If you're planning on playing in the tournament, be sure to check out this section to see which cards are allowed to be used in your Deck. Certain cards are forbidden from being used in your Deck and other cards are limited to one or two copies in your Deck. Japanese, Asian-English, and counterfeit cards are not legal for use in the official tournament, except for cards on the Japanese Exceptions list and the CES Counterfeits list.
Forbidden Cards
You can only use 1 card in total out of these cards in your Deck and Side Deck combined:
- Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning
- Call of the Haunted
- Cannon Soldier
- Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End
- Dark Hole
- Deepest Impact
- Fiber Jar
- Final Attack Orders
- Giant Flood
- Imperial Order
- Mischief of the Time Goddess
- Pok?mon Center
- Raigeki
- Riryoku
- Snipe Hunter
- The Unbridled God of the Underworld, Anubis
Limited Cards
You can only use 1 of each of the following cards in your Deck and Side Deck combined:
[color=1]NEW![/color] Disk Magician (8.12.2007)
[color=1]NEW![/color] Disk Magician (8.12.2007)
- Aetonix Flame
- Altar of Restoration
- Anti-Magic Arrows
- Armored Gravitation
- Aura Armor
- Awakening from Beyond
- Beanie Baby - Echo the Dolphin
- Beckon to Darkness
- Benedict the Tormentor
- Big Bang Blow
- Bill
- Book of Moon
- Breaker the Magical Warrior
- Butterfly Dagger - Elma
- Byser Des
- Byser Shock
- Card Destruction
- Card of Demise
- Card of Last Will
- Card of Sanctity
- Ceasefire
- Chain Strike
- Change of Heart
- Chaos Shield
- Chaos Sorceror
- Chiron the Mage
- Confiscation
- Copycat
- Counterbalance
- Crush Card Virus
- Cyber Jar
- Cyber Stein
- D.D. Revolution
- D.D. Warrior Lady
- Dandelion
- Dark Magician of Chaos
- Dark Master - Zorc
- Dark Spell Regeneration
- De-Spell
- Deck Destruction Virus
- Deck Devastation Virus
- Defender of the Forest, Green Baboon
- Delinquent Duo
- Destroyer Bee
- Dimension Fusion
- Disk Magician
- Divine Serpent
- Doppelganger
- Double Magical Arm Bind
- Dragged Down Into the Grave
- Elemental Hero Stratos
- Enemy Controller
- Eradicator Epidemic Virus
- Erda's Guidance
- Exchange of the Spirit
- Exodia the Forbidden One
- Fallout
- Fiend Reflection %232
- Fiend's Sanctuary
- Fire Princess
- Full Armor Gravitation
- Future Fusion
- Giant Trunade
- Goddess Skuld's Oracle
- Goddess Urd's Verdict
- Gold Moon Coin
- Gold Sarcophagus
- Golden Castle of Stromberg
- Graceful Charity
- Grave Arm
- Graverobber
- Gravity Bind
- Guardian Treasure
- Harpie's Feather Duster
- Haunter
- Heavy Storm
- Horakhti the Creator of Light
- Illusion's Key
- Jar Jar
- Jinzo
- Judgment of Anubis
- Junk Dealer
- Knight of Destiny
- Labyrinth Wall
- Last Turn
- Last Will
- Left Arm of the Forbidden One
- Left Arm Offering
- Left Leg of the Forbidden One
- Legend of Heart
- Legendary Knight Critias
- Legendary Knight Hermos
- Legendary Knight Timaeus
- Level Limit - Area B
- Limiter Removal
- Life Shaver
- Mage Power
- Magical Barrier
- Magical Scientist
- Magical Stone Excavation
- Magician of Faith
- Makyura the Destructor
- Marshmallon
- Malevolent Catastrophe
- Marill
- Max Revive
- Mega Thunderball
- Messenger of Hades - Gors
- Mind Control
- Mind Crush
- Mirage of Nightmare
- Mirror Dome
- Mirror Force
- Mirror Wall
- Mystic Guillotine
- Monster Reborn
- Monster Tamer
- Morphing Jar
- Multiple Destruction
- Multiply
- Mystic Guillotine
- Mystical Space Typhoon
- Necro Wall
- Negative Energy
- Neo-Spacian Grand Mole
- Nibelung's Ring
- Nibelung's Treasure
- Night Assailant
- Nightmare Wheel
- Nightmare's Chains
- Nobleman of Crossout
- Obelisk the Tormentor
- Orichalcos Shunoros
- Overload Fusion
- Painful Choice
- Penguin Trap-eze
- Phoenix Gravitation
- Pillager
- Pot of Avarice
- Pot of Greed
- Power Balance
- Premature Burial
- Primeape
- Protector of the Sanctuary
- Psychic Armor Head
- Psychic Control
- Rainbow Snake Eingana
- Remove Trap
- Rebellion
- Rebirth Staff
- Reflect Bounder
- Replay Attack
- Revival Jam
- Right Arm of the Forbidden One
- Right Leg of the Forbidden One
- Ring of Destruction
- Roll of Fate
- Royal Decree
- Sacred Stone of Ohjat
- Sangan
- Santa the Sky Rider
- Scapegoat
- Seto Kaiba
- Shield Wall
- Sinister Serpent
- Sixth Sense
- Skill Drain
- Slifer the Sky Dragon
- Soul Exchange
- Soul Charge
- Snatch Steal
- Spell Sanctuary
- Spinning Wheel Spindle
- Spirit Illusion
- Spirit Reaper
- Step Dragon
- Stop!
