If Atlazan is indeed a blue oriented aquatic world of some sorts, I hope they give us some counterspells as Masterpiece cards. A Counterspell masterpiece would be awesome, and dare I say - Force of Will and/or Mana Drain
IF this is real, and IF we assume a vraska appearance would set up Ravnica 3.0, that seems very off. Why would Theros not be revisited beforehand when we've set that return up more than any other world? Why would we return to Ravnica before Koth and Phyrexian conflict is resolved. I'm not sure if this is real or not, but 3 new sets in a row and Vraska and Ajani both showing up again seems oddly timed.
Again, no idea if this is even real, but timing would seem odd.
Because sadly for whatever reason, Ravnica is "popular" and we are doomed into having to keep enduring it. The place doesn't even have anything interesting going for it, IMO. Woo, guilds. I suppose Niv discovering planes walkers could be a thing, and there's Ral. IDK. But I suspect a third return there would happen before a second return anywhere else, even before a popular and loved plane like Theros. Sadly.
Wow. This is awesome. I was wondering where Vraska went.
She ´planeswalked to a "parallel" ravnica in a parallel multiverse; that is why she left but she arrived at an anomalous destination because it is not in this multiverse
IF this is real, and IF we assume a vraska appearance would set up Ravnica 3.0, that seems very off. Why would Theros not be revisited beforehand when we've set that return up more than any other world? Why would we return to Ravnica before Koth and Phyrexian conflict is resolved. I'm not sure if this is real or not, but 3 new sets in a row and Vraska and Ajani both showing up again seems oddly timed.
Again, no idea if this is even real, but timing would seem odd.
Because sadly for whatever reason, Ravnica is "popular" and we are doomed into having to keep enduring it. The place doesn't even have anything interesting going for it, IMO. Woo, guilds. I suppose Niv discovering planes walkers could be a thing, and there's Ral. IDK. But I suspect a third return there would happen before a second return anywhere else, even before a popular and loved plane like Theros. Sadly.
Yeah nothing interesting besides the guilds, except the fact that it is a giant plane-covering city and mechanically features multicolor in a huge way (those are my main reasons for liking it, and I like it very much). Let's be rational here: New Phyrexia doesn't have a chance of being a return in the near future since they are more interesting now as an invasion force on other worlds (the only reason to get back to NP itself would be another uprising by the Mirrans and the final destruction of Phyrexia there which isn't going to happen anytime soon). We just had returns to Innistrad and Zendikar, those two are also out of the question. Alara, Tarkir and Dominaria might get returns in the future, but for now they don't factor much into the ongoing story. Kamigawa, Ulgothra and Lorwyn/Shadowmoor are planes so unpopular in general (although I personally liked Kamigawa at least) that we won't return there either. This leaves us with Theros and Ravnica. Both have quite a few story threads left hanging but only Ravnica factors into the Gatewatch storyline (for now). I give both equal chances to be the next return, although I must say that I believe that Theros (my number 1 favorite plane besides Ravnica) was more unpopular and will probably get its return later if I had to choose.
I really hope that this is real, whether Atlazan is mesoamerican or underwater world (I think it's the former) doesn't matter for me. First Egypt (finally!) and then another theme I was hoping for
IF this is real, and IF we assume a vraska appearance would set up Ravnica 3.0, that seems very off. Why would Theros not be revisited beforehand when we've set that return up more than any other world? Why would we return to Ravnica before Koth and Phyrexian conflict is resolved. I'm not sure if this is real or not, but 3 new sets in a row and Vraska and Ajani both showing up again seems oddly timed.
Again, no idea if this is even real, but timing would seem odd.
Because sadly for whatever reason, Ravnica is "popular" and we are doomed into having to keep enduring it. The place doesn't even have anything interesting going for it, IMO. Woo, guilds. I suppose Niv discovering planes walkers could be a thing, and there's Ral. IDK. But I suspect a third return there would happen before a second return anywhere else, even before a popular and loved plane like Theros. Sadly.
