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On The Zeta Set in Pauper (magic.wizards.com)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/mtg@mtgzone.com
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TL;DR: Cards printed at common in the Zeta set WILL be legal in Pauper (starting Monday Sept 7), reversing their previous decision.

Narcomoeba and Price of Progress are pre-banned

Baleful Strix, Vandalblast, Dispatch and Cut Down are all being watched carefully to see if they cause problems

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[–] 8 points 2 months ago

Feels weird indeed that a Secret Lair influences legality, but its good to see that the panel is extra careful with those changes.

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    [–] [S] 5 points 2 months ago

    I was wondering why Narcomoeba got the pre-emptive hit until I looked and saw that Pauper has its own version of Oops (Almost) All Spells. Somehow, all roads lead to Balustrade Spy

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    [–] 5 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    Disparch seems very strong and so does Baleful Strix, but I wonder how much will they influence the meta.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    Strix seems really good for Grixis affinity but at the same time Vandalblast seems really bad for every form of affinity. I don't remember if there are any affinity builds with White in it, but I can imagine they'll pop up now with Dispatch

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    It doesnt need to be affinity to make strix work. Any deck with dimir colours can play 4 without any downside, and if you are not affinity, you are not getting vandalblasted.

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