Land destruction is an old Magic: the Gathering deck strategy and the spells that do this usually cost at least 3-mana, except for an old Alpha and Beta card Sinkhole. This is the lone Sorcery card that destroys any land without questions asked or any drawbacks. That said, I am glad to see a similar version in the upcoming Modern Horizons 2 set that is of the same color, same mana cost, and the same card type, but with a bonus.

Check out the card Break the Ice.

The card’s only condition is that the target land should be Snow subtype or could produce colorless mana. The first thing that comes to mind about those lands in Modern are the Tron lands: Urza’s Tower, Urza’s Powerplant and Urza’s Mine. They are popularly used in the metagame in Tron ramp decks and this card will surely slowdown their progress. What is worse is when the Overload cost is paid which is a one-sided Armageddon. Not only the Tron lands that could be hit but also the Pain lands, Filter Lands, and of course some random decks utilizing Snow lands.

Will this become a staple in Black-based decks? I am not pretty sure. Surely the metagame will be affected by the new set but how these cards can upgrade the current top tier decks will be seen once the next Modern tournament online or in paper will be held. Modern deck techs of course will be discussed in various Magic: the Gathering websites but on actual gameplay will show its efficiency.

That is a wrap for now on this Modern Horizons 2 card feature. The complete spoiler is now up at the mothership site which you can check here.

Until then, thanks for reading.