December 2020 Lists (Duel Links)
The December 2020 Forbidden/Limited List was the twentieth Forbidden/Limited List to go into effect in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links, on December 15, 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.)
Contents
Forbidden
These cards cannot be used in the Main Deck, Extra Deck, or Side Deck.
Card | Card type | Status | Changes |
---|---|---|---|
"Cyber-Stein" | Monster | Forbidden | |
"Invoked Cocytus" | Monster | Forbidden | was Limited 1 |
"That Grass Looks Greener" | Spell | Forbidden |
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.
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.
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.
No longer on list
Limitations have been removed from the following cards since the last list.
Card | Card type | Status | Changes |
---|---|---|---|
"Donpa, Marksman Fur Hire" | Monster | Unlimited | was Limited 2 |
"Hiro's Shadow Scout" | Monster | Unlimited | was Limited 2 |
"Dragunity Divine Lance" | Spell | Unlimited | was Limited 3 |
Official in-game rationales[edit]
- "Invoked Cocytus"
- "This card will be Forbidden, as many Decks have extreme difficulty dealing with it, leading to less Deck diversity in the metagame."
- "Karakuri Merchant mdl 177 "Inashichi"
- "This card will be limited to decrease the consistency of "Karakuri" decks and reduce their ability to take control of the field when going first."
- "Magician of Dark Illusion"
- "This card will be limited to prevent "Dark Magician" Decks from having generic access to Limited 2 cards."
- "Shiranui Solitaire"
- "This card will be limited to promote Deck diversity, as "Shiranui" Decks have been highly prevalent in Ranked Duels for a long time."
- "Shiranui Sunsaga"
- "This card will be limited, as many Decks have extreme difficulty dealing with it, leading to less Deck diversity in the metagame."
- "Shiranui Spiritmaster"
- "This card will be limited to promote Deck diversity, as "Shiranui" Decks have been highly prevalent in Ranked Duels for a long time."
- "Crystron Citree"
- "This card will be limited to reduce "Crystron" Decks' win rate, as they have been a dominant Deck for a long period."
- "Scrap Recycler"
- "This card will be limited along with other cards used in "Crystron" Decks to reduce their ability to easily set up Synchro Summons."
- "Genex Controller"
- "This card will be limited along with other cards used in "Crystron" Decks to reduce their ability to easily set up Synchro Summons."
- "Dragunity Senatus"
- "This card will be limited to prevent "Dragunity" Decks from having easy access to generic Limited 2 cards."
- "Invocation"
- "This card will be limited as it has been used over a long period in a wide range of Decks with high win rates."
- "Fusion Reserve"
- "This card will be limited so that it cannot be played alongside multiple copies of generic Limited 3 cards."
- "Magician Navigation"
- "This card will be limited to promote Deck diversity, as "Dark Magician" Decks have been highly prevalent in Ranked Duels for a long time."
- "Magician's Rod"
- "This card will be moved from Limited 2 to Limited 3 as "Magician Navigation" will also be limited."
- "Assault Armor"
- "The limitation to this card will be eased as its power level is acceptable in the current metagame."
- "Dragunity Divine Lance"
- "This card will be unlimited, as "Dragunity Senatus" has been limited in its place."
- "Hiro's Shadow Scout"
- "This card will be unlimited as its power level is acceptable in the current metagame."
- "Donpa, Marksman Fur Hire"
- "Although it is a very powerful card, we are easing the limitation of this card as "Fur Hire" Decks are now used less frequently."