It’s been an eventful year, hasn’t it? About year ago we announced the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Genesys format and about 2 weeks later the first Invitationals were held at YCS Anaheim. The format has come a long way in a year, going from public events and Invitationals to full blown Regional and YCS events and its own end-of-season Championship! It’s been a lot of fun so far, but the fun has just begun!

This latest point list involves hundreds of changes and you can find the full list below. It’s not feasible to go over every single change or even every single individual category of changes in this post, but we’ll do our best to hit the highlights at the end and explain overall what’s happened in broad terms in this update. If there are particular changes you really do (or don’t) like or just find interesting, make sure to use #YGOGenesys when you’re talking about it. If you want to look under the hood before seeing the point list, skip down to the very end. Here are the updates!

“A Case for K9” 20->15
A Hero Lives 8->30
Abyss of the Sacred Beasts 1->0
Adamancipator Risen – Dragite 20->15
Agido the Ancient Sentinel 50->33
Allure of Darkness 5->3
Ame no Murakumo no Mitsurugi 0->51
Archfiend’s Usurpation 3->5
Artmage Impasto -Recapture- 10->11
Artmage Non-Finito 15->33
Artmage Varnish -Alteration- 3->0
Artmage Vandalism -Assault- 3->5
Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring 20->18
Atlantean Dragoons 40->13
Azamina Ilia Silvia 20->33
Azamina Mu Rcielago 33->15
Baronne de Fleur 80->50
Barrier of the Voiceless Voice 15->11
Battlin’ Boxer King Dempsey 0->23
Blackwing – Boreastorm the Wicked Wind 15->0
Blackwing – Zephyros the Elite 13->1
Blaster, Dragon Ruler of Infernos 5->0
Blazing Cartesia, the Virtuous 3->5
Blitzclique – Breakaway 2->3
Book of Moon 3->1
Brain Research Lab 100->0
Bystial Baldrake 30->13
Bystial Druiswurm 30->12
Bystial Magnamhut 33->20
Bystial Saronir 20->10
Calamity of the Sacred Beasts – Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder 2->11
Card Destruction 40->33
Card of Demise 40->0
Card of Safe Return 33->10
Celestial Observatory 5->3
Celtic Mystic 20->5
Centur-Ion Auxila 33->15
Centur-Ion Primera 2->0
Centur-Ion Trudea 1->0
Chain Strike 50->10
Change of Heart 3->1
Chaos Angel 20->15
Chaos Ruler, the Chaotic Magical Dragon 50->40
Charge of the Light Brigade 25->15
Chronomaly Vimana 10->11
Conduction Warrior Linear Magnum Plus Minus 6->15
Confiscation 100->40
Contrast HERO Chaos 0->22
Crackle Blitzclique 4->6
Cupid Pitch 0->15
Cyber Angel Benten 40->13
Cyber Dragon Infinity 20->33
Cyber Jar 33->0
Cyber-Stein 27->50
D/D/D Wave High King Caesar 20->33
Danger! Dogman! 3->1
Danger! Nessie! 7->5
Danger! Ogopogo! 3->1
Danger!? Jackalope? 7->5
Dark Magician Girl the Magician’s Apprentice 0->15
Dark Magician of Destruction 15->40
Deception of the Sinful Spoils 40->20
Delinquent Duo 100->50
Destiny HERO – Dark Angel 0->100
Destiny HERO – Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer 20->7
Diabell, Queen of the White Forest 25->33
Diabellstar the Black Witch 20->15
Dimension Fusion 40->20
Dinowrestler Pankratops 5->3
Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS – Sky Thunder 20->15
Dominus Spiral 0->5
Dracotail Flame 3->11
Dragonic Diagram 5->0
Dragonmaid Sheou 10->0
Dragonmaid Tidying 1->0
Dragon’s Light and Darkness 1->0
