It's fantastic to be able to drop an Eldrazi Conscription or extra turn sorcery on the top of your library right before Narset swings, and while it is a way to abuse an already powerful ability, it doesn't waste my opponent's time and for the most part still preserves some of the randomness of playing the deck without Proteus Staff or Mana Severance
In fact, the non-creature versions of these effects are usually more resilient, since they can't be picked off by creature removal
A BGS 9.5 example achieved $180,000 with buyer's premium in November 2025, representing a population of 1 of 5 with none graded higher
And it is typically based on changes in the game's balance or mechanics
Notably, this ban window is shortly after the release of Modern Horizons 3, which launches in early June
This slightly expensive white creature produces 1/1 Human Soldier tokens equal to your devotion to white when it ETBs