MTG News Digest — Modern Horizons 3 Spoilers & Ban List Update
MTG News Digest — Modern Horizons 3 Spoilers & Ban List Update
It’s been a wild week for Magic players. Wizards dropped both a Banned & Restricted announcement and a fresh batch of Modern Horizons 3 spoilers. Let’s cut through the noise.
Banned & Restricted Update
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer has been banned in Modern. This is the big one. After years of dominating the format, the monkey finally gets the axe. Expect Delver and tempo strategies to shift significantly.
Inheritance is restricted in Legacy. A measured response — the card warps games but isn’t format-breaking at one copy.
No changes to Pioneer or Standard, which both remain in healthy spots according to WotC’s data.
Modern Horizons 3 Spoiler Season Highlights
- Tolarian Academy reprint — Yes, really. It’s in the set. Modern just got very interesting.
- A new five-color land cycle with downside abilities that still look constructed-playable
- Several powerful evoke creatures that threaten to reshape the format before the set even releases
- The return of Morph as a limited mechanic, with some spicy constructed options
What This Means
Modern is about to get shaken up twice — once from the ban, once from the new set. If you’re holding Ragavan copies, sell now before the market floods. If you’re a Modern player, start testing new builds immediately.
The full spoiler season runs for two more weeks. We’ll have a complete set review once all cards are revealed.