YuGiOh Banlist January 2024
If you are looking for a complete ban list of YuGiOh cards for January 2024, we’ve got you covered. The new year is just around the corner, and that also means new seasons for many games. This goes for both digital and physical gaming. For the fans of one of the most popular trading card games in the world, YuGiOh, the January 2024 YuGiOh Banlist has been released, revealing which card will be forbidden or limited in various formats. Read on to find the complete list of cards.
YuGiOh January 2024 Banlist
At the time of writing, we’re just two weeks away from 2024. And that’s the perfect time for Konami to publish a new list of banned YuGiOh cards for January. Right on time for players to start preparing their decks and strategies according to the new rules. Below, you will find a complete list, as published by Konami, of all forbidden and limited YuGiOh cards for January 2024.
So, if you want to plan ahead, you will want to know which card you will be able to use in which format. Cards marked “Forbidden” in the table below are banned and cannot be used in your Main Deck, Extra Deck, or Side Deck. Cards that are labelled as “Limited” can be used, but are restricted to only a single copy of a card in your Main Deck, Extra Deck, and Side Deck combined. Finally, when it comes to “Semi-limited” cards, you can have a maximum of 2 copies of a card in your Main Deck, Extra Deck, and Side Deck combined.
YuGiOh All Forbidden and Limited Cards List January 2024
| Card Type | Card Name | Advanced Format | Traditional Format | Remarks |
| Monster/Effect | AGIDO THE ANCIENT SENTINEL | Forbidden | Limited | Was Limited |
| Monster/Effect | ARCHNEMESES PROTOS | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | ARTIFACT SCYTHE | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | BARRIER STATUE OF THE STORMWINDS | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | BLACKWING – GOFU THE VAGUE SHADOW | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | BLOCK DRAGON | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | CYBER-STEIN | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | DANDYLION | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | DJINN RELEASER OF RITUALS | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | ECLIPSE WYVERN | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | EVA | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | FAIRY TAIL – SNOW | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | FIBER JAR | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | FISHBORG BLASTER | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | GLOW-UP BULB | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | GRINDER GOLEM | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | KELBEK THE ANCIENT VANGUARD | Forbidden | Limited | Was Limited |
| Monster/Effect | LEVEL EATER | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | MAGICAL SCIENTIST | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | MAJESPECTER UNICORN – KIRIN | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | MASTER PEACE, THE TRUE DRACOSLAYING KING | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | MATHMECH CIRCULAR | Forbidden | Limited | Was Limited |
| Monster/Effect | MAXX “C” | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | MIND MASTER | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | PERFORMAGE PLUSHFIRE | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | PHOENIXIAN CLUSTER AMARYLLIS | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | RONINTOADIN | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | SPYRAL MASTER PLAN | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | THE TYRANT NEPTUNE | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | TIDAL, DRAGON RULER OF WATERFALLS | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | VICTORY DRAGON | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Fusion | ELDER ENTITY NORDEN | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Fusion | SUPREME KING DRAGON STARVING VENOM | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Fusion | TEARLAMENTS KITKALLOS | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Fusion | THUNDER DRAGON COLOSSUS | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Link | CRYSTRON HALQIFIBRAX | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Link | CURIOUS, THE LIGHTSWORN DOMINION | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Link | GUARDRAGON AGARPAIN | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Link | GUARDRAGON ELPY | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Link | HEAVYMETALFOES ELECTRUMITE | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Link | ISOLDE, TWO TALES OF THE NOBLE KNIGHTS | Forbidden | Limited | New |
