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 Type | Card Name | Advanced Format | Traditional Format | Remarks |
| Monster/Effect | AGIDO THE ANCIENT SENTINEL | Forbidden | Limited | Was Limited |
| Monster/Effect | ARCHNEMESES PROTOS | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | ARTIFACT SCYTHE | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | BARRIER STATUE OF THE STORMWINDS | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | BLACKWING – GOFU THE VAGUE SHADOW | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | BLOCK DRAGON | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | CYBER-STEIN | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | DANDYLION | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | DJINN RELEASER OF RITUALS | Forbidden | Limited | |
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| Monster/Effect | ECLIPSE WYVERN | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | EVA | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | FAIRY TAIL – SNOW | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | FIBER JAR | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | FISHBORG BLASTER | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | GLOW-UP BULB | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | GRINDER GOLEM | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | KELBEK THE ANCIENT VANGUARD | Forbidden | Limited | Was Limited |
| Monster/Effect | LEVEL EATER | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | MAGICAL SCIENTIST | Forbidden | Limited | |
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| Monster/Effect | MAJESPECTER UNICORN – KIRIN | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | MASTER PEACE, THE TRUE DRACOSLAYING KING | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | MATHMECH CIRCULAR | Forbidden | Limited | Was Limited |
| Monster/Effect | MAXX “C” | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | MIND MASTER | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | PERFORMAGE PLUSHFIRE | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | PHOENIXIAN CLUSTER AMARYLLIS | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | RONINTOADIN | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | SPYRAL MASTER PLAN | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | THE TYRANT NEPTUNE | Forbidden | Limited | |
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| Monster/Effect | TIDAL, DRAGON RULER OF WATERFALLS | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | VICTORY DRAGON | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Fusion | ELDER ENTITY NORDEN | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Fusion | SUPREME KING DRAGON STARVING VENOM | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Fusion | TEARLAMENTS KITKALLOS | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Fusion | THUNDER DRAGON COLOSSUS | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Link | CRYSTRON HALQIFIBRAX | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Link | CURIOUS, THE LIGHTSWORN DOMINION | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Link | GUARDRAGON AGARPAIN | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Link | GUARDRAGON ELPY | Forbidden | Limited | |
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| Monster/Link | HEAVYMETALFOES ELECTRUMITE | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Link | ISOLDE, TWO TALES OF THE NOBLE KNIGHTS | Forbidden | Limited | New |
| Monster/Link | KNIGHTMARE GOBLIN | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Link | KNIGHTMARE MERMAID | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Link | LINKROSS | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Link | MECHA PHANTOM BEAST AURORADON | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Link | PRANK-KIDS MEOW-MEOW-MU | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Link | PREDAPLANT VERTE ANACONDA | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Link | SIMORGH, BIRD OF SOVEREIGNTY | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Link | SPRIGHT ELF | Forbidden | Limited | |
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| Monster/Link | SUMMON SORCERESS | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Link | SUPERHEAVY SAMURAI SCARECROW | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Link | TOPOLOGIC GUMBLAR DRAGON | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Link | UNION CARRIER | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Synchro | CHAOS RULER, THE CHAOTIC MAGICAL DRAGON | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Synchro | TEMPEST MAGICIAN | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Xyz | KASHTIRA ARISE-HEART | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Xyz | LAVALVAL CHAIN | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Xyz | M-X-SABER INVOKER | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Xyz | NUMBER 16: SHOCK MASTER | Forbidden | Limited | |
