We need an emergency banned list like the one from October 2025.

We saw the October emergency banned list that removed Protoss, Statues, Ouroboros, Pachi, Dimensional Barrier, and several other Floodgate cards that created "YOU CAN'T PLAY!" situations.

That YCS showed that even with the existence of Turn 0, which Vanquish/K9 and Dracotail possess, giving them a solid window to act on the opponent's turn, it wasn't a guarantee of being able to get rid of a Floodgate. Adding to this is the fact that decks without Turn 0, such as Yummy, Fire King, Sky Striker, Gem Knight, and Mitsurugi (relevant decks in the meta at the time of that banned list), were defenseless if one of those cards was activated or summoned.

In other words, if decks with Turn 0 were already struggling, then those lacking that mechanic were doomed.

As of this writing, we haven't had a situation similar to that YCS, but the more restrictive cards removed, the better. Konami needs to focus on effectively stopping decks interactively, not on situations that prevent gameplay and give more power to the first player. Even the MD event, where going second grants you an extra card, proved that even that couldn't curb the power of the first player.

In other words, I want a periodic ban list actively dedicated to removing Floodgates, separate from the one we usually have to limit the power of meta decks.

Currently, some relevant floodgates cards include: Rosewhip, Spell Canceler, There Can Be Only One, and Dimensional Fissure.

One that's gaining popularity is Mistaken Arrest, which is basically a Droll on a Quick-Play card that lasts two turns.