May 2022 Lists (TCG)

These are the May 2022 Forbidden and Limited Lists for the TCG, in effect since May 17, 2022.

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Effective: May 17, 2022 – October 2, 2022

Forbidden

These cards cannot be used in the Main Deck, Extra Deck, or Side Deck.

Card	Card type	Status	Changes
"Ancient Fairy Dragon"	Monster	Forbidden
"Archnemeses Protos"	Monster	Forbidden
"Blackwing - Gofu the Vague Shadow"	Monster	Forbidden
"Blackwing - Steam the Cloak"	Monster	Forbidden
"Blaster, Dragon Ruler of Infernos"	Monster	Forbidden
"Block Dragon"	Monster	Forbidden
"Cyber Jar"	Monster	Forbidden
"Dandylion"	Monster	Forbidden
"Denglong, First of the Yang Zing"	Monster	Forbidden
"Djinn Releaser of Rituals"	Monster	Forbidden
"Eclipse Wyvern"	Monster	Forbidden
"Elder Entity Norden"	Monster	Forbidden
"Eva"	Monster	Forbidden
"Fiber Jar"	Monster	Forbidden
"Fishborg Blaster"	Monster	Forbidden
"Glow-Up Bulb"	Monster	Forbidden
"Grinder Golem"	Monster	Forbidden
"Guardragon Agarpain"	Monster	Forbidden
"Guardragon Elpy"	Monster	Forbidden
"Heavymetalfoes Electrumite"	Monster	Forbidden
"Ib the World Chalice Justiciar"	Monster	Forbidden
"Knightmare Goblin"	Monster	Forbidden
"Knightmare Mermaid"	Monster	Forbidden
"Lavalval Chain"	Monster	Forbidden
"Level Eater"	Monster	Forbidden
"Linkross"	Monster	Forbidden
"M-X-Saber Invoker"	Monster	Forbidden
"Magical Scientist"	Monster	Forbidden
"Majespecter Unicorn - Kirin"	Monster	Forbidden
"Master Peace, the True Dracoslaying King"	Monster	Forbidden
"Maxx "C""	Monster	Forbidden
"Mecha Phantom Beast Auroradon"	Monster	Forbidden	was Unlimited
"Mecha Phantom Beast O-Lion"	Monster	Forbidden
"Mind Master"	Monster	Forbidden
"Number 16: Shock Master"	Monster	Forbidden
"Number 42: Galaxy Tomahawk"	Monster	Forbidden
"Number 86: Heroic Champion - Rhongomyniad"	Monster	Forbidden
"Number 95: Galaxy-Eyes Dark Matter Dragon"	Monster	Forbidden
"Number S0: Utopic ZEXAL"	Monster	Forbidden
"Orcust Harp Horror"	Monster	Forbidden
"Outer Entity Azathot"	Monster	Forbidden
"Performage Plushfire"	Monster	Forbidden
"Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis"	Monster	Forbidden
