I'd be rather surprised if we see another cycle too. The shard trilands would be great, but it just doesn't seem very likely. At this point, I'm hoping to see a Ghost Quarter reprint and a couple of rare utility lands.
Considering Dragons of Tarkir is intended to be drafted with Origins; and already HAS evolving Wilds in it... I would hope not to see Evolving wilds also in Origins.
Artifact manafixing for draft would be limited to the Dragonlord Monuments in Dragons ... so 2 half cycles...
Considering Dragons of Tarkir is intended to be drafted with Origins; and already HAS evolving Wilds in it... I would hope not to see Evolving wilds also in Origins.
Artifact manafixing for draft would be limited to the Dragonlord Monuments in Dragons ... so 2 half cycles...
Origins will be drafted by itself. Three packs of origins for draft, and six for sealed, no other set.
Considering Dragons of Tarkir is intended to be drafted with Origins; and already HAS evolving Wilds in it... I would hope not to see Evolving wilds also in Origins.
Artifact manafixing for draft would be limited to the Dragonlord Monuments in Dragons ... so 2 half cycles...
Whaaaaa?
Dragons and Origins will be paired in that they rotate out of Standard at the same time - but no official draft format has them being drafted together.
I'm strongly inclined to believe there won't be another cycle of lands as wizards has been reprinting Evolving Wilds in every recent core set (as well as every other set under the sun). I'm pretty sure it'll be Evolving Wilds, some other common land (possibly Radiant Fountain), an uncommon land (hopefully Reliquary Tower!), and two rare lands of some sort
That seems so weird though - this isn't an enemy colored theme set, why would there be absolutely no allied color support?
I'm strongly inclined to believe there won't be another cycle of lands as wizards has been reprinting Evolving Wilds in every recent core set (as well as every other set under the sun). I'm pretty sure it'll be Evolving Wilds, some other common land (possibly Radiant Fountain), an uncommon land (hopefully Reliquary Tower!), and two rare lands of some sort
That seems so weird though - this isn't an enemy colored theme set, why would there be absolutely no allied color support?
It's not actually all that weird considering that they did the same thing in the previous core set. I'm guessing this means they have certain land plans for the near future that will affect standard-- possibly Zen fetches returning with allied painlands to balance it out? (though that may be wishful thinking)
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EDH Decks UBRNekusar (Multiplayer MONSTA. 1v1 Klutz) GRB Prossh (Set up engines. WRECK FACE) GEzuri (Hey so I heard you liked Elves...) UTalrand (Counter. Cantrip. Counter. Cantrip. Repeat till opponents die-- possibly of boredom)
Tiny leaders WUDaxos (basic 3/1 fliers do basic s***. Also Daxos) RWAnax and Cymede (Heroic weenie beats)
Standard RRMONO RED AGGRO (RAWWWRRRR!!!!) WUHeroic Aggro (Easy mode beatstick)
I'm strongly inclined to believe there won't be another cycle of lands as wizards has been reprinting Evolving Wilds in every recent core set (as well as every other set under the sun). I'm pretty sure it'll be Evolving Wilds, some other common land (possibly Radiant Fountain), an uncommon land (hopefully Reliquary Tower!), and two rare lands of some sort
That seems so weird though - this isn't an enemy colored theme set, why would there be absolutely no allied color support?
Rare lands are no meant for limited, usually a common fixer like Evolving Wilds or Unknown Shores is enough for a set not focused on multicolor (what usually means you'll end up with a 2-color deck).
Rare-lands can be at odds with the theme of the set, because the concerns for Standard are greater than what little impact they have on limited. Innistrad had the enemy check-lands while the tribeswhere allied coloured.
The enemy painlands make a cycle with the allied fetches in KTK, just as was the case for the painlands.
Upon rotation, all colour pairs will have access to a dual land that can give coloured mana on turn one. Plus whatever's in BFZ.
Is True-Name Nemesis too good for standard/limited? It seems like all the other good reprint merfolk are ruled out like Cursecatcher and Master of the Pearl Trident. Black has player sac's a creature effects in standard, red goblins have Piledriver. White's legend in this set can exile it. Green spamming large 4+ toughness creatures can race it especially if lords aren't available to Merfolk. Would let voltron decks back into standard in a big way. Probably not going to happen as it would be insanely powerful, but I can't figure out what merfolk could be playable and reprinted that isn't already ruled out, outdated, or related to an invalid location. At least True Name Nemesis has a little flavor where the Planeswalkers have "true names" this set, and he can slay planeswalkers flipped pretty easy.
