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Yu-Gi-Oh! banlist March 2012

The March 2012 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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Timeline

83 lists · newest first

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List 30 of 83 · TCG

March 2012

Mar 1, 2012 → Aug 31, 2012

Forbidden: 55+4
Limited: 59−6
Semi-Limited: 25+7

What changed · 15

To Forbidden4

UtoFGlow-Up Bulb
UtoFSpore
LtoFTrap Dustshoot
LtoFTrishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier

To Limited2

UtoLT.G. Striker
UtoLThe Agent of Mystery - Earth

To Semi-Limited8

LtoSEmergency Teleport
LtoSLevel Limit - Area B
LtoSLumina, Lightsworn Summoner
LtoSMarshmallon
UtoSReborn Tengu
LtoSShien's Smoke Signal
LtoSTorrential Tribute
UtoSUltimate Offering

Released · Unlimited1

StoUCall of the Haunted

Full list · 139

Forbidden55

Limited59

Semi-Limited25

Archlord Kristya
Bottomless Trap Hole
Card Trooper
Chain Strike
Destiny Draw
Destiny HERO - Malicious
Dewloren, Tiger King of the Ice Barrier
Emergency Teleport
Level Limit - Area B
Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner
Magic Cylinder
Magical Stone Excavation
Marshmallon
Mind Crush
Necro Gardna
Ojama Trio
Reborn Tengu
Royal Tribute
Shien's Smoke Signal
Solemn Warning
Summoner Monk
Swords of Revealing Light
Torrential Tribute
Tragoedia
Ultimate Offering

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Card history

559 cards

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Banlist questions

When did the March 2012 Yu-Gi-Oh! banlist take effect?

On Mar 1, 2012. It stayed in force until Aug 31, 2012.

What was banned in the March 2012 banlist?

4 cards went to Forbidden: Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier, Trap Dustshoot, Glow-Up Bulb, and Spore.

What was unbanned or released in the March 2012 banlist?

One card left the list and went back to Unlimited: Call of the Haunted.

How many cards are on the March 2012 banlist?

139: 55 Forbidden, 59 Limited and 25 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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