Modern Masters 2017

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Modern Masters 2017
Set Information
Set symbol
Themes and mechanics Flickering, Tokens, Traps, Graveyard matters, Sacrifice
Keywords/​ability words Bloodrush, Conspire, Flashback, Miracle, Overload, Populate, Soulbond, Unearth
Set size 249 cards
(101 commons, 80 uncommons, 53 rares, 15 mythic rares)
Expansion code MM3[2]

Modern Masters 2017, officially styled as Modern Masters 2017 Edition, is the third set in the Modern Masters series. It is a booster-based compilation set containing cards legal in, and intended for, the Modern format. It was released on March 17, 2017.[3][4]

Set details

The Magic logo without The Gathering

Modern Masters 2017 is a 249 card set consisting of reprints of cards originally printed between Eighth Edition and Magic 2014, including trips through Innistrad and Return to Ravnica. Modern Masters 2017 is exclusively booster-based, thus no satellite products such as preconstructed theme decks are branded with the set. Each booster contains 15 playable cards: 10 commons, 3 uncommons and one rare or mythic rare, and one foil card of any rarity replacing the usual basic land. The 16-card boosters (the sixteenth card is a marketing card) feature artwork from Domri Rade, Griselbrand and Stoic Angel.[5] Like Modern Masters 2015 and Eternal Masters before, the MSRP of one booster is set to $9.99. Due to the higher MSRP booster displays only contain 24 packs, which is also the number required for a regular draft (three boosters for each of eight players), as the set was designed specifically for draft. A number of cards may change rarity to create a better drafting environment.

Marketing

The set is be printed in English, Japanese, and Chinese Simplified. The packaging material features the word Magic, without : The Gathering, a first in Magic history. According to Mark Rosewater, it is something WotC is experimenting with on supplemental products.[6]

Magic Online

Modern Masters 2017 released on Magic Online on March 23, 2017.

Themes and mechanics

Modern Masters 2017 features the following limited archetypes:[7][8]

Changes in rarity

Common to Uncommon

Uncommon to Common

Rare to Common

Rare to Uncommon

Rare to Mythic

Mythic to Rare

Cycles

Modern Masters 2017 has 6 cycles, two of which are double cycles:

Token cards

The set comes with 20 tokens and one emblem.[9]

  1. {W} 4/4 Angel with Flying for Entreat the Angels and Urbis Protector
  2. {W} 1/1 Bird with Flying for Eyes in the Skies
  3. {W} 1/1 Soldier (new art by Magali Villeneuve) for Attended Knight
  4. {W} 1/1 Spirit with Flying for Lingering Souls
  5. {B} 2/4 Spider with Reach for Penumbra Spider
  6. {B} 2/2 Zombie for Grixis Slavedriver
  7. {R} 4/4 Dragon with Flying for Broodmate Dragon
  8. {R} 1/1 Goblin for Dragon Fodder, Goblin Assault and Kathari Bomber
  9. {G} 3/3 Beast for Thragtusk
  10. {G} 4/4 Beast for Baloth Cage Trap
  11. {G} 3/3 Centaur for Call of the Conclave
  12. {G} 3/3 Elephant for Call of the Herd
  13. {G} */* Ooze for Slime Molding and Mystic Genesis
  14. {G} 1/1 Saproling for Fists of Ironwood, Golgari Germination and Sprouting Thrinax
  15. {G} 5/5 Wurm with Trample for Advent of the Wurm
  16. {G/W} */* Elemental for Voice of Resurgence
  17. {R/G} 4/4 Giant Warrior with Haste for Giantbaiting
  18. {R/G} 1/1 Goblin Warrior for Wort, the Raidmother
  19. {R/W} 1/1 Soldier for Sunhome Guildmage
  20. {C} 3/3 Golem for Blade Splicer, Master Splicer, Sensor Splicer, Wing Splicer and Vital Splicer
  21. Emblem for Domri Rade

Notable cards

Cards with new art

Cards with new flavor text

References

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