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| Monster/Xyz | NUMBER 42: GALAXY TOMAHAWK | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Xyz | NUMBER 86: HEROIC CHAMPION – RHONGOMYNIAD | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Xyz | NUMBER 89: DIABLOSIS THE MIND HACKER | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Xyz | NUMBER 95: GALAXY-EYES DARK MATTER DRAGON | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Xyz | NUMBER S0: UTOPIC ZEXAL | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Xyz | OUTER ENTITY AZATHOT | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Xyz | TRUE KING OF ALL CALAMITIES | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Xyz | WIND-UP CARRIER ZENMAITY | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Xyz | ZOODIAC BROADBULL | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Xyz | ZOODIAC DRIDENT | Forbidden | Limited | |
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| Spell | BRILLIANT FUSION | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | BUTTERFLY DAGGER – ELMA | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | CARD OF SAFE RETURN | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | CHICKEN GAME | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | COLD WAVE | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | CONFISCATION | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | DELINQUENT DUO | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | DIMENSION FUSION | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | GIANT TRUNADE | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | GRACEFUL CHARITY | Forbidden | Limited | |
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| Spell | HEAVY STORM | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | KAISER COLOSSEUM | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | LAST WILL | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | MASS DRIVER | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | METAMORPHOSIS | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | MIRAGE OF NIGHTMARE | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | MYSTIC MINE | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | PAINFUL CHOICE | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | POT OF GREED | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | PREMATURE BURIAL | Forbidden | Limited | |
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| Spell | SMOKE GRENADE OF THE THIEF | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | SOUL CHARGE | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | THAT GRASS LOOKS GREENER | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | THE FORCEFUL SENTRY | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | ZOODIAC BARRAGE | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Trap | APPOINTER OF THE RED LOTUS | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Trap | BRANDED EXPULSION | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Trap | IMPERIAL ORDER | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Trap | LAST TURN | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Trap | RED REBOOT | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Trap | RETURN FROM THE DIFFERENT DIMENSION | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Trap | ROYAL OPPRESSION | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Trap | SELF-DESTRUCT BUTTON | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Trap | SIXTH SENSE | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Trap | TRAP DUSTSHOOT | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Trap | ULTIMATE OFFERING | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Trap | VANITY’S EMPTINESS | Forbidden | Limited | |
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 Type | Card Name | Advanced Format | Traditional Format | Remarks |
| Monster | LEFT ARM OF THE FORBIDDEN ONE | Limited | ||
| Monster | LEFT LEG OF THE FORBIDDEN ONE | Limited | ||
| Monster | RIGHT ARM OF THE FORBIDDEN ONE | Limited | ||
| Monster | RIGHT LEG OF THE FORBIDDEN ONE | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | ARMAGEDDON KNIGHT | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | ASTROGRAPH SORCERER | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | BLACK DRAGON COLLAPSERPENT | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | BLASTER, DRAGON RULER OF INFERNOS | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | BYSTIAL MAGNAMHUT | Limited | ||
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| Monster/Effect | CYBER JAR | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | DANGER!? JACKALOPE? | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | DANGER!? TSUCHINOKO? | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | DARK GREPHER | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | EXODIA THE FORBIDDEN ONE | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | KELDO THE SACRED PROTECTOR | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | LUNALIGHT TIGER | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | MISCELLANEOUSAURUS | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | MORPHING JAR | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | MUDORA THE SWORD ORACLE | Limited | ||
