Gilgamesh is the name of one of the world servers
The difference between 5/5 dragons and 6/6 dragons is negligible, but the difference between casting them for four or five mana instead of six or seven mana each is phenomenal
Whenever you go to draw a card, if you have at least eight permanents then your foes you'll lose a life and you'll gain it, so that's winnowing life drain here
They probably would have at least considered banning something in Standard had the format not been about to rotate, but Guilds of Ravnica should shake things up soon enough
Stage 2 Decks 60/40 Even though this category is very broad, Stage 2 decks take at least 3 turns to setup
All these cards, and others which weren't mentioned, also deserve their own highlight as to why they were banned in this format that we like so much