Fetchlands are banned in Pioneer. In Pioneer, Deathrite Shaman, Dreadhorde Arcanist, Dig Through Time and Treasure Cruise are all legal and do not cause any issues.
As such, I think Deathrite Shaman, Dreadhorde Arcanist, Dig Through Time, Treasure Cruise as well as Wrenn and Six and Sensei’s Top would all be unbanned if the Fetchlands were banned.
Brainstorm would see much less play. Xerox shells will suffer a bit. Nic Fit would get a boost due to playing plenty of nonland based shuffle effects, and regaining access to Top and Deathrite. FoW/FoN loses a bit as you can no longer abuse Brainstorm to dig for it or protect it from Thoughtseize/Therapy/Hymn. And the above unbans will definitely inspire some new decks.
Dual lands themselves would no longer be essential. In a format without fetchlands, alternative lands such as the pathway lands, canopy lands, filter lands, future lands and the magic 2010 duals would all be reasonably playable. This in it self would make the format much less expensive and much more accessible imho.
So all in all, I think it would be a net positive for Legacy.
What do you think the impact would be?
Last edited by Captain Hammer; 03-31-2021 at 01:57 PM.
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