As said above, please refer to this thread on why some users and posts are being deleted. In the meantime, the modteam is doing out best to restore threads that can be restored. We will give an update once the bulk of the problem has been solved.
Please refer to this thread on why some users and posts are being deleted. In the meantime, the modteam is doing out best to restore threads that can be restored. We will give an update once the bulk of the problem has been solved.
As said above, please refer to this thread on why some users and posts are being deleted. In the meantime, the modteam is doing out best to restore threads that can be restored. We will give an update once the bulk of the problem has been solved.
Please refer to this thread on why some users and posts are being deleted. In the meantime, the modteam is doing out best to restore threads that can be restored. We will give an update once the bulk of the problem has been solved.
Please refer to this thread on why some users and posts are being deleted. In the meantime, the modteam is doing out best to restore threads that can be restored. We will give an update once the bulk of the problem has been solved.
The deck made its way into MTGO, then it made its way into the SCG circuit, and then it made it into the GP top8, so now it's making its way into Established.
If someone wants to make a primer feel free to message the mods.
Just want to give an update on this thread as it teeters pretty close to banlist discussion.
The topic itself has been fine to discuss the unbanned cards, but as per the subforum rules it is not the place to discuss future unbannings or bannings. The topic has popped up a few times now, so going forward anyone bringing it up outside of the appropriate thread will be infracted accordingly. I hate to be the fun police, but we have these rules so that every thread doesn't devolve into banlist discussion.
If you have any questions/comments/concerns then PM the mods and we can take care of it.
Lately, Modern community members have expressed interest in talking holistically about the challenges and problems facing Modern. Whether or not Modern has "challenges" or "problems" is up for debate, but what is clear is that people want to talk about all of these issues in one unified setting.
As such, Modern staff are opening this thread as a replacement for the old "Banlist Discussion" thread and the "State of the Meta thread." You can use this thread to talk about any and all of these varied Modern issues and their intersection. This thread will be heavily moderated, so be sure to read the rules before posting; anyone who posts in this thread is assumed to have read and understood these rules.
Allowed topics
Bans, unbans, and all things related to the banlist and banlist policy
Metagame health and diversity
Reprint suggestions and reprint philosophy
New cards and design philosophy
Prices and Modern finance
Archetype definitions
Format health, successes, and challenges
Anything that constructively relates to these different issues
Here are some reasons that cards are banned in Modern:
Some cards enable a top tier deck to consistently win on turn 3 or earlier. Because this violates the "turn 4" rule of the format, the following cards have been banned:
Other cards have been banned because they make certain decks too consistent/reliable and thus stagnate the format. Here are some examples of these cards:
Some cards, currently only one, are banned because they were just mistakes. This card is one of the most broken cards of all time and has been banned in almost every format where it was or is legal:
There are also some cards that were banned for logistical reasons. These cards made tournaments last too long and were banned to make events run smoother. They were not necessarily banned for power reasons.
New B&R announcement means there is a new State of Modern thread. Please go discuss in the new thread located on the front page. Thread locked and archived.
In an effort to maintain clean forums with the changing landscape (Removal of the Tier system, and creation of the Established section and archetype classifications) the Deck Creation Stickies program is getting archived. It has not been maintained in some years, so until we bring a program like this back it'll be nicer for the forums to not have this perpetually at the top of the page.
If you have any questions/comments/concerns then please PM the mod team or direct them to the Modern Forum Helpdesk. Be on the lookout for new things in the Modern subforum coming soon!
Moved to Established - Midrange. We now have three threads for all BG/x flavours. See here for the Abzan Primer, here for the Jund Primer, and here for the Sultai Primer. Please post in this thread for all straight BG deck things.
what are the mods opinions on linking to a tournament report I posted on reddit in a deck thread?
just wanted to ask before doing it just in case
You can link to another site with content, but we ask that you also provide a sizable chunk of the content on here. If this is a one time thing, instead of just posting the link and saying "go read my writeup", we ask that you put at least an abstract so people can get the gist of it here and understand it without having to click on the link. We understand if you put a lot of work into it and don't want to copy over all of the formatting.
If someone wants to make a primer feel free to message the mods.
The topic itself has been fine to discuss the unbanned cards, but as per the subforum rules it is not the place to discuss future unbannings or bannings. The topic has popped up a few times now, so going forward anyone bringing it up outside of the appropriate thread will be infracted accordingly. I hate to be the fun police, but we have these rules so that every thread doesn't devolve into banlist discussion.
If you have any questions/comments/concerns then PM the mods and we can take care of it.
Lately, Modern community members have expressed interest in talking holistically about the challenges and problems facing Modern. Whether or not Modern has "challenges" or "problems" is up for debate, but what is clear is that people want to talk about all of these issues in one unified setting.
As such, Modern staff are opening this thread as a replacement for the old "Banlist Discussion" thread and the "State of the Meta thread." You can use this thread to talk about any and all of these varied Modern issues and their intersection. This thread will be heavily moderated, so be sure to read the rules before posting; anyone who posts in this thread is assumed to have read and understood these rules.
Allowed topics
Prohibited topics and behavior
The mod team will strictly enforce these rules. Please make this a place where people are unafraid to post constructive thoughts.
Update from the November 26, 2018 B&R Announcement:
No Changes
Next B&R Announcement:
January 21, 2019
Current DCI Modern Banned List
Here are some reasons that cards are banned in Modern:
Second Sunrise
The following are links to WotC's in-depth explanations as to why cards have or have not gotten banned since the beginning of the format:
Jace, the Mind Sculptor and Bloodbraid Elf unbanned
October 2017: No changes
March 2017: No changes
Gitaxian Probe and Golgari Grave-Troll are banned
Eye of Ugin banned, Ancestral Vision and Sword of the Meek unbanned
Summer Bloom and Splinter Twin banned
Birthing Pod/Treasure Cruise/Dig Through Time banned, Golgari Grave-Troll unbanned
Bitterblossom/Nacatl unbanned. DRS banned
Addition of Second Sunrise
Addition of Bloodbraid Elf and Seething Song
Removal of Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
3rd Banned List change with explanations
2nd Banned List change with explanations
1st Banned List change with explanations
Community Cup Announcement with the Initial Ban List.
Old threads:
01/10/2018 - 26/11/2018
08/20/2018 - 01/10/2018
07/02/2018 - 08/20/2018
04/16/2018 - 07/02/2018
02/10/2018 - 04/16/2018
01/15/2017 - 02/10/2018
10/27/2017 - 01/15/2017
7/18/2017 - 10/27/2017
3/23/2017 - 4/24/2017
3/13/2017 - 3/23/2017
1/9/17 Banlist Update
12/8/2016 - 3/13/2017
9/28/2016 - 12/10/2016
7/18/2016 - 9/30/2016
4/4/2016 - 7/18/2016
1/16/2016 - 4/4/2016
7/13/2015 - 1/16/2016
1/19/2015 - 7/13/2015
7/14/2014 - 1/19/2015
2/9/2014 - 7/14/2014
1/20/2014 - 2/10/2014
6/23/2014 - 1/20/2014
4/22/2013 - 6/23/213
1/27/2013 - 4/22/13
9/20/2012 - 1/27/2013
7/19/2012 - 9/20/2012
If you have any questions/comments/concerns then please PM the mod team or direct them to the Modern Forum Helpdesk. Be on the lookout for new things in the Modern subforum coming soon!
Thread archived.
Rock on!