December 8, 2017 6:41 a.m
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In the previous article ranking the top blue cards in Modern, I talked about how the big difference between Modern and Legacy historically has been the lack of universal answers in the former, while the latter has cards like Daze, Force of Will and Wasteland
The ongoing trend of card advantage becoming less important than mana efficiency undermined their inherent appeal, especially when the evoke cost was still more than the median cost of spells in the format
As a bonus, Acid Rain's art shows it destroying not a tree but a statue, making it a flavor fail as well
Phyrexian Arena is one of those, and youll play it whenever your game plan is to get ahead on resources, like to get an edge in midrange mirrors or to beat control decks