Earlier today, Wizards of the Coast (WotC) revealed an update to The List. The List is a collection of cards that reaches back through Magic: The Gathering history for players to collect, some of which players may never know existed.
What makes the upcoming update so interesting is that it includes a known card from Modern’s past —
Splinter Twin
Splinter Twin
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has "{T}: Create a token that's a copy of this creature, except it has haste. Exile that token at the beginning of the next end step."
.
Splinter Twin
Splinter Twin
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has "{T}: Create a token that's a copy of this creature, except it has haste. Exile that token at the beginning of the next end step."
plagued Modern for years which resulted in a ban back in 2016. With this, it doesn’t stop players from hoping their beloved enchantment aura is able to thrive in Modern once again.
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Will Splinter Twin come back to Modern?
As prompted by Ben Bleiweiss of Star City Games, there’s plenty of discourse on whether
Splinter Twin
Splinter Twin
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has "{T}: Create a token that's a copy of this creature, except it has haste. Exile that token at the beginning of the next end step."
will return to Modern. Speculation is beginning to rise with an update to “The List” with Modern Horizons 2‘s upcoming physical release.
These cards will only appear in Modern Horizons 2 Set Boosters with a 25% chance for one to show up in the final slot of the Booster pack. All rarities are represented in these Boosters from Common to Mythic Rare, each with their rate of rareness compare to one another. For example, Commons will appear more than Uncommon, and Uncommons appearing more than Rares and so forth.
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Although Aaron Forsythe (Vice President of MTG Design at WotC) confirms there isn’t any intention to unban
Splinter Twin
Splinter Twin
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has "{T}: Create a token that's a copy of this creature, except it has haste. Exile that token at the beginning of the next end step."
, who knows what could happen in the future. We have seen
Bloodbraid Elf
Bloodbraid Elf
Haste (This creature can attack and {T} as soon as it comes under your control.)
Cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.)
,
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
+2: Look at the top card of target player's library. You may put that card on the bottom of that player's library.
0: Draw three cards, then put two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order.
−1: Return target creature to its owner's hand.
−12: Exile all cards from target player's library, then that player shuffles their hand into their library.
, and
Stoneforge Mystic
Stoneforge Mystic
When this creature enters, you may search your library for an Equipment card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
{1}{W}, {T}: You may put an Equipment card from your hand onto the battlefield.
all become legal to a positive effect.
If
Splinter Twin
Splinter Twin
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has "{T}: Create a token that's a copy of this creature, except it has haste. Exile that token at the beginning of the next end step."
became legal, it would surely include cards such as
Veil of Summer
Veil of Summer
Draw a card if an opponent has cast a blue or black spell this turn. Spells you control can't be countered this turn. You and permanents you control gain hexproof from blue and from black until end of turn. (You and they can't be the targets of blue or black spells or abilities your opponents control.)
,
Force of Negation
Force of Negation
If it's not your turn, you may exile a blue card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Counter target noncreature spell. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard.
and the soon-to-be-Modern legal
Imperial Recruiter
Imperial Recruiter
When this creature enters, search your library for a creature card with power 2 or less, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
. Which, could be too powerful for Modern to keep in check. Either way, it is interesting to see which cards are featured as ancillary reprints in Set Boosters.
Modern Horizons 2 releases on tabletop on June 18 and is already released on Magic Online. What are your thoughts on this? Will
Splinter Twin
Splinter Twin
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has "{T}: Create a token that's a copy of this creature, except it has haste. Exile that token at the beginning of the next end step."
re-enter Modern in the future? Let us know either on Twitter or on Facebook!
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