A little mini-project from Dan and I, to look at the lists on the 5th anniversary. 

This 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. 

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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

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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

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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

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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