Best B&R update to date. Great unbans, no bans, clear communication, and a direct rebuttal to ban mania. Also, a major vindication of those who said the format was healthy and a huge invalidation of those critics who complained about Tron/combo/Eldrazi/Lantern/insert-non-blue-deck-here. This is a major line in the sand; if you don't like this version of Modern, you want something that Wizards doesn't support. Hopefully this quiets the vocal and often unsupported diasent for many months to come.
I better not see another blue mage on here complaining.
Glad they are willing to make unbans but I can't help be disappointed that the Jace unban means we aren't going to get SFM when I think white was in more need of help than blue.
In my dream, the world had suffered a terrible disaster. A black haze shut out the sun, and the darkness was alive with the moans and screams of wounded people. Suddenly, a small light glowed. A candle flickered into life, symbol of hope for millions. A single tiny candle, shining in the ugly dark. I laughed and blew it out.
Many thanks to HotP Studios. Special thanks to DNC for this great sig.
As happy as I am to see unbams, I'm also worried they won't actually impact the format (re: AV/SOTM). Either way, glad I picked up my Jaces when I did. Although, I don't know what I actually want to do with him yet...
Don't hold your breath. It was already next in line (behind BBE) and just got skipped. I highly doubt they want stoneblade in the format when it was one of the most oppressive decks of all time. In my opinion the Jace unban just seals SFM's fate to rot on the banned list.
"Pro Tours give us excellent data and insight into how our formats respond to competitive pressure, and we will continue to use that data to inform B&R changes. But we hope this announcement sends a clear message that Pro Tours do not necessitate bannings, and especially that your favorite deck (or new favorite deck!) is not automatically in danger simply because it performed well."
This are the words I want to hear from WOTC for a long long time. I wish you (WOTC) can keep these in mind in the future...
A friend and I were jamming Miracles vs 4c Pile yesterday: turns out, whoever keeps Jace generally wins.
Through both games, we were like "this card is stupid, this is way too good for modern".
Well...
This was my exact experience in legacy; stick and protect the jace, win the game. Now, the same can be said largely that whoever can keep a card on the battlefield wins, I guess, but Jace's combination of bricking your opponent's draws and then winning, and stabilizing you on the way there...eh. I think it's going to be awful.
It will be quite some time before we cross that bridge. It will take the format months, maybe even a full year or so, before it digests this. Enjoy it while it lasts.
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In my dream, the world had suffered a terrible disaster. A black haze shut out the sun, and the darkness was alive with the moans and screams of wounded people. Suddenly, a small light glowed. A candle flickered into life, symbol of hope for millions. A single tiny candle, shining in the ugly dark. I laughed and blew it out.
Many thanks to HotP Studios. Special thanks to DNC for this great sig.
Overjoyed by Jace joining us. It's more than fair in a format this fast and I will certainly field a one of in Lantern.
Bloodbraid...I'm more than annoyed with, it will create a lot of tension with the free castings but that is the price you pay for Jace in the wild, so be it.
(Also, selfishly, glad I have my copies of Jace.)
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The "Crazy One", playing casual magic and occasionally dipping his toes into regular play since 1994.
Currently focusing on Pre-Modern (Mono-Black Discard Control) and Modern (Azorious Control, Temur Rhinos).
Find me at the Wizard's Tower in Ottawa every second Saturday afternoons.
It will be quite some time before we cross that bridge. It will take the format months, maybe even a full year or so, before it digests this. Enjoy it while it lasts.
I assume there is no SFM unban today, because they are afraid of "Jace" + "SFM" outperform other Modern decks.
It might takes some time for SFM unabn since we have Jace now.
RBGJundRBG
UBRGrixis ControlUBR
https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/february-12-2018-banned-and-restricted-announcement-2018-02-12
UB Faeries (15-6-0)
UWR Control (10-5-1)/Kiki Control/Midrange/Harbinger
UBR Cruel Control (6-4-0)/Grixis Control/Delver/Blue Jund
UWB Control/Mentor
UW Miracles/Control (currently active, 14-2-0)
BW Eldrazi & Taxes
RW Burn (9-1-0)
I do (academic) research on video games and archaeology! You can check out my open access book here: https://www.sidestone.com/books/the-interactive-past
OMFG. JACE!?!
