Modern Humans spent a long time as one of the best decks in the format, but recently has fallen by the wayside. The swath of overpowered cards printed in the last few years has completely upended Modern as a format, leaving Humans as somewhat of a relic.

Well, what if we put some of those 2020 Magic cards to work for Humans?

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More Human Than Human | Jim Davis | Modern

• Companion (1)
• 1 Yorion, Sky Nomad

• Creatures (47)
• 3 Avacyn's Pilgrim
• 4 Blade Splicer
• 4 Champion of the Parish
• 4 Kitesail Freebooter
• 4 Mantis Rider
• 4 Meddling Mage
• 4 Noble Hierarch
• 4 Seasoned Pyromancer
• 4 Skyclave Apparition
• 4 Thalia's Lieutenant
• 4 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
• 4 Winota, Joiner of Forces

• Artifacts (8)
• 4 Aether Vial
• 4 Smuggler's Copter

• Lands (25)
• 1 Snow-Covered Plains
• 1 Hallowed Fountain
• 1 Sacred Foundry
• 1 Temple Garden
• 2 Mana Confluence
• 3 Arid Mesa
• 4 Ancient Ziggurat
• 4 Cavern of Souls
• 4 Reflecting Pool
• 4 Unclaimed Territory

• Sideboard (15)
• 4 Auriok Champion
• 3 Magus of the Moon
• 4 Reflector Mage
• 1 Yorion, Sky Nomad
• 3 General Kudro of Drannith

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It's starting to become a recurring theme here that we don't get to do what we want to!

While we never got to actually trigger Winota, Joiner of Forces (much like we didn't get to fight with Phyrexian Obliterator last week) things went pretty well for us.

Yorion, Sky Nomad was quite good in our grindy matchups and the cards that served to facilitate both Yorion and Winota played pretty nicely. Blade Splicer was always fine, as was Smuggler's Copter, but Seasoned Pyromancer was especially good. Skyclave Apparition was also exceptional, giving the deck a flexible removal spell it lacked while being reasonable castable.

If you're looking for a fun spin on the Humans archetype in Modern, don't be afraid to increase that deck size and let it fly!