Dragon’s Mind 7->11
Drytron Alpha Thuban 33->7
Drytron Mu Beta Fafnir 33->23
Drytron Meteonis DA Draconids 0->40
Duality 1->0
Eclipse Wyvern 33->11
Effect Veiler 8->7
Elder Entity Norden 91->0
Elfnote Power Patron 15->22
Elfnote Tinia 3->11
EMERGENCY! 33->7
Eva 1->5
Exosister Betrayal 7->18
Exosister Pax 5->7
Exosister Mikailis 10->11
Expurrely Noir 33->51
F.A. Dawn Dragster 20->22
Fabled Levilazebul 0->5
Fairy Tail – Wiccat 10->15
Fairy Tail Ball 10->15
Fiber Jar 30->0
Filia Regis 7->0
Fire King Courtier Ulcanix 15->11
Fire King High Avatar Kirin 5->4
Floowandereeze & Empen 0->13
Floowandereeze & Robina 33->7
Floowandereeze and the Advent of Adventure 33->11
Floowandereeze and the Magnificent Map 33->20
Foolish Burial 25->15
Foolish Burial Goods 7->11
Frightfur Patchwork 33->15
Fusion Destiny 33->3
Gallant Granite 33->25
Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Primal 5->33
Gem-Knight Master Diamond Dispersion 0->80
Ghostrick Angel of Mischief 0->100
Giant Trunade 40->15
Gigantic Spright 7->15
Glitch Clutch Nullgainer 10->15
Glow-Up Bulb 15->0
Goblin Biker Big Gabonga 10->11
Graceful Charity 40->25
Grapha, Dragon Lord of Dark World 5->0
Grapha, Dragon Overlord of Dark World 5->33
Griffoh 10->11
Harpie’s Feather Duster 9->7
Heavy Storm 6->4
Herald of Perfection 0->51
Herald of Ultimateness 0->51
Hot Red Dragon Archfiend Abyss 20->33
Hideout in the Sky, Coulomb 5->8
Hyperinvoked Aeon 15->20
Imsety, Glory of Horus 33->0
Incredible Eccelsia, the Virtuous 3->7
Infernal Flame Banshee 33->25
Infernity Launcher 88->40
Infernoid Evil 7->10
Infinity of the Sacred Beasts – Raviel, Lord of Phantasms 2->11
Infinite Impermanence 11->8
Iron Thunder 3->11
K9-04 Noroi 15->20
K9-17 “Ripper” 30->33
K9-17 Izuna 20->15
K9-ØØ Lupis 5->0
K9-X “Ripper/M” 10->11
K9-X “Werewolf” 10->100
Kashtira Arise-Heart 97->100
Kashtira Fenrir 30->20
Kelbek the Ancient Vanguard 50->33
Keldo the Sacred Protector 2->3
King of the Feral Imps 33->25
King’s Sarcophagus 33->40
Knight Armed Dragon, the Armored Knight Dragon 3->0
Koa’ki Meiru Guardian 3->4
Koa’ki Meiru Overload 3->4
Koa’ki Meiru Sandman 3->4
Koa’ki Meiru Wall 3->4
Lady’s Dragonmaid 10->0
Left Arm Offering 7->0
Light End Sublimation Dragon 1->0
Lightning Storm 12->10
Lightsworn Dragonling 10->5
Lonefire Blossom 10->0
Lyrilusc – Beryl Canary 5->0
Lyrilusc – Bird Call 5->0
Lyrilusc – Sapphire Swallow 3->0
Lyrilusc – Turquoise Warbler 3->0
Magical Explosion 75->100
Magical Mid-Breaker Field 60->20
Magical Scientist 95->50
Magicians’ Souls 10->15
Magistus Chorozo 0->10
Magnet Bonding 5->7
Masked HERO Fountain 6->3
Master Peace, the True Dracoslaying King 33->0
Medius the Pure 5->7
Megalith Anastasis 33->22
Melffy Footsteps 2->0
Melffy Godmommy 2->0
Melffy Staring Contest 2->0
Mind Master 1->0
Mist Valley Apex Avian 0->20
Monster Gate 50->10
Monster Reborn 3->2
Morphing Jar 33->0
Mortilux Heruvur 20->15
Mudora the Sword Oracle 2->3
N.As.H. Knight 13->10
Nadir Servant 20->16
Naturia Barkion 10->0
Naturia Beast 50->100
Necrovalley 25->10
Nekroz of Brionac 0->7
Neptabyss, the Atlantean Prince 33->20
Nerva the Power Patron of Creation 6->15
Nightmare Apprentice 20->15
Nightmare Hands 0->10
Nightmare Throne 13->1
Number 1: Infection Buzzking 85->40
Number 1: Numeron Gate Ekam 10->0
Number 2: Numeron Gate Dve 10->0
Number 3: Cicada King 10->11
Number 3: Numeron Gate Trini 10->0
