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==Notable cards== ===Companions=== Companion creatures were deemed to be too strong as they dominated in almost every constructed format β three of them had been banned in at least one sanctioned format in less than two months, prompting WotC to change Companion's rules altogether. *<c>Lutri, the Spellchaser</c> was [[banned]] in [[Brawl]] the day it was released in digital form. But more notably, mtgcommander.net, the governing body of [[Commander (format)|Commander]], announced Lutri's commander ban on the day it was spoiled.<ref>{{TwitterRef|SheldonMenery|1245730022859685890}}</ref><ref>{{WebRef|url=https://articles.starcitygames.com/news/lutri-the-spellchaser-fastest-banned-card-ever|title=Lutri, The Spellchaser Fastest Banned Card Ever|author=Nick Miller|date=April 2, 2020|publisher=[[StarCityGames]]}}</ref> As Lutri's deckbuilding restriction is satisfied by every Commander/Brawl deck, it would have granted an unfair advantage to Blue-Red decks. * <c>Lurrus Of The Dream-Den</c>'s deckbuilding restriction mattered very little in formats already built around cheap permanents. It was banned in Legacy, but surprisingly in [[Vintage]] as well, the first card banned in Vintage specifically for power level reasons. It was later returned to Vintage in February 2021, given that the companion tax had long since been established to be effective. Lurrus remained a dominant contender in Modern and Pioneer for several years until it was banned in those formats in March 2022. * <c>Zirda, the Dawnwaker</c> was banned in [[Legacy]] alongside Lurrus for its infinite mana combo with <c>Grim Monolith</c>. This was the fastest ever ban in the format (other than cards that received a 0-day ban like <c>Mind's Desire</c>). Otherwise, Zirda had little to no impact in other formats. * <c>Yorion, Sky Nomad</c> had the greatest impact on Standard. "Yorion Piles", decks that used Sagas and other entry-effect enchantments from ''[[Theros Beyond Death]]'' to generate value, dominated the midrange, control and ramp ends of the metagame. Leaning towards a long-game strategy, it was least affected by the rules change, and its power as a [[flicker]] engine is held back in larger formats where diluting a deck's power density is more detrimental and mana efficiency is paramount. ''[[Modern Horizons 2]]''<nowiki/>'s pitch Elemental cycle created a deck with strong blink-supporting answers, giving Yorion a strong niche. The clunkiness of the eighty-card deck, growing strength of the four-color spell pool, and tedious gameplay lead to it being banned in Modern on October 10, 2022. This was the last major Companion influence in competitive metagames, and with its departure the remainder are fringe players. * <c>Kaheera, the Orphanguard</c> and <c>Jegantha, the Wellspring</c> were the easiest to free-roll, the former appearing in creature-less or creature-low decks, the latter being a fringe benefit once the core of a deck was built. *<c>Obosh, the Preypiercer</c> had minor success pre- and post-change, with the restriction easily manageable with larger formats expanding the 1-drop slot, or with Adventure creatures filling the curve. * <c>Gyruda, Doom of Depths</c> generated a combo deck revolving around resolving as many of its triggers as possible, but as a six-mana blue spell, it was far too vulnerable. * <c>Keruga, the Macrosage</c> had potential in <c>Fires of Invention</c> decks with Adventure creatures, but eventually it was clear the lack of cheap interaction was untenable and it was supplanted by Yorion before the rules change. It is still occasionally seen in Historic Brawl decks alongside <c>Jodah, Archmage Eternal</c> as the commander. * <c>Umori, the Collector</c> had some Standard success pre-change in mutate decks, but the rules change crippled its cost-reduction ability, as usually, players wanted to cast it turn 3 before an explosive turn 4. ===Banned and restricted cards=== * <c>Winota, Joiner of Forces</c> asks for cheap non-Humans to cheat out powerful Humans, which resulted in decks attempting to rush out as many copies of <c>Agent of Treachery</c> as possible. While this was alleviated in Standard with the banning of Agent, such an effect only gained power with larger formats, and it was hence banned in Brawl in May and Historic in July β it was in fact so powerful the Historic suspension was done under emergency timing.