If a card is Illegal, it means it cannot be used in the official card game at all, including tournaments. The only exception to this is friendly duels where both duelists agree on the Illegal cards in question in terms of their effects. All fan-made and counterfeit cards are also illegal. So far, these are the only illegal cards:
TCG[]
English[]
- Armament of the Lethal Lords
- Chimaera, the Master of Beasts
- Emperor of Lightning
- Get Your Game On!
- Grizzly, the Red Star Beast
- King of Destruction - Xexex
- Lorelei, the Symphonic Arsenal
- Meteo the Matchless
- Obelisk the Tormentor (original)
- Slifer the Sky Dragon
- Stardust Divinity
- Queen of Fate - Eternia
- Testament of the Arcane Lords
- The Seal of Orichalcos
- The Winged Dragon of Ra (original)
- Tyr, the Vanquishing Warlord
- Ulevo
OCG[]
Asian-English[]
- Chimaera, the Master of Beasts
- Obelisk the Tormentor (original)
- Slifer the Sky Dragon
- Testament of the Arcane Lords
- The Winged Dragon of Ra (original)
Japanese[]
- Black Luster Soldier (DM)
- Fiend's Mirror (DM)
- Obelisk the Tormentor (original)
- Masahiro the Dark Clown
- Slifer the Sky Dragon
- Super War-Lion (DM)
- The Winged Dragon of Ra (original)
- Tomohiro the Mountain Warrior
- Yasushi the Skull Knight
- Zera the Mant (DM)
Korean[]
- Obelisk the Tormentor (original)
- Slifer the Sky Dragon
- The Winged Dragon of Ra (original)
Traditional/Advanced Format Lists & Statuses
Mega-Banned - Forbidden - Limited - Semi-Limited - Unlimited
Not Yet Released - Legal - Illegal
Status Unknown - Present - Not Present
All Lists
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Chart - World Championship 2008 Lists