Modern Horizon
Modern forum
Posted on March 11, 2019, 2:17 p.m. by Icbrgr
So the Prof. from Tolarian Community college posted a really interesting video.
This Modern Horizons set doesnt seem to affect the Ban list in the same sense of outright to unbanning things like Mental Misstep or Second Sunrise .... but is a different concept that bridges into a realm beyond my reach/experience. Sure I've inherited some older cards that my brother gave to me from the Mirage sets and stuff; but I never actively collected or constructed cards from these older time periods because i figured it was a bit much to try to backtrack/familiarize myself with these older cards in order to break into the legacy/vintage formats.
In terms of brand new/never before seen/bypassing standard format printed cards like the spoiled Serra the Benevolent & Cabal Therapist ... I think its reasonable to assume that its anyones guess as to what kind of things could get printed.... However; does anyone have any insight or predictions on some possible cards that Modern Horizons may print that are currently only available in Legacy/Vintage that would have an impact on Modern? I dont think somthing like Goblin Ski Patrol would result in any dramatic change exactly but there is the "possibly" of Modern getting access to things like Sinkhole or Counterspell that could certainly shake things up a bit.
Maybe this could be the path needed to eventually achieve a diverse/healthy "No Ban List Modern" to get around the reserve list to maintain those entrenched in the other eternal formats?
EDIT
*Firstly, it's explicitly stated that the intent of Modern Horizons isn't to completely warp the entire format or turn it into a different version of Legacy." - Emma Handy
TheSimikBOat says... #2
Leaving aside Counterspell , I think that Flusterstorm is a great spell to reprint in Modern Horizons because It's a cheap counterspell that is good against unfair decks and especially good against certain very unfair decks like Storm, while also being a card that doesn't really hurt fair decks.
DuTogira says... #1
Most of the broken stuff that Shardless Agent does in legacy revolves around Brainstorm + Ancestral Vision which I guess isn't quite possible since Brainstorm isnt getting into modern any time soon (thanks to storm). I guess Shardless Agent might be ok in modern given how weak sultai is as a midrange deck (speaking as someone who has tried to make sultai midrange), and the fact that it has negative synergy with counter magics ( Counterspell to me might be one of the pushes sultai needs to finally make it as a control deck)... maybe I just play too much commander, but cascade and blue in the same deck scream "wombo combo" to me. I just don't know how to make it work in modern.
If someone can find a way to make Shardless Agent consistently hit Ancestral Vision , I have no doubt at all that Sultai could become the new best midrange deck, as sultai would absolutely never gas out, although it could have slightly weaker turns 1-4 than jund/abzan. Bear in mind that this is if and only if someone can find a way to make Shardless Agent consistently hit Ancestral Vision and only Ancestral Vision .
March 13, 2019 5:37 p.m.