Banned and Restricted Card Announcement (05.26.23)
In the Digimon Card Game, your deck can include up to 4 copies of a card with the same card number. In
official tournaments, however, some cards are banned or restricted, limiting the number of copies you
can play.
Banned cards: Can’t be included in decks.
Restricted cards (1): You can only include a number of copies equal to the number listed in parentheses.
Note:
Banned and restricted cards listed here
may be removed from the list depending on the current competitive environment.
Based on the competitive environment, the following cards will be added tothe banned and restricted list.
Effective on June 1, 2023
- ・Restricted Cards (1) - Decks can only include one copy of these cards.
- Even if the illustrations are different, you can only have one card in your deck if it has the same card number.
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- BT3-054
Blossomon
When using [Plant]/[Vegetation]/[Fairy] decks, this card can easily digivolve to level 6, even with very little memory. This limits the future game design possibilities for green cards and [Plant]/[Vegetation]/[Fairy] decks. It also removes the need for another level 5 card with <Digisorption>. For these reasons, we’ve decided to restrict this card to 1 copy per deck.
In current [Beelzemon] decks, this card has an effect that can trash an additional card from the deck when this card is trashed, making it too easy to build up cards in the trash. Additionally, it even removes the need for using cards such as [ST14-11 Ai & Mako] to place a card at the top of your deck so it can activate an effect when it is trashed from the deck, accelerating the game speed and limiting future game design possibilities for cards that reference the number of cards in your trash. For these reasons, we’ve decided to restrict this card to 1 copy per deck.
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- P-008
WereGarurumon
In current decks that use [BT9-028 WereGarurumon (X Antibody)], a quick defeat is possible using this card. It doesn't have extreme power in current play environments, but this card limits the future game design possibilities for decks that reference the name [Garurumon]. For this reason, we’ve decided to restrict this card to 1 copy per deck.
- P-025
GranKuwagamon
As this card can add multiple activations of <Security Attack +1>, this card allows decks with [BT9-055 GrandisKuwagamon] to easily defeat an opponent in a short amount of time, the attacked player has few methods for defense, and this card has been used in play environments for longer than we expected. For these reasons, this card limits the future game design possibilities for decks that reference [GranKuwagamon] or [Insectoid] cards, therefore we’ve decided to restrict this card to 1 copy per deck.
Effective on April 1, 2023
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- ・Restricted Cards (1) - Decks can only include one copy of these cards.
- Even if the illustrations are different, you can only have one card in your deck if it has the same card number.
The effect of reducing the cost when digivolving from this card to a Digimon that has [Greymon] in its name allows you to digivolve into [BT12-068 MetalGreymon] or [BT9-015 MetalGreymon (X Antibody)] too efficiently, accelerating the speed at which the deck reduces the opponent's security and its comeback potential.
Additionally, this card's inherited effect gives resistance to a number of effects, and overall increases the effectiveness of Greymon decks more than expected. Therefore, we have determined that this card narrows the range of viable decks in the format, and we have decided to restrict this card to 1 copy per deck.
Effective on November 11, 2022
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- ・Restricted Cards (1) - Decks can only include one copy of these cards.
- Even if the illustrations are different, you can only have one card in your deck if it has the same card number.
This card can delete a player’s own Digimon and collect Digimon cards from a player's own trash for a low cost. As a result, it causes various endless loops and is supporting unintended playstyles. For this reason, we’ve decided to restrict this card to 1 copy per deck.
This card has a powerful DP-reducing effect, along with an effect that plays a Tamer. Therefore, the output of this card's effects is greater than intended in some decks. For this reason, we’ve decided to restrict this card to 1 copy per deck.
As a Digimon card with [X Antibody] in its traits, multiple copies can easily be placed as the bottom digivolution card of a Digimon by other card effects to gain Security Attack +1. Furthermore, when digivolving, it has a powerful defensive effect that prevents other effects from deleting it or reducing its DP until the end of your opponent's next turn. To adjust the game balance, we’ve decided to restrict this card to 1 copy per deck.
Due to its effect that allows the re-use of cards required for an [End of Attack] DigiXros, this card can be used for a string of repeated attacks at a low cost, just by having multiple copies in a player's hand. Its [On Play] effect also gives it a stronger than intended advantage to [Xros Heart] decks by increasing the number of cards in a player's hand. To adjust the game balance, we’ve decided to restrict this card to 1 copy per deck.
Effective on August 1, 2022
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- ・Restricted Cards (1) - Decks can only include one copy of these cards.
- Even if the illustrations are different, you can only have one card in your deck if it has the same card number.
Decks that use this card have dominated the metagame for longer than anticipated, greatly limiting viable decks in yellow. For this reason, we’ve decided to restrict this card to 1 copy per deck.
This card trashes multiple digivolution cards from the bottom of a Digimon for a low-cost, and can prevent Digimon with no digivolution cards from attacking or blocking each turn. This ultimately limits the gameplay experience and causes frustration. Therefore, we’ve decided to restrict it to 1 copy per deck.
Effective on February 25, 2022
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- Banned cards: Can’t be included in decks.
BT7-112 Susanoomon is a level 7 Digimon that can digivolve from a Tamer, allowing you to use
this card to digivolve for free without the need for a level 6 Digimon, speeding up the metagame
and restricting viable decks in the format. As such, we’ve decided to ban this card.
Many games end in the early or mid-game simply by using this card to digivolve into a finisher,
so we believe simply restricting this card will not be enough to fix the issue. For this reason,
we’re choosing the ban this card instead of restricting it.
Effective on February 25, 2022
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- ・Restricted Cards (1) - Decks can only include one copy of these cards.
*Even if the illustrations are different,
you can only have one card in your
deck if it has the same card number.
This card proved considerably more powerful than the other Memory Boost cards, and
exceeded our power level estimations when used in specialized decks, such as non-yellow
multicolor control decks, and D-Reaper decks. We believe the card is too generally powerful to
be left unchecked, and have decided to restrict it to 1 copy per deck.
Though performing as intended as a defensive card, using it every turn results in a lock
situation that negatively impacts the speed of games. The resulting unenjoyable play patterns
outweigh the benefits of the card’s effect, so we’ve decided to restrict it to 1 copy per
deck.
Effective on April 1, 2021
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- ・Restricted Cards (1) - Decks can only include one copy of these cards.
*Even if the illustrations are different, you can only have one card in your deck if it has the same card number.
[BT2-047 Argomon] and [BT3-103 Hidden Potential Discovered!] allow green decks to easily reduce digivolution costs to zero, resulting in play patterns that are much faster than we anticipated. To bring the speed of green decks in line with other colors, we’re restricting these cards to a single copy per deck.
Effective at the time of BT-08 release in your region.
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- ・Restricted Cards (1) - Decks can only include one copy of these cards.
*Even if the illustrations are different,
you can only have one card in your deck if it has the same card number.
Decks that use this card with BT6-016 Jesmon have dominated the metagame for
longer than anticipated, greatly limiting viable decks in red. For this reason, we’ve decided
to restrict this card to 1 copy per deck.
Using BT7-072 Eyesmon and BT7-069 Eyesmon: Scatter Mode in tandem makes it easier than
anticipated to cycle through your deck while playing Digimon to your Battle Area for free.
Therefore, we’ve decided to restrict this card to 1 copy per deck.
