basic pikachu pokemon card - 160/159 - Crown Zenith Preserved in a tamper Pikachu V - Vivid Voltage

This first pass isnt meant to be an exhaustive catalogue of every problematic card in Magic s history, and we will continue to take actions on similar cards in the future.

Ionos Paldean Fates card was illustrated by hanabushi and it shows Iono in a moment of calm between livestreams

If you would like to see this change happen, join me on Twitter @StarCityBen and use the hashtag #WotCMakeGoldLegal, and lets see if we can be the voices needed to effect this change!

Personally Id rather play against mass land destruction than an extra turns deck, but to each their own

That 3rd toughness makes a pretty huge difference in making the cards baseline a lot less miserable A two mana 2/3 with defender isnt great, but in a defensive deck it isnt unplayable, but the ceiling on this card just isnt very high, and neither is the floor

Funnily enough, likely due to my fond memories from the time, I was in the camp that believed Stoneforge Mystic would be too powerful in Modern and shouldnt be unbanned