December 8, 2022 Lists

The December 8, 2022 Forbidden/Limited List was the forty-fourth Forbidden/Limited to go into effect in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links, which it did on December 8, 2022 20:00 (EST).

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 Limited 3 cards. (For example, a player's Deck can only 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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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
"Hey, Trunade!"	Spell	Forbidden
"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.

Card	Card type	Status	Changes
"D/D Savant Thomas"	Monster	Limited 1
"Darklord Ixchel"	Monster	Limited 1	was Limited 2
"Gandora the Dragon of Destruction"	Monster	Limited 1
"Karakuri Merchant mdl 177 "Inashichi""	Monster	Limited 1
"Luster Pendulum, the Dracoslayer"	Monster	Limited 1
"Salamangreat Gazelle"	Monster	Limited 1	was Unlimited
"Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier"	Monster	Limited 1
"Woodland Sprite"	Monster	Limited 1
"De-Synchro"	Spell	Limited 1
"Enemy Controller"	Spell	Limited 1	was Limited 2
"Fullmetalfoes Fusion"	Spell	Limited 1
"Golden Bamboo Sword"	Spell	Limited 1
"Monster Reborn"	Spell	Limited 1
"Reinforcement of the Army"	Spell	Limited 1
"Restructer Revolution"	Spell	Limited 1
"Spellbook of Knowledge"	Spell	Limited 1
"Star Blast"	Spell	Limited 1
"Storm"	Spell	Limited 1
"Super Polymerization"	Spell	Limited 1
"Bamboo Scrap"	Trap	Limited 1
"Champion's Vigilance"	Trap	Limited 1
"Give and Take"	Trap	Limited 1
"Head Judging"	Trap	Limited 1	was Limited 2
"Massivemorph"	Trap	Limited 1
"Needlebug Nest"	Trap	Limited 1
"Revival Gift"	Trap	Limited 1
"Salamangreat Roar"	Trap	Limited 1	was Unlimited
"Scrap-Iron Scarecrow"	Trap	Limited 1
"Treacherous Trap Hole"	Trap	Limited 1	was Limited 2
"Type Zero Magic Crusher"	Trap	Limited 1
"World Legacy Whispers"	Trap	Limited 1
"World Legacy's Secret"	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
"Aloof Lupine"	Monster	Limited 2
"Crystron Citree"	Monster	Limited 2
"D/D Savant Kepler"	Monster	Limited 2
"Digital Bug Rhinosebus"	Monster	Limited 2
"Elemental HERO Brave Neos"	Monster	Limited 2
"Elemental HERO Liquid Soldier"	Monster	Limited 2
"Kiteroid"	Monster	Limited 2
"Lady Debug"	Monster	Limited 2	was Unlimited
"Lunalight Crimson Fox"	Monster	Limited 2
"Ms. Judge"	Monster	Limited 2
"Ritual Beast Tamer Elder"	Monster	Limited 2
"Roxrose Dragon"	Monster	Limited 2
"Shiranui Solitaire"	Monster	Limited 2
"Star Seraph Sovereignty"	Monster	Limited 2
"Vision HERO Vyon"	Monster	Limited 2
"Charge of the Light Brigade"	Spell	Limited 2
"Concentrating Current"	Spell	Limited 2
"Cup of Ace"	Spell	Limited 2
"Cyberload Fusion"	Spell	Limited 2
"Darklord Contact"	Spell	Limited 2
"Elegant Egotist"	Spell	Limited 2
"Gold Sarcophagus"	Spell	Limited 2
"Machine Angel Ritual"	Spell	Limited 2
"Megaroid City"	Spell	Limited 2
"Silent Sword Slash"	Spell	Limited 2
"Swallow's Nest"	Spell	Limited 2
"Witchcrafter Holiday"	Spell	Limited 2
"World Legacy Clash"	Spell	Limited 2
"Blackbird Close"	Trap	Limited 2
"Crystron Impact"	Trap	Limited 2
"Cybernetic Overflow"	Trap	Limited 2
"Hallowed Life Barrier"	Trap	Limited 2
"Rainbow Life"	Trap	Limited 2
"The Sanctified Darklord"	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
"Aleister the Invoker"	Monster	Limited 3
"Battlin' Boxer Veil"	Monster	Limited 3
"Chaos Dragon Levianeer"	Monster	Limited 3
"Cir, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss"	Monster	Limited 3
"D/D Swirl Slime"	Monster	Limited 3
"Farfa, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss"	Monster	Limited 3
"Karakuri Komachi mdl 224 "Ninishi""	Monster	Limited 3
"Legendary Six Samurai - Enishi"	Monster	Limited 3	was Limited 2
"Lunalight Emerald Bird"	Monster	Limited 3
"Lunalight Yellow Marten"	Monster	Limited 3
"Magician's Rod"	Monster	Limited 3
"Spiritual Beast Tamer Winda"	Monster	Limited 3
"Thunder Dragondark"	Monster	Limited 3
"Dark Contract with the Gate"	Spell	Limited 3
"Meklord Assembly"	Spell	Limited 3
"Neos Fusion"	Spell	Limited 3
"Palace of the Elemental Lords"	Spell	Limited 3
"Salamangreat Circle"	Spell	Limited 3	was Unlimited
"Shien's Dojo"	Spell	Limited 3	was Limited 2
"The Melody of Awakening Dragon"	Spell	Limited 3
"Compulsory Evacuation Device"	Trap	Limited 3
"Crackdown"	Trap	Limited 3
"Floodgate Trap Hole"	Trap	Limited 3
"Magician Navigation"	Trap	Limited 3
"Skill Prisoner"	Trap	Limited 3

