Announcing changes to Pioneer, Modern, Explorer, and Pauper Constructed formats.

Announcement Date: December 4, 2023

Standard:

  • No changes

Pioneer:

  • Karn, the Great Creator is banned.

  • Geological Appraiser is banned.

  • Smuggler’s Copter is unbanned.

Modern:

  • Fury is banned.
  • Up the Beanstalk is banned.

Legacy:

  • No changes

Vintage:

  • No changes

Explorer:

  • Karn, the Great Creator is banned.
  • Geological Appraiser is banned.

Pauper:

  • Monastery Swiftspear is banned.

Effective Date:

  • Tabletop and Magic Online: December 4, 2023
  • MTG Arena: December 5, 2023
  • @MysticKetchup
    6•1 year ago

    About what I expected. Wouldn’t have minded Bowmasters, Grief or Ring biting the big one but that’s probably expecting too much

    • AndrewMEnglish
      4•1 year ago

      Yeah agreed on all accounts, would’ve loved to see those too.

      I didn’t think Up the Beanstalk would get banned so soon but I think it’s a good hit to the 4c decks that are just a slog to play against.

      • @MysticKetchup
        4•1 year ago

        Everything I’ve seen from Beans has just been absurd. There’s just so many high MV cards you can cast for 0-2 mana these days it’s a super easy value engine. Plus it cantrips before you even cast anything and I think that really pushes it over the edge