Bushiroad, Dinosaurs, and sweet Ms. Direction

The February 25 banlist came out like a meteorite on the planet’s surface. While it did somewhat solve a lot of the unfair advantages some clans had, it still felt like Bushiroad’s approach towards this problem seemed somewhat misdirected. For starters, at first glance everybody may seem happy about the errata on our blonde friend […]

Eastern Emperors: The Great Murakumo Dynasty

Just when the tournament scene is at its quietest of moments, the calmness breaks with the sound of the overlords’ unstoppable march – and no, we’re not talking about the dragonic one! Ever since in the debut release of Murakumo in V-Booster Set 02: Strongest! Team AL4 with Dueling Dragon, ZANBAKU as the face of […]

Bushiroad, Ban Lists, and Bad Card Designs

The scariest thing about buying a deck which is both expensive and strong, is the fact that there’s a chance your cards (and money) might just go *poof* after a single announcement. During the G-Era and previous seasons, Bushiroad has done a great job of trying to make ban lists tolerable by not hitting cards […]