Gives a little of new story to what's going to happen. Obviously the Dimir are ever working to gain control of Ravnica. A cool little look at new art too.
EDIT: The person who is narrating the clip is Lazav, the new guild leader of House Dimir.
I use the Duels Of The Planeswalkers layout, though I'm right-handed and keep my deck and GY to the left. I dare you to ask me how tempting it is to hold flying creatures in a floating pattern over the table.
Okay, we know of two, but presumably Domri Rade is also a native.
Why would you think that?
There's nothing indicating it at all. It's always more likely for any given planeswalker to be from off the plane rather than a native.
Until further evidence is presented, we should assume Domri is from off plane.
Hmm. I'm not sure why I just assumed he was. Thinking about it more, there isn't really anything indicating he's doing anything more than just passing through the plane. Though by the look of him, I'd wonder why he's here in the first place if he is from off-world. He seems like his opinion of the plane would be similar to Garruk's. If he was born Gruul, that would give him more reason to stick around than to just find someplace else to live with surroundings more to his liking.
I am really surprised that in the trailer there was no mention of the Gateless. It might be under Lazav, but one could assume he manipulates them. Maybe the whole guildless stuff is more setup for another shot at Ravnica? Well with the gates and all I doubt it, that's a lot of work for for only so much payoff.
And yeah, the "no one of this world can stop me" is comical, although it makes me wonder two things:
1) Is Gideon really going to fight the Dimir guild leader and win?
2) Does Lazav know about planeswalkers?
He is pretty smart for a standard person, being a guild leader who supposedly channels Szadek and all, but is he that smart?
Do you people think the Gateless will be more prominent in Dragon's Maze?
1.) Yes, an eldrazi slaying hieromancer can defeat Lazav.
The eldrazi didn't fight as Lazav does.
Just because I can't fight Mike Tyson 1 on 1 does not mean that in a world full of magic, and more than 1 on 1's, I cannot just kill him some other way.
Gideon may be able to overpower Lazav, but I doubt that is a problem. Heck, a random Boros officer might be able to overpower Lazav.
Question: Are they really going to just do the plot from Ravnica one... again? I mean obviously its a BIT different, without a magical binding contract and paradox's ect ect but really? The Dimir are just at it again? I feel there must be more than just that... *cough* real story is in Dragon's Maze *cough*
Why would you think that?
There's nothing indicating it at all. It's always more likely for any given planeswalker to be from off the plane rather than a native.
Until further evidence is presented, we should assume Domri is from off plane.
The only evidence currently suggesting that Domri is from Ravnica is the fact that he's quoted in the stomping grounds flavor text, but even that isn't really enough to confirm anything yet.
"No one of this world can stop me" Cue any planeswalker at all. That's one of those tempting fate statements.
It's going to be Gideon. Our biggest hint was seeing a massive picture of him right after Lasav said so. I'm still excited for whatever wild antics we're going to see, though.
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The only evidence currently suggesting that Domri is from Ravnica is the fact that he's quoted in the stomping grounds flavor text, but even that isn't really enough to confirm anything yet.
That's not even close to confirming anything.
Hell, the way it's stated, the quote actually seems to suggest the Stomping Grounds are like where he's from, which implies he's non-native altogether.
I'd expressed dissappointment before in the fact that the Dimir--stated in the previous block as the root of the plane's evil--seemed to have been tamed and demoted to a clan of little importance to the plot. While I'm still hoping for an appearance by Szadek, I am thrilled to see that the Dimir haven't been defanged, and that they are still the threat they were meant to be.
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Sad there has still been no mention of the gateless. Here's hoping for some cards specifically for them being revealed soon. Even more, here's hoping they get mentioned in the next flavor article. Even more even more, here's hoping they matter at least a little bit, and weren't thrown in last minute.
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I'd expressed dissappointment before in the fact that the Dimir--stated in the previous block as the root of the plane's evil--seemed to have been tamed and demoted to a clan of little importance to the plot. While I'm still hoping for an appearance by Szadek, I am thrilled to see that the Dimir haven't been defanged, and that they are still the threat they were meant to be.
