Summary
Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duelhas officially announced the December 2023 update to the game’s Forbidden and Limited List, with a total of twelve cards affected. With a cardpool of more than ten thousand cards to choose from, the massively popular online TCG from Konami offers a variety of different strategies and decks for players to try out. Alongsidebeloved strategies from theYu-Gi-Ohanimelike “Dark Magician,” decks like “Kashtira” and “Mathmech” offer meta-relevant strategies for players looking to climb the game’s Ranked ladder. Now, Konami is set to shake up the game with a new banlist update.
Recent updates toYu-Gi-Oh Master Duelhave seen the game’s competitive meta swing towards a variety of powerful new decks. The release of “Purrely” would introduce a unique Xyz Monster-based strategy, revolving around the titular Monster boosting itself with the archetype’s Quick-Play Spell cards. Prominent strategies like “Dragon Link” also look to combine a variety of individually useful Dragon-type Monsters into one combo-oriented deck. Now, these decks and others are the targets of Konami’s newest balance changes to the online card game.
Konami revealed the newest update toYu-Gi-Oh Master Duel’s banlist earlier this week, set to go into effect on December 5. The update does not feature any new cards added to the “Forbidden” category, but does limit two cards to one copy per deck. “Runick Fountain” serves as a core piece of multiple strategies with its unique effects, letting players activate Runick Quick-Play Spells at any time and drawing additional cards. “Mathmech Diameter” is used inthe fan-favorite “Mathmech” deckas a way to Special Summon other Mathmech Monsters and negate the opponent’s card effects.
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The Semi-Limited section of the banlist features a staggering eight cards moved to two copies per deck. Several of the game’s strongest decks received hits as part of the banlist, including the previously mentioned “Purrely” losing a copy of both its ace monster and the “Purrely Delicious Memory” Spell.Other popular staple Spell cardslike “Pot of Desires” and “Cynet Mining” were also semi-limited within the update. The banlist sees two cards returning to Unlimited status in December, including the powerful Xyz Monster “Zoodiac Drident” and “Lyrilusc - Cobalt Sparrow.”
The plethora of changes toYu-Gi-OhMaster Duel’s banlist comes following the release of several new in-game packs. November’s Selection Pack added the popular “Vanquish Soul” archetype, featuring gameplay revolving around revealing Monsters in your hand for different effects. Konami also introduced anew permanent Secret Pack toYu-Gi-Oh Master Duel, making the fan-favorite “Exosister” strategy more readily available.Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel’s newest changes will look to reign in the power of some of the game’s most dominant decks.
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