What cards are on the YuGiOh Master Duel banlist? Master Duel introduced a new way to play the YuGiOh TCG in 2022, and a new list of Forbidden, Limited, and Semi Limited Master Duel cards quickly followed. With digital Yugioh expanding all the time, it needs its own (quite frequent) card bans to fix what gets broken. We track the changes in this guide, so you know the latest bans with minimal fuss.
If you also play the physical trading card game, be sure to bookmark our Yu Gi Oh banlist too – and for serious collectors, we have a guide tracking the most expensive YuGiOh cards money can buy.
Here, we’ll cover the details of the most recent Master Duel banlist update first, then list out the overall banlist in full, separated by card types. If you’re not sure what some of the terms mean, hop straight to our FAQ at the bottom and we’ll explain.
Yugioh Master Duel banlist update – March 6, 2025
The newest Master Duel banlist update came into effect on Thursday, March 6, 2025. It changes the ban status of two cards – here’s a summary of the changes.
- Cynet Mining (Spell) – removed from list (previously Limited 2).
- Swap Frog (Aqua/Effect) – removed from list (previously Limited 1).
The banlist below has already been updated to reflect this change.
YuGiOh Master Duel banlist 2025
Below you’ll find the full list of YuGiOh cards banned (either Forbidden or Limited) in Master Duel:
Forbidden Master Duel cards
Monster/Effect
- Agido the Ancient Sentinel
- Amazoness Archer
- Barrier Statue of the Stormwinds
- Blackwing – Gofu the Vague Shadow
- Block Dragon
- Cannon Soldier
- Cannon Soldier MK-2
- Catapult Turtle
- Cyber-Stein
- Dandylion
- Djinn Releaser of Rituals
- Eclipse Wyvern
- Fiber Jar
- Fishborg Blaster
- Gimmick Puppet Nightmare
- Glow-Up Bulb
- Grinder Golem
- Ido the Supreme Magical Force
- Jowgen the Spiritualist
- Kelbek the Ancient Vanguard
- Knightmare Corruptor Iblee
- Level Eater
- Magical Scientist
- Mind Master
- Performage Plushfire
- Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis
- Substitoad
- Superheavy Samurai Soulbreaker Armor
- Tearlaments Merrli
- The Tyrant Neptune
- Toon Cannon Soldier
- Wind-Up Hunter
- Zoodiac Ratpier
Monster/Fusion
- Elder Entity Norden
Monster/Link
- Crystron Halqifibrax
- Guardragon Agarpain
- Guardragon Elpy
- Linkross
- Topologic Gumblar Dragon
- Union Carrier
Monster/Synchro
- Chaos Ruler, the Chaotic Magical Dragon
- Hot Red Dragon Archfiend King Calamity
- Phantasmal Lord Ultimitl Bishbaalkin
- Tempest Magician
Monster/Xyz
- Lavalval Chain
- Number 16: Shock Master
- 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
- Toadally Awesome
- True King of All Calamities
- Zoodiac Broadbull
Spell
- Butterfly Dagger – Elma
- Card of Demise
- Card of Safe Return
- Cold Wave
- Confiscation
- Delinquent Duo
- Dimension Fusion
- Divine Sword – Phoenix Blade
- Giant Trunade
- Graceful Charity
- Instant Fusion
- Kaiser Colosseum
- Last Will
- Mass Driver
- Metamorphosis
- Mirage of Nightmare
- Mystic Mine
- Painful Choice
- Pot of Greed
- Pot of Prosperity
- Premature Burial
- Primeval Planet Perlereino
- Secret Village of the Spellcasters
- Set Rotation
- Smoke Grenade of the Thief
- Soul Charge
- Terraforming
- The Forceful Sentry
Trap
- Appointer of the Red Lotus
- Branded Expulsion
- Imperial Order
- Last Turn
- Life Equaliser
- Magical Explosion
- Return from the Different Dimension
- Royal Oppression
