Editing Conventions of 3000 ATK and DEF

The "Rule of 3000" is a general rule that few monster cards have an [[Original ATK and DEF|original ATK or DEF]] of over 3000.  Those that do typically have Special Conditions for being Summoned, to limit the cards. A very small number of monsters with over 3000 [[ATK]] can be [[Normal Summon]]ed without Special Conditions, and with very few exceptions (such as "[[Super Conductor Tyranno]]"), they have [[Negative Effects|negative side effects]] that can hamper their usefulness.

Most monsters that have 3000 [[DEF]] and are in [[Defense Position]], such as [[Labyrinth Wall]], are usually safe from attacking monsters, unless card effects that change [[ATK]] and [[DEF]] are used. The "[[Rule of 2000]]" applies to [[ATK]] more then "Rule of 3000".

Notably, all monsters with 3000 or higher ATK are usually the trump cards of their series: [[Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8]] for the [[Horus]] LV monsters,[[ Volcanic Doomfire]] for the [[Volcanics]] Series, [[Ancient Gear Golem ]] for the Ancient Gears, [[Judgment Dragon]] for the [[Lightsworns]], and [[Cloudian - Eye of the Typhoon]] for the [[Cloudians]], [[Vampire Genesis]] for the Zombies (just to name a few).

Monsters with 3000 ATK or more are usually used towards the end of a duel, as a last resort (such as [[Gladiator Beast Heraklinos]] in a Gladiator Beast Deck), although sometimes the deck's focus will be on summoning that card (commonly seen with [[Valkyrion the Magna Warrior]]). [[Super Conductor Tyranno]] is sometimes included in beatdown decks, as they have very few ways of stopping extremely high ATK monsters.

The 'Rule of 3000' can also be applied in the anime in the sense that in the anime series, the main rival must use a [[Dragon]]-type monster with 3000 ATK at some point. (Both [[Seto Kaiba]] and [[Jack Atlas]] have these cards ([[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]] and [[Red Dragon Archfiend]], respectively) as their ace monsters, while [[Chazz Princeton]] used [[Armed Dragon LV10]] during a duel against [[Jaden Yuki]].)
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+The "Rule of 3000" is a general rule that few monster cards have an [[Original ATK and DEF|original ATK or DEF]] of over 3000.  Those that do typically have Special Conditions for being Summoned, to limit the cards. A very small number of monsters with over 3000 [[ATK]] can be [[Normal Summon]]ed without Special Conditions, and with very few exceptions (such as "[[Super Conductor Tyranno]]"), they have [[Negative Effects|negative side effects]] that can hamper their usefulness.
-The '''Conventions of 3000 ATK and DEF''' are general unwritten conventions stating that in order for a [[Monster Card|monster]] to have an [[Original ATK and DEF|original ATK or DEF]] of over 3000, it either must have [[negative effect]]s to limit its playability, or otherwise have special [[condition]]s for being [[Summon]]ed. This convention is similar to the "[[Level 4 ATK and DEF conventions]]".
-==3000 ATK or more==
+Most monsters that have 3000 [[DEF]] and are in [[Defense Position]], such as [[Labyrinth Wall]], are usually safe from attacking monsters, unless card effects that change [[ATK]] and [[DEF]] are used. The "[[Rule of 2000]]" applies to [[ATK]] more then "Rule of 3000".
-{{Show card image|Super Conductor Tyranno|size=250px|caption="[[Super Conductor Tyranno]]", a monster that breaks the convention by having over 3000 original ATK and being Normal Summonable with no [[Negative effect|drawback]].}}
-In general, monsters with up to 3000 [[ATK]] may be [[Normal Summon]]ed 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]]", "[[Ogdoabyss, the Ogdoadic Overlord]]", and "[[Mighty Dino King Rex]]" are currently the only exceptions to this convention. There are currently {{hardcoded query|{{#ask: [[Concept:CG cards]] [[ATK::>>3000]]|format=count}}}} monsters with over 3000 ATK.
+Notably, all monsters with 3000 or higher ATK are usually the trump cards of their series: [[Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8]] for the [[Horus]] LV monsters,[[ Volcanic Doomfire]] for the [[Volcanics]] Series, [[Ancient Gear Golem ]] for the Ancient Gears, [[Judgment Dragon]] for the [[Lightsworns]], and [[Cloudian - Eye of the Typhoon]] for the [[Cloudians]], [[Vampire Genesis]] for the Zombies (just to name a few).
-=== TCG/OCG Cards with more than 3000 ATK ===
+Monsters with 3000 ATK or more are usually used towards the end of a duel, as a last resort (such as [[Gladiator Beast Heraklinos]] in a Gladiator Beast Deck), although sometimes the deck's focus will be on summoning that card (commonly seen with [[Valkyrion the Magna Warrior]]). [[Super Conductor Tyranno]] is sometimes included in beatdown decks, as they have very few ways of stopping extremely high ATK monsters.
-{{Card query|[[ATK::>3001]]|medium=official|limit=10}}
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+The 'Rule of 3000' can also be applied in the anime in the sense that in the anime series, the main rival must use a [[Dragon]]-type monster with 3000 ATK at some point. (Both [[Seto Kaiba]] and [[Jack Atlas]] have these cards ([[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]] and [[Red Dragon Archfiend]], respectively) as their ace monsters, while [[Chazz Princeton]] used [[Armed Dragon LV10]] during a duel against [[Jaden Yuki]].)
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-==3000 DEF or more==
-{{Show card image|Neo Aqua Madoor|size=250px|caption="[[Neo Aqua Madoor]]" is a 1 Tribute 3000 DEF Normal Monster.}}
-Similar to the above convention, in general, monsters with up to 3000 DEF may be [[Normal Summon]]ed (or [[Set]]) without either special conditions or drawbacks. Monsters in this category include "[[Labyrinth Wall]]" and "[[Millennium Shield]]", both Level 5 [[Normal Monster]]s 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 {{hardcoded query|{{#ask: [[Concept:CG cards]] [[DEF::>>3000]]|format=count}}}} monsters with over 3000 DEF.
-=== TCG/OCG Cards with more than 3000 DEF ===
-{{Card query|[[DEF::>3001]]|medium=official|limit=10}}
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