Banned & Watch Lists
The Tiny Leaders ban list is divided into categories: cards excluded from the format, cards banned only as a Tiny Leader, cards banned only as a Companion, and cards banned entirely from deck construction.
Schedule: Regularly scheduled ban and watchlist announcements occur on the Monday following the release date of each Standard-legal set.
Latest Update: March 09, 2026
TMNT — Post-Release Update
- New Banned Category Added: Banned as Companion
- Lutri, the Spellchaser: Moved from Banned to Banned as Companion
For the full reasoning regarding these shifts, read the Full Announcement →
Watchlist
- Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice
Banned in Tiny Leaders
1. Categorically Excluded Cards
The following cards are banned from the 50-card deck (and command zone). Click a category to view the cards on Scryfall.
2. Banned as Tiny Leader (Commander) Only
These cards can be played in your 49-card deck, but cannot be your Commander.
- Ajani, Nacatl Pariah
- Ashiok, Dream Render
- Derevi, Imperial Tactician
- Erayo, Soratami Ascendant
- Jeska, Thrice Reborn
- Ketramose, the New Dawn
- Nadu, Winged Wisdom
- Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary
- Uro, Titan of Nature’s Wrath
- Wrenn and Six
3. Banned as Companion Only
These cards can be played in your 50-card deck and Command Zone, but cannot be your Companion.
- Lutri, the Spellchaser
4. Banned from Deck Construction
Banned in the Command Zone, Deck, Companion, & Sideboard.
- Ancestral Recall
- Black Lotus
- Balance
- Channel
- Chaos Orb
- Chrome Mox
- Counterbalance
- Court of Cunning
- Deflecting Swat
- Demonic Tutor
- Earthcraft
- Falling Star
- Fastbond
- Fierce Guardianship
- Forth Eorlingas!
- Gaea’s Cradle
- Grindstone
- Hermit Druid
- High Tide
- Imperial Seal
- Jeweled Lotus
- Karakas
- Library of Alexandria
- Lion’s Eye Diamond
- Maddening Hex
- Mana Crypt
- Mana Vault
- Mind Twist
- Mishra’s Workshop
- Mox Amber
- Mox Diamond
- Mox Emerald
- Mox Jet
- Mox Opal
- Mox Pearl
- Mox Ruby
- Mox Sapphire
- Mystical Tutor
- Necropotence
- Oko, Thief of Crowns
- Price of Progress
- Shahrazad
- Skullclamp
- Sol Ring
- Strip Mine
- Survival of the Fittest
- Tasha’s Hideous Laughter
- Teferi, Time Raveler
- Thassa’s Oracle
- The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
- Time Vault
- Time Walk
- Timetwister
- Tolarian Academy
- True-Name Nemesis
- Umezawa’s Jitte
- Vampiric Tutor
- Wheel of Fortune
- White Plume Adventurer
- Yawgmoth’s Will