Forbidden

Summon Limit

Continuous Trap

Card text

Neither player can Summon more than two times per turn.

Property: Continuous

Explained

What it does

A Continuous Trap. Neither player can Summon more than two times per turn. Normal, Flip and Special Summons all count toward the total.

Play it when

It can't be used in Advanced Format. It's Forbidden in the TCG.

Common mistakes

Forgetting that Summons made earlier in the turn, before it was active, still count.

How it works

Status: Forbidden in the TCG (Sept 21, 2026 list), so it can’t be used in Advanced Format.

Summon Limit is a Continuous Trap. Neither player can Summon more than two times per turn.

Rulings in plain English

When can I activate it? Any time except the Damage Step.

What counts: Normal Summons, Flip Summons and Special Summons all add up to one total of 2 per turn. Summons a player made earlier that turn, before Summon Limit was applying, also count.