Yeah nothing interesting besides the guilds, except the fact that it is a giant plane-covering city and mechanically features multicolor in a huge way (those are my main reasons for liking it, and I like it very much). Let's be rational here: New Phyrexia doesn't have a chance of being a return in the near future since they are more interesting now as an invasion force on other worlds (the only reason to get back to NP itself would be another uprising by the Mirrans and the final destruction of Phyrexia there which isn't going to happen anytime soon). We just had returns to Innistrad and Zendikar, those two are also out of the question. Alara, Tarkir and Dominaria might get returns in the future, but for now they don't factor much into the ongoing story. Kamigawa, Ulgothra and Lorwyn/Shadowmoor are planes so unpopular in general (although I personally liked Kamigawa at least) that we won't return there either. This leaves us with Theros and Ravnica. Both have quite a few story threads left hanging but only Ravnica factors into the Gatewatch storyline (for now). I give both equal chances to be the next return, although I must say that I believe that Theros (my number 1 favorite plane besides Ravnica) was more unpopular and will probably get its return later if I had to choose.
I really hope that this is real, whether Atlazan is mesoamerican or underwater world (I think it's the former) doesn't matter for me. First Egypt (finally!) and then another theme I was hoping for
Those points are fair, but what other than sales does Ravnica bring to the table? And I get it; sales rule the discussion. But Jace is getting away so far with abandoning his Guildpact duties. Comparatively, Elspeth is still trapped in the Underworld and atheism spread by Ajani are both major threads on Theros, along with Gideon's previewed meeting with Erebos from the last Innistrad story. Sorin is still trapped on Innistrad as the Voldaren and Falkenrath vampire houses fight for control over the dwindled population and Sigarda tries to revive the church. New Phyrexia or another setting, Koth and Melira are still alive and worth having resolution to their stories. I think Koth would be perfect for Amonkhet personally as a trial-goer, but the probability of that is likely slim to none.
At a minimum, 3 worlds have a more compelling narrative reason to revisit before Ravnica again. And I don't hate Ravnica; I love ral zarek and guilds are at least fun for me, although not overly compelling. Problem is I don't get why plot-wise we'd go back. Guildpact absence and guild fights arent compelling enough for a while block, and they won't sully Ravnica by having Bolas or Phyrexia invade it.
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IF this is real, and IF we assume a vraska appearance would set up Ravnica 3.0, that seems very off. Why would Theros not be revisited beforehand when we've set that return up more than any other world? Why would we return to Ravnica before Koth and Phyrexian conflict is resolved. I'm not sure if this is real or not, but 3 new sets in a row and Vraska and Ajani both showing up again seems oddly timed.
Again, no idea if this is even real, but timing would seem odd.
Because sadly for whatever reason, Ravnica is "popular" and we are doomed into having to keep enduring it. The place doesn't even have anything interesting going for it, IMO. Woo, guilds. I suppose Niv discovering planes walkers could be a thing, and there's Ral. IDK. But I suspect a third return there would happen before a second return anywhere else, even before a popular and loved plane like Theros. Sadly.
Yeah nothing interesting besides the guilds, except the fact that it is a giant plane-covering city and mechanically features multicolor in a huge way (those are my main reasons for liking it, and I like it very much). Let's be rational here: New Phyrexia doesn't have a chance of being a return in the near future since they are more interesting now as an invasion force on other worlds (the only reason to get back to NP itself would be another uprising by the Mirrans and the final destruction of Phyrexia there which isn't going to happen anytime soon). We just had returns to Innistrad and Zendikar, those two are also out of the question. Alara, Tarkir and Dominaria might get returns in the future, but for now they don't factor much into the ongoing story. Kamigawa, Ulgothra and Lorwyn/Shadowmoor are planes so unpopular in general (although I personally liked Kamigawa at least) that we won't return there either. This leaves us with Theros and Ravnica. Both have quite a few story threads left hanging but only Ravnica factors into the Gatewatch storyline (for now). I give both equal chances to be the next return, although I must say that I believe that Theros (my number 1 favorite plane besides Ravnica) was more unpopular and will probably get its return later if I had to choose.
I really hope that this is real, whether Atlazan is mesoamerican or underwater world (I think it's the former) doesn't matter for me. First Egypt (finally!) and then another theme I was hoping for
Those points are fair, but what other than sales does Ravnica bring to the table? And I get it; sales rule the discussion. But Jace is getting away so far with abandoning his Guildpact duties. Comparatively, Elspeth is still trapped in the Underworld and atheism spread by Ajani are both major threads on Theros, along with Gideon's previewed meeting with Erebos from the last Innistrad story. Sorin is still trapped on Innistrad as the Voldaren and Falkenrath vampire houses fight for control over the dwindled population and Sigarda tries to revive the church. New Phyrexia or another setting, Koth and Melira are still alive and worth having resolution to their stories. I think Koth would be perfect for Amonkhet personally as a trial-goer, but the probability of that is likely slim to none.
