User:MrVariant/Current Ban List Thoughts

Updating ban list from Duelist Alliance:

There were some nice reprints though most new cards sucked like Inspiration. I am going for a copy system to encourage former players to get back in the game, and allow a couple of banned cards since we have more restrictions that are far broken. I couldn't allow Premature Burial or Snatch Steal as Power Tool Dragon becomes a random equip version of Painful Choice. It surprisingly works well with Gagagarevenge or Different Dimension Reincarnation.

This should help older players get back in the game and let people use old cards rather than have to buy bastardized versions; with Soul Charge at 3, there should be 1 Monster Reborn; but I find it fair to limit both as Rekindling is restricted. Call of the Haunted is unplayable given the wait for a turn only to hit Mystical Space Typhoon and no Sangan to even chain to; Soul Charge is faster for Kuraz the Light Monarch or Jinzo. Too many monsters are capable of reviving other monsters too, making this inexcusable. Also, allowing Imperial Order is kinda interesting as monsters like Artifact Moralltach can destroy it now. Of course it would be at 1 if someone wanted to use it against me.

Lastly, an interesting distinction needs to be made for Number 101: Silent Honor ARK. It can be made of 2 level 4's and autopilots games whereas Castel, the Skyblaster Musketeer doesn't have protection. Mecha Phantom Beast Dracossack is also ridiculous with its destruction/protection. We can bypass and negate effects due to Effect Veiler, and Breakthrough Skill, so I don't think it's worth banning.

There are a lot of cards I don't see as too overpowered now given protection, or that even Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon takes a whole turn to set up. It's hard to see what can work and what doesn't due to a missing card in a combo; Dragon Rulers are only broken due to Cards of Consonance and Dragon Shrine being in multiples; drawing and dumping for graveyard reuse is ridiculous. Saphira the Dragon Princess with Preparation of Rites and Advanced Ritual Art makes Herald of Glorious Light broken. Formula Synchron breaks Quasar as you synchro the 1st time to draw (Librarian does not include itself and is fine).

Banned:

Apoqliphoth Killer

Formula Synchron

Number 86: Heroic Champion - Rhongomiant

Royal Tribute

Copies: (These all count as copies of the same card; if Restricted, only 1 used in total, allowing 1 copy of a banned card if mentioned).

Dragon Ruler Baby Copies:

Reactan, Dragon Ruler of Pebbles /Stream, Dragon Ruler of Droplets /Burner, Dragon Ruler of Sparks/ Lightning, Dragon Ruler of Drafts

Destruction Copies: Raigeki / Dark Hole

Revival Copies: Monster Reborn / Soul Charge

Theft Copies: Change of Heart / Brain Control / Mind Control

Restricted:

Advanced Ritual Art

Artifact Moralltach

Cards of Consonance

Constellar Pleiades

Constellar Ptolemy M7

Dragon Shrine

Infernity Necromancer

Judgment Dragon

Lonefire Blossom

Number 101: Silent Honor ARK

Mecha Phantom Beast Dracossack

Shaddoll Falcon

Shaddoll Fusion

Soul Charge

Semi-Restricted:

Bujin Yamato

Preparation of Rites