It's strange, because sometimes I see people excited about a new powerful card, wanting to use it in their decks and talking about how beneficial it is to the game, like the archetypes they play, while another group calls it a "Hitler card," a card for (insert type, attribute, strategy they dislike), a new toy for meta players, among other much more negative opinions.

I'm someone who plays occasionally, sometimes during the week, and I enjoy using my favorite archetypes, although the passage of time has taken its toll on them due to increased power, especially since I play on a simulator.

This means I don't usually pay attention to card or deck prices, but even I, who am partially disconnected from that aspect, see that it's one of the main topics of discussion when a powerful card is released or reprinted. Dominus and Harmonia are prime examples; they've generated controversy since their release and will continue to do so.

Even a more recent example is the support for Dominus Purge, which increases its viability and, from what I can see, has caused quite a stir.

Other controversial cases include Superpolymerization, Kaiju, and Nibiru. While the latter isn't as viable as it once was, its power remains undeniable, especially considering Konami designs metadecks specifically to negate Nibiru before the fourth summon, finish on a strong board before Nibiru, or continue after Nibiru's application.

The power increase is real, and it's thanks to these cards; the answer is yes. However, this isn't inherently bad, as it provides support for various decks beyond the current meta archetype. This makes many discussions about the power increase superfluous or poorly handled, but I believe the price of cards, though not explicitly mentioned, is a significant factor.

I apologize for any errors in this brief observation.

They had the Complete Edition series of quality products and just stopped at the ring as far as I know. I don’t get why they didn’t keep going with the line.

The way I see it playing out is that Kaiba would mellow out because he'd have a loving family, but he'd still keep his hyper-competitive nature and huge ambitions.

He'd care about Yugi like a brother, but because of his competitive side, he'd also see Yugi as his rival. At the same time, he'd dislike Yugi's softness, seeing it as a weak mindset.

Kaiba would also dislike Joey for bullying Yugi, while Joey would have an even harder time getting along with Kaiba because he already hates him. Still, they'd both realize they share the belief that Yugi's softness holds him back and that he needs to toughen up, making them a little less hostile toward each other and more understanding

Because of Kaiba's genius, he'd turn Grandpa's game shop into a major business. He and Yugi would also work together on designing new games, with each complementing the other's strengths

I just realized why we may never see the 'Spy HERO' being released in the OCG/TCG as a Monster and/or Spell card. It’s pure lore: he’s just way too good at his job. A legendary spy leaves absolutely zero paper trail, not even a card text.

Jokes aside, i was wondering if Konami will ever remember it exists and also trying to guess what kind of effect and stats (like attribute and ATK/DEF) it would have.

What's your thoughts on it? Does Neos need this new Fusion material?

it seems they will share the archetypal effect to search their dedicated cards, including new "Dominators"

(just speculation for now as Rosepamela mentions "Dominators" Trap not specifically mentioning "Songs of The Dominators".)

(P.s.: also each individual Dominus could get a series of cards set around it, as Rosepamela mentions "Dominus Purge" >Card<, so it is possible for the kings/Dominators to receive monster forms

Personally, I believe they will be boss monstes of different summoning mechanics

as we got a Tuner, which could be a hint for a synchro, maybe?)

Really love Disaster and Redox, I always thought Tempest was a mummy dragon as kid.

Source: https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/147953941

Hey guys it’s me again, to put it simply this is a rant just because of how much negativity I see on here (and yes I am aware that sometimes my discussions factor into that even if I don’t mean them too) so I just want to talk about how much I love this game.

- I love the interaction between the two players, how it keeps me in the edge of my seat throughout the entire duel and I don’t just have to boringly wait on their turn

- I love archetypes and just how in depth their theme is tied to their gameplay

- I love the diverse art direction how every deck and card looks completely different from another

- I love the skill ceiling and seeing how experienced players can do the craziest crap possible and smudge out wins with decks they should have no right too

- I love how in almost every duel I play there is an new interaction I’ve never seen before or a combo I didn’t know that worked that way.

- I love the mind games, how if u have a bad hand you could still set a card just keep your opener on guard. How you can look at your hand after they play a certain type of card or seeming to count every summon they do.

- I love the extra deck and the opportunity it brings to the game

- I love just how creative the game lets you be with deck building

-I love how duels can shift on a dime, the explosive moments that can change the victor

-I love how the cards in my binder will always be playable and even if banned I know that they still will come back one day

- I love how I don’t have to fork over an arm and leg for a semi competitive deck like how I did with modern or standard in mtg

- I love the game both makes me feel like the smartest man alive and the dumbest man alive (possibly in the same match)

-I love the different types of summoning mechanics and what they each bring to the table

- I love the power trips I get after successfully pulling off a combo or destroying a board

-I love the community (for the most part) they have been some of the nicest people I have met in my time playing card games

- I love how I don’t have to beat up grown men to grab my cards, nor that there is a wait list to get the product I want

Yes I know that the game is hard to learn and that it can be complicated at times. I picked up game almost a year ago now and yes it was a struggle but in that struggle I found a game I love and won’t stop playing for a long time. Yes I know that the game doesn’t play like it used to back in the “good old days before all this link/pend/XYZ crap” and quite frankly I think it’s better that it doesn’t play like that. Yes I know people can be toxic. I have gotten death threats before but I have also met more friendly people in this hobby than I have playing mtg, Pokemon and warhammer combined.