<ref>{{DailyRef|news/suspension-update-historic-digital-format-2020-06-08|Suspension Update for Historic Digital Format|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|June 8, 2020}}</ref> Winota's rise to power in [[Pioneer]] was more gradual, coming to be seen as balanced for a good while. However, it quickly proved too much for the reduced Pioneer format [[Explorer]] shortly after its introduction to ''Arena'', and so the card was once again banned in May 2022.<ref>{{DailyRef|magic-digital/may-11-2022-banned-and-restricted-announcement|May 11, 2022 Banned and Restricted Announcement|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|May 11, 2022}}</ref> This was a sign of things to come, for Winota was banned in Pioneer a month later.<ref>{{DailyRef|news/june-7-2022-banned-and-restricted-announcement-2022-06-07|June 7, 2022 Banned and Restricted Announcement|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|June 7, 2022}}</ref> Historic would later rebalance the card so that it triggers only once per turn, thereby permitting its return to the format.<ref>{{DailyRef|magic-digital/alchemy-rebalancing-july-7-2022-2022-07-01|Alchemy Rebalancing for July 27, 2022|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|July 5, 2022}}</ref> *{{Card|Drannith Magistrate}} was a catch-all hate piece for Companions, [[Escape]] and [[Adventure|Adventures]], among other things, but the ability catching Commanders was considered generally unfun for Brawl, where it was banned in May 2020. Ironically, its application for stopping Companions was prevented after the rules change. ===Trivia=== * The ''Godzilla Series Monster card'' {{card|Void Beckoner||IKO|#=373|title=Spacegodzilla, Death Corona}} had an unfortunate name in view of the [[wikipedia:2019β20 coronavirus pandemic|2019β20 coronavirus pandemic]] that developed after its creation.<ref>{{DailyRef|news/statement-spacegodzilla-2020-04-02|Statement on Spacegodzilla|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|April 2, 2020}}</ref> All reprint editions of the set will remove this card. On [[MTG Arena]], it was renamed to {{card|Void Beckoner||IKO|#=373A|title=Spacegodzilla, Void Invader}}. And in [[Magic Online]], the card won't be distributed in [[Treasure Chest]]s. Note that this is a special version of the card {{card|Void Beckoner||IKO|#=104}}, which will not be affected by any changes. * <c>Kogla, the Titan Ape</c> is a reference to [[Wikipedia:King Kong|King Kong]]. Its rules text is similar to the [[M11]] "[[titan]] trigger". While well known in relation to Godzilla as a western Kaiju-esque creation, it has no special treatment likely due to the rights largely being owned by Universal Studios. <c>Yidaro, Wandering Monster</c> is a similar case, a reference to the Daiei-owned (and Toho Co. rival) Japanese Kaiju [[Wikipedia:Gamera|Gamera]]. * <c>Shark Typhoon</c> is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Sharknado|Sharknado]] franchise. * <c>Adaptive Shimmerer</c>, <c>Cryptic Trilobite</c>, <c>Farfinder</c> and <c>Mysterious Egg</c> join the short list as the fourth to seventh colorless non-artifact non-Eldrazi creatures. * The art of <c>Forbidden Friendship</c>, {{card|Capture Sphere||IKO}} and {{card|Cathartic Reunion||IKO}} tells a story about a [[bonder]] and his [[monster]]. A similar story is also told by <c>Proud Wildbonder</c> and <c>Fully Grown</c>. * <c>Flame Spill</c> is a near-functional reprint and [[black border]]ed version, of <c>Super-Duper Death Ray</c> from ''[[Unstable]]''.<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/614872815235153920/heres-my-ikoria-social-media-preview-yes|title=Yes, Super-Duper Death Ray comes to black border (well, almost, it doesnβt technically have trample).|April 8, 2020}}</ref> <c>Ram Through</c> similarly uses the mechanic. * <c>Fiend Artisan</c> is the first [[mythic rare]] [[hybrid mana]] card to be printed in a booster pack since the rarity was introduced in ''[[Shards of Alara]]'', almost 12 years earlier. * The design of <c>The Ozolith</c> was inspired by the [[silver-bordered]] <c>Giant Fan</c>.<ref name="Beholder 2"/> * The song featured in Ikoria's cinematic is ''[[Wikipedia:Bad Reputation (Joan Jett song)|Bad Reputation]]'' by [[Wikipedia:Joan Jett|Joan Jett]]. * The set was nicknamed "Monster Island" by [[R&D]].<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/712283265366736896|title=I'd like to invoke a (belated) birthday trivia of the set that pulled me into Magic: Ikoria!|March 20, 2023}}</ref>
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