Ajani's leaked image comes from the promotion for Journey into Nyx, so yes, he's probably going to be there. I wouldn't say he was "teased", as I'm pretty sure that image wasn't suposed to be public yet.
Ah, yes, I hadn't noticed that Wizards posted both the promo art from Born of the Gods AND Journey Into Nyx, likely because of the earlier leak. So, yeah, Ajani's going into Journey, it seems.
My hope is
UG1
+1 draw a card play an additional land
-1 put target non land permanent on top of library
-7 search your library for 5 creature cards, target opponent puts them into piles, you choose a pile to go to your hand and the other pile goes on the battlefield
loyalty: 3
So you want to give her a version of Jace's Unsummon ability that also removes their next draw, for one less mana? Along with an Explore as a plus ability? Yeah, okay.
The problem with defining this format by what is "fun" is that everyone seems to define fun as what they don't lose to. If you keep losing to easily answered cards, that means you should improve your deck. If you don't want to improve your deck, then you should come to peace with the idea that you are going to lose because you chose to not interact with better strategies.
Fact (confirmed by MaRo): all MtG sets have (at least) one Plainswalker.
Actually most sets in modern magic have no plainswalkers in them at all.
In fact, boggart arsonists is the only modern plainswalker, dunno where all this jace talk is comin' from.
Anyways....
On topic,
The 5 mana koira with +coiling oracle/explore, -temporal spring, ult t&n or gen or my favorite toothyfact and/or fictionalnail (search for 5 creatures, opp sorts into piles and one to the battlefield other to hand) is awesome, I so hope that's what it is. It'd be amazing and would finally force me to finish the u/g standard deck if been musing with
Kiora 2GU
+1 Up to one target creature become unblockable until end of turn (Thassa-like ability)
-2 Search your library for a creature with CMC > X, reveal it and put it on top of your library ("exploring into the deep sea for fascinating creatures")
-7 Return all creatures you don't control to their owners' hand. ("vaporizing her foes")
3
+1 Draw a Card. You may Play an additional land this turn.
-1 Return target creature to its owners Hand.
-7 Put a 5/5 blue Seaserpent, a 6/6 blue Octopus & a 7/7 blue Leviathan creature-token onto the battlefield.
Kiora 2GU
+1 Up to one target creature become unblockable until end of turn (Thassa-like ability)
-2 Search your library for a creature with CMC > X, reveal it and put it on top of your library ("exploring into the deep sea for fascinating creatures")
-7 Return all creatures you don't control to their owners' hand. ("vaporizing her foes")
3
"Exploring" ability can be "gain control"-ability, or a put a copy-token.
+? : Reveal the top card of your library. If it's a land, put it onto the battlefield ( tapped?)
-? (probably starting loyalty or leave her at 1 loyalty): Put target permanent on top of its owner's library
-? (ulti): Reveal the top x cards of your library where x is the number of lands you control. Until end of turn, you may cast each nonland card revealed this way without paying its mana cost.
Synergy with scry? Check. Ultimate has synergy with another ability? Check. Protects herself? Check.
They have had us thinking Kiora was around the corner since RtR. I think it's her. Now as for her abilities, I'm no card maker, but I guess I'll make my first attempt for Kiora.
Kiora Atua :3mana::symg::symu:
+1 Send up to one creature to the bottom of its owner's deck (to Davy Jones locker if you will)
-2 Tutor for a land or creature put it in your hand (find the things in the locker)
-7 Reveal the bottom 5(3?) cards of every players deck. You many put any number of creatures revealed this way on to the Battlefield under your control. (Let the deep sea go free!!!)
3 loyalty
Also, on Xenny, he was very synergistic with himself. Add a satyr, start adding mana and summon more creature, reveal 7 cards, land MORE creatures, lather, rinse repeat.
Honestly, the most surprising thing about this to me is that there isn't a card named Vaporize. Before checking Gatherer, I would have bet on that being a card name.
Also impressive is how much vapors actually do, and how spread across the color pie they are.
Despite the fact that I'd absolutely love for there to be U/G Kiora and W/G Ajani so that my Cube can breath a sigh of relief, I just don't see them putting 3 X/G Planeswalkers in the same block.
They have had us thinking Kiora was around the corner since RtR. I think it's her. Now as for her abilities, I'm no card maker, but I guess I'll make my first attempt for Kiora.
