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TCG · Forbidden & Limited

Yu-Gi-Oh! banlist December 2020

The December 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 62 of 83 · TCG

December 2020

Dec 15, 2020 → Mar 14, 2021

Forbidden: 101+3
Limited: 85−2
Semi-Limited: 2−3

What changed · 9

To Forbidden3

UtoFDragon Buster Destruction Sword
UtoFLinkross
UtoFSmoke Grenade of the Thief

To Semi-Limited1

LtoSTrue King's Return

Released · Unlimited5

StoUABC-Dragon Buster
StoUCir, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss
LtoUEvigishki Mind Augus
StoUGraff, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss
StoUToadally Awesome

Full list · 188

Forbidden101

Limited85

Semi-Limited2

Destiny HERO - Malicious
True King's Return

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Card history

559 cards

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Banlist questions

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

On Dec 15, 2020. It stayed in force until Mar 14, 2021.

What was banned in the December 2020 banlist?

3 cards went to Forbidden: Dragon Buster Destruction Sword, Linkross, and Smoke Grenade of the Thief.

What was unbanned or released in the December 2020 banlist?

5 cards left the list and went back to Unlimited: Evigishki Mind Augus, ABC-Dragon Buster, Cir, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss, Graff, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss, and Toadally Awesome.

How many cards are on the December 2020 banlist?

188: 101 Forbidden, 85 Limited and 2 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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