YU-GI-OH Online Summer 2009 Ban/Restrict List

YU-GI-OH Online Summer 2009 Ban/Restrict List (15 May 2009 – 11 September 2009)

The new banlist has been released, changes are indicated below in red.

Banned (not allowed in your deck)

Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning
Butterfly Dagger – Elma
Call of the Haunted (was 1)
Cathedral of Nobles
Change of Heart
Chaos Emperor Dragon – Envoy of the End
Chaos Sorcerer
Confiscation
Cyber Jar
Cyber-Stein
Dark Hole
Dark Magician of Chaos
Delinquent Duo
Destiny Hero – Disk Commander (was 1)
Dimension Fusion
Exchange of the Spirit
Fiber Jar
Graceful Charity
Harpie’s Feather Duster
Imperial Order
Last Turn
Last Will
Magical Explosion
Magical Scientist
Magician of Faith
Makyura the Destructor
Metamorphosis
Mirage of Nightmare
Monster Reborn
Painful Choice
Pot of Greed
Raigeki
Reversal Quiz
Ring of Destruction
Sinister Serpent
Sixth Sense
Snatch Steal
The Forceful Sentry
Thousand-Eyes Restrict
Time Seal
Tribe-Infecting Virus
Tsukuyomi
Witch of the Black Forest
Yata-Garasu

Limited (only one in your deck)

Advanced Ritual Art
Armament of the Lethal Lords
Armed Samurai – Ben Kei
Brain Control
Breaker the Magical Warrior
Card Destruction
Card Trooper
Ceasefire
Crush Card Virus
Cyber Dragon
D.D. Warrior Lady
Dandylion
Dark Armed Dragon
Demise, King of Armageddon
Doom Dozer
Elemental Hero Stratos
Exodia the Forbidden One
Final Countdown
Fissure
Future Fusion
Giant Trunade
Gladiator Beast Bestiari
Gladiator Beast Gyzarus
Gladiator Beast Laquari
Gladiator Proving Ground (was 3)
Gold Sarcophagus
Gorz the Emissary of Darkness
Gravity Bind
Green Baboon, Defender of the Forest
Heavy Storm
Judgment Dragon
King of Destruction – Xexex
Left Arm of the Forbidden One
Left Leg of the Forbidden One
Level Limit – Area B
Limiter Removal
Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner (was 2)
Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress
Magic Cylinder
Marshmallon
Megamorph
Meteo the Matchless
Mirror Force
Monster Gate
Morphing Jar
Mystical Space Typhoon
Neo-Spacian Grand Mole
Night Assailant
Ojama Trio
Overload Fusion
Premature Burial
Queen of Fate – Eternia
Reasoning
Reinforcement of the Army (was 2)
Return from the Different Dimension
Right Arm of the Forbidden One
Right Leg of the Forbidden One
Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter
Sangan
Scapegoat
Smashing Ground
Snipe Hunter
Soul Absorption
Spirit Reaper
Swing of Memories
Swords of Revealing Light
Testament of the Arcane Lords
The Transmigration Prophecy
Torrential Tribute
Trap Dustshoot
Treeborn Frog
Twin-Headed Behemoth
Ulevo
United We Stand
Victory Dragon
Wall of Revealing Light
Wave-Motion Cannon

Semi-Limited (only two allowed in your deck)

Card of Safe Return
Celestia, Lightsworn Angel (was 3)
Chain Strike
Clock Tower Prison
Des Koala
Destiny Draw (was 3)
Destiny Hero – Malicious (was 3)
Foolish Burial
Glorious Illusion (was 3)
Just Desserts
Magical Stone Excavation
Manticore of Darkness
Mask of Darkness
Messenger of Peace
Mind Crush (was 1)
Necroface
Nightmare’s Steelcage
Nobleman of Crossout
Phantom of Chaos
Raiza the Storm Monarch (was 1)
Secret Barrel
Summon Priest
Ultimate Offering (was 1)
Wulf, Lightsworn Beast

Unlimited: (allowed 3 of in your deck)

Book of Moon (was 2)
Grandmaster of the Six Samurai (was 2)
Mobius the Frost Monarch (was 2)
Thestalos the Firestorm Monarch (was 2)
Zaborg the Thunder Monarch (was 2)

source0 : So it looks like Lightsworn were heavily hit, along with Destiny hero decks.

Six samurai might make a comeback now, but the biggest news is no limited to Caius and lots of limits off Monarchs – prepare for a deluge of those decks !

Although there are currently no new cards on the list, it doesnt mean a new pack wont hit soon – they might just update the banlist again later.

