Current TCG Banlist
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!
The banlist is constantly updated and changed. Some cards that are forbidden now may become limited in the future and vice versa. Yu-Gi-Oh! World will be sure to keep you updated on these changes!
- 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.
FORBIDDEN & LIMITED LISTS
The next update after this will be no sooner than August 2018.
The previous (effective February 5, 2018) list will remain in effect until May 21, 2018.
| Card Type | Card Name | Advanced Format | Traditional Format | Remarks |
| Monster/Effect | ASTROGRAPH SORCERER | Forbidden | Limited | New |
| Monster/Effect | BLACKWING – GOFU THE VAGUE SHADOW | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | BLASTER, DRAGON RULER OF INFERNOS | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | CHAOS EMPEROR DRAGON – ENVOY OF THE END | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | CYBER JAR | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | CYBER-STEIN | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | DANDYLION | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | DESTINY HERO – DISK COMMANDER | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | DJINN RELEASER OF RITUALS | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | DOUBLE IRIS MAGICIAN | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | ELEMENTAL HERO STRATOS | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | FIBER JAR | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | FISHBORG BLASTER | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | LEVEL EATER | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | MAGICAL SCIENTIST | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | MAJESPECTER UNICORN – KIRIN | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | MAKYURA THE DESTRUCTOR | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | MASTER PEACE, THE TRUE DRACOSLAYING KING | Forbidden | Limited | New |
| Monster/Effect | MAXX “C” | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | MIND MASTER | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | MORPHING JAR | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | MORPHING JAR #2 | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | PERFORMAGE PLUSHFIRE | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | PERFORMAPAL MONKEYBOARD | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | PERFORMAPAL SKULLCROBAT JOKER | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | PHOENIXIAN CLUSTER AMARYLLIS | Forbidden | Limited | New |
| Monster/Effect | REDOX, DRAGON RULER OF BOULDERS | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | SHURIT, STRATEGIST OF THE NEKROZ | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | SUBSTITOAD | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | TEMPEST, DRAGON RULER OF STORMS | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | THE TYRANT NEPTUNE | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | TIDAL, DRAGON RULER OF WATERFALLS | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | TRIBE-INFECTING VIRUS | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | TRUE KING LITHOSAGYM, THE DISASTER | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | VICTORY DRAGON | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | YATA-GARASU | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Fusion | EL SHADDOLL CONSTRUCT | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Fusion | ELDER ENTITY NORDEN | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Fusion | SUPREME KING DRAGON STARVING VENOM | Forbidden | Limited | New |
| Monster/Synchro | ANCIENT FAIRY DRAGON | Forbidden | Limited | New |
| Monster/Synchro | DENGLONG, FIRST OF THE YANG ZING | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Xyz | DAIGUSTO EMERAL | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Xyz | EVILSWARM EXCITON KNIGHT | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Xyz | LAVALVAL CHAIN | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Xyz | NUMBER 16: SHOCK MASTER | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Xyz | TELLARKNIGHT PTOLEMAEUS | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Xyz | WIND-UP CARRIER ZENMAITY | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Xyz | ZOODIAC BROADBULL | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Xyz | ZOODIAC DRIDENT | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | BUTTERFLY DAGGER – ELMA | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | CARD DESTRUCTION | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | CARD OF SAFE RETURN | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | CHANGE OF HEART | 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 | HARPIE’S FEATHER DUSTER | 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 | PAINFUL CHOICE | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | POT OF AVARICE | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | POT OF GREED | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | PREMATURE BURIAL | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | RANK-UP-MAGIC ARGENT CHAOS FORCE | Forbidden | Limited | New |
| Spell | SNATCH STEAL | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | SPELLBOOK OF JUDGMENT | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | SUPER POLYMERIZATION | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | SUPER REJUVENATION | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | THAT GRASS LOOKS GREENER | Forbidden | Limited | Was Limited |
