Forbidden

This article is about the tournament restriction status. For the series, see Forbidden (series). For other uses, see Forbidden (disambiguation).

Forbidden
Japanese (base text)	禁止カード
Japanese (romanized)	Kinshi Kādo
English	Forbidden card
Other names French: Carte Interdite German: Verbotene Karte Italian: Carta Proibita Korean: 금지 카드 (禁止 Card) Geumji Kadeu Spanish: Carta Prohibida

In the OCG and the TCG Advanced Format, Forbidden (禁止 Kinshi) cards are cards that players are not allowed to use in their Main Deck, Side Deck, or Extra Deck. There are no Forbidden cards in the Traditional Format; by default, all Forbidden cards are Limited in the Traditional Format.

These cards are Forbidden as of April 1, 2015 for the OCG, and January 1, 2015 for the TCG Advanced Format

Spell Cards

	Japanese name	OCG	TCG Advanced	TCG Traditional
Card of Safe Return	生（せい）還（かん）の宝（ほう）札（さつ）	Forbidden	Forbidden
Card of Safe Return (anime)	生（せい）還（かん）の宝（ほう）札（さつ）
Card of Safe Return (DM6)	生還の宝札
Card of Safe Return (Duel Links)	生（せい）還（かん）の宝（ほう）札（さつ）
Card of Safe Return (GX1)
Card of Safe Return (manga)	生（せい）還（かん）の宝（ほう）札（さつ）
Card of Safe Return (Master Duel)	生（せい）還（かん）の宝（ほう）札（さつ）
Card of Safe Return (SDD)	生還の宝札
Card of Safe Return (Tag Force 3)	生（せい）還（かん）の宝（ほう）札（さつ）
Card of Safe Return (World Championship 2004)	生還の宝札
Card of Safe Return (World Championship 2006)	生還の宝札

Changes

OCG

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Card	Japanese name	Card type	Old status (January 2015)	New status (April 2015)
Blaster, Dragon Ruler of Infernos	焔（えん）征（せい）竜（りゅう）－ブラスター	Monster Card	Limited	Forbidden
El Shaddoll Construct	エルシャドール・ネフィリム	Monster Card	Limited	Forbidden
Redox, Dragon Ruler of Boulders	巌（がん）征（せい）竜（りゅう）－レドックス	Monster Card	Limited	Forbidden
Tempest, Dragon Ruler of Storms	嵐（らん）征（せい）竜（りゅう）－テンペスト	Monster Card	Limited	Forbidden
Tidal, Dragon Ruler of Waterfalls	瀑（ばく）征（せい）竜（りゅう）－タイダル	Monster Card	Limited	Forbidden

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Card	Japanese name	Card type	Old status (January 2015)	New status (April 2015)
Burner, Dragon Ruler of Sparks	炎（えん）征（せい）竜（りゅう）－バーナー	Monster Card	Forbidden	Unlimited
Dark Magician of Chaos	混（こん）沌（とん）の黒（くろ）魔（ま）術（じゅつ）師（し）	Monster Card	Forbidden	Limited
Lightning, Dragon Ruler of Drafts	風（ふう）征（せい）竜（りゅう）－ライトニング	Monster Card	Forbidden	Unlimited
Reactan, Dragon Ruler of Pebbles	地（ち）征（せい）竜（りゅう）－リアクタン	Monster Card	Forbidden	Unlimited
Stream, Dragon Ruler of Droplets	水（すい）征（せい）竜（りゅう）－ストリーム	Monster Card	Forbidden	Unlimited

TCG

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Card	Japanese name	Card type	Old status (October 2014)	New status (January 2015)
Super Polymerization	超（ちょう）融（ゆう）合（ごう）	Spell Card	Limited	Forbidden

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Card	Japanese name	Card type	Old status (October 2014)	New status (January 2015)
Dark Strike Fighter	ダーク・ダイブ・ボンバー	Monster Card	Forbidden	Limited
Snatch Steal	強（ごう）奪（だつ）	Spell Card	Forbidden	Limited

World Championship

During World Championship tournaments, several cards are made Forbidden in addition to those on the OCG and TCG lists:

• Any region-restricted cards, including:
  • Any TCG exclusive or OCG exclusive cards
  • Any promotional cards that have only been released through a region-restricted method and have not been reprinted yet (including recent Shonen Jump promotional cards, manga promotional cards, and tournament prize cards)
    • A complete list of the above: "Unity", "Yu-Jo Friendship", "Judgment of the Pharaoh", "Troposphere", "Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Evening Twilight", "Ebon Illusion Magician", "Infernity General", "Blackwing - Gram the Shining Star", "Stardust Spark Dragon", "Hot Red Dragon Archfiend", "Kachi Kochi Dragon", "Number 22: Zombiestein", "Number 72: Shogi Rook", "Snow Plow Hustle Rustle", "Night Express Knight", "Special Schedule", "Blood Mefist", "Digvorzhak, King of Heavy Industry", "Number 106: Giant Hand", "Ascension Sky Dragon"
• A select few "Special Rule" cards: "Emergency Provisions", "Mystik Wok", "Rainbow Life", "Tri-And-Guess", and "Self-Destruct Button"
  • These cards have an undesirable potential to abuse the "sudden death" and time limit rules in official tournaments. The first four cards allow a player in "sudden death" to instantly win by quickly gaining a large number of Life Points during the opponent's turn with a now-irrelevant cost, while the last card allows a player to legally stall by forcing DRAWs until the time limit runs out (see the Tips page of that card for details).

Anime/Manga

During the Battle City arc it is mentioned that "directly damage the player", such as "Hinotama" and "Meteor of Destruction", are Forbidden.

In Yu-Gi-Oh! GX it is mentioned that "Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End" is Forbidden.

A handful of other cards are noted by characters as "Forbidden" in the anime, including "Golden Castle of Stromberg" in the original series and "Infernalvania" inYu-Gi-Oh! GX.