So we have the "end of Rath block" state here. Heroes partly killed, partly lost, partly MIA with fate to be determined, partly brought down and licking the deep wounds. As expected.
And Teferi is going to make a time travel. As expected.
Not expected Karn to be captured and the sylex destroyed, though.
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Looks like Kaladeshi rogue, Kaldheim chariot, Gruul cyclops, Dominarian or Selesnyan dryad...
On the left of the picture is Theros, in the middle, Zendikar, on the right, Kamigawa.
March of the Machine: Aftermath
The interesting info is that after the March, the Multiverse will fundamentally change (again), and we will get an epilogue set that would show how the denizens cope with it.
Oh, and we are going back to Eldraine and Ixalan, if anyone cares.
But in Eldraine, we will explore the Wilds this time.
Ajani's good eye widened with horror. He shook his head in denial and mouthed no, no, no gripping his own arms as if he could restrain the Phyrexian fibers beneath his skin and prevent them from emerging. But they engorged, ripping open muscle and fur, to reveal a sleek, dense Phyrexian musculature that had been installed beneath his own.
Chapters of nothingness, but this one really hits me. The struggle and suffering is palpable.
Well clearly from the art the phyrexia world tree* is gonna make non-planeswalker able to travel between planes and might be permeant afterwards in some manner.
From the art looks like Theros, Kamigawa, Ravnica, Zendikar, Arcavios, Kaldheim and Kaladesh are all gonna be involved. I'm gonna guess the other planes we had since will also be hit (Eldraine, Ikoria, Innistrad and New Capenna) or even all the planes.
We got Chandra and ******* Baral working together XD. Also I spot maybe Esika (who seemly is alive from her attack), Diana, Kairi and Borborygmos
* I feel like there is enough to infer whats going on without spoilers.
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Well clearly from the art the phyrexia world tree* is gonna make non-planeswalker able to travel between planes and might be permeant afterwards in some manner.
From the art looks like Theros, Kamigawa, Ravnica, Zendikar, Arcavios, Kaldheim and Kaladesh are all gonna be involved. I'm gonna guess the other planes we had since will also be hit (Eldraine, Ikoria, Innistrad and New Capenna) or even all the planes.
We got Chandra and ******* Baral working together XD. Also I spot maybe Esika (who seemly is alive from her attack), Diana, Kairi and Borborygmos
* I feel like there is enough to infer whats going on without spoilers.
Heh.
You are probably, right, those characters really look like Baral and Dina, upon closer inspection. Esika...well, too! As well as Kairi.
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I loved Yawgmoth's Death Cloud form in the new Toxic Deluge, with hints of his physical shape in the sky, but this new depiction looks a bit too cartoonish for my tastes. I can't quite put my finger on why. This glaring, roaring monster doesn't at all capture the vastness, majesty, and terror of Yawgmoth in the climax of Apocalypse.
I'm glad we get to see this moment in art, but I'm somehow underwhelmed.
The Legacy Weapon itself looks really cool, though. It's a neat effect to show all these powerful artifacts channeling down to a single point to blast the heart out of Yawgmoth.
From the story we also know Brother's War will indeed be a time travel set with Teferi going back in time to learn how to use the Sylex.
And again they need to give the story more room to breath, high word count or more chapter or something. I liked the story well enough but it was rushed and section of one story could have been a full story on its own. I kinda hope they don't do much with Brother's War (just re-release the novel, have Teferi just see the events vs being there so minimal lore changes) and let some of the story from that be given to March of the Machines.
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March of the Machine is... interesting. To say the least. It looks like a full all out multiverse all-stars vs Phyrexia. I should hate it with every fiber of my body, but I can't get myself to do that, lmao. I was actually entertaining the idea of planeswalkers rallying troops all over the multiverse and sending them over to New Phyrexia via planar ships. Wonder how many planes will be involved. Only the big names? Or will Phyrexia drag backwater planes like Lorwyn into the conflict too? Eldraine and Ixalan appear to be unharmed in the follow-up sets.
Have to admit the splash "avengers assemble" art with Chandra and assorted legendaries looks goofy. More like the cover of a Double Masters rather than a real "in-lore" moment.
