Guys isn't it a bit early to call for a ban literally a couple days after the deck came out? It's not even a consistent deck all in all, bg/x crushes it most of the times, and it has plenty of horrible matchups. People didn't expect it, they probably lost more than what they should. Pilots just played it, they have to learn kinks and tricks to make it go quicker. Also I'm extremely worried that every card that might be a tad slow for tournaments has to be axed... I don't want to be flame-y but damn, if sensei's divining top, brainstorm, and all the shuffle don't break legacy, why ascendancy storm should break modern? I could see a remote point for eggs since I was baffled myself on how damn slow and painfull was that deck, but I can't see this discussion the second day after the deck came to be.
Speaking of the modern metagame, since I'm a bit out of the loop and I can't find satysfying results, when will it be the next big tournament to see what people break out of the new KTK cards? I know of GP milano since it's here in italy and most of my friends are going, but any big event sooner? I kinda want to see the top players what they are coming up with, if anything is changing or if the meta is still stable... I kinda don't enjoy any modern deck right now so I'm hoping for some innovation since my brews tend to not be good enough =P
As I was saying in the modern forum: they did just say they considered modern stale and tried to remove it from the highest level of play, they got some huge feedback to reintroduce it and they went with the least impactful action IMHO.
Ktk block I don't know if it'll make things better, surely helps but still disappointed. Also legacy could use some fresh unbans just to throw the format a bone, I understand it doesn't make them money, the cards aren't usually targeted at older formats, but man maybe some banlist change there would've been nice.
Probably most players don't want legacy to be changed but I enjoy both mdoern and legacy banlist updates when there's action, not when it's so damn boring <.<
Mmh I didn't expect such a boring announcement, I mean, just lately they almost removed modern as a format at the highest level, got feedback to reintroduce, and they didn't consider shaking things up a bit with some safer unban? Are they expecting KTK and the block to make a huge splash? Because right now I can't see that coming too much, atleast not as previous blocks, feels like a middle of the road between innistrad/rtr and theros block, which is decent but still meh...
I really was expecting a bolder move since they considered modern stale, surely fetches and some cards will affect the meta, but I don't think that'll be enough to not make it "stale" in their eyes. A tad disappointed.
Mythicspoiler isn't the most trustworthy place, but they got 2 right today so, we got this unconfirmed still, right now I can say that if it's real...damn abzan got the best charm <.<
bgw is already a deck in modern I can see easily this going into some flex slot there, the catch all removal of 3+ with exile is really nice, draw 2 lose 2 is even better, third mode is a bit mediocre all considered but still great. Seems pretty nice all in all.
Damn surrak is 5cmc, seems extremely nice but don't think he has a place in modern right now that I can think of, hopefully I'm wrong because I really like him, seems really strong. Being a temur fan this set I was hoping it was modern playable and he might not be...rug midrange doesn't sound as good as others =\
Not even sure up to now anything changes RUG delver to be better in modern, was kinda hoping for that since canadian thresh is my favorite legacy deck right now, and I can't find a deck I like in modern -_-
What do you think of surrak guys? any chance in any way? D:
Up to now I've been mildly disappointed with khans due to the fact that well...most cards CMC feels overly forced into displaying the 3 color of the clans. I didn't play alara admittedly since I was on hiatus during that period, but man, today after the bear generator got spoiled I started to look back on the multicolor ones, and I really feel atleast half of them have an extra colored mana for no real reason. Sure you can't display each color on each card but some really don't have a logic on that.
Powerlevel seems a bit lower than what I like but yeah, like theros it's probably intentional by wizards to swing the pendulum back after RTR, so well, we'll see after the last spoilers, but really, I usually am overhyped for half the unplayable junk of any sets and I haven't been moved much by the last 4 set spoilers outside of a couple cards while I usually freak out every two cards, that kinda feels wrong
Nice limited card, but as someone commented on blogatog, what's the blue or red part of this card? I usually don't complain about this but man, this wedge set up untill now has felt SO FORCED it isn't believable. I understand that the design space is complex on wedge cards but still, it's a 2/2 making a vanilla 4/4, it feels a monoG card <.< doesn't even need something crazy to atleast give the flavor of blue and red but it feels on some cards they didn't really try too much... "temur is centered on green, so well...this feels green right?"
Disappointed with that detail. Awesome art still and awesome limited bomb, too bad it's hard to blink it right now
So Butcher of the Horde, seems that mardu midrange is going to be a bigger thing that I expected, outside of bolt range, pushed cost since it's a 5/4 flyer with an upside possibly. I really like it, hopefully I haven't misdjued it for once =P
Don't like the sultai one but damn, mardu seems like it is getting extremely nice treats, I expect some kind of mardu deck in modern at this point besides burn splashing both W and B. Even if he had no other ability a 5/4 flying for 4 seems pushed, definitely nice.
