Summary
Effective Date: Immediately, February 17th, 2025Next B&R: March 7th, 2025
Summary; Baby Gray Slime and Icebound Slam are now moved to Category 3 and banned, as previously mentioned in the last B&R.
The Watchlist only contains cards that were either previously legal in the Standard format or are currently legal for Standard.
See the entire list of banned cards here.
Watchlist
Category 3
This category will contain all cards that are banned and restricted, proving to be too powerful or too impactful, and limiting tournament deck diversity and meta health. Currently, Baby Gray Slime, Crystal of Empowerment, Corhazi Outlook, Erupting Rhapsody, Icebound Slam, Sword of Avarice, and Reckless Conversion are banned.
Category 2
This category contains cards that we consider very problematic and are heavily watched for potential future legality changes and category shifts. This category currently has two cards.
Category 1
This category consists of cards that we don’t consider problematic in the current environment, but are unhealthy for future balance and game design space. This category currently has four cards.
That's all for this B&R update! The next update will be on March 7th, 2025!