Crucible of Worlds is the New Library of Alexandria: Constructing a Coherent Restricted List Policy

So when does a card meet the distortion criteria? That’s one of the primary questions I want to address in this article. It requires a close analysis and a careful look. The critical inquiry is whether a card is “excessively” distorting. This is the problem with Crucible of Worlds. Crucible of the Worlds is not an inherently powerful card, but its presence in Type One is disturbing to many players. Crucible presents an important test case for my proposed framework and to that end I’m going to parse out these arguments for and against restriction in detail.

Changes to the restricted list over the last decade are a patchwork of decisions that reveal little about the underlying policies. The need to…

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