Kiora Atua :3mana::symg::symu:
+1 Send up to one creature to the bottom of its owner's deck (to Davy Jones locker if you will)
-2 Tutor for a land or creature put it in your hand (find the things in the locker)
-7 Reveal the bottom 5(3?) cards of every players deck. You many put any number of creatures revealed this way on to the Battlefield under your control. (Let the deep sea go free!!!)
3 loyalty
I *love* the flavor of using the bottom of the library.
I also love the synergy of the first and last abilities,
but better Condemn as a +1 is a bit... much.
She'd either need to cost like 5GU, or swap things so that's a - ability.
Balance issues notwithstanding, I dig the concept
Despite the fact that I'd absolutely love for there to be U/G Kiora and W/G Ajani so that my Cube can breath a sigh of relief, I just don't see them putting 3 X/G Planeswalkers in the same block.
There is now overwhelming evidence that they will indeed do that.
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Despite the fact that I'd absolutely love for there to be U/G Kiora and W/G Ajani so that my Cube can breath a sigh of relief, I just don't see them putting 3 X/G Planeswalkers in the same block.
We also just came off RTR block where B got a whole half walker. How many times does it have to be said that Planeswalkers will be the colors that the story needs them to be and not what ________ (Standard, Modern, Legacy,missing walker colors -pick one) needs them to be.
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by ninja squirrels either. - Dr. Wilson
Do we have overwhelming evidence that Ajani will be W/G?
Perhaps I'm letting my enthusiasm get the best of me,
but from where I'm standing, all signs point to "yes".
The presence of a mono-W PW in the block
as well as the odd placement of Ashen Rider
are both strong indicators he will indeed be (G/W).
I'm not 100%, but I'd definitely bet some real money on it.
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I don't follow. What does Ashen Rider have to do with Ajani's colours?
Ah, I see. You say that there will be a cycle of dual-coloured mythic rares, and that there won't be two mono-white planeswalkerd in the block, meaning that the probabilities are there that Ajani will be dual-coloured.
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I don't follow. What does Ashen Rider have to do with Ajani's colours?
Ah, I see. You say that there will be a cycle of dual-coloured mythic rares, and that there won't be two mono-white planeswalkerd in the block, meaning that the probabilities are there that Ajani will be dual-coloured.
Why G/W though?
Because he's no longer vengeant, that's actually his younger version than goldmane. And it makes sense seeing as he's from naya, no longer taps into his anger (leads to the dark side man), and has moved more and more towards community and growth which is what w/g is about.
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The ability wouldn't really work. The inherent fairness of a planeswalker is that you can attack them with creatures to stop their recurring advantage. If just attacking sent them back to hand then it would be able to protect itself better than any walker ever.
The ability wouldn't really work. The inherent fairness of a planeswalker is that you can attack them with creatures to stop their recurring advantage. If just attacking sent them back to hand then it would be able to protect itself better than any walker ever.
Not nearly as well as Vraska, which is a card they've already printed.
The ability is fine. Aggro can just attack the player instead of the planeswalker and kill him/her before Kiora can do anything. If hypothetical!Kiora keeps protecting herself with her +1, she never affects the board.
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Ah, yes, I hadn't noticed that Wizards posted both the promo art from Born of the Gods AND Journey Into Nyx, likely because of the earlier leak. So, yeah, Ajani's going into Journey, it seems.
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So you want to give her a version of Jace's Unsummon ability that also removes their next draw, for one less mana? Along with an Explore as a plus ability? Yeah, okay.
Actually most sets in modern magic have no plainswalkers in them at all.
In fact, boggart arsonists is the only modern plainswalker, dunno where all this jace talk is comin' from.
Anyways....
On topic,
The 5 mana koira with +coiling oracle/explore, -temporal spring, ult t&n or gen or my favorite toothyfact and/or fictionalnail (search for 5 creatures, opp sorts into piles and one to the battlefield other to hand) is awesome, I so hope that's what it is. It'd be amazing and would finally force me to finish the u/g standard deck if been musing with
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Kiora 2GU
+1 Up to one target creature become unblockable until end of turn (Thassa-like ability)
-2 Search your library for a creature with CMC > X, reveal it and put it on top of your library ("exploring into the deep sea for fascinating creatures")
-7 Return all creatures you don't control to their owners' hand. ("vaporizing her foes")
3
Kiora Atua 2GU 3 Loyality
+1 Draw a Card. You may Play an additional land this turn.
