Summary
Effective Date: Monday, May 11th, 2026Next B&R: June 29th, 2026
Summary: No Changes
The watchlists only contain cards that were either previously legal in that format's watchlist or are currently legal for that format. There are currently two watchlists: Standard and Pantheon.
See the entire list of banned cards here.
Standard Watchlist
Category 3
Category 2
This category contains cards that we consider very problematic and are heavily watched for potential future legality changes and category shifts. This category currently has five cards: Baby Gray Slime, Chalice of Blood, Crystalline Mirror, Mercenary's Blade, and Ranger Strides.
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 four cards: Alkahest, Dream Fairy, Incandescent Reliquary, and Topsy Decree.
Pantheon 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 in Standard. There are no cards here yet! Hooray!Category 2
This category contains cards that we consider very problematic and are heavily watched for potential future legality changes and category shifts. There are no cards here yet! Yahoo!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. There are no cards here yet! Yippee!That's all for this B&R update! The next B&R will be June 29th, 2026.