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10 Worst Yugioh Cards of All Time

There are thousands of unique cards in Yugioh, in fact, there may be a good million or two by now.

Konami has produced archetype after archetype with its consistent releases of booster sets.

If you ignore the archetypes and epic singles, you’ll find a lot of cards that go straight onto eBay, or into the bin.

These cards are pretty much useless, having no real impact in any deck or requiring way too much set-up to get a bit of use out of them.

Konami has done this since the inception of Yugioh, here’s a collection of the top 10 worst Yugioh cards of all time!

 


10. Dancing Elf

Dancing Elf, one of the worst Yugioh cards

So there are plenty of low-level monsters with pitiful ATK/DEF stats, the list could be made almost entirely on those.

However, I’ve decided to keep it to just one.

The card I chose was Dancing Elf, which displays such miserable stats that it has no use whatsoever.

 


9. Dark Sage

Dark Sage, one of the worst Yugioh cards

Dark Sage is by no means one of the worst cards when it’s on the field but getting it on there? Good luck with that.

Requiring undoubtedly the most difficult summoning conditions in the entire game, Dark Sage is so useless that it cannot fit anywhere other than your binder.

You’ll get this as a dead draw constantly, even if you do manage to summon it then what? You get a spell card and a high ATK/DEF monster with no self-protection.

 


8. Red-Eyes Black Metal Dragon

Red-Eyes Black Metal Dragon, one of the worst Yugioh cards

Why would you ever summon Red-Eyes Black Metal Dragon? If you even have it in your deck then you need to question your life choices.

You would need to sacrifice a Red-Eyes B. Dragon equipped with Metalmorph for a card with no effect and just 100 extra ATK.

Absolutely pointless.

 


7. Fortress Whale

Fortress Whale, one of the worst Yugioh cards

Rituals have seen support over the years with specific archetypes that are actually quite decent.

The old ritual monsters though, they’re a whole other kettle of fish.

The likes of Hungry Burger is terrible but Fortress Whale is even worse.

Sure it has more stats but you’ll have to wait to get both it and its Ritual Spell in your hand and then sacrifice monsters to reach the seven-star requirements.

All for a 2350 ATK/2150 DEF monster.

 


6. Zone Eater

Zone Eater, one of the worst Yugioh cards

This may be the most worthless effect monster in the entire game, what kind of duel doesn’t end within 5 turns of playing this card?

As its an Aqua type with a Water attribute, it could potentially work in a low-level Water/Aqua deck but please, why bother?

Zone Eater is bad and it should feel bad.

 


5. Cold Feet

Cold Feet, one of the worst Yugioh cards

Maybe it’s just me but this card is absolutely useless, it just harms you more than it helps.

Only under extremely situational conditions would this card have a use and even then, there must be hundreds of other cards that can help a lot more in those situations.

 


4. Fusionist

Fusionist, one of the worst Yugioh cards

Petit Angel might be one of the cutest Yugioh cards in existence, Mystical Sheep is otherwise a terrible card, in terms of game-play and aesthetics.

Instant Fusion could make use of Fusionist but there are simply better options.

Even if they’re just for XYZ/Synchro summoning, you’d still have a monster in your graveyard you could look to, and Fusionist would be a terrible choice.

 


3. Sword Slasher

Sword Slasher, one of the worst Yugioh cards

Back when Yugioh was first released, Sword Slasher wouldn’t be one of the worst cards.

It wouldn’t be any good that’s for sure, but it’s utterly horrendous nowadays.

As a level 5 monster, you would expect something in return for tributing a monster for it but instead, you’ll get a card with 1450 ATK and 1500 DEF.

Even some level 3 monsters have better stats than that…

 


2. Larvae Moth

Larvae Moth, one of the worst Yugioh cards

This Insect type series of cards may just be the most pointless in Yugioh history. 

Thematically they’re brilliant, you must nurture your Petit Moth and the longer you do so, the more powerful it will become.

