There Can Only Be One [WRITTEN]

[Tinkerer]

There Can Only Be One
Continuous Trap
Players cannot control more than 1 monster with the same name.  Neither player can summon a monster(s) with the same name more than once per turn.  If a player controls 2 or more monsters with the same name, they must send some to the GY so they control no more than 1 monster with that name.

 

Not intentionally made to hit anything in particular, just wanted to make a "specific name" equivalent to the Gozen/Rivalry/TCBOO-esque floodgate thing.

Since that effect is much more narrow in scope, I also made it prevent players from summoning a monster more than once per turn, which makes it a much more effective floodgate.  It can really hurt certain decks like Sky Striker (which wouldn't be able to loop Raye), Salamangreat (no reincarnation), and even a lot of Spright plays (Swap Frog loops, Deep Sea Diva starters, Plaguespreader revives, etc.).

It's still pretty narrow, but like the other floodgates, I am sure something like this could become good in the right format with/against the right kind of deck.

[Loleo]

There can only be one, the knockoff of "There Can Be Only One" do like that the set is now completed

[Zamazenta the OS-Tan Fan]

This card I hate way less compared to the real floodgate that it is based on yeah its weak but I hate Floodgates like Mystic Mine Skill Drain Summon Limit Gozen/Rivalry/TCBOO I wish Konami just made this card and banned all powerful Floodgate Trap cards if IO is banned why aren't Skill Drain Summon Limit Gozen/Rivalry/TCBOO?

 

Imperal Oder is still I like compared to other floodgates it shits down board breakers.

[Dragulas]

I like this floodgate, forces you to play with some thought (some times), players usually dont summon the same monster twice since most things are now hard OPT anyways.

It wont be an autowin or turn the gamestate into monkey duel, unless you are playing cyber dragons or harpie ladies 

[Chu The Shooting star]

image this:

you have 3 cyber dragons and your opponent plays mine of the mighty

Just now, Beau Deets said:

image this:

you have 3 cyber dragons and your opponent plays their can only be one

 

[Rayfield Lumina]

On 9/15/2022 at 7:25 PM, Tinkerer said:

It's still pretty narrow, but like the other floodgates, I am sure something like this could become good in the right format with/against the right kind of deck.

I'd take it anytime as Side Deck material, sounds pretty nice under the right circumstances. I'm not a fan of floodgates, (much less, part of the Deep Sea Diva starters part :v) but I liked this one as it's not as prohibitive as others and can be popped without issue. Ultra tiny issue with the grammar: summon -> Summon.

It's like if The Last Warrior from Another Planet had a little son in the form of a Trap xD.

[Neglect Ln Cataclysmal 23]

fLOODGATES ARE COOL AND  I love Mystic Mine and Ice barriers look at my card

 

[DifferentDimensionVanessa]

This card is...the reason why I now know that the card I thought was called "There Can Only Be One" is in fact called "There Can Be Only One". I'd have gone my whole life with a misnomer in my head.

....I'm going to bed.