Cook’s Kitchen – June 20th Banned & Restricted Update

[Bryant Cook]

Article (http://www.jupitergamesonline.com/2012/51326/cooks-kitchen-june-20th-banned-restricted-update)

[TheInfamousBearAssassin]

I'm shocked that you're shocked that the EDH list is poorly managed.

[socialite]

I'm shocked that you're shocked that the EDH list is poorly managed.

+1

[CorpT]

I'm shocked that you're shocked that the EDH list is poorly managed.

Basically.

Personally, I don't want to play against LD in casual EDH. But that's easy. I just don't play against people that want to. Problem solved.

[Aggro_zombies]

Basically.

Personally, I don't want to play against LD in casual EDH. But that's easy. I just don't play against people that want to. Problem solved.
Yeah, this is generally a good solution. Having multiple decks at different power levels is also a good solution.

I wish the EDH committee would finally get around to recognizing that, at big events, there are going to be people showing up with decks designed to push the envelope on broken. It's annoying that the RC argues, "Well, the format isn't for them" and then lets these people routinely ruin four-man pods with decks that look like the retarded kid brothers of Vintage decks. I don't care if the format was originally conceived as a casual Mecca, that's not the way everyone plays it - and if you want people to play it that way, you need to realize that you have to actively sculpt the format like that. House banned lists and social contracts don't extend to, say, GenCon side events.

Anyway, yeah, Titan shouldn't have gone anywhere, but TnN is "fun" if you're just getting two random guys with it while Sundering Titan is always going to wreck people's shit even if you're not trying to abuse it. The RC and WotC seem to be on the same wavelength about LD, which is kind of disappointing: ramp decks may be fun for their pilots, but who honestly enjoys feeling constantly behind while having to deal with a never-ending stream of haymakers?

[majikal]

Anyway, yeah, Titan shouldn't have gone anywhere, but TnN is "fun" if you're just getting two random guys with it while Sundering Titan is always going to wreck people's shit even if you're not trying to abuse it. The RC and WotC seem to be on the same wavelength about LD, which is kind of disappointing: ramp decks may be fun for their pilots, but who honestly enjoys feeling constantly behind while having to deal with a never-ending stream of haymakers?
If you're playing Sundering Titan to punish ramp, you're probably ramping pretty hard yourself. Seems kind of hypocritical.

The reason it was banned probably has more to do with the recent influx of blink effects. Deadeye Navigator springs directly to mind.