by DanceJonDance Tue Feb 09, 2010 11:03 pmAs you all know Konami updates the Yu-Gi-Oh ban list every six months--the ban list takes effect in September, and March--which means that we are getting close to the next ban list from jolly old Konami. Here are my predictions on what will be gone, what will get limited, what may come back, and who will get screwed. (Remember, these are my predictions, and I'm basing this off the stuff I know from real life dueling as well as other people's opinions, and what I made of everything I've gathered so far.)
Let's start off with what will get banned. I personally believe that not too much will get banned, except for Brain Control. A lot of people also speculate that this card will get banned and with good reason. This card is currently banned in The TCG Pegasus League, and usually whatever they ban, will get banned in the overall ban list the next time it comes around. I think Brain Control will get banned because with synchro summoning as the main strategy to win a duel, Brain Control has been at its peak. With all the high attack monsters with their crazy effects running around the field, you can usually be sure that if you save this card until the end you will usually win. Your opponents may have full control of the field, and you draw brain control to screw their strategy up, and win the game. This card is way too broken in this format, and it will probably go.
On to Limited cards. I think the decks that will be affected the most by Limits will be Lightsworns, and Zombies because they've been so big right now, and there's really nothing out there to stop them. Here's my take on how limits will affect LS: First on the List Judgment Dragon... for obvious reasons. When it's special summon you can pop the entire field. With JD at two, it's just too much OTK; you can special summon a JD, pop the field, special summon another JD, summon a monster and go for the game, there's no real strategy in this and the card is way too broken. I'm surprised it wasn't hit before, and I think it's been lucky to stay off the Limited list for as long as it has, but I think this time around Konami will cut the wings off JD. The next card that I think will be limited is Beckoning Light . In my opinion, this is the best card in a Lightsworn deck, and that's why i think it should go to one. If you draw this card within the first few turns, then you can pretty much toy with your opponent and set up for the win by milling out a good chunk of your deck, and setting beckoning light, after that you activate it to get back double JDs, Luminas, Honests, etc. and just OTK the next turn. The last card that I think is going to get hit that will affect Lightsworns is Charge of the Light Brigade. I think this card should be limited because Reinforcement of the Army is at one, and it only makes sense to make this card go to one as well because charge is so much better than ROTA because it sends the top three cards from your deck to the grave, and you could send wulfs, necros, plaguespreaders, and you just gain so much advantage with Charge because it speeds up Lightsworn decks better than any other card.
Now let's move on to how limits will affect Zombies. The most obvious limit will be Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier. If you guys think this card is broken when you play a zombie deck in KCVDS then you don't know the reason why zombies are so big. Believe it or not, this card is not on the ban list at all! I don't know why KCVDS has it limited at one--I guess Seto saw this limit coming from a mile away, and decided to just get it over with early. Let me draw you a picture of how Brionac works outside of KCVDS, you bottomless your opponent's brionac, and two turns later he brings out another one and OTKs you by sending Mezukis to the grave. In KCVDS we've gotten used to saving our bottomless for Brionac--at least that's what I do when I face zombies--but in real life there's really no way to stop Brionac and zombies, which is why Konami has to step in and limit Brionac, if they don't then god help us all. Next card on the list will be Goblin Zombie. I don't think Konami is looking to kill zombies with the ban list, but I do think they are looking to slow down the deck, and putting Goblin Zombie at one will definitely slow down the deck a lot. There will still be ways to get him out with cards like Pyramid Turtle, and Mystic Tomato, but having it at two is just too good of a set-up because it increases your chances of drawing it in the first turn and setting up for the Brionac >Goblin Zombie> Mezuki loop. Next on the list is card that nobody really pays too much attention to, but is definitely one of the best tuners out right now is Deep Sea Diva and it should probably get limited. When you summon this card you can special summon another level three or lower sea-serpent monster--usually another diva. This card is so dangerous because it's a little like an Emergency Teleport without the Emergency Teleport. You can summon it, synchro summon with one for a level six, then synchro summon with the other one to bring out your stardusts, etc. Last card for zombies that I think will get hit is Burial from a Different Dimension. I don't think Konami is going to be touching Mezuki, and if they're not then they should definitely limit this card so people can't abuse mezuki like they have been doing for a while. With this list zombies will definitely be slowed down, but I don't think people will stop playing them. I just think it will force people to build more old school zombie decks with Zombie Masters, Book of Life, and other zombie support cards.
