STANDARD · AUGUST 10, 2026
Standard just changed.
Gran-Gran, Stormchaser's Talent and Badgermole Cub have been banned from Standard.
Standard reset
Three bans. Three pillars hit.
Badgermole Cub, Stormchaser's Talent and Gran-Gran are banned in Standard effective August 10, 2026.
Wizards wants a slower, more diverse format with less pressure to interact in the opening turns.
The hit
The decks that have to rebuild
Official impact, paired with Playset's current 30-day Deck Library sample of 155 published Standard versions.
Confirmed
Badgermole Cub
Selesnya Offense
Heavily disrupted
Cub was the mana engine behind Standard's fastest green decks. Selesnya Offense now has to rebuild without the card that enabled turn-three wins and common turn-four or turn-five finishes.
Confirmed
Stormchaser's Talent
Izzet Prowess
Heavily weakened
Wizards calls Talent the deck's keystone. Losing its explosive starts and late-game Boomerang Basics value should make Prowess slower and easier to contain.
Confirmed
Gran-Gran
Jeskai Lessons
Hit — shell remains
Jeskai isn't gone. Tablet of Discovery and Jeskai Revelation remain, which makes the shell one of the first decks to watch after losing Gran-Gran.
What to watch
More room, not confirmed winners
There is no post-ban tournament evidence yet. These are the first shells worth checking as Standard slows down.
Watch
Jeskai Lessons
Watch
The Tablet of Discovery and Jeskai Revelation engine survives. The shell was hit, but its late game remains intact.
Watch
Mardu Discard
Could benefit
Wizards highlighted Mardu Discard as an emerging deck. A slower field may give its disruption more time to matter.
Watch
Four-Color Control
Could benefit
Another emerging strategy named by Wizards. More room in the early turns could help, but Playset has no matching recent Deck Library group yet.
Collector watch
The first three price checks
A ban can change demand as decks disappear or rebuild. Playset has verified history for each exact Regular printing, but no checkpoint after the announcement yet.
Playset signal
Badgermole Cub
Regular · 589 kr
Waiting for next verified observation
The highest-value reference of the three at Playset's August 10 checkpoint — and the first reaction to watch.
Playset signal
Stormchaser's Talent
Regular · 60 kr
Waiting for next verified observation
Latest verified exact Regular reference from the August 10 canonical checkpoint.
Playset signal
Gran-Gran
Regular · 4 kr
Waiting for next verified observation
Latest verified exact Regular reference from the August 10 canonical checkpoint.
Source
Official Wizards announcement