Dragon's Maze is widely considered to be one of the weakest Magic the Gathering sets ever released in terms of power level. However, there are some very good cards in the set, including undoubtedly the best in the set: Voice of Resurgence.

After being a staple in many Standard decks, Voice of Resurgence has moved into many Modern decks. As a card you definitely want to have four copies of in your collection, this powerful Elemental creature is getting harder to  find. No one really wants to open Dragon's Maze packs to find them, either.

Fortunately for everyone, Voice of Resurgence has been reprinted in Modern Masters 2017 for all to enjoy. Who doesn't like making a free token whenever your opponent casts a spell on your turn or when it dies? Cards that replace themselves are good enough, but against the many control decks in Modern, Voice of Resurgence is a very powerful force.

As one of the better creatures ever printed in Magic, it's good to see this guy become a lot more available! Along with Tarmogoyf, of course... (yes, 'Goyf was reprinted yet again in MM2017...)

Burning-Tree Emissary and Magma Jet were huge players back in their days in Standard. While it's not a lot, the Emissary sees occasional play in Modern Zoo decks. Also, Magma Jet still sees some Modern play in Skred Red. Both were previously printed exclusively at uncommon. But in Modern Masters 2017, both cards are reprinted at common.

These are two cards expected to have an immediate impact in the all-common Pauper format. Burning-Tree Emissary is a solid value creature that essentially pays for itself by giving you one Red and one Green mana when he enters the battlefield. This should help speed up some of the Aggro and "Stompy" decks in the format. Casting him and potentially two other one-mana creatures in a turn is a huge tempo swing. Also, while Pauper already has premier burn spells in Lightning Bolt and Lava Spike, among others, Magma Jet will probably see play in decks that value the Scry 2, such as Izzet Delver, a top deck in the format.

Kudos to Wizards for making these two very useful cards more readily available and even eligible in Pauper!

 First printed in Rise of the Eldrazi, Mortician Beetle always seemed like a decent card, but one that shouldn't have been printed at rare. However, it's been a dollar rare for quite some time. According to EDHREC, Mortician Beetle sees a fair, but not great amount of play in Commander. But due to the potential power of the Beetle's effect, it does see a fair amount of casual play.

The Beetle allows you to put a +1/+1 counter on it each time a player sacrifices a creature. This allows for the Beetle to grow quite large, especially in Commander, where sacrifice themes are rampant. But this is hardly a popular card in Modern, despite there being decks that could take advantage of its ability. It doesn't have trample, though, and it doesn't fly, so it basically just becomes a big dumb beater. Still, it can potentially kill out of nowhere.

For Modern Masters 2017, it was decided to reprint this creature at common. This makes sense, as in Rise of the Eldrazi, the sacrifice theme was extremely important to the set. Having a creature like this at common or even uncommon would have unbalanced what is considered to be one of the best draft formats in Magic the Gathering history. Now being more readily available, it's likely we'll see Mortician Beetle pop up in more Commander decks.

The other impact of this rarity change means that Mortician Beetle is now legal in the all-common Pauper format. While there isn't currently a top deck that could use the Beetle in what's actually an extremely competitive format, Mortician Beetle could see play in new brews based around Tortured Existence, a good card that's been in the format for years.

This is a good reprint, although it's a bit disappointing for people that bought Rise of the Eldrazi foil Mortician Beetles for their Commander decks. Still, this is a card I didn't expect to see at common, and it's hard not to like it at that rarity.

Originally from Dark Ascension, Falkenrath Aristocrat was quite a boss creature back in her Standard days. She was a part of several top decks during her time in Standard. Nowadays, she's pretty much just a casual card, although she shows up alongside Marchesa, the Black Rose, Olivia Voldaren, and others in Commander. In Modern Masters 2017, her rarity was downgraded to rare from mythic rare.

As an aside, Falkenrath Aristocrat still sees a lot of play in the European Highlander format in a deck known commonly as 4-Color Blood. It's a 100-card singleton format like Commander, except without a Commander. It's a cool format, actually, so she'll still being seeing play there.

