mtg cards banned in standard Imagine winning a tournament… and getting a card as your prize. 😂 #MTG #MagicTheGathering August 3, 2020 Standard Bans:

Gatstaf Shepherd This one isn't one of the flashier cards, but in a practical game, he makes for one of the most effective attackers you can have on the board

Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn is a legendary 2/2 Unicorn with lifelink, and if its controller gains life in a given turn, Lathiel hands out free +1/+1 counters

Mutilate + Disturbing Mirth + Gaze of Pain Each of these has a central body horror element I find wicked cool, like the sliced eyelids in Gaze of Pain, the toothed head top of Disturbing Mirth, and the hands wrapping into the face in Mutilate

Cast fear into the hearts of your opponents with a Black-Red deck thats ready to play right out of the box

Mana Ramp Its especially important in a five-color deck to have good color-fixing, so I stepped outside the theme for most of these cards

Magic design should always use the tools in our toolbox when making new sets, but it's okay to make new tools as we need them