Card Legality Policy

We believe card legality and format management is 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 meta-games 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 thresholds are:

  • Adult heroes - 1000 Living Legend points
  • Young heroes - 500 Living Legend 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
  • Crown of Seeds
  • Drone of Brutality
  • Duskblade
  • 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
Zen Tiger Taming Khakkara

Banned

The following cards are banned in Blitz:

  • Aether Flare
  • Aether Wildfire
  • Art of War
  • Awakening
  • Ball Lightning
  • Berserk
  • Bloodsheath Skeleta
  • Bonds of Ancestry
  • Cash In
  • Crown of Seeds
  • Drone of Brutality
  • Duskblade
  • 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
  • Star Struck
  • 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:

  • 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.