This thread is full of idiots... Lightning Bolt is NOT being reprinted.
Many times has a writer in Wizards said so, because of the plain and simple fact that it's too powerful for what it costs. x/3 creatures shouldn't be able to die at instant speed for one mana without a signifigant drawback. (like PTE giving you a land)
I absolutely guarantee that LB will not be printed in M10, and you can quote me on that.
As someone who played Draw-Go when it was Type 2 and 1.5, I'd like to chime in on the people who claim Draw-Go is "unfair". In short, it's not. It had extremely bad matchups against weenie and burn strategies and that was in a meta where mono was the rule and splashing a color was an extremely risky strategy.
People's perception of the power of Blue has been warped by WotC's decision to enable multi-color decks. I'm not really convinced that in the present environment a monoblue Draw-Go deck would be anything more than competitive even if WotC reprinted FoW and Counterspell in the very next block.
Now, as to the OP, I'd love to see Grip of Amnesia reprinted. It's an extremely powerful counter that is underappreciated.
I also wouldn't mind a retooled Mana Drain seeing an appearance. Something like:
Mana Siphon XUU
Instant
Counter target spell with converted mana cost X.
At the beginning of your next upkeep, add mana to your mana pool equal to what was spent to cast target spell.
For some reason I just want to see Absolute Grace get reprinted into modern. It's never going to happen, but just thinking about the impact that would have is epic. Oh Urza's Saga, you're broken nature knows no limits...
Holy smokes would I kill for a Flametongue Kavu reprint, though. Finally got a taste of that card again with the desert specific version that got printed along with Glorybringer. Terravore would probably slot into knight fall style deck lists.
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For some reason I just want to see Absolute Grace get reprinted into modern. It's never going to happen, but just thinking about the impact that would have is epic. Oh Urza's Saga, you're broken nature knows no limits...
Holy smokes would I kill for a Flametongue Kavu reprint, though. Finally got a taste of that card again with the desert specific version that got printed along with Glorybringer. Terravore would probably slot into knight fall style deck lists.
Absolute Grace as sideboard against GDS decks? ^__^
They printed the Kavu several times, even gave it new art... but never in core set. And sadly, they gave us Magnivore in a core set instead of the Terravore. I think Terravore isn't really overpowered for Modern, it's vulnerable to many of the popular removal and a relic of progenitus cleaning up both yards will kill it.
the argument about countryside crusher was he was he could be killed by bolt. plus terravore has trample built in. knight of reliquary is close but don't always wanna splash into white.
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As much as I like nonbasic hosers, Wasteland would probably make the format way too similar to Legacy in a bad sense, in which the first turns are spent wasting each other's manabases and then people play the game of who topdecks lands and spells in the right order. Either blue dominates by virtue of its cantrips or variance is increased. Lose / lose scenario, IMO.
I want terravore as well. I wanna play aggro loam in modern.
It would have been great in Ponza. First turn I fetch, assuming opponent also fetch, and on turn 3 I start destroying their lands... terravore would often enter as 5/5 size or larger after turn 4. Hopefully it can get reprinted if core sets come back.
I kinda think that Dust Bowl would be a fine if unexciting addition to modern. Would be interesting in taxes which could play Flagstones of Trokair and Crucible of Worlds as a way to tax long enough to get all the way home, so to speak.
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also need goblin warchief and skirk prospector
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Please! Please! Please!
Then perhaps UB will be tier 1 or 2 in Modern.
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either funpolice (Delver, Deathcloud, UW Control) or the fun decks (especially those ft. Griselbrand)
Now I'm fully invested into the shardless agent life.
People's perception of the power of Blue has been warped by WotC's decision to enable multi-color decks. I'm not really convinced that in the present environment a monoblue Draw-Go deck would be anything more than competitive even if WotC reprinted FoW and Counterspell in the very next block.
Now, as to the OP, I'd love to see Grip of Amnesia reprinted. It's an extremely powerful counter that is underappreciated.
I also wouldn't mind a retooled Mana Drain seeing an appearance. Something like:
Mana Siphon XUU
Instant
Counter target spell with converted mana cost X.
At the beginning of your next upkeep, add mana to your mana pool equal to what was spent to cast target spell.
Psychatog: Only with this one, I'm worried about "decks" AKA piles of good cards just winning.
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Holy smokes would I kill for a Flametongue Kavu reprint, though. Finally got a taste of that card again with the desert specific version that got printed along with Glorybringer. Terravore would probably slot into knight fall style deck lists.
1. (Ravnica Allegiance): You can't keep a good esper control deck down... Or Wilderness Reclamation... or Gates...
2. (War of the Spark): Guys, I know what we need! We need a cycle of really idiotic flavor text victory cards! Jace's Triumph...
3. (War of the Spark): Lets make the format with control have even more control!
Absolute Grace as sideboard against GDS decks? ^__^
They printed the Kavu several times, even gave it new art... but never in core set. And sadly, they gave us Magnivore in a core set instead of the Terravore. I think Terravore isn't really overpowered for Modern, it's vulnerable to many of the popular removal and a relic of progenitus cleaning up both yards will kill it.
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I want terravore as well. I wanna play aggro loam in modern.
I feel like Countryside Crusher just outclasses Terravore in aggro loam and there's only so many 3 drop slot for that kind of deck.
Not sure if its been mentioned or not, probably has.
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That said, resource denial cards are welcome:
Destructive flow.
Meekstone.
Smokestack
Black Vise
Dwarven miner
Raze
Balancing act
Given how Land Tax was unbanned in Legacy and nobody cared, I feel sorry for it. Should have a chance to shine in modern.
It would have been great in Ponza. First turn I fetch, assuming opponent also fetch, and on turn 3 I start destroying their lands... terravore would often enter as 5/5 size or larger after turn 4. Hopefully it can get reprinted if core sets come back.
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Want to play a UW control deck in modern, but don't have jace or snaps?
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