Those two cards don’t work anymore if the opponent’s hand is full.
It looks like when etali fetches a card, if their hand is full the card gets put on top of your library so you draw it next turn, even if your hand is not full. I don’t know how someone thought this was a good idea…
Nobody thinks its a good idea, it is a bug. When Etali first came out that was how the card functioned, and it was fixed later. It seems 2.9 accidentally brought the bug back.
Ah, I didn’t have etali for the longest time and didn’t know it was bugged before. I’ve noticed support destruction hitting treasures again too, who knows how many previous fixes got undone by 2.9.
Same for exclusion mage! My number one bounce-boy (though I think it’s a ‘she’) doesn’t do anything if Greg’s hand is full, making this previously awesome card a weak offering. Weak!
That’s how it’s supposed to be, I wouldn’t be mad if all bounce works that way again