Yu-Gi-Oh! Banlist for July 2022: Forbidden, Limited and Semi-Limited
Yu better check your decks.The Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG has had an ever-updating Banlist since the start - and there's some good reasons why! Some quick-thinking players discovered loopholes involving some pretty crazy combos, allowing moves that would quickly break or ruin the game - we are looking at you Last Turn. Basically, there are some cards that are far more powerful than even the creators intended, due to the complexity and growth of the game.
Konami's latest Yu-Gi-Oh! Banlist update came into effect on May 17th 2022 - revising the list of Forbidden, Limited and Semi-Limited cards in the TCG meta. There's been a bit of shocker with this update too, seeing the return of Change of Heart, a card that had been banned since 2005.
Below we've broken down the Banlist into ban type and card type, and will be updating this list every time Konami update the meta:
Forbidden Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards
Forbidden Yu-Gi-Oh! cards are cards deemed too powerful to have in any of your decks and include the seemingly humble Pot of Greed and the overpowered Maxx “C”.

Forbidden Monster/Effect Cards
- Archnemeses Protos
- Blackwing - Gofu the Vague Shadow
- Blackwing - Steam the Cloak
- Blaster, Dragon Ruler of Infernos
- Block Dragon
- Cyber Jar
- Dandylion
- Djinn Releaser of Rituals
- Eclipse Wyvern
- Eva
- Fiber Jar
- Fishborg Blaster
- Glow-Up Bulb
- Grinder Golem
- Level Eater
- Magical Scientist
- Majespecter Unicorn - Kirin
- Master Peace, the True Dracoslaying King
- Maxx “C”
- Mecha Phantom Beast O-Lion
- Mind Master
- Orcust Harp Horror
- Performage Plushfire
- Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis
- Redox, Dragon Ruler of Boulders
- Samsara Lotus
- Spyral Master Plan
- Substitoad
- The Tyrant Neptune
- Tidal, Dragon Ruler of Waterfalls
- Victory Dragon
Forbidden Monster/Fusion Cards
- Elder Entity Norden
- Supreme King Dragon Starving Venom
- Thunder Dragon Colossus
Forbidden Monster/Link Cards
- Guardragon Agarpain
- Guardragon Elpy
- Heavymetalfoes Electrumite
- Knightmare Goblin
- Knightmare Mermaid
- Mecha Phantom Beast Auroradon
- Linkross
- Prank-Kids Meow-Meow-Mu
- Predaplant Verte Anaconda
- Simorgh, Bird of Sovereignty
- Summon Sorceress
- Topologic Gumblar Dragon
- Union Carrier
Forbidden Monster/Synchro Cards
- Ancient Fairy Dragon
- Denglong, First of the Yang Zing
- Ib the World Chalice Justiciar
- Tempest Magician
Forbidden Monste/Xyz Cards
- Lavalval Chain
- M-X-Saver Invoker
- Number 16: Shock Master
- Number 42: Galaxy Tomahawk
- Number 86: Heroic Champion - Rhongomyniad
- Number 95: Galaxy-Eyes Dark Matter Dragon
- Number S0: Utopic ZEXAL
- Outer Entity Azathot
- Tellarknight Ptolemaeus
- True King of All Calamities
- Wind-Up Carrier Zenmaity
- Zoodiac Broadbull
- Zoodiac Drident
Forbidden Spell Cards
- Brilliant Fusion
- Butterfly Dagger - Elma
- Card of Safe Return
- Chicken Game
- Cold Wave
- Confiscation
- Delinquent Duo
- Dimension Fusion
- Giant Trunade
- Graceful Charity
- Heavy Storm
- Kaiser Colosseum
- Last Will
- Mass Driver
- Metamorphosis
- Mirage of Nightmare
- Painful Choice
- Pot of Greed
- Premature Burial
- Smoke Grenade of the Thief
- Snatch Steal
- Soul Charge
- Spellbook of Judgment
- That Grass Looks Greener
- The Forceful Sentry
- Zoodiac Barrage
Forbidden Trap Cards
- Imperial Order
- Last Turn
- Return from the Different Dimension
- Royal Oppression
- Self-Destruct Button
- Sixth Sense
- Trap Dustshoot
- Ultimate Offering
- Vanity’s Emptiness
Limited Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards
You are only allowed to have one copy of any Limited Yu-Gi-Oh! card in your deck. These are still feisty cards though, with the frustrating Exodia The Forbidden One and the devastating Magical Explosion sitting among the mix.

