The 10 Most Valuable MTG Cards from The List, September 2023 – #2 Wrenn and Six

One of the more warping cards to enter Modern is Wrenn and Six, and the most valuable card on The List. First printed in Modern Horizons, Wrenn and Six quickly commanded the Modern format as the plus ability can recur cards such as Wooded Foothills or Scalding Tarn back to hand. By continuing to plus Wrenn’s first ability, you can fix your mana while reducing the chance of drawing Land cards in the later turns. Four-Color Omnath, Four-Color Creativity, and Azorius Control successfully adopt the card to profound success. A big reason why these Four and Five-Color archetypes can exist is because of Wrenn and Six and the fantastic mana support in Modern.

It’s that good, Wrenn and Six caught a ban in the Legacy format as the minus ability eroded any strategy that wanted to play one-toughness creatures such as Death & Taxes. Also, it’s pretty obnoxious alongside Wasteland, a Legacy staple where you strip the opponent’s resources of popular non-Basic mana options such as Volcanic Island or Gaea’s Cradle. Being able to recur Wasteland every turn and reduce the opponent’s ability to cast spells became too much, and rightly saw a ban in the format. There’s plenty of discourse on whether Wrenn and Six should meet a similar fate in Modern as the ability to smooth out your mana is incredibly strong, causing no downside to playing the card (outside of the financial reasons, of course).