7/13 Banned & Restricted Announcement

[WWolfe]

https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/july-13-2020-banned-and-restricted-announcement-2020-07-13

Historic

Agent of Treachery is banned (from suspended)

Winota, Joiner of Forces is banned (from suspended)

Fires of Invention is banned (from suspended)

Nexus of Fate is banned

Burning-Tree Emissary is suspended

Pioneer

Oath of Nissa is unbanned.

Modern

Arcum's Astrolabe is banned.

Pauper

Expedition Map is banned.

Mystic Sanctuary is banned.

Tabletop Effective Date: July 13, 2020

Magic Online Effective Date: July 13, 2020

MTG Arena effective date: July 16, 2020

[MonteTribal]

Astrolabe is just so bonkers in any format lol. 1 mana, free card, filters to anything. Deserves the ban.

Oath of Nissa is kind of like Astrolabe, but a little worse. Hope it's okay to let it unban.

Pauper ban's are a little interesting. Expedition Map is very Tron targeted without banning it outright. Definitely slows the deck down. Crop Rotation and Ancient Stirring and Impulse just aren't the same. Mystic Sanctuary deserved it. So easy to include with little to no downside. Is a 2 card loop for endless card draw or counterspell.