The Official Yu-Gi-Oh Thread | Believe in the Heart of the Cards!

[blazeaire]

Thought I'll make a thread of one of my fav card game even though I don't really play it competitively, I still like looking at the new cards as they become more and more OP   

The Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game, known as the Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game (éŠâ˜†æˆ¯â˜†çŽ‹ã‚ªãƒ•ã‚£ã‚·ãƒ£ãƒ«ã‚«ãƒ¼ãƒ‰ã‚²ãƒ¼ãƒ  YÅ«-Gi-ÅŒ Ofisharu KÄdo GÄ“mu^?) in Japan, is a Japanese collectible card game developed and published by Konami. It is based on the fictional game of Duel Monsters created by manga artist Kazuki Takahashi, which is the main plot device during the majority of his popular manga franchise, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and its various anime adaptations and spinoff series.

The game was launched by Konami in 1999. It was named the top selling trading card game in the world by Guinness World Records on July 7, 2009, having sold over 22 billion cards worldwide.^[2] As of March 31, 2011, Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. Japan has sold over 25 billion cards globally since 1999.^[3] The game continues to gain popularity as it is played around the world, mostly in Japan, North America, Europe and Australia, and has been expanded with new rules and additions as the franchise grows.

 

Types of Cards

Monster categories

There are several categories of monster cards, which are color-coded and vary in the methods by which they are summoned. Generally, the monsters with more difficult summoning methods will have higher ATK points and better card effects. Normal, Effect, and Pendulum monsters can be Normal Summoned, Tribute Summoned, or Special Summoned by card effects. All other types of cards need to be Special Summoned by fulfilling the summoning requirements detailed below. Fusion, Synchro, and Xyz Monsters are stored in an Extra Deck separate from the Main Deck (where destroyed Pendulum Monsters are also placed). These cards may be resummoned from the graveyard provided they have been successfully summoned beforehand, though if they are returned to the Extra Deck, the player will need to fulfill the summoning requirements once more to summon them again.

There are several types of monsters, which differ mainly in the methods by which they are summoned:

1. Normal (通常 TsÅ«jÅ^?, yellow) A standard monster that can be Normal or Tribute Summoned from the hand once per turn, as well as Special Summoned under certain conditions. Normal Monsters typically do not have effects of their own, instead bearing a description of the monster in its card description.

2. Effect (効果 KÅka^?, orange) Similar to Normal monsters in the manner that they can be summoned, Effect Monsters have a special effect listed in its card description which can be used under its given conditions. Several of the other monster types listed below may also possess effects.  

3. Fusion (èžåˆ YÅ«gÅ^?, purple) A monster that is summoned from the Extra Deck by using a card with a Fusion effect, such as "Polymerization", with monster cards depicted in the Fusion Monster's description. The specific conditions, such as the types of monster required, the location of the material monsters, and whether they are banished or sent to the graveyard, vary depending on the Fusion effect's description. Example: Using the "Polymerization" spell card and sending "Elemental Hero: Burstinatrix" and "Elemental Hero: Avian" from the field and/or hand to the graveyard allows the player to special summon "Elemental Hero: Flame Wing Man" (Fusion Monster).

 

4. Ritual (å„€å¼ Gishiki^?, blue) A monster that is summoned from the deck or hand by using a Ritual Spell Card and tributing monster cards from the hand and/or field according to the card's instructions, whose summed levels must not be less than that of the Ritual Monster you wish to summon. Example: Using the "Black Luster Ritual" spell card and tributing monsters from the field and/or hand whose total levels equal eight or more allows the player to special summon "Black Luster Soldier" (Level 8 Ritual Monster).

5. Synchro (シンクロ Shinkuro^?, white) Introduced with the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's anime series. A monster that is summoned from the Extra Deck by sending a "Tuner" type monster and one or more non-Tuner monsters from the field to the graveyard, whose total levels equal the level of the Synchro Monster you wish to summon. Under normal conditions, only one Tuner Monster can be used per Synchro Summoning (that is to say, a player cannot perform a Synchro Summon using two or more Tuner Monsters). With some exceptions, this usually does not require specific monsters. Example: Sending "Junk Synchron" (Level 3 Tuner Monster) and "Speed Warrior" (Level 2) from the field to the graveyard allows the player to special summon "Junk Warrior" (Level 5 Synchro Monster).

