Comments on: One Time at Banned Camp: The March ’20 Ban https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/03/one-time-banned-camp-march-20-ban/ Play More, Win More, Pay Less Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:11:18 +0000 hourly 1 By: David Ernenwein https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/03/one-time-banned-camp-march-20-ban/#comment-2130225 Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:11:18 +0000 https://quietspeculation.com/?p=21410#comment-2130225 In reply to Dan W..

We need to wait and see on Titan. The narrative on the deck was stronger than the reality and I don’t know if they’ll even be running Dryad a month from now. I’d wait for more data before speculating there.

I really doubt that Underworld Breach will get banned anytime soon. I keep hearing that it’s the most busted thing in the world, but I’m not convinced that it’s anything other than hype. Every time I’ve played against it, regardless of deck, I’ve found that it just falls apart in the face of any disruption. Or on its own, with no input from me. It seems much worse than KCI combo was, and can’t integrate Engineered Explosives as well to boot.

There are those who say it’s a leaner and more streamlined KCI, and while that may be true that doesn’t make it better. KCI was a mana ability and that made it too difficult to disrupt. Everything that you think should disrupt Breach, even midcombo, actually does and in the way you’d expect. Without decent Moxen to generate lots of mana, I don’t think Breach will be too much for Modern.

As for Veil, yeah it’s a bit absurd, but it’s not a problem. Modern isn’t as blue or black heavy as Legacy and has enough white and red answers to keep it contained. It sucks for Stoneblade, but there’s little chance of action being taken against it. Also, worth reiterating, Spell Queller doesn’t counter and so Veil doesn’t counter Quelling.

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By: Dan W. https://www.quietspeculation.com/2020/03/one-time-banned-camp-march-20-ban/#comment-2130224 Wed, 11 Mar 2020 23:12:44 +0000 https://quietspeculation.com/?p=21410#comment-2130224 Thanks for the breakdown, but I couldn’t help but notice one particular line of text…
“it’s worth remembering that Veil of Summer, another high-power cantrip of recent times, is still legal.”
There are few cards in the format that I genuinely loathe seeing, but as far as “hated” cards go Veil of Summer is right near the top. The fiery hatred I feel for that particular card is beyond my meager ability to express. While nothing would please me more that to see it go, I don’t think that it will be happening anytime soon. Are there cards you think Wizards will have their eyes on? For example if Titan decks continue to dominate the meta are we looking at a Field of the Dead or Valakut ban? Are we expecting the new Breach/Grinding Station combo to take off–and subsequently eat a ban? Etc.

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