Seven cards have been banned in Magic: The Gathering Standard as part of a mid-year update for 2025. Cori-Steel Cutter is the main card banned due to its overwhelming presence, accounting for 40% of play at a recent Pro Tour. Other cards banned include Abuelo's Awakening, Monstrous Rage, Heartfire Hero, Up The Beanstalk, Hopeless Nightmare, and This Town Ain't Big Enough. The goal of these bans is to maintain balance in the format and avoid new dominance.
Cori-Steel Cutter has been banned due to its dominance, making up 40% of Standard play at the Pro Tour MTG--Final Fantasy tournament.
Wizards of the Coast banned seven cards in Magic: The Gathering Standard, including Abuelo's Awakening and Up The Beanstalk.
Both Monstrous Rage and Heartfire Hero were banned to balance aggressive decks, with Wizards opting to remove both.
The bans mark an early rotation for Standard, aimed at preventing any single card from dominating the metagame.
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