Limited Monster Cards
- Left Arm Of The Forbidden One
- Left Leg Of The Forbidden One
- Right Arm Of The Forbidden One
- Right Leg Of The Forbidden One
Limited Monster/Effect Cards
- Armageddon Knight
- Astrograph Sorcerer
- Black Dragon Collapserpent
- Cyber-Stein
- Danger!? Jackalope?
- Danger!? Tsuchinoko?
- Dark Grepher
- Destrudo the Lost Dragon’s Frisson
- Dinowrestler Pankratops
- Exodia the Forbidden One
- Fairy Tail - Snow
- Genex Ally Birdman
- Infernity Archfiend
- Jet Synchron
- Lunalight Tiger
- Miscellaneousaurus
- Morphing Jar
- Performapal Monkeyboard
- Red Rose Dragon
- Phantom Skyblaster
- Salamangreat Gazelle
- Servant of Endymion
- Speedroid Terrortop
- Spyral Quik-Fix
- Tempest, Dragon Ruler of Storms
- True King Lithosagym, the Disaster
- White Dragon Wyverburster
- Yata-Garasu
- Zoodiac Ratpier
Limited Monster/Fusion Cards
- Gem-Knight Master Diamond
Limited Monster/Link Cards
- Crystron Halqifibrax
- Striker Dragon
Limited Monster/Synchro Cards
- Psy-Framelord Omega
- T.G. Hyper Librarian
- Shooting Riser Dragon
Limited Monster/Xyz Cards
- Beatrice, Lady Of The Eternal
- Daigusto Emeral
- Lyrilusc - Recital Starling
Limited Spell Cards
- Called By The Grave
- Card Destruction
- Card Of Demise
- Chain Strike
- Change of Heart
- Dimensional Fissure
- Divine Wind Of Mist Valley
- Draco Face‐off
- Dragonic Diagram
- Final Countdown
- Foolish Burial
- Gateway Of The Six
- Gold Sarcophagus
- Harpie’s Feather Duster
- Infernity Launcher
- Instant Fusion
- Into The Void
- Magical Mid-Breaker Field
- Mind Control
- Monster Gate
- Monster Reborn
- One Day Of Peace
- One For One
- Reasoning
- Reinforcement Of The Army
- Sekka’s Light
- Set Rotation
- Sky Striker Mecha – Hornet Drones
- Sky Striker Mecha Modules – Multirole
- Sky Striker Mobilize – Engage!
- Slash Draw
- Spyral Resort
- Terraforming
- Upstart Goblin
Limited Trap Cards
- Macro Cosmos
- Magical Explosion
- Metaverse
- Red Reboot
- Time Seal
Semi-Limited Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards
You are only allowed to have two copies of any Limited Yu-Gi-Oh! card in your deck. The Semi-Limited list might be short, but believe us, they certainly all still deserve their place on the banlist.

Semi-Limited Monster/Effect Cards
- Dinomight Knight, the True Dracofighter
- Destiny Hero – Malicious
Semi-Limited Monster/Ritual Cards
- Cyber Angel Benten
Semi-Limited Spell Cards
- Fire Formation – Tenki
- Fusion Destiny
- Nadir Servant
- Pot Of Desires
- Trickstar Light Stage
Semi-Limited Trap Cards
- Wall Of Revealing Light
While you're here though, don't forget to check out our guide for how to play Yu-Gi-Oh!, or our rundown of the most expensive Yu-Gi-Oh! cards.