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Yu-Gi-Oh! banlist April 2005

The April 2005 Forbidden & Limited List of the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Advanced Format: what changed from the list before it, the whole list, and each card's history across all 83 lists.

Lists: 83; May 7, 2002 → Oct 19, 2026
Cards ever listed: 559; On at least one list
Changes: 1,398; Additions, releases and moves
In force · October 2026: 256; 156 Forbidden · 93 Limited · 7 Semi-Limited

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April 2005

Apr 1, 2005 → Sep 30, 2005

Forbidden: 17+4
Limited: 41−1
Semi-Limited: 15+8

Full list · 73

Forbidden17

Semi-Limited15

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Card history

559 cards

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Banlist questions

When did the April 2005 Yu-Gi-Oh! banlist take effect?

On Apr 1, 2005. It stayed in force until Sep 30, 2005.

What was banned in the April 2005 banlist?

9 cards went to Forbidden: Fiber Jar, Magical Scientist, Butterfly Dagger - Elma, Change of Heart, Confiscation, Mirage of Nightmare, Painful Choice, The Forceful Sentry, and Makyura the Destructor.

What was unbanned or released in the April 2005 banlist?

One card left the list and went back to Unlimited: Morphing Jar 2.

How many cards are on the April 2005 banlist?

73: 17 Forbidden, 41 Limited and 15 Semi-Limited.

What is the current Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG banlist?

The October 2026 Forbidden & Limited List, in force since Oct 19, 2026. It has 156 Forbidden, 93 Limited and 7 Semi-Limited cards.

TCG (Advanced Format) data from Yugipedia's Historic Forbidden/Limited Chart and each list's page. OCG lists are not included. Card names as printed in the TCG. Source: Yugipedia · Historic Forbidden/Limited Chart

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Yu-Gi-Oh! banlist April 2005

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April 2005