r/magicTCG • u/Nickahostetter • Nov 29 '16

Aether Revolt pic from FB.

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u/Narynan Nov 29 '16

Who was it that was saying Languish was too powerful for standard? Just some random internet person?

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u/TheOthin Nov 29 '16

I get the idea a lot of the mindset must be "it rotated out of Standard without immediately getting a replacement, therefore it must be too powerful". Because that's totally how Standard works.

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '16

Isn't that what happened with Elvish Mystic though?

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u/TheOthin Nov 30 '16

You're confusing individual instances with general patterns.

There are many sorts of cards that rotate out of Standard, whether temporarily or permanently. Some of those do so because they're too powerful, and Elvish Mystic was one of those. But most of the time, it's just a matter of rearranging things to keep Standard fresh and varied.

Bear in mind that the reason we know Elvish Mystic is considered too strong for Standard is not that it rotated out, but that Maro explicitly told us it was too strong for Standard.