 

6. Xyz (エクシーズ Ekushīzu^?, pronounced "ek-seez", black) Introduced with the Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal anime series. Xyz Monsters are summoned from the Extra Deck by "overlaying" multiple monsters (as described in the card's effect text) with the same level relevant to the Rank of the Xyz Monster the player wishes to summon. Material monsters are not sent to the graveyard but instead become "Xyz Material" (also known as "Overlay Units"), which are placed underneath the Xyz Monster in the Monster Zone and sent to the graveyard in order to activate the Xyz Monster's effects. As Xyz Monsters possess Ranks instead of levels, they are unaffected by cards involving a monster's level and cannot be used for Ritual or Synchro Summoning, the exception to this rule being if they are artificially assigned a level via a card's effect. Some card effects, such as Rank Up Magic spell cards, also allow certain Xyz Monsters to be summoned on top of existing Xyz Monsters on the field (in this event, that Xyz Monster and its remaining Xyz Material become Xyz Material for the newly summoned Xyz Monster). Example: Overlaying two Level 4 monsters on the field allows the player to Special Summon the "No. 39 Utopia" (Rank 4). The material monsters become No. 39 Utopia's Xyz Material and are sent to the graveyard in order to activate its Xyz Effect.

7. Pendulum (ペンデュラム Pendyuramu^?, green gradient) Introduced with the Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V anime series. Pendulum Monsters are variations of the above monster types, represented by a green gradient over each type's respective color (for example, Effect Pendulum Monsters are orange/green while Xyz Pendulum Monsters are black/green). They are stored and summoned in the same manner as their original counterparts, but are sent to the Extra Deck face-up when they would be sent to the Graveyard. During the Main Phase, players can place any Pendulum Monsters in their hand into any open Pendulum Zones (if a Pendulum Zone is already occupied by a Pendulum Monster, a card effect must be used to remove it in order for another monster to take its place). Pendulum Monsters placed in these zones become treated as spell cards and can utilise a Pendulum Effect listed in its card description (which is separate to their monster effect, should they have one). Pendulum Monsters possess indicators known as "Scales", which are used to perform a Pendulum Summon. Once during a player's turn, if there are Pendulum Monsters with different Scales in both Pendulum Zones, the player may summon multiple monsters from their hand, as well as any Pendulum Monsters face-up in the Extra Deck, provided their levels are in between the Scales of the two monsters in the Pendulum Zones. Pendulum Monsters that are stored in the Extra Deck face down must first be summoned using their respective summoning methods and can only be Pendulum Summoned when they are face-up in the Extra Deck (for example, an "Xyz Pendulum" Monster must first be Xyz Summoned before it can be Pendulum Summoned). Example: If the player has "Stargazer Magician" (Scale 1) and "Timegazer Magician" (Scale 8) in their Pendulum Zones, they can Pendulum Summon multiple monsters from their hand and/or face-up Pendulum Monsters from the Extra Deck with levels ranging from 2 to 7.

 

8. Token (トークン TÅkun^?, grey) Commonly a low-powered monster that is stored outside of the playing area and can only be summoned through a card effect, typically used for defense or tribute purposes. These cards can only exist on the field and are banished when they would be sent to the graveyard. Tokens may be used for Ritual or Synchro Summoning, but cannot be used for Xyz Summoning, as "Xyz Material" is not considered on the field. In addition to official Token Monster cards, players may also use other objects such as coins or card sleeves to represent tokens. Example: If the player uses the spell card "Scapegoat", four "Scapegoat Tokens" will be summoned to the field.

 

Spell cards

These are cards that can be played either from the hand, or set on the field for later use. They can either power up your monsters attack/defense, destroy other cards, increase life points, draw cards, increase a monster's level etc. It is important to have a good balance of these in your deck. Spells cards were known as "Magic cards" in all OCG releases and early TCG releases, and there are six different types of them, each distinguished by an icon. Additionally, Pendulum Monsters are treated as spell cards when placed inside Pendulum Zones, during which the player can activate its described Pendulum Effect.

