Wow, there are so many cards that I wish to see reprinted in the next core set, but it would be very difficult, and ungainly, to list all of them in a single post, so I shall mention some now, and others later.
I wish to see absorb, undermine, backlash, recoil, and decimate reprinted, as those all are very awesome sorceries/instants, the likes of which have not been seen in recent sets.
I wish to see the legendary dragons from both Invasion and Kamigawa reprinted, as they are awesome dragons, in my mind, and some of them provide powerful flying creatures for the color green (specifically, Jugan, Darigaaz, Rith, and Treva) the color that has the lowest amount of creatures with flying, and also provide dragons outside of the color red, which is the color most strongly associated with dragons.
Some other cards (that are not part of a cycle or have any real connection to each other) include comet storm, doubling season, and pristine angel, all of which are particular favorites of mine.
There are other cards still that I wish to see reprinted, but I shall mention them in another post, so that each post is not excessive in its wordcount.
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“When the people fear the government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.”-Thomas Jefferson
“A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of its user.”-Theodore Roosevelt
“Patriotism means to stand by one's country; it does not mean to stand by one's president.”-Theodore Roosevelt
it would just suck. its just retarded if you just cant know if your opponent could counter your spell or not. cause he can do it, even without any mana.
now you see: "oh, he got 3 mana open, he may have a dissipate" or he got 2 open: "hmm he may play the UX counter for 1". but with force there, even if he has no mana on the field or is tapped out, he can counter your stuff, would be annoying like hell.
I expect them to do something special to honor the 20th anniversary of the game, but what that is I'm not sure.
What if they printed 'iconic' cycles from the game that they can actually reprint, ala Titans, planeswalkers (not ones we've seen hopefully, or different versions), leylines, legendaries (whether they're new like M13 or from through the past), and others.
Not only should they make it well balanced and playable for limited/Standard/whatever, they need to show that it had planning for the good old 20th.
In the same way you can tell someone is from the XVIII century because he is arroused by ankles, you can tell someone is from USA because he feels nipples disturbing.
They should reprint force of will, but before everyone gets uppity about modern they should just say in the preview article that it will be banned in modern as soon as it come out.
Also Stifle. Always wanted to Stifle a Planeswalker's ultimate.
I do not wish to see stifle reprinted, because I believe that it is too powerful for only 1 mana. If an equivalent of it that cost either 1U or UU was made, I would consider it to be a balanced card.
On that subject, I also wish to see voidslime reprinted, as that is an awesome counterspell, as well. There is also bind, a non-blue counterspell, and demolish, which I believe to be a balanced and fair card for destroying either lands of artifacts.
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“Those who would trade their freedoms for security will have neither.”-Benjamin Franklin
“When the people fear the government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.”-Thomas Jefferson
“A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of its user.”-Theodore Roosevelt
“Patriotism means to stand by one's country; it does not mean to stand by one's president.”-Theodore Roosevelt
I am really hoping for a real red planeswalker and, well, FoW (which isn't gonna happen) or counterspell (also not gonna happen). Realistically, I'd love Lightning Bolt.
Glasses of Urza. And for anyone saying Force of Will will be bad in standard, well, it wouldn't be printed for standard. Not sure if it would be good in modern but it would be nice to have even the slightest support for legacy from wizards.
Since it will be the 20th Anniversary, I anticipate some sort of nostalgia variants. A "fixed" mox cycle is probably too much to ask for with Ravnica mana fixing already present. Maybe some other neat artifacts should show up again:
Crucible of Worlds would be awesome and has been reprinted in a core set before. I would love to see Coat of Arms. Ravnica doesn't have a tribal theme to it, so I don't think this card would be overpowering.
It would be really neat if M14 was a themed core set that took place in a healing Dominaria. Since this was the "birthplace" of Magic, it would be an interesting way to reintroduce some of the long-lost tribes and locations. Since they nearly eradicated the entire plane, there aren't really any design constraints. It seems Ravnica is the new Multiverse capital, but Dominaria was supposedly the nexus of the multiverse. I wonder what would happen if the Eldrazi traveled there?
I would love to see Pox, Hypnotic Specter, and Dark Ritual reprinted in standard (guess my favorite color...), although only the Specter seems reasonable and the other two would probably break standard in some way.
