November 6th — Jeweled Lotus [] is banned Unlike the Commander Rules Committee which announced that they were aware that this card was going to be printed, we found out…
…that we deem fine to exist, but not on turn one. We have taken a fairly strict stance when it comes to fast mana, and this decision falls in line…
…we are removing that section from our philosophy document, and will continue to evaluate those types of cards based on other criteria only. Now on to future plans… Jeweled Lotus…
…It helps with threat assessment and can lead to some interesting table talk. Please, expect to be hated on if you are the one running the scariest combination. For example,…
…it on in the first turn. If we do have two mana on turn one, one more spell like Izzet Signet [] or Grim Monolith [] can accelerate our mana…
…Chandra, Novice Pyromancer [] Don’t sleep on this Chandra because she’s “merely an uncommon.” This girl is on Fiiyyyahh. Historically, any time a Walker has been able to ‘buy back’…
…quick. Our banned list list aims to reflect these aspirations. The Oathbreaker Rules Committee considers the following categories when banning cards: Extreme early mana acceleration. This is typically permanent mana…
…normally have on a specific turn. This is one of the most important parts about getting big spells out. Card draw is gaining access to more cards than your 1…
…created by the WeirdCards Charitable Organization, and you can go to their website, Weirdcards.org, for more information on the rules of the format as a whole. Anyway, once I realized…
…now. That’s ok, don’t feel guilty. Survive The Early Turns The format is fast. At least, its faster than Commander. The reason for this is because the rules incentivize strategies…