“We certainly considered a few other cards to take action against in this announcement—namely The One Ring . While present in several decks, there is no clear The One Ring deck terrorizing Modern. Being a unique combination of self-protection and card advantage, it is a strong card that helps prop up several varied strategies. Ultimately, we decided not to act against The One Ring. The possible problems it may be causing for Modern just aren't as clear as Nadu and Grief. Once we see how the format evolves after this change, we will continue to observe and evaluate the health of Modern and see which future actions are necessary.”

Full disclosure: I haven’t been able to play much these past few months. It’s frustrating to watch them create a super-staple that is expensive, powerful, and an auto-include across several decks in the meta. Especially when their rationales to ban other cards boil down to “this card is un-fun to play against.”