Yu-Gi-Oh! Banlist for September 2023: Forbidden, Limited and Semi-Limited
Yu better check your decks.
Updated to reflect the new Banlist that comes into effect on September 25.
The Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG has had an ever-updating Banlist since the start - and there are 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 comes into effect on 25th September 2023 - revising the list of Forbidden, Limited and Semi-Limited cards in the TCG meta. The changes in the latest meta are:
YGO card | Banlist change |
---|---|
Kashtira Arise-Heart | Was Limited, now Forbidden |
Bystial Magnumhut | Added to Banlist as Limited |
Chaos Space | Added to Banlist as Limited |
Herald of Orange Light | Removed from Banlist |
Salamangreat Gazelle | Removed from Banlist |
Below we've broken down the Banlist into ban type and card type, and will be updating this list every time Konami updates the meta. The list is focused on the Advanced Format, but the only difference between that and the Traditional Format is that all Forbidden cards in Traditional are simply just Limited:
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
- Artifact Scythe
- Barrier Statue of the Stormwinds
- Archnemeses Protos
- Fairy Tail - Snow
- Blackwing - Gofu the Vague Shadow
- Block Dragon
- Cyber-Stein
- 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”
- Mind Master
- Orcust Harp Horror
- Performage Plushfire
- Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis
- Redox, Dragon Ruler of Boulders
- Ronintoadin
- Spyral Master Plan
- The Tyrant Neptune
- Tidal, Dragon Ruler of Waterfalls
- Victory Dragon
Forbidden Monster/Fusion Cards
- Tearlaments Kitkallos
- Elder Entity Norden
- Supreme King Dragon Starving Venom
- Thunder Dragon Colossus
Forbidden Monster/Link Cards
- Spright Elf
- Curious, The Lightsworn Dominion
- Guardragon Agarpain
- Crystron Halqifibrax
- 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
- Superheavy Samurai Scarecrow
- Topologic Gumblar Dragon
- Union Carrier
Forbidden Monster/Synchro Cards
- Chaos Ruler, The Chaotic Magical Dragon
- Ib the World Chalice Justiciar
- Tempest Magician
Forbidden Monster/Xyz Cards
- Kashtira Arise-Heart (Was Limited)
- Lavalval Chain
- M-X-Saver Invoker
- Number 16: Shock Master
- Number 42: Galaxy Tomahawk
- Number 86: Heroic Champion - Rhongomyniad
- Number 89: Diablosis the Mind Hacker
- 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
- Mystic Mine
- 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
- That Grass Looks Greener
- The Forceful Sentry
- Zoodiac Barrage
Forbidden Trap Cards
- Appointer of The Red Lotus
- Branded Expulsion
- Red Reboot
- 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
- Bystial Magnamhut (New)
- Agido the Ancient Sentinel
- Tearlaments Havnis
- Tearlaments Merrli
- Tearlaments Scheiren
- Armageddon Knight
- Astrograph Sorcerer
- Black Dragon Collapserpent
- Blaster, Dragon Ruler of Infernos
- Substitoad
- Danger!? Jackalope?
- Danger!? Tsuchinoko?
- Dark Grepher
- Cyber Jar
- Dinowrestler Pankratops
- Exodia the Forbidden One
- Infernity Archfiend
- Lunalight Tiger
- Machmech Circular
- Miscellaneousaurus
- Morphing Jar
- Performapal Monkeyboard
- Phantom Skyblaster
- Psy-Framegear Gamma
- Red Rose Dragon
- Speedroid Terrortop
- Tempest, Dragon Ruler of Storms
- White Dragon Wyverburster
- Zoodiac Ratpier
Limited Monster/Fusion Cards
- Gem-Knight Master Diamond
Limited Monster/Link Cards
- Striker Dragon
Limited Monster/Synchro Cards
- Denglong, First of the Yang Zing
- Ancient Fairy Dragon
- Psy-Framelord Omega
- T.G. Hyper Librarian
Limited Monster/Xyz Cards
- Beatrice, Lady Of The Eternal
- Daigusto Emeral
Limited Spell Cards
- Chaos Space (New)
- Called By The Grave
- Card Destruction
- Card Of Demise
- Chain Strike
- Spellbook of Judgment
- Change of Heart
- Divine Wind Of Mist Valley
- 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
- Purrely Delicious Memory
- Reasoning
- Reinforcement Of The Army
- Sekka’s Light
- Set Rotation
- Sky Striker Mecha – Hornet Drones
- Slash Draw
- Terraforming
- Upstart Goblin
Limited Trap Cards
- Magical Explosion
- Naturia Sacred Tree
- 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
- Destiny Hero – Malicious
- Kashtira Unicorn
Semi-Limited Spell Cards
- Lightning Storm
- Pot Of Desires
- Runick Fountain
- Sky Striker Mobilize - Engage!
- Spright Starter
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.