Bottle of Wishes, the first (and only) retired card.
A card that has been Retired is a card that has been removed from all sanctioned tournament events such as a Kaijudo Duel Day or a Kaijudo Master Challenge.
Criteria[]
For a card to be a candidate for retirement, Wizards of the Coast R&D must first examine tournament results to see how often that a card shows up in decklists. Then they examine win rates, perception, and reviews from players, retailers, and tournament organizers.
After this is done, they then talk about what the metagame will look like without the card. They explore every possible option before coming to a final decision.[1]
History[]
Inception of the Retired List[]
On November 6, 2013, an announcement was made on the official Kaijudo blog that Bottle of Wishes had been retired.[2] The news of the retirement took the Kaijudo community by storm. The link was posted to the Kaijudo Dojo Facebook group by Nolan Johnson and spawned hundreds of comments.
Introduction of the Standard Format[]
With the introduction of the Standard and Open Constructed formats (the latter of which being the previous game format), Bottle of Wishes was changed to be allowed at one copy for the Open format.[3]
However, as Bottle of Wishes was released in DragonStrike Infernus, it was not included in the Standard format, which is a rotating format, from the Clash of the Duel Masters block onwards.
List of Retired Cards[]
Here is a list of all the retired cards, in order of their retirement.
| No. | Card | Original Set | Date Retired |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bottle of Wishes [2] | DragonStrike Infernus | November 6, 2013 |
Gallery[]
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(November 6, 2013)
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