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Banned and Restricted Announcement – August 10, 2026 (magic.wizards.com)
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Standard

  • Badgermole Cub is banned.
  • Stormchaser's Talent is banned.
  • Gran-Gran is banned.

Pioneer

  • No changes

Modern

  • No changes

Legacy

  • The Fantasticar is banned.

Vintage

  • The Fantasticar is restricted.

Pauper

  • No changes

Alchemy

  • No changes

Historic

  • No changes

Timeless

  • No changes

Brawl

  • No changes

Competitive Brawl

  • No changes
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[–] mike@mtgzone.com 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'm really glad they finally hit Stormchaser's Talent. That card should have been banned 2 years ago. Talent and Cub have warped Standard for so long that you forget it has a card pool larger than original Modern.

Not nearly enough bans to get me back into playing the game. Fantasticar getting banned this early into a release set must mean Legacy/Vintage numbers are just absolutely abysmal now and how can you blame anyone. I don't think I've ever seen them ban a card this fast in those formats from the current set no less.

[–] MysticKetchup@mtgzone.com 5 points 4 days ago

Yeah my main feeling about these bans was "good riddance"