I was excited when I saw "instant" and then sad when I saw "nonland." Is a Vindicate reprint really too much to ask for? The Exile part is nice, but I wish it could kill lands.
Yes and no. No because it's sorcery and mulitcolored. Yes because for 3 mana you can destroy anything. And that cheap mana cost is probably the reason why it won't be reprinted.
I think most of us would agree that a sorcery 4cmc vindicate would not be that crazy. 3cmc eh, I can see it being too good in modern and standard, the nonland part feels to me it's a development change for standard, if I had to guess. 4cmc instant exile is fine still, I can definitely see some modern decks giving it a couple trys before dismissing it, 4cmc is a tad slow but the instant exile could be relevant in WB colors. It can go both in BGw and esper if they *really* wanted it, the question is if they do want it. Probably BGw doesn't, but maybe esper can use it?
This got me extremely excited untill I read nonland, still great don't get me wrong but DAMN, that was so close to being vindicate tier in modern... I believe it will be used somewhere maybe in 1x in some lists, I definitely like it and will try it!
4cmc is really slow but the effect is really nice since it exiles something that might be extremely annoying and worth the manacost in grindier decks.
Abzan ascendacy is really nice, both a good etb and secondary effect, see the unwritten feels good though mana intensive, probably I'm overvalueing it but I feel it's good if you have ferocious
found these 2 cards, hopefully attached them correctly on the post
see the unwritten seems kinda nice though mana intensive, but I really do like more abzan ascendancy, atleast it does something when it ETB instead of the others ascendancy being mediocre
edit: woops FROM not for, if anyone can edit my typo in the title =P
It probably won't see play, but with a raided howl nearly any spell in storm...gitaxian probe, serum visions, manamorphose--all look like they put you in a serious position to get back in the game again. Probe draws you three cards for two life (after howl), Serum visions lets you dig 9! manamorphose nets you three cards and 4 mana--nearly all of those are at worst next turn wins.
howl also rewards baby empty the warrens plays.
Though still...probably won't see play.
The card is nice but the thing is...you have to basically sac the electromancer to get the effect. It might happen they don't have a creature but if they have and it's a normal game, they probably will insta-block it and you lose the most important effect of the two since storm already has other choices for copying cards. It will probably be experimented somewhat but I'm not sure it gets there...
Patience is a virtue...
Ktk block I don't know if it'll make things better, surely helps but still disappointed. Also legacy could use some fresh unbans just to throw the format a bone, I understand it doesn't make them money, the cards aren't usually targeted at older formats, but man maybe some banlist change there would've been nice.
Probably most players don't want legacy to be changed but I enjoy both mdoern and legacy banlist updates when there's action, not when it's so damn boring <.<
I really was expecting a bolder move since they considered modern stale, surely fetches and some cards will affect the meta, but I don't think that'll be enough to not make it "stale" in their eyes. A tad disappointed.
bgw is already a deck in modern I can see easily this going into some flex slot there, the catch all removal of 3+ with exile is really nice, draw 2 lose 2 is even better, third mode is a bit mediocre all considered but still great. Seems pretty nice all in all.
Not even sure up to now anything changes RUG delver to be better in modern, was kinda hoping for that since canadian thresh is my favorite legacy deck right now, and I can't find a deck I like in modern -_-
What do you think of surrak guys? any chance in any way? D:
Powerlevel seems a bit lower than what I like but yeah, like theros it's probably intentional by wizards to swing the pendulum back after RTR, so well, we'll see after the last spoilers, but really, I usually am overhyped for half the unplayable junk of any sets and I haven't been moved much by the last 4 set spoilers outside of a couple cards while I usually freak out every two cards, that kinda feels wrong
Disappointed with that detail. Awesome art still and awesome limited bomb, too bad it's hard to blink it right now
I think most of us would agree that a sorcery 4cmc vindicate would not be that crazy. 3cmc eh, I can see it being too good in modern and standard, the nonland part feels to me it's a development change for standard, if I had to guess. 4cmc instant exile is fine still, I can definitely see some modern decks giving it a couple trys before dismissing it, 4cmc is a tad slow but the instant exile could be relevant in WB colors. It can go both in BGw and esper if they *really* wanted it, the question is if they do want it. Probably BGw doesn't, but maybe esper can use it?
Still it's a fine design...
4cmc is really slow but the effect is really nice since it exiles something that might be extremely annoying and worth the manacost in grindier decks.
see the unwritten seems kinda nice though mana intensive, but I really do like more abzan ascendancy, atleast it does something when it ETB instead of the others ascendancy being mediocre
edit: woops FROM not for, if anyone can edit my typo in the title =P
The card is nice but the thing is...you have to basically sac the electromancer to get the effect. It might happen they don't have a creature but if they have and it's a normal game, they probably will insta-block it and you lose the most important effect of the two since storm already has other choices for copying cards. It will probably be experimented somewhat but I'm not sure it gets there...