The DCI has just announced the following changes to the Banned & Restricted list:
Modern
[card]Second Sunrise[/card] is banned.
Vintage
[card]Regrowth[/card] is unrestricted.
R&D’s Erik Lauer explains the reasoning behind Second Sunrise’s banishment from the Modern format:
In a large tournament, such as a Grand Prix, when time for the round expires, players are given five additional turns to complete their game. Usually, this takes a few minutes to conclude the rest of the games. However, a player playing Eggs might have a fifteen-minute turn during the additional turns, delaying the start of the next round by ten minutes or more (beyond the next-longest match). Over the course of a day, this can mean an extra hour of waiting for everyone else in the tournament.
For the full announcement and explanations, click here!
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