I'm honestly a bit worried about the fabric-altering consequences of March of the Machine, which to me heavily implies they'll soften the boundaries between planes and let non-planeswalkers traverse them, a bit DnD style, but we'll see.
What I find interesting is that the sets didn't actually reveal whether or not Phyrexia will win. At this point it could still go either way. The "Aftermath" set and logo seem a little bit more foreboding and sinister than a victory would imply. The phyrexian symbol isn't broken, but instead glows and extends cracks throughout the rest of the words.
The all-star art for MoM looks pretty cool to me. They can send representatives from every featured plane, even Ikoria and Innistrad.
And from Amonkhet they can send...
Oh, waitaminnut.
Nevermind.
What I find interesting is that the sets didn't actually reveal whether or not Phyrexia will win. At this point it could still go either way. The "Aftermath" set and logo seem a little bit more foreboding and sinister than a victory would imply. The phyrexian symbol isn't broken, but instead glows and extends cracks throughout the rest of the words.
While I can't really see there being an outright victory for Phyrexia, I could see the conflict ending in a stalemate or truce. Seems like something Urabrask would be game for if the other praetors wee disposed of. Makes it easier for the Phyrexians to be a recurring villain later, if needs be. We'll see, I guess.
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What I find interesting is that the sets didn't actually reveal whether or not Phyrexia will win. At this point it could still go either way. The "Aftermath" set and logo seem a little bit more foreboding and sinister than a victory would imply. The phyrexian symbol isn't broken, but instead glows and extends cracks throughout the rest of the words.
To me it almost looks like a star - or an explosion, perhaps indicating the sylex blast?
That said, I would prefer Phyrexia to win this round. A four-set arc seems way too short to deal with this threat, especially when you consider that the Bolas Arc spanned 10 expansions and the original Weatherlight Saga spanned 13.
After yesterday's closing story chapter for Dominaria United, we have only two more modern-day expansions to wrap if this long-anticipated arc. Could that possibly be enough story space to deal with New Phyrexia once and for all?
The all-star art for MoM looks pretty cool to me. They can send representatives from every featured plane, even Ikoria and Innistrad.
And from Amonkhet they can send...
Oh, waitaminnut.
Nevermind.
Hazoret? If Kaldheim can send Esika, I don't see why Amonkhet can't send their own god.
Going by the Aftermath image, it looks more to me that the phyrexian tree branches/roots will invade other worlds, possibly build "portals" between the planes, which is how the legendaries of each plane will end up fighting New Phyrexia.
Tetsuo, Imperial Champion
Xira, the Golden Sting
Orca, Siege Demon
Ohabi Caleria
The Ever-Changing 'Dane (Halfdane)
...and Greensleeves gets a card - but not as walker, but as a maro-sorcerer.
Still not complete info, though, because e.g. Jedit Ojanen, Mercenary (or the commanders) are not mentioned there. So it is possible that more from the list - almost certainly Johan and eventually Kei - would make it as well.
It looks like Realmbreaker, through connecting Phyrexia to the different planes, will also end up connecting a bunch of them together in a way that makes it possible to travel between them without planeswalking, similar to Kaldheims worldtree.
I think this particular conflict is going to end with Realmbreaker neutralised, leaving a cluster of closely-connected "main hub" planes. I think they're going to let Phyrexia secure a partial victory in some way - maybe throwing one of the planes connected to Worldbreaker under the bus in exchange for defeating the Phyrexian force on Dominaria.
If they end up sacrificing a plane, I think Zendikar would be a good choice. It's popular, but the plane has mostly served its purpose and feels a bit aimless ATM. Its creative and mechanical themes can fairly easily be repeated on other worlds. 5-Color Omnath being Phyrexian Omnath would be kind of cool.
Glad Xira got a new card. Always liked her. Wonder if they'll make her into a nantuko or keep her as this otherwise unexplored "hive" insectfolk.
Insect Assassin.
With the recently spoiler Tobias Andrion and Rasputin Dreamweaver redone cards, we have one space left, if I count correctly ( counting the Legends II characters from the Notes + expected Johan)
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It looks like Realmbreaker, through connecting Phyrexia to the different planes, will also end up connecting a bunch of them together in a way that makes it possible to travel between them without planeswalking, similar to Kaldheims worldtree.
