Konami changes its banned rotation every couple of months, though, so if you land a monstrously strong UR card that you can’t put in your deck now, it’ll probably be un-banned before too long. The Banlist is unique to this version of the game though, so you might not always be able to build the exact same deck you can in the physical TCG.
What are Forbidden Cards in YuGiOh Master Duel?
As mentioned, Forbidden Cards are the ones Konami outright bans you from adding to your deck. They’re marked with a red circle icon when you choose the card in the deck editor, and if that weren’t enough of a sign, you can’t add them to your deck.
What are Limited Cards in YuGiOh Master Duel?
Limited Cards and Semi-Limited Cards are also deemed too strong, but not enough where they can flatten the competition. Konami limits how many of these cards you can have in your deck – hence the name – but you can, at least, still stock your deck with one or two. The previous rotation was every two or three months, though with Master Duel still being so new, it’s not yet clear when Konami will shuffle Master Duel’s banned list.
YuGiOh Master Duel Banlist
We’ll update this table as Konami changes the banned rotation. For now, these are the cards you’ll need to plan your deck building around.
Forbidden Cards in YuGiOh Master Duel
Limited Cards in YuGiOH Master Duel
Conquistador of the Golden Land Cyber Angel Benten Reinforcement of the Army Monster Reborn Raigeki Tempest, Dragon Ruler of Storms Astograph Sorcerer Dinowrestler Pankratops Girsu, the Orcust Mekk-Knight Altergeist Multifaker Cyber-Stein Morphing Jar Blaze Fenix, the Burning Bombardment Bird ABC-Dragon Buster Thunder Dragon Colossus Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier PSY-Framelord Omega T.G. Hyper Librarian Divine Arsenal AA-ZEUS - Sky Thunder True King of All Calamities Zoodiac Drident Wind-Up Carrier Zenmaity Toadally Awesome Saryuja Skyll Dread Heavymetalfoes Electrumite Crystron Halqifibrax Predaplant Verte Anaconda Sky Striker Ace - Kagari Harpie’s Feather Duster Card Destruction Foolish Burial Terraforming Gold Sarcophagus Instant Fushion One for One One Day of Peace Trickster Light Stage Gateway of the Six Infernity Launcher Brilliant Fushion Trickstar Reincarnation Metaverse Red Reboot Imperial Order Vanity’s Emptiness Chronograph Sorcerer Thunder Dragonhawk Armageddon Knight Luster Pendulum, the Dracoslayer Double Iris Magician Exodia the Forbidden One Night Assailant Genex Ally Birdman Speedroid Terrortop Predaplant Ophrys Scorpio Salamangreat Gazelle SPYRAL Quik-Fix Galatea, the Orcust Automaton Divine Wind of Mist Valley Draconic Diagram Sky Striker Mecha - Hornet Drones
Semi-Limited Cards in YuGiOH Master Duel
D.D. Dynamite Sekka’s Light Fusion Destiny The Phantom Knights of Torn Scales Tri-Brigade Fraktall Virtual World Roshi - Laolao Lyrilusc - Cobalt Sparrow Prank-Kids Rocksies Adamancipator Analyzer Souleating Oviraptor Sky Striker Mobilize - Engage! Memories of Hope Scapegoat Super Polymerization Called by the Grave Destiny HERO - Malicious Thunder Dragonroad Danger!? Jackalope? PSY-Framegear Gamma The Beginning of the End Cursed Eldland Emergency Teleport Mask Change II Sky Striker Mecha - Widow Anchor
Again, Konami rotates the list of Forbidden and Limited cards every month or two, and while we expect some of the more overpowered Ultra Rare cards to probably remain on the list, your lesser monsters will likely have their limits removed in another cycle.
We’ve got several recommendations for the best YuGiOh Master Duel decks that you can put together without banned cards. You’ll probably need some secret packs and card crafting to flesh your collection out, and make sure cross-save is enabled so you don’t lose all your progress if you switch platforms.
