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I agree with you about the cost vs. reward scenario (what if it gets banned again, and it's already $60 roughly, it will only go up to $100+ if it gets unbanned.) Regardless of whether its safe or...

I think the best argument for them is that neither actually win the game on the spot, not like Twin. Yes, both can be strong points of inevitability if you build your deck to establish it. I don't...

My money is on Jace being unbanned. I picked one up in a trade, and I already have a set of Bloodbraid Elf stashed away if that's the one that's unbanned. I honestly wouldn't be surprised to see both...

I agree on SFM. Yes KCommand is a card, but SFM makes cheap counters like Dispel and Stubborn Denial even BETTER. BSkull even provides your perfect enabler for Denial. I think SFM getting unbanned...

Speculation on the hinted unbanning in yesterday's announcement? While I wish for a Jace unban, I think the more likely candidates are Splinter Twin or Bloodbraid Elf.

Yeah, good points. I remember when folks were skimping on grave hate in sideboards and relying too heavily on drs. I was guilty of it for awhile.

Another reason dredge struggles in legacy is the prominance of deathrite shaman, a card banned in modern. What modern does have is scavenging ooze, which is a little slower than rip/relic/surgical...

I really like this post. Modern has really developed some depth over the past year (goofy cruise/dig era aside.) It seems really fresh to see grixis finally doing well alongside the formats pillars...

Yeah, I know bloodbraid is banned. I was just describing the one potential way visions might be too good. I kind of feel that bloodbraid can come off the list too, but I'm not positive. Jund is still...

My thoughts:

1) Unban sword of the meek. Its weaker than twin combo (doesn't win on the spot), maindeck k-command everywhere, and overlapping hate is prevalent in sideboards (affinity.) Its also...

Gifts is mostly a big deck, the white is only for unburial rites, sometimes path, and a singleton lingering souls.

As far as bug good stuff goes, I've tried several versions. The one I liked most...

Pod was modern's sotf, and I remember how I would play every other match against survival at one point in time. Boring.

I am really excited to see what happens. Will zoo be good again? Will...

I think one of of the reasons I like a pod ban is because it is always fucking EVERYWHERE. I'm tired of seeing lists of pod deck after pod deck in top 16s. Yes it is a good deck, albeit a little too...

Great read, thanks. I agree for the most part. I feel that Dread Return (a free reanimation spell) would be too good without a free counterspell. That is one card that is too good. Also, Glimpse is...

If I were to maindeck a sideboard card it would be something much more broad, such as Engineered Explosives.

On topic, is there anything worth banning currently? I don't really think so, even...

Dread Return is the big one, the deck can be powerful without ichorid and therapy. Extended dredge didn't play them and it could go off turn 3-4 with incredible consistency. Dread return onto a fkz...

I agree with most, if not all, of this. Regardless of how slow birthing pod is (compared to say survival) its still a repeatable source of tutoring. The "drawback" of sacrificing a creature is an...

I play a bit of snapcaster myself and I'm trying out relic of progenitus again. Turn one lets you slow roll it and pop it off when you need to. Rip is a better hoser, but I still want to try this...

I'll be jamming Loam for sure. I already had a list that pulled on Bolts to stop DRS, but now the pressure is definately less. Only having to worry about Scooze (and boarded in hate) means it's a...

I agree.

Wasn't the Ponder/Preordain ban predicated mostly on the dominance/redundancy of Twin decks? It helped that deck much more than storm (mostly because Twin played maindeck counterspells,...

I think allowing more powerful cards into the format could actually HELP control and tempo deck's be more viable. I love spell pierce, but it gets much worse in a format where you aren't planning to...

Anybody thinking there will be a change in the B/R list for Modern when Born of the Gods hits? I think there will be some changes but I'm too chicken to predict anything, lol.

I think Nacatl could be a potential unban. Non-affinity, non-jund aggro deck's struggle too much in a format designed to be interactive by wotc. Stoneforge, bitterblossom, and visions would all...

I think most, if not all, Modern players can agree that Legacy is a more diverse format. In my humble opinion Legacy will always be the pinnacle of Magic constructed play. Modern is slightly more...

100% agree.