So Saskia. Kjeldor? Kaldheim? They said that the four color general's would be new characters from old planes so she's not from Valla (or whatever the norse planes name is)
So Saskia. Kjeldor? Kaldheim? They said that the four color general's would be new characters from old planes so she's not from Valla (or whatever the norse planes name is)
They just used Kaldheim in one of the location in Duels 2014, so maybe it gonna be expanded upon?
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I REALLY hope there's an Atraxa, Praetors' Voice story, and they give an update on Urabrask. You guys have NO idea how much I love Urabrask - Phyrexians are awesome from the get go, but the idea of a red, empathetic villain, is something that really should be explored more. I think that side of red is fantastic, and I think that the fact that this card is the hallmark card of one of the decks means that there's probably a good chance that we'll finally get some information on Urabrask, instead of just the "assumed dead" status we've had for the past few years.
Honestly, I feel like we need to see more of Ms. Kord, and the general aftermath of the Promised End.
Yes.
So very much yes.
We didn't get any closure as to the welfare or standing of the plane or its inhabitants at all.
You can't just leave us hanging like that Wizards! It's mean.
Hopefully they'll do a story with Ludevic and his creation. That would give us some insight on his character, and hopefully some info on how Innistrad coped after the disaster.
And seriously....Wizards...if the mythic RW commander is not Feather this time....
It won't be. The two enemy colored partners are linked somehow.
Two enemy two-color legendary creatures with partner (characters from Magic's past that haven't yet been printed as cards that are creatively linked to one another), one printed at mythic rare and the other at rare
Feather and Bruse have absolutely nothing tying them together.
Edit: Wait, Bruse is the RW mythic... we're getting 5 allied partners (1 per pairing) and 10 enemy partners (2 per pairing, 1 mythic + 1 rare) right? So it's the Rare RW that we're missing. (On some level I fully expect the RW rare to by a named Ox.)
So Saskia. Kjeldor? Kaldheim? They said that the four color general's would be new characters from old planes so she's not from Valla (or whatever the norse planes name is)
Someone called her a Balduvian (mostly thanks to the blue facepaint and the clothing).
Saskia is, moreover, a pretty typical German name (meaning "Saxon)...not unlike Lothar (Lovisason). Lovisa herself is a Swedish name.
A speculated Norse/German world would, however, probably use similar names.
And seriously....Wizards...if the mythic RW commander is not Feather this time....
It won't be. The two enemy colored partners are linked somehow.
Two enemy two-color legendary creatures with partner (characters from Magic's past that haven't yet been printed as cards that are creatively linked to one another), one printed at mythic rare and the other at rare
Feather and Bruse have absolutely nothing tying them together.
I wonder who's going to be other GU Legend (related to Kydele), since I highly doubt we'll be getting Kruphix.
Shame the allied colors don't also come in pairs - Imagine getting Vuel (before he became Volrath) to go with Sidar Kondo. While unrelated directly to Silas Renn, we might have gotten Doctor Jest as a card as well...
Now that I realized that only the enemy colors come in pairs, there's pretty no chance for Michiko and Kyodai already (I know WB and BG are free, but I don't see the Sisters being in those color combinations).
So... If Atraxa is an emissary created by 4 of the praetors... And Phyrexians already control pretty much all of Mirrodin and CAN'T reach other planes...
Who is she supposed to be an emissary to?
EDIT: I hope that in one of the stories we get more on that.
Now I don't know much about the scars block story but I was under the impression that the praetors, with the exception of Urabrask, were fighting over the title of father of machines. So perhaps it's not that Atraxa is emissary to other planes but between the praetors.
Shame the allied colors don't also come in pairs - Imagine getting Vuel (before he became Volrath) to go with Sidar Kondo. While unrelated directly to Silas Renn, we might have gotten Doctor Jest as a card as well...
I think that it is pretty clear from the last Tezzeret appearance (namely him being prone to burst into angry fit, like his old persona in AoA) that they are going to ignore Test of Metal.
Now that I realized that only the enemy colors come in pairs, there's pretty no chance for Michiko and Kyodai already (I know WB and BG are free, but I don't see the Sisters being in those color combinations).
I've updated the OP with the revealed cards and the relevant stories.
I'm pretty sure Saskia is indeed a Balduvian, but it's not clear from when. Is she from the same time period as The Eternal Ice and Shattered Alliance? Afterwards they became New Argive (more or less) and we don't know how much history they have before.
