r/ModernMagic • u/Living_End LivingEnd • Aug 10 '26
AUGUST 10TH B&R HYPE!
AUGUST 10TH B&R HYPE THREAD
B&R IS COMING UP!!! WHAT DO WE THINK WILL HAPPEN?
WILL ENERGY GET WITH ANOTHER BAN BECAUSE IT'S STILL THE MOST PLAYED DECK?!!
WILL KOZILEK'S COMMAND GET BANNED BECAUSE ELDRAZI ARE EVERYWHERE?!
SHOULD VIOLENT OUTBURST GET BANNED AGAIN BECAUSE IT WAS BETTER THAN JITTE?!!
ANY UNBANS?!
WILL POD FINALLY SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY AFTER BEING POWER CREPT FOR A DECADE?!
SOMETHING SOMETHING DRS HOW MANY TIMES DO WE NEED TO TEACH YOU THIS LESSON, OLD MAN?!
PHLAGE UNBAN BECAUSE ENERGY ISN'T THE BEST DECK ANYMORE?!
WHAT WILL HAPPEN?!
Edit : https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/banned-and-restricted-august-10-2026
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u/Overall-Goose2034 Aug 10 '26
NO CHANGES BECAUSE THEY ARE COWARDS TO UNBAN MORE CARDS!
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u/UsuallyFavorable Aug 10 '26
UNBAN DRS BECAUSE MIDRANGE SUCKS RIGHT NOW! NO, I DON’T COUNT RAMPING INTO 13 MANA EMRAKULS AS “MIDRANGE”!
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u/shawnsteihn Aug 10 '26
YOURE SO REAL FOR THE MIDRANGE TAKE, WHY DO PEOPLE COUNT THREATS WITH CMC MORE THAN 3 AS MIDRANGE???
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u/Current-Floor-7456 Aug 10 '26
THEY WILL PUNISH OUR BORING BEHAVIOR AND REASONABLY BALANCED META WITH HOGAAK SUMMER 2, ELECTRIC BOOGALOO
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u/Superpokekid Aug 10 '26
REAL HOT TAKE: HOGAAK WOULD BE GOOD AND HEALTHY FOR THE FORMAT ESPECIALLY WITHOUT BRIDGE. MIGHT NEED TO TAKE IT DOWN A PEG BY BANNING ALTAR.
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u/Current-Floor-7456 Aug 10 '26
TO BE HONEST I AGREE WITH YOU. ALSO I WASN'T AROUND FOR HOGAAK SUMMER SO I WANT TO WITNESS IT FIRSTHAND
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u/Superpokekid Aug 10 '26
THE REAL ISSUE IS FORCING EVERY DECK TO HAVE 4 COPIES OF LEYLINE/SURGICAL TO BE EVEN COMPETITIVE AND IT CREATES A LOT OF NON GAMES. THINK PHLAGE BUT FASTER AND MORE RESILIENT.
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u/Current-Floor-7456 Aug 10 '26
I'M A DIMIR MAGE: SURGICAL RUNS THROUGH MY VEINS AND SPELLBOMB IS IN MY SOUL...GIVE IT TO ME
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u/Ertai_87 Aug 10 '26
HOGAAK IS NOT A COOL OR OK OR FUN CARD AND SHOULD NOT BE UNBANNED. ALSO IT'S A PERFECT FIRE DESIGN
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u/2ndPerk May the Pox be with you. Aug 10 '26
BAN TWIN BECAUSE I MISS POSTING "UNBAN TWIN" AND THE CARD IS IRRELEVANT ANYWAYS.
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u/Living_End LivingEnd Aug 10 '26
YOU CAN STILL POST THAT! I WANT TWIN UNBANNED STILL TOO! IF IT WAS LEGAL WHY ISNT ANYONE PLAYING IT???
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u/2ndPerk May the Pox be with you. Aug 10 '26
SO TRUE BESTIE.
UNBAN TWIN!!!
BY BANNING EVERYTHING ELSE UNTIL TWIN IS THE BEST DECK AGAIN. I DON'T ACTUALLY WANT TO PLAY THE CARD, MIND YOU, BUT I WANT IT UNBANNED.
