Banned and Restricted – Page 2

So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 70: The End of the Mentor Era

by Kevin Cron on September 2, 2017

Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian discuss the restrictions of Monastery Mentor and Thorn of Amethyst…

So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 69: The Post-Restriction Metagame

by Kevin Cron on August 4, 2017

Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian discuss the Vintage metagame since the restrictions of Gush and…

Understanding Gush: The Final Chapter?

by Stephen Menendian on August 2, 2017

On April 24, 2017, the DCI broke my heart. The signs were all there. I…

Tusk Talk Podcast Episode 18: Top Banned, Gush & Probe Restricted, and Team Tusk Going Off

by Sean O'Brien on April 29, 2017

Welcome to another episode of TuskTalk with Team Tusk. Today we have Evan Nyquist (HymnYou),…

So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 65: Banned & Restricted List Updates, TMD Open Results, Amonkhet Review

by Kevin Cron on April 27, 2017

Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian discuss the restriction of Gush and Gitaxian Probe, The Mana…

So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 64: Amonkhet Preview, Eternal Weekend Europe, and a Restricted Mentor

by Kevin Cron on April 13, 2017

Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian discuss their Amonkhet preview card – Shadow of the Grave,…

Tusk Talk Podcast Episode 17: Legacy Unleashed and Vintage Despair

by Sean O'Brien on April 10, 2017

Welcome to another episode of TuskTalk with Sean O’Brien (Nedleeds), Shawn French (Frenchie), and Greg…

So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 63: Where Do We Go From Here?

by Kevin Cron on March 24, 2017

Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian look at the recent Banned & Restricted List update, the…

Tusk Talk Podcast Episode 15: GP Louisville Wrap Up

by Sean O'Brien on January 12, 2017

Welcome to another episode of TuskTalk with Sean O’Brien (Nedleeds), Evan Nyquist (HymnYou), and Josh…

So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 52: Shadows Over Innistrad and Banned & Restricted List Updates

by Kevin Cron on April 13, 2016

Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian review Shadows Over Innistrad and analyze the April Banned and…

Tusk Talk Podcast Episode 5: Shops Gets Smoked

by Sean O'Brien on April 12, 2016

Shawn French (Frenchie), Zack Wilson (DEEEEEEED), and Sean O’Brien (nedleeds) are joined (late) by blue…

The Little Juggernaut That Couldn’t

by Adam Pierce on April 7, 2016

The April 2016 Banned and Restricted List announcement has arrived. It has affected only a…

Why Mishra’s Workshop, Lodestone Golem, and the Status Quo in Vintage are Necessary

by JACO on March 29, 2016

Vintage is the format where Magic’s most hideous and broken cards find an eternal resting…

Tusk Talk Podcast Episode 1: Welcome to the Terrordome

by Sean O'Brien on October 9, 2015

Sean O’Brien (nedleeds), Evan Nyquist (Überwucherung), and Andrew Wright (biglongjohns) present the premier episode of…

So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 49: October 2015 Banned & Restricted List Update

by Kevin Cron on October 4, 2015

Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian dig through the extraordinary Banned and Restricted List update for…

So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 41: Fate Reforged

by Kevin Cron on February 9, 2015

Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian review Fate Reforged for Vintage, and analyze the recent Banned…

So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 23: Possible Restrictions and Unrestrictions

by Kevin Cron on April 16, 2013

Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian discuss possible restrictions and unrestrictions in Vintage as well as…

So Many Insane Plays – Is Vintage ‘Too Fast’ or in a Golden Era?

by Stephen Menendian on October 28, 2011

Brian DeMars recently penned an article titled ‘Is Vintage Too Fast?‘ While the article is…

So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 9: The Post-Innistrad Vintage Metagame

by Kevin Cron on October 22, 2011

Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian discuss Innistrad’s impact on Vintage as demonstrated by its first…

So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 8: Innistrad Set Review and Fact or Fiction Unrestricted

by Kevin Cron on September 27, 2011

Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian discuss Innistrad’s Vintage playables and the unrestriction of Fact or…

So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 2: Vintage Metagame Overview 2011Q2

by Kevin Cron on June 26, 2011

Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian discuss listener feedback on the least unrestrictable card in Vintage,…

So Many Insane Plays Podcast Episode 1: Inauguration

by Kevin Cron on June 23, 2011

Kevin Cron and Steve Menendian kick off the So Many Insane Plays podcast with a…

So Many Insane Plays – What is the LEAST Unrestrictable Card in Vintage?

by Stephen Menendian on June 16, 2011

This month may herald some exciting changes to the Vintage Restricted List. In recent years,…

Why Fact or Fiction Should Be Unrestricted: An Open Letter to the DCI

by Stephen Menendian on May 31, 2011

(Editor’s Note: this article was co-authored by Stephen Menendian and William Winger Almost ten years…