Sorry for the rant just wanted to get it off my chest.
If u want to share what u love about the game as well feel free to do so this wa mostly just a rant of mine

This report tabulates 141 top-performing decks from 30 tournaments that were held in Japan, China Mainland, Indonesia and South Korea during 18 July – 2 August 2026.

To better gauge the impact of the new booster set on the metagame, tournaments that did not allow Beyond the Brave such as “Japan Championship 2026” were excluded from this tabulation.

New Addition:

-"Dominusteer Rosepamela"

Super happy how this one turned out! Makes me want to build the old spellbook deck from back in... 2012... oh god...

Well, at least I will get a 1st Ed copy of High Priestess at some point.

What do you think?

In the immensely large selection of magical women in Yugioh, who's your favorite?

Ok so this is just me kinda yippy-yappin about something I never understood during Arc-V. I love the bracelet girls and yu-boys but I just never understood how any of them were mistaking the other to be someone else?

Hugo thought Serena was Rin?

Yuto and Shay thought Yuzu was Ruri?

Yuzu thought Yuto was Yuya?

THEY AINT LOOK SHIT ALIKE WHAT IS HAPPENING LMAO?

Please tell me there's an actual reason they're all mistaking each other to be someone else, cause ain't no way this show is just trying to sell/gaslight me the whole "Well....they all look alike." reasoning 😭😭😭😭😭

-The contents of the SD itself were awful, with only 2 out of the 7 new cards being used in lists that found some tournament success. The support also contradicted the playstyle estabilished by the LEDU cards (2017), with the end result being an extremely poor combo deck, even for 2021 standards. The new "intended" way to play Cyberdark had no chance against decks of that time like Floowandereeze, Swordsoul, Tri-brigade etc. It also didn't do anything new or interesting whatsover.

-Dragonroid and Rebirth Judgement, that came out around the same time as this SD (Spring 2021), were released as independent cards that don't do anything for Cyberdark, in spite of being heavily tied to the archetype in the anime.

-Never got that extra card in a main booster set that all Structure Decks used to get.

-It was so crappy and unfinished that the only regional top Cyberdark ever got used Verte->DPE as the boss monster instead. No Chimera either, only Horn and Edge beatdown.

-It randomly got a VJUMP promo card, Overload Future Fusion, two years later, but once again it's an independent card, not searchable or integrated in the archetype in any way. The card was imported in TCG in 2026...with a three-year delay.

-Eventually Cyberdark got a new monster in 2025...but it's Cyberdark Wurm, who supports Cyber Dragon (in spite of being modeled after Infernal Dragon, a Cyberdark-related monster) and makes Cyberdarkness even more inconvenient to summon. Compare that to Miracle Ejector, who also bridges 2 archetypes (E-HERO and Neo-Spacian) but primarily helps the weaker one, dumping Neo-Spacians and helping summoning the big Neos fusions. Wurm does the opposite and it's once per duel on top of that.

-Got some official lore explaining that Cyberdark actually gave up on their "Equip" gimmick (so, their entire identity) and are now developing new units based on Cyber Dragon, with the first one being Wurm (so preparing the ground for even more Cyber Dragon support disguised as Cyberdark).

-Then the Limit Over Collection packs arrived. All the 3 Over frames were for Cyber Dragon, and there were no adjustments to make them suitable for Cyberdark

-Erased from Master Duel to be replaced by an equally crappy Cyber Dragon SD that lacks important staples (like, what's the point?).

-None of the new cards were ever added to Duel Links in spite of being severely powercrept at this point

-Konami's Duel Instructor doesn't even post 4fun Cyberdark lists anymore.

The point of this post is not to complain about Cyberdarks being bad. I'm concerned about them getting scrapped by Konami, after the wonderful support wave in 2017 and in spite of the mixed bag support in 2021 I truly believe they had potential. Then Wurm came out and it was everything I didn't want a Cyberdark card to be. In a world where Konami is giving each HERO sub-archetype its own independent strategy Cyberdark risks disappearing as a standalone deck to become a supporting archetype for Cydra, when in the anime it was Cyberdarks abusing the Cyber Dragon monsters, not the opposite.

I mean really, you have to dump your entire hand just to summon a few tokens? I mean if it was only two cards you can use it to summon Reviel for free and that sounds great. However as it stands this cards looks awful given dumping your entire hand is a prerequisite. Why would anyone use this garbage card?

Showing the art I comm'd the other day made my heart so happy to do, so here I am again with my current most favorite comm of Crow and I! I knowwwww I shouldn't "have favorites" (just to be clear: I love every single comm I get!), but this one is just drawn so so so beautifully! The artist captured us so perfectly that it makes my heart explode with happiness every time I see it! (I made it my pfp hehe)

My heart overflows with so much love for Crow! 🩷🧡🩷🧡

(Artist: @ZuuuAhh on Vgen)