Brainstorm
Force of Will
Lion's Eye Diamond
Counterbalance
Sensei's Divining Top
Tarmogoyf
Phyrexian Dreadnaught
Goblin Lackey
Standstill
Natural Order
I'm not really in the loop about MtG right now (too much other stuff on my plate), and never really followed Vintage - but if Lurrus is such a problem in the format, how they are gonna fix it, given that restricing the card to 1 copy in your list apparently won't do jack shit? They'll have to neuter the Companion mechanic for that mistake to be undone, I guess?
I think what you'll get is a ban on lurrus and game-on re the rest. Technically, it's the easiest option, in gaming terms, solves the immediate problem and kicks the can down the road re oko. They have already done it for so long, why not keep it going.
Having said that, people seem to have a different take on what is going to get the ban hammer:
https://www.mtggoldfish.com/price/Ma...+Bauble#online
https://www.mtggoldfish.com/price/Co...+Bauble#online
This is what I expect to happen, because of historical precedent trying to ban around the actual problem and having to ban the actual problem later. Of course, they did actually ban Underworld Breach instead of trying to blame LED and/or gut Storm-based combo, so maybe they improved their philosophy?
Baubles are dropping in price since they go back to seeing much less play and therefore lower demand when Lurrus, probably, gets banned. I don't think banning the baubles would do much to reduce the playability of Lurrus, not enough that banning them would make sense. Well, that's my interpretation.
There's no chance they're banning baubles folks, lets be real. It's Lurrus for sure.
Brainstorm Realist
I close my eyes and sink within myself, relive the gift of precious memories, in need of a fix called innocence. - Chuck Shuldiner
So they give everyone a heads up Monday that "something" is going to happen in a week. The set is released on Friday giving people the chance to buy all those broken cards (if they haven't pre-ordered already). Then the following Monday "something" happens and people are going to be butt-hurt because they got three days to play with their OP cards. Buyer beware and all, but this is some douchebaggery on Wizard's part. Granted if standard is unaffected by companion bans, prices shouldn't take that much of a hit. But it seems like someone at Wizards is thinking, "we're actually going to get away with this. Just "X" more days, nobody will notice..."
If they know what they're going to do and the players know what they're going to do, why wait?
Listen up shitizens! http://www.noagendashow.com/
Be a part of the magic! OBDM https://ourbigdumbmouth.com/
I'm actually surprised Modern isn't part of the discussion for their announcement. I'm half-expecting at every B&R announcement that modern will be dissolved as a format and Pioneer will become their new 'extended' format of choice.
I think giving players a week notice before making the announcement is more responsible than saying nothing and then just 'boom, banned, you bought your cards and now can't play them.' This way people on the fence about purchasing will likely hold off, rather than speculating about 'when will they address this'? It isn't perfect, but it's better than cold turkey.
Brainstorm Realist
I close my eyes and sink within myself, relive the gift of precious memories, in need of a fix called innocence. - Chuck Shuldiner
There are currently 1939 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1939 guests)