Summary of Modern Horizons is Banned! | Gruul Eldrazi vs Esper Mentor

00:00:00 - 00:35:00

In this video, a player showcases how Modern Horizons is banned in their deck, and how they're adapting by playing slower and more reactive cards. They discuss how one of their cards, Mistress Bubble, is good both on the draw and the play, and how they're choosing to keep it in the deck. The player then goes on to discuss their game against an opponent, noting that had they played correctly, they likely would have won.

• 00:00:00 The video discusses how Modern Horizons, a set of foreign cards that was not approved for play in the current format, is banned. The player plays a Modern deck without the cards, and finds it to be a good matchup.
• 00:05:00 The player discusses how Modern Horizons is banned, and how it makes playing against Eldrazi decks difficult. They mention how they're lucky sometimes and how they drew a bad card, which led to them losing the game.
• 00:10:00 In this video, a player showcases how Modern Horizons is banned in their deck, and how they're adapting by playing slower and more reactive cards. They discuss how one of their cards, Mistress Bubble, is good both on the draw and the play, and how they're choosing to keep it in the deck.
• 00:15:00 The player discusses how Modern Horizons is banned in Gruul Eldrazi vs Esper Mentor, and goes on to list some of the cards they will be playing. They cast a veil of summer to counter an eldrazi creature, then play an electric shredder and monk token. They draw cards and discard a fox, before discarding another card to make the electric shredder trigger again - this time, playing a can't stay away. They cast an observer to watch the eldrazi creature and mentor, and then pass the turn.
• 00:20:00 The video discusses how Gruul Eldrazi and Esper Mentor play and how one of the deck's key cards, the obligator, can be easily killed by Jamin. The player concludes that the best play is to target the mentor with the obligator, which eliminates one of Jamin's threats.
• 00:25:00 The player discusses their game against an opponent, noting that had they played correctly, they likely would have won. They discuss how they are boarding in for game three, with the goal of having more efficient removal spells in order to deal with the opponent's threats.
• 00:30:00 The video discusses how Modern Horizons, a recently-banned deck, is able to beat Esper Mentor. The Gruul Eldrazi deck uses a combination of pressure and card advantage to control the board, while the Esper Mentor deck relies on its powerful cards to win the game.
• 00:35:00 The video discusses how Esper Mentor, a card from the Modern Horizons expansion, is banned in some formats. It then builds a white black climate deck, using cards that are not affected by the ban.