At a minimum, 3 worlds have a more compelling narrative reason to revisit before Ravnica again. And I don't hate Ravnica; I love ral zarek and guilds are at least fun for me, although not overly compelling. Problem is I don't get why plot-wise we'd go back. Guildpact absence and guild fights arent compelling enough for a while block, and they won't sully Ravnica by having Bolas or Phyrexia invade it.
I don't know about you, but I'm very much not interested in Innistrad for a while. Those conflicts are even more uninteresting for me than the guild conflicts in Return to Ravnica were. For a side story maybe, but not for a block (at least not for now). Innistrad in my opinion doesn't have a more compelling narrative reason for the moment than Ravnica does (leaving aside that we just went there). Theros I give you and as I said, I would love a Return to Theros as much as I would love a Return to Ravnica 2: Electric Boogaloo. New Phyrexia (and with that Melira and Koth as well as maybe Karn) will probably appear once NP is strong enough to invade a (possibly new) world and I can't see that happening for the foreseeable future. That's the problem with it: It's most important story thread IS to invade another world. Therefore it won't be seen again until it's ready to do that. Ravnica has quite a few other story threads: The conspiracy of the Orzhov, Vraska, the changes brought upon Jace being the new Guildpact etc. It also has one thing that might make it easier to do than a Return to Theros: It isn't bound by any kind of narrative. It's a huge city with very varied guilds and feuds leading to who knows how many possible stories. Theros on the other hand is bound by it's mythological background, Ajanis anti-theism can't succeed since that would mean that the most recognizable thing about Theros (the gods) would vanish. And Elspeth has to undergo the second half of the monomyth. The story is more or less set in stone already. That isn't a bad thing, I'm just saying that it could make it difficult to integrate it into the continuing storyline. As I said, whether it's Theros or Ravnica again, I would be happy either way.
Loving the art, across the board. Very happy to see that Ajani is sticking around. Though if this is true, do you know what the best part is? The fact that it would mean that Ravnica 3 isn't coming after Amonkhet!
One can only hope. Remember Amonkhet came after Kaladesh, so Ravnica 3 could unfortunately come after Atlazan. Vraska could be the lead right into Ravnica 3. And that, of course, would be terrible.
Why would it be terrible? Unless you personally don't like Ravnica, and then it's totally fine that you won't be satisfied, why is it terrible for the game?
Rav 2 was in 2012. 5 years ago, next year.
We just had a new block, Amonkhet is also new and, apparently, we are going to have a third new plane in a row. With the 50/50 thing, we basically NEED a return right afterwards. We just went back to Innistrad and BFZ, and both Theros and Tarkir are more recent than RTR. A Ravnica return in one of the 2 blocks following Amonkhet is basically a given.
IF this is real, and IF we assume a vraska appearance would set up Ravnica 3.0, that seems very off. Why would Theros not be revisited beforehand when we've set that return up more than any other world? Why would we return to Ravnica before Koth and Phyrexian conflict is resolved. I'm not sure if this is real or not, but 3 new sets in a row and Vraska and Ajani both showing up again seems oddly timed.
Again, no idea if this is even real, but timing would seem odd.
To be fair, they did set up the possibility of a big guilds vs guildless war last time we were on Ravnica. Not to mention Teysa's ambitions to overthrow the Obzedat. So it's not like there's nothing to follow up on.
And Ajani showing up again isn't so odd, if he joins the Gatewatch.
Loving the art, across the board. Very happy to see that Ajani is sticking around. Though if this is true, do you know what the best part is? The fact that it would mean that Ravnica 3 isn't coming after Amonkhet!
One can only hope. Remember Amonkhet came after Kaladesh, so Ravnica 3 could unfortunately come after Atlazan. Vraska could be the lead right into Ravnica 3. And that, of course, would be terrible.
In addition to this, we also know that Modern Masters 2017 is focusing heavily on the Return to Ravnica. It's time to face the hard fact: we're never not gonna return to Ravnica.