Red decks could certainly use Flametongue Kavu. There is nothing like a Mizzium Mortars on legs (although I guess the existence of Mortars could justify not printing it). I would also really enjoy Sulfuric Vortex since I hate Thragtusk so much. Goblins could sue some love too.
Boomerang would be AWESOME for blue, although the few months of Snapcaster shenanigans could prove too disruptive. I always loved that card though. Stifle is another card I would love to see. Hopefully GTC gives us a Voidslime variant. Otherwise, Stifle would be a great addition to M14 to combat all these silly EtB/LtB triggers.
Felidar Sovereign would allow lifegain decks to exist, so I wouldn't mind seeing it.
I would love to see them reprint some of the old cool lands, like Phyrexian Tower or Serra's Sanctum. I know Sanctum is on the reserve list and is probably too powerful for the modern era, but some cool near-reprint of the old, broken Urza lands would be nice if they could be properly balanced. Nostaligia is always nice.
He would be cool too becuase with the Shock lands still counting as forest (unless I'm wrong on this) you wouldn't have to play mono green to still get good use out of him.
Since it will be the 20th Anniversary, I anticipate some sort of nostalgia variants. A "fixed" mox cycle is probably too much to ask for with Ravnica mana fixing already present. Maybe some other neat artifacts should show up again:
It would be sweet to get a mox cycle that needed the matching basic land (not type) in play to work. Especially with the shock lands around. Would force some interesting choices between good fast mana, and going multi color while the mana base is willing to support it.
Blue: Sleight of Hand- Not the best 1 cmc common cantrip ever, but it gets the job done. That, and Delver of Secrets can't it abuse as much as Ponder and Preordain, so the brief time these 2 cards would be together wouldn't be such a big deal. Æther Adept- Bounce+Body with an aggressive cmc. I always loved this card, but I think she's a tad too strong for the common slot. Dance of Many- I love U clone effecs, but Clone is too high-cost and Phantasmal Image/Phyrexian Metamorph are too easily splashable and lack any significant downsides for their costs. IMO, this enchantment has the right mix of mana cost and downsides. Tamiyo, the Moonsage- Tamiyo's abilities are straightforward enough for a core set, and Jace has a little too much screen time right now.
Red: Seal of Fire- Shock is too puny and Lightning Bolt is too strong. This one seems like a fine middle ground for a 1 cmc common red burn spell. Ember Hauler- He's a great fit for a R wienie. Pyroclasm- Magmaquake just doesn't cut the rare R sweeper slot for me. Honorable mentions to Slagstorm for this slot. Koth of the Hammer- Gettin kinda bored with Chandra. Also, I wouldn't want to see Koth's potential with shocklands go to waste.
I second that, and I can't find a single reason why they shouldn't make all lands like the Zendikar lands... all the info is still there on the card.
Yes, I agree with that, as well, as I also am very fond of full-art basic lands.
Other cards that I wish to see reprinted are righteous aura, as there have been no "circle of protection"-type cards since tenth edition;rolling thunder, as that card is, in my opinion, a better alternative to fireball for one additional mana; lightning angel, which I believe would look awesome in the new card frame (and possibly with new artwork); and Sol'Kanar the Swamp King, who I believe is long overdue for a reprint.
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“Those who would trade their freedoms for security will have neither.”-Benjamin Franklin
“When the people fear the government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.”-Thomas Jefferson
“A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of its user.”-Theodore Roosevelt
“Patriotism means to stand by one's country; it does not mean to stand by one's president.”-Theodore Roosevelt
I'd buy a case of M14 if it had all of this. I might be lucky to be right about one or two of these though...
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I want some good stuff from Magic's 20 years like JtMS, Necropotenence, Damnation, Onslaught fetches, Force of Will, and Lightning Bolt. I know I'm asking too much, but there has to be something good for MtG's 20th right?
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I wish to see absorb, undermine, backlash, recoil, and decimate reprinted, as those all are very awesome sorceries/instants, the likes of which have not been seen in recent sets.
I wish to see the legendary dragons from both Invasion and Kamigawa reprinted, as they are awesome dragons, in my mind, and some of them provide powerful flying creatures for the color green (specifically, Jugan, Darigaaz, Rith, and Treva) the color that has the lowest amount of creatures with flying, and also provide dragons outside of the color red, which is the color most strongly associated with dragons.
