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I hate to break it to you, but if only Brainstorm is banned that deck likely doesn't go away, and probably gets faster as it loses all intensive to play cards like daze and become more of a burn deck.

In general, having 2 STP in your hand is fine. In general, having 2 Emrakul in your hand without a Show and Tell is terrible. That is the difference. Also, if your hypothetical deck is so amazing,...

Bolded part is specifically what his problem is. Sans brainstorm, you lose a bunch of decks that have issues with clunky cards in opening hands and a bunch of fringe decks. Is that a big deal? I...

Thank you for being much more eloquent than I. This is exactly what I was trying and failing to get at.

I am legitimately curious what decks we get back that aren't still a mile worse than a stoneblade deck that fixes its already consistent draws with Preordain and Serum Visions instead of BS and...

I don't think he has ever said that all cantrips are created equal. Obviously, the "blue shell" is weaker if it is missing Brainstorm (and/or Ponder and/or Treasure Cruise). His point is this doesn't...

In legacy, I'm not even sure how easy the draw condition is, as it requires no other creatures in either yard. And besides, if this deck goes to time it just goes to time, it doesn't take an extra...

I assume you are on board with banning High Tide, then?

Mind Twist is obviously very safe, and it would be cool to have back. The card I think they could 100% unban (but likely won't) is Worldgorger Dragon, and that makes me a sad pandna. "It dies to...

Unless that is a super recent change, a draw is a draw, whether it is casting Flame Rift with each player is at 4, or some loop like 3 Oblivion Rings or Dragon + Animate Dead. Even in that case, the...

No, at some point the Animate Dead would have to target the other creature card in a graveyard. The draw scenario only plays out if WGD is the only legal target in any graveyard.

Creatures have the natural property of being able to deal with themselves. You don't have to have 4 Swords to beat zoo if you also have guys, and a nice sized sub-set of spells that deal with...