While the lack of consistency is a bit maddening (*cough* Eldrazi Temple *cough*), over the years, Wizards seems to have taken a view of Modern in which cards that add one additional mana are safe but cards that add two extra mana should be banned, and over the years, the banned list of the format has come to reflect this ideal fairly well
Flicker (Card) Flicker 0.23%inclusion 10.2K decks 4.42M decks Jul 31, 2025 The Top 10 Best Warp Cards from Edge of Eternities Edge of Eternities includes several cards with a brand-new mechanic, warp
(It cant be blocked except by two or more creatures.) Inner Demons
it also had two top-six placements at Championship Finals Orlando
These cards all have a similar format to the original Godzilla cards from Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths with the name of the original Magic: The Gathering card under the Universes Beyond name
Battles enter the battlefield with a number of 'defense counters' which work just like loyalty counters, and they go to the graveyard when their defense is depleted