NeoArkadiaThis September, within 24 hours of one another, both the Official Card Game (the Asian version of Yu-Gi-Oh!) and the Trading Card Game (the International Version of Yu-Gi-Oh!), both dropped their "Forbidden & Limited List" changes (Japan calls theirs "Limit Regulations").
As a result, since the lists both released at nearly the same time, we've decided to look to see where the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG and OCG lists match one another, and where they differ, after 5 years of having gone their own separate ways.
What may be in common may surprise you, and those unaware might be shocked to see what Japan and Asia allows but the TCG forbids.
=FORBIDDEN=
What's In Common:
Ancient Fairy Dragon
Blackwing - Gofu the Vague Shadow
Blaster, Dragon Ruler of Infernos
Butterfly Dagger - Elma
Card of Safe Return
Change of Heart
Cold Wave
Confiscation
Cyber Jar
Delinquent Duo
Dimension Fusion
Elder Entity Norden
Fiber Jar
Fishborg Blaster
Giant Trunade
Graceful Charity
Heavy Storm
Last Turn
Last Will
Lavalval Chain
Level Eater
Magical Scientist
Makyura the Destructor
Majespecter Unicorn - Kirin
Mass Driver
Metamorphosis
Mind Master
Master Peace, the True Dracoslaying King
Mirage of Nightmare
Number 16: Shock Master
Painful Choice
Performapal Monkeyboard
Performage Plushfire
Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis
Pot of Greed
Premature Burial
Redox, Dragon Ruler of Boulders
Return from the Different Dimension
Royal Oppression
Sixth Sense
Spellbook of Judgment
Snatch Steal
Substitoad
Tellarknight Ptolemaus
Tidal, Dragon Ruler of Waterfalls
Time Seal
Trap Dustshoot
The Forceful Sentry
The Tyrant Neptune
Ultimate Offering
Victory Dragon
Yata-Garasu
Zoodiac Broadbull
Zoodiac Drident
Unique to OCG: Amazoness Archer Cannon Soldier Cannon Soldier MK-2 Dragonic Diagram Life Equalizer Magical Explosion Raigeki Summon Sorceress Toon Cannon Soldier Wind-Up Hunter
Unique to TCG: Astrograph Sorcerer Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End Chicken Game Cyber-Stein Daigusto Emeral Dandylion Denglong, First of the Yang Zing Djinn Releaser of Rituals Double Iris Magician El Shaddoll Construct Harpie's Feather Duster Kaiser Colosseum Knightmare Goblin Maxx "C" M-X-Saber Invoker Morphing Jar #2 Performapal Skullcrobat Joker Rank-Up-Magic Argent Chaos Force Samsara Lotus Self-Destruct Button Shurit, Strategist of the Nekroz Super Rejuvenation Supreme King Dragon Starving Venom True King Lithosagym That Grass Looks Greener Tribe-Inefecting Virus Wind-Up Carrier Zenmaity Vanity's Emptiness
=LIMITED=
What's In Common:
A Hero Lives
Card Destruction
Dark Armed Dragon
Deep Sea Diva
Dewloren, Tiger King of the Ice Barrier
Dinomight Knight, the True Dracofighter
Divine Wind of Mist Valley
Draco Face-Off
Firewall Dragon
Foolish Burial
Genex Ally Birdman
Grinder Golem
Heavymetalfoes Electrumite
Imperial Order
Infernity Launcher
Interrupted Kaiju Slumber
Left Arm of the Forbidden One
Left Leg of the Forbidden One
Monster Reborn
Morphing Jar
Nekroz of Unicore
Night Assailant
One Day of Peace
One for One
Performage Damage Juggler
PSY-Framelord Omega
Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon
Reasoning
Reinforcement of the Army
Right Arm of the Forbidden One
Right Leg of the Forbidden One
Set Rotation
Sky Striker Mecha - Hornet Drones
Soul Charge
SPYRAL Quik-Fix
SPYRAL Resort
Symbol of Heritage
Terraforming
Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
Tour Guide from the Underworld
Zoodiac Ratpier
Unique to OCG: ABC-Dragon Buster Babycerasaurus Blackwing - Steam the Cloak Blaze Feniex, the Burning Bombardment Bird Astrograph Sorcerer Ceasefire Cyber-Stein Dandylion Denglong, First of the Yang Zing Double Iris Magician Elemental HERO Shadow Mist Fairy Tail - Snow Gold Sarcophagus Harmonizing Magician Harpie's Feather Duster Invoked Mechaba Knightmare Goblin Limiter Removal Lonefire Blossom Luster Pendulum, the Dracoslayer Mask Change II Necroface Nekroz Cycle Pendulum Call Performapal Skullcrobat Joker Primal Seed Predaplant Ophrys Scorpio Spellbook of Knowledge Souleating Oviraptor Supreme King Dragon Darkwurm Tempest, Dragon Ruler of Storms T.G. Hyper Librarian Toadally Awesome Trickstar Reincarnation