"Prank-Kids Meow-Meow-Mu"	Monster	Forbidden	was Limited
"Predaplant Verte Anaconda"	Monster	Forbidden	was Unlimited
"Redox, Dragon Ruler of Boulders"	Monster	Forbidden
"Samsara Lotus"	Monster	Forbidden
"Simorgh, Bird of Sovereignty"	Monster	Forbidden
"SPYRAL Master Plan"	Monster	Forbidden
"Substitoad"	Monster	Forbidden
"Summon Sorceress"	Monster	Forbidden
"Supreme King Dragon Starving Venom"	Monster	Forbidden
"Tellarknight Ptolemaeus"	Monster	Forbidden
"Tempest Magician"	Monster	Forbidden
"The Tyrant Neptune"	Monster	Forbidden
"Thunder Dragon Colossus"	Monster	Forbidden
"Tidal, Dragon Ruler of Waterfalls"	Monster	Forbidden
"Topologic Gumblar Dragon"	Monster	Forbidden
"True King of All Calamities"	Monster	Forbidden
"Union Carrier"	Monster	Forbidden
"Victory Dragon"	Monster	Forbidden
"Wind-Up Carrier Zenmaity"	Monster	Forbidden
"Zoodiac Broadbull"	Monster	Forbidden
"Zoodiac Drident"	Monster	Forbidden
"Brilliant Fusion"	Spell	Forbidden
"Butterfly Dagger - Elma"	Spell	Forbidden
"Card of Safe Return"	Spell	Forbidden
"Chicken Game"	Spell	Forbidden
"Cold Wave"	Spell	Forbidden
"Confiscation"	Spell	Forbidden
"Delinquent Duo"	Spell	Forbidden
"Dimension Fusion"	Spell	Forbidden
"Giant Trunade"	Spell	Forbidden
"Graceful Charity"	Spell	Forbidden
"Heavy Storm"	Spell	Forbidden
"Kaiser Colosseum"	Spell	Forbidden
"Last Will"	Spell	Forbidden
"Mass Driver"	Spell	Forbidden
"Metamorphosis"	Spell	Forbidden
"Mirage of Nightmare"	Spell	Forbidden
"Painful Choice"	Spell	Forbidden
"Pot of Greed"	Spell	Forbidden
"Premature Burial"	Spell	Forbidden
"Smoke Grenade of the Thief"	Spell	Forbidden
"Snatch Steal"	Spell	Forbidden
"Soul Charge"	Spell	Forbidden
"Spellbook of Judgment"	Spell	Forbidden
"That Grass Looks Greener"	Spell	Forbidden
"The Forceful Sentry"	Spell	Forbidden
"Zoodiac Barrage"	Spell	Forbidden
"Imperial Order"	Trap	Forbidden
"Last Turn"	Trap	Forbidden
"Return from the Different Dimension"	Trap	Forbidden
"Royal Oppression"	Trap	Forbidden
"Self-Destruct Button"	Trap	Forbidden
"Sixth Sense"	Trap	Forbidden
"Trap Dustshoot"	Trap	Forbidden
"Ultimate Offering"	Trap	Forbidden
"Vanity's Emptiness"	Trap	Forbidden