The only card I see getting Semi-Limited, and making a come back, is Solemn Judgment. I think this card was limited to make Lightsworns the top deck for the past six months because with only one solemn it was very hard to get it, and you couldn't really protect your Light Imprisonment Mirrors or Royal Oppressions that would shut down Lightsworns so well in the last format. Putting it back up to two will make people play more cautiously knowing that their opponent might have a Solemn face down making them unable to make the plays they want to make. I think putting it back at two will have a definite impact on the format. I doubt they will put it back at three though because three was absolutely amazing, and that old saying that goes 'you don't really know what you got until is gone' really hit us once they took Solemn away.
Some cards that may come out of the ban list are: Neo Spacian Grand Mole, and Advanced Ritual Art. I think Neo-Spacian could really represent a challenge to synchros, and with Stardust Overdrive Konami is trying to give life to Rituals so it only makes sense that they take this card off the ban list. These are just speculations, and I don't really wanna get too much into why I think they will come out of the ban list, but don't take my word for any of this as I am not Konami, and I can't read the future
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This new ban list will probably screw Lightsworns big time, and if they don't then I'm not sure what else players can do to stop LS. There is also some speculation that Vayu will get Limited, or Semi-Limited. I personally think three Vayus is a lot, unless you're running Vayu Turbo, and Limiting it would probably be too harsh of a move to slow down Blackwings, and Semi-Limiting it would probably be the best way to go, but I honestly don't think they will touch him. There is also speculation going around that Black Whirlwind will get Semi-Limited. I was honestly surprised that it didn't get affected by the last ban list, and it wouldn't surprise me to see it go down to two, but I just don't think Blackwings are too much of a threat right now to take away whirlwind, but Konami is sneaky and you never know what they're going to ban.
Conclusion:
Forbidden:
Brain Control
Limited:
Judgment Dragon
Beckoning Light
Charge of the Light Brigade
Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
Goblin Zombie
Deep Sea Diva
Burial from a Different Dimension
Semi-Limited
Solemn Judgment
No Longer on List:
Neo Spacian Grand Mole
Advanced Ritual Art
Let's start off with what will get banned. I personally believe that not too much will get banned, except for Brain Control. A lot of people also speculate that this card will get banned and with good reason. This card is currently banned in The TCG Pegasus League, and usually whatever they ban, will get banned in the overall ban list the next time it comes around. I think Brain Control will get banned because with synchro summoning as the main strategy to win a duel, Brain Control has been at its peak. With all the high attack monsters with their crazy effects running around the field, you can usually be sure that if you save this card until the end you will usually win. Your opponents may have full control of the field, and you draw brain control to screw their strategy up, and win the game. This card is way too broken in this format, and it will probably go.On to Limited cards. I think the decks that will be affected the most by Limits will be Lightsworns, and Zombies because they've been so big right now, and there's really nothing out there to stop them. Here's my take on how limits will affect LS: First on the List Judgment Dragon... for obvious reasons. When it's special summon you can pop the entire field. With JD at two, it's just too much OTK; you can special summon a JD, pop the field, special summon another JD, summon a monster and go for the game, there's no real strategy in this and the card is way too broken. I'm surprised it wasn't hit before, and I think it's been lucky to stay off the Limited list for as long as it has, but I think this time around Konami will cut the wings off JD. The next card that I think will be limited is Beckoning Light . In my opinion, this is the best card in a Lightsworn deck, and that's why i think it should go to one. If you draw this card within the first few turns, then you can pretty much toy with your opponent and set up for the win by milling out a good chunk of your deck, and setting beckoning light, after that you activate it to get back double JDs, Luminas, Honests, etc. and just OTK the next turn. The last card that I think is going to get hit that will affect Lightsworns is Charge of the Light Brigade. I think this card should be limited because Reinforcement of the Army is at one, and it only makes sense to make this card go to one as well because charge is so much better than ROTA because it sends the top three cards from your deck to the grave, and you could send wulfs, necros, plaguespreaders, and you just gain so much advantage with Charge because it speeds up Lightsworn decks better than any other card. Now