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So it's confirmed to be from Wizards. It may not be totally accurate as to what's next or the characters specifically. But I think it's safe to say that mesoamerican/atlantean plane is coming
So it's confirmed to be from Wizards. It may not be totally accurate as to what's next or the characters specifically. But I think it's safe to say that mesoamerican/atlantean plane is coming
Right after Nicol Bolas, too.
This is going to be a great year.
Oh, and for people saying Atlazan is MTG Atlantis, check out the FTV Wrath of God. It confirms MTG's Atlantis is already conceptualized, and is named Olantin.
So it looks like an Aztec-inspired plane is our next stop after Amonkhet. Loving this ancient civilization inspired stuff.
I also do love the freaky sci-fi alien stuff in Phyrexians and Eldrazi, but this looks like a fresh change of scenery.
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I see no TM symbols on Atlazan or Conquest of Power. maybe they were made just for the survey to see if someone taking it would recognize the fake packs with real packs as the same game.
Looks like all brand new art. No way they would have gone through that much trouble just for a survey. Art is expensive.
These look legit.
Just because it's new art doesn't mean it's legit. Just look at the advertising they did for Mirrodin Pure, which Wizards claimed could have been a possible outcome if the Mirrans won the war. They didn't, and New Phyrexia was planned all along. Considering they've done this before I'm not surprised that Atlazan and the other set are fake. Wizards makes art that don't exist for cards all the time. We got art for a planeswalker named Ramaz and he never became a card. Only very rarely will unused art become a card, like with Omniscience. We saw the art for Omniscience a long time before it became a card.
So it's confirmed to be from Wizards. It may not be totally accurate as to what's next or the characters specifically. But I think it's safe to say that mesoamerican/atlantean plane is coming
This looks pretty exciting to me. If that's not Vraska on the package then they are trolling us, because we aren't getting another gorgon walker, and I could be wrong, but I'm not sure 'gorgon' fits Mesoamerican culture at all. Overall, after BFZ and SOI blocks testing my patience with the eldrazi thing, and even though I love Kaladesh, I'm not a big 'artifact plane' guy, I'm excited to see some ancient history themed planes again. I might actually be the only person on this forum who's favorite plane is Theros, so this is right up my alley.
- Them Amonkhet arts!!! NNnnnn... digging the Bastet teas!
- ATLAZAN being the next plane sorta caught me off by surprise, I havent seen the rumours unlike the others. Nevertheless, art is already looking ah-mah-zing!
- YAY AJANI~
- Please to be that Atlazan do not have Jace Overexposedleren... (yeah, right)
- Finally, Vraska in not so shabby, disintegrating clothing!
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Just because it's new art doesn't mean it's legit. Just look at the advertising they did for Mirrodin Pure, which Wizards claimed could have been a possible outcome if the Mirrans won the war. They didn't, and New Phyrexia was planned all along. Considering they've done this before I'm not surprised that Atlazan and the other set are fake. Wizards makes art that don't exist for cards all the time. We got art for a planeswalker named Ramaz and he never became a card. Only very rarely will unused art become a card, like with Omniscience. We saw the art for Omniscience a long time before it became a card.
Mirrodin Pure is an entirely different case. These packs may not be material that will be sold, but that does not mean they are for fake sets. Mirrodin Pure was part of a marketing campaign and designed specifically to keep players guessing. These are images from what is (presumably) supposed to be an internal focus group survey. Atlazan could very well be a future block, but these packs and logos (and set names) may (and probably will) change.
I doubt they just make up fake blocks for survey purposes.
Just because it's new art doesn't mean it's legit. Just look at the advertising they did for Mirrodin Pure, which Wizards claimed could have been a possible outcome if the Mirrans won the war. They didn't, and New Phyrexia was planned all along. Considering they've done this before I'm not surprised that Atlazan and the other set are fake. Wizards makes art that don't exist for cards all the time. We got art for a planeswalker named Ramaz and he never became a card. Only very rarely will unused art become a card, like with Omniscience. We saw the art for Omniscience a long time before it became a card.
Mirrodin Pure is an entirely different case. These packs may not be material that will be sold, but that does not mean they are for fake sets. Mirrodin Pure was part of a marketing campaign and designed specifically to keep players guessing. These are images from what is (presumably) supposed to be an internal focus group survey. Atlazan could very well be a future block, but these packs and logos (and set names) may (and probably will) change.
