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SaffronOlive | What I Would Ban on Monday to Make Standard Fun (and What Wizards Will Ban) (www.mtggoldfish.com)

submitted 4 days ago by MysticKetchup@mtgzone.com to c/mtg@mtgzone.com

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Feels like a fair assessment. I think it's almost guaranteed that Monstrous Rage, Manifold Mouse and Cori Steel Cutter get banned, but I'm thinking Up the Beanstalk, Stormchaser's Talent and Omniscience are likely hits too

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[–] mike@mtgzone.com 2 points 2 days ago

I agree with him here, and I think he has a good understanding of Standard.

My personal list is Monstrous Rage, Manifold Mouse, Cori Steel-Cutter, Omniscience, Stormchaser's Talent, Caretaker's Talent, and Up the Beanstalk. I think that has a wide band so as not to "bequeath" the crown to another deck, although something in mono-black may need to be hit as well, and if so I think it should be Unholy Annex/Ritual Chamber.

This would get rid of these "hyper efficient engines" that are I think are plaguing Standard right now. Cards that just do too much and are an entire deck in a single card. Even if you slow Standard down by hitting Cori and mono-red, I still think these engines need to go because they we're a huge problem for Standard before this mess too in my opinion.