Modern Horizons 2 Spoilers
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Posted on May 9, 2021, 1:39 p.m. by DemonDragonJ
Some cards from Modern Horizons 2 have been revealed, and, as far as I know, they were revealed by a legitimate source, so I feel comfortable with providing a link to them, here.
I am not happy that WotC is bringing the original Counterspell to modern, since it was always associated with the vintage and legacy formats, and there is even a rumor that Stifle is being reprinted in this set, so that makes me even more displeased about the set.
However, I do like both diamond lion and brainstone, because those cards are nice references to older cards in the game; in particular, the lion shows that WotC is experimenting with ways to circumvent the reserved list, without actually violating it. The fact that brainstone's ability costs 2 mana to activate means that I likely shall not use it; I understand that moving a colored effect to a colorless card means that it needs to be more expensive, but making it literally three times as expensive is simply too much for the card to become widespread, in my mind. If the stone cost only 1 mana to activate (in addition to the 1 mana to cast it), I could have accepted it, but it simply is too expensive, as it is, in my opinion.
Also, I think that is is awesome that WotC is printing an enchantment land, after having declared that it was unlikely that they would ever do so; does this mean that there is now some hope for additional artifact lands, in the future?
Let me now open the discussion to everyone; what are your hopes and speculations for Modern Horizons 2?
I love all the people on Mythic Spoiler who have clearly never played the Goblins vs. Fish matchup in Vintage.
June 1, 2021 5:01 p.m.
RNR_Gaming says... #3
sylvannos - who can play vintage with the price to entry being the cost a brand new car? (Barring MTGO) I just think people were hoping for a force of Lightning Bolt
June 1, 2021 5:10 p.m.
DemonDragonJ says... #4
I severely dislike Bribery , so I also dislike inevitable betrayal, although I will admit that it does have an awesome name.
June 1, 2021 8:15 p.m.
Hi_diddly_ho_neighbor says... #5
Wait, so black isn't getting a card in the suspend cycle? That is disappointing. The white one is pretty good by the way.
June 2, 2021 12:29 p.m.
Hi_diddly_ho_neighbor says... #6
Oops, silly me, Profane Tutor is that exact card...nvm, carry on
June 2, 2021 12:30 p.m.
Hi_diddly_ho_neighbor Profane Tutor doesn't have the oval window-style art. I was looking for that, trying to find the cycle.
June 2, 2021 12:42 p.m.
As a Tron enjoyer I didn't get my exact wish of a battlefield-impacting 3-CMC artifact creature to get with Karn, the Great Creator on turn three, but I'm decently impressed with Kaldra Compleat the more I look at it. Would definitely split it with Wurmcoil Engine . I'll also slot in Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth into the lands as well.
June 2, 2021 12:56 p.m.
Coward_Token says... #9
So I guess you're supposed to get out Mirror Gallery and four Krark's Thumb in order to have a greater than a 4% chance at getting omniscience with Yusri, Fortune's Flame . Well then.
June 2, 2021 12:56 p.m.
Coward_Token says... #10
Captured by Lagacs: You'd think they'd name it Captured by Saurians
June 2, 2021 2:52 p.m.
@RNR_Gaming: I was mostly memeing. But in all seriousness, Pyrokinesis has been a long-time piece of sideboard tech in Legacy and Vintage for Goblins to deal with Force of Will . Often, decks like Fish can play a threat and then protect it with free countermagic. This means the Goblins player has to choose between playing a threat of their own (which gets countered) or killing the opponent's threat (which means the Goblins player loses tempo).
Boarding in Pyrokinesis means you can keep up with the opponent's free spells, as well as get more work out of Aether Vial and Cavern of Souls . People badmouthing Fury don't realize just how much the card will help with red midrange and toolbox decks deal with cards like Force of Negation . It's ESPECIALLY going to help vs. planeswalkers that are able to stay out of Lightning Bolt range.
June 2, 2021 4:42 p.m.
RNR_Gaming says... #12
Set is going to Warp modern all of those evoke cards are bonkers and I expect to see a bunch of flicker decks once all of this is legal and events start happening. On the commander side of things it looks relatively tame. Fun stuff but nothing screams the best new cedh/generically powerful commander like Urza.
June 3, 2021 6:37 a.m.
DemonDragonJ says... #13
RNR_Gaming, that is a good thing, because overpowered cards are bad for any format, and WotC recently has been too lax with printing such cards, thinking that they can simply ban such cards, when such cards should never have existed, at all.
June 3, 2021 8:59 p.m.
Coward_Token says... #14
Caprichrome 's art makes my eyes hurt. Please kids, abstract/stylistic figures (I don't think it has a neck?) with reflecting surfaces that makes them blend in with their surroundings is a no-no
June 5, 2021 5:37 a.m.
DemonDragonJ says... #15
I believe that this set has many impressive cards, but I still wish that WotC had reprinted cards that were already legal in modern and expensive in price, such as Exquisite Blood , Bloodchief Ascension , or Vedalken Orrery .
Also, given that Ashes to Ashes and Dust to Dust have never been reprinted, they would have been great for this set.
June 7, 2021 6:43 p.m.
Hi_diddly_ho_neighbor says... #16
So I have been so focused on what Tireless Provisioner can do for my Omnath deck, I completely overlooked the power of Goblin Anarchomancer , good lord that card is strong for an uncommon. At least Goblin Electromancer only discounts instants and sorceriers, but every red or green spell? Hot damn!
June 12, 2021 9:24 a.m.
DemonDragonJ says... #17
Mark Rosewater rated artifact lands as a 10 on the storm scale, meaning that they are highly unlikely to return in a standard-legal set, but the printing of new artifact lands in this set is a clear demonstration of how the storm scale applies only to standard, not other formats.
Therefore, given that Phyrexian mana is unlikely to return in a standard-legal set, how likely is it that WotC may print new cards with Phyrexian mana in a set that is not legal in standard? I really would like to see new cards with Phyrexian mana.
Coward_Token says... #1
Faithless Salvaging tech: If you cast it while hellbent and then play what you drew, it's like casting a cheap Divination spread over two turns in red. Please, contain your arousal.
Tavern Scoundrel: Much better than Tavern Swindler . Obviously explosive between a certain pair of eyes . I'm getting pretty excited over the likely coin toss fixer.
June 1, 2021 4:55 p.m.