Forbidden
Forbidden (禁止 Kinshi) cards, often unofficially called banned or at 0, are cards that players are not allowed to use in their Main Deck, Side Deck, or Extra Deck. Forbidden is a status used in Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game, Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game, Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links, and Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel. In the rarely-used TCG Traditional Format, Forbidden cards are instead Limited.
Contents
List
TCG/OCG
These cards are Forbidden as of April 1, 2024 for the OCG (Japanese and Simplified Chinese-exclusive) and April 15, 2024 for the TCG.
Monster Cards
Card | Japanese name | OCG | TCG |
---|---|---|---|
Agido the Ancient Sentinel | Forbidden | Forbidden | |
Amazoness Archer | Forbidden | Unlimited | |
Artifact Scythe | アーティファクト-デスサイズ | Unlimited | Forbidden |
Baronne de Fleur | フルール・ド・バロネス | Unlimited | Forbidden |
Barrier Statue of the Stormwinds | Forbidden | Forbidden | |
Blackwing - Gofu the Vague Shadow | Forbidden | Forbidden | |
Block Dragon | ブロックドラゴン | Limited | Forbidden |
Borreload Savage Dragon | ヴァレルロード・ | Unlimited | Forbidden |
Cannon Soldier | キャノン・ソルジャー | Forbidden | Unlimited |
Cannon Soldier MK-2 | メガキャノン・ソルジャー | Forbidden | Unlimited |
Chaos Ruler, the Chaotic Magical Dragon | Forbidden | Forbidden | |
Crystron Halqifibrax | Forbidden | Forbidden | |
Curious, the Lightsworn Dominion | ライトロード・ドミニオン キュリオス | Unlimited | Forbidden |
Cyber Jar | サイバーポッド | Forbidden | Limited |
Cyber-Stein | デビル・フランケン | Forbidden | Forbidden |
Dandylion | ダンディライオン | Forbidden | Forbidden |
Djinn Releaser of Rituals | Forbidden | Forbidden | |
Eclipse Wyvern | エクリプス・ワイバーン | Forbidden | Forbidden |
Elder Entity Norden | Forbidden | Forbidden | |
Eva | イーバ | Limited | Forbidden |
Fairy Tail - Snow | Unlimited | Forbidden | |
Fiber Jar | ファイバーポッド | Forbidden | Forbidden |
Fishborg Blaster | フィッシュボーグ-ガンナー | Forbidden | Forbidden |
Glow-Up Bulb | グローアップ・バルブ | Limited | Forbidden |
Grinder Golem | トーチ・ゴーレム | Forbidden | Forbidden |
Guardragon Agarpain | Forbidden | Forbidden | |
Guardragon Elpy | Forbidden | Forbidden | |
Heavymetalfoes Electrumite | ヘビーメタルフォーゼ・エレクトラム | Limited | Forbidden |
Hot Red Dragon Archfiend King Calamity | Forbidden | Unlimited | |
Isolde, Two Tales of the Noble Knights | Unlimited | Forbidden | |
Kashtira Arise-Heart | クシャトリラ・アライズハート | Unlimited | Forbidden |
Kashtira Fenrir | クシャトリラ・フェンリル | Forbidden | Unlimited |
Kelbek the Ancient Vanguard | Forbidden | Forbidden | |
Knightmare Goblin | トロイメア・ゴブリン | Forbidden | Forbidden |
Knightmare Mermaid | トロイメア・マーメイド | Forbidden | Forbidden |
Lavalval Chain | ラヴァルバル・チェイン | Forbidden | Forbidden |
Level Eater | レベル・スティーラー | Forbidden | Forbidden |
Linkross | リンクロス | Forbidden | Forbidden |
Linkuriboh | リンクリボー | Unlimited | Forbidden |
M-X-Saber Invoker | Limited | Forbidden | |
Magical Scientist | Forbidden | Forbidden | |
Majespecter Unicorn - Kirin | マジェスペクター・ユニコーン | Forbidden | Limited |
Master Peace, the True Dracoslaying King | Forbidden | Forbidden | |
Mathmech Circular | Limited | Forbidden | |
Maxx "C" | Unlimited | Forbidden | |
Mecha Phantom Beast Auroradon | Unlimited | Forbidden | |
Mind Master | メンタルマスター | Forbidden | Forbidden |
Number 16: Shock Master | Forbidden | Forbidden | |
Number 42: Galaxy Tomahawk | Unlimited | Forbidden | |
Number 86: Heroic Champion - Rhongomyniad | Forbidden | Forbidden | |
Number 89: Diablosis the Mind Hacker | Unlimited | Forbidden | |
