EX-ZERO Festival Banlist

Even without an Extra Deck, some cards can still break the game's balance. Here's the full event-exclusive banlist along with limited and semi-limited cards for the EX-ZERO Festival in Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel!

EX-ZERO No Extra Deck

Extra Decks are not available for this event. This includes all Fusion, Synchro, Xyz, and Link Monsters.

Pendulum Monsters, however can be used as usual.

The Main Deck will have a special Forbidden/Limited List. Some cards will be unavailable for the sake of game balance.

EX-ZERO Festival Banned/Forbidden Cards

In addition to all previously Forbidden Cards, all Fusion Monsters, all Synchro Monsters, all Xyz Monsters, and all Link Monsters -- the following cards are also banned.

Monster Cards

Forbidden Monster Cards
Archnemeses Protos	The Tyrant Neptune	Sandaion, the Timelord	Vanity's Ruler
Grinder Golem	Archlord Kristya	Master Peace, the True Dracoslaying King	Rescue-ACE Preventer
Snake-Eyes Flamberge Dragon	Sacred Fire King Garunix	Fire King High Avatar Kirin	Mist Valley Apex Avian
Wandering Gryphon Rider	Kashtira Fenrir	Kashtira Unicorn	Diabellstar the Black Witch
Dimension Shifter	Thunder King Rai-Oh	Eclipse Wyvern	Inspector Boarder
Kelbek the Ancient Vanguard	Cyber Jar	Dandylion	Cyber-Stein
Maxx "C"	Magical Scientist	Glow-up Bulb	Snake-Eyes Poplar
Lo, the Prayers of the Voiceless Voice	Archlord Kristya	Master Peace, the True Dracoslaying King	Rescue-ACE Preventer
Archnemeses Eschatos	Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis	Block Dragon	Vanity's Fiend
Majesty's Fiend	Spell Canceller	Cannon Soldier MK-2	Amazoness Archer
Toon Cannon Soldier	Barrier Statue of the Abyss	Barrier Statue of the Drought	Barrier Statue of the Heavens
Barrier Statue of the Inferno	Barrier Statue of the Stormwinds	Barrier Statue of the Torrent	Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo
Cactus Bouncer	Amano-Iwato	Agido the Ancient Sentinel	Exodia the Forbidden One
Jowgen the Spiritualist	Fiber Jar	Wind-Up Hunter	Hu-Li the Jewel Mikanko
Knightmare Corruptor Iblee	Substitoad	Mind Master	Fishborg Blaster
Level Eater	Testudo erat Numen	Performage Plushfire	Performapal Five-Rainbow Magician
Kashtira Ogre	Malevolent Mech - Goku En	Ido the Supreme Magical Force	Catapult Turtle
Sillva, Warlord of Dark World	Numen Erat Testudo	Armed Samurai - Ben Kei	Aurora Paragon
Zap Mustung	Destiny HERO - Celestial	Fierce Tiger Monghu	Mataza the Zapper
Self-Destruct Ant	Michion, the Timelord	Gimmick Puppet Nightmare	Garbage Lord
	Giant Kozaky	Darklord Nurse Reficule	Hayabusa Knight
Guard Dog	Whirlwind Weasel	Needle Ball	Tearlaments Merrli
Superheavy Samurai Soulbreaker Armor

Forbidden Spell Cards

Forbidden Spell Cards
Graceful Charity	Pot of Greed	Last Will	Confiscation
Delinquent Duo	The Forceful Sentry	Giant Trunade	Painful Choice
Cold Wave	Terraforming	Final Countdown	Dimension Fusion
Instant Fusion	Lightning Storm	Kashtiratheosis	Original Sinful Spoils - Snake-Eye
Premature Burial	United We Stand	Smoke Grenade of the Thief	Double-Edged Sword
Mikanko Water Arabesque	Necrovalley	Mystic Mine	Runick Fountain
Primeval Planet Perlereino	Card of Safe Return	Mass Driver	Chain Strike
Set Rotation	Floowandereeze and the Advent of Adventure	Runick Tip	EMERGENCY!
Metamorphosis	Card of Demise	Heat Wave	Jackpot 7
Soul Charge	Butterfly Dagger - Elma	Divine Sword - Phoenix Blade	Stoic Challenge
Secret Village of the Spellcasters	Lair of Darkness	Messenger of Peace	Mirage of Nightmare
Kaiser Colosseum	Deck Lockdown	Quiet Life	Runick Flashing Fire
Runick Destruction	Runick Freezing Curses	Runick Golden Droplet	Star Blast
Performapal Popperup	Axe of Despair	Mask of Brutality	Mage Power
Moon Mirror Shield	Psychic Blade	White Veil	Summon Breaker
Chain Energy	Dark Snake Syndrome	Level Limit - Area B	Dimensional Fissure
Cauldron of the Old Man	Clockwork Night	Decisive Battle of Golgonda	Super Hippo Carnival
Runick Slumber	Runick Smiting Storm	Runick Dispelling	Life Hack
Misfortune	Fire Prison	Cybernetic Fusion Support	Hippo Carnival
Rage with Eyes of Blue

