It's that time of the week again and this time, we're discussing Yu-Gi-Oh! The newest Forbidden/Limited list is out and boy, is it interesting. Let's start with the newest additions to the Forbidden list:
Blackwing - Gofu the Vague Shadow
Dandylion
Double Iris Magician
Level Eater
Maxx "C"
Performapal Skullcrobat Joker
I feel like many of these cards don't need to be forbidden. Most of them have low ATK and DEF plus some cost to offset their abilities. At any rate, any duelists using these cards will have to edit their decks pronto.
Now for the limited list:
Apoqliphort Towers
Grinder Golem
Performage Damage Juggler
Firewall Dragon
Monster Reborn
Spyral Resort
Solemn Judgment
First of all, I am glad Monster Reborn is no longer forbidden. Solemn Judgment is a surprise but I never understood why it was forbidden since it cost half of your LP just to stop the summon or activation of 1 card. That always felt far too risky to be of any use to me. Anyway, the other cards all make sense on this list with the exception of 1: Grinder Golem. I don't understand why this monster was ever limited. You summon it to your opponent's side of the field which means you give your opponent a 3000 ATK, LV 8 beater in exchange for 2 0 ATK and DEF tokens in attack position that you cannot tribute until your next turn. You can Xyz summon something but I cannot think of any LV 1 Xyz monsters that could take down the Grinder Golem. It doesn't really seem like it should be on any limited list due to its summoning requirements and the fact that it ends up on your opponent's side of the field. I really don't get it but that's okay.
The semi-limited list doesn't change so we won't go into that. All that remains is the cards that are no longer limited in any way:
Artifact Moralltach
Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning
Card Trooper
Thunder King Rai-Oh
Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
Brain Control
El Shaddoll Fusion
Future Fusion
Mind Control
Preparation of Rites
Saqlifice
Bottomless Trap Hole
Ceasefire
Ojama Trio
Torrential Tribute
The biggest surprises here are Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning and Torrential Tribute. I remember a time when BLS was always on the forbidden list. It's dragon counterpart, Chaos Emperor Dragon, Envoy of the End is STILL forbidden. So why is it now unlimited?? At any rate, it is nice to see it unlimited now along with Torrential Tribute, Brain Control, Ceasefire, and Bottomless Trap Hole. Decks are going to be a lot more interesting this year.
Well, that's it for this Forbidden/Limited list review. I hope you enjoyed this post and will follow me so you don't miss out on future posts. Leave a comment down below telling me your thoughts on this new list. Do you agree/disagree with the changes? Are there cards that should have been limited or not limited at all?? I'd love to know what you think. Have a great weekend and as always, keep on gaming!!
