Magic: The Gathering (MTG) has evolved over the years, with its Modern format standing out as a dynamic and ever-changing landscape of competitive play. The Modern banned list plays a crucial role in shaping the metagame, ensuring a healthy and diverse environment for players. This paper seeks to provide a comprehensive analysis of the cards currently on the Modern banned list, exploring the reasons behind their inclusion and evaluating whether they should remain banned or be reconsidered for legality. Introduction: The Modern format is known for its extensive card pool, allowing players to utilize cards from the Eighth Edition onward. However, certain cards have been deemed too powerful, disruptive, or format-warping, leading to their banishment from Modern play. This paper aims to scrutinize these bans and advocate for the potential inclusion or exclusion of specific cards on the banned list. Criteria for Banning: Before delving into the specific cards, it is essential to establish the criteria for banning in the Modern format. Considerations should include power level, format dominance, lack of interactive gameplay, and the potential for stifling creativity. A balance must be struck to ensure that the format remains diverse, engaging, and accessible. Cards Worthy of Reevaluation: a. Bloodbraid Elf: Proponents argue that the power level of Bloodbraid Elf is no longer oppressive given the current Modern card pool. Its unbanning could contribute to a more diverse and interactive metagame. b. Stoneforge Mystic: With the introduction of new and powerful artifacts, Stoneforge Mystic's impact on the format may be less significant. The card encourages diverse deck-building strategies and could enrich the Modern landscape. c. Green Sun's Zenith: Advocates for unbanning argue that Green Sun's Zenith promotes creature-based strategies without dominating the format. The card could add depth and variety to the metagame. Cards Warranting Continued Banning: a. Mox Opal: The explosive mana acceleration provided by Mox Opal can lead to degenerate and non-interactive games. Its banning maintains a healthy balance in the format and prevents overpowered artifact-based strategies. b. Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis: Hogaak's dominance in graveyard-based strategies was oppressive, leading to its quick ban. The card's potential to create unbalanced and non-interactive games justifies its continued exclusion. c. Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath: Uro's versatility, card advantage, and lifegain create an oppressive package, stifling diversity. The banning preserves a more balanced and diverse metagame. Conclusion: In conclusion, the Modern banned list is a crucial tool for maintaining a balanced and enjoyable format. While certain cards may warrant reevaluation, maintaining a vigilant approach to potential threats is paramount. The ongoing discussion and analysis of the banned list will contribute to the continued evolution of Modern, ensuring a dynamic and engaging Magic: The Gathering experience for players.
the argument with bowmaster and the ring makes no sense- without bowmaster the ring goes wild without ring bowmaster get significant weaker and he also doesnt shut down x-1 decks like elves or destroy other creature based decks like humans or merfolk like fury does so banning bowmaster makes no sense if you want to keep the bannings as minimum as possible if you ban fury the fast decks get a significant edge against the slow ring/beans deck which should be sufficent
Ban Grief, for godsakes... You can play around Fury AND you can kill it with removal, you can't do ANYTHING about getting T1 Grief, it's SO much more miserable to play against. It's not as if banning Fury is going to let X/1s back into the format with Bowmaster and W6 around. If Grief stays and Fury is banned I'm just done with the format.
It's a much better decision to ban fury. Being able to get cards off of beanstalk. Having a 4/4 doublestriker for 1 mana and an exiled card is insane value for a deck that should have some trouble with go wide strategies. Grief is good, but why build a strategy around one card to bring back to the graveyard? The other elementals don't close the game as fast and don't have a multitude of targets. Banning fury will be fine.
@@redmiles369 er, when did fury become a 4/4? It's a 3/3 that dies to bolt. And you do realise that beanstalk just got banned at the same time right??? ...
@@JJEMTT It becomes a 4/4 when you Scam it out on turn one. And yes Beanstalk rightfully got banned. Deathrite Shaman also dies to bolt so that's not a good argument for bans. The issue is you are punished for playing small creatures and that takes out faster creature based decks from the metagame. I believe you were concerned about Grief over Fury. I don't think Grief is going to have the same effect when not coupled with insane removal on a creature. There have been discard decks in modern basically since it's inception. I don't think Grief will have the same effect on the meta as it did next to Fury.
While addressing specific card bans is subjective, maintaining a diverse metagame requires careful consideration. Narrowing it down to just one card may oversimplify the complexity of the Modern format, where various strategies contribute to its vibrant ecosystem. Balancing bans is an ongoing challenge, requiring a nuanced approach.