Limited

A maximum of one copy of each of these cards can be included in the Main Deck, Extra Deck, and Side Deck combined.

Card	Card type	Status	Changes
"Armageddon Knight"	Monster	Limited
"Astrograph Sorcerer"	Monster	Limited
"Beatrice, Lady of the Eternal"	Monster	Limited
"Black Dragon Collapserpent"	Monster	Limited
"Crystron Halqifibrax"	Monster	Limited	was Unlimited
"Cyber-Stein"	Monster	Limited
"Daigusto Emeral"	Monster	Limited
"Danger!? Jackalope?"	Monster	Limited
"Danger!? Tsuchinoko?"	Monster	Limited
"Dark Grepher"	Monster	Limited
"Destrudo the Lost Dragon's Frisson"	Monster	Limited
"Dinowrestler Pankratops"	Monster	Limited
"Exodia the Forbidden One"	Monster	Limited
"Fairy Tail - Snow"	Monster	Limited
"Gem-Knight Master Diamond"	Monster	Limited
"Genex Ally Birdman"	Monster	Limited
"Infernity Archfiend"	Monster	Limited
"Jet Synchron"	Monster	Limited	was Forbidden
"Left Arm of the Forbidden One"	Monster	Limited
"Left Leg of the Forbidden One"	Monster	Limited
"Lunalight Tiger"	Monster	Limited
"Lyrilusc - Recital Starling"	Monster	Limited
"Miscellaneousaurus"	Monster	Limited
"Morphing Jar"	Monster	Limited
"Performapal Monkeyboard"	Monster	Limited	was Forbidden
"Phantom Skyblaster"	Monster	Limited
"PSY-Framelord Omega"	Monster	Limited
"Red Rose Dragon"	Monster	Limited	was Unlimited
"Right Arm of the Forbidden One"	Monster	Limited
"Right Leg of the Forbidden One"	Monster	Limited
"Salamangreat Gazelle"	Monster	Limited
"Servant of Endymion"	Monster	Limited
"Shooting Riser Dragon"	Monster	Limited	was Unlimited
"Speedroid Terrortop"	Monster	Limited
"SPYRAL Quik-Fix"	Monster	Limited
"Striker Dragon"	Monster	Limited
"T.G. Hyper Librarian"	Monster	Limited
"Tempest, Dragon Ruler of Storms"	Monster	Limited
"True King Lithosagym, the Disaster"	Monster	Limited
"White Dragon Wyverburster"	Monster	Limited
"Yata-Garasu"	Monster	Limited	was Forbidden
"Zoodiac Ratpier"	Monster	Limited
"Called by the Grave"	Spell	Limited
"Card Destruction"	Spell	Limited
"Card of Demise"	Spell	Limited
"Chain Strike"	Spell	Limited
"Change of Heart"	Spell	Limited	was Forbidden
"Dimensional Fissure"	Spell	Limited
"Divine Wind of Mist Valley"	Spell	Limited
"Draco Face-Off"	Spell	Limited
"Dragonic Diagram"	Spell	Limited
"Final Countdown"	Spell	Limited
"Foolish Burial"	Spell	Limited
"Gateway of the Six"	Spell	Limited
"Gold Sarcophagus"	Spell	Limited
"Harpie's Feather Duster"	Spell	Limited
"Infernity Launcher"	Spell	Limited
"Instant Fusion"	Spell	Limited
"Into the Void"	Spell	Limited
"Magical Mid-Breaker Field"	Spell	Limited
"Mind Control"	Spell	Limited
"Monster Gate"	Spell	Limited
"Monster Reborn"	Spell	Limited
"One Day of Peace"	Spell	Limited
"One for One"	Spell	Limited
"Reasoning"	Spell	Limited
"Reinforcement of the Army"	Spell	Limited
"Sekka's Light"	Spell	Limited
"Set Rotation"	Spell	Limited
"Sky Striker Mecha - Hornet Drones"	Spell	Limited
"Sky Striker Mecha Modules - Multirole"	Spell	Limited
"Sky Striker Mobilize - Engage!"	Spell	Limited
"Slash Draw"	Spell	Limited
"SPYRAL Resort"	Spell	Limited
"Terraforming"	Spell	Limited
"Upstart Goblin"	Spell	Limited
"Macro Cosmos"	Trap	Limited
"Magical Explosion"	Trap	Limited
"Metaverse"	Trap	Limited
"Red Reboot"	Trap	Limited
"Time Seal"	Trap	Limited	was Forbidden

Semi-Limited

A maximum of two copies of each of these cards can be included in the Main Deck, Extra Deck, and Side Deck combined.

Card	Card type	Status	Changes
"Cyber Angel Benten"	Monster	Semi-Limited	was Limited
"Destiny HERO - Malicious"	Monster	Semi-Limited
"Dinomight Knight, the True Dracofighter"	Monster	Semi-Limited	was Limited
"Fire Formation - Tenki"	Spell	Semi-Limited	was Limited
"Fusion Destiny"	Spell	Semi-Limited
"Nadir Servant"	Spell	Semi-Limited
"Pot of Desires"	Spell	Semi-Limited	was Limited
"Trickstar Light Stage"	Spell	Semi-Limited	was Limited
"Wall of Revealing Light"	Trap	Semi-Limited	was Limited

No longer on list

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

Card	Card type	Status	Changes
"Night Assailant"	Monster	Unlimited	was Semi-Limited
"Salamangreat Miragestallio"	Monster	Unlimited	was Semi-Limited
"Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier"	Monster	Unlimited	was Limited
"A Hero Lives"	Spell	Unlimited	was Semi-Limited
"Salamangreat Circle"	Spell	Unlimited	was Semi-Limited
"Scapegoat"	Spell	Unlimited	was Semi-Limited