Announcement Date: May 25, 2023
Effective Date: June 23, 2023
Standard format
No changes have been made to the banned card list for the Standard format.
Expanded format
No changes have been made to the banned card list for the Expanded format.
The list of banned cards for the Standard and Expanded formats can be found here.
Rule and Text Changes
A few cards will receive minor errata to match the newer version printed in this expansion. These cards will now include the phrase “up to” in order to give the player the option to take fewer than the maximum number of cards.
Super Rod (Black & White—Noble Victories, 95/101; Dragon Vault, 20/20; XY—BREAKthrough, 149/162)
Superior Energy Retrieval (Black & White—Plasma Freeze, 103/116)
Details of Changes
No cards were banned from the Standard format. It will be an extremely rare occurrence for cards to be banned from the Standard format.
No cards were banned from the Expanded format.
Tournament results and community feedback will continue to be analyzed to maintain a healthy play environment.
