A Pioneer Home for Modern Refugees – The First Pioneers #163

The Modern format has always been known for the strong power level of its cards. At the inception of the format there were a number of bannings and as more and more cards were added into the pool, those once powerful cards were now deemed disposable. Players who had shelled out top dollar for cards like Liliana of the Veil and Phyrexian Obliterator were finding that their favorite cards were becoming more and more irrelevant due to new sets like Modern Horizons.

If you had asked me at the start of Pioneer if these Modern playable cards would have been good for the format I would have had my doubts, but here we are. Both those mentioned cards (Liliana of the Veil and Phyrexian Obliterator) are now legal in Pioneer which makes me want to ask; is it time to bring more past Modern power level cards to The First Pioneer’s favorite format?

In this week’s episode we talk about all the cards that have made their way to Pioneer from Modern so far, what Modern mechanics have been introduced into the format, what other cards sharing those mechanics we’d like to see, as well as other mechanics and cards not yet in Pioneer that we think would make a great addition to the format.

Be sure to join the Discord if you already haven’t to talk about what other Modern cards and mechanics you’d think make great additions to the Pioneer format in the future!


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We are long time Pioneer players who love the format and try to bring everything that's new and interesting to Magic players all around the wold! Find us on Twitter and Discord! Our Discord: https://discord.gg/SBRF8DH Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/MtgPioneer