Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG details GENESYS point format, Duelist Festival Nov. 23
The point-based GENESYS ruleset has no Forbidden or Limited cards, a usual 100-point cap, and events at Duelist Festival and Satellite Shops.
GENESYS is a deck-building ruleset for Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG that uses a point budget instead of the Limit Regulation of the Master Rule, and events using the format are now being offered. Duelist Festival will run GENESYS-format events on Monday November 23, 2026, a national holiday in Japan.
How GENESYS works
GENESYS keeps the Master Rule as its base but changes four things: there is no Limit Regulation, decks are built within a point cap, Pendulum and Link Monsters are excluded, and the Extra Monster Zone and Pendulum Zone are not used.
There are no Forbidden, Limited, or Semi-Limited cards in the format. Cards whose text says they cannot be used in official duels remain unusable.
Instead, certain cards are assigned point values. The total across the Main Deck, Extra Deck, and Side Deck combined must stay within the cap set for the event. That cap is decided per event but is normally 100 points.
Deck-building and field rules
Pendulum Monsters and Link Monsters cannot go in a GENESYS deck. The restriction also covers Ritual, Fusion, Synchro, and Xyz Monsters that are Pendulum Monsters as well.
On the field, GENESYS uses the Master Rule layout without the Extra Monster Zone. The zones that would normally serve as Pendulum Zones function only as Spell & Trap Zones.
Point lists and checking your deck
The list of point-bearing cards, along with the point total of a built deck, can be checked in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Neuron app (Yu-Gi-Oh! NEURON). The link to the app opens it only on devices where it is already installed.
The latest GENESYS point list is the one applied from October 1, 2026. Earlier lists that applied from August 1, 2026 and June 1, 2026 are also listed.
Where to play
Duelist Festival will hold GENESYS-format events on Monday November 23, 2026.
GENESYS-format events will be held exclusively at Satellite Shops. Players choose between a Swiss-draw format and a free-duel format when registering.
Why it matters
In GENESYS, certain cards are assigned points and the deck total must stay within the cap, so the point total replaces Forbidden and Limited status as the limit on deck-building. Three point lists are listed, and the latest is the one applied from October 1, 2026. Which list applies to the events on November 23, 2026 is not announced yet.
TCGKing's coverage of a reported Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Forbidden & Limited List change, reportedly taking effect Monday October 19, 2026, is a separate matter from GENESYS, which has no Forbidden or Limited cards. IMMORTAL PHOENIX is reportedly due October 31, 2026. Both items are reported rather than confirmed. Read the coverage of the reported list for details.
What is still unknown
Which specific cards carry points, and how many each is worth, is not stated here. The venue and location of the Duelist Festival on November 23, 2026 are not announced, nor is the point cap for that event. The dates of the Satellite Shop GENESYS events are also not announced yet.
Players planning to enter can check the Yu-Gi-Oh! Neuron app for the current point list and their deck's total.
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