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@Shark032_ Only problem of the deck are bad matchups imo. Noroi hit still not so relevant.

Not a single Vs K9 in top 32. I heard from a lot of people that Noroi ban didn’t matter at all “because they play 1 anyway”, except that the deck is even less consistent then before without it😤 Also crazy win by Jesse with Dracotail(!) here🐐

@aJnYFlowasgay Congrats king!

I am apparently the Spanish national champion :) GGs to everybody. This game is awesome.

@eldanonano Why not just the op cards?

@traxler_mario In Italy, we even struggle to organize Regionals. In central and southern Italy, we only get maybe 2–3 a year. I don’t know whether it depends on Konami or whoever is responsible for organizing, but I can assure you this kind of situation really hurts the community’s passion.

I love playing TCG but after playing Nationals what else is in Europe to do? There is no goal the whole format. I hate it so much Europe does get less Events. The whole format feels fake while i see NA friends having fun and going to a YCS.

@RafaelReich1 Side decking is one of the most interesting aspects of the game (imo). The real issue has always been card power level. Side decking only becomes a problem when it flattens strategies and reduces meaningful decision-making.

We started a discussion on the groupchat about the existence of Side Deck. Is it easier to delete the Side Deck or to ban every problematic card? So we listed every problematic going 1st card that can be played in addition to your regular deck. There was not enough space for them

@Thefusionistygo Interesting list btw. I’m really looking forward to trying it

@wltrcrnl when kek tune banishes ur monsters with rotary albion drawing uknown cards and sending sword to get them back is rly good

A lot of people have been asking for my decklist post banlist. this is the best i have made so far. sword is still needed imo.. For questions leave them in the comments. here are some replays on db rated in the new format: duelingbook.com/replay?id=2875… duelingbook.com/replay?id=2875…

@RafaelReich1 At this point I’m not even getting mad about it anymore. They clearly want these cards in the game for some reason, so whatever. But besides Shifter, I genuinely can’t think of cards that deserve a ban more than these.

every single Yugioh Deck in 2026 starts with those 2 and once again they are not adressed on banlist 🤷‍♂️

@DaveVecht Overall good and realistic list but personally I would love to see Brafu banned as the only hit for dracotail and branded. Also, I think that putting droll to 1 simply shifts the problem and doesn’t solve it.

My banlist prediction for the upcoming format. Hope to see some of the last floodgates go.

@fedginator This happens when bad game design hits

The worst thing about Kewl Tune is that unlike SuperHeavy Samurai there is no old but important combo piece Konami can hit without hitting a potential reprint piece

@JudeuYgo The problem always are balanced cards. Side deck could be the funniest thing of Yugioh

I'm one day into getting back into the TCG for Brazillian Nats/YCS Colombus and holy shit the side deck is the most unbearable mechanic in the game. It's an outdated concept that mainly creates non-games. It's time to get rid of it already

@Moussoligno Stagioni della Roma

@MetaGamesGX Imo answering power with more power can just amplify the issue. Board breakers can feel as unfair as hand traps (which arguably involve more skill). Cards like this risk flattening skill expression would be nice to see more focus on solid game design over power creep.

I always hated the fact I have to get a custom hand to break a lot of these boards going 2nd right now in yugioh, I guess this just gives me the custom hand for free! But itll likely always be negated by ash (flame ban it pls lol) or something else so idk how often it resolves.

If balancing go2 means potentially drawing your whole deck after siding… At this point 2026 card design is getting scary…

@Giongi_Patongi @Sofia_Phobia Almeno quello…

@wltrcrnl @Sofia_Phobia Infanzia rovinata, almeno armatura Sakuretsu non blocca l'attacco?

Me lo hanno spiegato qualche anno fa e nel giro di 20 minuti abbiamo giocato una partita (che ho vinto btw) senza problemi D'altra parte ho giocato diverse volte a Yu gi da quando ho 9 anni e non ho la minima idea di quali siano le regole o del perché per capirle servano 3 ore

@Sofia_Phobia Perché Yugi è il gioco degli Dei

@Giongi_Patongi @Sofia_Phobia Non più vero da qualche mese

@Sofia_Phobia Ricordati che tifone non nega

@FedericoPetroni Dove posso leggerne di più?

Questa storia sta seminando il panico negli ambienti di sicurezza nazionale statunitensi. Rappresaglia iraniana? Altro rivale?

@Shark032_ Imo the issue isn’t the side deck—it’s still one of the most interesting parts of ygo. The real problem is card balance: if most side cards are generically broken, that’s on design, not the side itself.

This is a good idea, but i personally don’t agree about the DeckB part: in every format there are cards that you want for certain mu, but they’re mid in the main and make your deck bricky and worse into other mu. I would keep banning every toxic side deck cards instead🙏🏻

@EmreYGO @pakofficialtcg Why not balancing card design instead? Too effort I think…

What if we removed side decks from the game, but still played best of three? - Fewer toxic cards (giga go first/second cards or hard counters) - Time saved, since there’s no siding - Deckbuilding becomes more skillful, in my opinion ….and probably way more good things!