While she wasn't an expensive card as of her reprint, around $3, she'll now be extremely cheap. She doesn't really see any play at all in Modern, but she's still a decent card to have at rare. But without a huge amount of competitive demand (outside of European Highlander), she'll be a very cheap card before long.

Many Magic the Gathering players have been clamoring for a reprint of the black board-wipe Damnation for years. It’s become an ongoing meme that with each upcoming set, players would speculate that Damnation would somehow be in the set. Some speculated Wizards was saving Damnation as a chase card for Amonkhet or be featured in an upcoming Modern Masters release. In fact, Wizards saved Damnation for all these years to include it in Modern Masters 2017.

Damnation is essentially just a 4-mana Black version of Wrath of God. The only difference is that it is in Black, a color-shifted variant from Planar Chaos. The reason that Damnation is so good is that it can be played in non-White Modern decks such as Grixis Delver, Grixis Control, and most often Jund. It also sees play in Abzan decks, despite having access to White, since Black is an easier color to fix for in those decks. Interestingly, Damnation is rarely seen in competitive Modern mainboards, and usually relegated to a single copy in the sideboard for certain matchups. In any case, it’s still a valuable card to have around.

Damnation is particularly popular in Commander, where Black decks are quite rampant. In a singleton format, those decks that can will play both Wrath of God and Damnation. What makes Damnation better than a boardwipe like Day of Judgment is that creatures can’t be regenerated. While Thrun, the Last Troll, Troll Ascetic, and other creatures with regenerate aren’t rampant in Modern, they do see play in the format. Affinity, a very popular and powerful Modern deck, also has ways to regenerate some of their artifact creatures. Damnation takes care of those corner cases.

Since Damnation is so good in Modern, this is a great reprint to help players invest more in the format. But since Damnation is such a staple in Commander, this will also be of great use to those players, as well. Pretty much everyone is going to want this card, so get your hands on them while you can! This reprint cut the $50 price tag for this card in half, but it's certainly going to be in demand for the foreseeable future.

Of all the creatures to need a reprint, Goblin Guide was definitely towards the top of the list. In Modern Masters 2017, Goblin Guide is indeed present along with new artwork. A staple in both Modern Burn and even Legacy Burn decks, the Goblin Scout had hit $25 to $35 per copy and needed fresh supply to keep up with demand.

The Goblin Guide reprint will be of help to many players that couldn’t afford their playset previously. The new artwork is cool, too. While there was previously a promotional reprint of Goblin Guide available, with great artwork, it wasn’t nearly enough extra supply to keep up with the massive demand for this card.

Goblin Tribal is a popular casual deck, as is Burn. Keeping this in mind, there will be both competitive and casual demand for this card. So, it's important to pick up your copies of Goblin Guide at the best price that you can when you need it. This isn't a card that is going to ever not be in demand unless something strictly better is printed - which is unlikely.

 Griselbrand was quite the powerhouse when he was in Standard. One of the major chase cards from Avacyn Restored, Griselbrand proved to have such raw power that he became banned in Commander, and appears in several Modern, Legacy, and even Vintage decks! Now the massive powerhouse of a Demon gets a reprint in Modern Masters 2017!

Some players argue that perhaps Griselbrand didn't really need another reprint after being a Grand Prix promo.  But as Griselbrand is a fan favorite, it's not really a surprise that Wizards of the Coast decided to feature him on the set's packaging and as one of the chase mythic rares of the set. They know that this powerful Demon will help sell the set.

As far as Modern is concerned, Griselbrand is part of only really one competitive Modern deck right now. That deck is Goryo's Vengeance, a deck that utilizes the deck's namesake card, Goryo's Vengeance, and Through the Breach to cheat out Borborygmos Enraged, Worldspine Wurm, and of course, Griselbrand.

In Legacy, Griselbrand is featured in multiple decks, including Sneak and Show and Black-Red Reanimator, as well as other decks. Even in Vintage, Griselbrand is a part of a powerful deck archetype called Bomberman Oath, which utilizes the powerful Enchantment, Oath of Druids.

While Griselbrand isn't nearly as expensive as he once was,  Magic players will always be happy to open copies of the Demon in their Modern Masters 2017 packs!