Number 4: Numeron Gate Catvari 10->0
Number 60: Dugares the Timeless 10->22
Number 67: Pair-a-Dice Smasher 67->100
Number 75: Bamboozling Gossip Shadow 70->22
Number 89: Diablosis the Mind Hacker 85->40
Number 90: Galaxy-Eyes Photon Lord 10->11
Number C1: Numeron Chaos Gate Sunya 10->0
Number C9: Chaos Dyson Sphere 0->100
Number F0: Utopic Draco Future 25->33
Number F0: Utopic Future Zexal 5->15
Numbers Eveil 70->80
Numeron Calling 30->80
Numeron Network 33->0
Obedience Schooled 40->33
Ohime the Manifested Mikanko 33->11
Onomatopaira 33->22
Onomatopickup 0->11
P.U.N.K. JAM Dragon Drive 15->13
Painful Choice 95->100
Phantom of Yubel 88->100
Pilgrim Reaper 50->30
Piri Reis Map 0->11
Pot of Desires 10->7
Pot of Greed 30->20
Pot of Prosperity 40->25
Power Vice Dragon 6->5
Premature Burial 2->1
Pressured Planet Wraitsoth 33->13
Primeval Planet Perlereino 50->13
Primite Lordly Lode 33->13
Psi-Blocker 61->100
Psychic End Punisher 20->15
Purrely 10->3
Purrely Happy Memory 2->1
Purrely Sleepy Memory 10->5
Purrelyly 5->0
Radiant Typhoon Chant 10->7
Radiant Typhoon Krosea 7->20
Raiza the Mega Monarch 0->13
Reasoning 50->15
Redox, Dragon Ruler of Boulders 5->0
Rescue-ACE Air Lifter 3->0
Rescue-ACE Impulse 5->1
Rescue-ACE Preventer 7->3
Return from the Different Dimension 20->10
Return of the Dragon Lords 3->0
Ritual Beast Tamer Elder 3->0
Ronintoadin 60->51
Runick Tip 10->7
Sacred Beasts Released 0->33
Sacred Beasts Thunderclap 3->0
Sangen Kaimen 50->51
Sauravis, the Ancient and Ascended 3->1
Sengenjin Wakes from a Millennium 33->21
Set Rotation 33->25
Shien’s Smoke Signal 20->0
Silvy of the White Forest 5->7
Sixth Sense 65->21
Skull Archfiend of Chaos 0->20
Skull Meister 0->1
Smoke Grenade of the Thief 87->100
Snoww, Unlight of Dark World 33->11
Solemn Judgment 7->11
Solemn Strike 5->7
Solemn Warning 5->9
Soul Charge 50->25
Spiritual Beast Tamer Lara 10->0
Spright Starter 10->11
Stand Up Centur-Ion! 5->0
Star Seraph Scepter 5->0
Star Seraph Sovereignty 5->0
Starliege Seyfert 33->0
Steel-Stringed Sacrifice 3->0
Substitoad 60->51
Subterror Guru 5->0
Superdreadnought Rail Cannon Gustav Max 10->51
Super Quantal Mech King Great Magnus 33->51
Swap Frog 33->0
Swordsoul Emergence 2->0
Swordsoul Strategist Longyuan 1->0
T.G. Hyper Librarian 20->51
Teller of Fairy Tails 0->11
Tempest, Dragon Ruler of Storms 5->0
Tenpai Dragon Chundra 50->51
That Grass Looks Greener 50->33
The Black Goat Laughs 10->7
The Chaotic Phantasmal Sacred Beasts 0->21
The Dragon that Devours the Dogma 5->51
The Gaze of Timaeus 1->11
The Melody of Awakening Dragon 25->18
The Phantom Knights of Decayed Cloak 2->0
The Phantom Knights of Doomed Soleret 3->0
The Zombie Vampire 50->40
Telekinetic Charging Cell 100->0
Theorealize 5->7
Theorealize Past Lull 5->7
Thunder Dragon Colossus 67->100
Thunderclap Monk 9->7
Tidal, Dragon Ruler of Waterfalls 5->0
Transaction Rollback 7->11
Treasures of the Kings 5->0
Trap Dustshoot 94->50
Triple Tactics Talent 93->40
Triple Tactics Thrust 13->11
Union Hangar 5->0
Varudras, the Final Bringer of the End Times 20->50
Virakam, the Divine Spirit of Artifice 2->0
Virtual World Kyubi – Shenshen 20->10
WANTED: Seeker of Sinful Spoils 33->20
Welcome Labrynth 15->0
Whisker Blitzclique 6->11
Wishes for Eyes of Blue 33->18
XX-Saber Gottoms 0->100
Zalen the Shackled Dragon 12->13
Zoodiac Barrage 33->25
Zoodiac Broadbull 66->40
Zoodiac Drident 20->0

