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Banned and Restricted Announcement – November 10, 2025 (magic.wizards.com)
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Standard

  • Vivi Ornitier is banned.
  • Screaming Nemesis is banned.
  • Proft's Eidetic Memory is banned.

Pioneer

  • Heartfire Hero is banned.

Legacy

  • Entomb is banned.
  • Nadu, Winged Wisdom is banned.

Historic

  • Force of Negation is pre-banned.
  • Frantic Search is pre-banned.
  • Mystical Tutor is pre-banned.
  • Entomb is pre-banned.
  • Dark Depths is pre-banned.

Brawl

  • Strip Mine is banned.
  • Mana Drain is banned.
  • Chrome Mox is banned.
  • Ancient Tomb is banned.

Pauper

  • High Tide is banned.
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[–] mike@mtgzone.com 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I think it has been in a bad spot since Bloomburrow, personally. Never really recovered from the addition of the mice and monstrous rage and by the time the cards were banned, there were too many other dominant things ready to come in and replace it.

[–] TehPers@beehaw.org 3 points 3 months ago

As a format, I agree. Standard's power balance got obliterated after Bloomburrow and Duskmourn. Still, I held hope they'd eventually get it back under control, but it's only gotten worse since then it seems.