Forbidden Trap Cards

Forbidden Trap Cards
Time Seal	Last Turn	Sixth Sense	Magical Explosion
Life Equalizer	Harpie's Feather Storm	Welcome Labrynth	Big Welcome Labrynth
Transaction Rollback	Solemn Judgment	Ultimate Offering	Imperial Order
Royal Oppression	Vanity's Emptiness	Tyrant's Throes	There Can Be Only One
Just Desserts	Ceasefire	Trap Dustshoot	Ojama Trio
Self-Destruct Button	Return from the Different Dimension	D.D. Dynamite	Deck Devastation Virus
Eradicator Epidemic Virus	Relay Soul	Evenly Matched	Sinful Spoils of Betrayal - Silvera
Anti-Spell Fragrance	Mask of Restrict	Rivalry of Warlords	Skill Drain
Wall of Revealing Light	Macro Cosmos	Summon Limit	Gozen Match
Powersink Stone	Soul Drain	Mistake	And the Band Played On
Lose 1 Turn	Ring of Destruction	Secret Barrel	Spiritual Fire Art - Kurenai
Secret Blast	Bad Luck Blast	Ojama Duo	Bad Reaction to Simochi
Gravity Bind	Backfire	Light-Imprisoning Mirror	Shadow-Imprisoning Mirror
Grave of the Super Ancient Organism	Tyrant's Tirade	Mind Drain	Blasting the Ruins
Destruction of Destiny	Appointer of the Red Lotus	Floowandereeze and the Dreaming Town	Branded Expulsion
Chain Burst	Red Screen	Tyrant's Tummyache	Lucky Punch
The Monarchs Erupt	Synchro Zone

EX-ZERO Festival Limited Cards

Based on the current set of Limited Cards, the following cards are also Limited for this event--updated for the 2024 Rerun.

Limited Monster Cards

Limited Spell Cards
Right Arm of the Forbidden One	Left Arm of the Forbidden One	Right Leg of the Forbidden One	Left Leg of the Forbidden One
Morphing Jar	Herald of Orange Light	Nimble Beaver	Swap Frog
Tearlaments Havnis	Fairy Tail - Luna	Keldo the Sacred Protector	Mathmech Diameter
Mudora the Sword Oracle	Superheavy Samurai Soulpiercer	White Dragon Wyverburster	Ocean Dragon Lord - Kairyu-Shin
Bystial Magnamhut	Bystial Saronir	Chronograph Sorcerer	Astrograph Sorcerer
Tearlaments Kashtira	Imsety, Glory of Horus	Floowandereeze & Empen

Limited Spell & Trap Cards

Limited Spell & Trap Cards
Harpie's Feather Duster	Card Destruction	Monster Reborn	Heavy Storm
Foolish Burial	Reinforcement of the Army	One for One	Pot of Duality
One Day of Peace	Pot of Desires	Foolish Burial Goods	That Grass Looks Greener
Pot of Extravagance	Pot of Prosperity	Fish Sonar	Branded Fusion
Dragonic Diagram	Floowandereeze and the Magnificent Map	Pressured Planet Wraithsoth	Walls of the Imperial Tomb
Gateway of the Six	Brilliant Fusion	King's Sarcophagus	Sky Striker Mecha - Hornet Drones
Purrely Delicious Memory	WANTED: Seeker of Sinful Spoils	Tearlaments Sulliek	Trickstar Reincarnation

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