Forbidden (archetype)

Not to be confused with Forbidden One.

Forbidden
From left to right: "Forbidden Chalice", "Lance", "Dress" and "Scripture".
Japanese	禁（きん）じられた 禁じられた (base) きんじられた (ruby) Kinjirareta (romanized)
French	Interdit
German	Verboten
Italian	Proibito
Korean	금지된 禁止? (Hanja) Geumjidoen (romanized)
Portuguese	Proibido/a
Spanish	Prohibido/a
Sets Raging Battle Storm of Ragnarok Abyss Rising Primal Origin Starter Deck: Link Strike Structure Deck: Powercode Link TCG Battle Pack: Epic Dawn Battle Pack 2: War of the Giants Premium Gold Battle Pack 3: Monster League Noble Knights of the Round Table Power-Up Pack 2015 Mega-Tin Mega Pack Master of Pendulum Structure Deck Wing Raiders Legendary Hero Decks OCG Duelist Edition Volume 3 Gold Series 2013 Gold Series 2014 Booster SP: Tribe Force Structure Deck: Master of Pendulum Booster SP: Wing Raiders Starter Deck 2017 Starter Deck 2018 Structure Deck: Master Link
Anime appearances
Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS
Manga appearances
Yu-Gi-Oh! D Team ZEXAL
Lists	Members Support

"Forbidden" (禁（きん）じられた Kinjirareta) is an archetype of Quick-Play Spell Cards sharing similar artworks and effects. They debuted in Raging Battle and received their first support in Soul Fusion.

All the "Forbidden" cards focus on manipulating monsters' ATK (or, in the case of "Forbidden Scripture", ignoring changes in ATK and DEF during battles) and card effects, either by granting monsters immunity or by negating their effects.

Their artworks all feature a woman in a white dress holding the item. She later appears as "Condemned Maiden" and subsequently "Condemned Witch" and "Condemned Darklord", implying that she was punished for using the four items, as seen in "Solemn Scolding". The artwork of "Forbidden Scripture" further hints that these items are truly owned by the old man featured in "Solemn Judgment" (identified as God in the Trap's Japanese name).

Origin

Despite the Greek theme and appearance of each of the cards' artwork, the inspiration behind the archetype appears to have come from the 4 most notable holy relics of Christianity.

Members

Forbidden	Origin	Effect
		Positive	Negative
Chalice	Holy Grail	The selected monster gains 400 ATK	The selected monster's effects are negated
Dress	Seamless robe of Jesus	The selected monster cannot be either targeted or destroyed by other card effects	The selected monster loses 600 ATK
Lance	Holy Lance	The selected monster is unaffected by the effects of other Spell/Trap Cards	The selected monster loses 800 ATK
Scripture	Holy Bible	All other card effects on the field are negated until the end of the Damage Step	Each battling monster uses their original ATK/DEF for damage calculation

Playing style

This theme revolves around using Quick-Play Spells.

Recommended cards
Main Deck Monster Cards Effect Monsters Condemned Witch Bountiful Artemis Condemned Maiden Magical Something Minerva, Scholar of the Sky Power Angel Valkyria Spell Cards Forbidden Chalice Forbidden Dress Forbidden Lance Forbidden Scripture Chain Strike Quick Booster Ties of the Brethren Trap Cards Counter Traps in general Extra Deck Link Monsters Hip Hoshiningen