Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel - Banned cards list

Last ban update: June 7th, 2024 - Konami added Hot Red Dragon Archfiend King Calamity to the ban list.

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Below you can find a complete list of Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel cards that have been banned by Konami. Why might you be interested in that, you may wonder? That's simple - you cannot use the banned cards in your decks, so if the thought of assembling a deck that contains one of them crossed your mind, it's time to reconsider.

Firstly, we'll list all the banned Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel cards, and then we'll talk more about why some cards might be banned, and how they affect the meta. 

Complete list of Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel banned cards 

Name	Image
Agido the Ancient Sentinel
Amazoness Archer
Appointer of the Red Lotus
Barrier Statue of the Stormwinds
Blackwing - Gofu the Vague Shadow
Block Dragon
Branded Expulsion
Butterfly Dagger - Elma
Cannon Soldier
Cannon Soldier MK-2
Card of Demise
Card of Safe Return
Chaos Ruler, the Chaotic Magical Dragon
Cold Wave
Confiscation
Crystron Halqifibrax
Cyber Jar
Cyber-Stein
Dandylion
Delinquent Duo
Destiny HERO - Celestial
Dimension Fusion
Divine Sword - Phoenix Blade
Djinn Releaser of Rituals
Eclipse Wyvern
Elder Entity Norden
Fiber Jar
Fishborg Blaster
Gandora-X the Dragon of Demolition
Giant Trunade
Glow-up Bulb
Graceful Charity
Grinder Golem
Guardragon Agarpain
Guardragon Elpy
Heavy Storm
Hot Red Dragon Archfiend King Calamity
Ib the World Chalice Justiciar
Imperial Order
Instant Fusion
Kelbek the Ancient Vanguard
Knightmare Goblin
Knightmare Mermaid
Last Turn
Last Will
Lavalval Chain
Level Eater
Life Equalizer
Linkross
Magical Explosion
Magical Scientist
Majespecter Unicorn - Kirin
Mass Driver
Master Peace, the True Dracoslaying King
Metamorphosis
Mind Master
Mirage of Nightmare
Mystic Mine
Number 16: Shock Master
Number 86: Heroic Champion - Rhongomyniad
Number 89: Diablosis the Mind Hacker
Number 95: Galaxy-Eyes Dark Matter Dragon
Number S0: Utopic ZEXAL
Outer Entity Azathot
Painful Choice
Performage Plushfire
Phantasmal Lord Ultimitl Bishbaalkin
Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis
Pot of Greed
Premature Burial
Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon
Return from the Different Dimension
Royal Oppression
Self-Destruct Button
Set Rotation
Sillva, Warlord of Dark World
Sixth Sense
Smoke Grenade of the Thief
Snatch Steal
Soul Charge
Substitoad
Summon Sorceress
Superheavy Samurai Soulbreaker Armor
Tearlaments Merrli
Tempest Magician
Terraforming
The Forceful Sentry
The Tyrant Neptune
Time Seal
Toadally Awesome
Toon Cannon Soldier
Topologic Gumblar Dragon
Trap Dustshoot
True King of All Calamities
Ultimate Offering
Union Carrier
Vanity's Emptiness
White Dragon Wyverburster
Wind-Up Hunter
Zoodiac Broadbull

Why are some cards banned?

The reason why a few of the cards are banned varies, but it mainly depends on the meta. For instance, whenever a new set is out that could have a potentially outstanding synergy with a card, to the extent that it makes the deck downright frustrating to play against, a card could result in getting banned. 

That is one of the most common reasons for a card ending up banned - others might include the card itself, being too broken, and in some situations that results in a restriction (having a maximum of 1-2 copies per deck). However, if the card is just too powerful regardless, it could get banned.

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