Unique to TCG: A-Assault Core Beatrice, Lady of the Eternal Book of Moon Chain Strike Cir, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss Dark Hole Dimensional Fissure Elemental HERO Stratos Emergency Teleport Ehther the Heavenly Monarch Eradicator Epidemic Virus Evigishki Gustkraken Evigishki Mind Augus Evilswarm Exciton Knight Gateway of the Six Gem-Knight Master Diamond Graff, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss Ignister Prominence, the Blasting Dracoslayer Infernity Barrier Infernity Launcher Inzektor Dragonfly Inzektor Hornet Macro Cosmos Magical Explosion Miscellaneousaurus Monster Gate Nekroz of Brionac Pantheism of the Monarchs Qliphort Scout Raigeki Rekindling Royal Tribute Ritual Beast Ulti-Cannahawk Skill Drain Solemn Judgment Solemn Warning Soul Drain Speedroid Terrortop SPYRAL GEAR - Drone Super Polymerization The Monarchs Stormforth True King's Return Upstart Goblin Wall of Revealing Light
=SEMI-LIMITED=
What's In Common:
Scapegoat
Unique to OCG: Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring Altergiest Multifaker Dante, Traveler of the Burning Abyss Chain Strike Elemental HERO Stratos Emergency Teleport Fossil Dig Nekroz of Brionac Ring of Destruction Sky Striker Mecha - Widow Anchor Sky Striker Mobilize - Engage! Solemn Judgment Solemn Strike Solemn Warning Speedroid Terrortop Super Polymerization That Grass Looks Greener True King's Return Union Hanger
Unique to TCG: Called by the Grave Kozmo Dark Destroyer Limiter Removal Luster Pendulum, the Dracoslayer Necroface T.G. Hyper Librarian Terraforming Wind-Up Magician
=UNLIMITED (RECENT CHANGES)=
What's In Common:
Destiny HERO - Disk Commander
Unique to OCG: Aleister the Invoker El Shaddoll Construct El Shaddoll Winda Evigishki Gustkraken SPYRAL GEAR - Drone
Unique to TCG: Apoqliphort Towers Burial from a Different Dimension Ring of Destruction
As a result, since the lists both released at nearly the same time, we've decided to look to see where the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG and OCG lists match one another, and where they differ, after 5 years of having gone their own separate ways.
What may be in common may surprise you, and those unaware might be shocked to see what Japan and Asia allows but the TCG forbids.
=FORBIDDEN=
What's In Common:
Ancient Fairy Dragon
Blackwing - Gofu the Vague Shadow
Blaster, Dragon Ruler of Infernos
Butterfly Dagger - Elma
Card of Safe Return
Change of Heart
Cold Wave
Confiscation
Cyber Jar
Delinquent Duo
Dimension Fusion
Elder Entity Norden
Fiber Jar
Fishborg Blaster
Giant Trunade
Graceful Charity
Heavy Storm
Last Turn
Last Will
Lavalval Chain
Level Eater
Magical Scientist
Makyura the Destructor
Majespecter Unicorn - Kirin
Mass Driver
Metamorphosis
Mind Master
Master Peace, the True Dracoslaying King
Mirage of Nightmare
Number 16: Shock Master
Painful Choice
Performapal Monkeyboard
Performage Plushfire
Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis
Pot of Greed
Premature Burial
Redox, Dragon Ruler of Boulders
Return from the Different Dimension
Royal Oppression
Sixth Sense
Spellbook of Judgment
Snatch Steal
Substitoad
Tellarknight Ptolemaus
Tidal, Dragon Ruler of Waterfalls
Time Seal
Trap Dustshoot
The Forceful Sentry
The Tyrant Neptune
Ultimate Offering
Victory Dragon
Yata-Garasu
Zoodiac Broadbull
Zoodiac Drident
Unique to OCG: Amazoness Archer Cannon Soldier Cannon Soldier MK-2 Dragonic Diagram Life Equalizer Magical Explosion Raigeki Summon Sorceress Toon Cannon Soldier Wind-Up Hunter
