Quote Originally Posted by honestabe View Post
If they didn't ban Ancestral Vision, Bitterblossom, Jace and Misstep, I really, really doubt combo would have done so well.

I mean, they banned control, so combo dominated, so they banned combo, so aggro dominated, so they banned aggro (though aggro definitely got off easier than control and combo). I was really hoping to see some unbannings to raise the power level of the other decks to beat Zoo, than some banning of Zoo cards that in actuality isn't going to do too much to the deck. Zoo is still top dog by a long shot.
This is a fantastic summation of the format, in my honest opinion. Ancestral Vision, Bitterblossom, Jace, and Misstep would have given control a foothold. Zoo can still beat that lineup (it does it frequently in legacy, just sub in Force for MM) but it would still be a top deck. Combo decks can beat that lineup (they do it in legacy, again sub in Force for MM) but there would still be opportunities for control to win the matchup.

I don't understand this 'turn 4 interactive format' bullshit that Wizards is forcing modern to be. Doesn't standard meet that criteria already...you know, the format that makes them the most money? I say let modern be what it could be: a super-fast format with a great card pool.