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August 2006

 

How the Ban List Should Be for Upcoming September – Part III by Paul Yeem (Carrotizer)

NOTICE: I realized that I referred limited cards as restricted, and semi-limited cards as limited. Pardon me. Also, while I was writing these, I saw the notice that the ban list will be released earlier and put into effect 1 month earlier, so I couldn’t take as much time as I wanted to.


For the last part, I’ll talk about the semi-restricted parts of the list. These cards have a lot of potentials, and they shouldn’t be ignored. Yet some are overrated/underrated.

Gravity Bind is a good card, but I think being semi-limited for continuous trap that allows you to stall is okay. Good Goblin Housekeeping is overrated. First time you use it, it’s –1. Second time, it’s still –1. Third time, assuming we are able to use 3, we break even. Also, if you set two, and opponent uses Heavy Storm, even if you chain both cards, you won’t be able to have 1 Good Goblin Housekeeping in the graveyard, so it’s not so big deal. It’s just another way of cycling through your deck that you have to get all 3 cards to break even.

Upstart Goblin is another card. I think you should be able to run three of these babies. Why is this semi-limited? Because Exodia deck is too powerful? You can run Magical Mallet by 3! Why isn’t that semi-limited? Come on, Exodia deck needs a lot of support with all those Spirit Reapers flying around, and Deck Devastation Virus just destroying Exodia.

Spirit Reaper is also underrated. It’s ability to stall forever is just amazing. Without targeting effect or monster removal, you might as well just deck out. Yes, it’s not THAT hard to get through Spirit Reaper, but when it’s set face-down, you have to attack it and end Battle Phase to kill it with Smashing Ground during Main Phase 2. There is another card, such as Unhappy Maiden, for those effects. Reaper is too good to be run in 3’s.

Speaking of Smashing Ground, it’s a 1 for 1 ALWAYS. NO EXCEPTIONS. It will always destroy something unless your opponent uses Book of Moon. I think it should be semi-limited. Hey, Lightning Vortex ( 2 for x) is limited. Smashing Ground is 2 for 2, and you have a lot more flexibilities to use it with. 3 is just overkill. It shouldn’t be restricted either. Therefore, semi-limited is a right place for it.

Cyber Dragon is another card that almost every decks benefit from. Free 2100 ATK and LIGHT monster? And MACHINE? LVL 5? HOLY CR*P! I’ll take it! It’s too easy to use. Just drop it as 2100 ATK Special Summon and you can summon another one if you have no monsters during Main Phase 2. If you want more Special Summons, then use Fiend Megacyber. Cyber Dragon is way to simple and powerful.

Brain Control should also be semi-limited. I’m sure nobody runs 3 Brain Control, but still, it’s a Change of Heart for face-up monsters and you can do a lot with your opponent’s monster in 1 turn. Same goes for Enemy Controller, except it’s a lot more versatile then its brainy friend. Way too powerful. Being semi-limited shouldn’t cause any problems, because it’s not like restriction, where you won’t be able to use it that many times, whereas semi-limited ones can be used with a lot of combinations with other cards.

Now, I’d like to argue that Apprentice Magician is a lot more deadly than it used to be. Think about it. After its ruling changed, it can bring out Magician of Faith, itself, Old Vindinctive Magician, Time Wizard (ow yeah…50% of getting a free Raigeki), and other Spellcasters (supposedly if there’s any that I left out). Especially Magician of Faith, which is restrict. Either Magician of Faith or Apprentice Magician should be restricted to 1. I believe Magician of Faith should be because restricting Apprentice Magician would be cutting off supports for Spellcasters, and I like them =/. If you think carefully, having Apprentice Magician is like having another copy of restricted spell cards.

However, Emergency Provision is certainly not one of those cards. Why is this card still semi-limited after Mirage of Nightmare was banned? To be able to gain 5000 LP potentially? (I think it includes Field Spell) It’s no threat to any decks that I can possibly think of, and Toon deck can benefit from this, as this will gain them 1000 LP without having Toon World destroyed.

Reinforcement of Army is one of those Spells that are just purely strong. I think this should be restricted, and Warrior Returning Alive should be semi-limited. You can just search any warrior, such as Don Zaloog, Mystic Swordsman LV 2/4, D.D. Warrior Lady/Assailant, and Exiled Force. Free search for any Warrior? How come other themes do not have this kind of support? If you need more search, there is Freed the Matchless General, which is not a bad card on its own.

Nobleman of Crossout is another card that is questionable. First, let’s narrow down. We all agree that this cannot be run in 3’s, because then there would be no point in setting your monsters; they would be just removed. It’s a bit too powerful to be run in 2’s. It’s just 1 for 1, but a good 1 for 1. If you really need to negate flip effects or Mystic Tomato/Shining Angel’s effect, use Mystic Swordsman LV 2, and graveyard effects, use, Drilloid. People shouldn’t be able to drop Nobleman of Crossout freely. If Magician of Faith is to be restrictred, then Nobleman of Crossout should also be, to be able to let that lone flip effect start off.

Mystic Box should be semi-limtied. It’s as good as Creature Swap, except a little bit more complicated. If Creature Swap is restricted, then this should be semi-limited. Ability to give opponent your monster is very useful

By Paul Yeem – Carrotizer @ paulyeem@hotmail.com






 


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