Changes: Rule of 3000 ATK and DEF

Revision as of 14:19, 11 July 2018

The Rule of 3000 ATK and DEF is a completely unwritten rule stating that in order for a monster to have an original ATK or DEF of over 3000, it either must have negative effects to limit its playability, or otherwise have special conditions for being Summoned. This rule has never been acknowledged by UDE or KDE. This rule is similar to the "Level 4 ATK and DEF Rules".

General Statements About Monsters

SuperConductorTyranno-BP01-EN-R-1E — "Super Conductor Tyranno", a monster that breaks the rule by having over 3000 original ATK and being Normal Summonable with no drawback.

In general, monsters may be Normal Summoned with neither any special conditions nor any negative effects, such as the iconic "Blue-Eyes White Dragon". Many such monsters even have beneficial effects. However, monsters sometimes either possess negative effects in order to remain Normal Summonable, such as "Arcana Force XXI - The World" (which also happens to have one of the best effects in the game if you win a coin flip) or "Ultimate Obedient Fiend", or must have Summoning conditions that prevent them from being Normal Summoned. Extra Deck monsters do not fall into the latter category as it is an inherent game mechanic, no monsters can be Normal Summoned from the Extra Deck as a monster needs to be in the hand to be Normal Summoned

"Super Conductor Tyranno", "Thunder King, the Lightningstrike Kaiju" and "Jizukiru, the Star Destroying Kaiju" are examples of exceptions to this rule. There are currently 244 monsters with over 3000 ATK.

TCG/OCG Cards with at least 3000 ATK

	Japanese name	Stars	Attribute	Type	Card type	ATK	DEF
A-to-Z-Dragon Buster Cannon	ＡｔｏＺ－ドラゴン・バスターキャノン	10	LIGHT	Machine	Effect Monster Monster Card Fusion Monster	4,000	4,000
ABC-Dragon Buster	ＡＢＣ－ドラゴン・バスター	8	LIGHT	Machine	Effect Monster Monster Card Fusion Monster	3,000	2,800
Abominable Unchained Soul	雙極の破械神	8	DARK	Fiend	Effect Monster Monster Card	3,000	1,500
Abyss Actor - Evil Heel	魔界劇団－デビル・ヒール	8	DARK	Fiend	Effect Monster Monster Card Pendulum Monster	3,000	2,000
The Abyss Dragon Swordsoul	深淵の相剣龍	8	FIRE	Wyrm	Effect Monster Monster Card	3,000	2,900
Adamancipator Risen - Dragite	魔救の奇跡－ドラガイト	8	WATER	Rock	Effect Monster Monster Card Synchro Monster	3,000	2,200
Agave Dragon	竜絶蘭		EARTH	Wyrm	Effect Monster Monster Card Link Monster	3,000
Aggiba, the Malevolent Sh'nn S'yo	羅阿邪神将アギバ	10	LIGHT	Fiend	Effect Monster Monster Card	3,000	3,000
Albion the Sanctifire Dragon	真炎竜アルビオン	8	LIGHT	Dragon	Effect Monster Monster Card Fusion Monster	3,000	2,500
All-Eyes Phantom Dragon	ゴッドアイズ・ファントム・ドラゴン	10	LIGHT	Dragon	Effect Monster Monster Card Pendulum Monster	3,000	2,500
... further results

Further General Statements About Monsters

NeoAquaMadoor-DR3-EN-C-UE — "Neo Aqua Madoor" is a 1 Tribute 3000 DEF Normal Monster.

Identically to the above rule, in general, monsters may be Normal Summoned (or Set) without either special conditions or drawbacks. Monsters in this category include "Labyrinth Wall" and "Millennium Shield", both Level 5 Normal Monsters with 0 ATK and 3000 DEF. Many monsters with greater than 3000 DEF have greater than 3000 ATK as well.

An example of a monster is "Superheavy Samurai Big Benkei", with the ability to be Normal Summoned/Set with a beneficial effect.

There are currently 115 monsters with over 3000 DEF.

TCG/OCG Cards with at least 3000 DEF

	Japanese name	Stars	Attribute	Type	Card type	ATK	DEF
A-to-Z-Dragon Buster Cannon	ＡｔｏＺ－ドラゴン・バスターキャノン	10	LIGHT	Machine	Effect Monster Monster Card Fusion Monster	4,000	4,000
Aegaion the Sea Castrum	魔海城アイガイオン	8	WATER	Machine	Effect Monster Monster Card Xyz Monster		3,000
Aggiba, the Malevolent Sh'nn S'yo	羅阿邪神将アギバ	10	LIGHT	Fiend	Effect Monster Monster Card	3,000	3,000
Ally of Justice Decisive Armor	Ａ・Ｏ・Ｊディサイシブ・アームズ	10	DARK	Machine	Effect Monster Monster Card Synchro Monster	3,300	3,300
Alsei, the Sylvan High Protector	森羅の守神アルセイ	8	LIGHT	Plant	Effect Monster Monster Card Xyz Monster	2,300	3,200
Amaterasu	天照大神	9	LIGHT	Fairy	Effect Monster Monster Card	3,000	3,000
Ancient Fairy Dragon	エンシェント・フェアリー・ドラゴン	7	LIGHT	Dragon	Effect Monster Monster Card Synchro Monster	2,100	3,000
Ancient Gear Dark Golem	古代の機械暗黒巨人	8	EARTH	Machine	Effect Monster Monster Card	3,000	3,000
Ancient Gear Golem	古代の機械巨人	8	EARTH	Machine	Effect Monster Monster Card	3,000	3,000
Ancient Gear Golem - Ultimate Pound	古代の機械巨人－アルティメット・パウンド	8	EARTH	Machine	Effect Monster Monster Card	3,000	3,000
... further results