I think this particular conflict is going to end with Realmbreaker neutralised, leaving a cluster of closely-connected "main hub" planes. I think they're going to let Phyrexia secure a partial victory in some way - maybe throwing one of the planes connected to Worldbreaker under the bus in exchange for defeating the Phyrexian force on Dominaria.
If they end up sacrificing a plane, I think Zendikar would be a good choice. It's popular, but the plane has mostly served its purpose and feels a bit aimless ATM. Its creative and mechanical themes can fairly easily be repeated on other worlds. 5-Color Omnath being Phyrexian Omnath would be kind of cool.
You know, "Realmbreaker" or "Realmbreak" would have been a much cooler name for "MofM". Eh whatever.
I personally don't expect them to get rid of Zendikar. They already had the chance with the Eldrazi and didn't do it. Zendikar is the most DnD plane they have and Wizards love their DnD.
Given that we'll have two sets of Dominaria back to back and they're seemingly pulling no punches with how many references they can cram into those sets, I am wondering if it's not Dominaria that ends up on the chopping block, IF they are going to destroy a plane at all, that is. I personally don't see them destroying entire planes.
If it were up to me I'd probably pick Capenna. The world felt really "done" in a way. There wasn't enough trope space to keep one set interesting, everything mushed together, all the factions felt samey.
Yeah, I guess the fact that Zendikar has just recovered from the Eldrazi is a knock against it. If it was just the DnD stuff, I could see it though ... DnD, for the most part, is just an amalgamation of stock fantasy tropes that can be reproduced almost everywhere. Also they're making actual DnD sets now...
New Capenna feels too unique to be used as sacrifice fodder. Ultimately though I think you're right in that they're not going to compleat another plane. They're too afraid about losing out on future cash. Anyway I don't see the ending of this story arc being all that different from War of the Spark, with Phyrexia kind of defeated but not really.
Tetsuo, Imperial Champion
Xira, the Golden Sting
Orca, Siege Demon
Ohabi Caleria
The Ever-Changing 'Dane (Halfdane)
...and Greensleeves gets a card - but not as walker, but as a maro-sorcerer.
Still not complete info, though, because e.g. Jedit Ojanen, Mercenary (or the commanders) are not mentioned there. So it is possible that more from the list - almost certainly Johan and eventually Kei - would make it as well.
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If they end up sacrificing a plane, I think Zendikar would be a good choice. It's popular, but the plane has mostly served its purpose and feels a bit aimless ATM. Its creative and mechanical themes can fairly easily be repeated on other worlds.
You know, what they said about the new Ixalan set did sound quite a bit like Zendikar to me...
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Tetsuo, Imperial Champion
Xira, the Golden Sting
Orca, Siege Demon
Ohabi Caleria
The Ever-Changing 'Dane (Halfdane)
...and Greensleeves gets a card - but not as walker, but as a maro-sorcerer.
Still not complete info, though, because e.g. Jedit Ojanen, Mercenary (or the commanders) are not mentioned there. So it is possible that more from the list - almost certainly Johan and eventually Kei - would make it as well.
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Strange. But probably true. Including the heroes of the Legends I block but not the single and main villain is...a disputable choice, to say the least.
And Teferi is going to make a time travel. As expected.
Not expected Karn to be captured and the sylex destroyed, though.
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Ajani was my favorite walker, Tamiyo was second.
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The next sets are:
Brothers' War
Phyrexia: All Will Be One
March of the Machine (grand finale)
Pics for MotM.
Looks like Kaladeshi rogue, Kaldheim chariot, Gruul cyclops, Dominarian or Selesnyan dryad...
On the left of the picture is Theros, in the middle, Zendikar, on the right, Kamigawa.
March of the Machine: Aftermath
The interesting info is that after the March, the Multiverse will fundamentally change (again), and we will get an epilogue set that would show how the denizens cope with it.
Oh, and we are going back to Eldraine and Ixalan, if anyone cares.
But in Eldraine, we will explore the Wilds this time.
Jared is a 5 color planeswalker.
