Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel updated banlist for February 2023 - Toadally Awesome, Union Carrier join Forbidden list

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel regularly updates its banlist to reveal which cards are completely breaking the game. Konami keeps track of all the decklists and cards that have overwhelmingly high winrates, and occasionally updates the list of cards that players cannot use. Interestingly, it’s not just a banlist in the regular sense.

There are a few Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel cards that are limited/restricted, which means that players can only have a set number of these cards instead of the usual three. For example, That Grass Looks Greener and There Can Be Only One joined the Semi-Limited list this month, which means that you can only have two copies of these cards in your deck.

These banlists imply that a player can only have a set number of a particular card across the Main Deck, Extra Deck, and Side Deck. Considering that the latest banlist won't go into effect until February 6, 2023, players still have a few days to use some of their favorite Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel cards. This article provides more details about the latest banlist changes.

When a banlist is updated, some cards get added while a few cards tend to be removed. This depends on how effective certain Yu-Gi-Oh! Decks are across the competitive scene. Essentially, Konami doesn’t want any one deck to feel too difficult to play against.

Keeping that in mind, quite a few changes were made from the previous banlist in Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel. These are the specific changes made from the previous list:

Forbidden Cards cannot be used in any way, in any of your Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duels decks. Basically, these are the strongest cards in the game right now, or at least facilitate some of the most powerful combos that the game offers.

Presently, there’s a fairly healthy banlist for Yu-Gi-Oh!