Yes, because seeing the same antagonist only with a slightly different face is so exciting.
The Dimir tap into a societal fear, especially in the freedom-loving US. That fear is the worry that you're being secretly manipulated. Look at all the conspiracy theories about a secret world government. The Dimir, even if they had nothing but the best intentions, would still be scary as those popular girls from high school you can never get a date with.
And anyway, we know that Jace is investigating the guilds. Perhaps he gets involved with the Dimir much like Gideon is involved with the Boros, and they both run into Niv-Mizzet's plans for the Interlocus, causing plane-wide upheavals.
Well Jace was captured by a Dimir agent, so I'm not sure he is fond of them at this time. He seems more of a "Lone Wolf" personality anyway, barring Emara (Emera? Idk how to spell it). He will probably have a brief alliance with Gideon, as Gideon is probably going to be the reason Jace doesn't rot in a Dimir holding cell. Meh, my $0.02 based on the trailers and the Secretist novella.
If Domri is from Ravnica, this would make, with Vraska and Ral, three known planeswalkers from there. Honestly if that's the case then that statistics often quoted that "only one in a million has the spark and, of those, only one in a million ignites it" is total bullfeces or just hyperbole. That would mean that Ravnica's population is likely to be around THREE TRILLION, which is just silly.
As a comparison, even if all of the land area of Earth had the urban population density of New York, the world population would still be 1.5 trillion. I can buy two native planeswalkers from Ravnica since the plane is, after all, covered in city, but three is too much.
If Domri is from Ravnica, this would make, with Vraska and Ral, three known planeswalkers from there. Honestly if that's the case then that statistics often quoted that "only one in a million has the spark and, of those, only one in a million ignites it" is total bullfeces or just hyperbole. That would mean that Ravnica's population is likely to be around THREE TRILLION, which is just silly.
As a comparison, even if all of the land area of Earth had the urban population density of New York, the world population would still be 1.5 trillion. I can buy two native planeswalkers from Ravnica since the plane is, after all, covered in city, but three is too much.
If I flip a coin three times, and it comes up heads every time, does that mean it's not a 50/50 chance?
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So what? So what that he's a Planeswalker? What does that give him? The current company line is that Planeswalkers are no more powerful then non-Planeswalker wizards. So what advantage does being a Planeswalker give Gideon against a force like the Dimir? Or anyone for that matter?
See, back in the old days being a Planeswalker did indeed mean something...sigh...
If I flip a coin three times, and it comes up heads every time, does that mean it's not a 50/50 chance?
I guess we've seen only a very small portion of the multiverse, but that statistic really seems off in general. Dominaria, Mirrodin and Alara seemed to break it too.
And then, that statistic would also mean that the odds of a Planeswalker meeting another Planeswalker would be one in millions, which is not what the storyline points to.
I guess we've seen only a very small portion of the multiverse, but that statistic really seems off in general. Dominaria, Mirrodin and Alara seemed to break it too.
And then, that statistic would also mean that the odds of a Planeswalker meeting another Planeswalker would be one in millions, which is not what the storyline points to.
It makes for really boring stories if they never interact. It's just the way the stories are structured. There are some planeswalkers who never encounter another of their kind, but the needs of the story means that statistically unlikely or not, they meet up.
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Gatecrash Trailer.
Gives a little of new story to what's going to happen. Obviously the Dimir are ever working to gain control of Ravnica. A cool little look at new art too.
EDIT: The person who is narrating the clip is Lazav, the new guild leader of House Dimir.
EDIT: Thanks, Senior Gomez.
Lazav, leader of House Dimir.
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We know there are at least three planeswalkers who don't fit the bill.
Okay, we know of two, but presumably Domri Rade is also a native.
R Citizen Cane (Feldon of the Third Path)
Why would you think that?
There's nothing indicating it at all. It's always more likely for any given planeswalker to be from off the plane rather than a native.
Until further evidence is presented, we should assume Domri is from off plane.
