A New Game is launched “Standard is saved”: Massive MTG card ban stuns the community while completely upending the metagame is launched.
“Standard is saved”: Massive MTG card ban stuns the community while completely upending the metagamenew features
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Cori-Steel Cutter, Abuelo’s Awakening, and Monstrous Rage have been axed
“Standard is saved”: Massive MTG card ban stuns the community while completely upending the metagame new features
How would you like a widespread ban on MTG cards with your eggs and bacon this morning? Publisher Wizards of the Coast thinks you would, so has swung its ban-hammer hard at the game – and fans can’t seem to believe it.
As a long-running hobby game (and one of the best card games for the past 30 years), Magic: The Gathering is no stranger to bans or balance changes. However, its June 30 slate has completely upended the meta of a major match type – Standard – by killing off a plethora of cards including the likes of Cori-Steel Cutter and Abuelo’s Awakening. These have begun to dominate the meta recently, and Wizards itself noted on its MTG card ban list that “the Izzet Prowess deck is having a negative effect on the Standard metagame […] The combination of sheer strength and resilience has let Cori-Steel Cutter run rampant” because there’s no way to combat it right now. Meanwhile, Abuelo’s Awakening has allowed Omniscience decks to become “too powerful and consistent.” Thus, they’ve got the axe.
Here’s a full look at the Standard MTG card bans announced by Wizards of the Coast: