Deck Construction Rules
- All Magic: the Gathering expansions are available Lowlander deck construction.
- Main deck, minimum of 60 cards
- Sideboard, 0-15 cards (wish-effects and companions may be utilized)
- No cards with the same name are allowed, except:
- cards with supertype Basic
- cards with rules text that allow for a modified amount of copies (such as Relentless Rats)
- No cards listed in the banlist below are allowed.
- Cards on the Reserved list are allowed as proxies. Read proxy guidelines from the file below:
Lowlander Banlist
Cards not allowed in Lowlander decks are:
Balance
Black Lotus
Channel
Chaos Defiler
Chaos Orb
Comet, Stellar Pup
Demonic Consultation
Falling Star
Flash
Forth Eorlingas
Hullbreacher
Library of Alexandria
Lutri, the Spellchaser
Mana Crypt
Mana Drain
Mana Vault
Mental Misstep
Mind Twist
Minsc and Boo, Timeless Heroes
Mishra’s Workshop
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Nadu, Winged Wisdom (new in 7/2025)
Oath of Druids
Oko, Thief of Crowns
Psychic Frog (new in 7/2025)
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
Shahrazad
Skullclamp
Strip Mine
Sol Ring
Time Vault
Time Walk
Tinker
Tolarian Academy
True-Name Nemesis
Underworld Breach (new in 7/2025)
Vampiric Tutor
And finally, cards listed as racist or culturally offensive by WotC: Invoke Prejudice, Cleanse, Stone-Throwing Devils, Pradesh Gypsies, Jihad, Imprison, Crusade)
Excluding emergencies, bans and unbans generally take place every 6 months, in the beginning of January and in the beginning of July.
- Every ANTE card.
- Every card with CONSPIRACY type.
- Every SILVER-BORDERED and ACORN card.
- Every card with STICKER or ATTRACTION mechanic.
- Every card with the INITIATIVE mechanic.
- Every card listed below:
Balance
Black Lotus
Channel
Chaos Defiler
Chaos Orb
Comet, Stellar Pup
Demonic Consultation
Falling Star
Flash
Forth Eorlingas
Hullbreacher
Library of Alexandria
Lutri, the Spellchaser
Mana Crypt
Mana Drain
Mana Vault
Mental Misstep
Mind Twist
Minsc and Boo, Timeless Heroes
Mishra’s Workshop
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Nadu, Winged Wisdom (new in 7/2025)
Oath of Druids
Oko, Thief of Crowns
Psychic Frog (new in 7/2025)
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
Shahrazad
Skullclamp
Strip Mine
Sol Ring
Time Vault
Time Walk
Tinker
Tolarian Academy
True-Name Nemesis
Underworld Breach (new in 7/2025)
Vampiric Tutor
And finally, cards listed as racist or culturally offensive by WotC: Invoke Prejudice, Cleanse, Stone-Throwing Devils, Pradesh Gypsies, Jihad, Imprison, Crusade)
Excluding emergencies, bans and unbans generally take place every 6 months, in the beginning of January and in the beginning of July.
Watchlist
The Lowlander Council is keeping an eye for how the following cards affect the experience of playing and building decks in Lowlander. When bans take place, they are most certainly cards that have been on the Watchlist prior to it.
Arcum's Astrolabe
Bazaar of Baghdad
Demonic Tutor
Dig Through Time
Dreadhorde Arcanist
Earthcraft
Fastbond
Frantic Search
Gifts Ungiven
Gitaxian Probe
Goblin Recruiter
Gush
Hermit Druid
Imperial Seal
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
Memory Jar
Mind’s Desire
Mystical Tutor
Natural Order
Necropotence
Opposition Agent
Sensei's Divining Top
Survival of the Fittest
Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student
Teferi, Time Raveler
Thassa’s Oracle
Timetwister
Treasure Cruise
Umezawa’s Jitte
Wheel of Fortune
Windfall
Wrenn and Six
Yawgmoth's Bargain
Yawgmoth's Will
Zirda, the Dawnwaker
Arcum's Astrolabe
Bazaar of Baghdad
Demonic Tutor
Dig Through Time
Dreadhorde Arcanist
Earthcraft
Fastbond
Frantic Search
Gifts Ungiven
Gitaxian Probe
Goblin Recruiter
Gush
Hermit Druid
Imperial Seal
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
Memory Jar
Mind’s Desire
Mystical Tutor
Natural Order
Necropotence
Opposition Agent
Sensei's Divining Top
Survival of the Fittest
Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student
Teferi, Time Raveler
Thassa’s Oracle
Timetwister
Treasure Cruise
Umezawa’s Jitte
Wheel of Fortune
Windfall
Wrenn and Six
Yawgmoth's Bargain
Yawgmoth's Will
Zirda, the Dawnwaker
