Feels like a fair assessment. I think it’s almost guaranteed that Monstrous Rage, Manifold Mouse and Cori Steel Cutter get banned, but I’m thinking Up the Beanstalk, Stormchaser’s Talent and Omniscience are likely hits too
Feels like a fair assessment. I think it’s almost guaranteed that Monstrous Rage, Manifold Mouse and Cori Steel Cutter get banned, but I’m thinking Up the Beanstalk, Stormchaser’s Talent and Omniscience are likely hits too
Bans need to happen. Current Standard is a hot mess. The last time there was a turn 3 kill in Standard (one that could happen on turn 1) required 4x Mindbreak Trap and your opponent to search their library. Before that, was Blazing Shoal. And before that, Ravager Affinity and Skullclamp.
Shoal and Mindbreak Trap had only the smallest chances of winning early. Affinity and Skullclamp warped things so badly, the format became synonymous with “M:tG fuckups.” The fact there are consistent wins before turn 4 in Standard is such a glaring mistake. No wonder people are moving to EDH when nonsense like this exists.