Articles about Standard, the flagship format of NISEI Organized Play. Standard uses a limited card pool and is frequently changing to keep the meta exciting and engaging for players of all levels.
The Balance Team has two open positions: one for a Standard Balance Team member, and one for the newly-created post of Startup Curator.
Continue reading "Balance Team Recruitment and the Startup Format Panel"
The Balance Team is here to announce the latest update to the Standard Ban List – and preview a card from The Automata Initiative!
The Balance Team is here to announce the latest update to the Standard Ban List!
The Balance Team is back with a new Standard Ban List for Worlds!
The Balance Team are back to let us know what changes are coming to the Standard Ban List with the release of Midnight Sun.
Following the release of the Midnight Sun Booster Pack two weeks ago, we want to give a short update on the Standard Ban List.
Continue reading "A Short Update from the Standard Balance Team"
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.
System Gateway has been out for several months and the metagame has adapted. Time for a significant Standard Ban List update.
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.
Your friendly NISEI Balance Team is releasing a small update to the Standard Ban List in time for System Gateway and System Update 2021.
An update to the NISEI Standard Ban List for 2020, just in time for the NISEI World Championships!
Explaining the changes to the 20.06 NISEI Standard Ban List, both in format and content.
