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Neopets Battledome Developer Update: Banned & Restricted List 8/25/26

Banned

Darigan’s Paint Brush

Ever since the release of Champions of Meridell, Darigan Neopets have been the dominant choice in tournament play. Being the only Rainbow Pool Neopets capable of maintaining card advantage made Darigan Neopets uniquely powerful and meta warping. This has only grown over time, with every archetype running Darigan Neopets regardless of whether they cared for the synergy of being able to discard cards. While we like powerful Rainbow Pools, having such reliable access to a card draw engine as early as turn 1 has proved far too powerful and far too centralizing to the meta. As such, Darigan’s Paint Brush is banned. As a note, Darigan Neopets will remain legal to run in the Rainbow Pool and will remain limited, despite the Paint Brush being gone.

Current Banned Cards

Naia DON-149 SR
Giant Spyder Web COM-205 R
Darigan’s Orb COM-193 UR
Illusen’s Comb SDI-018 SD
Count Boris COM-182 R
Green Knight COM-183 R
Jhudora Half Necklace SDJ-019 SD
Leaf Shield SDI-020 SD
King Skarl COM-190 SR
Mr. Scary COM-187 R
Fauna TVW-153 R
Darigan Hot Dog COM-222 R
Zombified Peasants COM-170 R
Sniddberry COM-221 SR
Darigan’s Paint Brush COM-151 SR

Limited

Faerie Hot Dog DON-227 R
Giant Spyders COM-168 R
Nilo SDF-011
Greed WFO-151 SR
Jhudora’s Brush SDJ-018 SD
Jhudora’s Potion DON-183 R
Styx TVW-151 SR
Voidberry Moon Cakes TVW-217
Illusen’s Blade SDI-021 SD
Glaive of Verdancy SDI-022 SD

Limited Pets

A player may only transform one Neopet species into the following Rainbow Pool colors once per game.
Chocolate
Robot
Sponge
Darigan

Cards with Errata

Ghost Neopets
Illusen SDI-003 SD
Jhudora DON 147-UR
Lellefisk CMA-187 R
Pawkeet CMA-190 R
Surzard SDY-009 SD
Pirate Slingshot CMA-230 R
Triple Bladed Sword CMA-253 R
Jacques CMA-226 R

Banned in Official Remote Play Events

Petty Pilferer WFO-172 R
Roadside Bandit WFO-173 R
Midnight Smuggler WFO-174 R
Shady Prowler WFO-175 SR
Kanrik, Master Thief WFO-176 SR
Galem’s Cloak WFO-185 R

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The Hunt Begins: Be a Part of History as Neopets Battledome TCG Announces Its First Numbered Card

The Two-of-Two Ring

The Ye Olde Fishing Vortex follows a Neopets journey to the Underwater Fishing Cavern with hopes of reeling in The Two Ring, and we wanted to pay tribute to the Ring by creating a two-of-two unique Neopets Battledome Trading Card Game card. The most iconic element of the Ye olde Fishing Vortex is the Two Ring itself: the treasure and temptation, “A slight upgrade” of power.

And so, as part of an extraordinarily rare and exciting promotion only for the Neopets Battledome TCG Curse of Maraqua set, we made two such cards.

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Only two copies of this artwork and rarity exist in the entire world. We wanted to create the ultimate chase item for the most dedicated collectors. This full art numbered 1 to 2 card showcases stunning artwork by Jessica Geis and is printed on dazzling rainbow foil board with Spot UV treatment. It is sealed with gold Scodix numbering. The serialized Two Ring Cards also feature the Maractite blue hot foil stamped card name and cost. This is a distinguishing characteristic of the new card rarity, Maractite Rare, debuting in Curse of Maraqua, and is featured on several other cards in this set.

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Not everyone can handle the powers of the numbered The Two Ring. You can also collect The Two Ring in Rare and Maractite Rare. Rarity and artwork are the only differences between these cards.

The Two Ring serialized cards will be entering circulation with the upcoming release of the Neopets Battledome TCG Curse of Maraqua Booster Box! Will you be one of the two to pull the card and make history?

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Neopets Battledome Trading Card Game – Curse of Maraqua Teaser

Danger lurks beneath the waves! The lost underwater city of Maraqua has been rebuilt in secret, but their peace is about to be disrupted by ruthless pirates, seeking to conquer the hidden kingdom! Let’s dive into what you can look forward to in Neopets Battledome TCG Curse of Maraqua! Just a reminder, some of these hints may only contain snippets of information to not spoil the whole effect.  

Here are a few things to look forward to in the upcoming set 

•      14 New Neopets 

•      New Paint Brushes 

•      New Locations 

•      Token 

•      New Factions 

•      A #’d Card!!! 

These are some text lines from cards, some of these are partial excerpts 

•      “… If your Neopet is level 5 and there are no cards in your inventory or deck, you win the round.” 

•      “… when a card effect would deal 1or more damage to your Neopet, it is dealt to your opponent’s Neopet instead.” 

•      “… for each critical success deal 2 damage to your opponent’s Neopet instead.” 

•      “This card can be played from your discard as if it was in your inventory and cannot be played in any other way…” 

•      “Shuffle 4 BOOM Tokens into your deck.” 

•      “For every 4 cards in your discard, your Neopet gains +1 Defence.” 

•      “This card cannot be removed from the Battledome, except by end of round cleanup…” 

•      “During your draw phase you may add 1 card from your discard to your inventory instead of drawing…” 

Here are some card names you can expect to find 

•      Varwolf 

•      Pirate War Token 

•      Maraquan Foot Soldier  

•      Talek 

•      Amulet of Kings 

•      Pirate Captain’s Hat 

•      Bombfish 

•      Floosh 

•      Chasm Beast 

Sneak Peek 

Product depicted is for demonstration purposes only and is subject to change without notice. © 2025 The Upper Deck Company. © Neopets 1999-2025 All Rights Reserved.          AGES 6+ 

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