku combo is gone...

Anyway, let's start with the new bans:
Fiber Pod - It should never be unban anyway. I have test this card out, not only this card gave you a reset, it gave you advantage of evading a WHOLE battle if flip in opponent's turn, and have free direct attack if flip in your turn...
Executioner Makyura - I don't really get why this card need to get axe, but the flexiblilty of this card in a combo deck makes it too powerful.
Magical Scientist - Not just Cata-Sci, this card with his friends can really do ANYTHING (I mean ANYTHING) to opponent: from destroy monster, negate effect, negate Magic/Traps, to even remove staff from Graveyards, or discard a card of opponent...1000 is just too low of a cost.
Dagger of Butterflies - Eruma + Gearfreed infinite loop can combo with 3 different cards to destroy stuff or gain infinite lifepoints or infininte burns to opponent...
Mirage of Nightmares - If use correctly, this card is serve as a card filter + card drawer.
Confiscate - Two discard that replace Demon Twins is too much...even if this card is not that good
Steadfast Guard - Two discard that replace Demon Twins is too much...even if this card is not that good
Change of Heart - Control for a turn for free?? Face-down doesn't matter?? With the "re-effect" version of this card came out, it's time for this card to gone once and forever.
Distressful Choice - This card basically search your deck and thin your deck way too fast...this card reduce the top decking rate of a deck if use correctly.
Sixth Sense - Even with the drawback, if the roll is 5 or 6 (and you guess right), the game is over...no matter which type of deck it is...

Restricted:
Female Warrior of Another Dimension - This card is restrict because it's overuse, period. This card is NOT powerful...it's just the most overuse card EVER after Cyclone. Plus, not only this card is overuse, this card just purely MURDER any (yes...ANY) type of combo deck: key cards?? Remove. Plus, this card is a very versatile removal card.
Phoenix God of Nepthyus - I don't get why they want to axe Phoenix deck...and they don't do it by axing Guiding Hand of Nepthyus. This card is by far the most broken card in the 400 series, and whoever design this card must be smoking the wrong thing...
Marshmellon - I don't know why restrict to 1, but this card is also overuse. This card is not as easy to kill as [Soul Banishing Spirit], and this card help Burn/stall deck when it can do 1000 damages to opponent.
Lightning Vortex - Prevention of overuse. I mean...Lightning Vortex is only an OK card itself, but who would be so stupid and not replace all the banned cards they lose with such powerful card like this??
Deck Destruction Virus of Magic - Well, Konami don't want a card that would murder certain deck type (like DDVD do), to prevent that, this card will go to here also.
Critter, Power of Teamwork - We would see this two cards jumping up and down on the table...
Angel's Gift - With all the drawing cards gone, this card needs to be lower back to restricted level so at least SOME card would be available.
Mischevious Demon Twins - I don't know why they axe two weak one and gave back the powerful one...but oh well, watch them rotate over and over in next few bans . This card is DEFINITELY unban because Confiscation and Guard are banned. Just an additional comment, though, that Guard + Confiscation is WAY BETTER than just purely ONE discarding card.
Holy Barrier -- Mirror Force - This card is to prevent extreme Aggro deck from just owning the environment...WATCH OUT when you declare attack now!!

Semi-Restrict: This list change dramatically, from 6 cards original jump to 14 cards...wow...guess Konami finally know how to abuse this list.
Abyss Soldier - I have test this card before. It is powerful, especially since this card can combine with Snake. Most likely this card gave way to a 1800 direct attack...so..
Abyss Assassin - The "infinite discard" with this card needs to be tone down.
Black Scorpion - Running Chikku - - I just don't get why...period
Vampire Lord - Everytime Konami do something crazy, this time is this card. Vampire may lost its power, however, Vampire-Chaos or Undead sub-type deck would turn back to tier 1. Not to mention, this card can STILL do field control...
Emergency Ration - I don't get why, with all the cards this card can combo are Semi or ban...
Level B Restriction Zone - Staller (for combo/OTK or whatever they're doing) needs a down power, although I'm not sure how much effect would be cause when one of this card is take away...
Rich Goblin - I have said million times before that this card don't even need to be on the list...and finally they listen and put it back to 2. WHY 2?? I don't know...
Gravity Bind - Staller needs a down power, although I'm not sure if anyone use more than 5 stalling cards in total...
Goblin Managment Expert - This card + Emergency Ration = draw WAY too much cards...this restriction downpower this card by FAR.

You may see, some of the ban cards turn restricted are PURELY for you to change the card in your deck and replace those cards. If you ask me if I'm going to do a replacement list...my answer is NO. Replacement depends on personal preference, although the following replacements are just very obvious...
1. Brain Control --> Change of Heart
2. Angel's Gift --> Distressful Choice
3. Demon Twins --> Confiscate/Guard

That's it for this article. Until next time we would talk about combos revolve in The Lost Millennium.