Why is Pot of Greed banned?

[Rikashey]

You can have the 'buddy' but not the card?

[Aldain]

Originally posted by Cha0zb0rn:

I don't understand the card either. I've drawn 2 cards but how does that help with the game? I'm not even good at drawing.....

I can't draw to save my life.

I watched one of those "How to draw tutorials" and accidentally wound up invading Liechtenstein, that's how bad at drawing I am.

[Rikashey]

Honestly Pot of Greed is not +2 it's only +1 because it takes up a card slot in your deck.

[Squiggly]

Pot of greed reveals the three ash blossoms and three drolls in your opponents five card hand.

[DS: Artorias of the Abyss (PS3)]

Originally posted by Rikashey:

Honestly Pot of Greed is not +2 it's only +1 because it takes up a card slot in your deck.

and??? it's still a FREE +1 most pot cards are a +1 and yet they have drawbacks

[JuataLinuxGamer]

Originally posted by Rikashey:

Honestly Pot of Greed is not +2 it's only +1 because it takes up a card slot in your deck.

That's not how card advantage works.

You count the number of cards in your and your opponent's hand and field before and after doing a certain play, you take the difference, and that's the plusses and minuses everyone talks about.

Between before and after activating Pot of Greed there are no changes on the field or the opponent's hand, but you have one more card in hand than you started with. That a delta of 1, a +1.

[Grand Captain Speedy Dash]

With so many decks being able to do much more just as easily, I do question why it hasn't been moved to limited. I mean Maxx C let's you draw more when it isn't your turn, not to mention you could always ash blossom it.

Edit: Though if they move it to limited they should do it while there is a new way to get more UR CP to be fair, otherwise that would mostly be favoring players who are paying money or new players.

[DS: Artorias of the Abyss (PS3)]

keep in mind that pot of greed doesn't have a once per turn limit

[JuataLinuxGamer]

Originally posted by Grand Captain Speedy Dash:

With so many decks being able to do much more just as easily, I do question why it hasn't been moved to limited. I mean Maxx C let's you draw more when it isn't your turn, not to mention you could always ash blossom it.

Maxx "C" is banned in the TCG, it's just that the OCG thinks it's the only way to counter combo decks.

Even then, Maxx "C" has a condition which makes it a dead card in certain matchups and does not help you to build your board.

In Yu-Gi-Oh! draw spells are especially broken because the card you draw can be used immediately. They're so busted that the TCG had to limit ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Into the Void because some decks were using it as 2nd to 4th copy of Upstart Goblin to have a 36 cards deck!

If draw spells that draw 1 with a drawback are so good because the reduce deck size by 1, it's not hard to imagine why a free draw 2 is banned: not only it reduces your deck size, but when you open it you have a 6 cards hand as well.

Yes, there are counters for Pot of Greed, but that's not an argument to unban it: every card in the game has counters, if that was enough to make a card fair then no cards should be banned.

[Soda]

Originally posted by Rikashey:

Honestly Pot of Greed is not +2 it's only +1 because it takes up a card slot in your deck.

It's a +1 since it takes a card to use it. (pot of greed itself) and draws you 2. 2-1 = 1. So it's a +1 for free.

[Cope ZEXAL]

Originally posted by Grand Captain Speedy Dash:

With so many decks being able to do much more just as easily, I do question why it hasn't been moved to limited. I mean Maxx C let's you draw more when it isn't your turn, not to mention you could always ash blossom it.

why is there always at least one clown who says this when pot of greed is mentioned

[Shortpower]

I dont understand pot of greeds card text, very convoluted.

[Zoie Shales]

Originally posted by Rikashey:

Honestly Pot of Greed is not +2 it's only +1 because it takes up a card slot in your deck.

You play it, so you lose a card from your hand, and then you draw two, thus it's a +1, yes.

[Soda]

Originally posted by Shortpower:

I dont understand pot of greeds card text, very convoluted.

Yo I got you.

Pot of Greed
Normal Spell

If your deck has at least 2 cards and this card is in your hand, you can place this card in an empty Spell/Trap Zone face-up and activate this effect: Pick one number that is equal to 2, and if you do, and your opponent has not negated this card, take half as many card(s) from the top of your deck and place them into your hand (This is treated as a draw.), and, if what you added is a card(s), place the remaining amount of card(s) into your hand. (This is also treated as a draw.) 
If you have previously activated "Pot of Greed" this turn, activate this effect:
Pick a number that is 2, draw that many cards.

[Aldain]

Originally posted by メイドの召喚獣ーレイ:

Pot of Greed
Normal Spell

If your deck has at least 2 cards and this card is in your hand, you can place this card in an empty Spell/Trap Zone face-up and activate this effect: Pick one number that is equal to 2, and if you do, and your opponent has not negated this card, take half as many card(s) from the top of your deck and place them into your hand (This is treated as a draw.), and, if what you added is a card(s), place the remaining amount of card(s) into your hand. (This is also treated as a draw.) 
If you have previously activated "Pot of Greed" this turn, activate this effect:
Pick a number that is 2, draw that many cards.

Instructions unclear, accidentally built a Stargate.

[Vin362]

I'm going to assume its still banned because it allows for drawing cards without a cost. In my opinion it is a bit strange given the increasing amount of special summoning and cards that are able to draw specific cards that exist today but I don't make the ban list.