The watchlist represents a list of cards that the errata team is currently monitoring in the tournament environment to ensure that they're functioning the way that they were designed, without causing undesirable interactions or unbalanced situations. If you have any recent experiences with these cards, and reason that you believe either they should be changed, or they should be left as they currently are, please send that feedback to Charlie Plaine (MidnightLich).

Current Watch List

Card Name	Date Added	Reason it's being Watched
Planet Killer	2025-01-06	Standard procedure is to add all cards that are recently removed from the Modern Ban List to the Watch List. This ensures that we are able to monitor the card's impact to ensure the game's health. This card will remain on the watch list until at least July 6th, 2025.
Smooth As an Android's Bottom?	2024-10-26	Taking cards into hand without drawing bypasses several cards that limit resources.
Eight of Eighteen	2024-09-02	The ability to beam through opponent's SHIELDS, especially at an outpost, is a major component of aggressive Borg decks.
Two of Eleven	2024-09-02	The ability to beam through opponent's SHIELDS, especially at an outpost, is a major component of aggressive Borg decks.
George and Gracie	2024-07-01	May be too easy to score bonus points.
Organ Theft	2024-07-01	May be too easy to score bonus points, at least after Lifesigns.
Phoenix	2024-07-01	May be too easy to score bonus points without acquiring at Montana Missile Complex.
Distant Control	2024-04-02	With this card avoiding many core game interactions, being a source of complex rules interactions, and source of player frustration, it is added to the watch list.
Dr. Tolian Soran	2024-04-02	Generating bonus points is an area of concern. As a high-value source of points, Dr. Tolian Soran is worthy of being watched.
The Genesis Device	2024-04-02	Generating bonus points is an area of concern. While not containing a point box, The Genesis Device provides very high value and is thus worth monitoring.
Son'a Observatory	2024-01-19	Free Ships are a subject of interest. This card provides a free battleship each turn, and likewise the crew to staff it.

Recently Removed from Watch List

Card Name	Date Removed	Reason it was Removed
Cybernetics Expertise	2025-01-06	ERRATA - Nerf. Cybernetics must be printed, and use with Cybernetics x1 requires a matching outpost.
Obsession	2025-01-06	ERRATA - No longer exempt from Writ of Accountability. Bonus points limited to double RANGE. Now excludes dilemmas that already have point boxes from scoring.
Process Ore: Mining	2025-01-06	There has been no additional data regarding the power of the draws that is specific to Process Ore: Mining. A number of other cards have been adjusted to slow the overall rate of draw in the game. The card is removed from the Watch List due to a lack of findings.
Reactor Overload	2025-01-06	ERRATA - No longer punishes Ore Processing Unit. Reworded for clarity.
Space Amoeba	2025-01-06	There has been no additional data regarding the power of Space Amoeba's attribute reduction. The card is removed from the Watch List due to a lack of findings.