I really don't buy Grindstone entering Modern. It's a fairly "easy" turn 3 win, which is susceptible to common hate, but I hardly imagine that is really much of an argument for it. I think the "biggest" strike on it, in my opinion, is that if one is not abusing it via Painter, the card is almost useless in competitive Magic.
Even taking this list at it's own word, likely Grindstone is a new Judge or MTGO promo.
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Fireblast also sounds risky in a format full of shocklands. That might push Burn over the top.
Besides, most cards on that list are garbage.
That list is fake. I mean we all know it, but there is a obvious tell. The Urza lands are already legal in Modern, removing them as a contender for the set.
I'm pretty sure that Dust Bowl will be in this set (you heard it first here).
the list says it may come from commander products as well, so it's very possible the list is legit.
-rob
The list may be legit, but it doesn't really tell us a whole lot. Any of these cards could be in a non horizons product. Also none of them are really changing the format besides maybe fireblast and I don't think that's realistic to expect fireblast
Fake... gush shouldnt be allowed in modern and they’d never reprint stasis. They (wizards) has mentioned on numerous occasions over the years they they have moved away from land destruction / stasis like strategies.
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There are too many cards on this list I doubt they’d print.
I’m stoked for counterspell. I think FOF will be in it too, but won’t be played.
Astral slide is another strong possibility.
In Standard they have. In supplemental products they've bent things a bit more. Though honestly, I don't think Stasis would even be good in Modern; the card seems way too slow. Wasn't the main reason Stasis was any good to begin with the fact it happened to be good against Necropotence, which was the deck to beat at the time?
That said, I'd still be pretty surprised if they brought back the card, as it's not something people would particularly like. Even the people who'd want to play a lockout strategy like that can already play something like Whir Prison.
I think Fact or Fiction would be incredible for Modern, honestly. Right now the jeskai control decks are playing Hieroglyphic Illumination for Christ's sake. In a format with Gifts Ungiven legal I think FoF is just fine power-level-wise. Gush in a world where Izzet Phoenix is arguably the best deck? Fuck no. People have been speculating on Force of Will, Counterspell, Wasteland. Just like Gush, these cards just don't belong in Modern.
I do think they could print a similar card to Force of Will, like Force of Mana Leak: remove a blue card as alternative cost, spell is countered unless X is paid where X is the removed card's cmc. Sometimes people forget that we are not just getting cards into the format pre-8th Edition, we are also getting totally new cards.
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I'm on board. It's not going to be a value engine card (not that force ever was), but combo decks tend to be tight when they go off, since they try and go off as soon as possible, so that would slow be great from both a legacy (budget alternatives) and a modern perspective.
That said we all know it would be dumped in the mythic slot, because playable or good uncommons aren't a thing anymore.
Astral slide would be totally safe. Any other "engine" cards that could be safely added to Modern? Even if they don't immediately break open a viable decktype, engine cards / sets of cards are always good.
Gimme carrion feeder or goblin bombardment is what I say!
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Flusterstorm gets a reprint with new art.
The other card is an upgraded Astral Slide:
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Whenever you cycle Astral Drift or cycle another card while Astral Drift is on the battlefield, you may exile target creature. Return that creature to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.
Cycling 2W
Flusterstorm is cool. Not earth-shattering, but cool.
If what you are saying comes to pass that would be a great thing.
Just about all of our legacy decks would be playable in the format you are describing. Basically, the ban list in this new format would be reserved list, and everything else would be unbanned.
I would gladly give up LED, City of Traitors, Cradle, Metalworker for a 10x fold increase in legacy’s playerbase. Those handful of cards could be relegated to Vintage and commander. Losing them would barely effect many legacy decks. Many MUD lists are cutting Metalworker already. Many ramp decks are cutting City of Traitors and a card like Sandstone Needle or Crystal Vein could take its place. Elves could survive the loss of Cradle and Legacy would probably be better off without LED. As long as they bring every popular nonreserve list card like Dark Ritual and Hymn/Sinkhole/Pox over to Modern, I would happily make the swap.
And being reserved list cards, the cards not brought into modern will still maintain value. Reserve list cards is why Legacy is destined to suffer the same fate as vintage. Its a format without a long term future.
What you are describing is actually the one true way to save legacy. It would be a modern format that would have almost all of our pet legacy decks as viable options with a few minor changes (shocklands instead of duals).
All the decks we know and love would in fact become modern legal. Its a pain having to maintain a bunch of legacy decks that not that many people locally play and modern decks that are not as fun but needed since thats what almost everyone plays these days.
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