Alpha Clash is a living game—one that evolves over time. To ensure a balanced, fun, and competitive environment, we occasionally issue card bans and errata (official card text updates). The goal is to have these happen as little as possible, but sometimes it’s necessary. Below you’ll find the current list of cards that are banned in Tiered events, as well as any cards with updated official text. These updates are effective immediately upon rulebook publication and apply to all sanctioned events.
🛑 BANNED CARDS
Energy Explosion (AC1-120)
Status: Banned in Tiered 1–4 constructed tournament play.
Incoming Support (AC1-021)
Status: Banned in Tiered 1–4 constructed tournament play.
Morale Boost (AC1-066)
Status: Banned in Tiered 1–4 constructed tournament play.
Power Overflowing (AC1-039)
Status: Banned in Tiered 1–4 constructed tournament play.
Streaks Inbound (AC1-093)
Status: Banned in Tiered 1–4 constructed tournament play.
✏️ Errata Cards
Incoming Support (AC1-021)
Updated Text: You may only play this card if your Contender is a black (Alpha Hunter). Target Contender or Clash card you control gets +2/+2 until end of turn, then you may draw one card.
Errata Note: Printed without the black Contender restriction.
Earthly Barricade (AC1-069)
Updated Text: Counter – Attack: Choose target Clash card you control. Prevent the next two clash damage that would be dealt to it this turn, then your Contender gains two health.
Errata Note: Clarifies prevention amount and adds Contender healing.
T-Bone, the Vindictive (AC1-076)
Updated Text: Counter – Play: You may only activate this effect when an opponent plays a Clashground. You may send this card to Oblivion. If you do, return the Clashground being played to its owner's hand. It does not enter play.
Errata Note: Clarifies timing and requirement to send T-Bone to Oblivion.
Energy Explosion (AC1-120)
Updated Text: You may only play this card if your Contender is a red (Alpha). Target Contender or Clash card you control gets +2/+2 until end of turn, then you may draw one card.
Errata Note: Printed without the red Contender restriction.
Machina, Savage Striker (ST2-006)
Updated Text: 25: Once per turn, during your Primary Phase, you may engage this card and send a non-token, non-Trap Accessory you control to Oblivion. If you do, deal two damage to target Contender or Clash card, then draw one card.
15: Whenever an Accessory you control is sent to Oblivion from play, target Clash card you control gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Errata Note: Clarifies accessory type and timing for ability triggers.
War, Legion Commander (AC2-098)
Updated Text: 30: Clash cards you control get, “Trigger – Attack: If this is the second attack you have declared with a Clash card this turn, draw one card.”
10: Clash tokens you control get +1/+0 and Breakthrough.
Errata Note: Attack trigger condition clarified; token buff templated.
Whistler (AC3-049)
Updated Text: Attach: ⯁. Whenever the attached Clash card attacks, you may engage this card. If you do, choose target Clash card you don't control. Until your next turn, that Clash card must attack target attached Clash card if able. If the attached Clash card is an [Avenging Guy] it gets +2/+2.
Errata Note: Clarifies attach rules and mandatory attack effect.
Evil Expedition (AC3-051)
Updated Text: No specific resource cost required.
Errata Note: Removes incorrect cost requirement.
Torque, Fury’s Embrace (AC3-124)
Updated Text: Exclusive. This card gets +X/+0, where X is equal to the amount of non-clash damage dealt this turn. Once per turn, during your Primary Phase, you may engage this card. If you do, deal damage to target Clash card equal to this card’s attack power.
Errata Note: Clarifies Exclusive status and damage scaling ability.
Warcry, Faithful Protector (ST3-007)
Updated Text: Exclusive. Engaged Clash cards you control get +0/+1. Counter – Attack: After an opponent declares an attack, you may engage and exhaust this card. If you do, prevent all clash damage target attacking Clash card would deal this turn. Until the end of your next turn, that Clash card gets -X/-X, where X is that card’s initial resource cost.
Errata Note: Clarifies costs and debuff effect after prevention.
Guardian’s Defense (ST3-009)
Updated Text: Attach: ⯁. Attached Clash card gets +0/+1. Counter – Play: Engage and exhaust attached Clash card. If you do, target Clash card you don’t control can’t attack this turn. This Weapon can only be attached to a [Warcry] Clash card.
Errata Note: Clarifies Warcry-only attachment and Counter–Play targeting.