Nah, it won't be the Alara lands. It those last 5 cards are a cycle, it will probably be the Mirage lands. If it's not a cycle, it will probably be evolving wilds and 4 other random lands.
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Reflecting Pool & Ancient Ziggurat together seem like a bit of a stretch but Lorwyn/Shadowmoor didn't offer a lot that fit in the crunch that wasn't part of a cycle. And Ghost Quarter might be a little too powerful for Standard based on how they've been pricing land destruction over the past few years.
So what are we looking at in terms or Rarity breakdown? 40 mono 5 artifact and 10 land? Or are we expecting the lands to be a mix? I wonder if we might still have a cycle of rare artifacts.
I know we're still missing the blue spell mastery rare. And even with the Djinn I have a hard time buying there won't be a creature in Rare with Prowess on it, since they just made it evergreen
btw you seem to have accidentally marked Undead Servant as a rare
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Casual Decks WRBoros Aggro (Glorious knights of badassery) RBRakdos Bloodthirst (Undercosted waves of fat s***) URIzzet Talrand/Pyromancer (b/c I hate you) GRGruul Ramp and Stomp (SO FAT. SO FAST. RAWRRR) GBGolgari Birthing Pod (b/c you wanted a challenge. I did warn you this BS is banned though) BWOrzhov Lifegain Aggro (Removal for dayzzz) WGSelesnya Tribal Golem-splicers/token (meh. Needs more upgrades. Perhaps switching to bant?) WUAzorius Flicker (b/c I wanna annoy the f*** outta you) GUSimic Evolve Aggro (Aggro takes a journey to the weird side of the color pie) BUDimir Control (b/c I wanna peel your skin off and flay you within an inch of life before I kill you) URWJeskai Ascendency Tokens (MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA) RWBMardu Warriors (Butcher is da bomb) GU Simic Morph (slow as s*** but oh so fun) WBGAbzan Dredge-animator (PURE EVIL) GWHexproof Aggro (Deal with it. Lemme guess, you cant?)
EDH Decks UBRNekusar (Multiplayer MONSTA. 1v1 Klutz) GRB Prossh (Set up engines. WRECK FACE) GEzuri (Hey so I heard you liked Elves...) UTalrand (Counter. Cantrip. Counter. Cantrip. Repeat till opponents die-- possibly of boredom)
Tiny leaders WUDaxos (basic 3/1 fliers do basic s***. Also Daxos) RWAnax and Cymede (Heroic weenie beats)
Standard RRMONO RED AGGRO (RAWWWRRRR!!!!) WUHeroic Aggro (Easy mode beatstick)
Inquisition of kozilek A) doesn't really fit standard right now (do we really need 4 discard effects?) and B) would probably make sense in BFZ.
Aven mindcensor / fetchlands interaction is landscrewage, which i think they're going to try keep out of standard.
To be fair, this is probably the only time that Aven Mindcensor could be printed 'on-flavor' in the next year+, as sets with aven are few and far between and we have Dominaria and Bant in the set.
You're probably right about Inquisition, but I think there is a chance.
Definitely not it looks like for now they are getting rid of one mana accelerators without some sort of drawback. This makes sense especially with Eldrazi coming back they want to weaken ramp a bit
What do you guys think about an Omniscience reprint as blue's third mythic? I wasn't around for the original printing, but it seems fairly safe and matches Jace's flavor.
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Artifact manafixing for draft would be limited to the Dragonlord Monuments in Dragons ... so 2 half cycles...
Whaaaaa?
Dragons and Origins will be paired in that they rotate out of Standard at the same time - but no official draft format has them being drafted together.
That seems so weird though - this isn't an enemy colored theme set, why would there be absolutely no allied color support?
It's not actually all that weird considering that they did the same thing in the previous core set. I'm guessing this means they have certain land plans for the near future that will affect standard-- possibly Zen fetches returning with allied painlands to balance it out? (though that may be wishful thinking)
WRBoros Aggro (Glorious knights of badassery)
RBRakdos Bloodthirst (Undercosted waves of fat s***)
URIzzet Talrand/Pyromancer (b/c I hate you)
GRGruul Ramp and Stomp (SO FAT. SO FAST. RAWRRR)
GBGolgari Birthing Pod (b/c you wanted a challenge. I did warn you this BS is banned though)
BWOrzhov Lifegain Aggro (Removal for dayzzz)
WGSelesnya Tribal Golem-splicers/token (meh. Needs more upgrades. Perhaps switching to bant?)
