Top 32 Pairings
February 19th, 2012
Petriella, Kevin J. (Empty Jar) VS Bodnar, Cody M. (Inzektors)
Furman, Aaron C. ( Dino Rabbit) VS Colin, Diego E. (Dino Rabbit)
Machado, George Christopher (Wind-Ups) VS Pascariello, Anthony F. (Wind-Ups)
Giorlando, Joseph A. (Dino Rabbit) VS Vo, Anthony J. (Dino Rabbit)
Lefevre, Samuel Lee (Wind-Ups) VS Heath, Matthew Joseph (Wind-Ups)
Duong, Ken Sun (Wind-Ups) vs. Oxendine, John Edward (Wind-Ups)
Lux, Michael Joseph (Dino Rabbit) vs. Sarhan, Nizar S. (Dino Rabbit)
Albans, Alistar C. (Dino Rabbit) vs. Henderson, Marquis Everett (Tech Genus)
Shah, Ankit (Dino Rabbit) vs. Lafon, Julien J. (Wind-Ups)
Colajezzi, Carolyn M. (Dino Rabbit) vs. Vo, Thomas L. (Wind-Ups)
Smith-Grant, Michael E. (Evolsaurs) vs. Tinsley, Tyree Samuel (Wind-Ups)
Newberry, Nicholas Tyler (Inzektors) vs. Keys, Barrett A. ( Dino Rabbit)
Keener, Camden R. (Hyperion) vs. Towler, Evan G. (Dino Rabbit)
Bryant, Robert (Dark World) vs. Buck, Branden J. (Tech Genus)
Harris, Joshua Lee (Dino Rabbit) vs. Aguero, Hansel ( Dino Rabbit)
Rodriguez, Roman ( Dino Rabbit) vs. Saldivar, Francisco Adrian (Dino Rabbit)
Furman, Aaron C. ( Dino Rabbit) VS Colin, Diego E. (Dino Rabbit)
Machado, George Christopher (Wind-Ups) VS Pascariello, Anthony F. (Wind-Ups)
Giorlando, Joseph A. (Dino Rabbit) VS Vo, Anthony J. (Dino Rabbit)
Lefevre, Samuel Lee (Wind-Ups) VS Heath, Matthew Joseph (Wind-Ups)
Duong, Ken Sun (Wind-Ups) vs. Oxendine, John Edward (Wind-Ups)
Lux, Michael Joseph (Dino Rabbit) vs. Sarhan, Nizar S. (Dino Rabbit)
Albans, Alistar C. (Dino Rabbit) vs. Henderson, Marquis Everett (Tech Genus)
Shah, Ankit (Dino Rabbit) vs. Lafon, Julien J. (Wind-Ups)
Colajezzi, Carolyn M. (Dino Rabbit) vs. Vo, Thomas L. (Wind-Ups)
Smith-Grant, Michael E. (Evolsaurs) vs. Tinsley, Tyree Samuel (Wind-Ups)
Newberry, Nicholas Tyler (Inzektors) vs. Keys, Barrett A. ( Dino Rabbit)
Keener, Camden R. (Hyperion) vs. Towler, Evan G. (Dino Rabbit)
Bryant, Robert (Dark World) vs. Buck, Branden J. (Tech Genus)
Harris, Joshua Lee (Dino Rabbit) vs. Aguero, Hansel ( Dino Rabbit)
Rodriguez, Roman ( Dino Rabbit) vs. Saldivar, Francisco Adrian (Dino Rabbit)
Totaling up at 15 Dino Rabbit, 9 Wind-Ups, 2 Inzektors and TGs, and singles of DW, Agents, Evolsaurs, and an Empty Jar.
Can't say the results were unexpected, Dino Rabbit is a bit too powerful with Tour Guide. Oddly though Inzektors only got 2 in top 32, similar to another hyped equip-cards-as-monsters-centric-deck *cough*DRAGUNITIES*cough*. Sorry, something in my keyboard.
Anyways, Tech Genus won it, proving yet again that the meta can always be countered. Another anti-meta deck had a strong showing; Michael Lam went 7-2 day one with Disaster Dragon, giving us Dragon players some representation at the top tables during the event.
I don't have much to say, I mean basically the meta is Rabbit spam/wind-up loop, you either have to play that or a deck build to defeat that in order to win any high-level events. The banlist won't do much to fix that, but it's still a pretty good list.
