Last updated: December 8, 2025 - Data sourced from Scryfall API
About Vintage
Vintage is the most powerful format, allowing nearly every card with a restricted list instead of outright bans for most problematic cards.
Rotation: Non-rotating, includes all sets
Vintage Banned Cards (101 cards)
The following cards are banned in Vintage and cannot be included in your deck:
| Card Name | Mana Cost | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Adriana's Valor | N/A | Conspiracy |
| Advantageous Proclamation | N/A | Conspiracy |
| Aerialephant | {3}{W} | Creature — Elephant Performer |
| Ambassador Blorpityblorpboop | {3}{G}{U} | Legendary Creature — Alien Advisor Guest |
| Amulet of Quoz | {6} | Artifact |
| Assemble the Rank and Vile | N/A | Conspiracy |
| Baaallerina | {3}{U} | Creature — Sheep Performer |
| Backup Plan | N/A | Conspiracy |
| _____ Balls of Fire | {3}{R} | Enchantment |
| Bioluminary | {2}{U} | Creature — Merfolk Performer |
| _____ Bird Gets the Worm | {3}{W}{W} | Creature — Bird Guest |
| Brago's Favor | N/A | Conspiracy |
| Bronze Tablet | {6} | Artifact |
| Carnival Carnivore | {5}{B} | Creature — Alien Crab Horror |
| Chaos Orb | {2} | Artifact |
| Chicken Troupe | {1}{G} | Creature — Bird Performer |
| Clandestine Chameleon | {3}{G} | Creature — Lizard Guest |
| Cleanse | {2}{W}{W} | Sorcery |
| Coming Attraction | {2}{G} | Sorcery |
| Command Performance | {1}{U} | Sorcery |
| Complaints Clerk | {3}{W} | Creature — Sloth Beast Employee |
| Contract from Below | {B} | Sorcery |
| Crusade | {W}{W} | Enchantment |
| Darkpact | {B}{B}{B} | Sorcery |
| Deadbeat Attendant | {1}{B} | Creature — Vampire Employee |
| Dee Kay, Finder of the Lost | {1}{U}{B} | Legendary Creature — Zombie Employee |
| Demonic Attorney | {1}{B}{B} | Sorcery |
| Discourtesy Clerk | {3}{B} | Creature — Vampire Employee |
| Done for the Day | {2}{G} | Enchantment |
| Double Stroke | N/A | Conspiracy |
| Draconian Gate-Bot | {5} | Artifact Creature — Robot |
| Echoing Boon | N/A | Conspiracy |
| Emissary's Ploy | N/A | Conspiracy |
| Falling Star | {2}{R} | Sorcery |
| Fight the _____ Fight | {1}{G} | Enchantment — Aura |
| Finishing Move | {2}{G} | Sorcery |
| Glitterflitter | {2}{U} | Creature — Faerie Performer |
| _____ Goblin | {2}{R} | Creature — Goblin Guest |
| Hired Heist | N/A | Conspiracy |
| Hold the Perimeter | N/A | Conspiracy |
| Hymn of the Wilds | N/A | Conspiracy |
| Immediate Action | N/A | Conspiracy |
| Imprison | {B} | Enchantment — Aura |
| Incendiary Dissent | N/A | Conspiracy |
| Invoke Prejudice | {U}{U}{U}{U} | Enchantment |
| Iterative Analysis | N/A | Conspiracy |
| Jeweled Bird | {1} | Artifact |
| Jihad | {W}{W}{W} | Enchantment |
| Last Voyage of the _____ | {3}{B} | Enchantment |
| "Lifetime" Pass Holder | {B} | Creature — Zombie Guest |
| Line Cutter | {3}{B} | Creature — Human Rogue Guest |
| Lineprancers | {1}{G} | Creature — Centaur Performer |
| Make a _____ Splash | {2}{U} | Enchantment |
| Minotaur de Force | {1}{R} | Creature — Minotaur Performer |
| Monitor Monitor | {2}{U}{U} | Creature — Human Employee |
| Muzzio's Preparations | N/A | Conspiracy |
| Myra the Magnificent | {2}{U}{R} | Legendary Creature — Human Performer |
| "Name Sticker" Goblin | {2}{R} | Creature — Goblin Guest |
| Natural Unity | N/A | Conspiracy |
| _____-o-saurus | {4}{G}{G} | Creature — Alien Dinosaur |
| Park Bleater | {2}{W} | Creature — Goat Employee |
| Petting Zookeeper | {2}{G} | Creature — Elf Employee |
| Pin Collection | {X}{W} | Artifact — Equipment |
| Power Play | N/A | Conspiracy |
| Pradesh Gypsies | {2}{G} | Creature — Human Nomad |
| Prize Wall | {1}{U} | Creature — Wall |
| Proficient Pyrodancer | {2}{R} | Creature — Human Performer |
| Quick Fixer | {2}{B} | Creature — Azra Employee |
| Rad Rascal | {3}{R} | Creature — Devil Employee |
| Rebirth | {3}{G}{G}{G} | Sorcery |
| Ride Guide | {4}{W} | Creature — Human Employee |
| Robo-Piñata | {2}{W} | Artifact Creature — Clown Robot |
| _____ _____ Rocketship | {4} | Artifact — Vehicle |
| Roxi, Publicist to the Stars | {2}{U}{R} | Legendary Creature — Human Employee |
