Are Some Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards Too Generic?
The last few formats have featured the same cards being exploited by various decks over and over again. More often than not, such cards wind up banned after a few formats pass, and then the cycle repeats again—just with new cards. This raises the question whether or not some cards are just too generic in the first place.
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Why Is Premature Burial Banned (But Monster Reborn Isn't)?
Reviving monsters back from the graveyard has been a powerful strategy since the early days of Yu-Gi-Oh! and Premature Burial allows you to do just that. However, the card itself hasn't been allowed for several years while similar options remain legal. Today, we will look into this.
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The Mathematics of Pot of Desires
Few cards in the history of Yu-Gi-Oh! have caused as much controversy and as many debates as Pot of Desires. This article seeks to answer the questions surrounding this card, using math to figure out the pro and contra of running more or fewer copies of this powerful spell. Numbers ahead!
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The Mathematics Behind Building Competitive Decks
Have you ever thought of a new strategy that seemed powerful in theory but turned out to be inconsistent in practice? When it comes to consistency issues, we have to take a look at probabilities. In this article we will investigate the mathematics involved in building competitive decks.
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