Hello Rulers!
For the past few
years, our policy with the Banned List has been to try to balance all
competitive formats with aggressive bans, gradually striving for equilibrium.
And it has worked.
Currently, the Top 8s at GPs feature a wide variety of decks, diversity, and
representation of all playstyles (aggro, combo, and control, as well as
midrange, Voltron, etc.). After this season of Paradox GPs, and with the
upcoming season full of Wanderer GPs, we will be much more permissive than
usual, as the aggressive approach to the quarterly banlist is no longer
necessary.
This time, we have
focused on reducing the power of the most powerful decks, to allow other decks,
which were very close to the power level of the currently most popular ones, to
find their place in competition.
We will continue to
monitor the competitive season very closely and will make further adjustments
(if necessary) with the release of The Quest of the Seven Keys after the
summer.
And without further
ado, here is the new Force of Will update to the Banned List and Combination
Banned List for Wanderer and Paradox!
Effective date: 26/06/2026
·
Wanderer
Banned
o
The
Final Stance (PofA-111)
o
Shitalkin,
Seer of the Coral District (TEU-025)
o
Godless
Plea (MP03-010) (Banned from Rune Decks only)
Combination Banned
o
The
Grigori, Entourage of the Fallen (MP03-057) + Eurydice, Rebel against Satan
(MP03-058)
o
Alastor,
Wandering Amber-Eyed Wolf (JRV-083) + Those Who Assaulted Yomidgard (MP03-071)
o
Arena
Expansion: Mimi Tribe Festival (GRL-070) + Crystal Pinnacles, Refuge of the
Sidhe (ATD-009)
o
Confrontation
with Varkuzhal (DRC Video-02) + Jörmungandr, Eater of Worlds (MP03-036)
o
Zhenwu,
Dragonborn Lord (ATD-003) + Crystal Heart Amulet (AVL-092)
No longer in the Combination Banned List
o
Ancient
Manager (LEL-009) + World Creating Paradox (MP02-016)
o
Graveyard
Keeper of the Demonic World (TST-057) + Crea, Wooden Reborn (TEU-028)
o
Raging
Messiah (TWS-028) + To Arms! (ESD2-009)
o
Shitalkin,
Seer of the Coral District (TEU-025) + The Fishing Spot of Jiang Ziya (TEU-026)
Effective date: 26/06/2026
·
Paradox
Banned
o
Supporter
of the Rebellion (NWE-022)
o
VIP
Seats (NWE-056)
o
Reflect
and Refrain, Guardian Twins of Cocoon (CMB-050)
o
Vacuus,
Member of the Twelve Sacred Knights (T1 Buy a Box)
o
Crea,
Wooden Reborn (TEU-028)
o
Demon's
Blood (DRC Video-06) (Banned from Rune Decks only)
o
Dance
of Ten-Thousand Cuts (JRV-058) (Banned from Rune Decks only))
No Longer Banned
o
Shitalkin,
Seer of the Coral District (TEU-025)
Combination Banned
o
Immortal
King of Sylthmir, Valgott // Valgott, Bloodthirsty Tyrant of Sylthmir
(ESD1-001) + Hrymr, Frost Giant of Hrimheimr (MP03-038)
o
Envoy
of the Goddess, Hutriel // Hutriel, Dark Angel (DRC-004) + Shekhinah, Envoy of
Light (AVL-023)
o
The
Halfblood Prodigy, Nero // Nero, Catalyst of the Impossible (DRC-088) + Eternal
Pact with Diabolos (DRC-094)
o
Nomadic
Swordsman King, Gilgamesh // Gilgamesh, Swordsman of the Twelve Swords
(JRV-062) + Nomadic Trailbound Mistress (JRV-063)
o
Alastor,
Wandering Amber-Eyed Wolf (JRV-083) + Oppressive Instrument, Hydromonica
(AVL-090)
No longer in the Combination Banned List
o
Vacuus,
Member of the Twelve Sacred Knights (T1 Buy a Box) + Eternal Pact with Lilith
(JRV-097)
WANDERER UPDATES
The Final Stance (PofA-111) + Shitalkin, Seer of the
Coral District (TEU-025) + Godless Plea (MP03-010) (Banned from Rune Decks
only)
For a long time, prismatic cards (cards with five attributes) have
fluctuated in power, almost always due to external factors that allowed players
to circumvent the biggest obstacle to playing these cards: their cost. The
Final Stance has been on the combination banned list many times, and it has
continued to appear and disappear from it gradually, depending on the state and
speed of Wanderer. Anticipating future (and near) events, we have realized that
the devastating effect of The Final Stance can only improve, and therefore,
with great regret, it is time to ban this card. Even so, since we know you like
powerful effects, we will soon create a card with similar effects but more
complex to achieve.
Shitalkin has been one of the most striking cards in Wanderer in the last
year, even under a double combination ban, giving control decks a cheap and
efficient card advantage. With the inclusion of Saint Eisha, Shitalkin gains a
keyword ability that unbalances its power level. While we could have applied
another combination ban to this card, we believe it has reached the point of no
return, and we have decided to ban it.
Regarding Godless Plea, and all the other cards that have entered the MP03
combination banlist, although we believe the metagame is balanced, varied, and
yes, dominated by MP03 (just as it is every time a new Masterpiece Collection
is released), we have decided to make the win conditions more difficult for all
these MP03 decks, forcing them to rethink their playstyles and strategies.
Therefore, we have decided to ban this card, but only in the Rune Deck.
The Grigori, Entourage of the Fallen (MP03-057) +
Eurydice, Rebel against Satan (MP03-058) + Alastor, Wandering Amber-Eyed Wolf
(JRV-083) + Those Who Assaulted Yomidgard (MP03-071) + Arena Expansion: Mimi
Tribe Festival (GRL-070) + Crystal Pinnacles, Refuge of the Sidhe (ATD-009) + Confrontation
with Varkuzhal (DRC Video-02) + Jörmungandr, Eater of Worlds (MP03-036) + Zhenwu,
Dragonborn Lord (ATD-003) + Crystal Heart Amulet (AVL-092)
Taking into account everything explained in the previous section, we've
decided to add these card combinations to the Combinations Banned list.
Graveyard Keeper of
the Demonic World (TST-057) + Crea, Wooden Reborn (TEU-028)
Wanderer is full of really cool and quick combos, and it also has several
infinite combos with two cards (which require a third card to prevent the
infinite combo from ending in a tie). Therefore, we believe it's appropriate
for this combo to return to Wanderer. Should it become too popular, we will
take stricter measures.
PARADOX UPDATES
