Next update scheduled for May 27, 2024
Last update March 25, 2024 – Raffine, Scheming Seer is banned as a Commander only
Cards banned as a Commander only
(playable in your deck)
- Akiri, Line-Slinger
- Arahbo, Roar of the World
- Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
- Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar
- Baral, Chief of Compliance
- Breya, Etherium Shaper
- Derevi, Empyrial Tactician
- Dihada, Binder of Wills
- Edgar Markov
- Edric, Spymaster of Trest
- Emry, Lurker of the Loch
- Esior, Wardwing Familiar
- Geist of Saint Traft
- Inalla, Archmage Ritualist
- Krark, the Thumbless
- Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes
- Najeela, the Blade-Blossom
- Oloro, Ageless Ascetic
- Omnath, Locus of Creation
- Prime Speaker Vannifar
- Raffine, Scheming Seer
- Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary
- Shorikai, Genesis Engine
- Tasigur, the Golden Fang
- Thrasios, Triton Hero
- Urza, Lord High Artificer
- Vial Smasher the Fierce
- Winota, Joiner of Forces
- Yuriko, the Tiger’s Shadow
- Zurgo Bellstriker
Banned cards
(you can’t play them in your deck or as your Commander)
- Amulet of Quoz
- Ancestral Recall
- Ancient Tomb
- Back to Basics
- Bazaar of Baghdad
- Black Lotus
- Bronze Tablet
- Capture of Jingzhou
- Cavern of Souls
- Channel
- Chaos Orb
- Chrome Mox
- Comet, Stellar Pup
- Contract from Below
- Darkpact
- Deadly Rollick
- Deflecting Swat
- Demonic Attorney
- Dig Through Time
- Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
- Entomb
- Falling Star
- Fastbond
- Field of the Dead
- Fierce Guardianship
- Flawless Maneuver
- Food Chain
- Gaea’s cradle
- Genesis Storm
- Gifts Ungiven
- Grim Monolith
- Hermit Druid
- Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis
- Humility
- Imperial Seal
- Jeweled Bird
- Jeweled Lotus
- Karakas
- Library of Alexandria
- Lion’s Eye Diamond
- Lotus Petal
- Lutri, The Spellchaser
- Loyal Retainers
- Maddening Hex
- Mana Crypt
- Mana Drain
- Mana Vault
- Mishra’s Workshop
- Mox Amber
- Mox Diamond
- Mox Emerald
- Mox Jet
- Mox Opal
- Mox Pearl
- Mox Ruby
- Mox Sapphire
- Mystical Tutor
- Natural Order
- Necrotic Ooze
- Oath of Druids
- Polymorph
- Price of Progress
- Protean Hulk
- Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
- Rain of Filth
- Rebirth
- Scapeshift
- Sensei’s Divining Top
- Serra’s Sanctum
- Shahrazad
- Sol Ring
- Strip Mine
- Tempest Efreet
- Temporal Manipulation
- Thassa’s Oracle
- The One Ring
- The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
- Time Vault
- Time Walk
- Time Warp
- Timetwister
- Timmerian Fiends
- Tinker
- Tolarian Academy
- Trazyn the Infinite
- Treasure Cruise
- Uro, Titan of Nature’s Wrath
- Vampiric Tutor
- Wasteland
Only cards that are playable in sanctioned Magic: The Gathering formats are legal in Commander, and, therefore, in Duel Commander. You can’t play Gold-bordered cards, Silver-bordered cards, Conspiracy Scrolls cards, Square-Cornered cards, Oversized cards, …
Source : MTGDC
No Necropotence??
There is a lot banned here. Haven‘t played yet but looks like they force people to play aggro vs control. No combos :/ would love to give it a try tho
Gitrog combo is still legal and quite potent. Granted we play a modified variant with 30 life and serra ascendant banned but we follow the list otherwise
Time to ban Raffine and Slimefoot as Commander.
And what would those two bans achieve exactly? Or what is the issue with those two decks? Both are strong, but so is Boros Doggo, or Atraxa. And banning one strong commander is just going to make another strong commander take its place and the meta will be full of something else.
I think the Raffine ban is nonsense to be honest.