No kidding! In the past 5 years they've banned 0-2 cards every year, for a huge total of SEVEN CARDS! That is outrageous! Like, how am I supposed to keep up with this?!
I mean, you can be cheeky all you want - but the rules committee clearly doesn't actually believe in any of the ***** they say. The justifications for leaving the other predatory cards similar to Hullbreacher are absolutely comical.
The reason the bans are out of control is because the format is inherently self regulating up to the point in which a governing body does not believe it to be so. Which is ironic considering how much weight they put on the idea of 'social games' and 'social groups'.
Anyways, as I said, the format is better off without Hullbreacher.
okay but... no?
narset and notion thief aren't in the same league as breacher. not even close. they do the same thing, to a degree. the creation of the treasures is such a huge part of the card. you can't just pick and choose parts of them to fit your argument.
Im glad theres some new blood on the RC. Im also glad theyll offer a different perspective.
Hullbreacher was ***** and had to go. It stifled deck design and was creatively bankrupt. If you ran any wheels, you ran breacher. If you were in a meta where people draw cards, you run breacher.
Notion thief and narset do the same things, yes. What most people against this ban seem to forget is that breacher makes you treasure tokens. This allows you to keep going, and going, and going. Putting you miles beyond everyone else who now has no hand. Narset and notion thief dont do that.
My only complaint is with how long this took. It was a known issue from the moment it was spoiled. It was written about repeatedly. Sheldon took a lot of heat for his anti wheel sentiment when this card was the real problem
Oh, and the vast majority of the community seemed to be for banning this thing months ago
Additionally the social contract and rule zero are clown shoes. Theyre a hide behind to justify lack of action. They work fine at your kitchen table, but not at an lgs. There has to be a standard there because so many players change in and out, or go to other stores. Rule zero is out dated and has to go too given the massive popularity of edh now, and the huge array of new players.
okay but... no?
narset and notion thief aren't in the same league as breacher. not even close. they do the same thing, to a degree. the creation of the treasures is such a huge part of the card. you can't just pick and choose parts of them to fit your argument.
Hullbreacher was ***** and had to go. It stifled deck design and was creatively bankrupt. If you ran any wheels, you ran breacher. If you were in a meta where people draw cards, you run breacher.
Notion thief and narset do the same things, yes. What most people against this ban seem to forget is that breacher makes you treasure tokens. This allows you to keep going, and going, and going. Putting you miles beyond everyone else who now has no hand. Narset and notion thief dont do that.
My only complaint is with how long this took. It was a known issue from the moment it was spoiled. It was written about repeatedly. Sheldon took a lot of heat for his anti wheel sentiment when this card was the real problem
Oh, and the vast majority of the community seemed to be for banning this thing months ago
Additionally the social contract and rule zero are clown shoes. Theyre a hide behind to justify lack of action. They work fine at your kitchen table, but not at an lgs. There has to be a standard there because so many players change in and out, or go to other stores. Rule zero is out dated and has to go too given the massive popularity of edh now, and the huge array of new players.