Monday, August 1, 2011

Banlist Predictions sept 2011 (english)


Banned:

Hyper Librarian
Limiter removal
Mind control
one for one
Gateaway of the six
Sangan
lonefire blossom

Limited to 1:

Trishula
Doble edge sword technique
Formula syncron
Black luster soldier
Kristia

semi-limited

Gravekeeper spy
vayu
dewloren
destiny draw
Agent earth
Kizan LSS

The main problem of the game right now is syncro-plant decks, either way I don't think tengu will be on the list this time. Also the strengh of the deck in the OCG meta has proved how good it is without Tengu, so maybe Konami will ban librarian and restrict part of the engine.

In my opinion this problem could be solved if konami removed part of the tuners or the no-tuners. However either glow-up bulb or spore have well designe, and you can not ban dandylion because doppel warrior accomplish the same purpose. The only solution is restrict the syncro monster, formula syncron, so the material will be meaningless. Furthermore iif konami ban one for one and lonefire blossom, the deck won't abuse of the whole plant syncro engine. In this way, The combination of glow-up bulb and reborn tengu is still great, but it is harder to create.

The syncro summon strategy have been evolving in order to create big monsters with hard summon requirements, while the small monsters become syncro material with weak attack but strong search effects. For this reason, Sangan is a key card right now. Some people are willing to play tour guide to the underworld only to search Sangan. Maybe this card will be banned this time.

Mind control have been a overwhelm card since the arrived of the syncro age, and it will become worse with the exceed age. Every game can be drasticly changed with this card, so it has to go, and some day Mark of the Rose will go too.

Gateaway of the six / Limiter removal: These two cards are great examples of overpower and madness. These two create instant wining scenarios if we play it correctly. I think this is the type of card that should be banned from the game.

Fishborg blaster: If sangan and one for one are banned and formula syncron is limited to 1, the potential of this card will decrease. So I don't think it will be on the list this time.

Kristia y Agent earth: Even when this deck has a lot of engines, I think that earth and Kristia are the main problem. Kristia is hard to kill behind herald of perfection or any other strong fairy defense (like herald of the orange light).

Doble Edge sword technique: This is why six samurai is capable of summon trishula, summon a shi en any turn, destroy many monster at the once (thanks to hand of the six), and eat all your life points at the same time.

Gravekeeper Spy is the oldest card of the actual meta, however it have the worst design ever. A 2500 def monster capable of summon almost any gravekeeper monster from the deck, this kind of thing should not even exist. Also gravekeeper stele let you recover it. If this card is semi restricted, both players will feel more the effect of royal tribute.

I think six samurai is in the game in order to force people to concentrate in their monsters (while gravekeeper force people to concentrate in their magic and trap cards). What is wrong with six samurai is his capacity to summon many monsters easily, that was not a problem before because grandmaster is a well design card, but Kizan is not....

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