1. Normal (通常 TsÅ«jÅ^?, no icon) A standard card which can be activated during a player's Main phases and is sent to the graveyard after activation. They may not be used during an opponent's turn. 2. Quick Play (速攻 SokkÅ^?, lightning bolt) A card that can be used outside of the main phase during a player's turn, or can be set on the field to use during an opponent's turn, similar to a trap card. Like trap cards, they cannot be activated on the same turn they are set on the field. 3. Continuous (永続 Eizoku^?, infinity symbol) A card with a continuous fact that remains on field until it is destroyed or certain conditions are fulfilled. 4. Equip (装備 SÅbi^?, plus) A spell which is equipped to one of either player's monsters, altering its stats or providing an effect. If a monster equipped with an Equip Spell is removed from the field or flipped face down, the spell card is sent to the graveyard. 5. Field (フィールド FÄ«rudo^?, compass) A card that is placed in the Field Spell Zone, causing effects that affect both players. Following revisions made in 2014, both players can each control one Field Spell card (previously, only one Field Spell could be active at any time and would be destroyed if another Field Spell card was played by the opposing player). Players can send their active Field Spell card to the Graveyard in order to play a new one.^[12] 6. Ritual (å„€å¼ Gishiki^?, flame) A card that is used for summoning Ritual Monsters, describing the conditions needed to summon them. Trap cards

Cards that are activated in response to certain situations, most often when an opponent activates an effect or attacks. They are set face down on the field and cannot be activated on the turn they were placed down unless there is a card effect that says it could be activated the turn the trap card is set. Some are used to destroy an attacking monster, negate battle damage, or possibly redirect damage back to the opponent, though, these effects may differ. There are three types of trap cards:

1. Normal (通常 TsÅ«jÅ^?, no icon) They cannot be activated during either player's turn if it was set that turn. Certain normal traps turn into equip cards but are still considered normal trap cards. 2. Continuous (永続 Eizoku^?, infinity symbol) Upon activation, the card's effect remains in play until its destruction circumstances are fulfilled. 3. Counter (カウンター KauntÄ^?, curved arrow) Trap cards that can be activated in response to the activation of other trap cards. Once a Counter trap is activated, no cards except for other Counter traps may be activated in response to it.  

source: wiki and pics from google images

Tell me if you wanna add anything else~

 

Feel free to discuss anything YGO related from the game, anime, manga, real life duels or anything in between

Edited August 29, 2017 by blazeaire

[blazeaire]

I'll start off, I LOVE the new Blue-Eyes support! It's great that Konami is reviving older arch types which is awesome for people like me who still remember the show cuz of nostalgia. They should make more cards like this too   

So OP lol It became just like the anime card

[PaboWasseo✩]

I use to like Yugioh!! :O

I Loved the Crystal Beasts & Rainbow Dragon

I sold all my cards or gave em away. But I still have these bitches though!!

[blazeaire]

 

I use to like Yugioh!! :O

I Loved the Crystal Beasts & Rainbow Dragon

 

I sold all my cards or gave em away. But I still have these bitches though!!

 

Oh god those were annoying lol, every time you destroy them just go to the spell and trap card, had to carry heavy storm for those

[HRH Ayyu]

card games ON  MOTOTRCYCLES!!.

 

lol

 

i dont know who the last 2 characters are. i only really watch the original and the yugi oh academy.

 

i loved seto kaiba so much.

 

who needs rules when you have money

Edited December 30, 2015 by Overseer Ayyu

[PaboWasseo✩]

Oh god those were annoying lol, every time you destroy them just go to the spell and trap card, had to carry heavy storm for those

 

Lmao ikr, I use to spam these 2 cards so much xDDD

 

[Azucar]

I used to collect so many of these but never knew how to play with them lmao

[blazeaire]

card games ON  MOTOTRCYCLES!!.

 

lol

 

i dont know who the last 2 characters are. i only really watch the original and the yugi oh academy.

 

i loved seto kaiba so much.

 

who needs rules when you have money

Yeah same, I didn't even finish GX lol but I have kept with the actual card game in and out over the years, just these new penduls card have completely broken the metagame so much imo haha

[blazeaire]

I used to collect so many of these but never knew how to play with them lmao

You can download online simulators these days like YGOPRO so you can use whatever cards you want, it's even on Android lol. That's how I mostly play these days~

[Azucar]

You can download online simulators these days like YGOPRO so you can use whatever cards you want, it's even on Android lol. That's how I mostly play these days~

 

I was actually addicted to the DS games and I even bought the recent one off the PSN store. They're addicting but I can only play them on videogames with all the rules set out for me etc, irl I wouldn't have a clue lol.

[blazeaire]

I was actually addicted to the DS games and I even bought the recent one off the PSN store. They're addicting but I can only play them on videogames with all the rules set out for me etc, irl I wouldn't have a clue lol.

