OCG Feburary/Possible TCG April list

[Dragon in the Shadows]

Forbidden

SUBSTITOAD   
VICTORY DRAGON   
BURNER, DRAGON RULER OF SPARKS   
CHAOS EMPEROR DRAGON - ENVOY OF THE END   
SINISTER SERPENT   
SANGAN   
GLOW-UP BULB   
WITCH OF THE BLACK FOREST   
GOYO GUARDIAN   
DARK MAGICIAN OF CHAOS   
CYBER JAR   
THOUSAND-EYES RESTRICT   
MAKYURA THE DESTRUCTOR   
STREAM, DRAGON RULER OF DROPLETS   
MAGICIAN OF FAITH   
WIND-UP CARRIER ZENMAITY   
DARK STRIKE FIGHTER   
REACTAN, DRAGON RULER OF PEBBLES   
DESTINY HERO - DISK COMMANDER   
TRIBE-INFECTING VIRUS   
BRIONAC, DRAGON OF THE ICE BARRIER
FIBER JAR   
FISHBORG BLASTER   
LIGHTNING, DRAGON RULER OF DRAFTS   
MAGICAL SCIENTIST   
MIND MASTER   
YATA-GARASU   
RESCUE CAT   
MIRAGE OF NIGHTMARE   
DELINQUENT DUO
TEMPLE OF THE KINGS   
CONFISCATION   
PAINFUL CHOICE   
THE FORCEFUL SENTRY   
SNATCH STEAL   
POT OF GREED   
CHANGE OF HEART   
RAIGEKI   
DIMENSION FUSION   
CARD OF SAFE RETURN   
BRAIN CONTROL   
COLD WAVE   
BUTTERFLY DAGGER - ELMA   
GRACEFUL CHARITY   
HARPIE'S FEATHER DUSTER   
PREMATURE BURIAL   
GIANT TRUNADE   
MASS DRIVER   
SPELLBOOK OF JUDGMENT   
FUTURE FUSION   
METAMORPHOSIS   
LAST WILL   
RETURN FROM THE DIFFERENT DIMENSION
ROYAL OPPRESSION   
IMPERIAL ORDER   
EXCHANGE OF THE SPIRIT   
CRUSH CARD VIRUS   
SIXTH SENCE   
TRAP DUSTSHOOT   
TIME SEAL   
RING OF DESTRUCTION   
LAST TURN

Limited

GENEX ALLY BIRDMAN   
EVIGISHKI GUSTKRAKEN   
INZEKTOR DRAGONFLY   
INZEKTOR HORNET   
EVILSWARM OPHION
ELEMENTAL HERO STRATOS   
ELEMENTAL HERO BUBBLEMAN
ATLANTEAN DRAGOONS
BLACK LUSTER SOLDIER - ENVOY OF THE BEGINNING   
LEGENDARY SIX SAMURAII - SHI EN   
WIND-UP SHARK   
DARK ARMED DRAGON   
DANDYLION   
TG STRIKER   
TG HYPER LIBRARIAN   
CYBER-STEIN
NIGHT ASSAILANT   
NUMBER 11: BIG EYE   
NECROFACE   
TRISHULA, DRAGON OF THE ICE BARRIER   
EXODIA THE FORBIDDEN ONE   
RIGHT LEG OF THE FORBIDDEN ONE   
RIGHT ARM OF THE FORBIDDEN ONE   
LEFT LEG OF THE FORBIDDEN ONE   
LEFT ARM OF THE FORBIDDEN ONE   
FORMULA SYNCHRON   
BLACKWING-GALE THE WHIRLWIND   
MERMAIL ABYSSTEUS   
MEZUKI   
MORPHING JAR   
BROTHERHOOD OF THE FIRE FIST - ROOSTER   
RED-EYES DARKNESS METAL DRAGON   
BURIAL FROM A DIFFERENT DIMENSION
ONE DAY OF PEACE   
INFERNITY LAUNCHER   
HEAVY STORM   
FOOLISH BURIAL   
PRIMAL SEED   
MONSTER REBORN   
SACRED SWORD OF SEVEN STARS
MIND CONTROL   
REINFORCEMENT OF THE ARMY   
SUPER REJUVENATION   
BOOK OF MOON   
CARD DESTRUCTION   
POT OF AVARICE   
CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE   
GOLD SARCOPHAGUS
DARK HOLE   
DIVINE WIND OF MIST VALLEY   
MONSTER GATE   
ALLURE OF DARKNESS   
LIMITER REMOVAL   
GATEWAY OF THE SIX   
ONE FOR ONE   
ABYSS-SPHERE   
SOLEMN WARNING   
SOLEMN JUDGMENT   
ULTIMATE OFFERING   
CEASEFIRE   
THE TRANSMIGRATION PROPHECY   
WALL OF REVEALING LIGHT   
MAGICAL EXPLOSION

