The horrors of the deep motifs used so far don't really seem like Emrakul's M.O., but I wouldn't be surprised in the least if it was Merit Lage. I mean, it could still be another huge, ocean-dwelling monstrosity, but given that Merit Lage has sparked a lot of interest in players and her fate was left unresolved, it seems likely that they'd tap into Merit Lage than another similar entity. Also, according to the blurb we got from the artbook so far, it seems that whatever it is tormenting Innistrad, it's a threat to the entire Multiverse:
Terror falls from the skies on blood-spattered wings, and nameless horrors lurk in the shadows. These pages, lavishly illustrated with the award-winning art of Magic: The Gathering™, are your entry into a world beset by terrible evils on all sides and betrayed by the hope it held most dear. Tread lightly as you follow the heroic Planeswalkers of the Gatewatch as they investigate these dark mysteries, for the nightmare they will uncover is a threat to the whole Multiverse.
The mysteries of Innistrad—its peoples, provinces, and monsters—await your arrival. But be careful as you peer into the darkness, for you might find something staring back. [emphasis added]
With this new Gatewatch thing Wizards needs a roster of villains that can be on different planes. We had Nicol Bolas, the Phyrexians (though their interplanar mobility is limited) and the Eldrazi. BFZ promoted Ob Nixilis as one of those threats. Marit Lage being a known "able-to-travel-through-the-Blind-Eternities" thing would be quite useful for this new era of storytelling.
I can't believe people are thinking it's marit lage or emrakul. It's probably just your standard kraken, you know those monsters that live in the ocean???
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Standard
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Modern UBG B/U/G control BBB MBC WUR Control WWW Prison RRR Goblins
Legacy BBB Pox UBG B/U/G Control UWU StoneBlade UW Miracle Control
Can't really see much in the dark depths card itself.
Can see a little more in the token for it though still a bit indistinct if that helps. Definitely pretty tentacly though
Every time I see that guy just standing there in the foreground, I keep wanting to yell out "LOOK BEHIND YOU!!! FLEE, YOU FOOL!!!! It's a giant fricking TENTACLY MONSTER!!!"
With this new Gatewatch thing Wizards needs a roster of villains that can be on different planes. We had Nicol Bolas, the Phyrexians (though their interplanar mobility is limited) and the Eldrazi. BFZ promoted Ob Nixilis as one of those threats. Marit Lage being a known "able-to-travel-through-the-Blind-Eternities" thing would be quite useful for this new era of storytelling.
Commander: WUBRG Superfriends, GW Rhys Tokens, WUBRG Scion of the Ur-Dragon
Kitchen Table (now that's real Magic): WUBRG Domain, GU Biovisionary, UB Korlash Grandeur, UW Merfolk Mill
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Modern
UBG B/U/G control
BBB MBC
WUR Control
WWW Prison
RRR Goblins
Legacy
BBB Pox
UBG B/U/G Control
UWU StoneBlade
UW Miracle Control
Every time I see that guy just standing there in the foreground, I keep wanting to yell out "LOOK BEHIND YOU!!! FLEE, YOU FOOL!!!! It's a giant fricking TENTACLY MONSTER!!!"
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