Time Wizard (format)

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Time Wizard is an alternate format of the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG that is offered by Official Tournament Stores (OTS). It is designed to allow Duelists recurring and new, to relive the experience of playing their favorite historical format of times past, and doing so in an official tournament setting.

Ever since its inception, Time Wizard has quickly become a mainstay at YCS, WCQ, and other major Yu-Gi-Oh! events as one of the most popular Side Event options.

Time Wizard tournaments require the OTS to select a period in time to host the event. The Forbidden & Limited List, available card pool, errata, and game rules and mechanics are then made to match that selected period.

Examples:

  • The OTS selects January 30, 2015 as the time period for their Time Wizard event. The latest release allowed would be HERO Strike Structure Deck and the Forbidden & Limited List used would be the October 2014 Forbidden & Limited List. The tournament would use card rules and game mechanics from January 2015, so Pendulum Zones would be separate from other Spell & Trap Card Zones.
  • The OTS selects January 1, 2015 as the time period for their Time Wizard event. This mean there would be Pendulum Zones separate from the Spell & Trap Card Zones.
  • The OTS selects April 20, 2010 as the time period for their Time Wizard event. The latest release allowed would be Duelist Pack: Kaiba and the Forbidden & Limited List used would be the March 2010 Forbidden & Limited List. The tournament would use card rules and game mechanics from April 2010.
  • The OTS selects August 1, 2005 as the time period for their Time Wizard event. The latest release allowed would be Dark Beginning 2 and the Forbidden & Limited List used would be the April 2005 Forbidden & Limited List. The tournament would use card rules and game mechanics from August 2005, so "Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End" would use its original text instead of the updated text from 2018.
  • The OTS selects January 1, 2005 as the time period for their Time Wizard event. This means there are no Pendulum Zones on the field and the Extra Deck does not have a limit on the number of cards it can contain.

Time Wizard events can use either the Advanced or Traditional Forbidden & Limited Card List from the selected time period.

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