Next update scheduled for January 29, 2024
Last update November 27, 2023 – Lotus Petal and Rain of Filth are now banned
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
- 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