Conventions of 3000 ATK and DEF
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The Conventions of 3000 ATK and DEF are general unwritten conventions stating that in order for a monster to have an original ATK or DEF of over 3000, it either must have negative effects to limit its playability, or otherwise have special conditions for being Summoned. This convention is similar to the "Level 4 ATK and DEF conventions".
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3000 ATK or more
In general, monsters with up to 3000 ATK may be Normal Summoned with neither any special conditions nor any negative effects, such as the iconic "Blue-Eyes White Dragon". Many such monsters even have beneficial effects. However, monsters with greater than 3000 ATK should either possess negative effects in order to remain Normal Summonable, such as "Arcana Force XXI - The World" or "Ultimate Obedient Fiend", or must have Summoning conditions that prevent them from being Normal Summoned. All Extra Deck monsters fall into the latter category.
"Super Conductor Tyranno" and "Ogdoabyss, the Ogdoadic Overlord" are currently the only exceptions to this convention. There are currently 244 monsters with over 3000 ATK.
TCG/OCG Cards with more than 3000 ATK
Name | Japanese name | Primary type | Attribute | Type | Level/ Rank | Scale | ATK | DEF | Link |
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A-to-Z-Dragon Buster Cannon | Effect Monster Fusion Monster | LIGHT | Machine | 10 | 4000 | 4000 | |||
Ally of Justice Decisive Armor | Effect Monster Synchro Monster | DARK | Machine | 10 | 3300 | 3300 | |||
Amazoness Augusta | アマゾネス | Effect Monster Fusion Monster | EARTH | Warrior | 10 | 3200 | 2800 | ||
Ancient Gear Megaton Golem | Effect Monster Fusion Monster | EARTH | Machine | 9 | 3300 | 3300 | |||
Arcana Force EX - The Dark Ruler | アルカナフォース | Effect Monster | LIGHT | Fairy | 10 | 4000 | 4000 | ||
Arcana Force EX - The Light Ruler | アルカナフォース | Effect Monster | LIGHT | Fairy | 10 | 4000 | 4000 | ||
Arcana Force XXI - The World | アルカナフォース | Effect Monster | LIGHT | Fairy | 8 | 3100 | 3100 | ||
Arcana Knight Joker | アルカナ ナイトジョーカー | Effect Monster Fusion Monster | LIGHT | Warrior | 9 | 3800 | 2500 | ||
Archfiend Black Skull Dragon | Effect Monster Fusion Monster | DARK | Dragon | 9 | 3200 | 2500 | |||
Armed Dragon Catapult Cannon | アームド・ドラゴン・カタパルトキャノン | Effect Monster Fusion Monster | LIGHT | Machine | 10 | 3500 | 3000 |
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3000 DEF or more
Similar to the above convention, in general, monsters with up to 3000 DEF may be Normal Summoned (or Set) without either special conditions or drawbacks. Monsters in this category include "Labyrinth Wall" and "Millennium Shield", both Level 5 Normal Monsters with 0 ATK and 3000 DEF. However, monsters with greater than 3000 DEF must either have negative effects or Summoning conditions to hamper their usefulness. Many monsters with greater than 3000 DEF have greater than 3000 ATK as well.
The only monster to break this convention is "Superheavy Samurai Big Benkei" and its Pendulum Monster counterpart "Superheavy Samurai Monk Big Benkei", with 3500 DEF but the ability to be Normal Summoned/Set with a beneficial effect to boot. In fact, as the former's effect allows it to use its DEF score for attacking as well, it may be somewhat considered an additional monster to break the 3000 ATK convention.
There are currently 115 monsters with over 3000 DEF.
TCG/OCG Cards with more than 3000 DEF
Name | Japanese name | Primary type | Secondary type | Attribute | Type | Level/ Rank | Scale | ATK | DEF |
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A-to-Z-Dragon Buster Cannon | Effect Monster Fusion Monster | LIGHT | Machine | 10 | 4000 | 4000 | |||
Ally of Justice Decisive Armor | Effect Monster Synchro Monster | DARK | Machine | 10 | 3300 | 3300 | |||
Alsei, the Sylvan High Protector | Effect Monster Xyz Monster | LIGHT | Plant | 8 | 2300 | 3200 | |||
Ancient Gear Megaton Golem | Effect Monster Fusion Monster | EARTH | Machine | 9 | 3300 | 3300 | |||
Arcana Force EX - The Dark Ruler | アルカナフォース | Effect Monster | LIGHT | Fairy | 10 | 4000 | 4000 | ||
Arcana Force EX - The Light Ruler | アルカナフォース | Effect Monster | LIGHT | Fairy | 10 | 4000 | 4000 | ||
Arcana Force XXI - The World | アルカナフォース | Effect Monster | LIGHT | Fairy | 8 | 3100 | 3100 | ||
Avida, Rebuilder of Worlds | Effect Monster | LIGHT | Cyberse | 11 | 3500 | 3500 | |||
Barbaroid, the Ultimate Battle Machine | Effect Monster Fusion Monster | EARTH | Machine | 12 | 4000 | 4000 | |||
Beelzeus of the Diabolic Dragons | Effect Monster Synchro Monster | DARK | Dragon | 10 | 4000 | 4000 |
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