-1 Return target creature to its owners Hand.
-7 Put a 5/5 blue Seaserpent, a 6/6 blue Octopus & a 7/7 blue Leviathan creature-token onto the battlefield.
That would be my dream for Kiora *o*
"Exploring" ability can be "gain control"-ability, or a put a copy-token.
+? : Reveal the top card of your library. If it's a land, put it onto the battlefield ( tapped?)
-? (probably starting loyalty or leave her at 1 loyalty): Put target permanent on top of its owner's library
-? (ulti): Reveal the top x cards of your library where x is the number of lands you control. Until end of turn, you may cast each nonland card revealed this way without paying its mana cost.
Synergy with scry? Check. Ultimate has synergy with another ability? Check. Protects herself? Check.
Two KNOWN sea monsters She's there to discover the others. Also I made this account to say I really hope it's Kiora.
Kiora Atua :3mana::symg::symu:
+1 Send up to one creature to the bottom of its owner's deck (to Davy Jones locker if you will)
-2 Tutor for a land or creature put it in your hand (find the things in the locker)
-7 Reveal the bottom 5(3?) cards of every players deck. You many put any number of creatures revealed this way on to the Battlefield under your control. (Let the deep sea go free!!!)
3 loyalty
Also, on Xenny, he was very synergistic with himself. Add a satyr, start adding mana and summon more creature, reveal 7 cards, land MORE creatures, lather, rinse repeat.
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Also impressive is how much vapors actually do, and how spread across the color pie they are.
Despite the fact that I'd absolutely love for there to be U/G Kiora and W/G Ajani so that my Cube can breath a sigh of relief, I just don't see them putting 3 X/G Planeswalkers in the same block.
I *love* the flavor of using the bottom of the library.
I also love the synergy of the first and last abilities,
but better Condemn as a +1 is a bit... much.
She'd either need to cost like 5GU, or swap things so that's a - ability.
Balance issues notwithstanding, I dig the concept
There is now overwhelming evidence that they will indeed do that.
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EDH:
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Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
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Why wouldn't they?
Remember Scars block?
Elspeth Tirel
Venser, the Sojourner
How about Innistrad block?
Liliana of the Veil
Garruk, the Veil-Cursed
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
We also just came off RTR block where B got a whole half walker. How many times does it have to be said that Planeswalkers will be the colors that the story needs them to be and not what ________ (Standard, Modern, Legacy,missing walker colors -pick one) needs them to be.
There's no proof she's being chased
by ninja squirrels either. - Dr. Wilson
Perhaps I'm letting my enthusiasm get the best of me,
but from where I'm standing, all signs point to "yes".
The presence of a mono-W PW in the block
as well as the odd placement of Ashen Rider
are both strong indicators he will indeed be (G/W).
I'm not 100%, but I'd definitely bet some real money on it.
Reprint Stasis!
Control needs more love.
EDH:
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
The Mimeoplasm
WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW
WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
Exploring the "depths" for creatures.....I dunno.lol
I don't follow. What does Ashen Rider have to do with Ajani's colours?
Ah, I see. You say that there will be a cycle of dual-coloured mythic rares, and that there won't be two mono-white planeswalkerd in the block, meaning that the probabilities are there that Ajani will be dual-coloured.
Why G/W though?
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+1: until your next turn, if a creature attacks Kiora, return it to its owner's hand.
Because that is the "missing" ally-color Mythic
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Control needs more love.
EDH:
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
The Mimeoplasm
WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW
WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
Because he's no longer vengeant, that's actually his younger version than goldmane. And it makes sense seeing as he's from naya, no longer taps into his anger (leads to the dark side man), and has moved more and more towards community and growth which is what w/g is about.
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If this were the case wouldn't it need to be like 5 CMC otherwise how could any aggro stand a chance?
Not nearly as well as Vraska, which is a card they've already printed.
The ability is fine. Aggro can just attack the player instead of the planeswalker and kill him/her before Kiora can do anything. If hypothetical!Kiora keeps protecting herself with her +1, she never affects the board.
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