Yu-gi-oh :: March 2009 Banlist

Jul 13, 2009

If you are planning to attend a Yu-Gi-Oh tournament, better make sure that your deck is legal first! Almost all tournaments follows the Advanced format, which has many forbidden and limited cards. Forbidden cards are not allowed anywhere near your deck. Limited cards are those that you can only have one of in your deck and Semi-Limited are those that you can only have two of in your deck, instead of the usual three.

Cards are banned in order to keep the game interesting. Without these lists, tournament matches will just be a game of luck: whoever draws the super powerful card first will win. In some cases, if both players get a strong starting hand, it might even be whoever goes first wins. This is no fun for players and observers. Instead, the banlist forces players to be creative and to strategize while playing, which keeps the game interesting in the long run.

There is also the Traditional format of Duel Monsters, which has no forbidden cards. Those that are forbidden are considered to be limited instead under the Traditional format. If you are playing with your friends, be sure that you all agree on which ruleset you are following in order to prevent arguments later on!

The banlist is constantly updated and changed. Some cards that are forbidden now may become limited in the future and vice versa. Kidzworld.com will be sure to keep you updated on these changes! Below is the most current update, which came into effect starting March 2009.

FORBIDDEN
Card Type	Card Name	Changes
Effect/Monster	BLACK LUSTER SOLDIER - ENVOY OF THE BEGINNING
Effect/Monster	CHAOS EMPEROR DRAGON - ENVOY OF THE END
Effect/Monster	CYBER JAR
Effect/Monster	CYBER-STEIN
Effect/Monster	DARK MAGICIAN OF CHAOS
Effect/Monster	DESTINY HERO - DISK COMMANDER
Effect/Monster	FIBER JAR
Effect/Monster	MAGICAL SCIENTIST
Effect/Monster	MAGICIAN OF FAITH
Effect/Monster	MAKYURA THE DESTRUCTOR
Effect/Monster	SINISTER SERPENT
Effect/Monster	TRIBE-INFECTING VIRUS
Effect/Monster	TSUKUYOMI
Effect/Monster	VICTORY DRAGON
Effect/Monster	WITCH OF THE BLACK FOREST
Effect/Monster	YATA-GARASU
Fusion/Monster	THOUSAND-EYES RESTRICT
Spell	BUTTERFLY DAGGER - ELMA
Spell	CHANGE OF HEART
Spell	CONFISCATION
Spell	DARK HOLE
Spell	DELINQUENT DUO
Spell	DIMENSION FUSION
Spell	GRACEFUL CHARITY
Spell	HARPIE'S FEATHER DUSTER
Spell	LAST WILL
Spell	METAMORPHOSIS
Spell	MIRAGE OF NIGHTMARE
Spell	PAINFUL CHOICE
Spell	POT OF GREED
Spell	PREMATURE BURIAL
Spell	RAIGEKI
Spell	SNATCH STEAL
Spell	THE FORCEFUL SENTRY
Trap	CALL OF THE HAUNTED
Trap	EXCHANGE OF THE SPIRIT
Trap	IMPERIAL ORDER
Trap	LAST TURN
Trap	RING OF DESTRUCTION
Trap	TIME SEAL

