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There was an issue here for some players; we think we should have it cleared up now.
There was an issue here for some players; we think we should have it cleared up now.
Why would you ban cards in historic instead of just patching them? Like, I get that the monkey might f**k up the entire format, but then isn't that exactly the point of alchemy, that you can buff and nerf as needed?
Some cards are iconic enough that we don't feel it's right to change them. It feels wrong to rebalance cards like Channel, Demonic Tutor, Brainstorm, etc. There may be room for debate, but I think Monkey has probably earned that status.
Do you plan on doing pre-bans in historic brawl as well with some of them?
Yup! We'll be evaluating them for all of the formats on Arena
Have bannings for these cards already been decided (eg, is Ragavan one of them)? Where will we be able to find out a full list?
"Cards to watch" have been established, but we'll make final decisions based on the Historic meta closer to release. We plan to announce final decisions here before players have access to the set on Arena.
Yeah, like even if they’re nerfed to the point of not viable, it’d be cool to have them available (Oko, Uro, Omnath, Tef).
But then some cards are too iconic to change, and would significantly change Historic: lightning bolt, dark ritual and counter spell in particular. I think I still prefer them staying banned.
"Iconic" is definitely a line we think about with rebalances. Making a "balanced" version of Dark Ritual feels silly. If an iconic card is problematic in the format, we'll ban instead of rebalance.
We'll be taking and treating these cards just like we have past bonus sheets (Mystical Archive & Retro Artifacts). They'll all be in draft (to match tabletop), generally Historic-legal, though some may be pre-banned if needed for format balance.
