Manufacturer: Konami
Developer:
Release Date: JA: April 2016
US: Jan 11, 2017, Nov 2017 (PC)
UK: Jan 11, 2017
Media: Android and iOS devices, PC (via Steam)
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Fantasy Violence, Mild Blood, Suggestive Themes)
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links FORBIDDEN and LIMITED LIST
The changes to the forbidden and limited list in Duel Links aim to foster more deck types in PVP.
It’s important to note that the Forbidden/Limited list in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links functions differently than compared to the TCG. In the traditional Yu-Gi-Oh! card game, cards that hit the Semi-Limited or Limited list are restricted to just those items. For example, if the trap card Adhesion Trap Hole hits the Limited list in the TCG, only that card is affected by this addition. This move would have no effect on the amount of copies on a card like Skill Drain, which is currently on the Limited list, that you could run in a deck.
In Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links, things are a bit different, howevcer the ban list is still broken down into three specific parts, along with a fourth being included at the end of certain updates to show which cards are no longer having their usage limited (Newly Unlimited shown first here).
Forbidden: A card is not allowed to be used in a player’s Main Deck, Extra Deck, or Side Deck.
Limited: Only one copy of a card is allowed to be used in a player’s Main Deck, Extra Deck, or Side Deck.
Semi-Limited: Only two copies of a card are allowed to be used in a player’s Main Deck, Extra Deck, or Side Deck.
Here’s the entire updated on July 31, 2022 list of forbidden and limited cards that should be valid from 1 August 2022 onwards:
Newly Unlimited
None
Forbidden
Effect Monsters
Cannon Soldier
Cyber Jar
Amazoness Archer
Fiber Jar
Yata-Garasu
Toon Cannon Soldier
Magical Scientist
Dandylion
Grinder Golem
Cannon Soldier MK-2
Substitoad
Mind Master
Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis
Fishborg Blaster
Level Eater
Djinn Releaser of Rituals
The Tyrant Neptune
Glow-Up Bulb
Wind-Up Hunter
Eclipse Wyvern
Redox, Dragon Ruler of Boulders
Tidal, Dragon Ruler of Waterfalls
Blaster, Dragon Ruler of Infernos
Performage Plushfire
Majespecter Unicorn – Kirin
Performapal Monkeyboard
Grandora-X the Dragon of Demolition
Blackwing – Gofu the Vague Shadow
Zoodiac Ratpier
Master Peace, the True Dracoslaying King
Fusion Monsters
Elder Entity Norden
Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon
Link Monsters
Summon Sorceress
Knightmare Mermaid
Knightmare Goblin
Topologic Gunblar Dragon
Guardragon Agarpain
Guardragon Elpy
Linkross
Synchro Monsters
Tempest Magician
Ancient Fairy Dragon
Ib the World Chalice Justiciar
Xyz Monsters
Lavalval Chain
Number 16: Shock Master
M-X-Saber Invoker
Outer Entity Azathot
Number 95: Galaxy-Eyes Dark Matter Dragon
Tellarknight Ptolemaeus
Number S0: Utopic ZEXAL
Zoodiac Broadbull
Spells
Graceful Charity
Pot of Greed
Change of Heart
Last Will
Heavy Storm
Snatch Steal
Confiscation
Delinquent Duo
The Forceful Sentry
Giant Trunade
Painful Choice
Premature Burial
Card of Safe Return
Cold Wave
Mirage of Nightmare
Metamorphosis
Mass Driver
Butterfly Dagger – Elma
Dimension Fusion
Divine Sword – Phoenix Blade
Spellbook of Judgment
Soul Charge
Zoodiac Barrage
Set Rotation
Mystic Mine
Traps
Ultimate Offering
Time Seal
Royal Oppression
Last Turn
Trap Dustshoot
Self-Destruct Button
Sixth Sense
Return from the Different Dimension
Magical Explosion
Life Equalizer
Limited
Normal Monsters
Left Arm of the Forbidden One
Left Leg of the Forbidden One
Right Arm of the Forbidden One
Right Leg of the Forbidden One
Effect Monsters
Exodia the Forbidden One
Cyber Stein
Morphing Har
Night Assailant
Armageddon Knight
Genex Ally Birdman
Tempest, Dragon Ruler of Storms
Luster Pendulum, the Dracoslayer
Speedroid Terrortop
SPYRAL Quick-Fix
Astrograph Sorcerer
Chronograph Sorcerer
Double Iris Magician
Predaplant Ophrys Scorpio
Supreme King Dragon Darkwurm
Altergeist Multifaker
Dinowrestler Pankratops
Orcust Harp Horror
Thunder Dragonhawk
Salamangreat Gazelle
Girsu, the Orcust Mekk-Knight
Ritual Monsters
Cyber Angel Benten
Fusion Monsters
Blaze Fenix, the Burning Bombardment Bird
ABC-Dragon Buster
Thunder Dragon Colossus
Link Monsters
Saryuja Skull Dread
Heavymetalfoes Electrumite
Cryston Halqifibrax
Sky Striker Ace – Kagari
Galatea, the Orcust Automaton
Predaplant Verte Anaconda
Synchro Monsters
Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
T.G. Hyper Librarian
PSY-Framelord Omega
Xyz Monsters
Wind-Up Carrier Zenmaity
Toadally Awesome
Zoodiac Drident
True King of All Calamities
Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS – Sky Thunder
Spells
Raigeki
Harpie’s Feather Duster
Card Destruction
Monster Reborn
Foolish Burial
Reinforcement of the Army
Terraforming
Gold Sarcophagus
One for One
Gateway of the Six
Infernity Launcher
Divine Wind of Mist Valley
One Day of Peace
Brilliant Fusion
Dragonic Diagram
Trickstar Light Stage
Sky Striker Mecha – Hornet Drones
Nadir Servant
Traps
Conquistador of the Golden Land
Imperial Order
Vanity’s Emptiness
Trickstar Reincarnation
Metaverse
Red Reboot
Semi-Limited
Effect Monsters
Destiny HERO – Malicious
PSY-Framegear Gamma
Harmonizing Magician
Souleating Oviraptor
Thunder Dragonroar
Danger!? Jackalope?
The Phantom Knight of Torn Scales
Tri-Brigade Fraktall
Virtual World Roshi – Laolao
Lyrilusc – Cobalt Sparrow
Prank-Kids Rocksies
Adamancipator Analyzer
Water Enchantress of the Temple (new)
Spells
Scapegoat
Sekka’s Light
Super Polymerization
The Beginning of the End
Emergency Teleport
Mask Change II
Magical Meltdown
Called by the Grave
Sky Striker Mobilize – Engage!
Sky Striker Mecha – Widow Anchor
Memories of Hope
Cursed Eldland
Fusion Destiny
Rite of Aramesir (new)
Traps
D.D. Dynamite
What is forbidden/limited card?
Forbidden cards are essentially “banned” cards, while limited simply means that you can only put 1 in a deck, semi-limited is up to two in your deck only. Some cards in the OCG/TCG are either forbidden, or limited, and this is due to their ability to create an unbalanced experience for the game.
We’ll have more details on this game as they become available, stay tuned!