Number 95: Galaxy-Eyes Dark Matter Dragon | Forbidden | Forbidden | |
Number S0: Utopic ZEXAL | Forbidden | Forbidden | |
Outer Entity Azathot | Forbidden | Forbidden | |
Performage Plushfire | Forbidden | Forbidden | |
Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis | フェニキシアン・クラスター・アマリリス | Forbidden | Forbidden |
Prank-Kids Meow-Meow-Mu | プランキッズ・ミュー | Unlimited | Forbidden |
Predaplant Verte Anaconda | Forbidden | Forbidden | |
Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon | Forbidden | Unlimited | |
Ronintoadin | Unlimited | Forbidden | |
Simorgh, Bird of Sovereignty | Unlimited | Forbidden | |
Spright Elf | スプライト・エルフ | Forbidden | Forbidden |
SPYRAL Master Plan | Unlimited | Forbidden | |
Substitoad | イレカエル | Forbidden | Limited |
Summon Sorceress | サモン・ソーサレス | Unlimited | Forbidden |
Superheavy Samurai Scarecrow | Unlimited | Forbidden | |
Superheavy Samurai Soulbreaker Armor | Forbidden | Unlimited | |
Supreme King Dragon Starving Venom | Unlimited | Forbidden | |
Tearlaments Kitkallos | ティアラメンツ・キトカロス | Forbidden | Forbidden |
Tempest Magician | マジックテンペスター | Forbidden | Forbidden |
Toadally Awesome | Forbidden | Unlimited | |
Toon Cannon Soldier | トゥーン・キャノン・ソルジャー | Forbidden | Unlimited |
Topologic Gumblar Dragon | トポロジック・ガンブラー・ドラゴン | Forbidden | Forbidden |
True King of All Calamities | Forbidden | Forbidden | |
The Tyrant Neptune | Forbidden | Forbidden | |
Union Carrier | ユニオン・キャリアー | Forbidden | Forbidden |
Victory Dragon | ヴィクトリー・ドラゴン | Forbidden | Forbidden |
Wandering Gryphon Rider | Forbidden | Unlimited | |
Wind-Up Carrier Zenmaity | Unlimited | Forbidden | |
Wind-Up Hunter | ゼンマイハンター | Forbidden | Unlimited |
Zoodiac Broadbull | Forbidden | Forbidden | |
Zoodiac Drident | Forbidden | Forbidden |
Spell Cards
Card | Japanese name | OCG | TCG |
---|---|---|---|
Brilliant Fusion | ブリリアント・フュージョン | Limited | Forbidden |
Butterfly Dagger - Elma | Forbidden | Forbidden | |
Card of Safe Return | Forbidden | Forbidden | |
Cold Wave | Forbidden | Forbidden | |
Confiscation | Forbidden | Forbidden | |
Delinquent Duo | いたずら | Forbidden | Forbidden |
Dimension Fusion | Forbidden | Forbidden | |
Divine Sword - Phoenix Blade | Forbidden | Unlimited | |
The Forceful Sentry | Forbidden | Forbidden | |
Giant Trunade | ハリケーン | Forbidden | Forbidden |
Graceful Charity | Forbidden | Forbidden | |
Heavy Storm | Limited | Forbidden | |
Kaiser Colosseum | カイザーコロシアム | Semi-Limited | Forbidden |
Last Will | Forbidden | Forbidden | |
Mass Driver | マスドライバー | Forbidden | Forbidden |
Metamorphosis | Forbidden | Forbidden | |
Mirage of Nightmare | Forbidden | Forbidden | |
Mystic Mine | Forbidden | Forbidden | |
Painful Choice | Forbidden | Forbidden | |
Pot of Greed | Forbidden | Forbidden | |
Premature Burial | Forbidden | Forbidden | |
Smoke Grenade of the Thief | Forbidden | Forbidden | |
Snatch Steal | Forbidden | Limited | |
Soul Charge | ソウル・チャージ | Forbidden | Forbidden |
That Grass Looks Greener | Semi-Limited | Forbidden | |
Zoodiac Barrage | Limited | Forbidden |
Trap Cards
Card | Japanese name | OCG | TCG |
---|---|---|---|
Appointer of the Red Lotus | Unlimited | Forbidden | |
Branded Expulsion | Unlimited | Forbidden | |
Imperial Order | 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 | Forbidden | Forbidden | |
Royal Oppression | Forbidden | Forbidden | |
Self-Destruct Button | Unlimited | Forbidden | |
Sixth Sense | 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 | Forbidden | Forbidden | |
Vanity's Emptiness | Forbidden | Forbidden |
Rush Duel
These cards are Forbidden as of April 1, 2024.