My wallet
Glad they are willing to make unbans but I can't help be disappointed that the Jace unban means we aren't going to get SFM when I think white was in more need of help than blue.
URStormRU
GRTitanshift[mana]RG/mana]
But demand is going to go way up, so I doubt it. I am thrilled about this, but I don't have a play set anymore. Afraid to look at the prices.
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Many thanks to HotP Studios. Special thanks to DNC for this great sig.
UR ....... WUBR ........... WB ............. RGW ........ UBR ....... WUB .... BGU
Spells / Blink & Combo / Token Grind / Dino Tribal / Draw Cards / Zombies / Reanimate
UB Faeries (15-6-0)
UWR Control (10-5-1)/Kiki Control/Midrange/Harbinger
UBR Cruel Control (6-4-0)/Grixis Control/Delver/Blue Jund
UWB Control/Mentor
UW Miracles/Control (currently active, 14-2-0)
BW Eldrazi & Taxes
RW Burn (9-1-0)
I do (academic) research on video games and archaeology! You can check out my open access book here: https://www.sidestone.com/books/the-interactive-past
Oh wait, that's already one of the best decks haha.
UW Ephara Hatebears [Primer], GB Gitrog Lands, BRU Inalla Combo-Control, URG Maelstrom Wanderer Landfall
Spirits
Through both games, we were like "this card is stupid, this is way too good for modern".
Well...
Don't hold your breath. It was already next in line (behind BBE) and just got skipped. I highly doubt they want stoneblade in the format when it was one of the most oppressive decks of all time. In my opinion the Jace unban just seals SFM's fate to rot on the banned list.
"Pro Tours give us excellent data and insight into how our formats respond to competitive pressure, and we will continue to use that data to inform B&R changes. But we hope this announcement sends a clear message that Pro Tours do not necessitate bannings, and especially that your favorite deck (or new favorite deck!) is not automatically in danger simply because it performed well."
This are the words I want to hear from WOTC for a long long time. I wish you (WOTC) can keep these in mind in the future...
Anything, but nothing at the moment...
Modern:
WUBRGAmulet Titan, WUBRGHuman
WUBRAd Nauseam, WBRGDeath Shadow, UBRGScapeshift, UBRGDredge
WURJeskai Nahiri, WURCheeri0s, WBGCounter Company, WRGBurn, UBRMadcap Moon, BRGJund Midrange
UBTurn,BRGriselbrand Reanimator, WGKnight Company, RGRG Tron, RGRG Ponza, XAffinity, XEldrazi Tron
This was my exact experience in legacy; stick and protect the jace, win the game. Now, the same can be said largely that whoever can keep a card on the battlefield wins, I guess, but Jace's combination of bricking your opponent's draws and then winning, and stabilizing you on the way there...eh. I think it's going to be awful.
UW Ephara Hatebears [Primer], GB Gitrog Lands, BRU Inalla Combo-Control, URG Maelstrom Wanderer Landfall
It will be quite some time before we cross that bridge. It will take the format months, maybe even a full year or so, before it digests this. Enjoy it while it lasts.
Many thanks to HotP Studios. Special thanks to DNC for this great sig.
Or did you mean...sculpted?
Overjoyed by Jace joining us. It's more than fair in a format this fast and I will certainly field a one of in Lantern.
Bloodbraid...I'm more than annoyed with, it will create a lot of tension with the free castings but that is the price you pay for Jace in the wild, so be it.
(Also, selfishly, glad I have my copies of Jace.)
Currently focusing on Pre-Modern (Mono-Black Discard Control) and Modern (Azorious Control, Temur Rhinos).
Find me at the Wizard's Tower in Ottawa every second Saturday afternoons.
I assume there is no SFM unban today, because they are afraid of "Jace" + "SFM" outperform other Modern decks.
It might takes some time for SFM unabn since we have Jace now.
Anything, but nothing at the moment...
Modern:
WUBRGAmulet Titan, WUBRGHuman
WUBRAd Nauseam, WBRGDeath Shadow, UBRGScapeshift, UBRGDredge
WURJeskai Nahiri, WURCheeri0s, WBGCounter Company, WRGBurn, UBRMadcap Moon, BRGJund Midrange
UBTurn,BRGriselbrand Reanimator, WGKnight Company, RGRG Tron, RGRG Ponza, XAffinity, XEldrazi Tron