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Terence
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Wizards of the Coast has just confirmed that the next Magic: The Gathering banned and restricted announcement will be made on August 24th, and will include changes to the Historic format.
On Monday 8/24 there will be a Banned & Restricted list update for the Historic format. No other formats will be impacted.
— Magic: The Gathering (@wizards_magic) August 21, 2020
For reference, see the below the current list of cards that are suspended and banned in Historic.
Suspended Cards
Banned Cards
| Card Name | Suspension Date | Ban Date |
|---|---|---|
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Banned Formats: Ranked… ” href=”https://mtgazone.com/card/m19-306-nexus-of-fate/”>Nexus of Fate |
July 13, 2020 | |
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” href=”https://mtgazone.com/card/eld-197-oko-thief-of-crowns/”>Oko, Thief of Crowns |
December 10, 2020 | March 9, 2020 |
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” href=”https://mtgazone.com/card/eld-169-once-upon-a-time/”>Once Upon a Time |
December 10, 2020 | March 9, 2020 |
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” href=”https://mtgazone.com/card/m20-198-veil-of-summer/”>Veil of Summer |
December 10, 2020 | March 9, 2020 |
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Fires of Invention -… ” href=”https://mtgazone.com/card/eld-361-fires-of-invention/”>Fires of Invention |
June 1, 2020 | July 13, 2020 |
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” href=”https://mtgazone.com/card/m20-043-agent-of-treachery/”>Agent of Treachery |
June 1, 2020 | July 13, 2020 |
| ” href=”https://mtgazone.com/card/iko-216-winota-joiner-of-forces/”>Winota, Joiner of Forces | June 8, 2020 | July 13, 2020 |
Speculation
The card that would be in many people’s mind is likely to be
” href=”https://mtgazone.com/card/m20-247-field-of-the-dead/”>Field of the Dead. This card was previously suspended and subsequently unsuspended, as Wizards of the Coast introduced various answers to combat it via Historic Anthology such as
” href=”https://mtgazone.com/card/virulent-plague/”>Virulent Plague
” href=”https://mtgazone.com/card/goblin-ruinblaster/”>Goblin Ruinblaster and
” href=”https://mtgazone.com/card/ghost-quarter/”>Ghost Quarter. This proved almost enough to prevent the deck from completely dominating the format, but a few factors leading up to today most likely brought up this announcement of an announcement today:
- Gruul Aggro was the best aggro deck in the format just a few months ago, and had a great matchup against the slower Field decks.
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was then suspended as Wizards deemed it a bit too fast for the format. -
Banned Formats: Ranked…
” href=”https://mtgazone.com/card/m19-306-nexus-of-fate/”>Nexus of Fate was also banned, which also had a favorable matchup as it could win faster than
” href=”https://mtgazone.com/card/m20-247-field-of-the-dead/”>Field of the Dead decks.
” href=”https://mtgazone.com/card/rna-178-growth-spiral/”>Growth Spiral
.” href=”https://mtgazone.com/card/m20-247-field-of-the-dead/”>Field of the Dead will likely be on its way out of the format for the second time. It is unfortunate that unlike the previous emergency ban on August 3, we are not seeing any changes take effect immediately and have to wait out the weekend.
Discussion
- How has your experience been with Historic so far after the release of Amonkhet Remastered?
- Will we see any other changes other than the obvious? Perhaps
” href=”https://mtgazone.com/card/burning-tree-emissary/”>Burning-Tree Emissary
? - Have you been enjoying the Standard metagame more, or will rotation be its saving grace?
Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
Terence
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