Re: Workshop vs. Mana Vault and other considerations

Argus Riley did not say this.  Argus Riley was not here:
> I haven't played tournaments in a while, so I haven't been too
> concerned about what's on the restricted list.  Does anyone know why
> Mana Vault is restricted and why Mishra's Workshop is unrestricted?
> It seems to me that the workshop is the far more abusable of the two
> even though it can only cast artifacts.

Show me the abusable artifacts in Type 1 that actually have a casting cost.
Mana Vault is restricted because it enables turn 1 Time Spirals and Mind's
Desires.

> Also, not that I want to bash WotC, but why print Tinker when they
> could have just reprinted Transmute Artifact which isn't nearly as
> abusable?

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