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Yu-Gi-Oh! banlist February 2018

The February 2018 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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February 2018

Feb 5, 2018 → May 20, 2018

Forbidden: 82+2
Limited: 81−2
Semi-Limited: 8−9

What changed · 28

To Forbidden6

LtoFBlackwing - Gofu the Vague Shadow
LtoFDandylion
UtoFDouble Iris Magician
UtoFLevel Eater
LtoFMaxx "C"
UtoFPerformapal Skullcrobat Joker

To Limited7

FtoLApoqliphort Towers
UtoLFirewall Dragon
UtoLGrinder Golem
FtoLMonster Reborn
FtoLPerformage Damage Juggler
FtoLSolemn Judgment
UtoLSPYRAL Resort

Released · Unlimited15

LtoUArtifact Moralltach
StoUBlack Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning
LtoUBottomless Trap Hole
StoUBrain Control
StoUBrionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
StoUCard Trooper
StoUCeasefire
StoUEl Shaddoll Fusion
LtoUFuture Fusion
LtoUMind Control
StoUOjama Trio
StoUPreparation of Rites
LtoUSaqlifice
StoUThunder King Rai-Oh
LtoUTorrential Tribute

Full list · 171

Forbidden82

Limited81

Semi-Limited8

Atlantean Dragoons
Burial from a Different Dimension
Chain Strike
Luster Pendulum, the Dracoslayer
Mathematician
Necroface
T.G. Hyper Librarian
Wind-Up Magician

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Card history

559 cards

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Banlist questions

When did the February 2018 Yu-Gi-Oh! banlist take effect?

On Feb 5, 2018. It stayed in force until May 20, 2018.

What was banned in the February 2018 banlist?

6 cards went to Forbidden: Blackwing - Gofu the Vague Shadow, Dandylion, Maxx "C", Double Iris Magician, Level Eater, and Performapal Skullcrobat Joker.

What was unbanned or released in the February 2018 banlist?

15 cards left the list and went back to Unlimited: Artifact Moralltach, Future Fusion, Mind Control, Saqlifice, Bottomless Trap Hole, Torrential Tribute, Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning, Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier, Card Trooper, Thunder King Rai-Oh, Brain Control, El Shaddoll Fusion, Preparation of Rites, Ceasefire, and Ojama Trio.

How many cards are on the February 2018 banlist?

171: 82 Forbidden, 81 Limited and 8 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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