| Monster/Link | KNIGHTMARE GOBLIN | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Link | KNIGHTMARE MERMAID | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Link | LINKROSS | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Link | MECHA PHANTOM BEAST AURORADON | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Link | PRANK-KIDS MEOW-MEOW-MU | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Link | PREDAPLANT VERTE ANACONDA | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Link | SIMORGH, BIRD OF SOVEREIGNTY | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Link | SPRIGHT ELF | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Link | SUMMON SORCERESS | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Link | SUPERHEAVY SAMURAI SCARECROW | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Link | TOPOLOGIC GUMBLAR DRAGON | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Link | UNION CARRIER | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Synchro | CHAOS RULER, THE CHAOTIC MAGICAL DRAGON | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Synchro | TEMPEST MAGICIAN | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Xyz | KASHTIRA ARISE-HEART | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Xyz | LAVALVAL CHAIN | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Xyz | M-X-SABER INVOKER | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Xyz | NUMBER 16: SHOCK MASTER | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Xyz | NUMBER 42: GALAXY TOMAHAWK | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Xyz | NUMBER 86: HEROIC CHAMPION – RHONGOMYNIAD | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Xyz | NUMBER 89: DIABLOSIS THE MIND HACKER | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Xyz | NUMBER 95: GALAXY-EYES DARK MATTER DRAGON | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Xyz | NUMBER S0: UTOPIC ZEXAL | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Xyz | OUTER ENTITY AZATHOT | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Xyz | TRUE KING OF ALL CALAMITIES | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Xyz | WIND-UP CARRIER ZENMAITY | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Xyz | ZOODIAC BROADBULL | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Monster/Xyz | ZOODIAC DRIDENT | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | BRILLIANT FUSION | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | BUTTERFLY DAGGER – ELMA | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | CARD OF SAFE RETURN | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | CHICKEN GAME | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | COLD WAVE | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | CONFISCATION | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | DELINQUENT DUO | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | DIMENSION FUSION | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | GIANT TRUNADE | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | GRACEFUL CHARITY | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | HEAVY STORM | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | KAISER COLOSSEUM | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | LAST WILL | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | MASS DRIVER | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | METAMORPHOSIS | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | MIRAGE OF NIGHTMARE | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | MYSTIC MINE | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | PAINFUL CHOICE | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | POT OF GREED | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | PREMATURE BURIAL | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | SMOKE GRENADE OF THE THIEF | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | SOUL CHARGE | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | THAT GRASS LOOKS GREENER | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | THE FORCEFUL SENTRY | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Spell | ZOODIAC BARRAGE | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Trap | APPOINTER OF THE RED LOTUS | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Trap | BRANDED EXPULSION | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Trap | IMPERIAL ORDER | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Trap | LAST TURN | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Trap | RED REBOOT | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Trap | RETURN FROM THE DIFFERENT DIMENSION | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Trap | ROYAL OPPRESSION | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Trap | SELF-DESTRUCT BUTTON | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Trap | SIXTH SENSE | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Trap | TRAP DUSTSHOOT | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Trap | ULTIMATE OFFERING | Forbidden | Limited | |
| Trap | VANITY’S EMPTINESS | Forbidden | Limited |
| Card Type | Card Name | Advanced Format | Traditional Format | Remarks |
| Monster | LEFT ARM OF THE FORBIDDEN ONE | Limited | ||
| Monster | LEFT LEG OF THE FORBIDDEN ONE | Limited | ||
| Monster | RIGHT ARM OF THE FORBIDDEN ONE | Limited | ||
