This meant that most midrange and control decks throughout Moderns history have been black-based whether it be Jund, Grixis Control or Deaths Shadow, while many decks have also utilized Thoughtseize in their sideboard as a catch-all card for the different combo decks in the format
In Framing a Magic Accessibility Issue, I talked about how card frames are an essential part of Magics visual language, and how departing from them can cause issues with accessibility
Back in the 90s, I had built a deck that combined Stasis, Kismet, and Capsize to effectively lock my opponent out of casting spells or doing anything for the rest of the game
Although English cards typically have a lower level of quality than their Japanese counterparts, this ironically leads to a spike in the value of the highest-graded English cards because there are fewer of them to go around
That said, Stone of Erech's first ability is vastly different to Tormod's Crypt and Relic of Progenitus, which may give it the edge in certain matchups