Banning the Big Bucks

Commander (EDH) forum

Posted on Sept. 23, 2024, 9:12 p.m. by Idoneity

With a rather sudden banned and restricted announcement today, the rules committee banished Mana Crypt, Jeweled Lotus, Dockside Extortionist, and Nadu from the format.

With Mana Crypt at around $180.00, Jeweled Lotus at around $90.00, and Dockside Extortionist sitting at roughly $50.00, the rules committee banned over $300.00 worth of cardboard in four bullet points.

Commander is a casual format and the banlist can be waived for playgroups who discuss it, but the formal legality of these cards is effectively gone. Many people spent a lot of money on these expensive and powerful cards with the expectation that they could cast them forever. That money is now exorbitantly lost on things effectively unusable.

Should there be ethics around banning cards? Should the rules committee be required to notify the community about what cards they are considering for a ban before doing so? What are your thoughts?

Caerwyn says... #2

This thread already exists to discuss the banlist changes and any ancillary topics related thereto.

To prevent duplicative topics, I am locking this thread.

September 23, 2024 9:53 p.m.