What is the Banned Symbol in YuGiOh?
The banned symbol in YuGiOh is represented by a red circle icon when you choose the card in the deck editor, indicating that the card is forbidden from being added to your deck. The forbidden status means that these cards are banned by Konami, the game’s developer, and cannot be used in your Main Deck, Extra Deck, or Side Deck.
Understanding the Banned Symbol
To fully comprehend the implications of the banned symbol, it’s essential to explore the reasoning behind the banlist and how it affects gameplay.
Banned Cards and Their Impact
The banlist is infamous for ruining the playability of several decks, going so far as to ban important combo pieces for decks such as Orcust, SPYRAL, Prank Kids, and even Pendulum-based strategies.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What are Forbidden Cards in YuGiOh Master Duel? Forbidden Cards are the ones Konami outright bans you from adding to your deck, marked with a red circle icon when you choose the card in the deck editor.
- What is the forbidden Yu-Gi-Oh card? Cards that are “Forbidden” cannot be used in your Main Deck, Extra Deck, or Side Deck.
- Why is Maxx C banned? Maxx “C” is banned because it is the single most powerful tool to counter combo-based strategies.
- What is the forbidden one in Yu-Gi-Oh? “Forbidden One“, known as “Sealed” in Japanese, is an archetype of DARK Spellcaster monsters.
- Why is the Grinder Golem banned? Grinder Golem is banned because of its ability to summon two tokens for Link Summons in return for sacrificing your Normal Summon.
- Why was summoned skull banned? Summoned Skull was banned because monsters that require a tribute are simply too slow to be good.
- Why is divine sword Phoenix Blade banned? This card has the potential to be infinitely-recurrable discard fodder, which is why it is currently Forbidden in the OCG.
- Does Yugi lose Exodia forever? Yes, Exodia was thrown into the ocean by Weevil Underwood, and Yugi only managed to recover two of the five cards.
- What can beat Exodia? If they’re playing Trap Stall Exodia, Royal Decree and Trap Stun will kill them.
- Why did Yugi never use Exodia again? Yugi never used Exodia again because he only had two of the five cards needed.
- Is Maxx C cockroach? Yes, Maxx “C” features tiny cockroach-themed power rangers.
- Is Raigeki banned? No, Raigeki was removed from the banlist because the amount of destruction negation or cards that have effects when destroyed made Raigeki not as much of a blowout as it was before.
- Can Ash stop Maxx C? Yes, Ash Blossom can negate an opponent’s Maxx “C” activation when used in response to the Maxx “C” being activated.
- Why is fairy tail snow banned? Fairy Tail Snow is banned because it can be abused by link decks and exceed Decks.
- What is the scariest Yugioh card? The scariest Yu-Gi-Oh! cards include Orcust Knightmare, Infernity Doom Dragon, Dark Necrofear, Frightfur Leo, Amorphage Lysis, El-Shadoll Construct, Skull-Dog Marron, and Worm Zero.