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1/7/2005 7:05:46 AM
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This next one continues the promised lineage of articles dealing with the post-ban Championship format. The first article (published ages ago) dealt with the ban list itself; this second installment of a three part series hopes to explain what the ban/restricted list has done in changing the metagame.
1. Mass Field Removal is Limited:
A Result Of: Raigeki, Dark Hole, and Mirror Force have all been banned. In addition, Torrential Tribute has been restricted, meaning that there is currently only one form of mass, uncosted removal in the game.
Metagame Reacts: Rise of pure beatdown decks.
2. Spell/Trap Removal has been Limited:
A Result of: Mystical Space Typhoon's restriction and Harpie's Feather Duster's banning have limited three of the best options in the spell/trap removal's arsenal, leaving only Breaker the Magical Warrior, Heavy Storm, and one Mystical Space Typhoon behind.
Metagame Reaction: Everyone has already predicted the dominance of the burner; It's not too hard to imagine this happening.
3. The Primary Disruptors are Gone:
A Result of: Yata-Garasu, Delinquent Duo and Chaos Emperor Dragon's ban means that the individual net advantage of a card will be re-examined and less emphasized.
Metagame Reaction: Hand control, while severely depleted of its two killer resources, can still thrive by utilizing Trap Dustshoot, Mind Crush, D.D Designator and the two pre-negators.
4. Mass draw engines and hand replenishment are limited severely
A Result of: Morphing Jar's restriction, Graceful Charity's ban, and Mirage of Nightmare's restricted playability due to MST's restriction.
Metagame Reaction: People will whine for draw engines, but slowly the jars will re-emerge and Morphing Jar and Cyber Jar should see some play.
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This next one continues the promised lineage of articles dealing with the post-ban Championship format. The first article (published ages ago) dealt with the ban list itself; this second installment of a three part series hopes to explain what the ban/restricted list has done in changing the metagame.
1. Mass Field Removal is Limited:
A Result Of: Raigeki, Dark Hole, and Mirror Force have all been banned. In addition, Torrential Tribute has been restricted, meaning that there is currently only one form of mass, uncosted removal in the game.
Metagame Reacts: Rise of pure beatdown decks.
2. Spell/Trap Removal has been Limited:
A Result of: Mystical Space Typhoon's restriction and Harpie's Feather Duster's banning have limited three of the best options in the spell/trap removal's arsenal, leaving only Breaker the Magical Warrior, Heavy Storm, and one Mystical Space Typhoon behind.
Metagame Reaction: Everyone has already predicted the dominance of the burner; It's not too hard to imagine this happening.
3. The Primary Disruptors are Gone:
A Result of: Yata-Garasu, Delinquent Duo and Chaos Emperor Dragon's ban means that the individual net advantage of a card will be re-examined and less emphasized.
Metagame Reaction: Hand control, while severely depleted of its two killer resources, can still thrive by utilizing Trap Dustshoot, Mind Crush, D.D Designator and the two pre-negators.
4. Mass draw engines and hand replenishment are limited severely
A Result of: Morphing Jar's restriction, Graceful Charity's ban, and Mirage of Nightmare's restricted playability due to MST's restriction.
Metagame Reaction: People will whine for draw engines, but slowly the jars will re-emerge and Morphing Jar and Cyber Jar should see some play.
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1/7/2005 10:03:08 PM
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5. Reliable searchability is Gone:
A Result of: the bans of Sangan and Witch of the Black Forest have forced decks to tie together themes more efficiently to replace the searches.
The Metagame Reacts: People will vainly try to replace Sangan and Wotbf with elemental searchers such as Dragons, Tomatos, and Angels, but soon we'll realize that total searchability is gone. The new wave of successful deck types will feature other forms of reliable searchability (Warriors have Reinforcement of the Army, Zombies have Pyramid Turtle, and so on.)
vakama2000 Master of Chaos Emperor Dragon
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5. Reliable searchability is Gone:
A Result of: the bans of Sangan and Witch of the Black Forest have forced decks to tie together themes more efficiently to replace the searches.
The Metagame Reacts: People will vainly try to replace Sangan and Wotbf with elemental searchers such as Dragons, Tomatos, and Angels, but soon we'll realize that total searchability is gone. The new wave of successful deck types will feature other forms of reliable searchability (Warriors have Reinforcement of the Army, Zombies have Pyramid Turtle, and so on.)
vakama2000 Master of Chaos Emperor Dragon
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