Though far from a staple like Dockside Extortionist, Warrior's Oath, like the previously mentioned Imperial Seal had only seen a printing within Portal Three Kingdoms. Let’s hope the rest of the set lives up to the hype.Ĭarrie O’Hara is Editor-in-Chief of Hipsters of the Coast.RELATED: Magic: The Gathering - The Best Goblins For Modern Like I said, Ultimate Masters is packed with great reprints. What cards did I miss? Are you stoked for more Cavern of Souls in the world? What about Karn Liberated? Bitterblossom? Oh yeah, there’s also a new version of Tarmogoyf. Maybe that’s good-the world doesn’t need more horrors rising from the deep-but this reprint is welcome nonetheless. With only the Coldsnap original and a silly From the Vault version existing before now, Dark Depths has been a tough card to acquire. Lands has been a formidable archetype in Legacy in recent years, and this card is banned in Modern for good reason. Dark Depths is not the most heavily-played card in the world, but it has won many games of Magic. #1-Dark DepthsĪnd then there’s a 20/20 indestructible flier. People are excited to see this in Ultimate Masters, and you will be excited to get them too. But hoo-boy does the world need more Noble Hierarchs in it. Noble Hierarch has been reprinted before, in Modern Masters 2015.
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But it’s a huge upgrade on the old illustration, and I expect this version will be highly sought-after. Look at that new art, though! Nahiri is bringing Emrakul into your world. The invocation version did not do much to increase the short supply from Champions of Kamigawa. Yes, we needed more copies of Through the Breach. Ragine Ravine also gets some return love, as do the other three Worldwake creature-lands. Lands are always popular, always needed, and always welcome additions to your trade binder. Azorius control decks have shown life in Modern, and you aren’t playing blue control in Modern without a few copies of the 4/4 flying Tundra. Celestial Colonnade is another first-time reprint, and another one in high demand. The best creature-land returns to booster packs. That’s important, however, even if this is the sort of card that loses value when it gets something else banned, like it did for Survival of the Fittest in Legacy. Ultimately this is a narrow card, so it probably will stabilize in a value. Increasing the supply of Venevines should encourage those efforts. Modern Bridgevine decks and other assorted nonsense have been putting up results. #5-Vengevineįinally! Vengevine gets a reprint, and boy is it needed. The density of powerful mythic rare reprints in Ultimate Masters is impressive, and Liliana is among the best of the bunch. One of the best planeswalkers ever printed, she always puts a dent in your wallet when you get the urge to play some sort of Jund deck or whatever. Like Snapcaster, Liliana of the Veil feels less like an epic reprint after Modern Masters 2017. But versatile and powerful cards like EE will always be worth something. If Ultimate Masters has a large print run, the value might drop off here. We got a masterpiece version a couple years ago, but the Fifth Dawn and Modern Masters 2013 versions have been in high demand. Engineered Explosives is one of the premiere sweepers/generic answers in Modern.