I admire most of you people trying to say Modern needs fundamental changes to actually change, especially if you believe Modern is going to be something more than a linear format. It's not been like that since 2014, why do you believe it would be now? Lol. You may be right. I took a hiatus from Mod...

a phyrexian obliterator deck that use chalice of the void to slow down people. This sounds fun have only played against it a few times.. from what I seen the deck has a backup plan of draining people with gray merchant asphodel if the obliterator was dealt with. The guy who owns it is a good mono b...

To be clear, I'm not saying that we need to ban Breach/Oracle, I just hope people get over the excitement so that my local meta can return to a more diverse and fun place.

The Fluff wrote: ↑ a phyrexian obliterator deck that use chalice of the void to slow down people.

This sounds fun

schweinefett thanks! I've definitely gotten hooked on Legacy. It has quickly become my favorite format and I find myself enjoying it even more as I learn both my deck and the meta (rather than getting tired/bored). Most of my losses can be mitigated by better planning and list tinkering. Maybe I'll...

And to be fair, the presence or absence of fetchlands is pretty big, a lot of decks either can be made or can't be made solely on whether fetchlands exist in said format. This is kind of true, unless they ban all of the cards that make those decks worth playing. Then you end up with Modern looking ...

At the risk of reposting myself. Does anyone have any thoughts about my suggestion of a Modern 2.0 beta test? I think it could answer a lot of the questions/problems that people have brought up without the risk of ruining Modern forever. Is this just completely stupid/unworkable? I think if Wotc ra...

In theory, they could run Modern 2.0 beta leagues and/or side events at major tournaments using pools of pro players and stores with large groups of regular Modern players. In this context they could initially unban lots of things and then actively monitor the situation and re-ban as needed. If thi...

Rather than an in an experiment, which might only destabilize things further, I think that a better approach would be to beta test a Modern 2.0 format in a controlled way. Game/program developers do this all of the time. In the case of programs, usually publishers will offer advanced access of a &qu...

Also they have somehow already tried to artificially change the startingpoint of Modern by reprinting those cards of prior sets that would be staples/see play but they failed with Modern Horizons because they left out all those cards people had been begging for years. This I think is a much better ...

Do you have a list you could share? I tried a few different replacements for Looting but never really was very happy. The conversation in the deck primer thread dried up too. If there are Mardu Pyro lists posting good results I'd love to check them out. https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/2645869#pape...

White needs all the help it can get. Shadow is doing more than fine and currently preys on the lack of answers in Modern. For example, DS exists in Legacy but is not near as dominant. Its just another tempo deck, which is okay. One of the reasons I cooled on Modern was that 50% of the local meta wa...

I have to share my quick distaste for more powerful removal such as Swords to Plowshares existing in Modern. Death's Shadow is a really unique deck in the format, losing two of them to the same singular spell is just beyond ridiculous. Is this sarcasm? Why not just ban all white card or any instant...

I have to share my quick distaste for more powerful removal such as Swords to Plowshares existing in Modern. Death's Shadow is a really unique deck in the format, losing two of them to the same singular spell is just beyond ridiculous. Is this sarcasm? Why not just ban all white card or any instant...

Has anyone had any success with this deck since the ban? I've seen some lists posting decent results playing ransack the lab and Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger . Ransack is obviously slower but it's got potential. I think it's probably the best of our options. Kroxa is interesting because you can ca...

i just finished playing mardu pyromancer on forge and then i'll read comments on here about how the looting ban killed the deck. just pick a deck you like and go play modern somewhere. modern is doing fine. Do you have a list you could share? I tried a few different replacements for Looting but nev...

[mention]ktkenshinx[/mention] really happy with how the article turned out and the attention from Forsyth. Great job! Reading the Reddit comments is funny. About half of the people see the bigger picture which is that we need a vision for the future of Modern because the current trajectory is unsust...

It's sounds like everyone has different local scenes. For me, there are three stores within ~40min drive that all fire weekly Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer each. At my LGS, Legacy is Wednesday and always fires (the attendance isn't massive but it is stable). Modern is Friday and attendance varies wild...

strange how mox opal is 60 dollars at some online stores. They think people will still buy it at that price? :pensive: Price memory is a stupidly powerful thing. Demand from Legacy and Commander doesn't warrant the $60 price tag but I don't think it will drop to $20 (where it should be, see Mox Amb...

I disagree. With the Looting ban and the simultaneous creation of Pioneer virtually all Modern staples depreciated in value. Well the point you were referencing was strictly in regards to banlist policy, but as you said the creation of Pioneer has fundamentally changed Modern from a finance perspec...

. When you ban core pillars, people are upset that their investments (financial and emotional) are suddenly devalued or worthless overnight. Which has never actually happened from an MTG finance standpoint, please advise which format pillar in Modern which was banned resulted in players' investment...

Looking back at my previous statement I think I may have been overly reactive. Oko caught me off guard and left me salty. In retrospect I have developed strategies to deal with Oko decks. I think we have all identified that ignoring Oko is lot only possible but also likely the best course of action....

Regarding the Heliod-Twin discussion, at least white might actually be playable in Modern. So that's something! One could argue that while the combo is similar to Twin in isolation, the color identity sets it in a completely different context. Regardless of if you think Twin should be banned, you co...

Long ago, we used to make fun of Games Workshop, because it was a game designed by Art's Majors, played by Science Majors. Magic now, is a game governed by Social Media, guided by sales metrics. Interesting comparison. You can give GW a fair bit of credit for not compromising on the integrity of th...

I'm still having fun in Modern, but I'm also having fun in Pioneer. In both formats at present I'm playing decks with Ilharg, the Raze-Boar and Generator Servant... This is exactly what my point was about the need for clear format identity in addition to fun and balance. I don't think that Modern i...