Ranking Tournament

Forbidded & Limited Cards

About Forbidded & Limited Card

Player can only put 3 identical cards(identical name) in your deck (including extra deck and side deck) in an offical tournament. There are total 3 types of limited card, amongst which, no more than limited quantity for each limited card is allowed in your deck.

Forbidded Card 「Forbidded Card」means the card cannot be used in main deck or side deck.
Limited Card 「Limited Card」means in main deck and side deck, total cannot be used more than 1 card.
Semi-limited Card 「Semi-limited Card」means in main deck and side deck, total cannot be used more than 2 cards.


» Forbidded & Limited Card List(Latest:Effective on 2010/09/1)

Supplementary notes to Forbidded & Limited Card

The list is not valid forever.
The list will be updated on regular basis and certain amount of cards will be involved.
Please pay attention to the date of effective when viewing the list.

Update schedule of forbidded & limited card list

Forbidden & Limited card list is scheduled to be updated on about every half year.
Former announced list:

Japan official forbidden card list:

» 14th effective on 2010/09/1
» 13th effective on 2010/03/1
» 12th effective on 2009/09/1
» 11th effective on 2009/03/1
» 10th effective on 2008/09/1
» 9th effective on 2008/03/1
» 8th effective on 2007/09/1
» 7th effective on 2007/03/1
» 6th effective on 2006/09/1
» 5th effective on 2006/03/1
» 4th effective on 2005/09/1
» 3rd effective on 2005/03/1
» 2nd effective on 2004/09/1
» 1st update effective on 2004/03/1

Asia Restricted card list and update schedule

Any card does not officially launched or issued in Asia region will be regarded as restricted card and cannot be used in any official tournament. Update:Monthly

The restricted cards cannot be used in the following area:
(official tournament and event hosting in Philippines、Thailand、Malaysia、Hong Kong、Taiwan、Singapore)

» 2nd effective on 2010/07 (PDF Version)
» 1st update effective on 2010/3/1 (PDF Version)