No evidence. No data. Just a feeling that maybe it`s TOO good. Imagine if they had decided to do so with a map of a legal standard established before its publication. Let`s say they banned the 5 new legendary dragon creatures before the set hit the shelves. Players were opening cards in decks and were rightly upset that some of the cards they were opening could not be played because wizards were afraid of what they might do. There are only a small number of playable cards that would be prone to bolts, but not prone to lethal blows with revolt. Countermagic isn`t legal in Modern, but you want Historic to have it? Mystical archive cards banned in Historic (specifically: Counter Spells, Dark Ritual, Lightning, and Swords to Plowshares) remain legal in Historic Brawl. Bolt is way too strong, but I wouldn`t mind if some variants like [[Lava Peak]] and [[Rift Bolt]] [[Lightning Bolt]] enter the arena, but it won`t be legal in history due to power issues, among the seven banned maps in the archive, Bolt is probably the one players wanted more to be legal in the story. but Wotc decided it was too powerful for the format. Considering that people cry over things like Winota, you claim that the firstborn is broken; We won`t see bolt or path power level cards (not at all in Hell Swords) in the past for long.
Blitz is an extremely fair map. He does one thing and does it well. I`m glad it`s not in that format because I don`t want the bar for playable creatures to be set at lightning speed. First, when Jumpstart was released on Arena, Lightning Bolt (along with a host of other maps) was replaced with muted versions of the effect like Lightning Strike (which was already legal in Historic). Ok, you could say they didn`t want to program the card into the client. What`s the problem. Except they then publish Strixhaven and the mystical archive, which contains many of the most iconic moments and magic from Magics` history, including Lightning Bolt. Then, before we could hope to play with them, the Wizards banned 7 cards because they are “clearly so powerful that we knew they would skew the format around them.” And guess what, Lightning Bolt was on that list. There`s no way to get the strongest spot removal spell from the MTGA anytime soon (maybe in a dice event, but never for artificial reasons) First of all, as I mentioned earlier, card banning is sometimes necessary for the health of any format. Most of the time, however, this is done knowing that the card has already proven to be a problem, either because of its high win rate or because it prevents other decks from becoming viable. However, wizards made the decision to ban Lightning Bolt because they have preconceived ideas about how the card is used.
At first glance, a forbidden card is nothing special. In fact, it`s perfectly normal for cards to be banned in perpetual formats (those formats that don`t run like the norm) because they become too ubiquitous in the format or lead to broken combos. But the ban on Lightning Bolt is noticeably different, as it was preemptively banned before anyone could try it not once, but twice. But if so, why do we see cards like Thoughtseize, Grapeshot, Burning-Tree Emissary, and Death`s Shadow? Cards that have proven themselves like Lightning Bolt in older formats and are probably very powerful. Are you really saying that Lightning Bolt is too good in a format that can cheat two ulamog, relentlessly hungry, and blow up your opponent`s mana base? Suddenly, 3 damage at instantaneous speed doesn`t seem so powerful anymore, does it! “The first mages saw the fury of the raging storm and wanted to respond.” – The Stormwright Texts New packs will be available tomorrow, April 15, including stickers, sleeves and a cute little puppy. There are Planeswalkers Without Borders, Elder Dragons Without Borders, and even Strixhaven: School of Mages stickers featuring Will, Rowan, and the inscrutable Professor Onyx. If you haven`t claimed yours yet, don`t forget to log into MTG Arena on your Android or iOS device to pick up your free Thopter pet. You`ll need to sign in on an Android or iOS device to add it to your collection, but you can use the animal if you`re playing on a PC or Mac.
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