<p>There can be a number of different reasons for cards existing.  In the point of Chimaera, <a href="https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Yu-Gi-Oh!_World_Championship_2007_prize_cards" rel="nofollow noreferrer">it was a prize card from the 2007 World Championships</a>.</p>
<p>It's not uncommon for a TCG to have official cards that are unplayable in any format.</p>
<ul>
<li>Promotional cards</li>
<li>Special cards given out as championship prizes, similar to a trophy</li>
<li>Extremely limited print run cards</li>
</ul>
<p>Looking at <a href="https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Limitation_text" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this link</a>, it appears that all of the cards that have that text are either promotional cards (see <a href="https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Set_Sail_for_The_Kingdom" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Set Sail for the Kingdom</a>) or cards given out as prizes for tournaments.</p>

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<p>In Yu-Gi-Oh, there are several cards with &quot;You cannot use this card in a duel&quot;, such as Chimaera, The Master of Beasts:</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/Lx5SR.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Lx5SR.jpg" alt="Chimaera, The Master of Beasts" /></a></p>
<p>Since this card cannot be used in a duel, what exactly is the point of it?</p>

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What is the purpose of "illegal" cards?
MechMK1
# What is the purpose of "illegal" cards?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-08-20)

In Yu-Gi-Oh, there are several cards with "You cannot use this card in a duel", such as Chimaera, The Master of Beasts:

[![Chimaera, The Master of Beasts](https://i.sstatic.net/Lx5SR.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/Lx5SR.jpg)

Since this card cannot be used in a duel, what exactly is the point of it?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-08-20. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

There can be a number of different reasons for cards existing. In the point of Chimaera, [it was a prize card from the 2007 World Championships](https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Yu-Gi-Oh!_World_Championship_2007_prize_cards).

It's not uncommon for a TCG to have official cards that are unplayable in any format.

* Promotional cards
* Special cards given out as championship prizes, similar to a trophy
* Extremely limited print run cards

Looking at [this link](https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Limitation_text), it appears that all of the cards that have that text are either promotional cards (see [Set Sail for the Kingdom](https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Set_Sail_for_The_Kingdom)) or cards given out as prizes for tournaments.


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