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.)
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.
Official in-game rationales[edit]
- "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."