BANNED AND RESTRICTED
1 - Reminder
You can’t have any of these following cards in a Duel Commander game.
This is in addition to points 2) and 3) in this document.
Only cards that are playable in sanctioned Magic The Gathering formats are legal in Commander, and, therefore, in Duel Commander.
That excludes special border cards like:
Gold-bordered cards (World Events promo cards / ...)
Silver-bordered cards (Unhinged / Unglued / Unstable / Holiday cards / ...)
Scroll-looking cards that like Conspiracies.
Square-cornered cards (Collector’s Edition / ...)
Oversized and other miscellaneous cards such as Planechase Planes, Archenemy Schemes, Vanguard cards, Helvault cards, etc.
That also excludes the cards that use the “Ante” word :
That also excludes physical abilitiescards that are Falling Star and Chaos Orb.
The fast subgame card (which is not an effect, but is a real card) Shahrazad is also excluded.
Also, this implies cards marked offensive by Wizards of the Coast. Click here for the list. This list is a work in progress.
2 - Cards banned as a commander only (yet still playable in a deck)
These cards can’t be your commander, but are still allowed in your 98-99 cards in your decklist.
This is in addition to points 1) and 3) in this document.
Akiri, Line-Slinger is banned as a commander only.
Arahbo, Roar of the World is banned as a commander only.
Baral, Chief of Compliance is banned as as commander only.
Breya, Etherium Shaper is banned as a commander only.
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder is banned as a commander only.
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician is banned as a commander only.
Edgar Markov is banned as as commander only.
Edric, Spymaster of Trest is banned as a commander only.
Emry, Lurker of the Loch is banned as a commander only.
Esior, Wardwing Familiar is banned as a commander only.
Geist of Saint Traft is banned as a commander only.
Jeska, Thrice Reborn is banned as a commander only.
Marath, Will of the Wild is banned as a commander only.
Najeela, the Blade-Blossom is banned as a commander only.
Oloro, Ageless Ascetic is banned as a commander only.
Omnath, Locus of Creation is banned as a commander only.
Prime Speaker Vannifar is banned as commander only.
Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary is banned as a commander only.
Tasigur, the Golden Fang is banned as a commander only.
Teferi, Temporal Archmage is banned as a commander only.
Thrasios, Triton Hero is banned as a commander only.
Tymna, the Weaver is banned as a commander only.
Urza, Lord High Artificer is banned as a commander only.
Vial Smasher the Fierce is banned as a commander only.
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow is banned as a commander only.
Zurgo Bellstriker is banned as a commander only.
3 - Banned cards (any listed zone)
You can’t have any of these cards in a Duel Commander game, in any zone of the game.
This is in addition to points 1) and 2) in this document.