I'm not completely sold on Reyhan being BG. Personally the leaders of the clans should have the same colour identity as the clans. And if she REALLY had to be two-colour, she should have been WB, white because the Abzan's primary colour is white and black because she opposed Dromoka's decree of purging the black part out of the clan.
Personally though, I would have prefered if they waited to print her in a wedge-commander set in the future. I'd rather wait for a character than have them being rushed or shoehorned into somewhere.
I do however throroughly enjoy Khanfall being depicted in her artwork, though they could have put that on some epic sorcery or something. (Like that sweeper they spoiled.) Infact, similar to how they like to bring back characters of the past they could use commander to otherwise reference events from the past by printing spells that depict a certain moment in Magic's past.
I'm not completely sold on Reyhan being BG. Personally the leaders of the clans should have the same colour identity as the clans. And if she REALLY had to be two-colour, she should have been WB, white because the Abzan's primary colour is white and black because she opposed Dromoka's decree of purging the black part out of the clan.
Personally though, I would have prefered if they waited to print her in a wedge-commander set in the future. I'd rather wait for a character than have them being rushed or shoehorned into somewhere.
I do however throroughly enjoy Khanfall being depicted in her artwork, though they could have put that on some epic sorcery or something. (Like that sweeper they spoiled.) Infact, similar to how they like to bring back characters of the past they could use commander to otherwise reference events from the past by printing spells that depict a certain moment in Magic's past.
I think she's fine as Green-Black. She's not the 'true' Abzan Khan anyway, she's the leader of a splinter faction, and because she's a rebel, she loses white (community).
Honestly, this product is awesome because there are a TON of character who would never have gotten cards, at least not in our lifetimes, suddenly getting represented. The Partner Cards are a vorthos treasure, IMO.
I'm not completely sold on Reyhan being BG. Personally the leaders of the clans should have the same colour identity as the clans. And if she REALLY had to be two-colour, she should have been WB, white because the Abzan's primary colour is white and black because she opposed Dromoka's decree of purging the black part out of the clan.
Personally though, I would have prefered if they waited to print her in a wedge-commander set in the future. I'd rather wait for a character than have them being rushed or shoehorned into somewhere.
I do however throroughly enjoy Khanfall being depicted in her artwork, though they could have put that on some epic sorcery or something. (Like that sweeper they spoiled.) Infact, similar to how they like to bring back characters of the past they could use commander to otherwise reference events from the past by printing spells that depict a certain moment in Magic's past.
I think there's a solid argument for her being Black/Green. After all, she's not the leader of all the Abzan, she's the leader of the holdouts that refused to bow to the dragons. So she represents those aspects of Abzan culture that would rebel against the new order. White, for the most part, wouldn't rebel because this new way of life is the best one for the clan, and that's more important to White than the change in culture. Black, of course, could rebel out of pride or simply the desire not to be controlled, while Green would be upset at the loss of traditions and the change imposed by Dromoka.
I think that it is pretty clear from the last Tezzeret appearance (namely him being prone to burst into angry fit, like his old persona in AoA) that they are going to ignore Test of Metal.
Now we'll left with wondering who will be the other BG legend as well. Considering the only other clan with those colors were the Sultai... I can't remember whether there were any other lore-relevant Sultai characters during the time of Khanfall (not counting Tasigur, of course)... I honestly forgot all about Reyhan until I was reminded here.
As for Tezzeret getting angry, there has been sometime since his last job on New Phyrexia and his presence now. If he's still under the claw of Bolas, I wouldn't be surprised if the Elder Dragon was capable of bringing the emotion of anger back to the calm Tezzeret since New Phyrexia.
We'll left with WB... considering we got Innistrad, Tarkir, Zendikar and Theros (the last four block locations), is it logical to predict Ravnica?
Tymna seems familiar to me. I feel like we've heard of an Arachne variant from Theros before. I know Callaphe was the one who squared off with Thassa before Kiora essentially did again. But I can't remember. I feel like her story involved Nylea or Karametra but my memory is hazy on this.
Yes. The guy with the rich dad and the nearly completely etherium body.
They just used Kaldheim in one of the location in Duels 2014, so maybe it gonna be expanded upon?
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Hopefully they'll do a story with Ludevic and his creation. That would give us some insight on his character, and hopefully some info on how Innistrad coped after the disaster.
