Comments on: Investigating April 4 Banlist Update Consequences

By: Roland F. Rivera Santiago

Roland F. Rivera Santiago — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 19:51:34 +0000

In reply to Darcy Hartwick. Even if they do (and I doubt it), there will be other jank-smashers in the format (Burn and Jund first and foremost) ready to keep them from ever seeing serious play. And that's a good thing, within reason: this is primarily meant to be a competitive format, not a casual one. You want there to be some standard of play and the development of a healthy metagame (which necessitates having established decks), while at the same time allowing multiple paths to victory.

By: Nicolas Dangelo Biancaccio

Nicolas Dangelo Biancaccio — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 15:02:44 +0000

I think that this unbans are just to shut down the argument of “modern is about bannings”, just to help the format’s fame

By: Seth Jacob Glauer

Seth Jacob Glauer — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 13:41:11 +0000

skyrocketed like the price of a Comcast XFINITY bundle after its promotion ends….Pure gold

By: Darcy Hartwick

Darcy Hartwick — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 11:16:41 +0000

In reply to Ricardo Takeda. Just a matter of time before Mox Opal and Simian Spirit Guide get their seats in the penalty box. With more control tools and these silly cards out of the format, modern would slow down a lot which would mean you no longer have to kill someone on turn four to play the game and people could build their silly Brimaz and Soulfire Grand Master decks and have a fighting chance.

By: Ricardo Takeda

Ricardo Takeda — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 01:17:57 +0000

I, for one, believe that wizard’s approach to keep a small banlist to be a good one.
One should focus on the source of the problem instead of their consequences.
Thought knot seer and reality smasher are (probably) fine for modern but not on turn 2 and 3.
Keeping unfair and non interactive things in check should be a priority.

One of the few things that should be kept on a very tight leash is fast mana.
That is, hands down, THE most powerful and game breaking thing you can do on magic.
It is the sole reason the moxen, a “strictly worse basic land” artifact ( when it’s already in the field), is a P9 instead of a bulk rare.
For these reasons I think Mox Opal is long overdue in the format.
Saying that Mox Opal is fine because “there is a lot of artifact hate and everyone uses it” is the same as saying the P9 would be fine in legacy because “everyone runs FoW anyway”