Tuesday, July 2, 2013

How to Play Yu-Gi-Oh! Part 2 - Forbidden, Limited, Semi-limited, and Restrictions

So with every game there are restrictions to create a more balanced and fair type of game. Yes, it may be true that with each new set, there will be unbalanced cards, but that's to give the players and duelists a new taste of the cards. Sometimes, there will be a need of intervention because of the overpowering use of a card. (I forget which card at the moment, but I've heard from people that there was one that was forbbidened in the middle of a format).

There are also limitations to a person's deck, allowing them to only have a certain number of cards in the Main deck, Side deck, and Extra deck. They are the following:

  • Main Deck - 40 to 60 cards
  • Side Deck - 0 to 15 cards
  • Extra Deck - 0 to 15 cards
Some of these cards are AMAZING! Like Monster Reborn or Change of Heart. But these cards are so powerful! Well, there's a limit to these powerful cards! So check out for the Forbidden/Limited list! Here, you can check how many copies of each card you may play in your deck! Check about every March/September because that is usually the time that the list will be  


So here we go:

Forbidden and limited list: (copied directly from their site)

Card TypeCard NameAdvanced FormatTraditional FormatRemarks
Monster/EffectCHAOS EMPEROR DRAGON - ENVOY OF THE ENDForbiddenLimited
Monster/EffectCYBER JARForbiddenLimited
Monster/EffectCYBER-STEINForbiddenLimited
Monster/EffectDARK MAGICIAN OF CHAOSForbiddenLimited
Monster/EffectDESTINY HERO - DISK COMMANDERForbiddenLimited
Monster/EffectFIBER JARForbiddenLimited
Monster/EffectFISHBORG BLASTERForbiddenLimited
Monster/EffectGLOW-UP BULBForbiddenLimited
Monster/EffectMAGICAL SCIENTISTForbiddenLimited
Monster/EffectMAGICIAN OF FAITHForbiddenLimited
Monster/EffectMAKYURA THE DESTRUCTORForbiddenLimited
Monster/EffectMIND MASTERForbiddenLimited
Monster/EffectRESCUE CATForbiddenLimited
Monster/EffectSANGANForbiddenLimitedWas Limited
Monster/EffectSINISTER SERPENTForbiddenLimited
Monster/EffectSUBSTITOADForbiddenLimited
Monster/EffectTRIBE-INFECTING VIRUSForbiddenLimited
Monster/EffectVICTORY DRAGONForbiddenLimited
Monster/EffectWITCH OF THE BLACK FORESTForbiddenLimited
Monster/EffectYATA-GARASUForbiddenLimited
Monster/FusionTHOUSAND-EYES RESTRICTForbiddenLimited
Monster/SynchroBRIONAC, DRAGON OF THE ICE BARRIERForbiddenLimited
Monster/SynchroDARK STRIKE FIGHTERForbiddenLimited
Monster/SynchroGOYO GUARDIANForbiddenLimited
Monster/SynchroTRISHULA, DRAGON OF THE ICE BARRIERForbiddenLimited
Monster/XyzWIND-UP CARRIER ZENMAITYForbiddenLimitedWas Limited
SpellBRAIN CONTROLForbiddenLimited
SpellBUTTERFLY DAGGER - ELMAForbiddenLimited
SpellCARD OF SAFE RETURNForbiddenLimited
SpellCHANGE OF HEARTForbiddenLimited
SpellCOLD WAVEForbiddenLimited
SpellCONFISCATIONForbiddenLimited
SpellDELINQUENT DUOForbiddenLimited
SpellDIMENSION FUSIONForbiddenLimited
SpellFUTURE FUSIONForbiddenLimited
SpellGIANT TRUNADEForbiddenLimited
SpellGRACEFUL CHARITYForbiddenLimited
SpellHARPIE'S FEATHER DUSTERForbiddenLimited
SpellLAST WILLForbiddenLimited
SpellMASS DRIVERForbiddenLimited
SpellMETAMORPHOSISForbiddenLimited
SpellMIRAGE OF NIGHTMAREForbiddenLimited
SpellPAINFUL CHOICEForbiddenLimited
SpellPOT OF GREEDForbiddenLimited
SpellPREMATURE BURIALForbiddenLimited
SpellRAIGEKIForbiddenLimited
SpellSNATCH STEALForbiddenLimited
SpellTEMPLE OF THE KINGSForbiddenLimited
SpellTHE FORCEFUL SENTRYForbiddenLimited
TrapCRUSH CARD VIRUSForbiddenLimited
TrapEXCHANGE OF THE SPIRITForbiddenLimited
TrapIMPERIAL ORDERForbiddenLimited
TrapLAST TURNForbiddenLimited
TrapRING OF DESTRUCTIONForbiddenLimited
TrapROYAL OPPRESSIONForbiddenLimited
TrapTIME SEALForbiddenLimited
TrapTRAP DUSTSHOOTForbiddenLimited

