Not all Yu-Gi-Oh! cards are created equal, so in the spirit of fairness, certain cards are banned from or limited in competitive play. Here’s a look at what you can and can’t do this year.

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For clarity, Forbidden cards cannot be used in any of your decks. Limited means you can only have one of the cards across your main, side, or extra decks. Semi-limited means you can have two copies across your three decks.

These tables are directly from the official Yu-Gi-Oh! site. They were last updated on December 19, 2023, and it’s possible that they will be updated again before 2024 is out.

2024 Forbidden Cards

The following is a list of all the cards that are forbidden from Yu-Gi-Oh! competitive play in 2024. You cannot have these cards in your deck in tournaments.

Card TypeCard NameAdvanced FormatTraditional FormatRemarksMonster/EffectAGIDO THE ANCIENT SENTINELForbiddenLimitedWas LimitedMonster/EffectARCHNEMESES PROTOSForbiddenLimited Monster/EffectARTIFACT SCYTHEForbiddenLimited Monster/EffectBARRIER STATUE OF THE STORMWINDSForbiddenLimited Monster/EffectBLACKWING – GOFU THE VAGUE SHADOWForbiddenLimited Monster/EffectBLOCK DRAGONForbiddenLimited Monster/EffectCYBER-STEINForbiddenLimited Monster/EffectDANDYLIONForbiddenLimited Monster/EffectDJINN RELEASER OF RITUALSForbiddenLimited Monster/EffectECLIPSE WYVERNForbiddenLimited Monster/EffectEVAForbiddenLimited Monster/EffectFAIRY TAIL – SNOWForbiddenLimited Monster/EffectFIBER JARForbiddenLimited Monster/EffectFISHBORG BLASTERForbiddenLimited Monster/EffectGLOW-UP BULBForbiddenLimited Monster/EffectGRINDER GOLEMForbiddenLimited Monster/EffectKELBEK THE ANCIENT VANGUARDForbiddenLimitedWas LimitedMonster/EffectLEVEL EATERForbiddenLimited Monster/EffectMAGICAL SCIENTISTForbiddenLimited Monster/EffectMAJESPECTER UNICORN – KIRINForbiddenLimited Monster/EffectMASTER PEACE, THE TRUE DRACOSLAYING KINGForbiddenLimited Monster/EffectMATHMECH CIRCULARForbiddenLimitedWas LimitedMonster/EffectMAXX “C”ForbiddenLimited Monster/EffectMIND MASTERForbiddenLimited Monster/EffectPERFORMAGE PLUSHFIREForbiddenLimited Monster/EffectPHOENIXIAN CLUSTER AMARYLLISForbiddenLimited Monster/EffectRONINTOADINForbiddenLimited Monster/EffectSPYRAL MASTER PLANForbiddenLimited Monster/EffectTHE TYRANT NEPTUNEForbiddenLimited Monster/EffectTIDAL, DRAGON RULER OF WATERFALLSForbiddenLimited Monster/EffectVICTORY DRAGONForbiddenLimited Monster/FusionELDER ENTITY NORDENForbiddenLimited Monster/FusionSUPREME KING DRAGON STARVING VENOMForbiddenLimited Monster/FusionTEARLAMENTS KITKALLOSForbiddenLimited Monster/FusionTHUNDER DRAGON COLOSSUSForbiddenLimited Monster/LinkCRYSTRON HALQIFIBRAXForbiddenLimited Monster/LinkCURIOUS, THE LIGHTSWORN DOMINIONForbiddenLimited Monster/LinkGUARDRAGON AGARPAINForbiddenLimited Monster/LinkGUARDRAGON ELPYForbiddenLimited Monster/LinkHEAVYMETALFOES ELECTRUMITEForbiddenLimited