Modern Masters 2017 is Looking Stellar

<p><em>Modern Masters 2017<&sol;em> is the upcoming <em>Magic&colon; the Gathering<&sol;em> reprint set&period; The set will be coming out on March 17&comma; and contains reprints of cards from a number of out of print <em>Magic<&sol;em> sets&comma; including a number of very popular and heavily played cards&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>For those who are unfamiliar with <em>Magic<&sol;em>&comma; there are a number of key competitive formats&semi; Standard&comma; Modern and Legacy&period; Standard is the bread and butter of Magic&&num;8217&semi;s parent company Wizards of the Coast&comma; wherein all cards released within about the last 2 years are playable&period; The sets rotate fairly frequently&comma; so players must keep on top of a constantly shifting format&period; Legacy is basically any card in the history of <em>Magic<&sol;em>&comma; which means over 20 years of <em>Magic<&sol;em> to choose from&period; In the middle lies Modern&comma; which contains cards from the last 10 years or so&comma; for players to choose from&period; Modern is a very popular format as many players who had cards and decks that they loved in Standard&comma; are able to continue playing them in Modern&period; However most Magic sets have a print run that last about 2 years&comma; and after that it starts to get harder to find certain cards&&num;8211&semi;and that is where <em>Modern Masters<&sol;em> comes in&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;120476" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-120476" style&equals;"width&colon; 265px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img class&equals;"wp-image-120476 size-full" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;03&sol;01235621&sol;snapcastermage&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Snapcaster Mage&comma; Wizards of the Coast" width&equals;"265" height&equals;"370" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-120476" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Snapcaster Mage&comma; Wizards of the Coast<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>Over the last few years Wizards of the Coast has released a set of reprints in the spring that contain reprints of some harder to find cards&period; They usually include an assortment of other cards selected to create a unique set&period; These sets allow players access to cards that are harder to come by&comma; but also are assembled in a way that if you are to play with cards strictly from a <em>Modern Masters<&sol;em> set&comma; you can make some very powerful decks just from what is opened in packs&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;120477" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-120477" style&equals;"width&colon; 265px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img class&equals;"size-full wp-image-120477" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;03&sol;01235720&sol;damnation&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Damnation&comma; Wizards of the Coast" width&equals;"265" height&equals;"370" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-120477" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Damnation&comma; Wizards of the Coast<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>The spoilers have started for <em>Modern Masters 2017<&sol;em> and it&&num;8217&semi;s looking like an incredible set full of much needed reprints&period; There are even some often overlooked gems&period; Some of the higher profile reprints are Liliana of the Veil and Snapcaster Mage&comma; both from the <em>Innistrad<&sol;em> set&comma; which came out about 5 years ago&period; The <em>Innistrad<&sol;em> cards are actually very well represented with some great standouts like the powerful red sorcery Bonfire of the Damned and a blue spell Temporal Mastery that allows players to take an extra turn&period; One of the most talked about reprints though would definitely be the fetchlands from <em>Zendikar<&sol;em>&comma; which came out almost 8 years ago&period; These powerful lands&comma; like &&num;8216&semi;Verdant Catacombs&&num;8217&semi;&comma; allow players to sacrifice the land to search for a land card that they specifically need&period; The last big reprint would have to be Damnation&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s basically the black mana version of Wrath of God&comma; and players have been clamoring for a reprint for years now&comma; so it was a welcome surprise when it was unveiled&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Modern is a very fast and fun format&comma; but out of print cards can mean high prices for new players that want to get in on it&period; <em>Modern Masters<&sol;em> is a way for Wizards of the Coast to support the format and also let players get a foot in the door&period; <em>Modern Masters 2017<&sol;em> is looking like the kind of set that&&num;8217&semi;s not only good for new players but also for veterans who are looking to grow their card pool&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;