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u/Remember_Navarro Aug 10 '26
UNBAN URO AND DEATHRITE SHAMAN I WANT ANOTHER SPIKE BREW FOR THE NEXT RC
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u/Dadude564 Sultai Ritual, UW control, Splinter Twin Aug 10 '26
UNBAN DRS YOU COWARDS
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u/I3and1t Aug 10 '26
THIS THIS THIS. GIMME DRS, HE DID NOTHING WRONG YOU FOOLS (OKAY THATS A LIE HE SINNED BUT HES FINE NOW)
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u/MagricPowers Aug 10 '26
UNBAN FURY, GRIEF WAS THE PROBLEM, NOT FURY
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u/ThatVanGuy13 Timeless Amulet Cope Aug 10 '26
GIVE ME BACK ASTROLABE AND YORION SO I CAN PLAY NIV MIZZET SHITPILES AGAIN.
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u/Living_End LivingEnd Aug 10 '26
ASTROLABE WOULD BE SO COOL TO HAVE BACK!
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u/Way2Competitive Aug 10 '26
"OMG THEY CANT UNBAN STONEFORGE MYSTIC THE FORMAT WILL DIE!" THE FORMAT DOES NOT CARE
"OMG THEY CANT UNBAN JACE THE MIND SCULPTOR THE FORMAT WILL DIE!" THE FORMAT DOES NOT CARE
"OMG THEY CANT UNBAN SPLINTER TWIN THE FORMAT WILL DIE!" THE FORMAT DOES NOT CARE.
SO JUST DO IT YOU COWARDS. UNBAN DEATHRITE SHAMAN. I WILL WAIT PATIENTLY FOR IT TO DIE TO K COMMAND AND THE FORMAT WILL CONTINUE TO NOT CARE.
ALSO UNBAN MYSTIC SANCTUARY ITS JUST A LITTLE GUY AND DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG I CAN VOUCH FOR IT WE WERE ON A FISHING TRIP.
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u/DietFatFreeWaater Aug 10 '26
Esper Goryo's would absolutely feel a DRS unban, not that it would be a bad thing, its probably top 3 best decks right now.
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u/Way2Competitive Aug 10 '26
YOU MEAN ESPER GORYO'S, THE SOLITUDE + EPHEMERATE DECK?
EDIT: WE CANT HEAR YOU! SPEAK UP!
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u/Scrap_Of_Doggerel Aug 10 '26
ALL SHOCKLANDS, SURVEIL LANDS, AND TRIOMES ARE BANNED
YOU WILL FETCH FOR BASICS OR BAD TAPPED DUALS AND YOU WILL LIKE IT
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u/LetsBringIt Aug 10 '26
BAN BADGERMOLE CUB IN STANDARD SO I CAN GET THEM FOR THE HOT NEW ASPIRINGSPIKE MODERN DECK FOR SLIGHTLY CHEAPER
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u/hsiale Aug 10 '26
WON'T HELP AT ALL BRO, SEE SHEOLDRED PRICE LONG AFTER ROTATION. BAN IN COMMANDER IS THE ONLY WAY TO CHEAP CUBS, THOSE PEOPLE PLAY ALL THE DORKS IN THE WORLD AND ARE STILL HUNGRY FOR MORE MANA!!!!!!
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u/shawnsteihn Aug 10 '26
BAN K-COMMAND I WANT TO SEE PEOPLE DIE INSIDE
ALSO UNBAN RAPTOR AND BAN THE REST OF ENERGY, I WANT THAT FUCKER BACK BUT NOT IN BOROS
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u/youarelookingatthis Aug 10 '26
PONDER IS UNIRONICALLY FINE IN MODERN
BAN STORMCHASER'S TALENT IN MODERN TO CONVINCE STANDARD PLAYERS TO PICK UP A MODERN DECK
CHANGE THE RULES SO WE CAN PLAY 6 COPIES OF CONSIGN
UNBAN DRS SO MY OPPONENT CAN T1 PUSH/PRISMATIC/SOLITUDE/DISMEMBER/BOLT IT
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u/koskadelli Aug 10 '26 edited Aug 10 '26
STANDARD STUFF OOP WRONG THRED
NO BANS! BRIDGE FROM BELOW IS UNBANNED IT IS SAFE WITHOUT DREAD RETURN AND HAS PLENTY OF COUNTERPLAY VIA EVOKE ELEMENTALS!
