Yugipedia:4th birthday
May 26th 2009 marks the 4th birthday of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Wiki. The site would like to thank all contributors who have made the site what it is after 4 years.
Party[edit]
To kick off the celebrations we bring you "Space Gift" as the birthday-themed Featured Card.
Although it may have served Jaden Yuki well in the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime, it doesn't see major usage in the real life metagame. However, to make some usage of the ribbon wrapped present, the player must swarm the field. The ideal scenario is to have at least 3 different "Neo-Spacians" out, in order to gain card advantage. One such way is to use this in conjunction with the other celebration-themed card "Cocoon Party"; After dumping multiple "Neo-Spacians" in the Graveyard, the player then plays "Cocoon Party" to swarm the field, with "Chrysalis" monsters, followed by "Cocoon Rebirth" to evolve them.
Draw 1 card for each different "Neo-Spacian" name on the monsters you control.
Past year in Yu-Gi-Oh![edit]
The past year has granted quite an impact on the Trading Card Game. Firstly June brought Light of Destruction, which introduced "Honest" and the "Lightsworns" to the game. "Lightsworns" quickly hit the tournament scene, as they quickly ran through their Decks, using their built in Mill effects and allowing "Judgment Dragon" to clear the field and swing for 3000 damage a go.
Subsequent Sets brought Synchro Monsters from the anime to players' Extra Decks. These monsters quickly gained popularity from their anime appearance and much easier Summoning requirements than their neighbours the Fusion Monsters. Among these monsters included the Five Dragons, particularly "Stardust Dragon", which garnered both praise and criticism for its astounding power. The Five Dragons quickly gained support with later sets, including "/Assault Modes" and "Savior" forms. A new Type of monster hit the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game called Psychic. Also, new Archetypes made their way to the game - this include Arcana Force, Morphtronics and Koa'ki Meiru,as well as the Blackwings, and new Duel Terminal ones. Furthermore, some older ones received additional support, like Aliens or Spirit monsters. Finally, new Elemental Hero monsters appeared, which require Hero monster and monster of specific Attribute.
In regards to Forbidden & Limited lists, players found "Chaos Sorcerer" (a card which is no stranger to tournament winning Decklists) return. This allowed the Twilight Deck concept to kick-up a level. "Raiza the Storm Monarch", among the best "Monarchs" of all time, has been Semi-Limited. Meanwhile, some much newer cards have been restricted; the powerful "Dark Armed Dragon", "Mezuki", "Card of Safe Return", "Emergency Teleport", and "Gladiator Beast Bestiari", among others, have been limited, taking some of the power from Zombie, "Dark Armed Dragon", and "Gladiator Beast" Decks. Newly Semi-Limited cards include "Goblin Zombie", "Destiny Draw", and "Allure of Darkness", also restricting Zombies and "Dark Armed Dragon". However, given its near-domination of tournaments everywhere, it is likely that the severe hampering of Dark Armed Dragon Decks may have the largest impact on the metagame.
The anime fandom was kept entertained as Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's continued. Mysteries over the identity of the fifth Signer and the motives of the Dark Signers kept fans in suspense. Fans of the card game were pleased with the arrival of the "Earthbound Immortals" based upon the Nazca Lines. However they may be disappointed or keeping their fingers crossed, as the eerie Dark Synchro Monsters didn't make it outside the anime.
Konami announced that it was taking over as the sole producer and distributor of the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG in all regions in December, 2008. After a few court struggles, they eventually won their case. Fans were questioning this new direction and frustrated by the cancellation of organized play, but Konami quickly showed their will to please the fans and continued with their own tournaments.
The video games Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2009: Stardust Accelerator and Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Wheelie Breakers gave fans the chance to experience a somewhat VR thrill of the life of a 5D's character.
