May 2018 Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden List Review

A new forbidden list has been released and as usual, there are a few surprises. We'll work our way through the list by limit as we did before. You can see this list for yourself here. Let's begin with the forbidden cards.

The following cards are now forbidden: Astrograph Sorcerer,
                                                                Master Peace the True Dracoslaying King,
                                                                Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis,
                                                                Supreme King Dragon Starving Venom,
                                                                Ancient Fairy Dragon,
                                                                Rank-Up-Magic Argent Chaos Force,
                                                                and That Grass Looks Greener.

I understand all of these since they can all be abused in one way or another. However, Phoenixian Cluster and Ancient Fairy Dragon are rather old cards, as Yu-Gi-Oh! cards go, so I don't see why they would be suddenly more dangerous than before. Either way, not a bad a start for this list.

The following cards are now limited:  Dinomight Knight the True Dracofighter,
                                                             Gem-Knight Master Diamond,
                                                             and Chain Strike.

I can see why these are all limited. They can be abused, but they're not as good as any of the cards on the forbidden list. It seems a fair and understandable choice. Let's move on to semi-limited cards.

The following cards are now semi-limited: Apoqliphort Towers and Ring of Destruction.

Each of these has perks and drawbacks. I don't see how either of these would be worth limiting since it is only practical to use 1 of each, if at all, in a deck.

Now the cards no longer limited in any way: Atlantean Dragoons,
                                                                        Grandsoil the Elemental Lord,
                                                                        Ignis Heat, the True Dracowarrior,
                                                                        Mathematician,
                                                                        Neo-Spacian Grand Mole,
                                                                        and Compulsory Evacuation Device.

First of all, I don't know why Grandsoil was limited to begin with since it has such specific summoning requirements. Ignis Heat seems no less dangerous than the rest of the True Dracos that were hit this time around. Mathematician is a decent card and should be used if you need cards in your graveyard. The ones that I find most exciting are the last two. Both of these cards are pretty good despite some drawbacks. I would definitely use some of each of the two cards if I could. Being able to return a card to the hand would be very useful in a tight spot. Either way, this month's forbidden list has been interesting and fair. I hope all future choices follow this pattern.

That's it for this week. I hope you enjoyed this post and will follow me so you don't miss out on future posts. What did you think of the May 2018 Yu-Gi-Oh! forbidden list? Leave a comment below with your thoughts. I look forward to reading them. As always, have a good weekend and keep on gaming!!! :)
                                                                     

Top 3 New Evolutions for Eevee

I would like to preface this post with an apology for my extended hiatus from the blog. I was working on a project that took up all of my free time. Now that's over and hopefully this will never happen again. I thank you all for your patience and continued support. Okay, let's get started!!

Oh tis the season of leaks for the new Pokémon games. Everyone has been eagerly awaiting for any news of the upcoming Pokémon games for the Switch. The latest leaks seem to suggest that Pikachu and Eevee will be the focus of the next games. Either way, it does give me hope that Eevee will get a new evolution. I have created sprites for 3 options that I think would be awesome new additions to the Eevee line. Let's take a look at my Top 3 New Evolutions for Eevee!

3) Insecteon

For this sprite, I started with an Umbreon sprite as my base. I took parts of other existing Pokémon (Beedrill and Butterfree) and created what I think a bug-type evolution would look like. My favorite parts of this are the butterfly wings and the eyes. I apologize for the roughness of the antennae but they were challenging due to their size. Anyway, I think Insecteon would be the perfect foil to Espeon and Sylveon since it would know some bug and poison moves like Silver Wind and Sludge Bomb. I would also give it the ability Swarm or Compound Eyes.

 

2) Glideon

This is probably my best work out of all 3 of these. I took an Espeon and modified to a sleek and beautiful flying-type evolution using the wings of a Pidgeotto. I cannot believe how good this one came out and I really do hope we get a flying-type evolution like this. It could have access to Steel Wing so it could take on Sylveon. I think it would also have the ability Gale Wings or Keen Eye. I'm not sure if it would be plausible for it to be able to learn Fly but seeing the new trend for riding Pokémon, I don't see that being a problem.

 

 

1) Wispeon

 

This is another favorite. I wanted to create a ghost-type evolution but I didn't want to go purple or black. I was inspired by the Will-o-wisps from Brave and I really loved the appearance of shiny Gastly and Spiritomb. I used Flareon for my base and I used some new techniques to achieve that ghostly, wispy look. The only issue was the tail. Flareon's tail was too big but I could not get the tail exactly how I wanted it. Still, Wispeon would be an awesome Pokémon to have. I would give this Pokémon the ability Cursed Body or Levitate. And of course, it would be able to use the move Will-O-Wisp. I love this design and hope that if we do ever get a ghost-type evolution to Eevee, that it will be this awesome.

 

 

Well, that does it for this week. What's do you think the next evolution will be? Leave a comment below telling me your hopes and ideas. I look forward to seeing what you think. Next week, I will discuss the latest changes to the Yu-Gi-Oh TCG banlist. Until then, have a good week and enjoy the posts!!