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Introduction to Goat Format

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Goat Format is the most popular retro Yu-Gi-Oh! format. It follows the April 2005 ban list, the 2nd ban list in the TCG's history. The name "Goat Format" comes from the historically successful Goat Control deck, which uses Scapegoat and Metamorphosis to make Thousand-Eyes Restrict. Despite the historic success of Goat Control, other decks are also very competitive, including Warrior, Tiger Stun, Chaos Control, Chaos Flip Turbo, Drain Burn, Reasoning Gate Turbo, and Empty Jar. For more information on the latest competitive decks, check out our deck gallery.
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Forbidden and Limited List
Effective - April 1st 2005
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Card Type Card Name Status
Monster/Effect CHAOS EMPEROR DRAGON - ENVOY OF THE END Forbidden
Monster/Effect FIBER JAR Forbidden
Monster/Effect MAGICAL SCIENTIST Forbidden
Monster/Effect MAKYURA THE DESTRUCTOR Forbidden
Monster/Effect WITCH OF THE BLACK FOREST Forbidden
Monster/Effect YATA-GARASU Forbidden
Spell BUTTERFLY DAGGER - ELMA Forbidden
Spell CHANGE OF HEART Forbidden
Spell CONFISCATION Forbidden
Spell DARK HOLE Forbidden
Spell HARPIE'S FEATHER DUSTER Forbidden
Spell MIRAGE OF NIGHTMARE Forbidden
Spell MONSTER REBORN Forbidden
Spell PAINFUL CHOICE Forbidden
Spell RAIGEKI Forbidden
Spell THE FORCEFUL SENTRY Forbidden
Trap IMPERIAL ORDER Forbidden
Monster LEFT ARM OF THE FORBIDDEN ONE Limited
Monster LEFT LEG OF THE FORBIDDEN ONE Limited
Monster RIGHT ARM OF THE FORBIDDEN ONE Limited
Monster RIGHT LEG OF THE FORBIDDEN ONE Limited
Monster/Effect BLACK LUSTER SOLDIER - ENVOY OF THE BEGINNING Limited
Monster/Effect BREAKER THE MAGICAL WARRIOR Limited
Monster/Effect CYBER JAR Limited
Monster/Effect D.D. WARRIOR LADY Limited
Monster/Effect DARK MAGICIAN OF CHAOS Limited
Monster/Effect EXILED FORCE Limited
Monster/Effect EXODIA THE FORBIDDEN ONE Limited
Monster/Effect INJECTION FAIRY LILY Limited
Monster/Effect JINZO Limited
Monster/Effect MORPHING JAR Limited
Monster/Effect PROTECTOR OF THE SANCTUARY Limited
Monster/Effect REFLECT BOUNDER Limited
Monster/Effect SACRED PHOENIX OF NEPHTHYS Limited
Monster/Effect SANGAN Limited
Monster/Effect SINISTER SERPENT Limited
Monster/Effect TWIN-HEADED BEHEMOTH Limited
Spell CARD DESTRUCTION Limited
Spell DELINQUENT DUO Limited
Spell GRACEFUL CHARITY Limited
Spell HEAVY STORM Limited
Spell LIGHTNING VORTEX Limited
Spell MAGE POWER Limited
Spell MYSTICAL SPACE TYPHOON Limited
Spell POT OF GREED Limited
Spell PREMATURE BURIAL Limited
Spell SNATCH STEAL Limited
Spell SWORDS OF REVEALING LIGHT Limited
Spell UNITED WE STAND Limited
Trap CALL OF THE HAUNTED Limited
Trap CEASEFIRE Limited
Trap DECK DEVASTATION VIRUS Limited
Trap MAGIC CYLINDER Limited
Trap MIRROR FORCE Limited
Trap RECKLESS GREED Limited
Trap RING OF DESTRUCTION Limited
Trap TORRENTIAL TRIBUTE Limited
Monster/Effect ABYSS SOLDIER Semi-Limited
Monster/Effect DARK SCORPION - CHICK THE YELLOW Semi-Limited
Monster/Effect MANTICORE OF DARKNESS Semi-Limited
Monster/Effect MARAUDING CAPTAIN Semi-Limited
Monster/Effect NIGHT ASSAILANT Semi-Limited
Monster/Effect VAMPIRE LORD Semi-Limited
Spell CREATURE SWAP Semi-Limited
Spell EMERGENCY PROVISIONS Semi-Limited
Spell LEVEL LIMIT - AREA B Semi-Limited
Spell NOBLEMAN OF CROSSOUT Semi-Limited
Spell REINFORCEMENT OF THE ARMY Semi-Limited
Spell UPSTART GOBLIN Semi-Limited
Trap GOOD GOBLIN HOUSEKEEPING Semi-Limited
Trap GRAVITY BIND Semi-Limited
Trap LAST TURN Semi-Limited

​The official card pool for Goat Format has been debated at length, but the most widely used card pool is that of SJC Indianapolis on August 21st, 2005. This card pool goes up to the booster set The Lost Millenium, the reprint set Dark Beginnings 2, and Tournament Pack 6. It does not include the 2005 tin promo card Exarion Universe or the booster set Cybernetic Revolution. This is the standard card pool used for the most competitive Goat Format tournaments. It is also the card pool featured in the Goat Lobby on DuelingBook.com. You can search through this card pool in our card database.

Compared to current Yu-Gi-Oh!, Goat Format is practically a different game. It is simpler, more interactive, and more dynamic. That is not to say it is more or less skillful than current Yu-Gi-Oh!, but it certainly emphasizes a different set of skills. There are fewer combos to memorize, fewer move trees to contemplate, and fewer archetypes to consider. Instead, Goat Format requires players to develop skills such as reading unknown cards, bluffing, calculating risk/reward, planning several turns ahead, and resource management. Deck building in Goat Format is also more open-ended, as it largely lacks pre-built archetypes.

In many ways, Goat Format is regarded as a “beautiful accident” by the community, a fleeting moment of classic TCG gameplay that we have chosen to explore more deeply. The more we learn about Goat Format, the more there is to love.

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