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Posted on Sept. 5, 2013, 4:58 p.m. by lord_of_the_snakes
anybody know what cards in theros will be awesome in modern, and anyone who says Thoughtseize will be Terminate d.
MindAblaze says... #3
I'm looking forward to using Omenspeaker with Augury Owl in my Quest for Ula's Temple deck. Doubt it'd make a splash in Modern...but it's nice to have some functional similarity.
Erebos may be a reason to try to make Mono Black Control a thing.
September 5, 2013 5:12 p.m.
fluffybunnypants says... #4
As previously stated, destructive revelry will be in every red or green sideboard competing with Ancient Grudge .
Nothing else really appears to be a set in stone deal yet. I mean, theoretically Erobos is a bamf, but there's much better card drawing engines available to black decks already (mainly Bob).
September 5, 2013 5:24 p.m.
I expect to see Thassa in Merfolk decks. I don't think it's enough to make it more than a fringe deck since Thassa's abilities aren't that powerful in such a deck, but it'll be interesting to see it in play.
Destructive Revelry will probably get some play, but I suspect only in RG aggro decks, which are still kind of on the fringe too. There are simply already a million other cards to deal with artifacts and enchantments, and this doesn't bring much to the table other than a more restrictive color commitment.
Planeswalkers sometimes have a chance, but I'm not feeling it yet. The new Elspeth is really good and I think will be great in the new slower Standard, but 6 mana is just too much for Modern. Xenagos competes with Domri Rade , who doesn't see much play in Modern. Ashiok's first ability doesn't actually do anything and the second might do nothing, particularly in a format where creature-poor decks exist.
So with OP's "no Thoughtseize " restriction, I don't see anything awesome yet.
Nobilior says... #2
...Thoughtseize ? ;)
I personally think that some of the gods will see some play (Primalcrux mono green)
Destructive Revelry will be in any R/G decks sideboard.
The new PWs are shaweet.
But! only time will tell. Need more spoilers.
September 5, 2013 5:12 p.m.