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===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.
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