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The Impact of Modern Horizons II in Modern, Legacy & Pauper
An overall analysis of how Modern Horizons II shaped this weekend's tournaments in Pauper, Modern and Legacy!
By Humberto, 06/10/21, translated by Humberto - 0 comments
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artifact with a cost of 1 or 0. And there's no shortage of options in Modern. Take, for example, this list of Mono-Green Scales (which is finally back after Mox Opal's ban): you have The Ozolith, Animation Module, Zabaz, the Glimmerwasp, Welding Jar, and Pithing Needle on the sideboard. All of these cards are extremely relevant to the archetype, and the tokens produced by the land are unlikely to be just 3/3 creatures in this deck. And the usefulness of Urza's Saga isn't just limited to artifact-oriented decks. Even decks with no interaction with artifacts can take advantage of the land because there is minimal cost to use it and very high value to do so. Have I mentioned Urza's Saga tutors Amulet of Vigor and Expedition Map? Or that it tutors Colossus Hammer while also giving a body to wield it? Moving forward, it's interesting to see that the inclusion of Dauthi Voidwalker as a threat that can't be blocked with a relevant ability and Counterspell has led Rogues to be a competitively viable archetype within Modern as well, which means it is possible to have access to the archetype in practically all competitive formats. Finally, we have the first version of Reanimator using Persist with cards like Archon of Cruelty or other old Legacy Reanimator Staples before Griselbrand was the main target: Terastodon and Ashen Rider.Ad
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. Dragon's Rage Channeler essentially works like your extra copies of Delver of Secrets which while a little harder to โtransformโ, at least on this list, generates a lot of value with the ability to Surveil 1 in a deck that plays various spells throughout the game. It even interacts incredibly well with Delver of Secrets, where you can, for example, use a Lightning Bolt with Delver's ability on the stack to look at the top card and ensure Delver transforms. Ravagan, Nimble Pilferer is a powerful combination of card advantage and mana advantage in a format where spells tend to cost very little and mana is usually very efficient. It is a threat that needs to be answered or blocked, otherwise every turn it will be generating too much value. Finally, Murktide Regent, which greatly compares with Tombstalker, is far superior to its black counterpart that once was a Legacy staple in the past. The mere fact that it is a blue card and therefore a pitch for Force of Will or Force of Negation makes it less punishing if you have multiple copies in hand than Gurmag Angler, for example. Also, Murktide Regent commonly comes into play as at least a 6/6, which is a considerable clock in Legacy. This combination of cards has made Izzet Delver by far the best Delver version of the format, and it remains to be seen whether the other decks in the format can keep up and whether its natural predators can do a good job. Maybe it's a good time to play Hogaak in Legacy. By the way, I was playing Izzet Delver this week. So, you can expect a deck tech soon! Another deck that gained important cards was Echo Storm, which tries to use Song of Creation to create a Storm and draw engine with 0 cost spells or rituals replenishing the hand with Echo of Eons when necessary. The deck gained Strike it Rich, which works as another free spell, in addition to Galvanic Relay, which essentially works like a โ3 mana, draw a card in your next turnโ with Storm in this archetype.Ad
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