Spirit of Sword :  Gladiator and Lightsworn are the most popular deck now in online meta but we may see a monarch deck return in the future.

The 3rd Ultimate Match

 From: http://www.yugioh-online.net/top/english-oc/event/ultimate/index.html

The event is open to players over Level 2 who have played a total 35 Duels or more, and it is held in Duel Academy World Server.

These are the Prize Cards from this Event:

Fossil Tusker  (New Card) When this card destroys an opponent’s monster by battle and sends it to the Graveyard, inflict 400 damage to your opponent.

Phantom Dragonray Bronto (New Card) This card is treated as a Normal Monster while face-up on the field or in the Graveyard. While this card is face-up on the field, you can Normal Summon it to have it be treated as an Effect Monster with this effect:
* The original ATK of this card becomes 2300. If this card attacks, it is changed to Defense Position at the end of the Battle Phase. This card’s battle position cannot be changed until the end of your next turn, except with a card effect.

Il Blud (New Card) This card is treated as a Normal Monster while face-up on the field or in the Graveyard. While this card is face-up on the field, you can Normal Summon it to have it be treated as an Effect Monster with this effect:
* Once per turn, you can Special Summon 1 Zombie-Type monster from your hand or from either player’s Graveyard. When this card is removed form the field, destroy all Zombie-Type monsters Special Summoned by this effect.

Royal Firestorm Guards (New Card)  When this card is Normal Summoned, select 4 Pyro-Type monsters in your Graveyard. Return those cards to the Deck, then draw 2 cards.

Defensive Tactics (New Card) Activate only if you control a “Gladiator Beast” monster. Monsters you control cannot be destroyed by battle this turn, and any battle damage you take is reduced to 0. Put this card on the bottom of your Deck.

Gladiator Beast Torax (New Card) If this card was Special Summoned by the effect of a “Gladiator Beast” monster, at the end of any Battle Phase that this card attacked or was attacked, you can return it to the Deck to draw 1 card.

Gladiator Beast Octavius (New Card) When this card is Special Summoned by the effect of a “Gladiator Beast” monster, destroy 1 face-down Spell or Trap Card. At the end of your Battle Phase, if this card attacked or was attacked, return this card to the Deck unless you discard 1 card.

Teva (16 winners, YOC Spring 2007)  When this card is Tribute Summoned successfully, your opponent cannot declare an attack during his/her next turn.

Twinheaded Beast  (8 winners, place YOC Spring 2007)  This card can attack twice during the same Battle Phase.

Victory Dragon (4 winners, YOC Spring 2007)  This card cannot be Special Summoned. To Tribute Summon this card, you must Tribute 3 Dragon-Type monsters. If this card attacks your opponent directly and reduces their Life Points to 0, you win the Match.

History of Ultimate matches:

1st Ultimate Match: 2008/08/28 – 2008/09/12 (15 days)
2nd Ultimate Match: 2009/01/19 – 2009/02/04 (16 days) 144 days later
3rd Ultimate Match: 2009/05/04 -　2009/05/15 (11 days) 105 days later

This recent flood of events may seem excessive, but Konami did a very similar thing previously:
Anniversary Trial  3rd: 2008/08/01                                 4th: 2009/04/16
Ultimate Match     1st: 2008/08/28 (28 days later)        3rd: 2009/05/04 (18 days later)
Season end           7th: 2008/09/11 (14 days later)         9th: 2009/05/14 (10 days later)
Pack release        48th: 2008/09/25 (14 days later)

So if this pattern continues perhaps we will see the next pack released around 2009/05/28, thats my prediction.

YU-GI-OH Online News From V-Jump 6/2009

Scan From shinji116

 This vjump tell us the Yu-Gi-Oh Online Championship (YOC) spring 2009 prize card is Blue Eyes White Dragon [alt art]

This is not that surprising, considering other Blue Eyes White Dragon [alt art] have been used previously:

YOC Winter ’07 – 2nd place prize.

YOC Spring ’06 = 1st place prize.

As I cannot read Japanese, I’ll have to wait for spiritofswords for further interpretation of this info.

Thanks to TheValkeria for bringing this to my notice.

4th Anniversary Trial 50 Event

Anniversary Trial 50 Event will start again running from 04/16/2009 19:00 PDT to 05/02/2009 19:00 PDT.  AT50 is a Special Event held every year, the event runs likes a Duelist Trial Event but it’s open for 24hrs..

