Magic: The Gathering Announces It Will Ban Its Most Problematic Card
Wizards of the Coast is banning
Magic: The Gathering card Uro, Titan of Nature s Wrath in Pioneer, Modern, and Historic play. The Legendary Creature, released as part of the
Theros Beyond Death set in 2020, is already banned in Standard play after warping the competitive metagame following its release. The ban announcement came in an unusual and roundabout fashion. Uro s ban hasn t gone into effect yet. Instead, Wizards of the Coast pre-announced it while revealing its the Secret Lair Smitten Superdrop timed for Valentine s Day. Since an alternate art version of Uro, Titan of Nature s Wrath comes in the collection, Wizards of the Coast likely wanted to avoid a backlash by banning the card shortly after players purchase a pricey collector s set that includes Uro.