WUAzorius Flicker (b/c I wanna annoy the f*** outta you)
GUSimic Evolve Aggro (Aggro takes a journey to the weird side of the color pie)
BUDimir Control (b/c I wanna peel your skin off and flay you within an inch of life before I kill you)
URWJeskai Ascendency Tokens (MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA)
RWBMardu Warriors (Butcher is da bomb)
GU Simic Morph (slow as s*** but oh so fun)
WBGAbzan Dredge-animator (PURE EVIL)
GWHexproof Aggro (Deal with it. Lemme guess, you cant?)
EDH Decks
UBRNekusar (Multiplayer MONSTA. 1v1 Klutz)
GRB Prossh (Set up engines. WRECK FACE)
GEzuri (Hey so I heard you liked Elves...)
UTalrand (Counter. Cantrip. Counter. Cantrip. Repeat till opponents die-- possibly of boredom)
Tiny leaders
WUDaxos (basic 3/1 fliers do basic s***. Also Daxos)
RWAnax and Cymede (Heroic weenie beats)
Standard
RRMONO RED AGGRO (RAWWWRRRR!!!!)
WUHeroic Aggro (Easy mode beatstick)
Rare lands are no meant for limited, usually a common fixer like Evolving Wilds or Unknown Shores is enough for a set not focused on multicolor (what usually means you'll end up with a 2-color deck).
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The enemy painlands make a cycle with the allied fetches in KTK, just as was the case for the painlands.
Upon rotation, all colour pairs will have access to a dual land that can give coloured mana on turn one. Plus whatever's in BFZ.
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Makes sense as they aren't that powerful with wedge cards.
I think it will probably be seeding for the block after BFZ. Bring on the shard cards.
Allied Ravnica lands would also fit the crunch. I would be pleasantly surprised if it's the shard lands though.
Ancient Ziggurat - Bant/Alara
Evolving Wilds - Zendikar
Ghost Quarter - Innistrad
Reflecting Pool - Lorwyn
Rogue's Passage - Ravnica
Reflecting Pool & Ancient Ziggurat together seem like a bit of a stretch but Lorwyn/Shadowmoor didn't offer a lot that fit in the crunch that wasn't part of a cycle. And Ghost Quarter might be a little too powerful for Standard based on how they've been pricing land destruction over the past few years.
Again just a guess.
I know we're still missing the blue spell mastery rare. And even with the Djinn I have a hard time buying there won't be a creature in Rare with Prowess on it, since they just made it evergreen
btw you seem to have accidentally marked Undead Servant as a rare
WRBoros Aggro (Glorious knights of badassery)
RBRakdos Bloodthirst (Undercosted waves of fat s***)
URIzzet Talrand/Pyromancer (b/c I hate you)
GRGruul Ramp and Stomp (SO FAT. SO FAST. RAWRRR)
GBGolgari Birthing Pod (b/c you wanted a challenge. I did warn you this BS is banned though)
BWOrzhov Lifegain Aggro (Removal for dayzzz)
WGSelesnya Tribal Golem-splicers/token (meh. Needs more upgrades. Perhaps switching to bant?)
WUAzorius Flicker (b/c I wanna annoy the f*** outta you)
GUSimic Evolve Aggro (Aggro takes a journey to the weird side of the color pie)
BUDimir Control (b/c I wanna peel your skin off and flay you within an inch of life before I kill you)
URWJeskai Ascendency Tokens (MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA)
RWBMardu Warriors (Butcher is da bomb)
GU Simic Morph (slow as s*** but oh so fun)
WBGAbzan Dredge-animator (PURE EVIL)
GWHexproof Aggro (Deal with it. Lemme guess, you cant?)
EDH Decks
UBRNekusar (Multiplayer MONSTA. 1v1 Klutz)
GRB Prossh (Set up engines. WRECK FACE)
GEzuri (Hey so I heard you liked Elves...)
UTalrand (Counter. Cantrip. Counter. Cantrip. Repeat till opponents die-- possibly of boredom)
Tiny leaders
WUDaxos (basic 3/1 fliers do basic s***. Also Daxos)
RWAnax and Cymede (Heroic weenie beats)
Standard
RRMONO RED AGGRO (RAWWWRRRR!!!!)
WUHeroic Aggro (Easy mode beatstick)
GWB Junk Stax Ghave BWG
To be fair, this is probably the only time that Aven Mindcensor could be printed 'on-flavor' in the next year+, as sets with aven are few and far between and we have Dominaria and Bant in the set.
You're probably right about Inquisition, but I think there is a chance.
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