I also wish to see the Innistrad dual lands (clifftop retreat, hinterland harbor, isolated chapel, sulfur falls, and woodland cemetery), reflecting pool, and exotic orchard reprinted, so that they shall be more readily available and thus less expensive than their current prices.
Some other cards (that are not part of a cycle or have any real connection to each other) include comet storm, doubling season, and pristine angel, all of which are particular favorites of mine.
There are other cards still that I wish to see reprinted, but I shall mention them in another post, so that each post is not excessive in its wordcount.
“When the people fear the government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.”-Thomas Jefferson
“A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of its user.”-Theodore Roosevelt
“Patriotism means to stand by one's country; it does not mean to stand by one's president.”-Theodore Roosevelt
it would just suck. its just retarded if you just cant know if your opponent could counter your spell or not. cause he can do it, even without any mana.
now you see: "oh, he got 3 mana open, he may have a dissipate" or he got 2 open: "hmm he may play the UX counter for 1". but with force there, even if he has no mana on the field or is tapped out, he can counter your stuff, would be annoying like hell.
What if they printed 'iconic' cycles from the game that they can actually reprint, ala Titans, planeswalkers (not ones we've seen hopefully, or different versions), leylines, legendaries (whether they're new like M13 or from through the past), and others.
Not only should they make it well balanced and playable for limited/Standard/whatever, they need to show that it had planning for the good old 20th.
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Cathedral of War
Mirran Crusader
Oblivion Ring
Magma Jet
Incinerate (Am I the only one that has not been missing Lightning Bolt and Mana Leak in standard?)
Edit: And here's another "oh dear god please no" for FoW and any other free counter.
Stay reasonable, be mindful of your expectations and don't feed the trolls.
Doomsdayin'
I do not wish to see stifle reprinted, because I believe that it is too powerful for only 1 mana. If an equivalent of it that cost either 1U or UU was made, I would consider it to be a balanced card.
On that subject, I also wish to see voidslime reprinted, as that is an awesome counterspell, as well. There is also bind, a non-blue counterspell, and demolish, which I believe to be a balanced and fair card for destroying either lands of artifacts.
“When the people fear the government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.”-Thomas Jefferson
“A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of its user.”-Theodore Roosevelt
“Patriotism means to stand by one's country; it does not mean to stand by one's president.”-Theodore Roosevelt
Elves
Loam Depths
Goblin Stompy
Kobold Aggro
GB Nic Fit
Pod Nic Fit
12 Post
Pattern Combo
Squirrel Stompy
Amulet of Vigor Combo
Restore Balance
Cascade Swans
Mono U Tron
Through the Breach
Elves
Mono Red Control
Tooth and Nail Tron
Leviathans
Krenko Combo
Jaya LD
Zirilan Dragons
Omnath
Also, Ash Zealot seems like a good one.
White:
Cataclysm
Astral Slide (with Cycling being the returning mechanic)
Cloudshift
Blue:
Black:
Red:
Green:
Also the allied Shocklands:
"A Plague on All Your Houses!" - Thespian's Stage Pox
Dang, I loved that card last standard.
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Crucible of Worlds would be awesome and has been reprinted in a core set before. I would love to see Coat of Arms. Ravnica doesn't have a tribal theme to it, so I don't think this card would be overpowering.
It would be really neat if M14 was a themed core set that took place in a healing Dominaria. Since this was the "birthplace" of Magic, it would be an interesting way to reintroduce some of the long-lost tribes and locations. Since they nearly eradicated the entire plane, there aren't really any design constraints. It seems Ravnica is the new Multiverse capital, but Dominaria was supposedly the nexus of the multiverse. I wonder what would happen if the Eldrazi traveled there?
I would love to see Pox, Hypnotic Specter, and Dark Ritual reprinted in standard (guess my favorite color...), although only the Specter seems reasonable and the other two would probably break standard in some way.
Red decks could certainly use Flametongue Kavu. There is nothing like a Mizzium Mortars on legs (although I guess the existence of Mortars could justify not printing it). I would also really enjoy Sulfuric Vortex since I hate Thragtusk so much. Goblins could sue some love too.
Boomerang would be AWESOME for blue, although the few months of Snapcaster shenanigans could prove too disruptive. I always loved that card though. Stifle is another card I would love to see. Hopefully GTC gives us a Voidslime variant. Otherwise, Stifle would be a great addition to M14 to combat all these silly EtB/LtB triggers.
