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24 days ago - /u/WotC_Jay - Direct link

Originally posted by Sunfar

No bans mentioned for brawl.

To state it explicitly: there are no prebans for any of these cards in Brawl

24 days ago - /u/WotC_Jay - Direct link

Originally posted by EffectiveExact8306

Mana Leak and Reanimate are banned in Historic which means they’re  banned in brawl (I think)? So it’s only legal in timeless? That makes the bonus sheets a lot less exciting.

Brawl and Historic have different ban lists. All of the bonus sheet cards are legal in Brawl.

23 days ago - /u/WotC_Jay - Direct link

Originally posted by WolfGuy77

Seems like a mistake to not ban Mana Drain. Going to lead to a ton of non-games when the opponent just counters your 3 drop and suddenly has 6+ mana on like turn 3. Way too swingy for a 1v1 format that isn't Timeless, IMO.

No prebans definitely doesn't mean we won't be making any bans. Mana Drain is a heck of a card, and we're planning to keep a close watch on it wherever it's legal. We may well end up needing to take action, but we'll make that call based on what players show us

23 days ago - /u/WotC_Jay - Direct link

Originally posted by weezeface

Isn’t it the opposite? That it’s popular, but the deck wins about the same share of games that other top archetypes do? That’s the most intuitive reading to me, at least.

This is what we meant, yes. It's a standout in play rate (what percentage of players are using the deck), but its win rate doesn't stand out. It has a fine win rate, but so do a lot of the other top decks in Timeless

23 days ago - /u/WotC_Jay - Direct link

Originally posted by quillypen

Hi Jay! Weird question but did you folks consider swapping the ally fetchlands in MH3 for the MH2 enemy ones?

We did talk about this a good bit, yes. In the end, we decided that keeping parity between Arena and Tabletop drafts of MH3 was more important. But we understand that there are a number of players who are looking for those other 5 fetches