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Why WotC Should Ban Nadu [Opinion] (thelogicknot.com)

submitted 5 months ago by mike@mtgzone.com to c/mtg@mtgzone.com

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Kazi Baker's really great write-up on why they think Nadu should be banned in Modern after the PT MH3 showing last weekend.

Nadu, Winged Wisdom just posted one of the best showings at a Pro Tour of any new card(s) ever. The deck is comparable to decks (and seasoned) headlined by both Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis and Eye of Ugin Eldrazi in terms of conversion rate to Day 2, and slightly behind Eldrazi and significantly ahead of Hogaak (although for context, Hogaak had not received its power up from a ban yet) in terms of top 8 finishes at its first Pro Tour.

But how did this happen, and how did it happen so quickly?

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[–] Evu@mtgzone.com 9 points 5 months ago (6 children)

I've been playing Magic long enough to remember when a 3/4 for 3 mana would need a pretty significant drawback to even be printable. So I'm still surprised when they come out with broken nonsense like Nadu, even though I shouldn't be by now.

This Pro Tour had lopsided numbers and non-interactive games and just wasn't much fun to watch. Wizards should consider it a disaster, but whether they will probably depends a lot on MH3 sales numbers.

[–] readthemessage 3 points 5 months ago (5 children)

The stats are hardly the main issue. Creatures today are way stronger than back then, and we could easily have a 3/4 for 3 at common. For Nadu, it means it cannot get bolted, ok, but the issue is the ability wording.

[–] Semjaza@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

It also means that it blocks Solitude and Subtlety (as well as Grief) very well, plus bounces off of itself in the mirror.

Which added to not dying to bolt make it, and it's deck, much more resilient than a growth spiral engine has any right to be.

[–] readthemessage 3 points 5 months ago

That is true, I had not thought of that

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