Episode 252: Four Bans, Too Furious

The mad lads did it! Fury... banned. Up the Beanstalk... banned. Karn, the Great Creator... banned. Geological Appraiser... banned. Smuggler's Copter... once banned, now unbanned. We react to the bombshell B&R, consider which decks win and lose from the announcement, and think about what looks good for RC Atlanta.

Our hands shook with anticipation as we vigorously refreshed the B&R URL on Monday morning. Wizards promised bans in Modern & Pioneer, and they practically told us they were banning Fury, Beans, Karn, and Appraiser, but maybe it was an elaborate bit? Turns out, not a bit! And what's this, Smuggler's Copter finally unbanned? There's so much to talk about, and so soon before the Pioneer RC in Atlanta.

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Timestamps:
3:20 - Hold your non-banned cards with Heavy Play
6:28 - This week's episode/housekeeping
9:31 - The Break Down begins: We got some bans
13:48 - The B&R schedule moving forward
18:51 - Pioneer bans overall
22:46 - Karn, the Great Creator banned
31:10 - Geological Appraiser banned
33:49 - Smuggler's Copter UNBANNED!
46:56 - Pioneer winners and losers
51:10 - Testing those new scents
54:35 - The Break Down continues: Fury banned in Modern
1:07:56 - Up the Beanstalk banned
1:13:45 - Modern winners and losers
1:26:53 - Where do we go from here?
1:30:39 - Wrapping up

Links from this week's episode: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/december-4-2023-banned-and-restricted-announcement

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