Note that a Standard ban announcement doesnt necessarily ban a card, but they can make an official statement about the health of the format, and which decks and cards are more likely to get the axe in the future
Also, it can lead to some hilarious online discourse (which is never outrageous whatsoever)
Ability: Binding Aura Your opponent can't play any Basic Pokmon or Evolution cards from his or her hand to evolve an Active Pokmon and can't attach any Energy cards from his or her hand to an Asleep Pokmon
Otherwise, youll be left out cold for the winter
Draw A low mana curve means theres a real chance of playing out your entire hand, unless you include a good handful of draw options
I had been playing primarily U/W Eldrazi and R/G Eldrazi for the past few weeks, and my margins of victory versus other Eldrazi decks was basically no different than I had with this deck, so it seemed to me I should just hunker down and accept it