
If Lunalight ever taught the player base anything, it should be that "soft once per turn" effects will eventually be abused.
Originally introduced in the first set of the ZeXal series, Wind-Ups were based on the idea of effects that can be used once while they're face-up on the field.
1 Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning. Nizar Sarhan's first place build from YCS Dallas in April 2012 is an excellent example of what the deck looked like. Not being built around an archetype gave Dino Rabbit plenty of room to run all the powerful staples. The rest of a typical Dino Rabbit decklist were usually just "good cards" from the time. But Leviair the Sea Dragon was especially relevant to the Dino Rabbit deck, seeing as it would let you bring back a banished Rabbit to rinse and repeat your "combo." Wind-Up Zenmaines was obviously going to be amazing in the slow format that was 2012. The card can immediately facilitate a rank 3 Xyz summon, and there were plenty of good ones right from the bat. This card was a common inclusion in a lot of different decks in 2012, and its easy to see why. Whenever I see a Forbidden Lance I am reminded of it being used in the damage step to let Guaiba run something over.Īn elephant in the room that we'll need to address is Tour Guide From the Underworld. Many players chose to stick to just those two, but some others would include Jurrac Guaiba as well. Since the Evolzars required any two Dinosaurs, its prime targets would be Kabazauls and Sabersaurus. Rescue Rabbit is a cute little monster that can banish itself to summon two normal monsters with the same name from your deck. The Evol archetype was not very impressive in terms of gameplay, but its boss monsters surely were. This might not be entirely scientifically accurate, some sources would say. This archetype was thematically based around the idea of evolution, with the low-level monsters being Reptiles, the level 4 monsters being Dinosaurs and the Xyz monsters being Dragons. Photon Shockwave introduced the Evol archetype. This, along with changes in how turn player priority functions, is relevant background information to keep in mind! Dino Rabbit Not only did Xyz monsters gain a lot of strong new members, the Synchro strategy steadily lost a lot of powerful cards on the forbidden & limited card lists. This era of the game ended when Photon Shockwave hit the shelves, and the Xyz train that Generation Force had slowly set in motion began to accelerate. Agents, and Six Samurai being dominant near the end of it. Many players who have been playing for a long time fondly remember the Synchro era, with decks like Plant Synchro, T.G. But what does the 2012 format look like? Let's take a trip down memory lane. 2019 is "the eternal format," 2005 is Goats, 2014 is either HAT format or DUEA format, depending on who you ask. Sometimes, all you need to hear is a year to be reminded of a certain Yu-Gi-Oh! format.