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| Format | Legality |
| Archenemy | Legal |
| Arena | Legal |
| Block Constructed | Legal |
| Canadian Highlander | Legal |
| Casual | Legal |
| Commander / EDH | Legal |
| Commander: Rule 0 | Legal |
| Custom | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Highlander | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Historic Brawl | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Leviathan | Legal |
| Limited | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Planar Constructed | Legal |
| Planechase | Legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| Quest Magic | Legal |
| Vanguard | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
Braids, Cabal Minion
Legendary Creature — Human Minion
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player sacrifices an artifact, creature, or land.
TheoryCrafter on Beta Brackets Update Today
1 day ago
Personally, if we're going to have a whole bracket system, we may as well just unban everything that isn't an ante, conspiracy or is racist and set a minimum bracket for specific cards. Such as all cards currently banned means you can only play it in Bracket five while a card like Teferi's Protection can only be played in perhaps(?) no lower than bracket 3.
With that said I don't think there was a bad call the whole announcement. I know Y'all aren't happy about Coalition Victory. However, it's a spell with a mana cost of 8 and every color except Green has at least one counter spell with a mana value of 2 or less that can handle it. Not to mention the countless spells that cost one black mana to force a discard and there's cards like Naturalize to destroy Dryad of the Ilysian Grove or Leyline of the Guildpact(which some players won't be able to afford purchasing, anyways) as soon as Coalition Victory is cast.
While I don't ever see myself building a deck around Braids, Cabal Minion I can definitely see someday putting her in the Juri, Master of the Revue Deck I am currently building.
Because Sway of the Stars is now unbanned, it's not that difficult to win a game of Commander with Battle of Wits in it. One just needs to activate Spawnsire of Ulamog's 2nd activated ability to put a lotta Eldrazi on the battlefield, target Battle of Wits with Oblivion Ring or Detention Sphere, then cast Sway of the Stars for the win. Provided you can find a playgroup willing to tolerate a wish board of 103 or more cards.
May you draw well.
RiotRunner789 on Beta Brackets Update Today
4 days ago
When I was first getting into Commander, I bought Braids, Cabal Minion out of a binder with the plan to make her a commander. I later found out she was banned by my playgroup.
Not actually happy she is unbanned. I'm probably going to build her now but it's going to be degenerate. Braids, Sol Ring, Dark Ritual, Ophiomancer, et cetera. It's going to work great 85% of the time and anger people 100% of the time. I'll then shelf the deck and bring it out once a year. I know I'll initially try to build her weaker but the end result in a known.
Coalition victory also seems unnecessary. The other unbans seem fine. Sway of the Stars might make it into my suspend deck. Mostly glad to hear no more change for the rest of the year.
DemonDragonJ on
EDH Banlist
5 days ago
With today's banned and restricted announcement, I have removed Braids, Cabal Minion, Coalition Victory, Gifts Ungiven, Panoptic Mirror, and Sway of the Stars from this list, and, as a side note, I do not at all agree with Braids being unbanned, since she was banned for a very good reason.
Tsukimi on Beta Brackets Update Today
5 days ago
I think Aura Shards and Seedborn Muse belong on the GC list, as fun as they are to play with.
I also wonder if Braids, Cabal Minion might not be so bad, but I'm looking forward to playtesting it.
DemonDragonJ on Beta Brackets Update Today
5 days ago
hyalopterouslemur, I agree that I am not pleased with Coalition Victory being unbanned, because that card is much too easy to use, and I also am not pleased with Aura Shards and Seedborn Muse being added to the list of game changers, since I use those two cards in many of my decks, so those decks shall move to higher brackets, even without me changing then, at all, and I am very displeased with Braids, Cabal Minion being unbanned, since she originally was banned for a very good reason.
Tsukimi on Beta Brackets Update Today
5 days ago
Hey y'all, curious to see what people think about the Bracket changes and unbans announced today.
Honestly, it looks like more steps in the right direction to me. All of the new Game Changers seem like solid additions, especially happy to see Teferi's Protection and Deflecting Swat added to the list.
Any cards you were hoping to see unbanned that weren't? Any card that got unbanned that you are excited to use again? I know a few of my decks might appreciate a Braids, Cabal Minion and even Gifts Ungiven
Icbrgr on Modern Horizons Light
1 year ago
I am curious if players would be interested in a Modern format which included cards that Modern horizons sets have retroactively made old standard cards legal into the format but excluded cards that were created out of the aether.
These would be example of cards that would be legal because they were previously existing cards that went through standard at some point.
would be examples of cards that would not be allowed because they never went through standard.
The follow-up question would be does Magic the Gathering have a preexisting cardpool that is not on the reserved list to create such a format and keep it healthy/diverse? And could this be done while keeping Modern and Legacy/vintage separate identities? In theory in such a format we would certainly lose Force of Negation but could possibly get access to Force of Will if it were to be printed or made legal.
I have always loved the idea of Modern because it was a non rotating format that I could find a home for both old and new cards... but at the same time I wasnt an active player/investor in the very beginnings of magic... I always felt gatekept from paper legacy play because I would never be able to in a fiscally responible way get access to all the tools available to me due to the reserved list... and I respect that for what it is.... for a longtime I felt gatekept from Entering Modern simply because of the price of Fetchlands and thank god they have been meaningfully reprinted so now are far more accesible.
But With Modern horizons it just feels sad knowing that Modern is ultimatly a soft rotating format based on the whims of whatever comes in the next Modern Horizons set....or some set like the Lord of the rings set whichj just comes into modern for some reason.
This is kinda what is pushing me towards Pioneer.... but I just cant help but feel frustrated.... Dont get me wrong I honestly don't hate Modern Horizons in its entirety I was really happy about getting access to old magic cards and that felt fun and cool to me...like a taste of getting into legacy or something.... but something about legacy I NEVER had interest in was random spinoff product entering the format.... Commander cards...Universes beyond cards... Planchase cards ect ect.
Currently the top 3 deck in Modern
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The One Ring Tron
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Crashing footfalls Cascade
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Rakdos Scam
DrukenReaps on Alternate Ban List
2 years ago
I've never really been a fan of the ban list used for commander. I don't think it addresses potential problem cards the right way. There's always going to be a new problem card printed. I also think there's cards stuck on there that use to be scary and just aren't now. Like when Worldfire came off and no one really cared lol. So I wanted to just go through the mental exercise of designing a new ban list. First thing is I wanted to bring back the old "banned as commander" and therefore have 2 ban lists. The argument I heard most against this is that it's complicated but we play the most complex deck design game in MTG. I think people can handle 2 ban lists. For the banned from the 99 part of the list I was thinking I'd focus on fast tutors and fast mana. Like I said there will always be more problem cards. Many that aren't banned are arguably stronger than banned ones currently. For example Godo, Bandit Warlord + Helm of the Host is arguably easier and more consistent than Cromat + Coalition Victory.
So here are the 2 lists, they do not contain everything. Just wanted to start the idea and see people's thoughts.
Banned as Commander- Braids, Cabal Minion Emrakul, the Aeons Torn Griselbrand Iona, Shield of Emeria Leovold, Emissary of Trest
Banned from the 99- Mox Emerald Mox Jet Mox Pearl Mox Ruby Mox Sapphire Black Lotus Channel Sol Ring Mana Crypt Mana Vault Worldly Tutor Enlightened Tutor Personal Tutor Vampiric Tutor Demonic Tutor Mystical Tutor
I would also simply declare that Companion doesn't work in Commander. So you can play your Lutri, the Spellchaser if you so desire. I think this mechanic as a whole was poorly thought out and poorly tested, hence the changes and bans across multiple formats.
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