[Theory Gallery] A collection of legendary banned cards in Yu-Gi-Oh!

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Pot of Greed (Draw 2 cards from your deck): Hand size determines everything in Yu-Gi-Oh, so a zero-condition +1 is a total cheat card.

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Fiber Jar (Both players shuffle everything from hand, field, and GY back to the deck and draw 5): The card that literally resets the duel to the start.

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Painful Choice (Send 4 cards from deck to GY, opponent picks 1 to add to your hand): In Yu-Gi-Oh, the GY is basically a second hand, so dumping 4 cards at once is insane.

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Monster Reborn (Revive 1 card from the GY): Was banned for a very long time, but it's currently 'Limited' so you can run 1 copy.

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Heavy Storm (Destroy all Spell/Trap cards on the field): Was banned for ages along with 'Harpie's Feather Duster,' but both have been unbanned now.

Ultimate Offering (Pay 500 LP to perform an additional Normal Summon): A card that just lets you keep vomiting monsters from your hand.

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Injection Fairy Lily (ATK increases by 3000 when attacking): A monster that hits 3400 ATK on attack declaration. It was an absolute nuke 20 years ago.

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Imperial Order (Negate all Spell cards. Must pay 700 LP per turn): They tried to unban it once by nerfing it (making the cost heavier), but it was still too broken so it got banned again. The first card to be banned twice.

Change of Heart (Take control of 1 opponent's monster for 1 turn): Was banned for a long time, but after 20 years of power creep, it finally became 'Unlimited.'

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Yata-Garasu (If this card deals direct damage, the opponent skips their next Draw Phase): A psycho card that locks the opponent's draw. Banned forever, but unbanned after 20 years due to power creep.

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Raigeki (Destroy all monsters on the opponent's field): Used to be an incredibly powerful card, but got pushed out by 20 years of power creep and finally got unbanned.

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Graceful Charity (Draw 3 cards, then discard 1): An even more broken card than Pot of Greed.

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Catapult Turtle (Tribute 1 monster to deal burn damage equal to half its ATK): As people found more ways to abuse it, they tried to avoid a ban by nerfing it (adding a once-per-turn limit). But even after the nerf, it was too strong, so it ended up banned anyway. The nerf was pointless.

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Cyber-Stein (Pay 5000 LP to Special Summon a Fusion monster): The first case of a card being banned across every single Yu-Gi-Oh platform and game in existence.

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Victory Dragon (If you win the duel with this card, you win the 'Match'): A Yu-Gi-Oh match is best of 3, but this card makes it so winning one game wins the whole match. That's why it's banned.

Source: Theory Gallery [View Original]