I'm always more interested in having more answers than threats in a format, since that allows better threats and more thoughtful strategies to be built without becoming problematic or broken - and we still need to consider
The concern, however, is how much improving Niv-to-Light's mana and giving Mono-Green Devotion the option to have up to twelve mana dorks would really be problematic in the medium to long term. On Pioneer, in addition to the likely inclusion to Niv-to-Light - despite being a worse blocker than Sylvan Caryatid - and the notorious push it would give Four-Color Ascendancy, Birds of Paradise would bring some possibilities for ramp archetypes with two or more colors and speed up the heavier plays of green Midranges, as well as improve the viability of options like Abzan or Jund and, who knows, even give a home to one of the most nostalgic creatures that doesn't have a home yet, Siege Rhino. But it would also be present in the most varied lists with white creatures and would become an instant staple.īirds of Paradise is one of the most iconic cards in Magic history, and also one of the best mana dorks in the game - but one that has become obsolete on a variety of lists due to the low need for a one-drop to speed up mana, or the creation of more functional options like Noble Hierarch and its cousin Ignoble Hierarch. Its taxing effect is an interesting way to motivate more creature-based strategies in the format while punishing decks with plenty of spells, such as Izzet Phoenix, Lotus Combo or Boros Prowess, as well as being relatively useful against Rakdos Midrange, among other archetypes that run steeper noncreature spells, such as Fable of the Mirror-BreakerĪlso, being both an Artifact and a Human, Esper Sentinel would fit incredibly well into two well-known strategies: Humans, which has been growing in the Metagame recently, and Azorius Ensoul, which has disappeared from the format since Lurrus of the Dream-Den was banned. Probably one of the two most powerful cards in my selection, Esper Sentinel is a staple of various Modern and Legacy lists for offering one of the best white one-drops ever - but it's a card that's on my radar for a long time because its presence would be punishing for many popular archetypes these days. So, in this hypothetical situation, which cards would you like to come from Modern to Pioneer? In this article, I separated twelve cards and two cycles that, I believe, would be interesting or beneficial to appear in the format - whether in a Standard set, or through a premium product - and considered how impactful and/or encouraging they would be on establishing new archetypes or would help fringe strategies to arise in the Metagame. New and exciting so that the consumer is interested in purchasing the cards and opening packs - and the company's handling of formats can always undergo severe changes, as exemplified by Modern Horizons or the legality of some Unfinity cards in eternal formats. Let's be honest, that possibility exists, especially now that every Booster product comes with several variants and everything needs to always be
There's an extra: in addition to the obvious Pioneer reprints, some Modern-legal cards will be added to the product and automatically entered into the format legality. So let's do a little thinking exercise here - The year is 202X, Wizards just announced that they will be releasing their first Pioneer-driven draft product, the Today, I decided to bring content closer to the casual and speculative spectrum: just over a week ago, I saw a post on a social network regarding which Modern cards players would like to play on Pioneer, and which of the staples that became "obsolete" in Modern could be useful if inserted into its younger sibling.įurthermore, the power level of Magic as a whole has increased significantly in recent years, and many Pioneer staples have also become Modern centerpieces - it would therefore be possible for some current or former important pieces of the older eternal format to be on par with the Pioneer when it comes to individual impact and quality or interaction with some of the main archetypes?
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