Summary
Effective Date: Monday, February 23rd, 2026Next B&R: April 3rd, 2026
Summary: Unmake Duality is moving to category 2.
The Watchlist only contains cards that were either previously legal in the Standard format or are currently legal for Standard.
See the entire list of banned cards here.
Watchlist
Category 3
This category will contain all cards that are banned and restricted, proving to be too powerful or too impactful, and limiting tournament deck diversity and meta health. Currently, Baby Gray Slime, Crystal of Empowerment, Corhazi Outlook, Dissonant Fractal, Erupting Rhapsody, Icebound Slam, Lost in Thought, Sword of Avarice, Reckless Conversion, and Rile the Abyss are banned.
Category 2
This category contains cards that we consider very problematic and are heavily watched for potential future legality changes and category shifts. Chalice of Blood, Crystalline Mirror, Mercenary's Blade, and Unmake Duality are the only cards in Category 2.
Unmake Duality: Grand Crusader's Ring usage has continued to drop since the previous BnR announcement, which makes us more inclined towards an expedited banning of Unmake Duality.
Category 1
This category consists of cards that we don’t consider problematic in the current environment, but are unhealthy for future balance and game design space. This category currently has nine cards: Tidestone Bovine, Dream Fairy, Grim Pastiche, Incandescent Reliquary, Topsy Decree, Baby Green Slime, Ranger Strides, Alkhaest.
That's all for this B&R update! The next B&R will be April 3rd, 2026.