| Monster | RIGHT LEG OF THE FORBIDDEN ONE | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | ARMAGEDDON KNIGHT | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | ASTROGRAPH SORCERER | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | BLACK DRAGON COLLAPSERPENT | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | BLASTER, DRAGON RULER OF INFERNOS | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | BYSTIAL MAGNAMHUT | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | CYBER JAR | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | DANGER!? JACKALOPE? | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | DANGER!? TSUCHINOKO? | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | DARK GREPHER | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | EXODIA THE FORBIDDEN ONE | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | KELDO THE SACRED PROTECTOR | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | LUNALIGHT TIGER | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | MISCELLANEOUSAURUS | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | MORPHING JAR | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | MUDORA THE SWORD ORACLE | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | ORCUST HARP HORROR | Limited | Was Forbidden | |
| Monster/Effect | PERFORMAPAL MONKEYBOARD | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | PHANTOM SKYBLASTER | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | PSY-FRAMEGEAR GAMMA | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | RED ROSE DRAGON | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | REDOX, DRAGON RULER OF BOULDERS | Limited | Was Forbidden | |
| Monster/Effect | RESCUE-ACE AIR LIFTER | Limited | New | |
| Monster/Effect | SUBSTITOAD | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | TEARLAMENTS HAVNIS | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | TEARLAMENTS MERRLI | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | TEARLAMENTS SCHEIREN | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | TEMPEST, DRAGON RULER OF STORMS | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | UNCHAINED SOUL OF SHARVARA | Limited | New | |
| Monster/Effect | WHITE DRAGON WYVERBURSTER | Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | ZOODIAC RATPIER | Limited | ||
| Monster/Fusion | GEM-KNIGHT MASTER DIAMOND | Limited | ||
| Monster/Link | STRIKER DRAGON | Limited | ||
| Monster/Link | SUNAVALON DRYAS | Limited | New | |
| Monster/Link | SUNVINE HEALER | Limited | New | |
| Monster/Synchro | ANCIENT FAIRY DRAGON | Limited | ||
| Monster/Synchro | DENGLONG, FIRST OF THE YANG ZING | Limited | ||
| Monster/Synchro | IB THE WORLD CHALICE JUSTICIAR | Limited | Was Forbidden | |
| Monster/Synchro | PSY-FRAMELORD OMEGA | Limited | ||
| Monster/Synchro | T.G. HYPER LIBRARIAN | Limited | ||
| Monster/Xyz | BEATRICE, LADY OF THE ETERNAL | Limited | ||
| Monster/Xyz | DAIGUSTO EMERAL | Limited | ||
| Spell | CALLED BY THE GRAVE | Limited | ||
| Spell | CARD DESTRUCTION | Limited | ||
| Spell | CARD OF DEMISE | Limited | ||
| Spell | CHAIN STRIKE | Limited | ||
| Spell | CHANGE OF HEART | Limited | ||
| Spell | CHAOS SPACE | Limited | ||
| Spell | DIVINE WIND OF MIST VALLEY | Limited | ||
| Spell | DRAGONIC DIAGRAM | Limited | ||
| Spell | FINAL COUNTDOWN | Limited | ||
| Spell | FOOLISH BURIAL | Limited | ||
| Spell | GATEWAY OF THE SIX | Limited | ||
| Spell | GOLD SARCOPHAGUS | Limited | ||
| Spell | HARPIE’S FEATHER DUSTER | Limited | ||
| Spell | INFERNITY LAUNCHER | Limited | ||
| Spell | INSTANT FUSION | Limited | ||
| Spell | INTO THE VOID | Limited | ||
| Spell | MAGICAL MID-BREAKER FIELD | Limited | ||
| Spell | MONSTER GATE | Limited | ||
| Spell | MONSTER REBORN | Limited | ||
| Spell | ONE DAY OF PEACE | Limited | ||
| Spell | ONE FOR ONE | Limited | ||
| Spell | PURRELY DELICIOUS MEMORY | Limited | ||
| Spell | REASONING | Limited | ||
| Spell | REINFORCEMENT OF THE ARMY | Limited | ||
| Spell | SEKKA’S LIGHT | Limited | ||
| Spell | SET ROTATION | Limited | ||
| Spell | SKY STRIKER MECHA – HORNET DRONES | Limited | ||
| Spell | SLASH DRAW | Limited | ||
| Spell | SNATCH STEAL | Limited | Was Forbidden | |
| Spell | TERRAFORMING | Limited | ||
| Trap | GOZEN MATCH | Limited | New | |
| Trap | MAGICAL EXPLOSION | Limited | ||
| Trap | NATURIA SACRED TREE | Limited | ||
| Trap | RIVALRY OF WARLORDS | Limited | New | |
| Trap | THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE | Limited | New | |
| Trap | TIME SEAL | Limited |
| Card Type | Card Name | Advanced Format | Traditional Format | Remarks |
| Monster/Effect | DESTINY HERO – MALICIOUS | Semi-Limited | ||
| Monster/Effect | DINOWRESTLER PANKRATOPS | Semi-Limited | Was Limited | |
| Monster/Effect | SPEEDROID TERRORTOP | Semi-Limited | Was Limited | |
| Spell | LIGHTNING STORM | Semi-Limited | ||
| Spell | PURRELY SLEEPY MEMORY | Semi-Limited | New | |
| Spell | RUNICK FOUNTAIN | Semi-Limited | ||
| Spell | SKY STRIKER MOBILIZE – ENGAGE! | Semi-Limited |
