Well, Insiders - the unthinkable happened.

I wanted to provide a quick reaction to today's B&R Announcement (2/12/2018).

Modern:

Jace, the Mind Sculptor is unbanned.

Bloodbraid Elf is unbanned.

Effective Date: February 19, 2018

Magic Online Effective Date: February 14, 2018

The list of all banned and restricted cards, by format, is here.

Next B&R Announcement: April 16, 2018

It looks like WOTC finally let JTMS, and BBE out of their cage. There's so much that can be discussed from a simple announcement, and that will all be addressed in more depth here soon from our writers at QS. For now, I just wanted to quickly compartmentalize the immediate fall-out and feverish discussion about what we have just witnessed.

Everything is on the table, folks. Not even 24 hours ago Modern felt like a nearly-perfect format that was thriving and had the most draw of attention from all the formats. It was on full display at Pro Tour: Rivals of Ixalan (read back through our coverage) - and went further into a large GP immediately after when Bogles won the event.

Now, who knows - everything is unknown in the aftermath of this announcement. While that could be viewed as a negative, there's still room for it to be a positive. The one thing we do know, is that this was a major boost to the Modern market, and economy going forward - especially with Masters 25 around the corner.

We discussed some specific cards on the QS Insider Discord: Dreadbore, Disrupting Shoal were the most interesting of the bunch and could have immediate interest.

Keep in mind Masters 25 will likely have reprints that compliment these cards as this all seemed like it was planned ahead of time. I can almost undoubtedly say that Bloodbraid Elf will also be included in Masters 25. Stay tuned for more discussion, and our upcoming QS Cast for more in-depth coverage on this momentous moment in Modern history.