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The next MTG<\/em> Banned and Restricted announcement will take place on Dec. 4. No bans or unbans are expected to take place in the Standard format, which is the next featured format RCQs are running for the third Pro Tour of 2024. Formats that will get hit with possible bans are Modern and Pioneer. The team is also planning to unban cards in Pioneer with possible unbans in Modern as well. <\/p>

Bans and unbans have a huge impact on the MTG<\/em> competitive scene, as most cards in a competitive deck aren’t cheap to purchase as singles on the secondary market. Knowing a ban is coming helps players prepare for upcoming tournaments, like the upcoming regional championship tournament at Dreamhack Atlanta from 15 to 17 that features the Pioneer format. <\/p>

No banned cards were confirmed during the Nov. 28 announcement, but the play design team did confirm that Splinter Twin is not getting unbanned in the Modern format.\u00a0<\/p>

Players can find out which MTG<\/em> cards in Pioneer and Modern are getting banned or unbanned on Dec. 4. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Players were aware a Banned and Restricted announcement may take place in December, and that was confirmed by MTG play design team manager Dan Musser and Andrew Brown on Nov. 28 in the WeeklyMTG series. The next MTG Banned and Restricted announcement will take place on Dec. 4. No bans or unbans are expected to take place in the Standard format, which is the next featured format RCQs are running for the third Pro Tour of 2024. Formats that will get hit with possible bans are Modern and Pioneer. The team is also planning to unban cards in Pioneer with possible unbans in Modern as well.\u00a0 Bans and unbans have a huge impact on the MTG competitive scene, as most cards in a competitive deck aren't cheap to purchase as singles on the secondary market. 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