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Points Announcement: Theros Beyond Death (II)

Points announcements are usually made the Monday after each prerelease. However, due to CanCon 2020, a.k.a. ‘Highlander Nationals’ being only a week after prerelease, we made an early “no change” announcement for the ease of players preparing for that event.  We know that a large points change can disrupt invested playtesting, so have reserved this Theros Beyond Death (II) announcement for a week after Highlander Nationals. The additional time and metagame data has also assisted with placing some very impactful cards.  The changes are: Time Walk +1 (now 4 Points)Oko, Thief of Crowns +1 (now 1 Point)Thassa’s Oracle +2 (now 2 Points)Flash… Read More »Points Announcement: Theros Beyond Death (II)

Points Announcement: Core Set 2020

Core Set 2020 July update Flash +1 (to 1) We’ve been watching Flash-Protean Hulk combo for a long time due to its power, speed and difficulty for opponents to interact with. It has recently proven itself with a large tournament win. Various 6cmc combinations for the Protean Hulk trigger have been innovated, making it more difficult to sideboard against. These things combined have resulted in the committee putting a point on Flash. No other changes. In our discussions over the last few months we have considered pointing or unpointing different cards. However, Modern Horizons adds a lot of cards that… Read More »Points Announcement: Core Set 2020

Points Update: April 2017

-1 Flash from from 1 to 0-1 Muddle the Mixture from 1 to 0+1 Back to Basics from 0 to 1+1 Protean Hulk from 1 to 2+1 Time Vault from 3 to 4

Points Update: October 2012

-2 Flash from 3 to 1-1 Timetwister from 2 to 1-1 Dread Return from 1 to 0+1 Karakas from 0 to 1+1 Library of Alexandria from 1 to 2+1 Merchant Scroll from 0 to 1

Points Update: February 2012

-3 Protean Hulk from 4 to 1-1 Flash from 4 to 3-1 Crucible of Worlds from 2 to 1-1 Worldgorger Dragon from 3 to 2-1 Price of Progress from 1 to 0+1 Stoneforge Mystic from 0 to 1+1 Sylvan Tutor from 0 to 1+1 Worldly Tutor from 0 to 1+1 Muddle the Mixture from 0 to 1+1 Hermit Druid from 0 to 1-1 Intuition from 1 to 0+1 Summoner’s Pact from 0 to 1+1 Dread Return from 0 to 1