May 2020 Lists

The May 2020 Forbidden/Limited List is the sixteenth Forbidden/Limited List to go into effect in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links, on May 21, 2020.

In Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links, a player's Deck may only contain a maximum of one Limited 1 card, a maximum of two Limited 2 cards, and three copies of Limited 3 cards. (For example, a player's Deck can contain two copies of one Limited 2 card or two different Limited 2 cards, but cannot contain two copies of each.)

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Contents

Limited 1

A maximum of one out of all of the following cards can be included in the Main Deck, Extra Deck, Side Deck, and choice of Skill Card combined.

Card	Card type	Status	Changes
"Cyber-Stein"	Monster	Limited 1	was Unlimited
"Dyna, Hero Fur Hire"	Monster	Limited 1
"Elementsaber Malo"	Monster	Limited 1	was Unlimited
"Gem-Knight Lady Lapis Lazuli"	Monster	Limited 1
"Invoked Cocytus"	Monster	Limited 1
"Koa'ki Meiru Maximus"	Monster	Limited 1
"Woodland Sprite"	Monster	Limited 1
"De-Synchro"	Spell	Limited 1	was Unlimited
"Golden Bamboo Sword"	Spell	Limited 1
"Restructer Revolution"	Spell	Limited 1
"That Grass Looks Greener"	Spell	Limited 1
"Amazoness Onslaught"	Trap	Limited 1
"Champion's Vigilance"	Trap	Limited 1
"Massivemorph"	Trap	Limited 1
"The Sanctified Darklord"	Trap	Limited 1

Limited 2

A maximum of two out of all of the following cards can be included in the Main Deck, Extra Deck, Side Deck, and choice of Skill Card combined. This may be two copies of the same card or one copy one card and one copy of another.

Card	Card type	Status	Changes
"Amazoness Princess"	Monster	Limited 2
"Amazoness Swords Woman"	Monster	Limited 2
"Assault Blackwing - Raikiri the Rain Shower"	Monster	Limited 2
"Blackwing - Oroshi the Squall"	Monster	Limited 2
"Crystron Rion"	Monster	Limited 2	was Unlimited
"Cyber Angel Dakini"	Monster	Limited 2
"Darklord Ixchel"	Monster	Limited 2
"Donpa, Marksman Fur Hire"	Monster	Limited 2
"Hiro's Shadow Scout"	Monster	Limited 2
"Invoked Magellanica"	Monster	Limited 2
"Kiteroid"	Monster	Limited 2
"Legendary Six Samurai - Enishi"	Monster	Limited 2
"Magician of Dark Illusion"	Monster	Limited 2	was Unlimited
"Ritual Beast Tamer Elder"	Monster	Limited 2
"Rose Lover"	Monster	Limited 2
"Shiranui Spectralsword"	Monster	Limited 2
"Vision HERO Vyon"	Monster	Limited 2	was Unlimited
"Assault Armor"	Spell	Limited 2
"Concentrating Current"	Spell	Limited 2
"Cup of Ace"	Spell	Limited 2
"Darklord Contact"	Spell	Limited 2
"Enemy Controller"	Spell	Limited 2
"Hey, Trunade!"	Spell	Limited 2
"Iron Core of Koa'ki Meiru"	Spell	Limited 2
"Machine Angel Ritual"	Spell	Limited 2
"Neos Fusion"	Spell	Limited 2
"Secret Pass to the Treasures"	Spell	Limited 2
"Shien's Dojo"	Spell	Limited 2
"Silent Sword Slash"	Spell	Limited 2
"Spellbook of Fate"	Spell	Limited 2
"World Legacy Clash"	Spell	Limited 2
"Pulse Mines"	Trap	Limited 2
"Treacherous Trap Hole"	Trap	Limited 2

Limited 3

A maximum of three out of all of the following cards can be included in the Main Deck, Extra Deck, Side Deck, and choice of Skill Card combined. This can include multiple copies of the same card, as long as the combined total from this list is three or fewer.

Card	Card type	Status	Changes
"Shiranui Squire"	Monster	Limited 3	was Unlimited
"Thunder Dragondark"	Monster	Limited 3	was Unlimited
"Charge of the Light Brigade"	Spell	Limited 3	was Unlimited
"Cosmic Cyclone"	Spell	Limited 3
"Gold Sarcophagus"	Spell	Limited 3	was Unlimited
"Palace of the Elemental Lords"	Spell	Limited 3

Official in-game rationalesEdit

• "De-Synchro"
  • "We are limiting this card as using multiple copies of this card and repeatedly Special Summoning "Fortune Lady Water" enabled players to draw many times."
• "Cyber-Stein"
  • "We are limiting this card, as it allowed players to consistently end Duels without giving their opponent a chance to fight back by Special Summoning several powerful Fusion Monsters within a turn."
• "Elementsaber Malo"
  • "Decks that use this card have had a consistently high winning percentage over the course of many months. Therefore, we are limiting this card to prevent the metagame becoming stale."
• "Magician of Dark Illusion"
  • "This card will be limited to prevent "Dark Magician" Decks from using other powerful cards in conjunction with this card."
• "Vision HERO Vyon"
  • "This card will be limited to prevent "HERO" Decks from having access to powerful Limited 2 cards."
• "Crystron Rion"
  • "Decks that use this card have had a consistently high winning percentage over the course of many months. Therefore, we are limiting this card to prevent the metagame becoming stale."
• "Thunder Dragondark"
  • "This card will be limited along with "Gold Sarcophagus" to prevent "Thunder Dragon" Decks from Summoning many monsters in one turn."
• "Gold Sarcophagus"
  • "This card will be limited along with "Thunder Dragondark" to prevent "Thunder Dragon" Decks from Summoning many monsters in one turn."
• "Shiranui Squire"
  • "Decks that use this card have had a consistently high winning percentage over the course of many months. Therefore, we are limiting this card to prevent the metagame becoming stale."
• "Charge of the Light Brigade"
  • "This card will be added to the Limited 3 list as it is widely used in Decks that utilize Graveyard cards."