Update possible every Monday
Last update July 22, 2024 – Old Stickfingers is banned as a commander only. Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist, Thrasios, Triton Hero and Polymorph are now legal.
Cards banned as a Commander only
(playable in your deck)
- Ajani, Nacatl Pariah
- Akiri, Line-Slinger
- Arahbo, Roar of the World
- 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
- Eris, Roar of the Storm
- Esior, Wardwing Familiar
- Geist of Saint Traft
- Inalla, Archmage Ritualist
- Krark, the Thumbless
- Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes
- Nadu, Winged Wisdom
- Najeela, the Blade-Blossom
- Old Stickfingers
- Oloro, Ageless Ascetic
- Omnath, Locus of Creation
- Prime Speaker Vannifar
- Raffine, Scheming Seer
- Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary
- Shorikai, Genesis Engine
- Tasigur, the Golden Fang
- 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
- 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, … and all cards that bring a sticker or an Attraction into the game are banned.
Source : MTGDC
It doesnt make any sense that they are so many commander bans within a short period of time, first Raffine and now Eris.
There is nothing wrong with a commander becoming too widely used. What is wrong is not encouriging players to find a way to deal with it. Raffine was not the issue, Sheoldred and many more commanders could easily deal with it. Strong commanders getting banned is giving another strong commander another place in the meta.
Just completely stupid. I’ve met Eris a few times already but I can’t complain, the Duel Commander-format is yet to be discovered but banning too often and too many times also explains why this format won’t establish itself as an sanctional/official format.
They need to reconsider some of the old bans tbh. Some of the old school commanders should not still be on this list as they have not aged well at all… I’d laugh at Ajani getting banned more than Eris though tbf.
Eris needs Ban.
Time to ban aminatou.
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
You also could run some sort of midrange plan. Phlage, Titan of Fires Fury gets you there with value Boros cards and consistent lightning helixes.
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.