Monster/LinkISOLDE, TWO TALES OF THE NOBLE KNIGHTSForbiddenLimitedNewMonster/LinkKNIGHTMARE GOBLINForbiddenLimited Monster/LinkKNIGHTMARE MERMAIDForbiddenLimited Monster/LinkLINKROSSForbiddenLimited Monster/LinkMECHA PHANTOM BEAST AURORADONForbiddenLimited Monster/LinkPRANK-KIDS MEOW-MEOW-MUForbiddenLimited Monster/LinkPREDAPLANT VERTE ANACONDAForbiddenLimited Monster/LinkSIMORGH, BIRD OF SOVEREIGNTYForbiddenLimited Monster/LinkSPRIGHT ELFForbiddenLimited Monster/LinkSUMMON SORCERESSForbiddenLimited Monster/LinkSUPERHEAVY SAMURAI SCARECROWForbiddenLimited Monster/LinkTOPOLOGIC GUMBLAR DRAGONForbiddenLimited Monster/LinkUNION CARRIERForbiddenLimited Monster/SynchroCHAOS RULER, THE CHAOTIC MAGICAL DRAGONForbiddenLimited Monster/SynchroTEMPEST MAGICIANForbiddenLimited Monster/XyzKASHTIRA ARISE-HEARTForbiddenLimited Monster/XyzLAVALVAL CHAINForbiddenLimited Monster/XyzM-X-SABER INVOKERForbiddenLimited Monster/XyzNUMBER 16: SHOCK MASTERForbiddenLimited Monster/XyzNUMBER 42: GALAXY TOMAHAWKForbiddenLimited Monster/XyzNUMBER 86: HEROIC CHAMPION – RHONGOMYNIADForbiddenLimited Monster/XyzNUMBER 89: DIABLOSIS THE MIND HACKERForbiddenLimited Monster/XyzNUMBER 95: GALAXY-EYES DARK MATTER DRAGONForbiddenLimited Monster/XyzNUMBER S0: UTOPIC ZEXALForbiddenLimited Monster/XyzOUTER ENTITY AZATHOTForbiddenLimited Monster/XyzTRUE KING OF ALL CALAMITIESForbiddenLimited Monster/XyzWIND-UP CARRIER ZENMAITYForbiddenLimited Monster/XyzZOODIAC BROADBULLForbiddenLimited Monster/XyzZOODIAC DRIDENTForbiddenLimited SpellBRILLIANT FUSIONForbiddenLimited SpellBUTTERFLY DAGGER – ELMAForbiddenLimited SpellCARD OF SAFE RETURNForbiddenLimited SpellCHICKEN GAMEForbiddenLimited SpellCOLD WAVEForbiddenLimited SpellCONFISCATIONForbiddenLimited SpellDELINQUENT DUOForbiddenLimited SpellDIMENSION FUSIONForbiddenLimited SpellGIANT TRUNADEForbiddenLimited SpellGRACEFUL CHARITYForbiddenLimited SpellHEAVY STORMForbiddenLimited SpellKAISER COLOSSEUMForbiddenLimited SpellLAST WILLForbiddenLimited SpellMASS DRIVERForbiddenLimited SpellMETAMORPHOSISForbiddenLimited SpellMIRAGE OF NIGHTMAREForbiddenLimited SpellMYSTIC MINEForbiddenLimited SpellPAINFUL CHOICEForbiddenLimited SpellPOT OF GREEDForbiddenLimited SpellPREMATURE BURIALForbiddenLimited SpellSMOKE GRENADE OF THE THIEFForbiddenLimited SpellSOUL CHARGEForbiddenLimited SpellTHAT GRASS LOOKS GREENERForbiddenLimited SpellTHE FORCEFUL SENTRYForbiddenLimited SpellZOODIAC BARRAGEForbiddenLimited TrapAPPOINTER OF THE RED LOTUSForbiddenLimited TrapBRANDED EXPULSIONForbiddenLimited TrapIMPERIAL ORDERForbiddenLimited TrapLAST TURNForbiddenLimited TrapRED REBOOTForbiddenLimited TrapRETURN FROM THE DIFFERENT DIMENSIONForbiddenLimited TrapROYAL OPPRESSIONForbiddenLimited TrapSELF-DESTRUCT BUTTONForbiddenLimited TrapSIXTH SENSEForbiddenLimited TrapTRAP DUSTSHOOTForbiddenLimited TrapULTIMATE OFFERINGForbiddenLimited TrapVANITY’S EMPTINESSForbiddenLimited List via yugioh-card.com