Monster Cards
Card | Japanese name |
---|---|
Barrier Statue of the Inferno (Rush Duel) |
Spell Cards
Trap Cards
Changes
OCG
Japanese
Moved into the list
There are no changes from the January 2024 Lists.
Moved out of the list
Card | Japanese name | Card type | Old status (January 2024) | New status (April 2024) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Summon Sorceress | サモン・ソーサレス | Monster Card | Forbidden | Unlimited |
Tidal, Dragon Ruler of Waterfalls | Monster Card | Forbidden | Limited |
Simplified Chinese
Moved into the list
Card | Simplified Chinese name | Card type | Old status (January 2024) | New status (April 2024) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Spright Elf | 电光闪灵・精灵 | Monster Card | Limited | Forbidden |
Moved out of the list
There are no changes from the January 2024 Lists.
Asian-English
Moved into the list
TCG
Moved into the list
Card | Card type | Old status (January 2024) | New status (April 2024) |
---|---|---|---|
Baronne de Fleur | Monster Card | Unlimited | Forbidden |
Borreload Savage Dragon | Monster Card | Unlimited | Forbidden |
Linkuriboh | Monster Card | Unlimited | Forbidden |
Summon Limit | Trap Card | Unlimited | Forbidden |
Moved out of the list
Card | Card type | Old status (January 2024) | New status (April 2024) |
---|---|---|---|
Archnemeses Protos | Monster Card | Forbidden | Limited |
Majespecter Unicorn - Kirin | Monster Card | Forbidden | Limited |
Tidal, Dragon Ruler of Waterfalls | Monster Card | Forbidden | Limited |
Thunder Dragon Colossus | Monster Card | Forbidden | Limited |
Chicken Game | Spell Card | Forbidden | Limited |
TCG Speed Duel
Moved into the list
Card | Card type | Old status (September 2023) | New status (January 2024) |
---|---|---|---|
My Precious Queen! | Skill Card | Unlimited | Forbidden |
Rush Duel
Moved into the list
There are no changes from the January 2024 Lists.
Moved out of the list
There are no changes from the January 2024 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 had only been released in the TCG as Shonen Jump or manga promotional cards (for a complete list, see the not legal article)
- Cards that are exclusive to one TCG region but have been released by other methods (such as "Shiba-Warrior Taro" and cards exclusive to McDonald's Promotional Cards 2) are not Forbidden
- From 2015 onward, any cards that have only been released in any region as preview cards (such as preview cards for the next main set included in Special Editions)
- Any cards that are only available as tournament prize cards in any region, due to their extremely restricted availability:
- These currently include the following four Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series prize cards: "Blood Mefist", "Ascension Sky Dragon", and "Number 93: Utopia Kaiser"
- In 2015 and 2016, the previous year's tournament prize card was Limited instead of Forbidden (since everyone who qualified to attend the World Championships would have also met the conditions to win at least one[citation needed])
Special Rule
At some (but not all)[citation needed] Japan-specific tournaments and World Championships, a select few additional cards have been Forbidden under a Special Rule. "Self-Destruct Button" allows players to legally stall for time by forcing DRAWs and replaying Duels, while the remaining cards all allow a player to suddenly gain a large amount of LP during their opponent's turn by paying a no-longer-relevant cost, allowing them to abuse the sudden death win condition rules if a game's time limit runs out.
