Permabanning

Players that are newer to the game often look at the banlist and question the logic behind choices Konami has made. I've heard arguments calling for cards like Tribe-Infecting Virus and Sinister Serpent to brought back, at least to one. The logic they use stems from the fact that there exist cards that can be used to counter them, should they get out of hand. In this case, suitable counters would be Starlight Road and D.D. Crow.

Now it is not my intention to insult anyone, but this is inherently flawed logic. Cards are on the banlist are there for a reason. The existence of a card that can counteract it does not make said card any less unbalanced. I can use Solemn Judgment when my opponent summons Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End, but does that make him any less broken? Heck no!

The only reason I bring this up is because recently I've seen a growing number of players calling for Thousand-Eyes Restrict to be brought to 1 or higher, and I will say this now: "It will NOT happen!"

Thousand-Eyes Restrict, which I shall hereby refer to as TER, was first brought into notoriety during the Goat Control Format. For those of you unfamiliar with the format, 

A Goat Control Deck centers around using "Metamorphosis" on "Magician of Faith" or a "Sheep Token" to summon "Thousand-Eyes Restrict". "Tsukuyomi" is also a vital card to this Deck, as it allows you to re-use "Thousand-Eyes Restrict's" effect.

Goat Control Decks became practically dead after the September 2005 banlists, when "Scapegoat", "Metamorphosis" and "Thousand-Eyes Restrict" were all Limited. This Deck is now truly dead in the Advanced Format as of September 1, 2006, since "Tsukuyomi" and "Thousand-Eyes Restrict's" banning. "Magician of Faith" and "Metamorphosis" have also been banned since. 

~ Yu-Gi-Oh! Wikia

Some of you may still wonder why TER can't come back if Metamorphosis remains banned. The reason for this is because now there is any even better alternative: Instant Fusion

Instant Fusion (Normal Spell)

Pay 1000 Life Points. Special Summon 1 Level 5 or lower Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck. (This Special Summon is treated as a Fusion Summon). It cannot attack, and is destroyed during the End Phase. Only 1 "Instant Fusion" can be activated per turn.

Instant Fusion triumphs Metamorphosis in several ways. For one, it treats the Special Summon as a Fusion Summon, meaning TER can be revived later. With Book of Moon currently at 3, bringing TER back would definitely slow the meta considerably. Monarchs would likely benefit the most, being able to use TER + Instant Fusion as a pseudo-Soul Exchange that lets them retain their Battle Phase.

Indeed, for the reasons I've mentioned as well as others, there are some cards that just can't come on the banlist. Sure, Konami may throw a curve ball like they did with Monster Reborn a few formats ago, but the odds that happening again are extremely slim, so I wouldn't bet on it.

Remember players, the game ends with you.