R Citizen Cane (Feldon of the Third Path)
And yeah, the "no one of this world can stop me" is comical, although it makes me wonder two things:
1) Is Gideon really going to fight the Dimir guild leader and win?
2) Does Lazav know about planeswalkers?
He is pretty smart for a standard person, being a guild leader who supposedly channels Szadek and all, but is he that smart?
Do you people think the Gateless will be more prominent in Dragon's Maze?
The eldrazi didn't fight as Lazav does.
Just because I can't fight Mike Tyson 1 on 1 does not mean that in a world full of magic, and more than 1 on 1's, I cannot just kill him some other way.
Gideon may be able to overpower Lazav, but I doubt that is a problem. Heck, a random Boros officer might be able to overpower Lazav.
Question: Are they really going to just do the plot from Ravnica one... again? I mean obviously its a BIT different, without a magical binding contract and paradox's ect ect but really? The Dimir are just at it again? I feel there must be more than just that... *cough* real story is in Dragon's Maze *cough*
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The only evidence currently suggesting that Domri is from Ravnica is the fact that he's quoted in the stomping grounds flavor text, but even that isn't really enough to confirm anything yet.
It's going to be Gideon. Our biggest hint was seeing a massive picture of him right after Lasav said so. I'm still excited for whatever wild antics we're going to see, though.
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What you are about to read the absolute truth about the deck that once nearly killed WotC's revenue.
Originally Posted by DallasM
Caw Blade is based on the ancient powerful strategy of equipping Storm Crow with Worldslayer, blowing everything up, punching your opponent in the face, stealing his cards, and running away. This new deck is a mere shell of the original caw blade's power.
That's not even close to confirming anything.
Hell, the way it's stated, the quote actually seems to suggest the Stomping Grounds are like where he's from, which implies he's non-native altogether.
I'd expressed dissappointment before in the fact that the Dimir--stated in the previous block as the root of the plane's evil--seemed to have been tamed and demoted to a clan of little importance to the plot. While I'm still hoping for an appearance by Szadek, I am thrilled to see that the Dimir haven't been defanged, and that they are still the threat they were meant to be.
:symg::symu: Infect-Old Standard that I need to update
And trying to decide what my next EDH will be.
I am a :symg::symrg::symr::symur::symu::symug: 'walker all the way.
Yes, because seeing the same antagonist only with a slightly different face is so exciting.
And anyway, we know that Jace is investigating the guilds. Perhaps he gets involved with the Dimir much like Gideon is involved with the Boros, and they both run into Niv-Mizzet's plans for the Interlocus, causing plane-wide upheavals.
Decks:GU Evolver, W Modern Knights
Apprentice of Spell Manipulation
Archester: Frontier of Steam
As a comparison, even if all of the land area of Earth had the urban population density of New York, the world population would still be 1.5 trillion. I can buy two native planeswalkers from Ravnica since the plane is, after all, covered in city, but three is too much.
If I flip a coin three times, and it comes up heads every time, does that mean it's not a 50/50 chance?
:symg::symu: Infect-Old Standard that I need to update
And trying to decide what my next EDH will be.
I am a :symg::symrg::symr::symur::symu::symug: 'walker all the way.
Cue Gideon showing up...but...
So what? So what that he's a Planeswalker? What does that give him? The current company line is that Planeswalkers are no more powerful then non-Planeswalker wizards. So what advantage does being a Planeswalker give Gideon against a force like the Dimir? Or anyone for that matter?
See, back in the old days being a Planeswalker did indeed mean something...sigh...
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I guess we've seen only a very small portion of the multiverse, but that statistic really seems off in general. Dominaria, Mirrodin and Alara seemed to break it too.
And then, that statistic would also mean that the odds of a Planeswalker meeting another Planeswalker would be one in millions, which is not what the storyline points to.
It makes for really boring stories if they never interact. It's just the way the stories are structured. There are some planeswalkers who never encounter another of their kind, but the needs of the story means that statistically unlikely or not, they meet up.
And (not directed at this quote) remember to keep a civil tone around here.