Omega HubOmega HubOmega HubA Hero Lives on every Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Forbidden & Limited List: its status today, when it was banned and each change across all 83 lists.
No. A Hero Lives is Unlimited on the current TCG list (October 2026), so you can play up to 3 copies.
A Hero Lives has never been Forbidden in the TCG. It first went on the list in September 2012 (Sep 1, 2012), as Semi-Limited.
A Hero Lives was last on the February 2022 list, as Semi-Limited. It has been Unlimited since May 17, 2022.
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