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Yu-Gi-Oh! Limited and Forbidden Card Lists

Effective from June 5, 2023

  • Cards that are "Forbidden" cannot be used in your Main Deck, Extra Deck, or Side Deck.
  • You can only have 1 copy maximum of a "Limited" card in your Main Deck, Extra Deck, and Side Deck combined.
  • You can only have 2 copies maximum of a "Semi-limited" card in your Main Deck, Extra Deck, and Side Deck combined.

The next update after this will be in a few months.

The previous (Feb 13, 2023) list will remain in effect until June 5, 2023.

Updated: 5/27/2023

Card Type Card Name Advanced Format Traditional Format Remarks
Monster/Effect ARCHNEMESES PROTOS Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Effect ARTIFACT SCYTHE Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Effect BARRIER STATUE OF THE STORMWINDS Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Effect BLACKWING – GOFU THE VAGUE SHADOW Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Effect BLOCK DRAGON Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Effect CYBER-STEIN Forbidden Limited Was Limited
Monster/Effect DANDYLION Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Effect DJINN RELEASER OF RITUALS Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Effect ECLIPSE WYVERN Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Effect EVA Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Effect FAIRY TAIL – SNOW Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Effect FIBER JAR Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Effect FISHBORG BLASTER Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Effect GLOW-UP BULB Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Effect GRINDER GOLEM Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Effect LEVEL EATER Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Effect MAGICAL SCIENTIST Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Effect MAJESPECTER UNICORN – KIRIN Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Effect MASTER PEACE, THE TRUE DRACOSLAYING KING Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Effect MAXX "C" Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Effect MIND MASTER Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Effect ORCUST HARP HORROR Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Effect PERFORMAGE PLUSHFIRE Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Effect PHOENIXIAN CLUSTER AMARYLLIS Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Effect REDOX, DRAGON RULER OF BOULDERS Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Effect RONINTOADIN Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Effect SPYRAL MASTER PLAN Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Effect THE TYRANT NEPTUNE Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Effect TIDAL, DRAGON RULER OF WATERFALLS Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Effect VICTORY DRAGON Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Fusion ELDER ENTITY NORDEN Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Fusion SUPREME KING DRAGON STARVING VENOM Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Fusion TEARLAMENTS KITKALLOS Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Fusion THUNDER DRAGON COLOSSUS Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Link CRYSTRON HALQIFIBRAX Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Link CURIOUS, THE LIGHTSWORN DOMINION Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Link GUARDRAGON AGARPAIN Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Link GUARDRAGON ELPY Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Link HEAVYMETALFOES ELECTRUMITE Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Link KNIGHTMARE GOBLIN Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Link KNIGHTMARE MERMAID Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Link LINKROSS Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Link MECHA PHANTOM BEAST AURORADON Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Link PRANK-KIDS MEOW-MEOW-MU Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Link PREDAPLANT VERTE ANACONDA Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Link SIMORGH, BIRD OF SOVEREIGNTY Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Link SPRIGHT ELF Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Link SUMMON SORCERESS Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Link SUPERHEAVY SAMURAI SCARECROW Forbidden Limited New
