Spell Pierce is not ideal in the format due to how many ramp spells there are to help opponents get around its tax, but I want some one-mana interaction in my maindeck to be paired alongside that Turn 2 Curious Obsession and its hard to justify maindecking Dive Down in a format where people are so disinterested in killing each others threats in Game 1
He cant die and will always return to your battlefield, but that being said, he is more of a support piece, not really a carry like Megatron
Static Prison Three turns is forever in Modern
2 Uncommon Mystical Archive cards A non-foil (31.7%) or traditional foil (31.7%) Mystical Archive card A non-foil (31.7%) or silver scroll foil (5%) Japanese Mystical Archive card 1 Traditional foil spellcraft land 1 Traditional foil rare or mythic rare card A rare (85.7%) or mythic rare (14.3%) from the Secrets of Strixhaven main set 1 Non-foil Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC) rare or mythic rare 10 Mythic rare borderless cards (9%) 48 Rare extended-art cards (91%) 1 Non-foil Booster Fun rare or mythic rare card An extended-art rare (70%) or mythic rare (5%) card from the Secrets of Strixhaven main set A rare (7.1%) or mythic rare (5%) borderless Elder Dragon, planeswalker, or dual land A rare (8.6%) or mythic rare (4.3%) field notes card 1 Rare or mythic rare Mystical Archive card A non-foil rare (25.6%) or mythic rare (7.7%) Mystical Archive card A non-foil rare (25.6%) or mythic rare (7.7%) Japanese Mystical Archive card A traditional foil rare (25.6%) or mythic rare (7.7%) Mystical Archive card 1 Foil Booster Fun rare or mythic rare card A traditional foil extended-art rare (59.9%) or mythic rare (4.3%) card from the Secrets of Strixhaven main set A traditional foil rare (6.1%) or mythic rare (4.3%) borderless Elder Dragon, planeswalker, or dual land A traditional foil rare (7.3%) or mythic rare (3.7%) field notes card A silver scroll foil rare (7.7%) or mythic rare (2.3%) Japanese Mystical Archive card A traditional foil Special Guests card (4.5%) A serialized double rainbow foil Emeritus of Ideation appears in less than 1% of Collector Boosters
Knockout Maneuver is solid, but everything else feels a bit too dependent on other pieces
Proxies level the playing field, allowing casual players to enjoy Reserved List classics, cEDH pilots to test optimized lists, and collectors to keep their expensive originals safe at home while playing with proxies in public
