I don't know why people didn't expect this at Mythic. It was recently unbanned because it was seen as too powerful and in the past was a format defining card. I would have been surprised had it not been Mythic.
It has nothing to do with limited in this case. It's a card that has defined many past formats, and still sees play across formats. There is a pretty good chance it would have been Mythic if Morningtide had Mythics when it was first printed. Basically, it would have been either Mind Shatter or Bitterblossom, and maybe both depending on how many colorless mythics they decided to go with.
Crap, was hoping it would be rare so it would tank the price more and Oblitator could be in. Oh well, kinda expected it at mythic. Honestly, I'd rather it be at mythic then any of the other cards some thought would be mythic like Hiearch or Twin or even Guide.
The most interesting thing about this is that with the Tezzeret/Bob almost confirmation it likely rules out the Titan cycle at mythic, since that would make 3 black mythics and we already have 4 confirmed colorless mythics and one almost confirmed UB.
Lol I think you're exaggerating here. It has only defined one Standard format. Unless you're talking about 2 standard metas. The other formats you speak of are mere legends. Just because it appears occasionally doesn't mean it defined a format.
If you meant it as defining a format such as the banlist then yes it stayed there for a long time.
And at mythic due to limited? Of course most of it is due to limited concerns. Even if Lorwyn block had 4 rarities (I agree) that it will be mythic. But more so because power level in limited. Never "nothing" as you say.
Mythic? Ouch! Glad I got em last month. I'll say this, though - when shopping around a lot of online stores only had one regular copy in some condition, maybe a foil or Judge foil.
Isn't everyone just using the much faster, more resilient( against liliana ) lingering souls now anyways?
The WB token decks that have been played (mainly by Wescoe) have used both Bitterblossom and Lingering Souls. The decks that only want one of them have been using Lingering Souls.
Lol I think you're exaggerating here. It has only defined one Standard format. Unless you're talking about 2 standard metas. The other formats you speak of are mere legends. Just because it appears occasionally doesn't mean it defined a format.
If you meant it as defining a format such as the banlist then yes it stayed there for a long time.
And at mythic due to limited? Of course most of it is due to limited concerns. Even if Lorwyn block had 4 rarities (I agree) that it will be mythic. But more so because power level in limited. Never "nothing" as you say.
It was also format defining in Extended when it existed.
I can understand why this is mythic here, but it still needs a drastic price drop after that spike when it was unbanned. Sure it is around $40 now, but that is pretty high for something that isn't played all that often.
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Of course I'd like to see it as rare, so it would be easier for me to get the playset, but it does make sense at mythic.
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guess i have to hope for a downgrade to rare for it?
It has nothing to do with limited in this case. It's a card that has defined many past formats, and still sees play across formats. There is a pretty good chance it would have been Mythic if Morningtide had Mythics when it was first printed. Basically, it would have been either Mind Shatter or Bitterblossom, and maybe both depending on how many colorless mythics they decided to go with.
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If you meant it as defining a format such as the banlist then yes it stayed there for a long time.
And at mythic due to limited? Of course most of it is due to limited concerns. Even if Lorwyn block had 4 rarities (I agree) that it will be mythic. But more so because power level in limited. Never "nothing" as you say.
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The WB token decks that have been played (mainly by Wescoe) have used both Bitterblossom and Lingering Souls. The decks that only want one of them have been using Lingering Souls.
It was also format defining in Extended when it existed.
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