2024 Limited Cards

The following cards are Limited in 2024 Yu-Gi-Oh! tournament play. This means, that you can only have one copy of these cards across your main, extra, and side decks.

Card TypeCard NameAdvanced FormatTraditional FormatRemarksMonsterLEFT ARM OF THE FORBIDDEN ONELimited MonsterLEFT LEG OF THE FORBIDDEN ONELimited MonsterRIGHT ARM OF THE FORBIDDEN ONELimited MonsterRIGHT LEG OF THE FORBIDDEN ONELimited Monster/EffectARMAGEDDON KNIGHTLimited Monster/EffectASTROGRAPH SORCERERLimited Monster/EffectBLACK DRAGON COLLAPSERPENTLimited Monster/EffectBLASTER, DRAGON RULER OF INFERNOSLimited Monster/EffectBYSTIAL MAGNAMHUTLimited Monster/EffectCYBER JARLimited Monster/EffectDANGER!? JACKALOPE?Limited Monster/EffectDANGER!? TSUCHINOKO?Limited Monster/EffectDARK GREPHERLimited Monster/EffectEXODIA THE FORBIDDEN ONELimited Monster/EffectKELDO THE SACRED PROTECTORLimited Monster/EffectLUNALIGHT TIGERLimited Monster/EffectMISCELLANEOUSAURUSLimited Monster/EffectMORPHING JARLimited Monster/EffectMUDORA THE SWORD ORACLELimited Monster/EffectORCUST HARP HORRORLimitedWas ForbiddenMonster/EffectPERFORMAPAL MONKEYBOARDLimited Monster/EffectPHANTOM SKYBLASTERLimited Monster/EffectPSY-FRAMEGEAR GAMMALimited Monster/EffectRED ROSE DRAGONLimited Monster/EffectREDOX, DRAGON RULER OF BOULDERSLimitedWas ForbiddenMonster/EffectRESCUE-ACE AIR LIFTERLimitedNewMonster/EffectSUBSTITOADLimited Monster/EffectTEARLAMENTS HAVNISLimited Monster/EffectTEARLAMENTS MERRLILimited Monster/EffectTEARLAMENTS SCHEIRENLimited Monster/EffectTEMPEST, DRAGON RULER OF STORMSLimited Monster/EffectUNCHAINED SOUL OF SHARVARALimitedNewMonster/EffectWHITE DRAGON WYVERBURSTERLimited Monster/EffectZOODIAC RATPIERLimited Monster/FusionGEM-KNIGHT MASTER DIAMONDLimited Monster/LinkSTRIKER DRAGONLimited Monster/LinkSUNAVALON DRYASLimitedNewMonster/LinkSUNVINE HEALERLimitedNewMonster/SynchroANCIENT FAIRY DRAGONLimited Monster/SynchroDENGLONG, FIRST OF THE YANG ZINGLimited Monster/SynchroIB THE WORLD CHALICE JUSTICIARLimitedWas ForbiddenMonster/SynchroPSY-FRAMELORD OMEGALimited Monster/SynchroT.G. HYPER LIBRARIANLimited Monster/XyzBEATRICE, LADY OF THE ETERNALLimited Monster/XyzDAIGUSTO EMERALLimited SpellCALLED BY THE GRAVELimited SpellCARD DESTRUCTIONLimited SpellCARD OF DEMISELimited SpellCHAIN STRIKELimited SpellCHANGE OF HEARTLimited SpellCHAOS SPACELimited SpellDIVINE WIND OF MIST VALLEYLimited SpellDRAGONIC DIAGRAMLimited SpellFINAL COUNTDOWNLimited SpellFOOLISH BURIALLimited SpellGATEWAY OF THE SIXLimited SpellGOLD SARCOPHAGUSLimited SpellHARPIE’S FEATHER DUSTERLimited SpellINFERNITY LAUNCHERLimited SpellINSTANT FUSIONLimited SpellINTO THE VOIDLimited SpellMAGICAL MID-BREAKER FIELDLimited SpellMONSTER GATELimited SpellMONSTER REBORNLimited SpellONE DAY OF PEACELimited SpellONE FOR ONELimited SpellPURRELY DELICIOUS MEMORYLimited SpellREASONINGLimited SpellREINFORCEMENT OF THE ARMYLimited SpellSEKKA’S LIGHTLimited SpellSET ROTATIONLimited SpellSKY STRIKER MECHA – HORNET DRONESLimited SpellSLASH DRAWLimited SpellSNATCH STEALLimitedWas ForbiddenSpellTERRAFORMINGLimited TrapGOZEN MATCHLimitedNewTrapMAGICAL EXPLOSIONLimited TrapNATURIA SACRED TREELimited TrapRIVALRY OF WARLORDSLimitedNewTrapTHERE CAN BE ONLY ONELimitedNewTrapTIME SEALLimited List via yugioh-card.com

2024 Semi-limited Cards

This list is for cards that are semi-limited in competitive play. This means that you can only have two copies of each card across your main, extra, and side decks.

Card TypeCard NameAdvanced FormatTraditional FormatRemarksMonster/EffectDESTINY HERO – MALICIOUS Semi-Limited Monster/EffectDINOWRESTLER PANKRATOPS Semi-LimitedWas LimitedMonster/EffectSPEEDROID TERRORTOP Semi-LimitedWas LimitedSpellLIGHTNING STORM Semi-Limited SpellPURRELY SLEEPY MEMORY Semi-LimitedNewSpellRUNICK FOUNTAIN Semi-Limited SpellSKY STRIKER MOBILIZE – ENGAGE! Semi-Limited List via yugioh-card.com

Cards that are no longer on the list

Finally, these cards have been reverted to standard play, meaning you can now have them in your decks without any limitations.

Card TypeCard NameAdvanced FormatTraditional FormatRemarksMonster/EffectINFERNITY ARCHFIENDNo Longer On ListWas LimitedMonster/EffectKASHTIRA UNICORNNo Longer On ListWas Semi-LimitedSpellMIND CONTROLNo Longer On ListWas LimitedSpellPOT OF DESIRESNo Longer On ListWas Semi-LimitedSpellSPELLBOOK OF JUDGMENTNo Longer On ListWas LimitedSpellSPRIGHT STARTERNo Longer On ListWas Semi-LimitedSpellUPSTART GOBLINNo Longer On ListWas LimitedList via yugioh-card.com Post Tag: guides Yu-Gi-Oh Destructoid is supported by our audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn a small affiliate commission. Learn more about our Affiliate Policy Join The Conversation