Magic: The Gathering (MTG) has evolved over the years, with its Modern format standing out as a dynamic and ever-changing landscape of competitive play. The Modern banned list plays a crucial role in shaping the metagame, ensuring a healthy and diverse environment for players. This paper seeks to provide a comprehensive analysis of the cards currently on the Modern banned list, exploring the reasons behind their inclusion and evaluating whether they should remain banned or be reconsidered for legality.
Introduction:
The Modern format is known for its extensive card pool, allowing players to utilize cards from the Eighth Edition onward. However, certain cards have been deemed too powerful, disruptive, or format-warping, leading to their banishment from Modern play. This paper aims to scrutinize these bans and advocate for the potential inclusion or exclusion of specific cards on the banned list.
Criteria for Banning:
Before delving into the specific cards, it is essential to establish the criteria for banning in the Modern format. Considerations should include power level, format dominance, lack of interactive gameplay, and the potential for stifling creativity. A balance must be struck to ensure that the format remains diverse, engaging, and accessible.
Cards Worthy of Reevaluation:
a. Bloodbraid Elf:
Proponents argue that the power level of Bloodbraid Elf is no longer oppressive given the current Modern card pool.
Its unbanning could contribute to a more diverse and interactive metagame.
b. Stoneforge Mystic:
With the introduction of new and powerful artifacts, Stoneforge Mystic's impact on the format may be less significant.
The card encourages diverse deck-building strategies and could enrich the Modern landscape.
c. Green Sun's Zenith:
Advocates for unbanning argue that Green Sun's Zenith promotes creature-based strategies without dominating the format.
The card could add depth and variety to the metagame.
Cards Warranting Continued Banning:
a. Mox Opal:
The explosive mana acceleration provided by Mox Opal can lead to degenerate and non-interactive games.
Its banning maintains a healthy balance in the format and prevents overpowered artifact-based strategies.
b. Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis:
Hogaak's dominance in graveyard-based strategies was oppressive, leading to its quick ban.
The card's potential to create unbalanced and non-interactive games justifies its continued exclusion.
c. Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath:
Uro's versatility, card advantage, and lifegain create an oppressive package, stifling diversity.
The banning preserves a more balanced and diverse metagame.
Conclusion:
In conclusion, the Modern banned list is a crucial tool for maintaining a balanced and enjoyable format. While certain cards may warrant reevaluation, maintaining a vigilant approach to potential threats is paramount. The ongoing discussion and analysis of the banned list will contribute to the continued evolution of Modern, ensuring a dynamic and engaging Magic: The Gathering experience for players.
the argument with bowmaster and the ring makes no sense- without bowmaster the ring goes wild without ring bowmaster get significant weaker and he also doesnt shut down x-1 decks like elves or destroy other creature based decks like humans or merfolk like fury does
so banning bowmaster makes no sense if you want to keep the bannings as minimum as possible
if you ban fury the fast decks get a significant edge against the slow ring/beans deck which should be sufficent
karn and discover in some way are getting banned in pioneer
Lurrus would be so sick to get back
Ban Grief, for godsakes... You can play around Fury AND you can kill it with removal, you can't do ANYTHING about getting T1 Grief, it's SO much more miserable to play against. It's not as if banning Fury is going to let X/1s back into the format with Bowmaster and W6 around. If Grief stays and Fury is banned I'm just done with the format.
It's a much better decision to ban fury. Being able to get cards off of beanstalk. Having a 4/4 doublestriker for 1 mana and an exiled card is insane value for a deck that should have some trouble with go wide strategies. Grief is good, but why build a strategy around one card to bring back to the graveyard? The other elementals don't close the game as fast and don't have a multitude of targets. Banning fury will be fine.
@@redmiles369 er, when did fury become a 4/4? It's a 3/3 that dies to bolt. And you do realise that beanstalk just got banned at the same time right??? ...
@@JJEMTT It becomes a 4/4 when you Scam it out on turn one. And yes Beanstalk rightfully got banned. Deathrite Shaman also dies to bolt so that's not a good argument for bans. The issue is you are punished for playing small creatures and that takes out faster creature based decks from the metagame. I believe you were concerned about Grief over Fury. I don't think Grief is going to have the same effect when not coupled with insane removal on a creature. There have been discard decks in modern basically since it's inception. I don't think Grief will have the same effect on the meta as it did next to Fury.
Grief should be the only card banned from Modern now. If fury got banned, then what? 20% players play rhinos, 15%-18% players play Yawg.
While addressing specific card bans is subjective, maintaining a diverse metagame requires careful consideration. Narrowing it down to just one card may oversimplify the complexity of the Modern format, where various strategies contribute to its vibrant ecosystem. Balancing bans is an ongoing challenge, requiring a nuanced approach.
Hope they ban the design and play team!