Sol'kanar gets a new card as Elemental Demon
Toppers:
Stangg, Echo Warrior
Sivitri, Dragon Master (planeswalker)
and after the stream....new Ramses Overdark. So Tetsuo is more or less given now.
And for us Vorthosi, a great new Legacy Weapon art, with big ol' Yawgie being fried.
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Chapters of nothingness, but this one really hits me. The struggle and suffering is palpable.
Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest WUR Voltron Control
Temmet, Vizier of Naktamun WU Unblockable Mirror Trickery
Ra's al Ghul (Sidar Kondo) and Face-Down Ninjas
Brudiclad, Token Engineer
Vaevictis (VV2) the Dire Lantern
Rona, Disciple of Gix
Tiana the Auror
Hallar
Ulrich the Politician
Zur the Rebel
Scorpion, Locust, Scarab, Egyptian Gods
O-Kagachi, Mathas, Mairsil
"Non-Tribal" Tribal Generals, Eggs
From the art looks like Theros, Kamigawa, Ravnica, Zendikar, Arcavios, Kaldheim and Kaladesh are all gonna be involved. I'm gonna guess the other planes we had since will also be hit (Eldraine, Ikoria, Innistrad and New Capenna) or even all the planes.
We got Chandra and ******* Baral working together XD. Also I spot maybe Esika (who seemly is alive from her attack), Diana, Kairi and Borborygmos
* I feel like there is enough to infer whats going on without spoilers.
"You can tell how dumb someone is by how they use Mary Sue"
Heh.
You are probably, right, those characters really look like Baral and Dina, upon closer inspection. Esika...well, too! As well as Kairi.
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I'm glad we get to see this moment in art, but I'm somehow underwhelmed.
The Legacy Weapon itself looks really cool, though. It's a neat effect to show all these powerful artifacts channeling down to a single point to blast the heart out of Yawgmoth.
Updated Seems that I was at least partially right with the Legends I and II characters.
The other redone legends:
Sivitri Scarzam (now a planeswalker)
Stangg
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the red hooded guy: is Baral, Chief of Compliance from kaladesh
the Green Druid lady: is Dina, Soul Steeper from arcavios/strixhaven (DARN IT LILIANA WITH CLEANING THAT WOUND THERE!)
the giant dragon: is Kairi, the Swirling Sky from kamigawa
the Chariot with the cats: is Esika, God of the Tree from kaldheim (ok wizards…how in the world is she still alive/not compleated from Vorinclex?)
the giant: is Borborygmos Enraged from ravnica
and in the other art with elesh norn you see kamigawa and 2 other planes connected
you See a temple and Greek fighters which indicates theros
and The middle section you see hadrons which indicates zendikar (so prediction we get 5-color omnath ion team good for the phyrexian final showdown)
And again they need to give the story more room to breath, high word count or more chapter or something. I liked the story well enough but it was rushed and section of one story could have been a full story on its own. I kinda hope they don't do much with Brother's War (just re-release the novel, have Teferi just see the events vs being there so minimal lore changes) and let some of the story from that be given to March of the Machines.
"You can tell how dumb someone is by how they use Mary Sue"
Have to admit the splash "avengers assemble" art with Chandra and assorted legendaries looks goofy. More like the cover of a Double Masters rather than a real "in-lore" moment.
I'm honestly a bit worried about the fabric-altering consequences of March of the Machine, which to me heavily implies they'll soften the boundaries between planes and let non-planeswalkers traverse them, a bit DnD style, but we'll see.
What I find interesting is that the sets didn't actually reveal whether or not Phyrexia will win. At this point it could still go either way. The "Aftermath" set and logo seem a little bit more foreboding and sinister than a victory would imply. The phyrexian symbol isn't broken, but instead glows and extends cracks throughout the rest of the words.
And from Amonkhet they can send...
Oh, waitaminnut.
Nevermind.
Click the pic for more info.
While I can't really see there being an outright victory for Phyrexia, I could see the conflict ending in a stalemate or truce. Seems like something Urabrask would be game for if the other praetors wee disposed of. Makes it easier for the Phyrexians to be a recurring villain later, if needs be. We'll see, I guess.
