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, often unofficially called banned, 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 January 1, 2017 for the OCG, and August 29, 2016 for the TCG Advanced Format.

Spell Cards

	Japanese name	OCG	TCG Advanced
Brilliant Fusion	ブリリアント・フュージョン	Limited	Forbidden
Butterfly Dagger - Elma	蝶（ちょう）の短（たん）剣（けん）－エルマ	Forbidden	Forbidden
Card of Safe Return	生（せい）還（かん）の宝（ほう）札（さつ）	Forbidden	Forbidden
Cold Wave	大（だい）寒（かん）波（ぱ）	Forbidden	Forbidden
Confiscation	押（おう）収（しゅう）	Forbidden	Forbidden
Delinquent Duo	いたずら好（ず）きな双（ふた）子（ご）悪（あく）魔（ま）	Forbidden	Forbidden
Dimension Fusion	次（じ）元（げん）融（ゆう）合（ごう）	Forbidden	Unlimited
Divine Sword - Phoenix Blade	神（しん）剣（けん）－フェニックスブレード	Forbidden	Unlimited
The Forceful Sentry	強（ごう）引（いん）な番（ばん）兵（ぺい）	Forbidden	Forbidden
Giant Trunade	ハリケーン	Forbidden	Forbidden
Graceful Charity	天（てん）使（し）の施（ほどこ）し	Forbidden	Forbidden
Heavy Storm	大（おお）嵐（あらし）	Limited	Forbidden
Kaiser Colosseum	カイザーコロシアム	Semi-Limited	Forbidden
Last Will	遺（ゆい）言（ごん）状（じょう）	Forbidden	Forbidden
Mass Driver	マスドライバー	Forbidden	Forbidden
Metamorphosis	突然変異（メタモルフォーゼ）	Forbidden	Forbidden
Mirage of Nightmare	悪（あく）夢（む）の蜃（しん）気（き）楼（ろう）	Forbidden	Forbidden
Mystic Mine	魔（ま）鍾（しょう）洞（どう）	Forbidden	Forbidden
Painful Choice	苦（く）渋（じゅう）の選（せん）択（たく）	Forbidden	Forbidden
Pot of Greed	強（ごう）欲（よく）な壺（つぼ）	Forbidden	Forbidden
Premature Burial	早（はや）すぎた埋（まい）葬（そう）	Forbidden	Forbidden
Smoke Grenade of the Thief	盗人（ぬすっと）の煙（けむり）玉（だま）	Forbidden	Forbidden
Snatch Steal	強（ごう）奪（だつ）	Forbidden	Limited
Soul Charge	ソウル・チャージ	Forbidden	Forbidden
That Grass Looks Greener	隣（となり）の芝（しば）刈（か）り	Semi-Limited	Forbidden
Zoodiac Barrage	十（じゅう）二（に）獣（しし）の会（かい）局（きょく）	Limited	Forbidden

Trap Cards

	Japanese name	OCG	TCG Advanced
Appointer of the Red Lotus	紅（ぐ）蓮（れん）の指（し）名（めい）者（しゃ）	Unlimited	Forbidden
Branded Expulsion	分（わ）かつ烙（らく）印（いん）	Unlimited	Forbidden
Imperial Order	王（おう）宮（きゅう）の勅（ちょく）命（めい）	Forbidden	Forbidden
Last Turn	ラストバトル！	Forbidden	Forbidden
Life Equalizer	ライフチェンジャー	Forbidden	Unlimited
Magical Explosion	マジカル・エクスプロージョン	Forbidden	Limited
Red Reboot	レッド・リブート	Limited	Forbidden
Return from the Different Dimension	異（い）次（じ）元（げん）からの帰（き）還（かん）	Forbidden	Forbidden
Royal Oppression	王（おう）宮（きゅう）の弾（だん）圧（あつ）	Forbidden	Forbidden
Self-Destruct Button	自（じ）爆（ばく）スイッチ	Unlimited	Forbidden
Sixth Sense	第（だい）六（ろっ）感（かん）	Forbidden	Forbidden
Summon Limit	サモンリミッター	Unlimited	Forbidden
Trap Dustshoot	ダスト・シュート	Forbidden	Forbidden
Ultimate Offering	血（ち）の代（だい）償（しょう）	Forbidden	Forbidden
Vanity's Emptiness	虚無空間（ヴァニティー・スペース）	Forbidden	Forbidden

Changes

OCG

Moved into the list

Card	Japanese name	Card type	Old status (October 2016)	New status (January 2017)
Majespecter Unicorn - Kirin	マジェスペクター・ユニコーン	Monster Card	Limited	Forbidden

Moved out of the list

Card	Japanese name	Card type	Old status (October 2016)	New status (January 2017)
Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier	氷（ひょう）結（けっ）界（かい）の龍（りゅう） ブリューナク	Monster Card	Forbidden	Limited
Goyo Guardian	ゴヨウ・ガーディアン	Monster Card	Forbidden	Limited
Rescue Cat	レスキューキャット	Monster Card	Forbidden	Limited
Brain Control	洗（せん）脳（のう）－ブレインコントロール	Spell Card	Forbidden	Limited
Future Fusion	未（み）来（らい）融（ゆう）合（ごう）－フューチャー・フュージョン	Spell Card	Forbidden	Limited
Imperial Order	王（おう）宮（きゅう）の勅（ちょく）命（めい）	Trap Card	Forbidden	Limited

TCG

Moved into the list

Card	Card type	Old status (April 2016)	New status (August 2016)
Performapal Monkeyboard	Monster Card	Limited	Forbidden
Kaiser Colosseum	Spell Card	Unlimited	Forbidden

Moved out of the List

There are no changes from the April 2016 Lists.

World Championship

During World Championship tournaments, all cards are automatically set to their lowest allowed status in any region. (For example, a card that is on the Semi-Limited list in one region but the Limited list in another will be Limited on the World Championship banlist, and a card that is Forbidden in one region but Unlimited in another will be Forbidden.)

However, in addition to any cards that are Forbidden on either the OCG or TCG lists, several other cards are also made Forbidden:

• Any cards that are not legal in any region, including:
  • Any TCG exclusive or OCG exclusive cards
  • Any cards that have only been released through a region-restricted distribution, such as certain promotional cards (for a complete list, see the not legal article)
• Any cards that in a given region are only available as tournament prize cards, due to their extremely restricted availability:
  • These currently include the following four Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series prize cards: "Blood Mefist", "Ascension Sky Dragon", "Minerva, the Exalted Lightsworn", and "Number 93: Utopia Kaiser"
• 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 and manga

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

A handful of other cards are noted by characters as "Forbidden" in the anime, including "Golden Castle of Stromberg" in Yu-Gi-Oh!, "Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End" and "Infernalvania" in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, "Gate Blocker" and "Gate Blocker 2" in official Turbo Duels in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, and "Binding Swords of Impact" in "Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V".