After several rounds of testing and a tournament, the Eternal format revamp is finished. There were some final changes from the last iteration.
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With Continental Championships in the rear-view mirror, it’s time to revisit the Standard Ban List in light of what those tournaments have shown us about the state of the game.
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Testing on Eternal draws to a close. A lot of decks were tried—some proved to be too problematic even in this high-powered format. Today, I am announcing two things: a tournament and a new iteration on the list!
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We’re continuing to build the new NISEI Eternal format. Version 1.0 of the format points list is out now.
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System Gateway has been out for several months and the metagame has adapted. Time for a significant Standard Ban List update.
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With almost a month having passed since the release of System Gateway, certain issues have arisen in the Standard format metagame which we are keen to address. Although we are currently testing a far-reaching new update which we hope to release in June, we have decided to also issue a small update right away, intended to slow down some of the fastest decks in the game.
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Your friendly NISEI Balance Team is releasing a small update to the Standard Ban List in time for System Gateway and System Update 2021.
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An update to the NISEI Standard Ban List for 2020, just in time for the NISEI World Championships!
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Explaining the changes to the 20.06 NISEI Standard Ban List, both in format and content.
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Announcing the 20.06 update to the NISEI Standard Ban List, including a new name and a new approach to banning.
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Updating the NISEI Standard Most Wanted List to version 3.4, plus the release of the Uprising Booster Pack and the future of the MWL.
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