Oversoul
The Tentacled One
https://magic.wizards.com/en/articl...banned-and-restricted-announcement-2019-07-08
Bridge from Below is banned in Modern.
No changes to any other formats.
Earthcraft counter: 772 weeks.
So I'm enthusiastic about the recent Modern Horizons set. It's my favorite set in a long time. Great set. Love almost everything about it. And I was slightly annoyed because I was seeing a certain crowd complain about it. This struck me as a bit odd. Legacy players seemed excited about it, and even Vintage players seemed interested, although my experience in that area is all online currently. EDH players loved the set. Limited players seemed to like it too, despite the price per pack. All of the complaints were coming from Modern players. Stuff like, "Why'd they call it Modern Horizons if it doesn't have any good cards for Modern in it?"
My reaction at the time was, "I got a good Draw7 spell that isn't banned for the first time in 20 years. This is awesome. Shut up or I will cut you."
Three weeks later the new set gets a card banned in Modern.
Delicious irony.
But seriously, I'm not really comfortable with this kind of decision being made after only a few weeks. I won't even comment on the whether a ban looked necessary or whether they targeted the right card. People who are actually into Modern can debate those finer points if they wish. I'm just saying, it's such a short span of time.
Bridge from Below is banned in Modern.
No changes to any other formats.
Earthcraft counter: 772 weeks.
So I'm enthusiastic about the recent Modern Horizons set. It's my favorite set in a long time. Great set. Love almost everything about it. And I was slightly annoyed because I was seeing a certain crowd complain about it. This struck me as a bit odd. Legacy players seemed excited about it, and even Vintage players seemed interested, although my experience in that area is all online currently. EDH players loved the set. Limited players seemed to like it too, despite the price per pack. All of the complaints were coming from Modern players. Stuff like, "Why'd they call it Modern Horizons if it doesn't have any good cards for Modern in it?"
My reaction at the time was, "I got a good Draw7 spell that isn't banned for the first time in 20 years. This is awesome. Shut up or I will cut you."
Three weeks later the new set gets a card banned in Modern.
Delicious irony.
But seriously, I'm not really comfortable with this kind of decision being made after only a few weeks. I won't even comment on the whether a ban looked necessary or whether they targeted the right card. People who are actually into Modern can debate those finer points if they wish. I'm just saying, it's such a short span of time.