Monster/Link TOPOLOGIC GUMBLAR DRAGON Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Link UNION CARRIER Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Synchro CHAOS RULER, THE CHAOTIC MAGICAL DRAGON Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Synchro IB THE WORLD CHALICE JUSTICIAR Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Synchro TEMPEST MAGICIAN Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Xyz LAVALVAL CHAIN Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Xyz M-X-SABER INVOKER Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Xyz NUMBER 16: SHOCK MASTER Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Xyz NUMBER 42: GALAXY TOMAHAWK Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Xyz NUMBER 86: HEROIC CHAMPION – RHONGOMYNIAD Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Xyz NUMBER 89: DIABLOSIS THE MIND HACKER Forbidden Limited New
Monster/Xyz NUMBER 95: GALAXY-EYES DARK MATTER DRAGON Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Xyz NUMBER S0: UTOPIC ZEXAL Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Xyz OUTER ENTITY AZATHOT Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Xyz TRUE KING OF ALL CALAMITIES Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Xyz WIND-UP CARRIER ZENMAITY Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Xyz ZOODIAC BROADBULL Forbidden Limited  
Monster/Xyz ZOODIAC DRIDENT Forbidden Limited  
Spell BRILLIANT FUSION Forbidden Limited  
Spell BUTTERFLY DAGGER – ELMA Forbidden Limited  
Spell CARD OF SAFE RETURN Forbidden Limited  
Spell CHICKEN GAME Forbidden Limited  
Spell COLD WAVE Forbidden Limited  
Spell CONFISCATION Forbidden Limited  
Spell DELINQUENT DUO Forbidden Limited  
Spell DIMENSION FUSION Forbidden Limited  
Spell GIANT TRUNADE Forbidden Limited  
Spell GRACEFUL CHARITY Forbidden Limited  
Spell HEAVY STORM Forbidden Limited  
Spell KAISER COLOSSEUM Forbidden Limited  
Spell LAST WILL Forbidden Limited  
Spell MASS DRIVER Forbidden Limited  
Spell METAMORPHOSIS Forbidden Limited  
Spell MIRAGE OF NIGHTMARE Forbidden Limited  
Spell MYSTIC MINE Forbidden Limited  
Spell PAINFUL CHOICE Forbidden Limited  
Spell POT OF GREED Forbidden Limited  
Spell PREMATURE BURIAL Forbidden Limited  
Spell SMOKE GRENADE OF THE THIEF Forbidden Limited  
Spell SNATCH STEAL Forbidden Limited  
Spell SOUL CHARGE Forbidden Limited  
Spell THAT GRASS LOOKS GREENER Forbidden Limited  
Spell THE FORCEFUL SENTRY Forbidden Limited  
Spell ZOODIAC BARRAGE Forbidden Limited  
Trap APPOINTER OF THE RED LOTUS Forbidden Limited Was Limited
Trap BRANDED EXPULSION Forbidden Limited New
Trap IMPERIAL ORDER Forbidden Limited  
Trap LAST TURN Forbidden Limited  
Trap RED REBOOT Forbidden Limited  
Trap RETURN FROM THE DIFFERENT DIMENSION Forbidden Limited  
Trap ROYAL OPPRESSION Forbidden Limited  
Trap SELF-DESTRUCT BUTTON Forbidden Limited  
Trap SIXTH SENSE Forbidden Limited  
Trap TRAP DUSTSHOOT Forbidden Limited  
Trap ULTIMATE OFFERING Forbidden Limited  
Trap VANITY’S EMPTINESS Forbidden Limited  
Card Type Card Name Advanced Format Traditional Format Remarks
Monster LEFT ARM OF THE FORBIDDEN ONE Limited Limited  
Monster LEFT LEG OF THE FORBIDDEN ONE Limited Limited  
Monster RIGHT ARM OF THE FORBIDDEN ONE Limited Limited  
Monster RIGHT LEG OF THE FORBIDDEN ONE Limited Limited  
Monster/Effect AGIDO THE ANCIENT SENTINEL Limited Limited  
Monster/Effect ARMAGEDDON KNIGHT Limited Limited  
Monster/Effect ASTROGRAPH SORCERER Limited Limited  
Monster/Effect BLACK DRAGON COLLAPSERPENT Limited Limited  
Monster/Effect BLASTER, DRAGON RULER OF INFERNOS Limited Limited Was Forbidden
Monster/Effect CYBER JAR Limited Limited  
Monster/Effect DANGER!? JACKALOPE? Limited Limited  
Monster/Effect DANGER!? TSUCHINOKO? Limited Limited  
Monster/Effect DARK GREPHER Limited Limited  
Monster/Effect DINOWRESTLER PANKRATOPS Limited Limited  
Monster/Effect EXODIA THE FORBIDDEN ONE Limited Limited  