I doubt they just make up fake blocks for survey purposes.
They made a fake set to hide the outcome of the war on Mirrodin, why wouldn't they make a fake block for a survey?
1) As per WotC's twitter, above, this is from a survey about packaging design concepts, not actual packaging. That means that the set names may not necessarily be real names. (The art is, duh, real art.)
2) The art all looks very Ravnica-esque. #1, generic Simic guy. #2, Vraska. #3, very, very, VERY Boros-looking lady (that may even be the Boros guild emblem on her chest, I can't tell). #4... well, it's just Ajani, and that could mean anything.
3) WotC would have made a formal announcement, first. They run a tighter ship than this. (Either that, or a lot of people just got fired.)
And, IMO, "Atlazan" and "Conquest of Power" are both poor set names. Having two weird, non-English-language-inspired set names that begin with "A" on the shelf at Target at the same time would not be a great job by the marketing team. And "Conquest of Power" is just an ultra-bad, dorky, meaningless set name. My opinion about them being poor choices for names doesn't make them not real, but it makes me hope they're not.
For the record, I would love a Mesoamerican-themed plane, so I'm not hatering that idea. I just doubt this is it.
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Yeah nothing interesting besides the guilds, except the fact that it is a giant plane-covering city and mechanically features multicolor in a huge way (those are my main reasons for liking it, and I like it very much). Let's be rational here: New Phyrexia doesn't have a chance of being a return in the near future since they are more interesting now as an invasion force on other worlds (the only reason to get back to NP itself would be another uprising by the Mirrans and the final destruction of Phyrexia there which isn't going to happen anytime soon). We just had returns to Innistrad and Zendikar, those two are also out of the question. Alara, Tarkir and Dominaria might get returns in the future, but for now they don't factor much into the ongoing story. Kamigawa, Ulgothra and Lorwyn/Shadowmoor are planes so unpopular in general (although I personally liked Kamigawa at least) that we won't return there either. This leaves us with Theros and Ravnica. Both have quite a few story threads left hanging but only Ravnica factors into the Gatewatch storyline (for now). I give both equal chances to be the next return, although I must say that I believe that Theros (my number 1 favorite plane besides Ravnica) was more unpopular and will probably get its return later if I had to choose.
I really hope that this is real, whether Atlazan is mesoamerican or underwater world (I think it's the former) doesn't matter for me. First Egypt (finally!) and then another theme I was hoping for
Those points are fair, but what other than sales does Ravnica bring to the table? And I get it; sales rule the discussion. But Jace is getting away so far with abandoning his Guildpact duties. Comparatively, Elspeth is still trapped in the Underworld and atheism spread by Ajani are both major threads on Theros, along with Gideon's previewed meeting with Erebos from the last Innistrad story. Sorin is still trapped on Innistrad as the Voldaren and Falkenrath vampire houses fight for control over the dwindled population and Sigarda tries to revive the church. New Phyrexia or another setting, Koth and Melira are still alive and worth having resolution to their stories. I think Koth would be perfect for Amonkhet personally as a trial-goer, but the probability of that is likely slim to none.
At a minimum, 3 worlds have a more compelling narrative reason to revisit before Ravnica again. And I don't hate Ravnica; I love ral zarek and guilds are at least fun for me, although not overly compelling. Problem is I don't get why plot-wise we'd go back. Guildpact absence and guild fights arent compelling enough for a while block, and they won't sully Ravnica by having Bolas or Phyrexia invade it.
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I don't know about you, but I'm very much not interested in Innistrad for a while. Those conflicts are even more uninteresting for me than the guild conflicts in Return to Ravnica were. For a side story maybe, but not for a block (at least not for now). Innistrad in my opinion doesn't have a more compelling narrative reason for the moment than Ravnica does (leaving aside that we just went there). Theros I give you and as I said, I would love a Return to Theros as much as I would love a Return to Ravnica 2: Electric Boogaloo. New Phyrexia (and with that Melira and Koth as well as maybe Karn) will probably appear once NP is strong enough to invade a (possibly new) world and I can't see that happening for the foreseeable future. That's the problem with it: It's most important story thread IS to invade another world. Therefore it won't be seen again until it's ready to do that. Ravnica has quite a few other story threads: The conspiracy of the Orzhov, Vraska, the changes brought upon Jace being the new Guildpact etc. It also has one thing that might make it easier to do than a Return to Theros: It isn't bound by any kind of narrative. It's a huge city with very varied guilds and feuds leading to who knows how many possible stories. Theros on the other hand is bound by it's mythological background, Ajanis anti-theism can't succeed since that would mean that the most recognizable thing about Theros (the gods) would vanish. And Elspeth has to undergo the second half of the monomyth. The story is more or less set in stone already. That isn't a bad thing, I'm just saying that it could make it difficult to integrate it into the continuing storyline. As I said, whether it's Theros or Ravnica again, I would be happy either way.
