When all five are in the player's hand, the player declares an automatic win to end the duel.Īs many players state that it is extremely difficult to collect all five cards into the player's hand, this is a set that gives the player an automatic win, no matter how low their Life Points are in the match. There are five cards that complete The Forbidden One, them being: the head the left leg the left arm the right leg and the right arm.

This leads the story to the explanation of Exodia's card set in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game. However, Osiris was betrayed by his jealous brother Set and was cut into several pieces, which were then scattered across Egypt. Osiris was the god Egyptians believed brought them civilization, such as the knowledge of architecture, farming, and establishing the line of pharaohs. While many people refer to the Forbidden One cards as 'Exodia' cards, the 'Exodia' archetype is a separate but related archetype, and the only Forbidden One card to be a part of it is 'Exodia the Forbidden One' (the head).Įxodia's backstory and pharaoh-like appearance seemed to be a reference to the famous Egyptian legend of Osiris. Forbidden One was one of the first deck themes and remains one of the most popular ones to date. It is an archetype of DARK Spellcaster monsters released in the Legend of Blue-Eyes White Dragon card packs. Read MoreĮxodia the Forbidden One (also known as 'Forbidden One') is a set of cards to stop all cards. With its rarity and extremely powerful effects, Slifer The Sky Dragon is banned from all Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game tournaments that occur worldwide, ending up as the collective card for players to brag about owning. Slifer The Sky Dragon is of Ultra Rare rarity and Secret Rare rarity, the highest rarity status in the Trading Card Game, being impossible to obtain during the show's appearance but has gotten easier to obtain over time. After that release, Slifer continued along with the other Egyptian God cards through Konami's Legendary Deck collections and further promotional collections. Slifer The Sky Dragon is an archetype of DIVINE Beast Monster cards not released during its appearance until 2012 in Shonen Jump's July 2012 issue that included the promotional Monster card. If a monster is summoned on the opponent's field, that monster loses 2,000 Attack Points and is destroyed after being defeated by the player's monster. In the game, Slifer The Sky Dragon requires three tributes to summon the monster and gains 1,000 Attack and Defense Points for every card in the player's hand. In the universe, these monsters were only capable of being summoned by the chosen Pharaoh.

One of the most powerful spirits in the Yu-Gi-Oh! universe, and one of the three Egyptian Gods, Slifer The Sky Dragon is known as the best of three Egyptian God cards for players, along with Obelisk The Tormentor and The Winged Dragon Of Ra.

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