Current TCG Banlist – September 25, 2023
Almost all tournaments follows the Advanced format, which has many forbidden and limited cards. Forbidden cards are not allowed anywhere near your deck. Limited cards are those that you can only have one of in your deck and Semi-Limited are those that you can only have two of in your deck, instead of the usual three.
Cards are banned in order to keep the game interesting. Without these lists, tournament matches will just be a game of luck: whoever draws the super powerful card first will win. In some cases, if both players get a strong starting hand, it might even be whoever goes first wins. This is no fun for players and observers. Instead, the banlist forces players to be creative and to strategize while playing, which keeps the game interesting in the long run.
There is also the Traditional format of Duel Monsters, which has no forbidden cards. Those that are forbidden are considered to be limited instead under the Traditional format. If you are playing with your friends, be sure that you all agree on which ruleset you are following in order to prevent arguments later on!
UPDATED: 9/15/2023
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.
This list also applies to Europe, Latin America, Middle East, South Africa, and Oceania regions.
FORBIDDEN & LIMITED LISTS
The next update will be in a few months.
The previous (June 5, 2023) list will remain in effect until September 25, 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
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
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
KASHTIRA ARISE-HEART
Forbidden
Limited
Was 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
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
Trap
BRANDED EXPULSION
Forbidden
Limited
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
Monster
LEFT LEG OF THE FORBIDDEN ONE
Limited
Monster
RIGHT ARM OF THE FORBIDDEN ONE
Limited
Monster
RIGHT LEG OF THE FORBIDDEN ONE
Limited
Monster/Effect
AGIDO THE ANCIENT SENTINEL
Limited
Monster/Effect
ARMAGEDDON KNIGHT
Limited
Monster/Effect
ASTROGRAPH SORCERER
Limited
Monster/Effect
BLACK DRAGON COLLAPSERPENT
Limited
Monster/Effect
BLASTER, DRAGON RULER OF INFERNOS
Limited
Monster/Effect
BYSTIAL MAGNAMHUT
Limited
New
Monster/Effect
CYBER JAR
Limited
Monster/Effect
DANGER!? JACKALOPE?
Limited
Monster/Effect
DANGER!? TSUCHINOKO?
Limited
Monster/Effect
DARK GREPHER
Limited
Monster/Effect
DINOWRESTLER PANKRATOPS
Limited
Monster/Effect
EXODIA THE FORBIDDEN ONE
Limited
Monster/Effect
INFERNITY ARCHFIEND
Limited
Monster/Effect
KELBEK THE ANCIENT VANGUARD
Limited
Monster/Effect
KELDO THE SACRED PROTECTOR
Limited
Monster/Effect
LUNALIGHT TIGER
Limited
Monster/Effect
MATHMECH CIRCULAR
Limited
Monster/Effect
MISCELLANEOUSAURUS
Limited
Monster/Effect
MORPHING JAR
Limited
Monster/Effect
MUDORA THE SWORD ORACLE
Limited
Monster/Effect
PERFORMAPAL MONKEYBOARD
Limited
Monster/Effect
PHANTOM SKYBLASTER
Limited
Monster/Effect
PSY-FRAMEGEAR GAMMA
Limited
Monster/Effect
RED ROSE DRAGON
Limited
Monster/Effect
SPEEDROID TERRORTOP
Limited
Monster/Effect
SUBSTITOAD
Limited
Monster/Effect
TEARLAMENTS HAVNIS
Limited
Monster/Effect
TEARLAMENTS MERRLI
Limited
Monster/Effect
TEARLAMENTS SCHEIREN
Limited
Monster/Effect
TEMPEST, DRAGON RULER OF STORMS
Limited
Monster/Effect
WHITE DRAGON WYVERBURSTER
Limited
Monster/Effect
ZOODIAC RATPIER
Limited
Monster/Fusion
GEM-KNIGHT MASTER DIAMOND
Limited
Monster/Link
STRIKER DRAGON
Limited
Monster/Synchro
ANCIENT FAIRY DRAGON
Limited
Monster/Synchro
DENGLONG, FIRST OF THE YANG ZING
Limited
Monster/Synchro
PSY-FRAMELORD OMEGA
Limited
Monster/Synchro
T.G. HYPER LIBRARIAN
Limited
Monster/Xyz
BEATRICE, LADY OF THE ETERNAL
Limited
Monster/Xyz
DAIGUSTO EMERAL
Limited
Spell
CALLED BY THE GRAVE
Limited
Spell
CARD DESTRUCTION
Limited
Spell
CARD OF DEMISE
Limited
Spell
CHAIN STRIKE
Limited
Spell
CHANGE OF HEART
Limited
Spell
CHAOS SPACE
Limited
New
Spell
DIVINE WIND OF MIST VALLEY
Limited
Spell
DRAGONIC DIAGRAM
Limited
Spell
FINAL COUNTDOWN
Limited
Spell
FOOLISH BURIAL
Limited
Spell
GATEWAY OF THE SIX
Limited
Spell
GOLD SARCOPHAGUS
Limited
Spell
HARPIE’S FEATHER DUSTER
Limited
Spell
INFERNITY LAUNCHER
Limited
Spell
INSTANT FUSION
Limited
Spell
INTO THE VOID
Limited
Spell
MAGICAL MID-BREAKER FIELD
Limited
Spell
MIND CONTROL
Limited
Spell
MONSTER GATE
Limited
Spell
MONSTER REBORN
Limited
Spell
ONE DAY OF PEACE
Limited
Spell
ONE FOR ONE
Limited
Spell
PURRELY DELICIOUS MEMORY
Limited
Spell
REASONING
Limited
Spell
REINFORCEMENT OF THE ARMY
Limited
Spell
SEKKA’S LIGHT
Limited
Spell
SET ROTATION
Limited
Spell
SKY STRIKER MECHA – HORNET DRONES
Limited
Spell
SLASH DRAW
Limited
Spell
SPELLBOOK OF JUDGMENT
Limited
Spell
TERRAFORMING
Limited
Spell
UPSTART GOBLIN
Limited
Trap
MAGICAL EXPLOSION
Limited
Trap
NATURIA SACRED TREE
Limited
Trap
TIME SEAL
Limited
Card Type
Card Name
Advanced Format
Traditional Format
Remarks
Monster/Effect
DESTINY HERO – MALICIOUS
Semi-Limited
Monster/Effect
KASHTIRA UNICORN
Semi-Limited
Spell
LIGHTNING STORM
Semi-Limited
Spell
POT OF DESIRES
Semi-Limited
Spell
RUNICK FOUNTAIN
Semi-Limited
Spell
SKY STRIKER MOBILIZE – ENGAGE!
Semi-Limited
Spell
SPRIGHT STARTER
Semi-Limited
Card Type
Card Name
Advanced Format
Traditional Format
Remarks
Monster/Effect
HERALD OF ORANGE LIGHT
No Longer On List
Was Semi-Limited
Monster/Effect
SALAMANGREAT GAZELLE
No Longer On List
Was Limited
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