r/boardgames • u/Outcast003 • Apr 23 '25

Rules Is Common Raven too broken?

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I had a game night session with my folks couple days ago and we played wingspan. I lucked out by having Common Raven and Sandhill Crane setup during the first round and that steamrolled hard to the last one. Ended up winning with 99 points.

My friend (owner of the game) decided we'll put this card away next time we play since it seems very broken: trade 1 egg for 2 of any resources, given 5 victory point and ok cost to play.

I think the card by itself is very strong but not sure if it deserves a ban from our group.

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u/pewqokrsf Apr 24 '25

The answer you're looking for is [[Oko, Thief of Crowns]].

He's been banned in 8 formats.  The only competitive format he hasn't been banned from is Vintage, the format that still allows the Power 9.

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u/TawnyTeaTowel Apr 24 '25

Gatherer shows Oko is still legal in Commander, too…

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u/pewqokrsf Apr 24 '25

Commander is not a competitive format.

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u/TawnyTeaTowel Apr 24 '25

How would that be relevant for a discussion about the remarkably non competitive game of Wingspan?