In the high fantasy world of Magic: The Gathering, you get to choose your own adventure. You can play with elves, goblins, gigantic dragons, or even evil demons! There's also this guy in a hoodie.
Judge: 'Magic players! As we enter the last 5 minutes of the round I'd like to remind you the only way to determine a match of magic is with a match of magic, and not a random method like a coin flip or rolling a dice.
Player: Thank you judge. Anyway, I'll cast invert polarity
Funny interaction in round 4 of EW
Me: I'll play a land and cast the one ring.
Opponent: Your city of traitors dies.
Me: I have blood moon in play.
O: Right... okay then I'll daze the ring.
Me: I have blood moon in play.
O: Right... okay then I'll concede.
Top was legal for exactly 14 years.
It was part of the format's identity.
It ALSO scaled up in power over time.
Cheaper curves made top + CB better.
Wotc understood this and had the courage to take action.
Entomb has been legal for exactly 14 years.