Purging Heat (AC4-023)
Updated Text: Counter – Attack: Discard a non-Clash card from your hand. If you do, target opponent reveals their hand. Choose a non-Clash card. That player discards that card.
Errata Note: Clarifies discard as cost and opponent hand reveal.
Earth Gem (AC4-026)
Updated Text: Attach: ⯁ ⯁. Attached Contender gets, “During your Primary Phase, you may engage this Contender. If you do, until end of turn, target Clash card gets +1/+0 for each card in your hand. Then send the attached [Earth Gem] to Oblivion.” This Weapon can only be attached to a [Kilimanjaro] Contender.
Errata Note: Clarifies attach cost and Kilimanjaro-only restriction.
Shadowlash (AC4-027)
Updated Text: Attach: ⯁. Attached Contender gets, “Counter – Attack: Engage this Contender. If you do, target attacking Clash card loses all effects and abilities until end of turn.” This Weapon can only be attached to a [Shadowlight] Contender.
Errata Note: Clarifies attach effect and Shadowlight-only restriction.
Torque, Retaliating (AC4-131)
Updated Text: If this card deals clash damage to a Contender, you may deal three damage to another target Clash card you control. If that Clash card is defeated by this effect, you may deal X damage to target Clash card or Contender, where X is equal to the defeated Clash card’s initial resource cost.
Errata Note: Clarifies targeting and X calculation for follow-up damage.
Haven, the Resourceful Helper
Updated Text: Trigger – Enter: If you control another [Earth] Clash card, you may draw a card.
Errata Note: Corrects trigger requirement.
Moxie, Preparing for Combat
Updated Text: Trigger – Enter: If you control a Weapon, you may draw a card.
Errata Note: Corrects trigger requirement.
Augmented Reality (AC3-087)
Updated Text: You may only play this card if your Contender is a blue [Rogue]. Choose one –
• Clash cards target player controls get +0/+2 until end of turn, then that player draws two cards.
• Clash cards target player controls get −2/−0 until end of turn, then that player diminishes two cards.
Errata Note: Adds blue Contender restriction and clarifies options.
Trugg, Unruly Scavenger (AC5-019)
Updated Text: Affiliation is Discarded.
Errata Note: Corrects affiliation misprint.
Zhao Li, Reconnaissance Agent (AC5-079)
Updated Text: Exclusive. The first time a non-relic Accessory is played or set into your Accessory Zone on your turn, [Earth] Clash cards you control get +1/+1 until the start of your next turn. Whenever you activate a non-Ambush Trap card, draw a card.
Errata Note: Updates abilities and adds Exclusive keyword.
Death, the Dreadful (RK4-005)
Updated Text: Affiliation is Harbinger.
Errata Note: Corrects affiliation misprint.
Avenging Guy, Trying to Help (ST5-003)
Updated Text: Name corrected to “Avenging Guy.”
Errata Note: Fixes incorrect card name printing.
An Accelerator of Sorts (AC5-112)
Updated Text: Attach: [Blue Resource]. Attached Contender gets, “Once per turn, during your Primary Phase, you may engage attached [An Accelerator of Sorts]. If you do, put target (Alpha) or (Harbinger) Clash card you control into your Resource Zone engaged. If you do, you may reveal an (Alpha) or (Harbinger) Clash card without Unrivaled from your hand that has an initial resource cost less than or equal to the targeted Clash card and put it into play. It gets Observant until end of turn.” This card can only be attached to an [Alpha Aster] Contender.
Errata Note: Adds attach cost and Alpha Aster-only restriction.
Alpha Aster, the Omnipotent (AC5-090)
Updated Text: 30: If the Portal is open, this Contender gets +1/−1. Once per turn, during your Primary phase, you may engage this Contender. If you do, the next (Alpha) or (Harbinger) non-token Clash card entering play that is…
• Black: “Trigger – Enter: You may banish up to one card in each players’ Oblivion.”
• Green: “Trigger – Enter: You may put target card in an Oblivion second from the top of its owner’s deck.”
• White: “Trigger – Enter: Foretell two cards.”
• Blue: “Trigger – Enter: You may return a Clash card with initial resource cost less than or equal to this card from your Banished Zone to your hand.”
• Red: “Trigger – Enter: Draw a card, then discard a card.”
When an (Alpha) or (Harbinger) Clash card you control is defeated or sent to Oblivion on an opponent’s turn, if the Portal is open, draw a card. This ability triggers only once per turn.
Errata Note: Adds Portal condition, per-color triggers, and card draw clause.
