Thoughts About the Banlist

Banned cards:

Goyo - don't know why he's here...
Cold wave - expected
Mass Driver - should've been here since frogs

Limited Cards:

Honest and Kalat - less surprises from hand?
Dandylion - expected, with all the tokens becaming formula synchrons.
Gateway of the six - expected.
Book of moon - seriously, this is surprising. Maybe it has something to do with exceed? like if the exceed monster turned face down then the overlay units will be sent to the grave, I might be wrong, but who knows lol.

Semi-Limited Cards:

Card trooper - Yes.
Spirit reaper - Lol I'm gonna play debris revive beast of pharaoh, black rose and SS reaper...maybe...
Debris dragon - 2 seems to be a good number, dandy is limited, but with the addition of another card trooper and reaper, debris dragon still have a number of good viable targets.
Kristya - Many angel builds also only uses 2 kristya, so semi-limiting this card actually doesn't do much to the deck..
Royal tribute - should be limited IMO.
Overload fusion - with cydra at 3, this card might see some play, but not as broken as when future fusion was still at 3.
Megamorph - with solemn warning and judgment using life points as a cost, this card might be a good choice in setting for a 1 hit wonder by preventing opponent from summoning lol. A good choice in psychics too, with a lot of life points payment and the ability to swarm with the new support.
Solemn Warning - Many decks use 2, so it doesn't matter, though less solemn warning will give some breathing space for people to actually make their plays.
Icarus Attack - Cripples blackwings.

Now for the good news:

No Longer Restricted:

Chaos Sorcerer - This card is bound to see some play. Maybe in psychics? removing psychic monsters from play and abusing them from RFG lol.
Snipe Hunter - Why was he hit by the banlist in the first place..?
Demise - Really no comment on this card...not many people even actually tried to abuse him even when he was at 2.
Dewloren - With no substitutoad, this card is guiltless.
Gold Sarcro - Not really imba with necroface at 1, maybe again usable with psychics?
Skill Drain - With cold wave now banned, no heavy storm and MST stays at 2...D.D Eatos anyone?
Ultimate offering - Yes.

Thoughts:

No storm, no cold wave, mst stays at 2, not forgetting skill drain back to 3, this is worse than the previous trap format...Exceed please save us.

Blackwings are pretty much crippled...

Samurais are hit quite hard, with gateway at 1, they became more like infernities, still powerful, however lacking..shien is still bothersome though.

Quickdraw dandy and Debris dandy loses much potential of their gamebreaking plays, still strong however.

Angels are not really affected with the semi restriction of kristya, maybe honest, but they can still hold their own with trishula plays and hyperion.

Karakuri variants and Psychics are top contenders IMO (not taking exceed summons into account yet).


Favourite change about this banlist : Card trooper to 2 :D

Favourite thing about this banlist : Formula and Librarian aren't hit :D :D :D and less warnings and moons to worry about.