See a statement regarding The Zeta Set and Pauper legality. Changes are effective in tabletop Pauper on September 7.

cross-posted from: https://mtgzone.com/post/4538124

TL;DR: Cards printed at common in the Zeta set WILL be legal in Pauper (starting Monday Sept 7), reversing their previous decision.

Narcomoeba and Price of Progress are pre-banned

Baleful Strix, Vandalblast, Dispatch and Cut Down are all being watched carefully to see if they cause problems

  • Phantaminum@lemmy.zip
    5·
    23 days ago

    Disparch seems very strong and so does Baleful Strix, but I wonder how much will they influence the meta.

    • MysticKetchupOPEnglish
      3·
      23 days ago

      Strix seems really good for Grixis affinity but at the same time Vandalblast seems really bad for every form of affinity. I don’t remember if there are any affinity builds with White in it, but I can imagine they’ll pop up now with Dispatch

      • Phantaminum@lemmy.zip
        4·
        23 days ago

        Perhaps a new kind of white affinity focus deck appears or something in esper with Strix because it is also an artifact.

      • TDSOJohn@lemmy.world
        3·
        23 days ago

        A friend brought esper affinity with Glint Hawk for a “weird pauper decks” event! Lens flare also for the flavour. It did surprisingly well.

      • Mika@piefed.caEnglish
        3·
        22 days ago

        It doesnt need to be affinity to make strix work. Any deck with dimir colours can play 4 without any downside, and if you are not affinity, you are not getting vandalblasted.