let's move on to how limits will affect Zombies. The most obvious limit will be Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier. If you guys think this card is broken when you play a zombie deck in KCVDS then you don't know the reason why zombies are so big. Believe it or not, this card is not on the ban list at all! I don't know why KCVDS has it limited at one--I guess Seto saw this limit coming from a mile away, and decided to just get it over with early. Let me draw you a picture of how Brionac works outside of KCVDS, you bottomless your opponent's brionac, and two turns later he brings out another one and OTKs you by sending Mezukis to the grave. In KCVDS we've gotten used to saving our bottomless for Brionac--at least that's what I do when I face zombies--but in real life there's really no way to stop Brionac and zombies, which is why Konami has to step in and limit Brionac, if they don't then god help us all. Next card on the list will be Goblin Zombie. I don't think Konami is looking to kill zombies with the ban list, but I do think they are looking to slow down the deck, and putting Goblin Zombie at one will definitely slow down the deck a lot. There will still be ways to get him out with cards like Pyramid Turtle, and Mystic Tomato, but having it at two is just too good of a set-up because it increases your chances of drawing it in the first turn and setting up for the Brionac >Goblin Zombie> Mezuki loop. Next on the list is card that nobody really pays too much attention to, but is definitely one of the best tuners out right now is Deep Sea Diva and it should probably get limited. When you summon this card you can special summon another level three or lower sea-serpent monster--usually another diva. This card is so dangerous because it's a little like an Emergency Teleport without the Emergency Teleport. You can summon it, synchro summon with one for a level six, then synchro summon with the other one to bring out your stardusts, etc. Last card for zombies that I think will get hit is Burial from a Different Dimension. I don't think Konami is going to be touching Mezuki, and if they're not then they should definitely limit this card so people can't abuse mezuki like they have been doing for a while. With this list zombies will definitely be slowed down, but I don't think people will stop playing them. I just think it will force people to build more old school zombie decks with Zombie Masters, Book of Life, and other zombie support cards.The only card I see getting Semi-Limited, and making a come back, is Solemn Judgment. I think this card was limited to make Lightsworns the top deck for the past six months because with only one solemn it was very hard to get it, and you couldn't really protect your Light Imprisonment Mirrors or Royal Oppressions that would shut down Lightsworns so well in the last format. Putting it back up to two will make people play more cautiously knowing that their opponent might have a Solemn face down making them unable to make the plays they want to make. I think putting it back at two will have a definite impact on the format. I doubt they will put it back at three though because three was absolutely amazing, and that old saying that goes 'you don't really know what you got until is gone' really hit us once they took Solemn away.Some cards that may come out of the ban list are: Neo Spacian Grand Mole, and Advanced Ritual Art. I think Neo-Spacian could really represent a challenge to synchros, and with Stardust Overdrive Konami is trying to give life to Rituals so it only makes sense that they take this card off the ban list. These are just speculations, and I don't really wanna get too much into why I think they will come out of the ban list, but don't take my word for any of this as I am not Konami, and I can't read the future
.This new ban list will probably screw Lightsworns big time, and if they don't then I'm not sure what else players can do to stop LS. There is also some speculation that Vayu will get Limited, or Semi-Limited. I personally think three Vayus is a lot, unless you're running Vayu Turbo, and Limiting it would probably be too harsh of a move to slow down Blackwings, and Semi-Limiting it would probably be the best way to go, but I honestly don't think they will touch him. There is also speculation going around that Black Whirlwind will get Semi-Limited. I was honestly surprised that it didn't get affected by the last ban list, and it wouldn't surprise me to see it go down to two, but I just don't think Blackwings are too much of a threat right now to take away whirlwind, but Konami is sneaky and you never know what they're going to ban.
Conclusion:
Forbidden:
Brain Control
Limited:
Judgment Dragon
Beckoning Light
Charge of the Light Brigade
Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
Goblin Zombie
Deep Sea Diva
Burial from a Different Dimension
Semi-Limited
Solemn Judgment
No Longer on List:
Neo Spacian Grand Mole
Advanced Ritual Art
Last edited by DanceJonDance on Thu Feb 11, 2010 6:32 am; edited 1 time in total
. In the past this card was oberpowered and now it should be a bit more overpowered 
