As for why they didn't ban Oko when Field of the dead got hit, this was before everybody realized "oh wait Oko is actually just the best card printed in the last several years" and threw him into every style of deck. Close. Since their adoption of Wrenn and Six, Temur Delver variants have become dominant in Legacy.In Magic Online league play over recent weeks, Temur Delver has maintained a 56.5% win rate and earned over three … Dont understand why they didnt ban oko from everything else. Copyright 2020 ComicBook.com. Each week before the weekly queues begin, we will be making new decks, reviewing current ones and any other interesting tidbits of information collected throughout the week. As a general reminder, Direct Challenge outside of Tournament Mode does not enforce card bans. That means Oko can neither be a player's Commander nor a part of a player's Brawl deck in Magic: The Gathering Arena. The card is still going to be desirable to pretty much everybody aside from standard players. Meta wise the whole community says its the worse since MtG Arena came out. Read the official announcement below for more information but note the following important points: Build a deck around a specific legendary creature or planeswalker from the Standard card pool, and battle against friends in one-on-one or multiplayer free-for-all games.”. Oko is a strong card, just not as strong as most people think. As a general reminder, Direct Challenge outside of Tournament Mode does not enforce card bans. Oko, Thief of Crowns was banned in Standard (and Brawl!) Oko, Thief of Crowns is still playable in all other formats and events. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! The general consensus is that WotC considers this to be a flagship card for the expansion, wants it to feel impactful/meaningful, and is extremely reluctant to diminish its value so soon. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), There will not be any Wildcard refunds for this banning, The banning is only effective on MTG Arena (not tabletop). Brawl Haul - Putting Counters on Everything with Grakmaw, Skyclave Ravager, If you have this card in your collection, you will. 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For example, Gruul beatdown or Gruul Adventures decks. Let us know in the comments. The format will be one-on-one only when it comes to Arena. It was not surprising to see instant concessions as soon as the opponent found out that he was your commander! Are you excited about Brawl coming to Magic: The Gathering Arena? MTG Arena Zone © 2020. This means that you cannot use Oko as your commander or as part of your deck (outside of Direct Challenge). All Rights Reserved. Restart your client before the Wednesday Brawl starts to prevent an "invalid deck" error message for decks containing Oko. Generally I feel like WOTC is extremely greedy when it comes to their virtual games. Otherwise, players will not see that their deck is invalid until they hit “Play” (which will cause an “Invalid Deck” error message to appear). Once Upon a Time and Veil of Summer. The color identity of all cards in your deck must fall within the color identity of your commander (color identity encompasses colored mana symbols in both the card's cost and its rules text—for example, Shalai, Voice of Plenty's color identity is green-white). In the meantime, check out the following links: MTG Arena Effective Date: November 5, 2019. Robert is currently playing Animal Crossing, Teamfight Tactics, World of Warcraft, Satisfactory, MTG: Arena, and Hearthstone. We all knew Oko, Thief of Crowns had to Go. Oko was also banned in MTG Arena’s Brawl format two weeks ago and was banned in tabletop Brawl today, as well. It also looks bad to ban a card that was just released as well, but with the effect, Oko has on the format I think 1 month is a fairly good amount of time before he gets hit. Robert "Fluxflashor" Veitch is the founder of Out of Cards. In addition to Oko, Thief of Crowns, both Once Upon a Time and Veil of Summer have helped … That means Oko can neither be a player's Commander nor a part of a player's Brawl deck in Magic: The Gathering Arena. Oko, Thief of Crowns is Oko's introduction to Magic: The Gathering, released as part of the Throne of Eldraine set. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Dont understand why they didnt ban oko from everything else. Right now you cant play artifacts efficiently. Wizards has decided to take action to prevent Oko from continuing to dominate the format, though he can still be played in direct challenge Brawl matches. I'm disappointed that WOTC doesn't give Wildcards for bans, even if they are specific for a game mode. In an announcement earlier today, Wizards announced that Oko, Thief of Crowns, has been banned from the Brawl format in MTG Arena.