Before I drop $80-100 on a playset of Snapcasters, do you think there is a chance of it getting banned in the future?

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Originally posted by Vegas10:
never in legacy for sure, would have said never in modern/Standard except with Wild Nacatl a 3 power one drop is considerd to powerful in modern, so it could happen to delver but still unlikley.

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They banned Ponder and Preordain instead.

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Originally posted by gcowhsu:
Sad part they could have fixed the Nacatl/Preordain/Ponder problem by you know unbanning a little card called Mental Misstep.

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No clearly Misstep needed to be banned. It can be used to produce infinite mana, can be a potential turn 1 or 2 kill, and can be abused to provide unfair card advantage.

Oh wait, no it can't.

I know we've been around this block before, but there is nothing broken about Misstep. Having my first turn play countered isn't any worse than when someone plays a FoW, Wastelands me, or removes a threat with a StP or Path. I know your comment was in regards to Modern, but the point is even more valid there. Why does Misstep scare Wizards so much?

Snapcaster and delver arguably opened up more meta diversity, which is why they wont get banned. Also, add the fact that players get a full turn before delver can flip.

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Originally posted by OCDOD:
So I've been away from the game for a while. Now that I'm back, I'm seeing Snapcasters and Delver of Secrets in soooo many decks, regardless of format:
Block, Standard, Extended, Modern, Legacy

Before I drop $80-100 on a playset of Snapcasters, do you think there is a chance of it getting banned in the future?

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Originally posted by angelOFtorment:

i dont think so,snapcaster and deliever secret will not be banned in standard....sooner or later 1 and half month after AVACYN RESTORED was relaesed and m13 will be came out somewhere in july..if PONDER and PREORDAIN will not be REPRINTED in M13..then snapcaster will not highly valiable as it be or let us say use or even deliever secret will be useful in type 2..

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Originally posted by azazel70820:
I would look for Delver to get the axe soon.

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If it continues to dominate Standard, then I could see it possible. Let's hope the next set doesn't make the Delver decks any better.

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Originally posted by Zeckk:
Too many people forget to look at potential bannings from a design standpoint. Misstep and nacatl were banned because they prevent a lot of deck ideas from ever getting off the ground. Same deal with punishing fire.

Snapcaster and delver arguably opened up more meta diversity, which is why they wont get banned. Also, add the fact that players get a full turn before delver can flip.

Misstep had the opposite Meta effect than the design team intended, making legacy even more dominated by blue than before, so it was banned as a result.

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Originally posted by BranShan2012:
I can totally understand misstep getting the axe in Legacy, because blue was becoming too dominate, and an overwhelming number of decks (including some non-blue decks) were running a playset in their 75.

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Originally posted by gcowhsu:
Sad part they could have fixed the Nacatl/Preordain/Ponder problem by you know unbanning a little card called Mental Misstep.

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NO.

Mental Misstep is a card that should be unprinted IMO. It was a mistake printed the card for the cost that it is. Making a free mana counterspell that counters all 1 drops completely warps the game and it's a mistake that should have never happened.

Free counterspells should have some drawback. Having to "sometimes" pay 2 life is not a draw back. Maybe if the card was G/phyrexian-mana then maybe it'd be acceptable but I really even doubt that.

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Originally posted by Speed Demon:
NO.

Mental Misstep is a card that should be unprinted IMO. It was a mistake printed the card for the cost that it is. Making a free mana counterspell that counters all 1 drops completely warps the game and it's a mistake that should have never happened.

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How does countering 1-drops warp the game? While there isn't a direct comparison, Spell Snare counters all 2-drops without any problems, Force Spike 99% of the time stops all first turn drops (usually 1-drops), and Chalice of the Void for 2 colorless stops ALL 1-drops. None of these are broken, hell Force Spike doesn't even see play. Only a High Tide or ANT player would think it unfair.

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Originally posted by Speed Demon:
Free counterspells should have some drawback. Having to "sometimes" pay 2 life is not a draw back. Maybe if the card was G/phyrexian-mana then maybe it'd be acceptable but I really even doubt that.

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Originally posted by coasterdude84:
How does countering 1-drops warp the game?

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Stop Swords/path, top, vial, lot of goblins and elves, dark ritual. It's only weakness is itself.

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Originally posted by rockondon:
I'll cry is snapcaster gets banned. I decided to collect it, I have 10 right now and 15 more coming, and I'm hoping they will still be valuable if/when I ever decide to sell them.

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let us hope that WofC will not print some abusive instant and sorceries in the coming set or block to make SNACASTER MAGE COLLECTOR or USER more happier...

if WofC will print an abusive instant or sorciery in the coming set or blocked then say goodbye to snacaster mage as same fate what Jace:TMS...