Demolition Field

Mana Base Control

There seems to be a staunch lack of mass nonbasic hate in standard & pioneer. Targeted land removal like demolition field, field of ruin, or Boseiju are good for dealing with individually powerful lands; but they don’t meaningfully punish greedy mana bases. Domain has been a tier 1 standard deck since DMU came out, and it’s only ever gotten more options. 4 color omnath dominated standard when it was legal, and multicolor decks in general have access to tons of fixing just with the land-base. Modern at least has blood moon, but standard and pioneer don’t have any mass nonbasic hate. Is this intentional? If so, why?

Hating on greedy mana bases, but not messing up non-greedy mana bases is a challenge.

Blood Blood Moon Colors Demolition Field Domain Dominaria United Field of Ruin Four Color Lands Mana Modern Pioneer Standard

Demolition Field Analysis

Isn't Demolition Field a pretty fair and fixed Strip Mine, and a useful safety valve to have in Standard in case a land turns out too powerful?

Yeah, it’s a tweak of Ghost Quarter which was what I consider my proper “fix” for Strip Mine.

Demolition Field Ghost Quarter Lands Standard Strip Mine

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