It’s Special Thanks from Konami here is the message from Konami Official Site

To celebrate the 4th Anniversary!!
We will be holding the “ANNIVERSARY TRIAL 50″!!

Thanks to all your loyal support, Yu-Gi-Oh! ONLINE can celebrate its 4th anniversary!
A big Thank You to all Players who made the Game what it is today!
We would also like to state that we at Konami will do everything in our power to make Yu-Gi-Oh! ONLINE a more enjoyable gaming experience for all Users.

As a show of thanks, we proudly announce the special event “ANNIVERSARY TRIAL 50″!!

You can look forward to bigger and better things from Yu-Gi-Oh! ONLINE.

So far only 1 prize card has been announced (from the Korean page), it is new card Beast King Barbaros for the 50th win :

Usually the other prize cards are just re-release cards from Old GS/DT Cards from the previous seasons.
(A new issue of v-jump is due out next week on the 21st but it will be too late for this news, yet it might contain information on the current championship cards)

From the 51st win onwards, the same prize cards will be given to you in random order, If you lose a duel, you will draw a card from the special “Loser’s Pack”.

The “ANNIVERSARY TRIAL 50” is held in its own special lobby which can be accessed from the Duel Academy Server. (Red Door). All duels during this event will be Single Duels with opponents being matched automatically.

“ANNIVERSARY TRIAL 50” is a world wide event where users from all regions can take part! but you must be LV2 or have a Minimum 35 Total Duel to take part in it.

* Unlike normal lobbies, your opponent’s name will not be shown when you are paired,
* If a duel overruns, but finishes within an hour after the event’s closure, the duel will stand. A card will be issued and a DUELPASS point is spent on completion.
* If a duel fails to finish after the 1 hour buffer time, it will be a non-result. No card is awarded and no DUELPASS points spent.
* The cards awarded during this event are virtual cards for use in Yu-Gi-Oh! ONLINE DUEL EVOLUTION only.
* A Duel in “ANNIVERSARY TRIAL 50″ will cost 1 DUELPASS point like any duel. You can not take part unless you have enough DUELPASS points.
* If you are disconnected before picking up your card, you will receive it when you log in.

History of anniversary trials:

1st Anniversary Trial: 2006/04/24 – 2006/05/01 (1 Week)
2nd Anniversay Trial 2007/10/26 – 2007/11/09 (2 Weeks) 550 days later (1.5 years)
3rd Anniversary Trial 2008/08/01 -　2008/08/18 (17 days) 280 days later (0.75 years)
4th Anniversary Trial 2009/04/16 – 2009/05/02 (16 days) 257 days later (0.7 years) 

Duelpass Ultimate Selection

Ultimate Selection is a new Duelpass focusing onWind Attribute Monsters (15 Pack Per Box), It will release on 18 July 2009  (2009/7/18). First time you enter Duelpass code you will receive Ultimate Selection Structure Deck.

Structure Deck Ultimate Selection

Monster (20)
Chaos Necromancer
D.D. Crow
Dark Nephthys
Flying Kamakiri #1 x2
Garuda The Wind Spirit
Harpie Lady 1
Harpie Lady 2
Harpie Lady 3
Harpie Lady Sisters
Harpie Queen x2
Hiro’s Shadow Scout
Kuriboh
Newdoria
Snipe Hunter
Simorgh, Bird of Ancestry
Stealth Bird
Swift Birdman Joe

Spell (13)
A Feather of The Phoenix
Back To Square One
Cold Wave
Elegant Egotist
Field Barrier
Giant Trunade
Harpie’s Hunting Ground x2
Malevolent Nuzzler
Monster Reincarnation
Mystical Space Typhoon
Reload
Triangle Ecstasy Spark

Trap (7)
Hate Buster
Icarus Attack x2
Magic Drain
Mirror Force
Phoenix Wing Wind Blast
Shadow of Eyes

You will get 1 of 6 Random Card after enter duelpass code on the same user id for second time or more. 6 random cards are Beast Machine King Barbaros UR, Dark Simorgh, Emperor Setem, Earth Giant Gaia Plate, Kuraz, The Light Monarch and Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon.

You can see an Iamge List From YGOOCGDB.

Ultimate Selection Expansion Pack

Monsters (7)
Chthonian Emperor Dragon
Cyber Phoenix
Dark Horus
Golem Sentry
Legendary Jujitsu Master
Pitch-Black Warwolf
The Immortal Bushi

Spell (3)
Archfiend’s Oath
The Warrior Returning Alive
Unity

Ultimate Selection base on OCG Structure Deck 8 Lord of the Storm from In Real Life.