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| Monster/Effect | ORCUST HARP HORROR | Limited | Was Forbidden | |
| Monster/Effect | PERFORMAPAL MONKEYBOARD | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | PHANTOM SKYBLASTER | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | PSY-FRAMEGEAR GAMMA | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | RED ROSE DRAGON | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | REDOX, DRAGON RULER OF BOULDERS | Limited | Was Forbidden | |
| Monster/Effect | RESCUE-ACE AIR LIFTER | Limited | New | |
| Monster/Effect | SUBSTITOAD | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | TEARLAMENTS HAVNIS | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | TEARLAMENTS MERRLI | Limited | ||
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| Monster/Effect | TEARLAMENTS SCHEIREN | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | TEMPEST, DRAGON RULER OF STORMS | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | UNCHAINED SOUL OF SHARVARA | Limited | New | |
| Monster/Effect | WHITE DRAGON WYVERBURSTER | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | ZOODIAC RATPIER | Limited | ||
| Monster/Fusion | GEM-KNIGHT MASTER DIAMOND | Limited | ||
| Monster/Link | STRIKER DRAGON | Limited | ||
| Monster/Link | SUNAVALON DRYAS | Limited | New | |
| Monster/Link | SUNVINE HEALER | Limited | New | |
| Monster/Synchro | ANCIENT FAIRY DRAGON | Limited | ||
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| Monster/Synchro | DENGLONG, FIRST OF THE YANG ZING | Limited | ||
| Monster/Synchro | IB THE WORLD CHALICE JUSTICIAR | Limited | Was Forbidden | |
| Monster/Synchro | PSY-FRAMELORD OMEGA | Limited | ||
| Monster/Synchro | T.G. HYPER LIBRARIAN | Limited | ||
| Monster/Xyz | BEATRICE, LADY OF THE ETERNAL | Limited | ||
| Monster/Xyz | DAIGUSTO EMERAL | Limited | ||
| Spell | CALLED BY THE GRAVE | Limited | ||
| Spell | CARD DESTRUCTION | Limited | ||
| Spell | CARD OF DEMISE | Limited | ||
| Spell | CHAIN STRIKE | Limited | ||
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| Spell | CHANGE OF HEART | Limited | ||
| Spell | CHAOS SPACE | Limited | ||
| Spell | DIVINE WIND OF MIST VALLEY | Limited | ||
| Spell | DRAGONIC DIAGRAM | Limited | ||
| Spell | FINAL COUNTDOWN | Limited | ||
| Spell | FOOLISH BURIAL | Limited | ||
| Spell | GATEWAY OF THE SIX | Limited | ||
| Spell | GOLD SARCOPHAGUS | Limited | ||
| Spell | HARPIE’S FEATHER DUSTER | Limited | ||
| Spell | INFERNITY LAUNCHER | Limited | ||
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| Spell | INSTANT FUSION | Limited | ||
| Spell | INTO THE VOID | Limited | ||
| Spell | MAGICAL MID-BREAKER FIELD | Limited | ||
| Spell | MONSTER GATE | Limited | ||
| Spell | MONSTER REBORN | Limited | ||
| Spell | ONE DAY OF PEACE | Limited | ||
| Spell | ONE FOR ONE | Limited | ||
| Spell | PURRELY DELICIOUS MEMORY | Limited | ||
| Spell | REASONING | Limited | ||
| Spell | REINFORCEMENT OF THE ARMY | Limited | ||
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| Spell | SEKKA’S LIGHT | Limited | ||
| Spell | SET ROTATION | Limited | ||
| Spell | SKY STRIKER MECHA – HORNET DRONES | Limited | ||
| Spell | SLASH DRAW | Limited | ||
| Spell | SNATCH STEAL | Limited | Was Forbidden | |
| Spell | TERRAFORMING | Limited | ||
| Trap | GOZEN MATCH | Limited | New | |
| Trap | MAGICAL EXPLOSION | Limited | ||
| Trap | NATURIA SACRED TREE | Limited | ||
| Trap | RIVALRY OF WARLORDS | Limited | New | |
| Trap | THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE | Limited | New | |
| Trap | TIME SEAL | Limited | ||
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 Type | Card Name | Advanced Format | Traditional Format | Remarks |
| Monster/Effect | DESTINY HERO – MALICIOUS | Semi-Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | DINOWRESTLER PANKRATOPS | Semi-Limited | Was Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | SPEEDROID TERRORTOP | Semi-Limited | Was Limited | |
| Spell | LIGHTNING STORM | Semi-Limited | ||
| Spell | PURRELY SLEEPY MEMORY | Semi-Limited | New | |
| Spell | RUNICK FOUNTAIN | Semi-Limited | ||
| Spell | SKY STRIKER MOBILIZE – ENGAGE! | Semi-Limited | ||
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 Type | Card Name | Advanced Format | Traditional Format | Remarks |
| Monster/Effect | INFERNITY ARCHFIEND | No Longer On List | Was Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | KASHTIRA UNICORN | No Longer On List | Was Semi-Limited | |
| Spell | MIND CONTROL | No Longer On List | Was Limited | |
| Spell | POT OF DESIRES | No Longer On List | Was Semi-Limited | |
| Spell | SPELLBOOK OF JUDGMENT | No Longer On List | Was Limited | |
| Spell | SPRIGHT STARTER | No Longer On List | Was Semi-Limited | |
| Spell | UPSTART GOBLIN | No Longer On List | Was Limited | |
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