Bans
This document contains the current authoritative ban list. Unlike EDH, cards may be banned "as commander", and pairs of commanders can even be banned-as-pairing. These categories are listed separately.
For players coming from EDH, the EDH banlist comparison will be much easier to read.
Banned Couples
Banned Couples are commanders that are individually legal, but may not be run together. (For more information, see the SDH Hall of Fame.)
- Norin, the Wary Norin, the Wary with Candlekeep Sage Candlekeep Sage
Banned as Spouse
- Ashiok, Dream Render Ashiok, Dream Render
- Braids, Cabal Minion Braids, Cabal Minion
- Erayo, Soratami Ascendant // Erayo's Essence Erayo, Soratami Ascendant // Erayo's Essence
- Griselbrand Griselbrand
- Jace, Wielder of Mysteries Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
- Leovold, Emissary of Trest Leovold, Emissary of Trest
- Nadu, Winged Wisdom Nadu, Winged Wisdom
- Narset, Parter of Veils Narset, Parter of Veils
Banned from Library
- Ancestral Recall Ancestral Recall
- Balance Balance
- Black Lotus Black Lotus
- Channel Channel
- Chaos Orb Chaos Orb
- Drannith Magistrate Drannith Magistrate
- Erayo, Soratami Ascendant // Erayo's Essence Erayo, Soratami Ascendant // Erayo's Essence
- Falling Star Falling Star
- Flash Flash
- Griselbrand Griselbrand
- Hullbreacher Hullbreacher
- Karakas Karakas
- Mox Emerald Mox Emerald
- Mox Jet Mox Jet
- Mox Pearl Mox Pearl
- Mox Ruby Mox Ruby
- Mox Sapphire Mox Sapphire
- Paradox Engine Paradox Engine
- Prophet of Kruphix Prophet of Kruphix
- Thassa's Oracle Thassa's Oracle
- Time Vault Time Vault
- Time Walk Time Walk
- Tinker Tinker
- Tolarian Academy Tolarian Academy
- Trade Secrets Trade Secrets
- Underworld Breach Underworld Breach
- Yawgmoth's Bargain Yawgmoth's Bargain
The only banned cards whose names are excluded from this list are the cards that Wizards have removed from constructed play. These are excluded because reproducing their names and images may violate the Fan Content Policy.