Name Your Price!
Aside from the few 100-point builds that a couple people bring to each event, the threshold for what the general public is willing to spend to use a single power card is about 40 points. If it’s the best of the best at its position, like Maxx “C”, then they’ll pay 50, but generally 40 is the max, and we see people pay it regularly for cards like Branded Fusion, Graceful Charity (in the beginning anyway, its usage has fallen to 0 since the switch from Invitationals to YCS), Kewl Tune Rotary, and Mind Shuffle.

Generally, you’ll play 1 copy of 1 of these cards, and then you’ll have ways to add it from your Deck to your hand. Given this pattern of behavior, we’ve adjusted the base points of a lot of cards that fall into this category down to 40. This also includes Extra Deck monsters like Chaos Ruler, the Chaotic Magical Dragon and The Zombie Vampire. That combination would previously have eaten your entire salary cap, but now you can run them together and still have some room left over.

There are a lot of cards in this category, so we’re hoping everyone will find something they do like even though you surely won’t like every card that was reduced.

Grave(yard) Issues
We’ve been pretty strict with Foolish Burial-type effects and things that send the top however many cards of your Deck to the GY because allowing the Graveyards to pile up quickly and unnaturally ratchets up the moment-to-moment complexity of the game and drags the pace of Duels to a halt. It’s doubly so in Genesys where there’s a fair chance you’ve never even seen some of the cards going to the Graveyard and it’ll take longer to figure out what they do.

Despite this, players constantly advocate for more Graveyard dumping, not less, and we’re willing to acquiesce at least a little bit as part of the anniversary rebalance. We’re drawing the line at Tearlaments though. No Deck in history has caused more unreadable game states and matches grinding to a halt than that one.

The Search for Search
We gave a preview of the anniversary update back at the end of July with the rebalance of several search Spells. This was a small part of a larger project to re-evaluate the base point cost of different categories of searchers and the various factors that result in increases or decreases. The biggest winner of that change was Original Sinful Spoils – Snake-Eye, which immediately brought Fire Kings back into the format.

We’ve reevaluated the existing categories of search cards and even added a couple more. For example, when the initial points list was being created we didn’t create a category for “search 3” cards. There was just Block Dragon, Bujinunity, Hysteric Sign, and Subsurface Stage Divers, and Block Dragon was the clear outlier of the bunch.

In all cases where a card’s point cost was going to be increased due to performance but also because of an overall rebalance, only the higher of the 2 values was applied – the card was not increased twice.  For example, Sacred Beasts Released was in line for a performance bonus, but the categorization of “Search 3” base value was higher and it had no mitigating factors that would have lowered it, so we only used the new category value. “Search 4” currently only consists of Spellbook of the Grand Circle and Melffy Footsteps. As such, you’ll probably be waiting a while to find out what the base value for “Search 4” is.

Negates
These have undergone a restructuring of their base values. The top omni-negates from the Extra Deck, Baronne de Fleur and Varudras, the Final Bringer of the End Times, are now at 50. The others fall in beneath them based on the limitations of what they negate, when they can negate, what their materials are, any costs required, theme specificity, etc. Effects that change other effects are also considered part of this category. Phantom of Yubel is now treated as an honorary Link Monster, not just a negation body.

Old School
A number of older themes have had ALL of their cards removed from the list completely, including ABC, True Draco, Ritual Beast, Star Seraphs, Subterror, Dragonmaid, and the Dragon Rulers.

There Were Data Based Adjustments Too!
Last but not least, we made changes based on the last 2 months of gameplay. Some of the changes we would have made were superseded by other categories above, like in the Sacred Beasts Released example or with the Exosister cards that gained points (in other words, Exosisters’ points went up because of this recategorization of effects, not because of Exosisters’ performance data). We’re holding off on Pair Bear Scare!! for now until we’ve seen what people decide to play under this new list, and yes, Skull Meister did indeed get the 1 point (for the same reason that D.D. Crow did previously – it was an auto-include in most Decks and 0-point auto-includes can reduce Deck diversity and Deck-building intricacy; it’s more interesting when we have the 0-point Mystical Space Typhoon vs. 1-point Cosmic Cyclone dynamic, like we mentioned in the previous article). Do not be shocked if Skull Meister is still the most played card in the format. (We certainly won’t be.)

There are over 300 point changes here to start off the 2^nd full year of Genesys. While it’s almost guaranteed you won’t like them all (especially the ones that benefit your rivals) we hope you’ll find a lot that you do like, and inspiration to try out a lot of different Deck ideas! And as always, if there’s something you want to share with the world, make sure to use #YGOGenesys when you post about it!

The next point update is planned to be the initial point update for Magnificent Maestros (MAMS). You probably don’t need to be a mind reader to guess what’s going to happen then.