Oracle Text: Welcome back, Standard enjoyers! For our first episode of Season 2 and our first episode of 2026, join us as we sit down and discuss Badgermole Cub: is it banworthy?

From pushed design philosophy to power creep in the format, Badgermole Cub has all of the hallmarks of a card that could end up on the Standard banlist: mana acceleration, card advantage, stats that break parody, and nothing but upsides.

But are each of those qualities individually enough to warrant banning the badger? Or is it each aspect together on one card that makes this cub a show of force in the Standard metagame?

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