I think they hit a wide range of cards to really rebalance and shake up the format. I think that Stormchaser's Talent probably should have gone instead of This Town, and I think Omniscience should have gone instead of Abuelo's but I think they hit a wide range of decks with these enough and I'm glad they did it.
Beanstalk hurts because that was driving a LOT of jank and artisan decks, so that is a painful loss. However it is just far too busted with too many cards in Standard right now and it's too much card advantage for nothing. I just am sad to lose it.
I feel like Jeskai Prowess, Golgari Roots, and Mono Black midrange are doing to start cruising though.
I think the Abuelo ban is kinda bullshit. Is their stance that enchantment reanimation well only occur at 5+ mana value for the next 4 years that Omniscience is legal?
What deck is playing omniscience fairly in main deck or sideboard? I know they mentioned some other powerful enchantments but those don’t allow you to combo off while tapped out the same turn.
9 Comments
pathief@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
Can't wait to have fun in Standard again.
morphballganon@mtgzone.com · 5 pts · 1y
Ouch. Been a while since I've been hit by a ban
Glad about Beanstalk and Cutter though
morphballganon@mtgzone.com · 4 pts · 1y
Does anyone know when Arena will reflect these bans
jollyroberts@jolly-piefed.jomandoa.net · 5 pts · 1y
the announcement says its effective as of june 30th, so i'd bet a release of arena is due out today or tomorrow that will have the change.
mike@mtgzone.com · 5 pts · 1y
I think they hit a wide range of cards to really rebalance and shake up the format. I think that Stormchaser's Talent probably should have gone instead of This Town, and I think Omniscience should have gone instead of Abuelo's but I think they hit a wide range of decks with these enough and I'm glad they did it.
Beanstalk hurts because that was driving a LOT of jank and artisan decks, so that is a painful loss. However it is just far too busted with too many cards in Standard right now and it's too much card advantage for nothing. I just am sad to lose it.
I feel like Jeskai Prowess, Golgari Roots, and Mono Black midrange are doing to start cruising though.
silverchase@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y
In several years, This Town will join the glorious list of cards that make people go "why did this random draft chaff get banned?"
TheMagicer@mtgzone.com · 4 pts · 1y
I don't even play standard, but I've seen it and this is amazing news
MysticKetchup@mtgzone.com · 4 pts · 1y
They weren't taking any chances. Still glad though, right now it feels like it's better to overcorrect than to not go far enough
Though I don't think we've had this massive of a list in a long time, maybe this finally wakes them up to tone the power of the format down
Oh I didn't even see the Historic changes at first, Counterspell feels like a good addition to the format
BigDiction@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
I think the Abuelo ban is kinda bullshit. Is their stance that enchantment reanimation well only occur at 5+ mana value for the next 4 years that Omniscience is legal?
What deck is playing omniscience fairly in main deck or sideboard? I know they mentioned some other powerful enchantments but those don’t allow you to combo off while tapped out the same turn.