this was not my intention!" Gaius van Baelsar Number 38 Language English Legal Formats Alchemy, Brawl, Commander, Competitive Brawl, Historic, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Standard, Timeless, Vintage Rulings (6/6/2025) Ending the turn this way means the following things happen in order: (1) All spells and abilities on the stack are exiled
It also lets you play with the top card of your library revealed and cast creatures from there, which is perfect for creature-heavy green decks that want to keep the board full without running out of steam
This deck and all the variations of it (and there are a number both straight mono blue and blue/white or blue/black) are incredibly fast paced decks, deploying out a small army and backed up by the immense amount of card draw provided by cards like Thoughtcast and Thought Monitor
As such, some of these rebalances were no longer necessary to maintain a healthy meta
This means it's not possible to cheat creatures into play out of nowhere (which madness can do), but it also means you're granted more flexibility, because you can cast a spell for its mayhem cost at any point during the turn in which it was discarded (rather than having to choose immediately as per madness rules)
I would also expect to see Guardian of Faith show up in most of the white-based Aether Vial decks, as those decks are usually forced to commit to the board, leaving themselves vulnerable to a timely Supreme Verdict