Don't sell your playset. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. You keep using that word, "fact" but I am not sure you know what it means. They they printed Kaya's Wrath in Ravnica Allegiance. As he planeswalks, he disappears in a blue whirlwind. Teferi has been climbing in popularity in Modern since his release with Dominaria, and he has single-handedly brought Control back the top tier of the Modern metagame. Thanks for reading this edition of the Hipsters MTG Newsletter! This close to him rotating out - i think we're just going to have to weather the storm. After Jace was unbanned, he's making a comeback into many formats, and what a surprise no longer considered toxic. How is that cool? That aside, I don't see any reason to expect a ban. I don't see WotC banning any card in current standard so far. This is not just for Arena, FNM or MTGO, but all of Magic. I think he is good, but not good enough to be banned. Welcome to this week’s Hipsters Weekly MTG Newsletter. I hope they ban teferi. A healthy, diverse, rich meta is FUN - not with the poison of Teferi. when the opponent is tapped out (almost never due to the "Hero of Dominaria" (gag me). He states his obvious opinions as FACT, much like Des. He is a chronarch, a wizard who can manipulate time. View All Versions. Then they reprinted it in M10. Teferi is BROKEN. They said they would never print a card that would specifically destroy planeswalkers. Get him out of here. View All Versions Rarity, #: M, 207 Card Type: Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi Description: [+1]: Draw a card. Teferi is primarily blue-aligned, but secondary in whitemana. Dominaria. He eschews violence and will attempt to deal with opposition via the control of its allies and the eventual removal of its power-base. He is a philosopher and scientist. Imo he is long overdue for a ban. When they used to just release a random sample, we could at least make inferences. "Not necessary unfun to play against" speak for yourself that's the most ridiculous thing I've read today. UW Control is TOXIC to the meta, whether you agree or not, it's a fact. Just like above, you're forced to either play it (hell no) or build a deck/sideboard specifically to beat it. Recently they said they would never print a real 4 mana 'destroy all creatures' effect in standard. He never listens to players, the company direction has been down the toilet for about 5 years. I agree with this for the most part but saying they “went pretty far out of their way” is a little disingenuous since the Azorius mechanic plays into Teferi’s +1 as if it were literally designed to be played alongside him... Lol they tried. OP clearly doesn’t hold WOTC in high regard, and definitely hates UW Control, which is pretty much the number one complaint Des has been focusing on recently. They ruined this game. Until the meta becomes %50 Teferi/Nexus (which it won't) they probably won't even discuss banning anything. I love to play control, and I love the card Teferi, Hero of Dominaria in standard. Cookies help us deliver our Services. After M15 they said they would never print a one mana elf that tapped for mana in standard, then they reprinted Llanowar Elves in Dominaria. With the new WotS meta forming there are 4 top meta decks that run him now. No, UW is their favorite and they want to make sure dumber players can feel smart. We can't say what its metagame share is because Wizards doesn't release good metagame data on MODO anymore. I'd be very surprised, but crazier things have happened. Teferi is BROKEN. ". Let the sad goodbye to Kaladesh, Aether Revolt etc. Especially after Wizards promising never to ban a face of a set again after the Emrakul Disaster. It is vitally important to ensure that there are multiple competitive decks for the tournament player to choose from. I'm not advocating a permanent ban - more like with Jace the Mindsculptor - give the meta time to grow and breathe. How does any creature based deck beat Teferi? Again, UW Control is TOXIC. [-3]: Put target nonland permanent into its owner's library third from the top. However, nexus of fate just doesn't let you opponent play magic which defeats the purpose of this wonderful card game. There's an answer to all these things and so far it's been great to have such powerful spells in all colors to use while still being able to balance it out. I have slowly accumulated my play set ever since Dominaria, and I plan to play Esper Control for RNA standard, but I would be very angry if Teferi is banned. Types: Legendary Planeswalker — Teferi. Join us discussing news, tournaments, gameplay, deckbuilding, strategy, lore, fan art, cosplay, and more. I think nexus of fate will get the hammer before Teferi will. Subscribe here! As much as I hate to quote Wotc - " One key to the continued health of Magic is diversity. when the opponent is tapped out (almost never due to the "Hero of Dominaria" (gag me). A diverse community of players devoted to Magic: the Gathering, a trading card game ("TCG") produced by Wizards of the Coast and originally designed by Richard Garfield. Dylan Brown won US Nationals this weekend with UB Midrange, defeating future World Cup teammate Justin Andrus’s Esper Control in the finals. Granted, most enjoy a 'good' grindy match, but there is rarely anything good about UW control. But he said TOXIC in all caps though so it must be true, New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Hes dominating 2 standard metas in a row. Honestly, it seems like it if you look at evidence: His mannerisms are in line with how Des conduct himself in videos. Teferi was joined in the Top 8 by a single copy each of Burn, Grixis Death’s Shadow, and Dredge, which won the GP in the hands of Matti Kuisma, defeating Samuel Deltour’s Krark-Clan Ironworks deck in the finals. Probably not, but probably one of his followers. Press J to jump to the feed. In today’s hotly anticipated Banned & Restricted announcement, Wizards of the Coast banned Deathrite Shaman and Gitaxian Probe in Legacy, and decided that Goblin Chainwhirler will continue to be legal in Standard…at least until the next B&R announcement on August 20. My playgroup is pretty loose with rules so they've allowed me to use him as a commander. Who wants to spend 45 (or more) minutes scratching your eyes out against a Teferi deck? Seriously! Still, hold on to your Teferis. Then they printed a ton of planeswalkers 2 sets later so you dont need the GoR cards. Then they printed Dreadbore. Press J to jump to the feed. I don't like the fact that plainswalkers ever came out. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Just saying don't bet the farm on a promise by Wizards. This is a working draft of a potential card:teferi,hero of dominaria. Is this Des? Wizards said they would never print Lightning Bolt in standard. Especially after Wizards saying they wouldn’t ban a face of a set again after the Emrakul Disaster. Couple that with the fact that OP’s profile is only 40 days old and he mostly has been complaining about TOXICITY and imbalanced gameplay.... it starts to add up. as the Return to the Return to Ravnica comes in. No Goblin Chainwhirlers made it into the Top 4 of the event, and neither did Owen Turtenwald, the most accomplished American to make the Top 8 of the event. You can read our quick analysis of the decisions to ban/not ban here, plus we have plenty more articles coming throughout the week, so make sure to keep checking back! Plus they've been on a bad run and admitting all the broken designs they let through they don't want to admit mistakes any more, like Chainwhirler, Steam-kin and Teferi. R&D went pretty far out of their way to prevent Azorius from synergizing strongly with Teferi. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. −3: Put target nonland permanent into its owner's library third from the top.