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If you go this route I don't think you will need to ban cards. The broken interactions will be limited. I mean, Urza's block will have Show and Tell and Tinker but no Blightsteel Colossus or Emrakul.

Perception is reality; if enough people see it as solved, it doesn't matter if it really is or not. I'm not positive about this, I can only speak for myself, but that isn't even the biggest issue. It...

Finding the best deck would be easier, yes...but it wouldn't be stale. You would have to switch to a different format the next week. I personally like the 'draft format' 4CB idea the best. Standard...

One more suggestion: rotate legality according to format (Vintage, Legacy, Modern, Standard, Pauper.) Leave the ban/restricted list intact but know that as soon as you solve Legacy everyone has to...

I haven't been engaged since round 2...this format looks solved already, or very close to it. The novelty was very exciting, but after a few rounds I just ran out of steam for brewing anything new....

Wait, we're already on Round 3?!? I would like to give a personal 'thank you' to any/all that tallied my score from round 2. I apologize for not getting in here and doing it myself. Much appreciated....

For what it's worth, I metagamed hard against force/Griffin. The cycles will be turbo-charged because each round will have definitive results. This will eventually lose steam, but not right now. Now...

Interested in standings. Has that been ironed out yet?

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I agree with discard and rack-effect ban ideas, I think they make sense. I still think land destruction in its different forms needs to be closely monitored. Sea's Claim is an interesting disruption...

Good catch, I wouldn't intuitively play Tongs first against anything using a creature for a win condition. I will correct to 2 draws.

DOH! Good catch.

Post your best estimates, other players confirm/correct. Waiting for poor Asthereal to grind through all of them is a torture I wouldn't want to inflict on him.

Gotcha. I would argue that due to perfect information Therapy is definitely a ban-worthy card then. Format isn't really blind then, amiright?

Decklists are known ahead of time? If not, why would he name Bridge in the blind g1 while he's on the Play? If he doesn't, I get to jam Bridge and it's a draw. On the play I jam t1 Bridge, he plays...

Matthew Broderick FTW.

Super fun contest! I realize now that The Rack is a better win condition than Scalding Tongs (in racing situations.)

Looks like I ended up with 68

1- OTP - Force has to hit Tongs due to racing...

I'm waiting on R1 to see how the 'metagame' shakes out and if there will be more bans. I have like 2 decks tentatively mapped out, but they could be garbage if there is a metagame hostile to it. I...

I am very excited to see results, this has been really fun!

*Ahem* {pushes up nerd glasses}

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This was the biggest factor in how I built my deck, actually. Discard, and to a smaller extent land destruction, are going to be defining elements of this format.

Should we be PM-ing you our list now?

Cards start in your hand, I already tried this! You need a way to get Emrakul back into your library.

I agree with PirateKing, lets throw this down! I'm pretty interested in seeing what happens.

I say start with your already established list of cards in the first few posts as bans. All of them make a ton of sense. This way if someone is reading through the thread they won't be confused.
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I've already posted a ton of stuff, do I just need to pick one? If I need to pick one it would be the Ensnaring Bridge list. Wins on the play, draws on the draw against anything combat related.