As I become more involved with the Modern format (due to waning support for Legacy), the unexpected banning of Splinter Twin certainly raises some concerns for long-term investment into tier 1 decks and/or staples. Given Splinter Twin’s recent reprinting in MM2, it seemed as though Wizard’s was willing to support the archtype as a Modern pillar (or at least not ban it less than a year after its reprint). Clearly that is not the case, which leads me to believe that a recent reprinting by no means ensures safety from a ban.

I like to have a variety of decks that I can build/play, but this recent development certainly makes me wary of investing in strong/promising archtypes. Do we now need to worry if a deck reaches X percentage of the format, that a key component will get the ax?

Just some random thoughts as a player/investor looking to become more involved in a (personally) less familiar format. Guess we’ll have to see how things shake out.

I also am not optimistic about BGx’s short-term prospects, but I do see Jund picking up some ground beyond that due to Bolt’s likely relevance in a post-Twin world. Wizards might even release a series of blue cards and maybe BBE into this new nightmare, which would undoubtedly impact BGx’s prospects.

Anyone who wants to buy into BGx should do so over the next few months, when the format is likely to become very hostile to the midrange strategy and prices might sink.