Unique to TCG: Astrograph Sorcerer Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End Chicken Game Cyber-Stein Daigusto Emeral Dandylion Denglong, First of the Yang Zing Djinn Releaser of Rituals Double Iris Magician El Shaddoll Construct Harpie's Feather Duster Kaiser Colosseum Knightmare Goblin Maxx "C" M-X-Saber Invoker Morphing Jar #2 Performapal Skullcrobat Joker Rank-Up-Magic Argent Chaos Force Samsara Lotus Self-Destruct Button Shurit, Strategist of the Nekroz Super Rejuvenation Supreme King Dragon Starving Venom True King Lithosagym That Grass Looks Greener Tribe-Inefecting Virus Wind-Up Carrier Zenmaity Vanity's Emptiness
=LIMITED=
What's In Common:
A Hero Lives
Card Destruction
Dark Armed Dragon
Deep Sea Diva
Dewloren, Tiger King of the Ice Barrier
Dinomight Knight, the True Dracofighter
Divine Wind of Mist Valley
Draco Face-Off
Firewall Dragon
Foolish Burial
Genex Ally Birdman
Grinder Golem
Heavymetalfoes Electrumite
Imperial Order
Infernity Launcher
Interrupted Kaiju Slumber
Left Arm of the Forbidden One
Left Leg of the Forbidden One
Monster Reborn
Morphing Jar
Nekroz of Unicore
Night Assailant
One Day of Peace
One for One
Performage Damage Juggler
PSY-Framelord Omega
Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon
Reasoning
Reinforcement of the Army
Right Arm of the Forbidden One
Right Leg of the Forbidden One
Set Rotation
Sky Striker Mecha - Hornet Drones
Soul Charge
SPYRAL Quik-Fix
SPYRAL Resort
Symbol of Heritage
Terraforming
Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
Tour Guide from the Underworld
Zoodiac Ratpier
Unique to OCG: ABC-Dragon Buster Babycerasaurus Blackwing - Steam the Cloak Blaze Feniex, the Burning Bombardment Bird Astrograph Sorcerer Ceasefire Cyber-Stein Dandylion Denglong, First of the Yang Zing Double Iris Magician Elemental HERO Shadow Mist Fairy Tail - Snow Gold Sarcophagus Harmonizing Magician Harpie's Feather Duster Invoked Mechaba Knightmare Goblin Limiter Removal Lonefire Blossom Luster Pendulum, the Dracoslayer Mask Change II Necroface Nekroz Cycle Pendulum Call Performapal Skullcrobat Joker Primal Seed Predaplant Ophrys Scorpio Spellbook of Knowledge Souleating Oviraptor Supreme King Dragon Darkwurm Tempest, Dragon Ruler of Storms T.G. Hyper Librarian Toadally Awesome Trickstar Reincarnation
Unique to TCG: A-Assault Core Beatrice, Lady of the Eternal Book of Moon Chain Strike Cir, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss Dark Hole Dimensional Fissure Elemental HERO Stratos Emergency Teleport Ehther the Heavenly Monarch Eradicator Epidemic Virus Evigishki Gustkraken Evigishki Mind Augus Evilswarm Exciton Knight Gateway of the Six Gem-Knight Master Diamond Graff, Malebranche of the Burning Abyss Ignister Prominence, the Blasting Dracoslayer Infernity Barrier Infernity Launcher Inzektor Dragonfly Inzektor Hornet Macro Cosmos Magical Explosion Miscellaneousaurus Monster Gate Nekroz of Brionac Pantheism of the Monarchs Qliphort Scout Raigeki Rekindling Royal Tribute Ritual Beast Ulti-Cannahawk Skill Drain Solemn Judgment Solemn Warning Soul Drain Speedroid Terrortop SPYRAL GEAR - Drone Super Polymerization The Monarchs Stormforth True King's Return Upstart Goblin Wall of Revealing Light
=SEMI-LIMITED=
What's In Common:
Scapegoat
Unique to OCG: Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring Altergiest Multifaker Dante, Traveler of the Burning Abyss Chain Strike Elemental HERO Stratos Emergency Teleport Fossil Dig Nekroz of Brionac Ring of Destruction Sky Striker Mecha - Widow Anchor Sky Striker Mobilize - Engage! Solemn Judgment Solemn Strike Solemn Warning Speedroid Terrortop Super Polymerization That Grass Looks Greener True King's Return Union Hanger
Unique to TCG: Called by the Grave Kozmo Dark Destroyer Limiter Removal Luster Pendulum, the Dracoslayer Necroface T.G. Hyper Librarian Terraforming Wind-Up Magician
=UNLIMITED (RECENT CHANGES)=
What's In Common:
Destiny HERO - Disk Commander
Unique to OCG: Aleister the Invoker El Shaddoll Construct El Shaddoll Winda Evigishki Gustkraken SPYRAL GEAR - Drone
Unique to TCG: Apoqliphort Towers Burial from a Different Dimension Ring of Destruction