Hopeless Nightmare
Timeline
Rationale
Hopeless Nightmare was banned in Standard due to its role as a core component of self-bounce synergy decks. The card's ability to facilitate repeated casting provided both interaction and damage, enabling the deck to function as a highly disruptive aggressive strategy. Specifically, the mandated pattern of constant discard on the opponent was determined to be a key contributor to the "least-fun" elements of the archetype, significantly shrinking the game state and making recovery extremely difficult for opponents.
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