MTG Salvation

So, I was getting tired of playing against Infect, Burn and Affinity a while back, and wondered what Modern would be like if all the key cards were suddenly banned. Taking the idea from smogon, I compiled a list of cards that have over 3.6% usage in top 8s, to add to the modern banlist.


Quite a few unfortunate bans for side-pieces in affinity, etc, but quite a few decks stand out:
Merfolk: Loses mana leak, some draw maybe, otherwise great.
Faeries: Loses point discard and clique, but replacements exist.
Big Red: Blood Moon and Bridge stay, as do most threats, Wrath of God, Kozilek's Return and Karn/Koth/Chandra.
Delver: Delver has only approx 1.5% usage. You lose most of its support, but a Phantasmal Bear/Ninja of the Deep Hours build may be possible.
Ascension: You lose manamorphose, but can probably still make a list. Thing in the Ice is still around, as well.
Control: You lose a lot of counters and removal, but Doom Blade, Dreadbore, Damnation, Ancestral Visions and most walkers remain, as does Gurmag Angler. That, and Thopter-Sword is legal.
Vengevine: As every other grave deck dies a horrible death, this might not face too much sideboard hate. Vengeful Pharoah and Darkblast are still in.
Cascade: You lose Street Wraith, but Living End and Restore Balance lose very little.
Lantern: Lose the cheap removal, but keep Tezz, Lantern engine, Bridge. Put in some flame slash and you're golden.
Eggs: All the eggs stay, as does Faith's Reward, and you don't have to play around leak.
Kiki-Exarch: Can even play a Necrotic Ooze variant. Plenty of combo potential here.
Hatebears: Keep Qasali Pridemage, Voice of Resurgence, Loxodon Smiter, Knight of the Reliquary, Brimaz, Mirran Crusader, Swords, etc. Only lose Vial, Thalia, Path, CoCo, Lingering souls.
Goryo's: Goryo's and Griselbrand stay, although you lose Looting and Emrakul.
Devotion: Loss of PrimeTime and EWit hurt green devotion, but Nykthos stays for other colours. Black could work, as trivial removal for Phyrexian Obliterator is largely gone.
Bogles: Loses very little, likely a premier aggro deck.

I think this could be a fun and varied format, moreso than modern, and more reactive to changes in standard, as new cards aren't immediately added to the banlist. That, and there's a lot less time spent shuffling.