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 Type | Card Name | Advanced Format | Traditional Format | Remarks |
Monster/Effect | CHAOS EMPEROR DRAGON - ENVOY OF THE END | Forbidden | Limited | |
Monster/Effect | CYBER JAR | Forbidden | Limited | |
Monster/Effect | CYBER-STEIN | Forbidden | Limited | |
Monster/Effect | DARK MAGICIAN OF CHAOS | Forbidden | Limited | |
Monster/Effect | DESTINY HERO - DISK COMMANDER | Forbidden | Limited | |
Monster/Effect | FIBER JAR | Forbidden | Limited | |
Monster/Effect | FISHBORG BLASTER | Forbidden | Limited | |
Monster/Effect | GLOW-UP BULB | Forbidden | Limited | |
Monster/Effect | MAGICAL SCIENTIST | Forbidden | Limited | |
Monster/Effect | MAGICIAN OF FAITH | Forbidden | Limited | |
Monster/Effect | MAKYURA THE DESTRUCTOR | Forbidden | Limited | |
Monster/Effect | MIND MASTER | Forbidden | Limited | |
Monster/Effect | RESCUE CAT | Forbidden | Limited | |
Monster/Effect | SANGAN | Forbidden | Limited | Was Limited |
Monster/Effect | SINISTER SERPENT | Forbidden | Limited | |
Monster/Effect | SUBSTITOAD | Forbidden | Limited | |
Monster/Effect | TRIBE-INFECTING VIRUS | Forbidden | Limited | |
Monster/Effect | VICTORY DRAGON | Forbidden | Limited | |
Monster/Effect | WITCH OF THE BLACK FOREST | Forbidden | Limited | |
Monster/Effect | YATA-GARASU | Forbidden | Limited | |
Monster/Fusion | THOUSAND-EYES RESTRICT | Forbidden | Limited | |
Monster/Synchro | BRIONAC, DRAGON OF THE ICE BARRIER | Forbidden | Limited | |
Monster/Synchro | DARK STRIKE FIGHTER | Forbidden | Limited | |
Monster/Synchro | GOYO GUARDIAN | Forbidden | Limited | |
Monster/Synchro | TRISHULA, DRAGON OF THE ICE BARRIER | Forbidden | Limited | |
Monster/Xyz | WIND-UP CARRIER ZENMAITY | Forbidden | Limited | Was Limited |
Spell | BRAIN CONTROL | Forbidden | Limited | |
Spell | BUTTERFLY DAGGER - ELMA | Forbidden | Limited | |
Spell | CARD OF SAFE RETURN | Forbidden | Limited | |
Spell | CHANGE OF HEART | Forbidden | Limited | |
Spell | COLD WAVE | Forbidden | Limited | |
Spell | CONFISCATION | Forbidden | Limited | |
Spell | DELINQUENT DUO | Forbidden | Limited | |
Spell | DIMENSION FUSION | Forbidden | Limited | |
Spell | FUTURE FUSION | Forbidden | Limited | |
Spell | GIANT TRUNADE | Forbidden | Limited | |
Spell | GRACEFUL CHARITY | Forbidden | Limited | |
Spell | HARPIE'S FEATHER DUSTER | Forbidden | Limited | |
Spell | LAST WILL | Forbidden | Limited | |
Spell | MASS DRIVER | Forbidden | Limited | |
Spell | METAMORPHOSIS | Forbidden | Limited | |
Spell | MIRAGE OF NIGHTMARE | Forbidden | Limited | |
Spell | PAINFUL CHOICE | Forbidden | Limited | |
Spell | POT OF GREED | Forbidden | Limited | |
Spell | PREMATURE BURIAL | Forbidden | Limited | |
Spell | RAIGEKI | Forbidden | Limited | |
Spell | SNATCH STEAL | Forbidden | Limited | |
Spell | TEMPLE OF THE KINGS | Forbidden | Limited | |
Spell | THE FORCEFUL SENTRY | Forbidden | Limited | |
Trap | CRUSH CARD VIRUS | Forbidden | Limited | |
Trap | EXCHANGE OF THE SPIRIT | Forbidden | Limited | |
Trap | IMPERIAL ORDER | Forbidden | Limited | |
Trap | LAST TURN | Forbidden | Limited | |
Trap | RING OF DESTRUCTION | Forbidden | Limited | |
Trap | ROYAL OPPRESSION | Forbidden | Limited | |
Trap | TIME SEAL | Forbidden | Limited | |
Trap | TRAP DUSTSHOOT | Forbidden | Limited | |
Card Type | Card Name | Advanced Format | Traditional Format | Remarks |
Monster | LEFT ARM OF THE FORBIDDEN ONE | Limited | |
Monster | LEFT LEG OF THE FORBIDDEN ONE | Limited | |
Monster | RIGHT ARM OF THE FORBIDDEN ONE | Limited | |
Monster | RIGHT LEG OF THE FORBIDDEN ONE | Limited | |
Monster/Effect | BLACK LUSTER SOLDIER - ENVOY OF THE BEGINNING | Limited | |
Monster/Effect | BLACKWING - GALE THE WHIRLWIND | Limited | |
Monster/Effect | CHAOS SORCERER | Limited | |
Monster/Effect | DANDYLION | Limited | |
