All banned and restricted cards in Magic: The Gathering

January 2022 · 3 minute read

Wizards of the Coast regularly adjusts what Magic: The Gathering cards players can and can’t use in various formats.

The developer bans cards for various reasons. Some cards are banned because they’re “proven to simply be too powerful.” But others might be taken out of a format because their existence plays too great of a role in restricting the game’s meta.

Whatever the reason for a ban, these cards can’t be played or kept in a sideboard for their respective format. On the other hand, a restricted card (which only exists in Vintage) has a limit to the number of copies you may have in a deck.

Here are all of the banned cards in each MTG format. For more information on MTG‘s respective ban lists, you can visit the card game’s official webpage on banned and restricted cards.

Standard

Modern

Vintage

Banned

Restricted

Legacy

Commander

Explorer

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