No longer on list

Limitations have been removed from the following cards since the last list.

Card	Card type	Status	Changes
"Gagaga Head"	Monster	Unlimited	was Limited 2
"Genex Controller"	Monster	Unlimited	was Limited 2
"Invoked Magellanica"	Monster	Unlimited	was Limited 2
"Nekroz of Valkyrus"	Monster	Unlimited	was Limited 2
"Shiranui Spiritmaster"	Monster	Unlimited	was Limited 3
"Shiranui Squire"	Monster	Unlimited	was Limited 2
"The Phantom Knights of Ragged Gloves"	Monster	Unlimited	was Limited 2
"Cosmic Cyclone"	Spell	Unlimited	was Limited 3
"Invocation"	Spell	Unlimited	was Limited 3

Official in-game rationales

• "Salamangreat Gazelle"
  • "The two key cards of "Salamangreat" Decks will be limited in order to reduce their ability to gain an advantage over the opponent."

• "Salamangreat Roar"
  • "The two key cards of "Salamangreat" Decks will be limited in order to reduce their ability to gain an andvantage over the opponent."

• "Enemy Controller"
  • "This card is too often able to immediately decide Duels in the current metagame, so we are moving it to Limited 1."

• "Head Judging"
  • "This card is powerful in a vast number of Decks, and will be moved to the Limited 1 list alongside "Enemy Controller"."

• "Treacherous Trap Hole"
  • "This card is powerful in a vast number of Decks, and will be moved to the Limited 1 list alongside "Enemy Controller"."

• "Darklord Ixchel"
  • "This card will be moved to Limited 1 so that players can use it as well as additional copies of Limited 2 "Darklord" cards."

• "World Legacy Whispers"
  • "This card will be limited to reduce "Mekk-Knight" Decks' ability to take control of the field."

• "Lady Debug"
  • "We are limiting this card, as it allows players to consistently play a combination of cards that give their opponent little chance to fight back."

• "Salamangreat Circle"
  • "This card will be limited to prevent "Salamangreat" Decks from having access to Limited 3 cards."

• "Legendary Six Samurai - Enishi"
  • "The limitation to this card will be eased to allow for greater flexibility when building a "Six Samurai" Deck."

• "Shien's Dojo"
  • "The limitation to this card will be eased to allow for greater flexibility when building a "Six Samurai" Deck."

• "Cosmic Cyclone"
  • "Although this is a very powerful card, it will be unlimited to promote change in the metagame."

• "Invocation"
  • "This card will be unlimited to allow for greater flexibility when building an "Invoked" Deck."

• "The Phantom Knights of Ragged Gloves"
  • "This card will be unlimited to allow for greater flexibility when building a "The Phantom Knights" Deck."

• "Invoked Magellanica"
  • "This card will be unlimited to allow for greater flexibility when building an "Invoked" Deck."

• "Gagaga Head"
  • "This card will be unlimited to allow for greater flexibility when building an "Onomat" Deck."

• "Shiranui Squire"
  • "This card will be unlimited to allow for greater flexibility when building a "Shiranui" Deck."

• "Shiranui Spiritmaster"
  • "This card will be unlimited to allow for greater flexibility when building a "Shiranui" Deck."

• "Nekroz of Valkyrus"
  • "This card will be unlimited to allow for greater flexibility when building a "Nekroz" Deck."

• "Genex Controller"
  • "This card will be unlimited to allow for greater flexibility when building a WATER Deck."