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This is because they offer more to your strategies than just big numbers.

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Luckily, many vanilla monsters have both seen competitive play and become enveloped in nostalgia.

10Summoned Skull

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If you go back tothe dawn of the Yu-Gi-Oh!

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TCG, you will find that vanilla monsters carried the game.

One of the best monsters to Tribute Summon was the Summoned Skull.

Summoned Skull only needs one tribute as opposed to two.

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Meanwhile, it had stats that were difficult to beat unless you had some form of removal Spell.

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Even as a vanilla monster, it has both nostalgia and competitive history on its side.

A collage of vanilla monsters from the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG such as Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Mystical Shine Ball, and Mechanicalchaser.

This is because it was locked away as an ultra-rare in the very first tournament pack.

While not having any special abilities, it had one feature that made it a top tier card.

It has 1850 attack points.

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While this may not seem like much now, that extra 50 attack put it over cards like La-Jinn.

This forced players to boost their own monsters attack points using Spells orother cards that can wipe the field.

This is becauseBlue-Eyes has plenty of other cards within the archetypeto help it see play.

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It is an essential piece to the Blue-Eyes archetype that continues to see competitive play and even further support.

This dragon may not be as strong as Blue-Eyes, but it is known for having great potential.

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In the TCG,Red-Eyes spawned its own archetype.

Of course, none of that would be possible without the original vanilla card.

5Dark Magician

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The Dark Magician is Yugis favorite card.

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It is also the Pharaohs most faithful servant.

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TCG hasnt forgotten about it either.

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This makes the Exodia pieces some of the most interesting vanilla monsters in all of Yu-Gi-Oh!.

Megalosmasher X is one example since it found a home in both Dino and True Draco decks.

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Megalosmasher X also has a 2000 attack, which is pretty high for a vanilla level four.

All in all, its a solid vanilla monster with great stats and usability.

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However, when it stays comfortably in your deck, it becomes a gateway to a second Normal Summon.

With a pitiful 500 attack and defense stat, it isnt taking down any monsters.

isnt about numbers, its about what the card can get you in the long run.

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