Summary
Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duelhas released a large list of changes coming with the digital trading card game’s newest banlist update, going into effect later this week. The massively popular online TCG from Konami regularly sees a plethora of changes as the developer continues to implement new cards and tinker with the game’s banlist. September saw the release of the game’s newest Selection Pack, bringing new support for fan-favorite themes like “Lightsworn” and “Ancient Gear,” alongsidemultipleMaster Duelevents. Now, the game’s banlist is receiving a huge shake-up for October.
Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel’s monthly banlist updates typically look to make a variety of smaller changes to the game’s competitive format. The regular nature of the updates to the game’s Forbidden and Limited List allow Konami to make more fine-tuned adjustments, typically changing small sets of cards rather than wide-reaching changes. Banlist updates also give Konami a unique opportunity to bring previously banned cards, like “Change of Heart” and “Snatch Steal,” back into the game. However, Konami looks to be making major changes toMaster Duelwith its newest update.
Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duelofficially announced its newest banlist update late last week, featuring fifteen different cards seeing their status changed as a result. The new update will see several of the game’s most powerful decks affected, withthe “Tearlaments” strategy losing its Field Spellin “Primeval Planet Perlereino” and “Snake-Eyes Poplar” limited to 1. Konami also appears to be taking aim at Stun strategies, with “Knightmare Corruptor Iblee” and “Jowgen the Spiritualist” banned and “Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo” set to 1 copy. The newestMaster Duelbanlist update will go into effect on October 10.
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The Semi-Limited section ofMaster Duel’s banlistwill see some of the biggest changes with five different cards being affected. The popular “Yubel” deck will see several hits to its core engine, with cards like “Phantom of Yubel” and “Dark Beckoning Beast” restricted to 2 copies per deck. “Gold Sarcophagus” will serve as the only card moving up the list to Semi-Limited status after being previously Limited. A selection of five cards are also being removed entirely, with cards like “Thunder Dragon Colossus” and “Change of Heart” freed from the banlist.
Konami’s newest banlist update not only targets the most powerful decks in the game, but several strategies sitting just under the threshold. “Snake-Eye” and “Yubel” both saw multiple hits on the banlist, with each deck serving as adominant force inMaster Duel’s competitive meta. Underlying strategies like Stun and “Tearlaments” also saw hits, with each deck losing core pieces of their strategy through the newest banlist update.Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel’s October banlist update should look to majorly shake up the competitive meta for the popular card game.
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