Gameplay-wise this is idiotic, who would wait for 2 turns for Larvae Moth? Or even be able to reach 5 for Perfectly Ultimate Great Moth?

No one, that’s the answer. Larvae Moth in particular is quite easily one of the worst Yugioh cards in the game.

 


1. Sparks

Sparks, one of the worst Yugioh cards

Players start with 8000 life points, as I’m sure you’re aware.

Sparks deals 200 damage to your opponent’s life points, or around 2.5% if they’re at 8000.

This is absolutely nothing, it’s a complete waste of space and even the worst Yugioh players won’t give it a second look.

Definitely deserves to be called the worst Yugioh card in the game!

Robby Wasabi

Wednesday 25th of August 2021

My point is Red Eyes Black Metal Dragon does not deserve to be on this list. You can equip him with 1, 2 or 3 Black Metal Dragons to make him a over 3,000/4,000ATK beater then tribute him off with Diabolos effect to add 1, 2 or 3 Red Eyes Cards from deck, then Resurrection with the normal trap card Fateful Hour. They are a instant rank 8 XYZ together, and quick play spell Limiter Removal with 1 5,600ATK with 2 11,200ATK and with 3 22.400ATK. and he is a nice 2,800 burn like Red Eyes Slash with the counter trap card Red Eyes Burn. Only the 3 big Red Eyes fusions burn better then these 2. But dispite all this underrated overlooked neglected potential you just have to criticize them as one of the worst when I guarantee there are over 100 cards worst and less helpful combo reward wise, and I bet I'm lowballing it.

Robby Wasabi

Tuesday 24th of August 2021

Bad list and poor research. Red Eyes Black Metal Dragon is excellent and searchable level 8 Ritual fuel and draw power for Trade In, Allure Of Darkness, he can OTK with Limiter Removal and gets out Diabolos Lord Of The Lair instantly with his Summoning effect, and he can be resurrected with the normal trap card Fateful Hour. Fortress Whale is great material for a quick level 8, 9, 10 or 11 Synchro monster or rank 7 XYZ, most of all the normal non effect ritual monsters are very good XYZ/Synchro material and decent beatsticks, especially with Ritual Weapon and other Ritual support cards

Ryan McKenna

Wednesday 25th of August 2021

Yes, it has uses, like almost every other card in the game. There are better options for fodder than any cards on this list :)

Oceanstea24

Friday 10th of January 2020

I think the top 10 should actually include the original Felgrand Dragon because its effect is "Cannot be Special Summoned except from the graveyard, and only if it was sent there from the field." Since it is a level 8 monster, how the heck are you even going to get to put it on the field?

VoltTheFag

Thursday 6th of February 2020

Paladin of Felgrand can equip it as an Equip Card and send it there

Bazingalaah

Tuesday 4th of February 2020

Normal/tribute summon? Tributing 2 cards to summon it is not a special summon.

Ethan

Friday 3rd of January 2020

Alright, all of these cards someone could find a use for I'm certain - if not in competitive play, then casual. But a card that should be on this list without a doubt?

Zushin the Sleeping Giant.

You can't use that thing, period! Sure, you could use several copies of it to speed up the counters, but it's a dead card in your hand until you do, and level 1 Normal Monsters have EXTREMELY few ways to be protected. The most consistent way to summon it is with A Wild Monster Appears! but that just makes it a one turn beat stick, unless you somehow can summon G.B. Hunter on your opponents turn and not have it removed before the end of their turn. And even if you do that, it's actually not that hard to get rid of - the most common way would be a Kaiju monster, which are splashed into a lot of decks.

In short, Zushin the Sleeping Giant, probably the worst card in the game. Should have stayed anime only.

Tommydurning

Saturday 11th of May 2019

What about hitamoni is deal 50 dommage point or the yugi card i life in sojl of duelist that give 200 life point