| Spell | THE FORCEFUL SENTRY | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Trap | LAST TURN | 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 | TIME SEAL | 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 | QLIPHORT SCOUT | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | CIR, MALEBRANCHE OF THE BURNING ABYSS | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | DARK ARMED DRAGON | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | DEEP SEA DIVA | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | DINOMIGHT KNIGHT, THE TRUE DRACOFIGHTER | Limited | Was Forbidden | |
| Monster/Effect | EHTHER THE HEAVENLY MONARCH | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | EXODIA THE FORBIDDEN ONE | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | GENEX ALLY BIRDMAN | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | GRAFF, MALEBRANCHE OF THE BURNING ABYSS | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | GRINDER GOLEM | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | INFERNITY ARCHFIEND | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | INZEKTOR DRAGONFLY | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | INZEKTOR HORNET | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | KOZMO DARK DESTROYER | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | MISCELLANEOUSAURUS | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | NIGHT ASSAILANT | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | PERFORMAGE DAMAGE JUGGLER | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | RED-EYES DARKNESS METAL DRAGON | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | SPEEDROID TERRORTOP | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | SPYRAL GEAR – DRONE | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | SPYRAL QUIK-FIX | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | TOUR GUIDE FROM THE UNDERWORLD | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | ZOODIAC RATPIER | Limited | ||
| Monster/Ritual | EVIGISHKI GUSTKRAKEN | Limited | ||
| Monster/Ritual | EVIGISHKI MIND AUGUS | Limited | ||
| Monster/Ritual | NEKROZ OF BRIONAC | Limited | ||
| Monster/Ritual | NEKROZ OF UNICORE | Limited | ||
| Monster/Fusion | GEM-KNIGHT MASTER DIAMOND | Limited | New | |
| Monster/Fusion | RITUAL BEAST ULTI-CANNAHAWK | Limited | ||
| Monster/Link | FIREWALL DRAGON | Limited | ||
| Monster/Synchro | DEWLOREN, TIGER KING OF THE ICE BARRIER | Limited | ||
| Monster/Synchro | IGNISTER PROMINENCE, THE BLASTING DRACOSLAYER | Limited | ||
| Monster/Synchro | TRISHULA, DRAGON OF THE ICE BARRIER | Limited | ||
| Monster/Xyz | BEATRICE, LADY OF THE ETERNAL | Limited | ||
| Spell | BOOK OF MOON | Limited | ||
| Spell | CHAIN STRIKE | Limited | Was Semi-Limited | |
| Spell | DARK HOLE | Limited | ||
| Spell | DIMENSIONAL FISSURE | Limited | ||
| Spell | DIVINE WIND OF MIST VALLEY | Limited | ||
| Spell | DRACO FACE‐OFF | Limited | ||
| Spell | EMERGENCY TELEPORT | Limited | ||
| Spell | FINAL COUNTDOWN | Limited | ||
| Spell | FOOLISH BURIAL | Limited | ||
| Spell | GATEWAY OF THE SIX | Limited | ||
| Spell | INFERNITY LAUNCHER | Limited | ||
| Spell | INTERRUPTED KAIJU SLUMBER | Limited | ||
| Spell | LIMITER REMOVAL | Limited | ||
| Spell | MONSTER GATE | Limited | ||
| Spell | MONSTER REBORN | Limited | ||
| Spell | ONE DAY OF PEACE | Limited | ||
| Spell | ONE FOR ONE | Limited | ||
| Spell | PANTHEISM OF THE MONARCHS | Limited | ||
| Spell | RAIGEKI | Limited | ||
| Spell | REASONING | Limited | ||
| Spell | REINFORCEMENT OF THE ARMY | Limited | ||
| Spell | REKINDLING | Limited | ||
| Spell | ROYAL TRIBUTE | Limited | ||
| Spell | SET ROTATION | Limited | ||
| Spell | SOUL CHARGE | Limited | ||
| Spell | SPYRAL Resort | Limited | ||
| Spell | SYMBOL OF HERITAGE | Limited | ||
| Spell | THE MONARCHS STORMFORTH | Limited | ||
| Spell | UPSTART GOBLIN | Limited | ||
| Trap | ERADICATOR EPIDEMIC VIRUS | Limited | ||
| Trap | IMPERIAL ORDER | Limited | ||
| Trap | INFERNITY BARRIER | Limited | ||
| Trap | MACRO COSMOS | Limited | ||
| Trap | MAGICAL EXPLOSION | Limited | ||
| Trap | SKILL DRAIN | Limited | ||
| Trap | SOLEMN JUDGMENT | Limited | ||
| Trap | SOLEMN WARNING | Limited | ||
| Trap | SOUL DRAIN | Limited | ||
| Trap | TRUE KING’S RETURN | Limited | ||
| Trap | WALL OF REVEALING LIGHT | Limited | ||
| Card Type | Card Name | Advanced Format | Traditional Format | Remarks |
| Monster/Effect | APOQLIPHORT TOWERS | Semi-Limited | Was Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | LUSTER PENDULUM, THE DRACOSLAYER | Semi-Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | NECROFACE | Semi-Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | WIND-UP MAGICIAN | Semi-Limited | ||
| Monster/Synchro | T.G. HYPER LIBRARIAN | Semi-Limited | ||
| Spell | BURIAL FROM A DIFFERENT DIMENSION | Semi-Limited | ||
| Trap | RING OF DESTRUCTION | Semi-Limited | Was Limited | |
| Card Type | Card Name | Advanced Format | Traditional Format | Remarks |
| Monster/Effect | ATLANTEAN DRAGOONS | No Longer On List | Was Semi-Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | GRANDSOIL THE ELEMENTAL LORD | No Longer On List | Was Forbidden | |
| Monster/Effect | IGNIS HEAT, THE TRUE DRACOWARRIOR | No Longer On List | Was Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | MATHEMATICIAN | No Longer On List | Was Semi-Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | NEO-SPACIAN GRAND MOLE | No Longer On List | Was Limited | |
| Trap | COMPULSORY EVACUATION DEVICE | No Longer On List | Was Limited | |
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