Same with Slifer the Sky Dragon, which had ATK X000 / DEF X000 with no description of what that meant. For instance, The Winged Dragon of Ra had ATK ? / DEF ?, but the card didn't tell you what that meant or how it could change. Regarding the Egyptian God Cards, the originals were also unplayable. So making a card Illegal generally is Konami's way of indicating that "this card is unplayable even in casual duels with your friends". Basically, there wasn't really a way to make it playable and still resemble the anime effect, so they just made them as Illegal cards to be fun promo cards (and it says a lot that this card is too powerful given that it's actually weaker than the one the anime had). There's also cards like Card of Last Will that were based on absurdly powerful cards in the anime. I imagine that these are Illegal because someone could demand you show proof you were there, which pretty much stops a duel in its tracks. Other ones include ones that are only playable if you attended a certain tournament (e.g. So these cards were banned from tournaments, and Match Winner cards are useless in a casual game with your friends since you aren't playing in a tournament setting. The problem was that players would surrender before the player with this monster resolved the attack, which led to accusations of bad sportsmanship. Quite a few Illegal cards, such as Legendary Dragon of White are Match Winner cards meaning that you automatically win not just the duel, but the entire match if you bring your opponent's life points to zero with a direct attack from that monster (tournaments are usually held with three duel matches). But almost all of the Konami-produced Illegal cards are such because they are pretty much unplayable (by which I mean it is impossible to have a meaningful, fun duel by playing them). While you can't use Illegal cards in a tournament, there is nothing stopping you from using them in a private duel with your friends. Illegal cards are the only cards that are not allowed to be played in the TCG Traditional Format.
Also, counterfeit and unofficial cards are automatically considered illegal.
All of the cards have the text "This card cannot be used in a Duel" or a similar phrase written in the bottom left corner, aside from four tournament prize cards that are also considered illegal. Note that the TCG also has the Traditional Format, which does not have a Forbidden List.Īn Illegal card is one that was never allowed to be played in a tournament. There seems to be a bit of misunderstanding between what an "Illegal" card is and what a "Forbidden" card is.īasically, a Forbidden card is one that was at one time legal to play in OCG or TCG Advanced Format tournaments, but are no longer legal in one or both of them.
I understand that the difference is that you can use Forbidden cards in a private duel if both players agreed to it before, or in a Championship if its regulations allow it. What's the difference between a Forbidden card and an Illegal Card?
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