Pioneer and Historic likely can't coexist, so it's easier to pick one, and Historic it is. (Doesn't mean they won't add cards that are incidentally Pioneer-legal, but Pioneer also has the burden of the paper format holding it back. Doesn't help that Pioneer is effectively dead right now.)
I've been enjoying Historic to the extent that I don't hate it just long enough to finish my daily $$$ quests and then quit immediately after. Like most magic in the modern age, it's about finding a deck you enjoy playing and that's it. Can you play a deck you like? (y/n) Then you will/won't stomach playing Arena.
I think the implication is once Pioneer is on MTGA they cannot coexist. In any event, I disagree with that notion. Historic can be a curated quasi-Legacy format and Pioneer and be the eternal "FIRE" format. For obvious reasons, these could be completely different meta games.
Magic historically has shown that the game can really only handle one high-prestige non-rotating format, and right now that's Historic.
Doesn't help that Pioneer is basically dead right now.
Modern and Legacy coexisted for quite some time. Pioneer and Historic can easily become the MTGA version i.e. two non-rotating formats one being cards of the current design era and the other being the entire game's history.
And here's more evidence they are viewing Historic as the Legacy of MTGA:
https://i.imgur.com/jzqX10N.png
As an aside, this article was already taken down supposedly because it was meant to be published on Monday.
https://twitter.com/HipstersMTG/stat...49764866641921
So Paper is still far more profitable than Digital. So no need to fear that WotC is going to abandon Paper for for Digital anytime soon.
Also:
https://mtgazone.com/jumpstart-historic-horizons/
They are going to introduce all the crap nobody likes and can't be done in paper.
Congratz clowns of the coast.
Ah those sweet sweet Microprose memories. I'm ready to cast Goblin Polka Band again!
A shame this is an online only card. I would try that in Eldrazi Stompy otherwise since it works with Eye/Temple and generates card advantage. It could also grind value in combination with Displacer.
But since Seek pulls a random card that qualifies from the library without shuffling, we won't see it in Paper.
Seems like it's not revealed either, nor can you use "prevalent" in paper and expect anyone to believe you.
At least now we have an answer to the pioneer vs historic debate.
Historic gets the literal random garbage they pull out of their clown wigs.
Ironic given the names of the format.
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