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-The '''Rule of 3000 ATK and DEF''' is a general unwritten rule stating that in order for a [[Monster Card|monster]] to have an [[Original ATK and DEF|original ATK or DEF]] of over 3000, it either must have [[negative effect]]s to limit its playability, or otherwise have special [[condition]]s for being [[Summon]]ed. This rule is similar to the "[[Level 4 ATK and DEF Rules]]".
+The '''Rule of 3000 ATK and DEF''' is a completely unwritten rule stating that in order for a [[Monster Card|monster]] to have an [[Original ATK and DEF|original ATK or DEF]] of over 3000, it either must have [[negative effect]]s to limit its playability, or otherwise have special [[condition]]s for being [[Summon]]ed. This rule has never been acknowledged by UDE or KDE. This rule is similar to the "[[Level 4 ATK and DEF Rules]]".
+==General Statements About Monsters==
-==3000 ATK or more==
 [[File:SuperConductorTyranno-BP01-EN-R-1E.png|thumb|250px|"[[Super Conductor Tyranno]]", a monster that breaks the rule by having over 3000 original ATK and being Normal Summonable with no [[Negative effect|drawback]].]]
-In general, monsters with up to 3000 [[ATK]] may be [[Normal Summon]]ed with neither any special conditions nor any negative effects, such as the iconic "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]". Many such monsters even have beneficial effects. However, monsters with greater than 3000 ATK should either possess negative effects in order to remain Normal Summonable, such as "[[Arcana Force XXI - The World]]" or "[[Ultimate Obedient Fiend]]", or must have Summoning conditions that prevent them from being Normal Summoned. All [[Extra Deck]] monsters fall into the latter category.
+In general, monsters may be [[Normal Summon]]ed with neither any special conditions nor any negative effects, such as the iconic "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]". Many such monsters even have beneficial effects. However, monsters sometimes either possess negative effects in order to remain Normal Summonable, such as "[[Arcana Force XXI - The World]]" (which also happens to have one of the best effects in the game if you win a coin flip) or "[[Ultimate Obedient Fiend]]", or must have Summoning conditions that prevent them from being Normal Summoned. [[Extra Deck]] monsters do not fall into the latter category as it is an inherent game mechanic, no monsters can be Normal Summoned from the Extra Deck as a monster needs to be in the hand to be Normal Summoned
-"[[Super Conductor Tyranno]]" is currently the only known exception to this rule. There are currently ''{{#ask: [[Class 1::Official]] [[ATK::>>3000]]|format=count}}'' monsters with over 3000 ATK.
+"[[Super Conductor Tyranno]]", "[[Thunder King, the Lightningstrike Kaiju]]" and "[[Jizukiru, the Star Destroying Kaiju]]" are examples of exceptions to this rule. There are currently ''{{#ask: [[Class 1::Official]] [[ATK::>>3000]]|format=count}}'' monsters with over 3000 ATK.
 === TCG/OCG Cards with at least 3000 ATK ===
-{{#ask: [[ATK::>3000]] [[Class 1::Official]] |?Japanese name |?Rank |?Level |?Attribute |?Type |?Card type |?ATK |?DEF|limit=10}}
+{{#ask: [[ATK::>3000]] [[Class 1::Official]] |?Japanese name |?Stars |?Attribute |?Type |?Card type |?ATK |?DEF|limit=10}}
+{{clear}}
-==3000 DEF or more==
+==Further General Statements About Monsters==
-[[File:NeoAquaMadoorDR3-EN-C-UE.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"[[Neo Aqua Madoor]]" is a 1 Tribute 3000 DEF Normal Monster.]]
+[[File:NeoAquaMadoor-DR3-EN-C-UE.png|thumb|250px|"[[Neo Aqua Madoor]]" is a 1 Tribute 3000 DEF Normal Monster.]]
-Similar to the above rule, in general, monsters with up to 3000 DEF may be [[Normal Summon]]ed (or [[Set]]) without either special conditions or drawbacks. Monsters in this category include "[[Labyrinth Wall]]" and "[[Millennium Shield]]", both Level 5 [[Normal Monster]]s with 0 ATK and 3000 DEF. However, monsters with greater than 3000 DEF must either have negative effects or Summoning conditions to hamper their usefulness. Many monsters with greater than 3000 DEF have greater than 3000 ATK as well.
+Identically to the above rule, in general, monsters may be [[Normal Summon]]ed (or [[Set]]) without either special conditions or drawbacks. Monsters in this category include "[[Labyrinth Wall]]" and "[[Millennium Shield]]", both Level 5 [[Normal Monster]]s with 0 ATK and 3000 DEF. Many monsters with greater than 3000 DEF have greater than 3000 ATK as well.
-The only known monster to break this rule is "[[Superheavy Samurai Big Benkei]]", with 3500 DEF but the ability to be Normal Summoned/Set with a beneficial effect to boot. In fact, as its effect allows it to use its DEF score for attacking as well, it may be somewhat considered an additional monster to break the 3000 ATK rule.
+An example of a monster is "[[Superheavy Samurai Big Benkei]]", with the ability to be Normal Summoned/Set with a beneficial effect.
 There are currently ''{{#ask: [[Class 1::Official]] [[DEF::>>3000]]|format=count}}'' monsters with over 3000 DEF.
-{{clear}}
 === TCG/OCG Cards with at least 3000 DEF ===
-{{#ask: [[DEF::>3000]] [[Class 1::Official]] |?Japanese name |?Rank |?Level |?Attribute |?Type |?Card type |?ATK |?DEF|limit=10}}
+{{#ask: [[DEF::>3000]] [[Class 1::Official]] |?Japanese name |?Stars |?Attribute |?Type |?Card type |?ATK |?DEF|limit=10}}
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