On January 1997, Standard went through another change in its rules: New editions of Basic Set now replaced the previous Basic Set, while expansion editions (this is how editions were called before the concept of Block existed) replaced the previous expansion edition. Thus, it is likely that these cards were simply too strong for T2. While I didn't found any register that explained the logic through each ban and restriction during this moment of the format, cards like Black Vise, Strip Mine, Channel, Mind Twist and Balance are cards that are still banned in Legacy or restricted in Vintage today. The list of restricted cards was also going through some changes: While cards like Recall and Feldon's Cane were no longer restricted, cards like Black Vise, Strip Mine, Land Tax, Hymn to Tourach and Zuran Orb entered the list.

It was only on November 1995 that Standard received its first official ban: Channel. The concept of formats in Magic was still premature, and Type 2 went through many changes during its two first years of existence, which we will mention on this article later. The format had a restricted list with a considerable number of cards, while only the cards with the Ante mechanic had been banned at first. On its launch, Standard consisted of Revised, The Dark and Fallen Empires. Standard was born at the beginning of 1995, with its baptism name Type 2 (and that's why many players still call it T2!), having just the most recent Basic Set (what we call today Core Set) and the two last sets before it. This will allow us to comprehend its history so we can, in a future article, analyze the best moments in Standard's past and the situation that the format is in today. Today, I would like to invite you to take a look into the past to follow a retrospective of the format's history and its banned cards. There's a lot to talk about when it comes to Standard.

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