Announcement Date: September 10, 2020
Effective Date: October 9, 2020
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.
Next Announcement Date: October 29, 2020
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.
Based on recent results, it's clear that there are some issues with the current Expanded format environment. Those problems will be addressed in the next update.
Tournament results and community feedback will continue to be analyzed to maintain a healthy play environment. In particular, the Expanded format will be aggressively monitored because there are so many cards and potential combinations available to use.
The Champion's Path expansion will be legal for tournament play on October 9, 2020.