"Self-Destruct Button" and "Rainbow Life" were Forbidden by Special Rule at Japan's World Championship Qualifiers 2014.[4]
"Self-Destruct Button", "Rainbow Life", "Emergency Provisions", "Mystik Wok", and "Tri-and-Guess" were Forbidden by Special Rule at the 2014-2016 World Championships;[5] the 2018,[6] 2019,[7] and 2022[8] Japan Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series, and a Remote Duel tournament in Japan in 2020.[9]
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.[10]
When taken to the Virtual World, the Egyptian God cards were excluded from the virtual card database, since Lector noted they are forbidden cards.[11]
A handful of other cards are noted by characters as "Forbidden" in the anime, including "Golden Castle of Stromberg" in Yu-Gi-Oh!,[12] "Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End"[13] and "Infernalvania" in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX,[14] "Gate Blocker" and "Gate Blocker 2" in official Turbo Duels in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's,[15][16], and "Restraining Sword of Impact" in Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V,[17].
Video games
In some video games, the player can unlock the ability to use Forbidden cards in their decks after they fulfill certain in-game requirements. In such cases, they are usually allowed to only include at most one Forbidden card and only one copy of that Forbidden card (as opposed to one of each Forbidden card as with the case of Limited cards). This type of restriction would later be used as the Limited 1 status in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links.
Tag Force
In Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force, the player is able to include one Forbidden card after they have finished Parts 2 and 3 of the game's story with all Tier 1 characters. Afterwards, upon starting a new playthrough from Part 1, the player's character will receive a special email from Chancellor Sheppard on May 2 who allows the player to use a Forbidden card. In Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force 2 and Tag Force 3, the player is able to include a Forbidden card once they have finished Story Mode with enough characters without a special event. Starting with Tag Force 2, if the player's current deck includes a Forbidden card, all opponents will always use their strongest decks when they are challenged to a duel. The opponents' decks will also include a Forbidden card and from Tag Force 3 onwards, said decks will also use quantities of cards in the games' respective Forbidden/Limited lists that are normally unusable by the player, ie. multiple Forbidden cards, 2-3 copies of a Limited card and 3 copies of a Semi-Limited card.
In other languages
Language | Name | Romanized |
---|---|---|
French | carte Interdite | |
German | Verbotene Karte | |
Italian | carta Proibita | |
Spanish | carta Prohibida | |
Japanese | 禁止カード | Kinshi Kādo |
Korean | 금지 카드 | Geumji Kadeu |
Notes
References
- ↑ NeoArkadia (November 11, 2023). "English Edition for Asia Forbidden & Limited List: November 2023". The Organization. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
- ↑ GeoTheBacon (November 12, 2023). "[Banlist] Asia English November 2023". Beyond the Duel. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
- ↑ "English Edition for Asia Forbidden / Limited Card Lists (2023/11)". Konami. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
- ↑ NeoArkadia (March 19, 2014). "[OCG] Forbidden Cards at Japanese World Qualifiers". The Organization. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ↑ Ness (July 15, 2014). "World Championship Forbidden/Limited List". The Organization. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ↑ NeoArkadia (August 22, 2018). "[OCG] Actual Details on Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Japan". The Organization. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ↑ NeoArkadia (February 23, 2019). "Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Japan Osaka 2019". The Organization. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ↑ NeoArkadia (January 14, 2022). "[OCG] Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Japan Yokohama 2022". The Organization. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ↑ NeoArkadia (July 24, 2020). "[OCG] Japan and Remote Duels". The Organization. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! episode Friends 'Til the End, Part 1" 75: "
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! episode Settling the Score, Part 1" 108: "
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! episode Sinister Secrets, Part 2" 197: "
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! GX episode The King of the Copycats, Part 2" 19: "
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! GX episode Field of Screams, Part 1" 31: "
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's episode Creepy Crawlies" 2: "
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's episode The Reunion Duel" 31: "
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V episode A Duel Within" 129: "