Omega HubOmega HubOmega HubProtector of the Sanctuary on every Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Forbidden & Limited List: its status today, when it was banned and each change across all 83 lists.
No. Protector of the Sanctuary is Unlimited on the current TCG list (October 2026), so you can play up to 3 copies.
Protector of the Sanctuary has never been Forbidden in the TCG. It first went on the list in October 2004 (Oct 1, 2004), as Limited.
Protector of the Sanctuary was last on the June 2007 list, as Limited. It has been Unlimited since Sep 1, 2007.
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