Felidar Sovereign would allow lifegain decks to exist, so I wouldn't mind seeing it.
I would love to see them reprint some of the old cool lands, like Phyrexian Tower or Serra's Sanctum. I know Sanctum is on the reserve list and is probably too powerful for the modern era, but some cool near-reprint of the old, broken Urza lands would be nice if they could be properly balanced. Nostaligia is always nice.
He would be cool too becuase with the Shock lands still counting as forest (unless I'm wrong on this) you wouldn't have to play mono green to still get good use out of him.
Blue:
Cryptic Command or Fact or Fiction
realistically:
Dismiss
Red:
Sulfuric Vortex or Flametongue Kavu
realistically:
thundermaw hellkite
White:
Decree of Justice (with cycling coming back) or Glorious Anthem
realistically:
Gideon Jura
Black:
Phyrexian Arena or Doom Blade
reallistically:
nekrataal?
Green:
Call of the Herd (too soon for flashback?) or Eternal Witness
reallistically:
thragtusk
Artifact:
Wurmcoil Engine or crucible of worlds (with fetchlands)
reallistically:
trading post? idk
lands:
Onslaught fetchlands
realistically:
the same m duallands
multicolor:
progenitus
realistically:
Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
It would be sweet to get a mox cycle that needed the matching basic land (not type) in play to work. Especially with the shock lands around. Would force some interesting choices between good fast mana, and going multi color while the mana base is willing to support it.
Common
Uncommon
Rare
Mythic Rare
Blue:
Sleight of Hand- Not the best 1 cmc common cantrip ever, but it gets the job done. That, and Delver of Secrets can't it abuse as much as Ponder and Preordain, so the brief time these 2 cards would be together wouldn't be such a big deal.
Æther Adept- Bounce+Body with an aggressive cmc. I always loved this card, but I think she's a tad too strong for the common slot.
Dance of Many- I love U clone effecs, but Clone is too high-cost and Phantasmal Image/Phyrexian Metamorph are too easily splashable and lack any significant downsides for their costs. IMO, this enchantment has the right mix of mana cost and downsides.
Tamiyo, the Moonsage- Tamiyo's abilities are straightforward enough for a core set, and Jace has a little too much screen time right now.
Red:
Seal of Fire- Shock is too puny and Lightning Bolt is too strong. This one seems like a fine middle ground for a 1 cmc common red burn spell.
Ember Hauler- He's a great fit for a R wienie.
Pyroclasm- Magmaquake just doesn't cut the rare R sweeper slot for me. Honorable mentions to Slagstorm for this slot.
Koth of the Hammer- Gettin kinda bored with Chandra. Also, I wouldn't want to see Koth's potential with shocklands go to waste.
I second that, and I can't find a single reason why they shouldn't make all lands like the Zendikar lands... all the info is still there on the card.
Stay reasonable, be mindful of your expectations and don't feed the trolls.
Doomsdayin'
Yes, I agree with that, as well, as I also am very fond of full-art basic lands.
Other cards that I wish to see reprinted are righteous aura, as there have been no "circle of protection"-type cards since tenth edition; rolling thunder, as that card is, in my opinion, a better alternative to fireball for one additional mana; lightning angel, which I believe would look awesome in the new card frame (and possibly with new artwork); and Sol'Kanar the Swamp King, who I believe is long overdue for a reprint.
“When the people fear the government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.”-Thomas Jefferson
“A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of its user.”-Theodore Roosevelt
“Patriotism means to stand by one's country; it does not mean to stand by one's president.”-Theodore Roosevelt
I'd buy a case of M14 if it had all of this. I might be lucky to be right about one or two of these though...
Standard - R/G Aggro RG
Standard - Book Burning UR
Modern - U/W Tempo UW
Legacy - Master of Affinity XX
Vintage - Burnination RR
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Also, turns Havoc Festival in a relevant sideboard card.
EDH Decks
UWB Oloro, Ageless Ascetic's spring of life
RUG Animar, Soul of the Elements and friends... lots of them
WBG Karador king of two worlds (value and attrition)
WRKalemne's Angels
BRUG Yidris's Wild Party
UWBR Breya's Terrifying Tinker Toys
UBR The Pretender