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Banned and Restricted Update, August 28 2017: Vintage Changes

by mtggoldfish // Aug 28, 2017

Effective September 1, 2017, the following changes will take place for Vintage:

Thorn of Amethyst is restricted.
Monastery Mentor is restricted.
Yawgmoth's Bargain is unrestricted.

All other formats, no changes.

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