Why would it be terrible? Unless you personally don't like Ravnica, and then it's totally fine that you won't be satisfied, why is it terrible for the game?
Rav 2 was in 2012. 5 years ago, next year.
We just had a new block, Amonkhet is also new and, apparently, we are going to have a third new plane in a row. With the 50/50 thing, we basically NEED a return right afterwards. We just went back to Innistrad and BFZ, and both Theros and Tarkir are more recent than RTR. A Ravnica return in one of the 2 blocks following Amonkhet is basically a given.
We had to wait until Revolt for new Tezzeret.
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And Ajani showing up again isn't so odd, if he joins the Gatewatch.
In addition to this, we also know that Modern Masters 2017 is focusing heavily on the Return to Ravnica. It's time to face the hard fact: we're never not gonna return to Ravnica.
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That does not rule out them being the next block.
Selling some cards I don't want.
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So it's confirmed to be from Wizards. It may not be totally accurate as to what's next or the characters specifically. But I think it's safe to say that mesoamerican/atlantean plane is coming
There we have it they are real
Just not the final packageing
Right after Nicol Bolas, too.
This is going to be a great year.
Oh, and for people saying Atlazan is MTG Atlantis, check out the FTV Wrath of God. It confirms MTG's Atlantis is already conceptualized, and is named Olantin.
So it looks like an Aztec-inspired plane is our next stop after Amonkhet. Loving this ancient civilization inspired stuff.
I also do love the freaky sci-fi alien stuff in Phyrexians and Eldrazi, but this looks like a fresh change of scenery.
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Just because it's new art doesn't mean it's legit. Just look at the advertising they did for Mirrodin Pure, which Wizards claimed could have been a possible outcome if the Mirrans won the war. They didn't, and New Phyrexia was planned all along. Considering they've done this before I'm not surprised that Atlazan and the other set are fake. Wizards makes art that don't exist for cards all the time. We got art for a planeswalker named Ramaz and he never became a card. Only very rarely will unused art become a card, like with Omniscience. We saw the art for Omniscience a long time before it became a card.
The survey is real. The packs for Atlazan and its expansion are fake. This isn't the only time Wizards has made art for a fake set. People are quickly forgetting Mirrodin Pure.
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- ATLAZAN being the next plane sorta caught me off by surprise, I havent seen the rumours unlike the others. Nevertheless, art is already looking ah-mah-zing!
- YAY AJANI~
- Please to be that Atlazan do not have Jace Overexposedleren... (yeah, right)
- Finally, Vraska in not so shabby, disintegrating clothing!
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I doubt they just make up fake blocks for survey purposes.
They made a fake set to hide the outcome of the war on Mirrodin, why wouldn't they make a fake block for a survey?
1) As per WotC's twitter, above, this is from a survey about packaging design concepts, not actual packaging. That means that the set names may not necessarily be real names. (The art is, duh, real art.)
2) The art all looks very Ravnica-esque. #1, generic Simic guy. #2, Vraska. #3, very, very, VERY Boros-looking lady (that may even be the Boros guild emblem on her chest, I can't tell). #4... well, it's just Ajani, and that could mean anything.
3) WotC would have made a formal announcement, first. They run a tighter ship than this. (Either that, or a lot of people just got fired.)
And, IMO, "Atlazan" and "Conquest of Power" are both poor set names. Having two weird, non-English-language-inspired set names that begin with "A" on the shelf at Target at the same time would not be a great job by the marketing team. And "Conquest of Power" is just an ultra-bad, dorky, meaningless set name. My opinion about them being poor choices for names doesn't make them not real, but it makes me hope they're not.
For the record, I would love a Mesoamerican-themed plane, so I'm not hatering that idea. I just doubt this is it.