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Man in a hood sitting in front of a Konami branded logo. Text reading "Really hates Edison format" and an arrow pointing to the man.
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Konami Blames Attempt to Kill Old Formats on “Rogue Employee”

Today, Konami walked back their changes on Time Wizard formats. Somewhat. They will no longer enforce modern game rules and current card errata for old formats like Goat and Edison…
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June 13, 2025No Comments
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TCG Company Ends One Last Bit of Joy it Forgot to Kill

Today, a well-known and less-respected TCG company has announced sweeping changes to beloved classic formats, which famously didn't hurt anyone and didn't require a small loan to start playing. The…
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June 8, 20254
Handheld vacuum cleaner over a Battles of Legend: Monster Mayhem set, sucking in Primite and Starlight Rare cards
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Konami Delays Battles of Legend Set After Accidentally Adding Good Cards

As early influencer openings of the upcoming Battles of Legends: Monster Mayhem have been releasing, fans quickly noticed that European openings were far more valuable than the American counterparts. Starlight…
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June 3, 20251
Yugioh tournament stream, with both players clearly tired on webcams, with an absurd number of tearlament cards on the table
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No-Banlist Tournament Ends in 11 Hour Tearlament Mirror Draw

A recent no-banlist tournament in Salt Lake City had people turning heads — and pillows — after a grueling finals match between two Tearlament players that lasted a whole 11…
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May 29, 2025No Comments
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Your Friend Derek Now #1 Card Marketplace After eBay/TCGPlayer Boycott

On May 22nd, the eBay owned TCGPlayer fired more than 220 employees in its Syracuse, N.Y. Authentication Center, in an attempt to avoid negotiations with the workers' union. With the…
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May 27, 2025No Comments
A Master Duel banlist, within which is a smaller Master Duel banlist, with the symbols indicating Forbidden to Limited status change for a Yugioh card. The words They unbanned BANLISTS?! are seen above.
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Master Duel Banlist Changed From Forbidden to Limited

Konami Digital Card Games has just unveiled a new Forbidden/Limited list, effective from June 1st, 2025. The full list is as follows: Upcoming Forbidden/Limited List UpdateThe "Master Duel" Forbidden/Limited list…
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May 20, 2025No Comments
Heartbreaking: Guy Unaware His Worst 5 Cards are on Top of Deck
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Heartbreaking: Guy Unaware His Worst 5 Cards are on Top of Deck

Pittsboro, North Carolina. Round 8 of a Regional, Isaac P. Maslow, currently 6-1-1, just presented his deck for his opponent to cut. After receiving back his absentmindedly shuffled cards, Isaac…
Posted by Avatar photo Jackson Leight April 29, 2025
Small Nation Powered Entirely By Dzeeff Roulette Series
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Small Nation Powered Entirely By Dzeeff Roulette Series

A small European nation of Estvania has successfully started their first independent power plant, this one powered entirely by YouTuber Dzeeff's world-renowned Yu-Gi-Oh! series. The historic event for the nation…
Posted by Avatar photo Jackson Leight April 24, 2025
Screenshot of a YouTube video player, showing a still from the Yugioh Animation Chronicle of Sky Striker Ace - Kagari. There is text saying "How Long?!" and an arrow pointing to the video duration of 3 seconds out of 8 total.
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Next YGO Chronicles Animation Set to Be as Long as a Whole 48 Frames

The long-awaited Konami Animation project, set to feature archetypes and cards from the game itself, has finally released to a mixed reception. Although the animation quality, voice acting and the…
Posted by Avatar photo Jackson Leight April 21, 2025
Deck Profile: 4-0 Ghostricks W/ 9×19 mm Glock Engine
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Deck Profile: 4-0 Ghostricks W/ 9×19 mm Glock Engine

Hey all, today I managed to do what many considered to be impossible in the current meta - I won my very competitive locals with none other than Ghostricks! To…
Posted by Avatar photo Moonlit Chill April 19, 2025
Opinion: Don’t Build That New Deck, You Won’t Play It
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Opinion: Don’t Build That New Deck, You Won’t Play It

Yeah, I'm talking directly to you. You really want that new deck. You're gonna play it so much. Go ahead, dream all you'd like, but I'm here to make sure…
Posted by Avatar photo Abuelo Murciélago April 17, 2025
Current Meta Sucks, According to a Player Who Hasn’t Touched a Card in 5 Years
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Current Meta Sucks, According to a Player Who Hasn’t Touched a Card in 5 Years

It's always an exciting time after the banlist: the meta shakes up, exciting strategies emerge after unlimits and the top decks give way to new contenders. But such a jolly…
Posted by Avatar photo Jackson Leight April 17, 2025

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