LIMITED
Card Type	Card Name	Changes
Effect/Monster	BREAKER THE MAGICAL WARRIOR
Effect/Monster	CARD TROOPER
Effect/Monster	CHAOS SORCERER	Forbidden -> Limited
Effect/Monster	CYBER DRAGON
Effect/Monster	D. D. WARRIOR LADY
Effect/Monster	DANDYLION
Effect/Monster	DARK ARMED DRAGON	Semi-Limited -> Limited
Effect/Monster	ELEMENTAL HERO STRATOS
Effect/Monster	EXODIA THE FORBIDDEN ONE
Effect/Monster	GLADIATOR BEAST BESTIARI	NEW; Limited
Effect/Monster	GORZ THE EMISSARY OF DARKNESS
Effect/Monster	MARSHMALLON
Effect/Monster	MEZUKI	NEW; Limited
Effect/Monster	MORPHING JAR
Effect/Monster	NEO-SPACIAN GRAND MOLE
Effect/Monster	NIGHT ASSAILANT
Effect/Monster	PLAGUESPREADER ZOMBIE	NEW; Limited
Effect/Monster	SANGAN
Effect/Monster	SNIPE HUNTER
Effect/Monster	SPIRIT REAPER
Effect/Monster	TREEBORN FROG
Synchro/Monster	GOYO GUARDIAN	NEW; Limited
Monster	LEFT ARM OF THE FORBIDDEN ONE
Monster	LEFT LEG OF THE FORBIDDEN ONE
Monster	RIGHT ARM OF THE FORBIDDEN ONE
Monster	RIGHT LEG OF THE FORBIDDEN ONE
Spell	ADVANCED RITUAL ART
Spell	BRAIN CONTROL
Spell	CARD DESTRUCTION
Spell	CARD OF SAFE RETURN	Semi-Limited -> Limited
Spell	EMERGENCY TELEPORT	NEW; Limited
Spell	FISSURE
Spell	FUTURE FUSION
Spell	GIANT TRUNADE
Spell	HEAVY STORM
Spell	LEVEL LIMIT - AREA B
Spell	LIMITER REMOVAL
Spell	MEGAMORPH
Spell	MONSTER GATE
Spell	MONSTER REBORN
Spell	MYSTICAL SPACE TYPHOON
Spell	OVERLOAD FUSION
Spell	REASONING
Spell	REINFORCEMENT OF THE ARMY	NEW; Limited
Spell	SCAPEGOAT
Spell	SMASHING GROUND
Spell	SWORDS OF REVEALING LIGHT
Spell	UNITED WE STAND
Trap	CEASEFIRE
Trap	CRUSH CARD VIRUS
Trap	GRAVITY BIND
Trap	MAGIC CYLINDER
Trap	MIRROR FORCE
Trap	OJAMA TRIO
Trap	RETURN FROM THE DIFFERENT DIMENSION
Trap	THE TRANSMIGRATION PROPHECY
Trap	TORRENTIAL TRIBUTE
Trap	TRAP DUSTSHOOT
Trap	WALL OF REVEALING LIGHT

SEMI-LIMITED
Card Type	Card Name	Changes
Effect/Monster	DESTINY HERO - MALICIOUS	NEW; Semi-Limited
Effect/Monster	GOBLIN ZOMBIE	NEW; Semi-Limited
Effect/Monster	GREEN BABOON, DEFENDER OF THE FOREST	Limited -> Semi-Limited
Effect/Monster	JUDGMENT DRAGON
Effect/Monster	MASK OF DARKNESS
Effect/Monster	NECROFACE
Effect/Monster	RAIZA THE STORM MONARCH	Limited -> Semi-Limited
Effect/Monster	RESCUE CAT
Effect/Monster	SUMMONER MONK	NEW
Spell	ALLURE OF DARKNESS	NEW; Semi-Limited
Spell	CHAIN STRIKE
Spell	DESTINY DRAW	NEW; Semi-Limited
Spell	FOOLISH BURIAL
Spell	GOLD SARCOPHAGUS	Limited -> Semi-Limited
Spell	MAGICAL STONE EXCAVATION
Trap	MIND CRUSH	Limited -> Semi-Limited
Trap	ULTIMATE OFFERING	Limited -> Semi-Limited

NO LONGER LIMITED
Card Type	Card Name	Changes
Effect/Monster	MANTICORE OF DARKNESS	Semi-Limited -> No Longer Limited
Effect/Monster	PHANTOM OF CHAOS	Semi-Limited -> No Longer Limited
Effect/Monster	TWIN-HEADED BEHEMOTH	Limited -> No Longer Limited
Spell	BOOK OF MOON	Semi-Limited -> No Longer Limited
Spell	NOBLEMAN OF CROSSOUT	Semi-Limited -> No Longer Limited