Monster/Effect INFERNITY ARCHFIEND Limited Limited  
Monster/Effect KELBEK THE ANCIENT VANGUARD Limited Limited  
Monster/Effect KELDO THE SACRED PROTECTOR Limited Limited  
Monster/Effect LUNALIGHT TIGER Limited Limited  
Monster/Effect MATHMECH CIRCULAR Limited Limited New
Monster/Effect MISCELLANEOUSAURUS Limited Limited  
Monster/Effect MORPHING JAR Limited Limited  
Monster/Effect MUDORA THE SWORD ORACLE Limited Limited  
Monster/Effect PERFORMAPAL MONKEYBOARD Limited Limited  
Monster/Effect PHANTOM SKYBLASTER Limited Limited  
Monster/Effect PSY-FRAMEGEAR GAMMA Limited Limited New
Monster/Effect RED ROSE DRAGON Limited Limited  
Monster/Effect SALAMANGREAT GAZELLE Limited Limited  
Monster/Effect SPEEDROID TERRORTOP Limited Limited  
Monster/Effect SUBSTITOAD Limited Limited  
Monster/Effect TEARLAMENTS HAVNIS Limited Limited  
Monster/Effect TEARLAMENTS MERRLI Limited Limited  
Monster/Effect TEARLAMENTS SCHEIREN Limited Limited  
Monster/Effect TEMPEST, DRAGON RULER OF STORMS Limited Limited  
Monster/Effect WHITE DRAGON WYVERBURSTER Limited Limited  
Monster/Effect ZOODIAC RATPIER Limited Limited  
Monster/Fusion GEM-KNIGHT MASTER DIAMOND Limited Limited  
Monster/Link STRIKER DRAGON Limited Limited  
Monster/Synchro ANCIENT FAIRY DRAGON Limited Limited  
Monster/Synchro DENGLONG, FIRST OF THE YANG ZING Limited Limited Was Forbidden
Monster/Synchro PSY-FRAMELORD OMEGA Limited Limited  
Monster/Synchro T.G. HYPER LIBRARIAN Limited Limited  
Monster/Xyz BEATRICE, LADY OF THE ETERNAL Limited Limited  
Monster/Xyz DAIGUSTO EMERAL Limited Limited  
Monster/Xyz KASHTIRA ARISE-HEART Limited Limited New
Spell CALLED BY THE GRAVE Limited Limited  
Spell CARD DESTRUCTION Limited Limited  
Spell CARD OF DEMISE Limited Limited  
Spell CHAIN STRIKE Limited Limited  
Spell CHANGE OF HEART Limited Limited  
Spell DIVINE WIND OF MIST VALLEY Limited Limited  
Spell DRAGONIC DIAGRAM Limited Limited  
Spell FINAL COUNTDOWN Limited Limited  
Spell FOOLISH BURIAL Limited Limited  
Spell GATEWAY OF THE SIX Limited Limited  
Spell GOLD SARCOPHAGUS Limited Limited  
Spell HARPIE’S FEATHER DUSTER Limited Limited  
Spell INFERNITY LAUNCHER Limited Limited  
Spell INSTANT FUSION Limited Limited  
Spell INTO THE VOID Limited Limited  
Spell MAGICAL MID-BREAKER FIELD Limited Limited  
Spell MIND CONTROL Limited Limited  
Spell MONSTER GATE Limited Limited  
Spell MONSTER REBORN Limited Limited  
Spell ONE DAY OF PEACE Limited Limited  
Spell ONE FOR ONE Limited Limited  
Spell PURRELY DELICIOUS MEMORY Limited Limited New
Spell REASONING Limited Limited  
Spell REINFORCEMENT OF THE ARMY Limited Limited  
Spell SEKKA’S LIGHT Limited Limited  
Spell SET ROTATION Limited Limited  
Spell SKY STRIKER MECHA – HORNET DRONES Limited Limited  
Spell SLASH DRAW Limited Limited  
Spell SPELLBOOK OF JUDGMENT Limited Limited  
Spell TERRAFORMING Limited Limited  
Spell UPSTART GOBLIN Limited Limited  
Trap MAGICAL EXPLOSION Limited Limited  
Trap NATURIA SACRED TREE Limited Limited New
Trap TIME SEAL Limited Limited  
Card Type Card Name Advanced Format Traditional Format Remarks
Monster/Effect DESTINY HERO – MALICIOUS Semi-Limited Semi-Limited  
Monster/Effect HERALD OF ORANGE LIGHT Semi-Limited Semi-Limited Was Limited
Monster/Effect KASHTIRA UNICORN Semi-Limited Semi-Limited New
Spell LIGHTNING STORM Semi-Limited Semi-Limited New
Spell POT OF DESIRES Semi-Limited Semi-Limited  
Spell RUNICK FOUNTAIN Semi-Limited Semi-Limited New
Spell SKY STRIKER MOBILIZE – ENGAGE! Semi-Limited Semi-Limited Was Limited
Spell SPRIGHT STARTER Semi-Limited Semi-Limited New

 

Card Type Card Name Advanced Format Traditional Format Remarks
Monster/Effect BLACKWING – STEAM THE CLOAK No Longer On List No Longer On List Was Limited
Monster/Effect GENEX ALLY BIRDMAN No Longer On List No Longer On List Was Limited
Monster/Effect SAMSARA LOTUS No Longer On List No Longer On List Was Forbidden
Monster/Effect SPYRAL QUIK-FIX No Longer On List No Longer On List Was Limited
Monster/Xyz LYRILUSC – RECITAL STARLING No Longer On List No Longer On List Was Semi-Limited
Spell DRACO FACE‐OFF No Longer On List No Longer On List Was Limited
Spell SKY STRIKER MECHA MODULES – MULTIROLE No Longer On List No Longer On List Was Limited