08/10/2026
After months of no changes, Wizards decided to open this week with a MAJOR shake-up of the Standard format -- banning three of the format's most powerful openers!
With these gone, what's the best opening plays of this brand-new meta? And what archetypes will step up in their absence?
https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/banned-and-restricted-august-10-2026