how come Arcades, the Strategist is considered banned?

Asked by WUBRG87 5 years ago

I looked up to see if his banning was legitimate, but couldn't find anything supporting that he has really been banned. Can anyone clear this up for me? Ive been racking my brain trying to get a straight answer .Heres the list incase youre interested.


Defense is the best offense

Modern* kingkirby

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FancyTuesday says... Accepted answer #1

TappedOut's card database is maintained and updated manually by a very small staff, so there's always some lag between when a new set becomes tournament legal and when TappedOut's legality matrix reflects that fact.

TappedOut is not an authority on a card's banned status in any given format. In practice, it's safe to ignore "illegal card" errors from new sets for a week or two after its official release. If cards are still showing as "banned" after that window and you can't find evidence that it's banned from an official source it's then prudent to report the problem.

July 17, 2018 2:16 a.m.

Gidgetimer says... #2

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July 19, 2018 7:17 a.m.

WUBRG87 says... #3

TappedOut's card database is maintained and updated manually by a very small staff, so there's always some lag between when a new set becomes tournament legal and when TappedOut's legality matrix reflects that fact.

TappedOut is not an authority on a card's banned status in any given format. In practice, it's safe to ignore "illegal card" errors from new sets for a week or two after its official release. If cards are still showing as "banned" after that window and you can't find evidence that it's banned from an official source it's then prudent to report the problem.

July 19, 2018 6:13 p.m.

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