It won't be. The two enemy colored partners are linked somehow.
Feather and Bruse have absolutely nothing tying them together.
Edit: Wait, Bruse is the RW mythic... we're getting 5 allied partners (1 per pairing) and 10 enemy partners (2 per pairing, 1 mythic + 1 rare) right? So it's the Rare RW that we're missing. (On some level I fully expect the RW rare to by a named Ox.)
At this point, a printing of a Feather card would be as likely as a damnation reprint.
Someone called her a Balduvian (mostly thanks to the blue facepaint and the clothing).
Saskia is, moreover, a pretty typical German name (meaning "Saxon)...not unlike Lothar (Lovisason). Lovisa herself is a Swedish name.
A speculated Norse/German world would, however, probably use similar names.
Missed that part. Thanks for clarifying.
Who suffered A LOT in Test of Metal. Even more than the readers. And in the end, he "tasted like goat balls"....
Let this great clan rest in peace (2001-2011)
Shame the allied colors don't also come in pairs - Imagine getting Vuel (before he became Volrath) to go with Sidar Kondo. While unrelated directly to Silas Renn, we might have gotten Doctor Jest as a card as well...
Now that I realized that only the enemy colors come in pairs, there's pretty no chance for Michiko and Kyodai already (I know WB and BG are free, but I don't see the Sisters being in those color combinations).
Now I don't know much about the scars block story but I was under the impression that the praetors, with the exception of Urabrask, were fighting over the title of father of machines. So perhaps it's not that Atraxa is emissary to other planes but between the praetors.
Also very curious of that.
I think that it is pretty clear from the last Tezzeret appearance (namely him being prone to burst into angry fit, like his old persona in AoA) that they are going to ignore Test of Metal.
We got one of the BG legends just now. It is Reyhan, who became a khan to the "true" Abzan who did not follow Daghatar's truce with Dromoka. http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/khanfall-2015-02-18
Let this great clan rest in peace (2001-2011)
I'm pretty sure Saskia is indeed a Balduvian, but it's not clear from when. Is she from the same time period as The Eternal Ice and Shattered Alliance? Afterwards they became New Argive (more or less) and we don't know how much history they have before.
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Personally though, I would have prefered if they waited to print her in a wedge-commander set in the future. I'd rather wait for a character than have them being rushed or shoehorned into somewhere.
I do however throroughly enjoy Khanfall being depicted in her artwork, though they could have put that on some epic sorcery or something. (Like that sweeper they spoiled.) Infact, similar to how they like to bring back characters of the past they could use commander to otherwise reference events from the past by printing spells that depict a certain moment in Magic's past.
Honestly, this product is awesome because there are a TON of character who would never have gotten cards, at least not in our lifetimes, suddenly getting represented. The Partner Cards are a vorthos treasure, IMO.
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[Primer] Krenko | Azor | Kess | Zacama | Kumena | Sram | The Ur-Dragon | Edgar Markov | Daretti | Marath
Now we'll left with wondering who will be the other BG legend as well. Considering the only other clan with those colors were the Sultai... I can't remember whether there were any other lore-relevant Sultai characters during the time of Khanfall (not counting Tasigur, of course)... I honestly forgot all about Reyhan until I was reminded here.
As for Tezzeret getting angry, there has been sometime since his last job on New Phyrexia and his presence now. If he's still under the claw of Bolas, I wouldn't be surprised if the Elder Dragon was capable of bringing the emotion of anger back to the calm Tezzeret since New Phyrexia.
We'll left with WB... considering we got Innistrad, Tarkir, Zendikar and Theros (the last four block locations), is it logical to predict Ravnica?
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[Primer] Krenko | Azor | Kess | Zacama | Kumena | Sram | The Ur-Dragon | Edgar Markov | Daretti | Marath
I think we can rule out Jund for Tana, since the saproling design doesn't match.
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I was thinking she might be Gruul, but are there heavily forested areas like that on Ravnica?
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[Primer] Krenko | Azor | Kess | Zacama | Kumena | Sram | The Ur-Dragon | Edgar Markov | Daretti | Marath
I would be really suprised if Tymna is NOT from Theros.
|| UW Jace, Vyn's Prodigy UW || UG Kenessos, Priest of Thassa (feat. Arixmethes) UG ||
Cards I still want to see created:
|| Olantin, Lost City || Pavios and Thanasis || Choryu ||