Wizards of the Coast has just confirmed that the next Magic: The Gathering banned and restricted announcement will be made on May 18, and will be discussing changes to the Vintage, Legacy and Brawl formats. This means that there will not be any changes to Standard or Historic formats for now.
Companions have impacted most Magic formats where they are legal, and it sounds like they are also considering some changes to other formats as well at a later time.
In regards to the Brawl update, it had already been noted on Weekly MTG that Drannith Magistrate will be banned and is likely to be added to the banlist along with:
Discussion
- Do you think Standard and Historic needs any cards banned?
- If so, what particular cards?
- Without Companions, do you think Standard will be in a much better shape?
Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
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