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The fact that the general power level of creatures has risen makes Oath stronger if anything. As more decks rely on creatures for a win condition Oath moves farther towards the 1 card combo realm. In...

It sounds to me that you really just have a problem with combo in general. Banning FoW would probably not result in the banning of Tendrils, but in the banning of LED, Dark Ritual, Rite of Flame,...

Dreadnought is likely the most common creature that would get cheated into play - at this point the card (Mask) hasn't proven it would be anything other than a less versatile Stifle or Vision Charm...

Yes, they did say Power level was the primary concern. My interpretation of this paragraph though was that in reality, for some cases - I'm looking at you Illusionary Mask - It's likely that price...

Regardless of whether or not it should be a reason it has been in the past. Also, you do realize that if a certain deck/card is not played solely due to it's price/availability that "format warping"...

Perhaps, but I would argue the main reason that deck isn't played more is the cost and availability of Tabernacle.

By SCG prices, yes you would pay for a set of Goyfs - I was going by MOTL prices which has a Tabernacle at $218.29 and Goyf at $53.54 at the time of this writing, which does tip the land a little...

Right now, I'd say The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale is the most likely to get the axe. Banning cards for availability and price tag is not unprecedented - in case you haven't checked SCG is buying...