- Swords of Revealing Light
- Temple of the Kings
- The Claw of Hermos
- The Eye of Timaeus
- The Fang of Critias
- The Forceful Sentry
- The Seal of Orichalcos
- The Winged Angel of Mike
- The Winged Dragon of Ra
- Thousand-Eyes Restrict
- Tickling Machine
- Ties of Friendship
- Time Seal
- Toon World
- Torrential Tribute
- Toy Robot Box
- Treeborn Frog
- Tribe-Infecting Virus
- Tsukuyomi
- Twin Bow Centaur
- Twin-Headed Behemoth
- Ultimate Offering
- Underworld Circle
- United We Stand
- Valkyrie Zweite
- Venonat
- Victory Dragon
- Victory!
- Virus Cannon
- Water of Life
- Water Princess
- Wave-Motion Cannon
- Witch of the Black Forest
- Wheelchair of the Forbidden One
- Yata-Garasu
- Yowie
Semi-Limited Cards
You can only use 2 of each of the following cards in your Deck and Side Deck combined:
- Apprentice Magician
- Beckon to Darkness
- Blue Flame Swordsman
- Charm of Lamentation
- Clefairy
- Creature Swap
- D.D. Assailant
- Good Goblin Housekeeping
- Gravy Master
- Ice Age Panic
- Iron Cage
- Manticore of Darkness
- Mask of Darkness
- Metamorphosis
- Mist Body
- Reckless Greed
- Reinforcement of the Army
- Revive
- Silver Skull
- Wall of Revealing Light
Categorical Limitations
Some cards have certain effects like destroying cards and preventing attacks. There are certain effect categories from which you may only select a few cards to use in your Deck or Side Deck.
Monster Removal
You can only use 2 cards in total out of these cards in your Deck and Side Deck combined:
- Aetonix Flame
- Beckon to Darkness
- Dark Hole
- Deepest Impact
- Ekibyo Drakmord
- Fissure
- Giant Flood
- Grave Arm
- Hammer Shot
- Horn Drill
- Iron Cage
- Lightning Vortex
- Mystic Guillotine
- Nightmare Wheel
- Nightmare's Chains
- Nobleman of Crossout
- Offerings to the Doomed
- Raigeki
- Smashing Ground
- Spinning Wheel Spindle
- Soul Exchange
- Soul Taker
- Torrential Tribute
- Tribute to the Doomed
- Twin Bow Centaur
Magic/Trap Removal
You can only use 2 cards in total out of these cards in your Deck and Side Deck combined:
- Anti-Magic Arrows
- Bait Doll
- De-Spell
- Giant Trunade
- Goddess Urd's Verdict
- Harpie's Feather Duster
- Heavy Storm
- Magical Neutralizing Force
- Mystical Space Typhoon
- Nobleman of Extermination
- Penguin Trap-eze
- Remove Trap
Control
You can only use 2 cards in total out of these cards in your Deck and Side Deck combined:
- Brain Control
- Change of Heart
- Double Magical Arm Bind
- Enemy Controller
- Mind Control
- Psychic Control
- Rebellion
- Snatch Steal
Lockdown
You can only use 2 cards in total out of these cards in your Deck and Side Deck combined:
- Gravity Bind
- Ground Collapse
- Level-Limit Area B
- Messenger of Peace
- The Dark Door
- Narrow Corridor
- Narrow Pass
- Vengeful Bog Spirit
Undestroyable
You can only use 2 cards in total out of these cards in your Deck and Side Deck combined:
[color=1]NEW![/color] Disk Magician (8.12.2007)
[color=1]NEW![/color] Disk Magician (8.12.2007)
- Disk Magician
- Haunter
- Marshmallon
- Mist Body
- Spirit Reaper
Hard Limits
There can only be a fixed number of specific cards registered throughout the tournament.
Tournament-wide, after 5 copies of the following cards have been registered, no one else may use another copy in his/her Deck or Side Deck:
Tournament-wide, after 4 copies of the following cards have been registered, no one else may use another copy in his/her Deck or Side Deck:
Tournament-wide, after 2 copies of the following cards have been registered, no one else may use another copy in his/her Deck or Side Deck:
Tournament-wide, for each of the following cards, after 1 copy has been registered, no one else may use another copy in his/her Deck or Side Deck:
Tournament-wide, after 5 copies of the following cards have been registered, no one else may use another copy in his/her Deck or Side Deck:
- Tommy
Tournament-wide, after 4 copies of the following cards have been registered, no one else may use another copy in his/her Deck or Side Deck:
Tournament-wide, after 2 copies of the following cards have been registered, no one else may use another copy in his/her Deck or Side Deck:
Tournament-wide, for each of the following cards, after 1 copy has been registered, no one else may use another copy in his/her Deck or Side Deck:
- Benedict the Tormentor
- Blue-Eyes Imperial Dragon
- Dark Master - Zorc
- Divine Serpent
- Golden Castle of Stromberg
- Horakhti the Creator of Light
- Knight of Destiny
- Legend of Heart
- Obelisk the Tormentor
- Santa the Sky Rider
- Slifer the Sky Dragon
- The Claw of Hermos
- The Eye of Timaeus
- The Fang of Critias
- The Unbridled God of the Underworld, Anubis
- The Winged Angel of Mike
- The Winged Dragon of Ra
- Toon World
Japanese Exceptions
A number of cards have only been released in Japan to date. These are the only Japanese cards permitted for use in the tournament.
CES Counterfeits
The only counterfeit cards permitted during the tournament will be from the Duel Monsters Tournament 2 Promotional booster packs. These cards are marked with a DMT2 ID number and include an amazing 500 unreleased cards from the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime and the Ni-Ki-Oh! series.
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