Quite about that, the list isn't Done yet!!!!

Right now skill level is most important.

Golden Age will NEVER happen. It's tough to let go....but you have to.

Modern Age is too restrictive card pool-wise. Especially since MVU might be in the cardpool.

Silver Age (with MVU in and MXM out) will be the first post-EoME "block". As it stands, the only true "tool-box" searcher is Heroes of Two Worlds (unless MVU gives us a functional reprint).

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I'd hardly call Heroes of Two Worlds a tool-box searcher. Playing 3 copies of a card really cuts into your deck.

These fit the bill much better, depending on the team you want to run:

Secret Files
Baddest of the Bad
B-Team
Mobilize + The Insiders/Worlds Worstest/We Had a Team Up (This works right? I'm not imagining Things?)

Straight to the Grave+Ahmed, or Remote Facilty+Straight+Mxy.

Or Coercion+Baddest of the Bad+Aunt May/Haywire.

Toolboxing dudes will never go away.

But toolboxing that forces you into using certain teams, and making multiple card "combos" to pull them off makes toolboxing a bit harder than "pack enemy, and any off team characters that have effects which will be great in the right match".

It's not toolboxing that people dislike it's the toolbox that you don't even need to work for.

Remote Facility only gets back a Secret Society character..

Master Plan would be the correct answer, as that one gets any character with a Society discard ... but then Ahmed isn't as helpful [but Soul World is still out there] and instead you would need Ruin, or Scandal or the Wild Pack guy [or Boris, or Alfred, etc] to search out the ongoing if you wanted that extra consistency.

or ilsa hopstein.

I personally don't see any reason that Golden Age should be dropped... Vintage M:TG still pulls a draw and provides a play outlet for long time players, collectors and general no-gooders with nothing better to do than to drop thousands of dollars to build a single deck.

There is quite a bit of flexability within the overall card pool to allow the format to thrive... even if it takes an Banned/Restricted List with rotation to keep the shenanigans under control.

My opinion is that the game should not be regulated to Modern/Silver for upper level play (what's that again?). If M:TG players can accept and support a format that holds the potential of a first or second turn kill, then Vs. players can do the same.

Well... I did try to get Golden Age as the 4th format for the Megas... it's not too late for New York.

You're not the only "voice of reason" supporting Golden Age... but thank you, nonetheless. Is the petition up yet?

Grrrrs, too many slaughter swamps. Knew it was master plan.

Wouldn't Call In A Favor be good in modern/silver format?

Ask Paul/TheDerangedBear... he puts them in every deck.

It just depends on how kind and friendly you want to be in helping your opponent smooth out his curve too.