Monster/Effect | DARK ARMED DRAGON | Limited | |
Monster/Effect | ELEMENTAL HERO STRATOS | Limited | |
Monster/Effect | EXODIA THE FORBIDDEN ONE | Limited | |
Monster/Effect | GLADIATOR BEAST BESTIARI | Limited | |
Monster/Effect | GORZ THE EMISSARY OF DARKNESS | Limited | |
Monster/Effect | HONEST | Limited | |
Monster/Effect | INZEKTOR DRAGONFLY | Limited | |
Monster/Effect | INZEKTOR HORNET | Limited | |
Monster/Effect | LONEFIRE BLOSSOM | Limited | |
Monster/Effect | MEZUKI | Limited | |
Monster/Effect | MORPHING JAR | Limited | |
Monster/Effect | NECROFACE | Limited | |
Monster/Effect | NEO-SPACIAN GRAND MOLE | Limited | |
Monster/Effect | NIGHT ASSAILANT | Limited | |
Monster/Effect | PLAGUESPREADER ZOMBIE | Limited | |
Monster/Effect | RED-EYES DARKNESS METAL DRAGON | Limited | |
Monster/Effect | T.G. STRIKER | Limited | |
Monster/Effect | WIND-UP MAGICIAN | Limited | New |
Monster/Ritual | EVIGISHKI GUSTKRAKEN | Limited | |
Monster/Synchro | FORMULA SYNCHRON | Limited | |
Monster/Synchro | LEGENDARY SIX SAMURAI - SHI EN | Limited | |
Monster/Synchro | T.G. HYPER LIBRARIAN | Limited | |
Spell | ALLURE OF DARKNESS | Limited | |
Spell | BLACK WHIRLWIND | Limited | |
Spell | BOOK OF MOON | Limited | |
Spell | BURIAL FROM A DIFFERENT DIMENSION | Limited | |
Spell | CARD DESTRUCTION | Limited | |
Spell | CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE | Limited | |
Spell | DARK HOLE | Limited | |
Spell | FOOLISH BURIAL | Limited | |
Spell | GATEWAY OF THE SIX | Limited | |
Spell | HEAVY STORM | Limited | |
Spell | INFERNITY LAUNCHER | Limited | |
Spell | LIMITER REMOVAL | Limited | |
Spell | MIND CONTROL | Limited | |
Spell | MONSTER GATE | Limited | |
Spell | MONSTER REBORN | Limited | |
Spell | ONE DAY OF PEACE | Limited | New |
Spell | ONE FOR ONE | Limited | |
Spell | POT OF AVARICE | Limited | |
Spell | PRIMAL SEED | Limited | |
Spell | REINFORCEMENT OF THE ARMY | Limited | |
Spell | SCAPEGOAT | Limited | |
Trap | CEASEFIRE | Limited | |
Trap | MAGICAL EXPLOSION | Limited | |
Trap | RETURN FROM THE DIFFERENT DIMENSION | Limited | |
Trap | SOLEMN JUDGMENT | Limited | |
Trap | SOLEMN WARNING | Limited | Was Semi-Limited |
Trap | THE TRANSMIGRATION PROPHECY | Limited | |
Trap | ULTIMATE OFFERING | Limited | |
Trap | WALL OF REVEALING LIGHT | Limited | |
Card Type | Card Name | Advanced Format | Traditional Format | Remarks |
Monster/Effect | ARCHLORD KRISTYA | Semi-limited | |
Monster/Effect | CARD TROOPER | Semi-limited | |
Monster/Effect | DEBRIS DRAGON | Semi-limited | |
Monster/Effect | DESTINY HERO - MALICIOUS | Semi-limited | |
Monster/Effect | REBORN TENGU | Semi-limited | |
Monster/Effect | RESCUE RABBIT | Semi-limited | |
Monster/Effect | SUMMONER MONK | Semi-limited | |
Monster/Effect | THE AGENT OF MYSTERY - EARTH | Semi-limited | |
Monster/Effect | THUNDER KING RAI-OH | Semi-limited | New |
Monster/Effect | TOUR GUIDE FROM THE UNDERWORLD | Semi-limited | |
Monster/Effect | TRAGOEDIA | Semi-limited | |
Monster/Effect | TSUKUYOMI | Semi-limited | Was Limited |
Monster/Synchro | DEWLOREN, TIGER KING OF THE ICE BARRIER | Semi-limited | |
Spell | A HERO LIVES | Semi-limited | |
Spell | ADVANCED RITUAL ART | Semi-limited | Was Limited |
Spell | CHAIN STRIKE | Semi-limited | |
Spell | E - EMERGENCY CALL | Semi-limited | |
Spell | HIERATIC SEAL OF CONVOCATION | Semi-limited | |
Spell | MAGICAL STONE EXCAVATION | Semi-limited | |
Spell | POT OF DUALITY | Semi-limited | |
Spell | REASONING | Semi-limited | |
Spell | ROYAL TRIBUTE | Semi-limited | |
Trap | BOTTOMLESS TRAP HOLE | Semi-limited | |
Trap | MIRROR FORCE | Semi-limited | |
Trap | OJAMA TRIO | Semi-limited | |
Trap | TORRENTIAL TRIBUTE | Semi-limited | |
So that's it for the restrictions! So build your deck appropriately and let's duel!