Mana Brain Podcast

Discussion on what has gone wrong with the Modern format and why it's so bad now, as well as proposed solutions.

*This episode contains visual elements and is recommended to be viewed rather than only listened to.

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Music:Anchors Aweigh - Charles ZimmermanEtude Op. 10 No. 3 (Tristesse) - ChopinSiegfried Idyll - Wagner

Timestamps:

0:00:00 Intro0:01:16 August 7th Bans and Lack Thereof0:14:18 Main Topic (Modern Bad)0:14:44 Bad Play Patterns0:35:00 Problems Summarized0:35:47 Everything is an Avengers-Level Threat0:37:50 Other Format Issues0:39:39 43 Banworthy Cards0:40:11 Ban the Evoke Elementals0:41:25 Ban Force of Vigor0:42:45 Ban Force of Negation0:44:06 Problems with Free Answers0:47:21 Ban The One Ring (financial discussion)0:54:12 Ban Orcish Bowmasters0:57:06 Ban Wrenn & Six0:59:30 Ban the Triomes1:03:45 Ban LotR Landcyclers (Lorien Revealed)1:06:39 Ban Boseiju1:08:07 Ban Urza's Saga1:10:45 Ban Blood Moon1:14:09 Ban Ragavan1:16:48 Ban DRC1:17:34 Ban Murktide1:18:58 Ban Creativity1:19:44 Ban Amulet1:20:28 Ban Hammer1:21:10 Ban Cascade1:22:40 Ban the War Walkers1:24:23 Ban Companions1:25:26 Ban Yawgmoth1:25:51 Ban Breach1:26:25 The Cost of Bans1:30:08 The Price of Modern1:40:34 Technically Diverse1:42:21 2023 Modern is the worst format ever1:47:19 Who likes Modern?1:52:57 How to fix Modern1:57:11 What's safe to unban?2:19:21 Pioneer2:22:04 Balanced ≠ Fun2:32:02 In Memoriam

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