10 Broken Yu-Gi-Oh Cards That Can NEVER Be Unbanned
Link and Xyz Monsters are nothing compared to these.
Konami recently revealed the brand-new Forbidden & Limited List, effective from the 15 June, to much controversy, with players expressing dissatisfaction at the Ban List's inability to contain the existing metagame in an adequate way.
Unlike Trading Card Games like Pokémon and Magic The Gathering, which operate a rotation of card legality as a preventative measure against power creep, Yu-Gi-Oh!'s Ban List is updated every few months to curb the professional game, handicapping the decks that dominated the previous format while encouraging players to experiment with new decks and cards.
While some cards take brief stints on the Ban List before being unleashed once again into the game after their effects have been dampened by newer cards or Yu-Gi-Oh!'s evolving pace, others have been banned since the very beginning. Often the most powerful cards are deceptively simple, with just a couple of lines of text rendering them too unbalanced for competitive play.
While some restricted cards effects' are weakened over time, there are some cards that just can never be un-banned without breaking the game, with a number of these being released in Yu-Gi-Oh!'s earliest sets.
10. Soul Charge
A staggeringly powerful Spell Card, it's a surprise that Soul Charge was ever released. The fact that it was published as late as 2014, when Konami really should have had a bit more foresight when it comes to balancing power, is more shocking still.
For a measly 1000 Life Points per Monster and one lost Battle Phase, players can revive any number of creatures from their Graveyard, refuelling their entire Field. Essentially acting as five Monster Reborns in one (with very little added drawback), Soul Charge not only opens the door for players to Special Summon their most powerful Main Deck Monsters after thinning their Deck, but also allows duelists to easily access material for Synchro, Xyz and Link Summons.
A very versatile Spell, Soul Charge can create an insurmountable barrier of Monsters which even the most talented opponent would struggle to overcome. In a format full to the brink with archetypes that revolve around endless streams of Special Summons, Soul Charge is even more overpowered now than it was in 2014.