Straight from Shriek:
Listed are only the CHANGES
03/01/2012
Forbidden Cards 「禁止カード」:
Glow-Up Bulb 「グローアップ･バルブ」
This disappointed me, seeing as it was the key level one tuner I've been using in Psychics. Luckily I never got around to investing in one! I was calling for a ban on this in September, as a free +1 that can lead to Barkion/Beast lockdowns, and some nutty T.G. Hyper Librarian plays. In any case, worthy of a ban, even if I am a little biased.
Spore 「スポーア」
Guess Konami finished selling GENF Special Editions. More hate on Synchro monsters, although I've never been a big fan of spore(left him out of my Plant/Psychic deck). I haven't payed much attention to the meta lately, but this little guy could probably pull off some crazy XYZ plays as well. His time to go then.
Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier 「氷結界の龍 トリシューラ」
This upset me because I have a Trish, and because Konami's hating on a great synchro for Dragons. That's not to see he isn't arguably the most broken synchro ever, but I enjoyed him while it lasted. This'll stop the Dewloren loop(Not that wind-ups can't do it just as well without trish), and general hurp durping with synchro spam deck. Similar to back when Goyo was banned, I'll miss him, but I won't miss having him used against me.
Trap Dustshoot 「ダスト・シュート」
Aw shucks. There goes my late-game Dragon Ravine fodder. With everyone and their mother using it now, probably time for Dustshoot to take a seat on the bench. This card wins games, and is what's part of makes going first so important. About time, but again I'll miss the ol' Shoot scoop.
Restriction Cards 「制限カード」:
Tech Genus Striker 「ＴＧ－ストライカー」
Yep, good call. It won't be as powerful with trish gone, but a cydra tuner/floater is too good to have at 3. Maybe we'll see some T.G. builds actually start running Rush Rhino now.
Agent of Mystery, Earth 「神秘の代行者 アース」
Good, Good. If they were to hit any card in Agents, Earth was the best pick.
Semi-Restriction Cards 「準制限カード」:
Marshmallon 「マシュマロン」
Burn decks, burn decks everywhere. Nah, just kidding. Nothing too special about this(-2 earth, +2 marshmallon! New meta agents!).
Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner 「ライトロード･サモナー ルミナス」
More Lightsworn love to sell Dragons Collide? Sure. More Lumina means more consistent and less sacky lightsworns, and she's doubly good with Xyzs around.
Emergency Teleport 「緊急テレポート」
A good start, but we're going to need another level 1 tuner to go with it. I'm not asking for much... just a level 1 vanilla psychic tuner, an Earth type would be great.
Okay, maybe I'm too demanding. This is great for psychics, just incredible. Thank you Konami.
Shien's Smoke Signal 「紫炎の狼煙
I'm fine with Samurai's making a comeback... as soon as you ban Gateway. Just because you drew Gateway does not mean you deserve to win.
Level Limit Area B 「レベル制限Ｂ地区」
Guess this doesn't have much of a point with Xyzs everywhere.
Torrential Tribute 「激流葬」
Oh boy here we go. Psychic format guys. Good call by Konami, hopefully it'll make dino-rabbiters think more carefully about which beast they throw down turn one.
Ultimate Offering「血の代償」
Probably should've limited this, but okay. Gadget Xyzs are still pretty broken, but this keeps my lulzy Dragunity Quasar combo intact.
Reborn Tengu 「Reborn Tengu」
About time. Shit's broken, pardon my french. People will still use it at 2, it just won't be as annoying to deal with. Great call.
No longer restricted 「準制限」
Call of the Haunted 「リビングデッドの呼び声」
Awwwwwww YEAAAAH! Triplicate Call everywhere! Since Xyz Reborn is out, and reborn is still here, Call deserverd some love. And lucky for me, I run it in all my decks. While the banlist may not have hit some things it should have, this right here makes me excited for the new format. -1 Dustshoot, +1 call.
As you may have extracted, I'm pretty damn happy with the banlist. Now we just need to limit rabbit, semi/limit tour guide, ban sangan(sorry lil' guy), limit hornet, limit zenmaighty, ban hunter, and things should be good. But that would cut too deep into Konami's pockets for them, so we'll just have to wait out the storm. Hope you all enjoy the next format as much as I do!
Can't say the results were unexpected, Dino Rabbit is a bit too powerful with Tour Guide. Oddly though Inzektors only got 2 in top 32, similar to another hyped equip-cards-as-monsters-centric-deck *cough*DRAGUNITIES*cough*. Sorry, something in my keyboard.
Anyways, Tech Genus won it, proving yet again that the meta can always be countered. Another anti-meta deck had a strong showing; Michael Lam went 7-2 day one with Disaster Dragon, giving us Dragon players some representation at the top tables during the event.
