Banned and Restricted Announcement - Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Explorer Affected

16 Dec
by MTGStocks

Wizards of the Coast has released a new Banned and Restricted announcement. The most anticipated part of the update was for Modern, and, unsurprisingly, this format received the most updates - including some that will make many players very happy.

Here's the breakdown of the updates:

Pioneer:

Jegantha, the Wellspring is banned.

Modern:

The One Ring is banned.

Amped Raptor is banned.

Jegantha, the Wellspring is banned.

Mox Opal is unbanned.

Green Sun's Zenith is unbanned.

Faithless Looting is unbanned.

Splinter Twin is unbanned.

Legacy:

Psychic Frog is banned.

Vexing Bauble is banned.

Explorer:

Jegantha, the Wellspring is banned.

Standard, Vintage, Alchemy, Historic, Timeless, Brawl, and Commander are unaffected.

For a full explanation of all of these updates, head to Wizards' announcement here.


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