>>96294604
>>96294817
Modern Horizons would've been fine in my mind if they kept it as draft innovation only and not the obvious "Look! It's the old, powerful, broken thing but in modern now!" cashgrab that it ended up being. If they instead made draft sets with archetypes that either would benefit from more interesting cards being introduced or just never had a time to shine in the so-called "modern" era or in general, then it would've been fine. Unfortunately, WotC's profit-focused obsession demands that they print chase cards in their draft sets, so it was basically doomed from the start.

>>96295322
WotC have reached a point of no return where they're more obsessed with coming up with new ways to reuse card design that most of the time they end up just powercreeping their previous top cards. The fact that Cori-Steel Cutter has effectively replaced Murktide as a wincon in UR decks should be a serious omen (kek) to consider. Just because they won't be printing straight-to-modern sets anymore doesn't mean the powercreep with subside, Cutter and Vivi are evidence that it will probably only get worse.