MTG Arena Banlist 2024
The MTG Arena banlist doesn’t change often, but when it does, it’s always a big deal. After all, not only do bans have format-warping consequences, but they also inherently increase confusion. Thanks to this, Wizards of the Coast doesn’t ban cards lightly, but it does happen. Since 2023, MTG bans now happen on a mostly […]
This Omnipresent MTG Card May Finally Get Banned!
Wizards of the Coast recently announced a major change to the Standard format. Rather than sets lasting two years until rotation, sets would instead last a full three years! Unsurprisingly, this led to a large deal of concern within the Magic community. This is mainly based around the health of the format and having to […]
Wizards Announces MTG New Bans to Flagship Format
The June 7th ban list has been announced, and there is a lot to take in. Two surprise bans came out of nowhere for Wizards’ flagship format Pioneer. The bans there will also be passed on to Explorer, hosting this month’s qualification for the Arena Championship and the upcoming paper pro tour. There is an […]
MTG Bans One of the Most BUSTED Cards and More!
Surprise! Wizards of the Coast just dropped a big Banned and Restricted Announcement today, and I can promise you that it’s spicy! Let’s not waste any time, and get right into it The Hammer Pioneer: is Banned — Modern: is Banned — Pauper: is Banned is Banned is Unbanned — Tabletop and Magic Online Effective […]
The MTG Marketplace: Biggest Winners, Losers and Trends of 01/24/22
This week, a Banned List announcement shakes up the market. And Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty spoilers cause multiple price spikes. Welcome to The MTG Marketplace, a weekly article on MTG Rocks where we cover each week’s biggest price spikes and overall market trends. Biggest Winners Kusari-Gama Prices of old Kamigawa cards have been trending up for […]
WOTC Vice President of Design Addresses the MTG Modern Banned List
Before the Banned and Restricted (B&R) announcement happened earlier this week, Wizards of the Coast declared they would change multiple Magic: the Gathering formats. Many Magic players, myself included, speculated that WOTC would take the opportunity to address the Modern since Modern Horizons 2 redefined the format. The B&R announcement on Tuesday affected Standard, Historic, […]
MTG Arena’s Most Hated Card Just Got Banned in Latest Announcement
A few days ago, Wizards of the Coast announced some major bannings in Pauper, and also that there would be another Banned and Restricted announcement to cover other formats. Today we got that B&R and Boy oh Boy is it a big one. Let’s get right into it and check out what’s happening. The Banned […]
Will Modern Be Affected in The Ban Announcement on 01/25/22?
Last week, during their announcement of Pauper bannings, Wizards of the Coast declared there would be another ban announcement on 01/25/22. They did not, however, specify which formats they would change. This left many players speculating what could change. Alchemy will not receive any bannings as it is a digital format and cards receive nerfs […]