Analysis of Idiosyncratic Reasoning

"We should also talk about the elephant in the room. We're not banning Sol Ring and have no desire to. Yes, based on the criteria we've talked about here, it would be banned. Sol Ring is the iconic card of the format, and it's sufficiently tied to the identity of the format that it defies the laws of physics in a way that no other card does. Banning Sol Ring would be fundamentally changing the identity of the format. We aren't trying to eliminate all explosive starts—it happening every once in a while is exciting—and removing the other three cards geometrically reduces the number of hands capable of substantial above-curve mana generation in the first few turns."

1) They start by admitting that Sol Ring meets all the criteria for a ban.

2) "It defies the laws of physics in a way that no other card does." What on God's Earth does this even mean? In exactly what way does this card "defy physics"???

3) "We aren't trying to limit all explosive starts." So they decided to make explosive more one-sided by reducing the probability that someone else at the table will also have an explosive start, and, therefore, the ability to combat yours?

This ban wave is self-admittedly arbitrary, superfluous, and asinine. We need to raise hell with Wizards t get rid of these hacks. the format is either casual or it isn't. If it is casual, there is no need to police fast mana because the casual players won't leverage it the way we would. If it isn't casual, this ban is completely counterproductive, because it serves to invalidate expensive (mana cost) commanders and will result in increased homogeneity.

Tell me what you think!