If Workshop gets restricted, I'll do nothing but spit froth and bile on Starcitygames. They'll RUIN the fun everyone's having with Vintage (kinda like how they ruined everyone's fun in Standard by banning Skullclamp. Not 'healthy' for the environment? What's unhealthy about a readily available card that EVERYONE was having a blast using (rather than just a few particular archetypes)?)
'I know, let's throw the entire T1 scene to mono blue. We're awesome!'
There was also talk of Goblin Welder, Survival of the Fittest and Metal Worker - but if this stuff heads for the list, I think heads might roll. There's no justification for it.
Bazaar of Baghdad!? Since when was the last time this good oldie ever had a huge impact on the Vintage scene? It makes Madness work marvelously (being the key card for 'Bombs over Baghdad'), but Madness lost it's potency some time ago.
If this stuff gets put on the list, get ready to see cards like Force of Will and Standstill follow suit in the next update (y'know, when Fish runs ramapantly all over the format because there's no Workshop Aggro to stop it). After that, get ready for T1 to be just like Extended or Standard - a whole lot 'not fun' to play.
This is why I didn't like the idea of sanctioned tournaments starting-up againwith Vintage. The DCI likes to ruin formats that start gaining popularity.
I like how the DCI tries to justify their restrictions these days. 'Oath of Druids had too large an influence on the 1.X scene.' And Counterspell didn't? What about Psychatog? The only cards that don't influence a format are cards like 'Nourish', 'Common Cause' and 'Healing Salve'. Why? Because they suck.
If anything, I'd like to see a few cards come off of the banned/restricted lists. Nothing is clearly a dominatant force in any format right now, as the recent GenCon tournament clearly demonstrates for Vintage in particular. (look at how diverse the top 8 contenders were. And with very little combo!)
My opinions of R&Ds decision-making process aside, here's what I think will nevertheless appear on the new restricted list for T1:
- Goblin Welder
- Mishra's Workshop
- Survival of the Fittest
- Null Rod
- Crucible of Worlds
- Mindslaver
- Metalworker
Once again, I don't want any of these banned (look at the friggin' results! Workshop was in only 3 of the decks in the top 8 at GenCon! Welder was in considerably more, but for God's sake - it's a far cry from anywhere near broken! How hard is it to pack an answer for a 1/1 Goblin!?) - it's just what I predict will happen.