| Scampire | {2}{B} | Creature — Vampire Employee |
| Seasoned Buttoneer | {2}{U} | Creature — Vedalken Employee |
| Secrets of Paradise | N/A | Conspiracy |
| Secret Summoning | N/A | Conspiracy |
| Sentinel Dispatch | N/A | Conspiracy |
| Shahrazad | {W}{W} | Sorcery |
| Soul Swindler | {4}{B} | Creature — Demon Employee |
| Sovereign's Realm | N/A | Conspiracy |
| Spinnerette, Arachnobat | {3}{B}{G} | Legendary Creature — Spider Performer |
| Squirrel Squatters | {3}{G}{G} | Creature — Squirrel |
| Step Right Up | {3}{B} | Sorcery |
| Stiltstrider | {3}{G}{G} | Creature — Rhino Performer |
| Stone-Throwing Devils | {B} | Creature — Devil |
| Summoner's Bond | N/A | Conspiracy |
| Sword-Swallowing Seraph | {4}{W}{W} | Creature — Angel Performer |
| Tempest Efreet | {1}{R}{R}{R} | Creature — Efreet |
| The Most Dangerous Gamer | {2}{B}{G} | Legendary Creature — Human Gamer Guest |
| Ticketomaton | {3} | Artifact Creature — Robot |
| Timmerian Fiends | {1}{B}{B} | Creature — Horror |
| _____ _____ _____ Trespasser | {1}{U} | Creature — Human Rogue Guest |
| Tusk and Whiskers | {3}{G}{W} | Legendary Creature — Elephant Mouse Performer |
| Unexpected Potential | N/A | Conspiracy |
| Weight Advantage | N/A | Conspiracy |
| Wicker Picker | {3} | Artifact Creature — Scarecrow Guest |
| Wizards of the _____ | {2}{U}{U} | Creature — Human Wizard Performer |
| Wolf in _____ Clothing | {3}{B} | Creature — Wolf Guest |
| Worldknit | N/A | Conspiracy |
Vintage Restricted Cards (51 cards)
In Vintage, restricted cards are limited to one copy per deck instead of being banned outright:
| Card Name | Mana Cost | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Ancestral Recall | {U} | Instant |
| Balance | {1}{W} | Sorcery |
| Black Lotus | {0} | Artifact |
| Brainstorm | {U} | Instant |
| Chalice of the Void | {X}{X} | Artifact |
| Channel | {G}{G} | Sorcery |
| Demonic Consultation | {B} | Instant |
| Demonic Tutor | {1}{B} | Sorcery |
| Dig Through Time | {6}{U}{U} | Instant |
| Flash | {1}{U} | Instant |
| Gitaxian Probe | {U/P} | Sorcery |
| Golgari Grave-Troll | {4}{G} | Creature — Troll Skeleton |
| Gush | {4}{U} | Instant |
| Imperial Seal | {B} | Sorcery |
| Karn, the Great Creator | {4} | Legendary Planeswalker — Karn |
| Library of Alexandria | N/A | Land |
| Lion's Eye Diamond | {0} | Artifact |
| Lodestone Golem | {4} | Artifact Creature — Golem |
| Lotus Petal | {0} | Artifact |
| Mana Crypt | {0} | Artifact |
| Mana Vault | {1} | Artifact |
| Memory Jar | {5} | Artifact |
| Mental Misstep | {U/P} | Instant |
| Merchant Scroll | {1}{U} | Sorcery |
| Mind's Desire | {4}{U}{U} | Sorcery |
| Monastery Mentor | {2}{W} | Creature — Human Monk |
| Mox Emerald | {0} | Artifact |
| Mox Jet | {0} | Artifact |
| Mox Pearl | {0} | Artifact |
| Mox Ruby | {0} | Artifact |
| Mox Sapphire | {0} | Artifact |
| Mystical Tutor | {U} | Instant |
| Mystic Forge | {4} | Artifact |
| Narset, Parter of Veils | {1}{U}{U} | Legendary Planeswalker — Narset |
| Necropotence | {B}{B}{B} | Enchantment |
| Sol Ring | {1} | Artifact |
| Strip Mine | N/A | Land |
| Thorn of Amethyst | {2} | Artifact |
| Timetwister | {2}{U} | Sorcery |
| Time Vault | {2} | Artifact |
| Time Walk | {1}{U} | Sorcery |
| Tinker | {2}{U} | Sorcery |
| Tolarian Academy | N/A | Legendary Land |
| Treasure Cruise | {7}{U} | Sorcery |
| Trinisphere | {3} | Artifact |
| Urza's Saga | N/A | Enchantment Land — Urza's Saga |
| Vampiric Tutor | {B} | Instant |
| Vexing Bauble | {1} | Artifact |
| Wheel of Fortune | {2}{R} | Sorcery |
| Windfall | {2}{U} | Sorcery |
| Yawgmoth's Will | {2}{B} | Sorcery |
Why Are Cards Banned?
Cards are typically banned for one or more of the following reasons:
- Power Level: The card is too strong relative to other options
- Format Dominance: The card warps the metagame around it
- Unfun Gameplay: The card creates repetitive or non-interactive games
- Accessibility: In some cases, expensive cards may be considered
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Note: Ban lists are subject to change. Always verify with official Wizards of the Coast announcements before tournaments.
