So, we did investigate several other options. There are a lot of people who like that Pauper is a chance to play with this card. We know that Atog is a beloved card and has been something people have enjoyed since it first appeared in Antiquities. When Affinity has a powerful start, usually with an Atog and multiple Disciples, it can set up a kill within the first few turns. Sometimes, this is even with countermagic backup like Spell Pierce.
A lot of kills are fueled by Atog and Disciple of the Vault, or Atog with Fling or Wedding Invitation to do a "count to 20" style kill. The play pattern of the deck can be very non-interactive and frustrating, killing in ways that happen quickly and can't be blocked.Its impact on the format was tremendous and unhealthy. Cards like Annul, Ancient Grudge, Steel Sabotage, Shenanigans, Gorilla Shaman, Revoke Existence, and so on were all filling up sideboards. Dust to Dust is a card that had become a four-of sideboard option but was also reaching main decks. To help quantify this, we took a look at the play numbers on Magic Online, where it's the most popular deck-over twice as popular as the next most played deck! While it is, surprisingly, not dominant in overall win rate, that is in part because it is metagame warping. Its popularity and impact were both extremely high.The first and clearest thing to us is that something from Affinity needed to go. Otherwise, let me walk you through our reasoning. If you would like to see me break this down in a video, you can check it out here: All seven of us have unanimously agreed on this round of bans.
Last week, we reached our recommendation, and after some additional vetting, we now feel confident in enacting it. I'm proud to share that the group has had a lot of great discussions, insights, and analyses since it was formed just a short bit ago. It's a new group of community members prolific in the Pauper format who will be providing recommendations of format changes to help expedite the level of change. Last week, I announced the Pauper Format Panel-or PFP for short. View the list of all banned and restricted cards by format.Įxplanation of bans provided by Gavin Verhey. Effective Date ( Magic Online and tabletop): January 21, 2022, and live on Magic Online around 10 a.m.
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