Standard Format Banned Cards

Last updated: November 18, 2025

The following 7 cards are currently banned in Standard format. These cards cannot be included in your deck or sideboard for Standard tournaments.

For the complete official banned and restricted list, please visit the official Wizards of the Coast banned and restricted list .

Abuelo's Awakening - Banned Standard card

Abuelo's Awakening

Set: LCI

BANNED
Heartfire Hero - Banned Standard card

Heartfire Hero

Set: BLB

BANNED
Hopeless Nightmare - Banned Standard card

Hopeless Nightmare

Set: WOE

BANNED
Screaming Nemesis - Banned Standard card

Screaming Nemesis

Set: DSK

BANNED
This Town Ain't Big Enough - Banned Standard card

This Town Ain't Big Enough

Set: OTJ

BANNED
Up the Beanstalk - Banned Standard card

Up the Beanstalk

Set: WOE

BANNED
Vivi Ornitier - Banned Standard card

Vivi Ornitier

Set: FIN

BANNED

About Standard Bans

Cards are banned from Standard format when they enable a deck or play style that heavily skews the play environment. If a card were legal, competitive players would either must be playing it, or must be specifically targeting it with their strategies.

This list only shows cards that are currently banned and would be Standard legal if not for the ban (i.e., cards from sets that are still in Standard). Cards that have rotated out of Standard are not displayed.

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