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Wasn't Hypnotic Sphincter banned/restricted for a short while? How about kird ape? Not being a wise-guy, I'm seriously asking.
They may "really only playtest" those environments, but it's not too hard to think of the Elf scenario off the top of their heads, especially since it's green. I'm willing to bet that they have "standard" scenarios like that, to see if cards pass a basic "bar", no matter what the environment. Personally, if I get this card, I'll think of putting him in my Spike deck to see how it works, especially with that guy who can move counters around (obviously not a broken scenario, but that's what I first thought of for a use).Originally posted by NorrYtt
R&D has stated that they really only playtest Limited, Standard, and Block Constructed. They don't playtest Extended, Type I, or anything else.
While Psychatog is good, it doesn't seem to dominate the set like Lin Sivvi did. Incidentally, I happen to know that after the set was released, the general consensus at WotC was that Lin Sivvi should have had a cc of 4 instead of 3. Not because it would cost more to play, per se, but more because it would require one more link in the Rebel chain to get her into play.Originally posted by Lotus Mox
and I wouldn't be too surprised if they ban Psychatog, although I think they will fix the 'tog problem in Onslaught. I generally despise such a strategy as it creates a vicious cycle of power spiraling up, but maybe R&D were clever enough to fix it, w/o building up to a next Urza's Saga.