I don't have much to say, I mean basically the meta is Rabbit spam/wind-up loop, you either have to play that or a deck build to defeat that in order to win any high-level events. The banlist won't do much to fix that, but it's still a pretty good list.
Straight from Shriek:
Listed are only the CHANGES
03/01/2012
Forbidden Cards 「禁止カード」:
Glow-Up Bulb 「グローアップ･バルブ」
This disappointed me, seeing as it was the key level one tuner I've been using in Psychics. Luckily I never got around to investing in one! I was calling for a ban on this in September, as a free +1 that can lead to Barkion/Beast lockdowns, and some nutty T.G. Hyper Librarian plays. In any case, worthy of a ban, even if I am a little biased.
Spore 「スポーア」
Guess Konami finished selling GENF Special Editions. More hate on Synchro monsters, although I've never been a big fan of spore(left him out of my Plant/Psychic deck). I haven't payed much attention to the meta lately, but this little guy could probably pull off some crazy XYZ plays as well. His time to go then.
Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier 「氷結界の龍 トリシューラ」
This upset me because I have a Trish, and because Konami's hating on a great synchro for Dragons. That's not to see he isn't arguably the most broken synchro ever, but I enjoyed him while it lasted. This'll stop the Dewloren loop(Not that wind-ups can't do it just as well without trish), and general hurp durping with synchro spam deck. Similar to back when Goyo was banned, I'll miss him, but I won't miss having him used against me.
Trap Dustshoot 「ダスト・シュート」
Aw shucks. There goes my late-game Dragon Ravine fodder. With everyone and their mother using it now, probably time for Dustshoot to take a seat on the bench. This card wins games, and is what's part of makes going first so important. About time, but again I'll miss the ol' Shoot scoop.
Restriction Cards 「制限カード」:
Tech Genus Striker 「ＴＧ－ストライカー」
Yep, good call. It won't be as powerful with trish gone, but a cydra tuner/floater is too good to have at 3. Maybe we'll see some T.G. builds actually start running Rush Rhino now.
Agent of Mystery, Earth 「神秘の代行者 アース」
Good, Good. If they were to hit any card in Agents, Earth was the best pick.
Semi-Restriction Cards 「準制限カード」:
Marshmallon 「マシュマロン」
Burn decks, burn decks everywhere. Nah, just kidding. Nothing too special about this(-2 earth, +2 marshmallon! New meta agents!).
Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner 「ライトロード･サモナー ルミナス」
More Lightsworn love to sell Dragons Collide? Sure. More Lumina means more consistent and less sacky lightsworns, and she's doubly good with Xyzs around.
Emergency Teleport 「緊急テレポート」
A good start, but we're going to need another level 1 tuner to go with it. I'm not asking for much... just a level 1 vanilla psychic tuner, an Earth type would be great.
Okay, maybe I'm too demanding. This is great for psychics, just incredible. Thank you Konami.
Shien's Smoke Signal 「紫炎の狼煙
I'm fine with Samurai's making a comeback... as soon as you ban Gateway. Just because you drew Gateway does not mean you deserve to win.
Level Limit Area B 「レベル制限Ｂ地区」
Guess this doesn't have much of a point with Xyzs everywhere.
Torrential Tribute 「激流葬」
Oh boy here we go. Psychic format guys. Good call by Konami, hopefully it'll make dino-rabbiters think more carefully about which beast they throw down turn one.
Ultimate Offering「血の代償」
Probably should've limited this, but okay. Gadget Xyzs are still pretty broken, but this keeps my lulzy Dragunity Quasar combo intact.
Reborn Tengu 「Reborn Tengu」
About time. Shit's broken, pardon my french. People will still use it at 2, it just won't be as annoying to deal with. Great call.
No longer restricted 「準制限」
Call of the Haunted 「リビングデッドの呼び声」
Awwwwwww YEAAAAH! Triplicate Call everywhere! Since Xyz Reborn is out, and reborn is still here, Call deserverd some love. And lucky for me, I run it in all my decks. While the banlist may not have hit some things it should have, this right here makes me excited for the new format. -1 Dustshoot, +1 call.
As you may have extracted, I'm pretty damn happy with the banlist. Now we just need to limit rabbit, semi/limit tour guide, ban sangan(sorry lil' guy), limit hornet, limit zenmaighty, ban hunter, and things should be good. But that would cut too deep into Konami's pockets for them, so we'll just have to wait out the storm. Hope you all enjoy the next format as much as I do!
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