Quote Originally Posted by Lemnear View Post
Pauper would have been the better replacement but I understand that Not only the old cards (reprint issue) but the power of some commons like brainstorm, dark ritual and gush could become harmful. Modern dodges this and As far As I know the market, in case of pauper as a PT/GP format, the prices would be explode too and i wouldn't Be surprised if the chase-cards would be 3-4€ themselves looking at all the uncommon removal of the last Sets like GftT or dismember
-Commons aren't affected by the Reserve List.
-Brainstorm isn't all that good without proper fetchlands in the format, hence why it doesn't really see play in MTGO Pauper. Individual cards need to be evaluated differently in each format they're legal in.
-If a card/strategy becomes too oppressive, they could, you know, ban it.
-Go for the Throat and Dismember are uncommons (as of now), and are therefore not legal in Pauper.

Damn, sanctioning Pauper just keeps sounding better and better, especially when you consider the MTGO banlist is only two cards long right now. More would likely need to be added if it were to be transposed to paper (High Tide being the biggest offender I think), but you're still looking at far and away the shortest banlist of any Eternal format. It even passes the LaPille test in that it feels a lot like 'real Magic'. In addition, every legal card post-Stronghold is easily identifiable for newer players, which is something WotC was going for with the modern borders when they made Modern 8th edition-present.