- Self-Destruct Button
- Sixth Sense
- Summon Limit
- Time Seal
- Trap Dustshoot
- Ultimate Offering
- Vanity’s Emptiness
Limited 1 Master Duel cards
Monster/Normal
- Left Arm of the Forbidden One
- Left Leg of the Forbidden One
- Right Arm of the Forbidden One
- Right Leg of the Forbidden One
Monster/Effect
- Amano-Iwato
- Astrograph Sorcerer
- Bystial Magnamhut
- Dimension Shifter
- Exodia the Forbidden One
- Fairy Tale – Snow
- Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo
- Inspector Boarder
- Kashtira Fenrir
- Keldo the Sacred Protector
- Mathmech Diameter
- Mudora the Sword Oracle
- Nimble Beaver
- Performapal Five-Rainbow Magician
- PSY-Framegear Gamma
- Snake-Eye Ash
- Snake-Eyes Poplar
- Superheavy Samurai Soulpiercer
- Tearlaments Havnis
- Tearlaments Kashtira
- Tenpai Dragon Chundra
- Zoodiac Ratpier
Monster/Fusion
- Blaze Fenix, the Burning Bombardment Bird
- Supreme King Dragon Starving Venom
- Tearlaments Kitkallos
Monster/Link
- Heavymetalfoes Electrumite
- Predaplant Verte Anaconda
Monster/Synchro
- PSY-Framelord Omega
- T.G. Hyper Librarian
Monster/Xyz
Spell
- Branded Fusion
- Brilliant Fusion
- Card Destruction
- Crossout Designator
- Floowandereeze and the Magnificent Map
- Foolish Burial
- Foolish Burial Goods
- Gateway of the Six
- Gold Sarcophagus
- Harpie’s Feather Duster
- Heavy Storm
- Monster Reborn
- One Day of Peace
- One for One
- Pot of Desires
- Pot of Duality
- Pot of Extravagance
- Pressured Planet Wraitsoth
- Purrely Delicious Memory
- Reinforcement of the Army
- Runick Destruction
- Runick Fountain
- Sangen Summoning
- That Grass Looks Greener
- WANTED: Seeker of Sinful Spoils
Trap
- Anti-Spell Fragrance
- Gozen Match
- Rivalry of Warlords
- Skill Drain
- Synchro Zone
- Tearlaments Sulliek
- There Can Only Be One
Limited 2 (Semi Limited) Master Duel cards
Monster/Effect
- Dark Beckoning Beast
- Fiendsmith Engraver
- Fire King High Avatar Kirin
- Kashtira Unicorn
- Labrynth Chandraglier
- Labrynth Stovie Torbie
- Maxx “C”
- Necroface
- Parallel eXceed
- Predaplant Ophrys Scorpio
- Purrely
- Purrelyly
- Rescue-ACE Air Lifter
- Spright Blue
- Spright Jet
- Tearlaments Scheiren
Monster/Fusion
- Phantom of Yubel
Monster/Link
Monster/Synchro
Monster/Ritual
Spell
- Bonfire
- Called by the Grave
- Emergency Teleport
- Gold Sarcophagus
- Lightning Storm
- Nadir Servant
- Nightmare Throne
- Opening of the Spirit Gates
- Raigeki
- Runick Freezing Curses
- Runick Slumber
- Runick Tip
- Sangen Kaimen
Trap
- D.D. Dynamite
- Red Reboot
What is the YuGiOh Master Duel banlist?
The Master Duel card pool doesn’t look quite the same as the one from the physical trading card game, so a separate banlist is needed to keep things balanced. Despite this, the Master Duel banlist follows roughly the same rules as the regular YuGiOh banlist.
By this, we mean there are three degrees of ‘ban’ a card can be subject to:
- Forbidden – Can’t be used in the Main Deck, Extra Deck, or Side Deck
- Limited – Can only have one copy in the Main Deck, Extra Deck, and Side Deck
- Semi-limited – Can have two copies max in the Main Deck, Extra Deck, and Side Deck combined
If a card is not on the banlist at all, it’s referred to as Unlimited.
And that’s it for the Master Duel banlist as it stands! For more YuGiOh news, check out what’s coming in the YuGiOh release schedule. We can also teach you about YuGiOh card sizes and how to build a YuGiOh deck.
Source: Wargamer
