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Posted on Feb. 22, 2014, 5:04 p.m. by dropkickprime
This may be a very dumb question but I want to be entirely sure. If a card is banned in modern does that automatically make it banned in standard? As in the case of Deathrite Shaman . Nowhere says it's banned in Standard but I just want to make sure.
EridanWwins says... #3
No, the Modern banned list only applies to Modern. If a card were banned in Standard (which only happens very rarely), there would be a Standard banned list. When in doubt on these issues, you can always search up the card on www.gatherer.wizards.com and look at Sets/Legality.
February 22, 2014 5:13 p.m.
blackmarker90 says... #4
He is actually not terrible in standard. He just can't do what he is/was able to do in legacy/modern without a lot of supporting cards
February 22, 2014 5:15 p.m.
Compared to his status in eternal formats, he's pretty meh. Most decks would prefer a simple Elvish Mystic .
February 22, 2014 5:18 p.m.
shinobigarth says... #6
in standard you dont play him outside of green, and for green you have Scooze to eat their dead creatures which is better anyway
February 22, 2014 6:02 p.m.
ChrisHansonBiomancin says... #8
In a deck without milling of some sort (whether that be yourself with Grisly Salvage or Commune with the Gods , or your opponent), he's definitely not the beast he was in Modern due to lack of fetch lands in the graveyard. Also, none of the mainstream Standard decks have much graveyard interaction, unlike Modern or even the old Standard from Innistrad-RTR. As others have said, if you want a one-drop dork, go with Elvish Mystic , and if you want a graveyard muncher, go with Scavenging Ooze .
February 22, 2014 8:12 p.m.
dropkickprime says... #9
That ooze is a card I have really been looking for. I had no idea that was it exactly but it's perfect for the deck I'm currently working with. Thank you so much
February 23, 2014 4:45 a.m.
APPLE01DOJ says... #10
I run both.
People constantly say DRS is mediocre in standard, then they play against it and think again. If u look at DRS as solely a mana ramper, yea he's not that great in standard, but if u look at him for the damage and utility he kicks ass. He's a fairly unpreventable 2 damage each round.
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shinobigarth says... #11
as long as you dont let him eat Scooze's food (dead creatures) i guess
Blakkhand says... #2
Nope, not banned in standard. What happens in each of these formats has no effect on the other. That said, DRS is pretty bad in standard imo. :P
February 22, 2014 5:12 p.m.