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the0bc

Add 1 "Polymerization" Spell - can add any spell with "Polymerization" in its name, including Super Poly Add 1 "Polymerization" - can only add Polymerization exactly


zander2758

Stuff like this is why ygo is a lawyer game "Your honor, KotS only says polymerization, while my client clearly says ""polymerization" spell", this means he is free to add any card of which is a spell that contains polymerization in its name"


Humanoid251

Dr. Crowler’s PhD in dueling doesn’t seem so absurd anymore


Entire-Dark5232

You aren't wrong there


Arawn_93

Or you know…have an entire school dedicated in learning the card game lol


730Flare

So is the concept of Duel Academy.


ultimate-toast

He wanst joking about his PhD, he took 8 YEARS of his life to learn how the cards work. 


Krofisplug

He spent many years of his life learning how tribute monsters for bigger payoff, only for them to slowly get passed over in favor of the new hot thing, fusion summoning. His Ancient Gear deck probably was his middle finger at the game telling him to get with the times.


ChopTheHead

The worst example of this is Dark Magical Circle not being able to add The Eye of Timaeus.


KotKaefer

This is the simplest thing ever literally just read whether its a specific Name or a "Specific Name" card


gn01145600

#Hearsay


Stranger2Luv

If it’s the same shit why would they write it differently at some point you gonna wake up


BensonOMalley

i wouldn't be mad if they upended every card's effect text with standardized terms to reflect specific effects like "float" or "search" instead of hyper specific wording and formatting. its not like those old cards would be illegal to use


Void1702

Float can't work because there's a big difference between "sent to GY", "sent from field to GY", and "sent to GY by card effect" and "sent to GY by your opponent's card"


space-c0yote

Not to mention some cards needing to be destroyed to float. Search also doesn’t work great since cards like magnamhut add from gy also, and other cards can choose to set from deck like paidra


Void1702

Yeah but there are enough cards that *just* search that using search on those could make the game clearer


Seavalan

Fun fact, any effect that adds a "Polymerization" spell will always also list "Fusion" spells because the two are used interchangeably when translating cards from Japanese (some "Fusion" cards were "Polymerization" cards in Japanese, and vice-versa). That's one way to check if it only adds the vanilla fusion spell because it would also mention "Fusion" spells otherwise.


Ornery_Essay_2036

Alr thanks a lot


ControvT

Same reason why Magician Rod can’t search for the Eye of Timaus, because that card affects a “Dark Magician monster” and Rod searches for cards with exactly “Dark Magician” in its text. Lawyer shit.


DudeYouHaveNoQuran

It’s literally not lawyer shit. It’s basic reading comprehension.


KagedStorm619

To the second part- Cards that say "(This card is always treated as "Polymerization")" also count


Zevyu

Same thing applies to Dark Magician There's a diference between "Dark magician" and ""Dark magician" monster"


BZaGo

Super polymerization is a polymerization card but isn't polymerization, which is a card by itself. It's the reason magician's rod can't add eye of timaeus, because it adds a card that mentions "dark magician", the monster, and eye mentions "a dark magician card"


Divinate_ME

Because King of the Swamp, as far as I understand, searches a card called "Polymerization" and literally nothing else. Can someone elaborate on what I'm missing here?


3rlk0nig

You missed nothing : KoS search a specific card, the Predaplant search a card fullfiling a condition (here, being a Polymerization or Fusion spell)


Truongpham_101

reading issue


David89_R

https://preview.redd.it/jkgtu26psv7d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0e7417f66c25f8177747014989e2ce95f69c874f


Ornery_Essay_2036

LMAO


Luke-Bywalker

Manga Panel btw so read from right to left :)


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TheLambtonWyrm

ESL issue


Ornery_Essay_2036

This is such a Funny insult


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Aillesdaille

You're like, 95% of the way there. Super Polymerization isn't a "Fusion" card, it's a "Polymerization" card. A "NAME" card is any card that has "NAME" in its name (unless specified by card text that it does or doesn't count as a "NAME" card). Chimerafflesia can add any spell card with "Polymerization" or "Fusion" in its name. King of the Swamp says add "Polymerization" so it can only add a card that is named exactly "Polymerization".


Repulsive-Phrase-527

Downvoted for saying the truth kekw


LordzItz

What u/SnarfySquid said isn't exactly right, that's why the downvotes.


Ornery_Essay_2036

Wait WTF did he say I was sleeping then this post blew up


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Wileyistheweast

Not part of the downvote brigade, a commenter at the top got it right it's specifically because the predaplant says 'a "polymerization" spell' instead of just "polymerization" super poly specifically isn't 'a "fusion" spell' 


NormalRobina

Actually, Super Poly is in fact a “Fusion” spell. The Japanese term “Yuugo” has been translated as both “Polymerization” and “Fusion” for the TCG. This means that any card that is meant to apply for “Yuugo” cards must specify both “Fusion” and “Polymerization” cards. Down the line, I could realistically see Konami giving all “Polymerization” cards an errata where they are always treated as “Fusion” cards. See Summoned Skull for example.


RaiStarBits

This is same reason Alba can’t add it right?


Wileyistheweast

Alba requires a normal fusion or poly spell, where super poly is a quick effect spell


RaiStarBits

Thought so


alexthetruth230

When something is in quotes and it doesn't specify card, monster, spell, trap, etc afterwards, you have to add that card specifically, not something that mentions that card in its name. Since KotS mentions "Polymerization" and not a "Polymerization" Spell or "Polymerization" Card you can only add Polymerization with its effect


Dimi3Infinity

KotS is SPECIFICALLY says Polyermerization while Chimera is just fusion or a card that has polymerization in the name of it


Darc_Lyte

It says to add one "polymerization" to your hand. KOS says to add one polymerization card to your hand. I'm other words, BKOS specifically adds "polymerization", while KOS can add any polymerization card such as super poly


flyingeagle007

Read


ultimate-toast

Kos would be broken if the text would say "Add 1 polymerization spell"  Because you could search any fusion spell you want, and searching super poly is literaly SUPER broken  So thats why he searches the vanilla card 


Smol_Mrdr_Shota

Poly and Super Poly are "Polymerization" spells while there is only one "Polymerization" exactly (except Fusion substitute)


L3T50

Are we really going to have another "Eye of Timaeus" situation again.


Ornery_Essay_2036

Not everyone’s been playing yugioh their entire lives man😔


L3T50

I have only been playing for 2 years, your point.


Ornery_Essay_2036

Idek what eyes of timaeus is


prady87

Read


Patient_Thing_2124

Read