A Better Banlist

My friends and I have been playing Grand Archive for quite a while now, and have some design and power creep concerns that have steadily gotten worse over the past couple sets. We’re currently thinking about the following banlist, and how it would ultimately lead to a significantly improved play experience all around. While some cards might seem like odd inclusions at first glance, they all come back to cards being too efficient, overpowering, or game warping.

Just like the existing banlist, the Cat 2 cards are things we’d want to keep a close eye on after all of the cat 3 bans. This is also in addition to all cards currently on the banlist

Curious what others think about this banlist proposal:

Category 3
Guo Jia, Chosen Disciple
Polaris, Twinkling Cauldron
Quickstep Treads
Purifying Thurible
Incandescent Reliquary
Incapacitate
Sadi, Blood Harvester
Feu Awakening
Burst Asunder
Cerulean Decree
Dynastic Whirlpool
Fractal of Polar Depths
Aella, Zephyr’s Hand
Veiling Breeze
Auspicious Manifestation
Excalibur, Cleansing Light
Ghosts of Pendragon
Xukong, Shifted Fates

Category 2
Aenean Repudiation
Regal Inquisition
Slice and Dice
Engulf
Xuchang, Frozen Citadel
Dream Fairy
Essence Crucible
Dante, Hematic Overdrive
Supernova Divination