Thou shalt not frame images with the modern card face
Thou shalt not change rules in vain
Remember the Reserved List to keep it holy
Honor thy Slivers and the symmetry of their abilities
Thou shalt not kill mana burn
Thou shalt not sacrifice depth for accessibility
Thou shalt not steal combat damage from the stack
Thou shalt tell a story through thy cards
All must be one
To me it almost looks like a star - or an explosion, perhaps indicating the sylex blast?
That said, I would prefer Phyrexia to win this round. A four-set arc seems way too short to deal with this threat, especially when you consider that the Bolas Arc spanned 10 expansions and the original Weatherlight Saga spanned 13.
After yesterday's closing story chapter for Dominaria United, we have only two more modern-day expansions to wrap if this long-anticipated arc. Could that possibly be enough story space to deal with New Phyrexia once and for all?
Hazoret? If Kaldheim can send Esika, I don't see why Amonkhet can't send their own god.
Going by the Aftermath image, it looks more to me that the phyrexian tree branches/roots will invade other worlds, possibly build "portals" between the planes, which is how the legendaries of each plane will end up fighting New Phyrexia.
With the Release notes leaked, we can cross off:
Tetsuo, Imperial Champion
Xira, the Golden Sting
Orca, Siege Demon
Ohabi Caleria
The Ever-Changing 'Dane (Halfdane)
...and Greensleeves gets a card - but not as walker, but as a maro-sorcerer.
Still not complete info, though, because e.g. Jedit Ojanen, Mercenary (or the commanders) are not mentioned there. So it is possible that more from the list - almost certainly Johan and eventually Kei - would make it as well.
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I think this particular conflict is going to end with Realmbreaker neutralised, leaving a cluster of closely-connected "main hub" planes. I think they're going to let Phyrexia secure a partial victory in some way - maybe throwing one of the planes connected to Worldbreaker under the bus in exchange for defeating the Phyrexian force on Dominaria.
If they end up sacrificing a plane, I think Zendikar would be a good choice. It's popular, but the plane has mostly served its purpose and feels a bit aimless ATM. Its creative and mechanical themes can fairly easily be repeated on other worlds. 5-Color Omnath being Phyrexian Omnath would be kind of cool.
Insect Assassin.
With the recently spoiler Tobias Andrion and Rasputin Dreamweaver redone cards, we have one space left, if I count correctly ( counting the Legends II characters from the Notes + expected Johan)
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You know, "Realmbreaker" or "Realmbreak" would have been a much cooler name for "MofM". Eh whatever.
I personally don't expect them to get rid of Zendikar. They already had the chance with the Eldrazi and didn't do it. Zendikar is the most DnD plane they have and Wizards love their DnD.
Given that we'll have two sets of Dominaria back to back and they're seemingly pulling no punches with how many references they can cram into those sets, I am wondering if it's not Dominaria that ends up on the chopping block, IF they are going to destroy a plane at all, that is. I personally don't see them destroying entire planes.
If it were up to me I'd probably pick Capenna. The world felt really "done" in a way. There wasn't enough trope space to keep one set interesting, everything mushed together, all the factions felt samey.
New Capenna feels too unique to be used as sacrifice fodder. Ultimately though I think you're right in that they're not going to compleat another plane. They're too afraid about losing out on future cash. Anyway I don't see the ending of this story arc being all that different from War of the Spark, with Phyrexia kind of defeated but not really.
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J7Q5-uqS8LUcCZvLYnEQcUBqlXv9C9Fx0UxSXQJiBv4/edit
……we’re done
were Not getting johan
You know, what they said about the new Ixalan set did sound quite a bit like Zendikar to me...
Thou shalt not frame images with the modern card face
Thou shalt not change rules in vain
Remember the Reserved List to keep it holy
Honor thy Slivers and the symmetry of their abilities
Thou shalt not kill mana burn
Thou shalt not sacrifice depth for accessibility
Thou shalt not steal combat damage from the stack
Thou shalt tell a story through thy cards
All must be one
|| 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 ||
Strange. But probably true. Including the heroes of the Legends I block but not the single and main villain is...a disputable choice, to say the least.
The art shows Theros, Zendikar and Kamigawa, with the Realmbreaker tendrils in background. Go figure.
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