We believe card legality and format management is a vital element to earning the respect of TCG fans and achieving longevity as a game system.
Our philosophy to card legality has been built into the DNA of our product design and organized play program, and aims to:
- Create dynamic metagames for constructed tournament play
- Support long term utility of card ownership
New card legality date
New cards become legal for official tournament play on the release date of the product they are from.
Special use promos
The following special use promos are not legal for Classic Constructed, Blitz, Living Legend, or Commoner official tournament play:
Revolving Card Legality - Living Legend
Flesh and Blood uses a revolving card legality model where cards flow in and out of being legal for tournament play.
A tournament legal constructed deck may only include generic cards and cards that share the same class and/or talent as the hero card used. Therefore, it's hero cards which ultimately determine the tournament legality of all non-generic cards that exist in Flesh and Blood.
A hero stops being legal when it has attained Living Legend status (but will remain legal in Living Legend format).
Becoming a Living Legend
A Living Legend check will occur every Monday (United States time). At the time of this check, any hero that has crossed the threshold officially attains Living Legend status. That hero, along with their signature weapon, will no longer be legal for official tournament play effective from the Friday of that same week.
The threshold is 1000 points.
Gaining Living Legend Points
A hero gains Living Legend points by winning tournaments that award Living Legend points. Living Legend points by event type and the Living Legend leaderboards are available on the page Living Legend below:
Classic Constructed Card Legality
Classic Constructed includes every Flesh and Blood card, with the following exceptions:
- Young hero cards.
- Heroes and weapons that have attained Living Legend status.
- Cards that have been banned.
- Special use promos.
Living Legend
The following hero and weapon cards have attained Living Legend status and are not legal in Classic Constructed:
| Hero | Signature Weapon |
|---|---|
| Bravo, Star of the Show | - |
| Briar, Warden of Thorn | Rosetta Thorn |
| Chane, Bound by Shadow | Galaxxi Black |
| Dromai, Ash Artist | Storm of Sandikai |
| Iyslander, Stormbind | Kraken's Aethervein |
| Lexi, Livewire | Voltaire, Strike Twice |
| Oldhim, Grandfather of Eternity | Winter's Wail |
| Prism, Sculptor of Arc Light | Luminaris |
Banned
The following cards are banned in Classic Constructed:
- Art of War
- Awakening
- Ball Lightning
- Belittle
- Berserk
- Bloodsheath Skeleta
- Bonds of Ancestry
- Cash In
- Count Your Blessings (blue)
- Crown of Seeds
- Drone of Brutality
- Duskblade
- High Octane
- Orihon of Mystic Tenets
- Plunder Run
- Stubby Hammerers
- Tome of Aetherwind
- Tome of Divinity
- Tome of Fyendal
- Tome of Firebrand
Blitz Card Legality
Blitz is a fun, fast format, featuring young heroes. Blitz includes every Flesh and Blood card, with the following exceptions:
- Adult hero cards (A hero card must have the "Young" subtype to be legal in Blitz).
- Heroes and weapons that have attained Living Legend status.
- Cards that have been banned.
- Special use promos.
Living Legend
The following hero and weapon cards have attained Living Legend status and are not legal in Blitz:
| Hero | Signature Weapon |
|---|---|
| Briar | Rosetta Thorn |
| Chane | Galaxxi Black |
| Dash | Teklo Plasma Pistol |
| Ira, Crimson Haze | Edge of Autumn |
| Iyslander | Kraken's Aethervein |
| Kano | Crucible of Aetherweave |
| Kassai, Cintari Sellsword | - |
| Oldhim | Winter's Wail |
| Rhinar | Romping Club |
| Viserai | Nebula Blade |
Banned
The following cards are banned in Blitz:
- Aether Flare
- Aether Wildfire
- Art of War
- Awakening
- Ball Lightning
- Belittle
- Berserk
- Bloodsheath Skeleta
- Bonds of Ancestry
- Cash In
- Crown of Seeds
- Drone of Brutality
- Duskblade
- Hadron Collider
- Heartened Cross Strap
- Mask of the Pouncing Lynx
- Orihon of Mystic Tenets
- Snapback
- Stubby Hammerers
- Tome of Aetherwind
- Tome of Divinity
- Tome of Fyendal
- Tome of Firebrand
Living Legend
Living Legend includes every Flesh and Blood card (including heroes and weapons that have obtained living legend status), with the following exceptions:
- Young hero cards.
- Cards that have been banned.
- Special use promos.
Banned
The following cards are banned in the Living Legend format:
- Kraken's Aethervein (October 4, 2024)
Restricted
The following cards are restricted in the Living Legend format. A registered deck can contain up to 1 copy of a restricted card:
- Awakening
- Bonds of Ancestry
- Crippling Crush
- Hypothermia
- Oaken Old
- Open the Floodgates
- Warmonger’s Diplomacy
Commoner
Commoner is a casual play format featuring young heroes. Commoner includes every Flesh and Blood card that has been printed as a common or token, plus weapons, equipment, and heroes that have been printed as commons or rares, with the following exceptions:
- Adult hero cards (A hero card must have the "Young" subtype to be legal in Commoner).
- Cards that have been banned.
- Special use promos.
Banned
The following cards are banned in Commoner:
- Aether Ironweave
- Amulet of Ice
- Ball Lightning
- Belittle
- Stubby Hammerers
Ultimate Pit Fight (multiplayer)
Ultimate Pit Fight (UPF) is a casual play format. UPF includes every Flesh and Blood card, including special use promos, with the following exceptions:
- Go Bananas is banned in official events (We encourage play groups to continue to enjoy Go Bananas for social play).
- Yorick, Weaver of Tales is banned in official events (We encourage play groups to continue to enjoy Yorick for social play).
It is recommended that UPF is played using young heroes and adjudicator heroes.