Episode 290: Grief is Banned. Joy is Allowed.

This week we talk about... what else? With multiple cards banned in Pioneer and Modern — and a few cards left suspiciously untouched — we talk through what happened, how we feel about it, and what we think will happen next.

• It Finally Happened

• Sorin and Amalia Go in Pioneer

• Nadu and Grief (?) Go in Modern

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Timestamps:

6:09 - Heavy Play will not file an injunction against you

8:08 - This week's show/housekeeping

11:14 - The Break Down begins: Bans in Pioneer

13:56 - Amalia is banned

21:45 - Sorin is banned

26:35 - What wasn't banned?

37:06 - Bans in Modern!

47:50 - Should Commander impact Modern?

56:20 - Why was Nadu banned?

1:14:20 - The One Ring - not banned!

1:28:40 - Changes to the B&R schedule

1:33:58 - Wrapping up

Links from this week's episode:

WOTC's B&R Announcement: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/august-26-2024-banned-and-restricted-announcement

Michael Majors's Article: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/on-banning-nadu-winged-wisdom-in-modern

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