Card TypeCard NameAdvanced FormatTraditional FormatRemarks
MonsterLEFT ARM OF THE FORBIDDEN ONELimited
MonsterLEFT LEG OF THE FORBIDDEN ONELimited
MonsterRIGHT ARM OF THE FORBIDDEN ONELimited
MonsterRIGHT LEG OF THE FORBIDDEN ONELimited
Monster/EffectBLACK LUSTER SOLDIER - ENVOY OF THE BEGINNING Limited
Monster/EffectBLACKWING - GALE THE WHIRLWINDLimited
Monster/EffectCHAOS SORCERERLimited
Monster/EffectDANDYLIONLimited
Monster/EffectDARK ARMED DRAGONLimited
Monster/EffectELEMENTAL HERO STRATOSLimited
Monster/EffectEXODIA THE FORBIDDEN ONELimited
Monster/EffectGLADIATOR BEAST BESTIARILimited
Monster/EffectGORZ THE EMISSARY OF DARKNESSLimited
Monster/EffectHONESTLimited
Monster/EffectINZEKTOR DRAGONFLYLimited
Monster/EffectINZEKTOR HORNETLimited
Monster/EffectLONEFIRE BLOSSOMLimited
Monster/EffectMEZUKILimited
Monster/EffectMORPHING JARLimited
Monster/EffectNECROFACELimited
Monster/EffectNEO-SPACIAN GRAND MOLELimited
Monster/EffectNIGHT ASSAILANTLimited
Monster/EffectPLAGUESPREADER ZOMBIELimited
Monster/EffectRED-EYES DARKNESS METAL DRAGONLimited
Monster/EffectT.G. STRIKERLimited
Monster/EffectWIND-UP MAGICIANLimitedNew
Monster/RitualEVIGISHKI GUSTKRAKENLimited
Monster/SynchroFORMULA SYNCHRONLimited
Monster/SynchroLEGENDARY SIX SAMURAI - SHI ENLimited
Monster/SynchroT.G. HYPER LIBRARIANLimited
SpellALLURE OF DARKNESSLimited
SpellBLACK WHIRLWINDLimited
SpellBOOK OF MOONLimited
SpellBURIAL FROM A DIFFERENT DIMENSIONLimited
SpellCARD DESTRUCTIONLimited
SpellCHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADELimited
SpellDARK HOLELimited
SpellFOOLISH BURIALLimited
SpellGATEWAY OF THE SIXLimited
SpellHEAVY STORMLimited
SpellINFERNITY LAUNCHERLimited
SpellLIMITER REMOVALLimited
SpellMIND CONTROLLimited
SpellMONSTER GATELimited
SpellMONSTER REBORNLimited
SpellONE DAY OF PEACELimitedNew
SpellONE FOR ONELimited
SpellPOT OF AVARICELimited
SpellPRIMAL SEEDLimited
SpellREINFORCEMENT OF THE ARMYLimited
SpellSCAPEGOATLimited
TrapCEASEFIRELimited
TrapMAGICAL EXPLOSIONLimited
TrapRETURN FROM THE DIFFERENT DIMENSIONLimited
TrapSOLEMN JUDGMENTLimited
TrapSOLEMN WARNINGLimitedWas Semi-Limited
TrapTHE TRANSMIGRATION PROPHECYLimited
TrapULTIMATE OFFERINGLimited
TrapWALL OF REVEALING LIGHTLimited

Card TypeCard NameAdvanced FormatTraditional FormatRemarks
Monster/EffectARCHLORD KRISTYASemi-limited
Monster/EffectCARD TROOPERSemi-limited
Monster/EffectDEBRIS DRAGONSemi-limited
Monster/EffectDESTINY HERO - MALICIOUSSemi-limited
Monster/EffectREBORN TENGUSemi-limited
Monster/EffectRESCUE RABBITSemi-limited
Monster/EffectSUMMONER MONKSemi-limited
Monster/EffectTHE AGENT OF MYSTERY - EARTHSemi-limited
Monster/EffectTHUNDER KING RAI-OHSemi-limitedNew
Monster/EffectTOUR GUIDE FROM THE UNDERWORLDSemi-limited
Monster/EffectTRAGOEDIASemi-limited
Monster/EffectTSUKUYOMISemi-limitedWas Limited
Monster/SynchroDEWLOREN, TIGER KING OF THE ICE BARRIERSemi-limited
SpellA HERO LIVESSemi-limited
SpellADVANCED RITUAL ARTSemi-limitedWas Limited
SpellCHAIN STRIKESemi-limited
SpellE - EMERGENCY CALLSemi-limited
SpellHIERATIC SEAL OF CONVOCATIONSemi-limited
SpellMAGICAL STONE EXCAVATIONSemi-limited
SpellPOT OF DUALITYSemi-limited
SpellREASONINGSemi-limited
SpellROYAL TRIBUTESemi-limited
TrapBOTTOMLESS TRAP HOLESemi-limited
TrapMIRROR FORCESemi-limited
TrapOJAMA TRIOSemi-limited
TrapTORRENTIAL TRIBUTESemi-limited


So that's it for the restrictions! So build your deck appropriately and let's duel!

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