Modern Horizons 2’s second Planeswalker card has been revealed!
The official preview season for Modern Horizons 2 continues today with brand new Magic: The Gathering cards and reprints being revealed for the upcoming straight-to-Modern set.
Today, Wizards of the Coast has revealed a new legendary Planeswalker card called Grist, the Hunter Tide, a three-to-cast black/green card that comes with 3 Loyalty, and it has a static ability that says that Grist is a 1/1 Insect creature in addition to its other types when it isn’t on the battlefield. Its first ability (+1) lets you create a 1/1 black and green Insect creature token, then mill a card, and if an Insect card was milled this way, you put a loyalty counter on Grist and repeat the process. Its second ability (-2) lets you sacrifice a creature, and if you do, you destroy target creature or Planeswalker. Its ultimate ability (-5) makes each opponent lose life equal to the number of creature cards in your graveyard.
Check out Grist, the Hunger Tide
Grist, the Hunger TideAs long as Grist isn't on the battlefield, it's a 1/1 Insect creature in addition to its other types.
+1: Create a 1/1 black and green Insect creature token, then mill a card. If an Insect card was milled this way, put a loyalty counter on Grist and repeat this process.
−2: You may sacrifice a creature. When you do, destroy target creature or planeswalker.
−5: Each opponent loses life equal to the number of creature cards in your graveyard.:
Grist looks like a viable card to have in Modern decks with graveyard-focused strategies like Dredge, and its ability to be a 1/1 Insect creature in other zones other than the battlefield means that if another copy of Grist is milled with its first ability, you get to put a Loyalty counter on the Grist on the battlefield.
The Grist preview confirms one of the leaked rumors about a “Planeswalker that counts as a 1/1 insect in every other zone (aka you can Green Sun’s Zenith it into play)”.
This is the second Planeswalker card revealed from Modern Horizons 2, after Dakkon, Shadow Slayer.
If you’re excited for Modern Horizons 2, you can now preorder Draft Boosters, Collector Boosters, Set Boosters, and Bundles online .
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Modern Horizons 2 is scheduled to release on June 18, 2021. The official preview season for Modern Horizons 2 is set to begin, and you can check out the list of outlets where you can find them here. You can check out spoiler section here.
