In the Wake of the Battle

This weekend was absolutely awesome. We had the highest numbers yet and even though we had the maximum allotment of kits we only had two left after starting the last event. This was Wizardden.com's biggest prerelease weekend and we would like to thank you all for making this possible. Now that the dust is settling and I have cleaned up the shop there are some important things I have to share about this week and the rest of the month.

The Vancouver mulligan is now in effect. If you forget exactly how it works, check out my article on it here. The new ban list has also been announced. No new changes to standard or modern. Legacy and Vintage however has some noteworthy changes. Dig Through Time is now banned and Black Vise has been unbanned in Legacy. Chalice of the Void and Dig Through Time have both been restricted and Thirst for Knowledge is no longer restricted in Vintage.

We have another cool promo this month so we are bringing back the FNM Side Events. First up is Battle for Zendikar Draft at 7:15 on Friday the 2nd. The following side events will be announced on our Facebook page weekly.

The last important note is in regards to some rules changes. If you haven't heard already the competitive penalty for drawing extra cards has been brought down from a Game Loss to your opponent picking a card from your revealed hand and shuffling it away. The new addition to this is the removal of the sometimes confusing caveat of how your drew the card. It used to be that if you drew legally from an illegal play such as casting Divination with the wrong colors you would not be penalized for drawing extra cards but instead penalized for improper casting of a spell. This lead to messy convoluted fixes, but thankfully we do not have to worry about that any more. Drawing extra cards is drawing extra cards, plain and simple.