Semi-Limited

BLASTER, DRAGON RULER OF INFERNOS
HONEST
CARD TROOPER   
CHAOS SORCERER   
REDOX, DRAGON RULER OF BOULDERS
SUMMONER MONK   
PLAGUESPREADER ZOMBIE
ARCHLORD KRISTYA   
DESTINY HERO - MALICIOUS   
TRAGOEDIA   
TIDAL, DRAGON RULER OF WATERFALLS
DEWLOREN, TIGER KING OF THE ICE BARRIER   
TOUR GUIDE FROM THE UNDERWORLD   
TEMPEST, DRAGON RULER OF STORMS   
REBORN TENGU   
RESCUE RABBIT   
LONEFIRE BLOSSOM
FIRE FORMATION - TENKI   
ROYAL TRIBUTE   
BLACK WHIRLWIND   
HIERATIC SEAL OF CONVOCATION   
CHAIN ​​STRIKE   
A HERO LIVES   
MAGICAL STONE EXCAVATION   
OJAMA TRIO   
TORRENTIAL TRIBUTE   
BOTTOMLESS TRAP HOLE

No longer on list

GLADIATOR BEAST BESTIARI
THE AGENT OF MYSTERY-EARTH
DEBRIS DRAGON
NEO-SPACIAN GRAND MOLE
GORZ THE EMISSARY OF DARKNESS
THUNDER KING RAI-OH

Normally when I see the Japanese list I remain skeptical because there is always the possibility of a last minute change.  In this case I'm hoping we get this list...Or a similar one.  Look at what we could get back next month; Monster Reborn, Heavy Storm, Cyber-Stein, Super Rejuvenation, Card Destruction, Pot of Avarice and Solemn Judgment!  And Honest, Torrential Tribute and Bottomless Trap Hole are gonna be at two.  And all we will be losing is Magician of Faith.

[Fever]

Bringing back the broken cards? Pot of Greed and Heavy Storm are ridiculous.

[Dragon in the Shadows]

Bringing back the broken cards? Pot of Greed and Heavy Storm are ridiculous.

Konami's plan was to bring back banned cards once they are less likely to be abused and/or will no longer prevent the sales of new cards.  Of course Heavy Storm and Pot of Avarice (which is the one coming off the banned list, not Pot of Greed) might be coming back specifically to counter the new Pendulum Monsters.

[BigStinkinApe]

trish to 1,stratos to 1, cyberstien to 1, heavy to 1,rejuv to 1, avarice to 1,gateway of 6,MONSTER REBORN, SJ to one....like doesn't that kind of hit rewind on all the progress they made the last say, 7 banlists?

honest, dewlorean, rabbit,royal tribute, BTH and torrential all to 2....you know, honest aside, I'm not too bothered by any of that.

3 GB bestari, gorz, grandmole  and TKRO...NOPE, NOPE,NOPE-NOPE, chugga-chugga NOPE NOPE!


this list makes no sense at all, I mean like none, it's not even a good way to remind new players why card X is bad/bannable. we honestly need a CEDEOTE/fiber jar format again....remind the little nubs what hell looks like.

[Dragon in the Shadows]

If Pendulum Monsters are consider spells and monsters then a Dark Hole/Heavy Storm format makes sense.  Counter them so they don't get abused.

The rest of your comments though have given me a lot to think of.  Cyber-Stien has me a bit confused.  Bring it back gives the Megamorph OTK more strength and Konami generally tries to limit OTks.  And in my opinion Future Fusion is better fusion support than Cyber-Stien and would give Cyber decks a boost, which would in turn sell more of the Structure deck.  Rejuvenation would be understandable, but they brought back the Dragon Rulers at two.

So now I have mixed feelings about this list.