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Yu-Gi-Oh! banlist January 2020

The January 2020 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 58 of 83 · TCG

January 2020

Jan 20, 2020 → Mar 31, 2020

Forbidden: 95+4
Limited: 85+1
Semi-Limited: 6=

What changed · 32

To Forbidden9

LtoFBrilliant Fusion
LtoFHeavymetalfoes Electrumite
UtoFIb the World Chalice Justiciar
UtoFOrcust Harp Horror
UtoFOuter Entity Azathot
UtoFSalamangreat Miragestallio
UtoFSky Striker Mobilize - Engage!
UtoFTempest Magician
UtoFThunder Dragon Colossus

To Limited10

UtoLCard of Demise
StoLDanger! Nessie!
UtoLDinowrestler Pankratops
UtoLDragonic Diagram
UtoLInto the Void
FtoLPot of Avarice
UtoLRed Reboot
UtoLSekka's Light
UtoLServant of Endymion
FtoLTrue King Lithosagym, the Disaster

To Semi-Limited3

LtoSDeep Sea Diva
UtoSMind Control
LtoSTour Guide From the Underworld

Released · Unlimited10

LtoUBook of Moon
StoUDark Armed Dragon
LtoULady Debug
FtoUMorphing Jar 2
StoUPerformage Damage Juggler
LtoUSky Striker Ace - Kagari
LtoUSolemn Warning
LtoUSoul Drain
FtoUThe Phantom Knights' Rank-Up-Magic Launch
FtoUTribe-Infecting Virus

Full list · 186

Forbidden95

Limited85

Semi-Limited6

Danger!? Jackalope?
Danger!? Tsuchinoko?
Deep Sea Diva
Mind Control
Necroface
Tour Guide From the Underworld

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Card history

559 cards

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Banlist questions

When did the January 2020 Yu-Gi-Oh! banlist take effect?

On Jan 20, 2020. It stayed in force until Mar 31, 2020.

What was banned in the January 2020 banlist?

9 cards went to Forbidden: Heavymetalfoes Electrumite, Brilliant Fusion, Ib the World Chalice Justiciar, Orcust Harp Horror, Outer Entity Azathot, Salamangreat Miragestallio, Tempest Magician, Thunder Dragon Colossus, and Sky Striker Mobilize - Engage!.

What was unbanned or released in the January 2020 banlist?

10 cards left the list and went back to Unlimited: Morphing Jar 2, Tribe-Infecting Virus, The Phantom Knights' Rank-Up-Magic Launch, Lady Debug, Sky Striker Ace - Kagari, Book of Moon, Solemn Warning, Soul Drain, Dark Armed Dragon, and Performage Damage Juggler.

How many cards are on the January 2020 banlist?

186: 95 Forbidden, 85 Limited and 6 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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