Ladies, Gentlemen, And Kavus, new banlist announcement fresh coming from our friends at WotC with a long awaited banlist announcement with a lot fuzz going over it, this banlist update is principle ahead of time due to incoming tournaments and sanctioned events (RCQ’s), in order to make a healthier Standard format regarding the situation with Vivi Ornitier and Agatha's Soul Cauldron we already come from heavy tweak towards mono red prohibiting Monstrous Rage and Heartfire Hero and also diminishing other archetypes like Abuelo's Awakening with Omniscience,
Standard
This might come as a shock for everyone Proft's Eidetic Memory is being targeted for a ban rather than a restriction, it has been quite popular into the control archetype and metagame recently.
As for Vivi Ornitier, it got super efficient and rendundant with Agatha's Soul Cauldron, now more deck variations of Cauldron could thrive.
Screaming Nemesis might be another hint that Mono Red Deck is still quite prevalent and strong demonstrating quick early game dispatches and negating life gain, so this ban is more flexibility on the life gain side of things and bringing confidently damage dealing removals spells like Elspeth's Smite.
Historic
- Force of Negation is pre-banned.
- Frantic Search is pre-banned.
- Mystical Tutor is pre-banned.
- Entomb is pre-banned.
- Dark Depths is pre-banned.
Brawl
- Strip Mine is banned.
- Mana Drain is banned.
- Chrome Mox is banned
- Ancient Tomb is banned.
This is coming as a surprise maybe around the Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy effects with the early mana availability gain. and also Strip Mine banned for broad land denial effect.
Wrapping Up
These changes will stir up the meta for a rapid meta evolution specially on Standard format, I believe reanimator decks will gain more traction, and graveyard denial is going to be a top priority onwards, let us know what you think in our Discord and join our community, as always stay away from CounterSpells Code is out!
