Banned Cards

Banned cards are cards that cannot be played in certain formats. Magic: The Gathering Arena follows the ban list of paper Magic since the patch on June 7, 2018 (Kaladesh block update).^[1] With the half-ban of Nexus of Fate on February 14, 2019 there are cards in Magic Arena which are banned in certain formats but not in tabletop Magic.^[2]

Banned cards can still be crafted after a ban, but are only playable in the permitted formats. Players are compensated with Wildcards after a ban.^[2]

Banned and Restricted List Edit

These cards are currently banned:

Name	Rarity	Set	Format
Rampaging Ferocidon	Rare	Ixalan	all Standard Best-of-One formats, legal in Best-of-Three.
Nexus of Fate	Mythic	Core Set 2019	all Standard Best-of-One formats (Play, Ranked Play, Constructed event)

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