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TCG · Forbidden & Limited

Yu-Gi-Oh! banlist August 2016

The August 2016 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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List 45 of 83 · TCG

August 2016

Aug 29, 2016 → Mar 30, 2017

Forbidden: 78+2
Limited: 81+4
Semi-Limited: 15=

What changed · 17

To Forbidden2

UtoFKaiser Colosseum
LtoFPerformapal Monkeyboard

To Limited9

UtoLBeatrice, Lady of the Eternal
StoLCir, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss
UtoLEhther the Heavenly Monarch
StoLEmergency Teleport
UtoLKozmo Dark Destroyer
UtoLMajespecter Unicorn - Kirin
UtoLPantheism of the Monarchs
UtoLPendulum Call
UtoLThe Monarchs Stormforth

To Semi-Limited3

UtoSMaxx "C"
LtoSThunder King Rai-Oh
LtoSWind-Up Magician

Released · Unlimited3

StoUAllure of Darkness
LtoUGold Sarcophagus
LtoUThousand-Eyes Restrict

Full list · 174

Forbidden78

Limited81

Semi-Limited15

Atlantean Dragoons
Card Trooper
Ceasefire
Chain Strike
Charge of the Light Brigade
Dark Hole
Debris Dragon
Dragon Ravine
Honest
Maxx "C"
Necroface
Ojama Trio
Summoner Monk
Thunder King Rai-Oh
Wind-Up Magician

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Card history

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Banlist questions

When did the August 2016 Yu-Gi-Oh! banlist take effect?

On Aug 29, 2016. It stayed in force until Mar 30, 2017.

What was banned in the August 2016 banlist?

2 cards went to Forbidden: Performapal Monkeyboard and Kaiser Colosseum.

What was unbanned or released in the August 2016 banlist?

3 cards left the list and went back to Unlimited: Thousand-Eyes Restrict, Gold Sarcophagus, and Allure of Darkness.

How many cards are on the August 2016 banlist?

174: 78 Forbidden, 81 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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