News of Red Bull’s bizarre decision regarding decklists at their upcoming “Untapped” Mythic Championship Qualifier events have left people stunned. But it’s not just the fans that are stunned, LGSs and online stores world-wide are suffering from an ecological collapse as MTG players stop buying anything that would allow their opponent to meta game.

For the Red Bull tournament. Wild. pic.twitter.com/47AHZpAGuV — Abe Corrigan (@CorriganAbe) June 25, 2019

Thanks to Red Bull’s decision to allow anyone to go hog-wild with their decks, players are quickly discovering that it is perfectly legal to bring 10 decks to the event and decide before the match starts what they want to play. Long gone are your favourite Delver of Secrets sleeves or Lightning Bolt playmats, these personalised accessories are now a liability and will give your opponent an edge when you sit down for your round.

“In testing we’ve had to practice meta-meta gaming” a local grinder proclaimed, “if they are wearing their cap backwards, they are almost certainly playing Jund”.

Despite the Spikes making due, vendors are suffering. “Before the announcement, our “1+1+1=7″ playmats were our best sellers, now we can’t even give them away” reported LGS manager, Elizabeth.

Is meta-meta gaming the future of MTG? Will stocks in Matte Black Sleeves continue to rise? More on this story to come.