It's funny because I predicted old-bordered enemy fetches in MH2 like half a year ago, back before TSR was released. I didn't think they'd actually do it, though!
To all the people who think that Diamond Lion's ability isn't a mana ability and can be countered, or that it doesn't need the "activate as an instant" line, or that Urza's Saga's last ability can fetch things like Lotus Bloom or Engineered Explosives, even after having it explained to you: You don't understand the game. This is why we don't have higher-complexity cards in Standard sets.
So only modern, a format characterized by the inclusion of former standard sets, gets "higher-complexity cards"? I guess I'm not smart enough to understand how that premise works.
The more cards you have in a card pool vastly increases the number of interactions and complexity of a format. There is no question that Modern is a more complex format than any given Standard. Even though it is largely made up of cards that were once in standard. Similarly, Legacy is more complex than Modern is, the potential interactions are huge. If WotC is supporting Modern as their (lower case l) legacy format they undoubtedly feel they can increase the complexity in Modern because players who gravitate toward Modern over Standard are going to be more acclimated to a larger number of complex situations.
someone on Reddit claimed to me earlier that extus narr and his minions (the one Lukka got drag too) claimed to me they may be trying to resurrect kozilek since the original is on the list and Inquisition of Kozilek in the archive
lolololololololol... Makes we wonder (if this is true) why have either Eldrazi or Phyrexians come into new sets that have nothing to do with said past antagonists. Yeah, I guess it ties in older stories to new stories; but I still find it ridiculous. Like how a Praetor ended up in Kaldheim
I suspect we are setting up for some longer term stories. A praetor being on Kaldheim is the tip of the iceberg there... the phyrexians are going to be a problem for everyone down the line. A group trying to resurrect Kozilek is a problem... not a today problem, but a someday problem. This is good. This is building new stories for future sets!
Does everyone ignores "that many" or is "that many" not enough for everyone? Gee, some cards can gain you 7 life. A healing salve single mana gives +3/+3 to all.
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The more cards you have in a card pool vastly increases the number of interactions and complexity of a format. There is no question that Modern is a more complex format than any given Standard. Even though it is largely made up of cards that were once in standard. Similarly, Legacy is more complex than Modern is, the potential interactions are huge. If WotC is supporting Modern as their (lower case l) legacy format they undoubtedly feel they can increase the complexity in Modern because players who gravitate toward Modern over Standard are going to be more acclimated to a larger number of complex situations.
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I suspect we are setting up for some longer term stories. A praetor being on Kaldheim is the tip of the iceberg there... the phyrexians are going to be a problem for everyone down the line. A group trying to resurrect Kozilek is a problem... not a today problem, but a someday problem. This is good. This is building new stories for future sets!