Banned & Watch Lists

The Tiny Leaders: Reborn ban list is divided into two categories: cards banned in the 50-card deck and cards banned only as a Tiny Leader (commander).

Schedule: Regularly scheduled ban and watchlist announcements occur on the Monday following the release date of each Standard-legal set.

Latest Update: January 27, 2026

Lorwyn Eclipsed — Post-Release Update

  • Edric, Spymaster of Trest: Removed from Watchlist.
  • Metalworker: Removed from Watchlist.
  • Underworld Breach: Removed from Watchlist
  • Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice: Added to Watchlist.

For the full reasoning regarding these shifts, read the Full Announcement →

Watchlist

  • Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice

Banned in Tiny Leaders: Reborn

View Visual Banned List on Moxfield: Moxfield

1. Categorically Excluded Cards

The following cards are banned from the 50-card deck (and command zone). Click a category to view the cards on Scryfall.

2. Banned as Tiny Leader (Commander) Only

These cards can be played in your 49-card deck, but cannot be your Commander.

  • Ajani, Nacatl Pariah
  • Ashiok, Dream Render
  • Derevi, Imperial Tactician
  • Erayo, Soratami Ascendant
  • Jeska, Thrice Reborn
  • Ketramose, the New Dawn
  • Nadu, Winged Wisdom
  • Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary
  • Uro, Titan of Nature’s Wrath
  • Wrenn and Six

3. Banned from Deck Construction

Banned in the Command Zone, Deck, & Sideboard.

  • Ancestral Recall
  • Black Lotus
  • Balance
  • Channel
  • Chaos Orb
  • Chrome Mox
  • Counterbalance
  • Court of Cunning
  • Deflecting Swat
  • Demonic Tutor
  • Earthcraft
  • Falling Star
  • Fastbond
  • Fierce Guardianship
  • Forth Eorlingas!
  • Gaea’s Cradle
  • Grindstone
  • Hermit Druid
  • High Tide
  • Imperial Seal
  • Jeweled Lotus
  • Karakas
  • Library of Alexandria
  • Lion’s Eye Diamond
  • Lutri, the Spellchaser
  • Maddening Hex
  • Mana Crypt
  • Mana Vault
  • Mind Twist
  • Mishra’s Workshop
  • Mox Amber
  • Mox Diamond
  • Mox Emerald
  • Mox Jet
  • Mox Opal
  • Mox Pearl
  • Mox Ruby
  • Mox Sapphire
  • Mystical Tutor
  • Necropotence
  • Oko, Thief of Crowns
  • Price of Progress
  • Shahrazad
  • Skullclamp
  • Sol Ring
  • Strip Mine
  • Survival of the Fittest
  • Tasha’s Hideous Laughter
  • Teferi, Time Raveler
  • Thassa’s Oracle
  • The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
  • Time Vault
  • Time Walk
  • Timetwister
  • Tolarian Academy
  • True-Name Nemesis
  • Umezawa’s Jitte
  • Vampiric Tutor
  • Wheel of Fortune
  • White Plume Adventurer
  • Yawgmoth’s Will