Additionally, I want to call out the Commander Summit we ran last year as particularly great for allowing some of these conversations to happen in person and planting the seeds for what we see here today
Bard Class sees competitive metagame play in 1 format(s): Commander
Going through this list, there are going to be two different types of card: those that are at their most powerful in small formats due to either raw power level or to pushing out other options, and those that are most powerful in larger formats where synergies allow them to be pushed to their fullest potential
I find it particularly exciting to find these weird little interactions in black that make this strategy possible
Green Suns Zenith is banned for very similar reasons to Stoneforge Mystic
Admiral Beckett Brass is a typal lord that steals your opponents permanents, while Brasss Unsinkable printing returns pirates from your graveyard to the battlefield, although with finality counters