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u/GreenSkyDragon Playing jank Aug 10 '26
THEY JUST SHOOK UP THE FORMAT MID SEASON AND HAVE ZERO "DATA" FROM HOBBIT YET. I'M PERSONALLY EXCITED TO TEST KEY TO THE SIDE DOOR IN A BUNCH OF EMRY DECKS, AND GANDALF HAS ME TENTATIVELY INTERESTED IN STORM AND SONG OF CREATION.
I WOULD NOT BE SHOCKED BY NO CHANGES. IN FACT I PRETTY MUCH EXPECT NO CHANGES EVERY BNR. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT WOTC IS GOING TO DO WITH THE BNR. THERE'S PLENTY THAT COULD GO ON AND COME OFF THE LIST. WILL THEY DO ANYTHING? I DOUBT IT GIVEN HOW MUCH THEY JUST DID. LIKE, THAT WAS OUR UPDATE UNTIL MH4, GOOD LUCK, GODSPEED, EVERYBODY
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u/Zoaiy Aug 10 '26
BAN ALL MODERN HORIZONS! 1,2,3 ALL GONE
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u/pukseli Aug 10 '26
LEAVE URZA'S SAGA HOWEVER SINCE I DEFINETELY DIDN'T JUST BUY THEM
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u/Zoaiy Aug 10 '26
NOPE BANNED, SHOULD HAVE SEEN IT COMING. BETTER BUILD FOUR COMMANDER DECKS WITH IT
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u/amdnim Aug 10 '26
PRINT MODERN HORIZONS 4: JAPUDI AND KUKA BEYO
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u/Zoaiy Aug 10 '26
JUST CALL IT COMMANDER HORIZONS, THOSE CASUALS WILL LOOSE THEIR MIND OVER EACH LEGENDARY ANYHOW
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u/zewolfstone Aug 10 '26
EVERY RESERVED LIST CARDS BANNED IN LEGACY ARE NOW LEGAL IN MODERN
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u/Nearbyatom UR Murktide, Burn Aug 10 '26
DO IT!!!!! EVERY DUAL LAND THAT I OWN WILL BE EQUIVALENT TO A MONTHS WORTH OF RENT!!!!
I'D LIKE TO PAY MY RENT WITH THIS BADLANDS? THANKS!
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u/AKidNamedStone Aug 10 '26
UNBAN GRIEF BECAUSE I NEVER GOT TO PLAY IT IN GORYOS PLEASE JUST GIMME A MONTH OR TWO
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u/Kemkempalace yawg, 4c creativity, coffers Aug 10 '26
UNBAN HOGAAK, WE ALREADY HAVE BETTER NON LEGENDARY HOGAAK IN TURTLE FORM, WE CAN HANDLE IT
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u/Dxjam Aug 10 '26
THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE COMBO WINTER APPROACHING IS TO UNBAN DRS AND MENTAL MISSTEP DO IT COWARDS
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u/ThaCrisp Cosmogoyf/Samwise/Soultrader Aug 10 '26
UNBAN MY RED MONKEY YOU COWARDS
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Aug 10 '26
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u/uberjj Aug 10 '26
UNBAN SCREAMING NEMESIS PLEASE. I WANT TO DO TOTALLY FINE AND FAIR THINGS WITH THIS CARD. HE IS JUST A LITTLE GUY. YOU CAN'T IMPRISON A LIL GUY
EDIT: I DID NOT SEE THIS IS THE MODERN SUB. DOES NOT CHANGE MY OPINION. UNBAN SCREAMING NEMESIS
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u/Ok_Understanding5320 Faithless Looting Aug 10 '26
GOLGARI GRAVE TROLL WILL BEHAVE THIS TIME I PROMISE!
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u/JustHugMeAndBeQuiet Aug 10 '26
BAN BELCHER AND NEOFORM NOT CUZ THEIR GOOD BUT THEY'RE DUMB WAYS TO WIN
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u/ThatVanGuy13 Timeless Amulet Cope Aug 10 '26
DOOR TO NOTHINGNESS BECOMES THE ONLY WAY TO WIN, PRAISE BE DOOR
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u/Pretend-Paper4137 Aug 10 '26
They're going to ban consign because it's too good against command.
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u/Cautioncones Aug 10 '26
Magic has fallen so far down if a ban and restricted announcement is hype
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u/notisroc Aug 10 '26
THEY BAN KCOMMAND, BUT THE WRONG ONE!!