Oh same, I have the PS4 one too lol wanna help me get the rest of the trophies?     pretty fun, even though the duels beyond GX mean nothing to me since I never watched them  but nah YGOPRO is all automated too, it's just more against actual people but you can vs bots too which is what I do since my deck isnt 'mainstream' at all and would get wrecked so badly haha 

[Romeo]

I recently got back into YGO cause a lot of my friends play now

 

I have a HERO deck, so fusions are the way to go 

Though I'm considering getting a monarch deck which is coming out in January.

[blazeaire]

I recently got back into YGO cause a lot of my friends play now

 

I have a HERO deck, so fusions are the way to go 

Though I'm considering getting a monarch deck which is coming out in January.

Oh yeah, I like heroes too, my fav were the Destiny Hero decks though and I don't buy real life cards anymore but if I did I would definitely go for the new Blue Eyes cards 

Edited December 31, 2015 by blazeaire

[itsPurin!]

oh wow didn't know about pendulum cards! when did those start coming out. I like Yugioh but don't really keep up with it :( I only play the android yugioh and don't buy any real life cards. I like dark world ( really old><)

[blazeaire]

oh wow didn't know about pendulum cards! when did those start coming out. I like Yugioh but don't really keep up with it :( I only play the android yugioh and don't buy any real life cards. I like dark world ( really old><)

They came pretty recently, like probably a year ago or go and yeah Dark Words was pretty good too I remember all that discarding effects made it pretty annoying to play 

[Heart and Seoul]

Ah Yu-Gi-Oh! I never played the card game unfortunately but it was huge back when I was in school I watched the show though with my brother, I loved Kaiba and his blue eyes white dragon and Mai and her harpie ladies haha

[blazeaire]

Ah Yu-Gi-Oh! I never played the card game unfortunately but it was huge back when I was in school I watched the show though with my brother, I loved Kaiba and his blue eyes white dragon and Mai and her harpie ladies haha

Yeah Harpies and Blue Eyes got some better cards later on (Blue-Eyes just got more awesome ones recently) and yeah the show was pretty good, used to watch it every morning before going to school

[Is there a problem?]

i use to play yugioh competitively before and won a few regions and locals. but i stopped when elemental dragons came out coz that shit is broke and didn't wanna spend 500 dollars just to stay competitive.

[blazeaire]

i use to play yugioh competitively before and won a few regions and locals. but i stopped when elemental dragons came out coz that shit is broke and didn't wanna spend 500 dollars just to stay competitive.

Oh yeah those were OP as heck haha, you can just play online if you want to get back into it, don't have to spend a cent and you can use any cards you want 

[Is there a problem?]

Oh yeah those were OP as heck haha, you can just play online if you want to get back into it, don't have to spend a cent and you can use any cards you want 

yeah i was on DN but stopped shortly after when i stop playing irl. i guess i grew out of it

[blazeaire]

yeah i was on DN but stopped shortly after when i stop playing irl. i guess i grew out of it

Oh yeah DN is kinda hard though cuz you have to manually do everything yourself, you can download programs like YGOPRO where everything is automated and you can even play againts bots

[Is there a problem?]

Oh yeah DN is kinda hard though cuz you have to manually do everything yourself, you can download programs like YGOPRO where everything is automated and you can even play againts bots

yeah esp trying to explain to people how timings work and how card wordings effect how the card interacts with timings and effects then waiting an hour for an admin LOL

[blazeaire]

yeah esp trying to explain to people how timings work and how card wordings effect how the card interacts with timings and effects then waiting an hour for an admin LOL

Haha yeah and always saying eff? for everything in case of veiler was annoying lol

[Is there a problem?]

Haha yeah and always saying eff? for everything in case of veiler was annoying lol

wasnt too bad for me coz i always ask irl so got use to it. dem veilers and honest yo. and pausing when attacking LOL 1900? ok? calculate damage*. but sometimes i would just rush it and then say sorry its damage step already. AHAHH only works on the noobs tho

[blazeaire]

wasnt too bad for me coz i always ask irl so got use to it. dem veilers and honest yo. and pausing when attacking LOL 1900? ok? calculate damage*. but sometimes i would just rush it and then say sorry its damage step already. AHAHH only works on the noobs tho

Oh yas Honest lmao, so many duels lost cuz of it, it's only limited to 2 now so I'm using it in my Blue Eyes deck and it's so trolly