Hello Rulers!
As last year, the summer update to the banned list and combination banned list of Force of Will is the most important, as is the one that will be used for WGP2024. And, as every year since 2023, this update is more restrictive than any other, but the next one will be exactly the opposite: expect the next update (with the release of the ABC decks) and the next one (with the release of T3) to have tons of cards removed from the banned list and combination banned list!
Also, thanks to the Reworking Protocol, the banned list is reducing slowly. There are three topics that you have been asking about:
• Neither of the lists will reach zero cards. Our goal is that at the end of 2024 they will be way smaller than they were at the end of 2023.
• Some cards in the banned list have been marked as (RWP) in green, but some aren’t. We will never apply the Reworking Protocol to cards that are not marked in green, and we won’t apply it to all cards that are marked in green.
• We will finish the Reworking Protocol with the last set of the Trinity Cluster. After that, we will return to the prior rhythm of 0-1-2-3 updated cards per set, and it won’t happen in all sets.
As you asked us on social media, we have decided to reveal the cards which we have applied the Reworking Protocol, and its explanation at the same time: today. This way, it will be easy to understand the reasons of the updates and how and when are we releasing new support for those cards.
We hope that with this update, WGP2024 will be as fun and diverse as it was last year! With that in mind, this is the new update to the banned list and combination banned list of Force of Will!
Effective date: 24/08/2024
· Wanderer
Banned
o Chevaleresse's Tears (CMB-020, MP01-160)
o Setting the Stage for Providence (GRL-034)
o Yggdrasil, Malefic Verdant Tree (ENW-068) (RWP)
o Inferno (TST-086, MP01-171)
o Magic Stone of the Wolf's Night (MP01-018) (RWP)
No longer Banned
o Angelic Battle Barrier (NWE-001)
o Dragon of Solari (NWE-014)
o Alecto, Unstoppable Fury (TST-024)
o Generate Replicant (TWS-055)
o Spirit of Decay (GRV-060)
o Painter Gears (TUS-097)
o Milest // Milest (MSW-026)
o Grusbalesta // Grusbalesta (MSW-073)
o Belial // Belial (TST-073)
o Ark, Lord of Solaris // Ark, Providence of Solaris (JRP-082)
Combination Banned
o Falltgold, the Dragoon (TAT-026, MP01-072) + Little Maria, Archaic Legacy (TWS-042)
o Spirit of Calmness (AO3-033) + Falchion, Shooting Star of Water (CST-035)
o Almerius // Almerius (MSW-002) + Moojdart // Moojdart (MSW-042)
o Artillerist of Faith (DSD-012, GOG-001) + Raging Messiah (TWS-028)
o Sacred Burial (NWE-043) + Aspiring Diva (CMB-028)
o Little Maria, Archaic Legacy (TWS-042) + Gate of Refarth (MP01-088)
o Pure Heart Stone of the Six Sages (MP01-087) + Heavenly Magic (MP01-089)
No longer in the Combination Banned List
o Liberator of Wind // Scheherazade, the Teller of 1001 Stories (MPR-064, MP01-121) + Magic Stone of the Wolf's Night (MP01-018)
o Friend from Another World, Kaguya // Kaguya, the Moonlit Savior (TMS-003) + Magic Stone of the Wolf's Night (MP01-018)
o Setting the Stage for Providence (GRL-034) + Magic Stone of Reign (TWS-098)
o Aristella, Ascendant Prince of the Crimson Moon (CMB-001) + Magic Stone of the Wolf's Night (MP01-018)
o Lone Wolf of the Crimson Moon (CMB-024, MP01-020) + Magic Stone of the Wolf's Night (MP01-018))
Effective date: 24/08/2024
· Arcana Battle Colosseum
Banned
o Academy City’s Expert Therapist (TSR-061)
No longer banned
o Alecto, Unstoppable Fury (TST-024)
o Grusbalesta // Grusbalesta (MSW-073)
o Spirit of Decay (GRV-060)
o Belial // Belial (TST-073)
hevaleresse's Tears (CMB-020, MP01-160)
When we developed this card, we wanted it to be a powerful card to Burn decks. Chevaleresse’s Tears has been a card very popular during this last year and half, but we want to reduce the power of Burn a little bit, so that it is still a powerful and fun deck to play but at the same time, it is a more balanced deck and is hard to win games with it. With this in mind, we have decided that Chevaleresse's Tears (CMB-020, MP01-160) is banned. We will continue to create cards for Burn in future sets and cards that defend players from decks like Burn, so that it continues to be a popular deck!
Setting the Stage for Providence (GRL-034)