Guide: Bold with link: Officially confirmed English card at that number. Italics with link: Unconfirmed English card at that number. (Leaks) Bold, no link: Confirmed card at that number, awaiting English name and/or image. Italics, no link: Card known to exist, but number unknown.
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250 Full Art Plains
251 Full Art Island
252 Full Art Swamp
253 Full Art Mountain
254 Full Art Forest
255 Plains
256 Plains
257 Plains
258 Island
259 Island
260 Island
261 Swamp
262 Swamp
263 Swamp
264 Mountain
265 Mountain
266 Mountain
267 Forest
268 Forest
269 Forest
If anyone is wondering where the Dawn/Dusk leak is, I choose to not add it as it would fit into crunch weirdly (being in the 200's). It could still be real, in which case I will adjust for it.
I'm guessing the split cards will fit where they have in the past (between multicolored and artifacts) and there are just less artifacts than you have allocated so far.
I bet it'd be fine to add to the list
I do see what you're saying, but what makes Dawn // Dusk different from other split cards is that Dawn // Dusk is all one color, where as all other split cards are multiple colors, thus justifying their placement after multi color cards. I could see them at the end of the mono-color section, as in BFZ the devoid and non-devoid cards were split within the colors (ie devoid E came before non-devoid A). Anyway, we will see soon (next week at the latest)
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She was just printed in kaladesh so it's doubtful.
Seems to be a trend where the planeswalkers in the starter decks tend to be in in the set so I assume liliana, gideon, you might have Jace but to me it seems they're trying to limit it to two gatewarch walkers in each block. So honestly I'd say gideon (W) liliana (B) and if they keep with how they've done it so far two multicolor walkers will get printed my guess is gb or gr though I could easily see a br one as we have not had a BR walker in quite sometime sarkhan I believe being the last one unless someone can correct me.
we have not had a BR walker in quite sometime sarkhan I believe being the last one unless someone can correct me.
He's not the most recent walker in Rakdos colors, but then there are only two of them, and he's the only one that was ever standard legal: you are forgetting Daretti, Ingenious Iconoclast.
we have not had a BR walker in quite sometime sarkhan I believe being the last one unless someone can correct me.
He's not the most recent walker in Rakdos colors, but then there are only two of them, and he's the only one that was ever standard legal: you are forgetting Daretti, Ingenious Iconoclast.
Sarkhan is no longer black, he hasn't been for a very long time. If we get a R/B planewalker in Amonkhet (doubtful due to Nicol Bolas being UBR), then it will either be a new planeswalker or Tibalt.
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May I ask why the totals are different than the usual 101 commons, 80 uncommons, 53 rares, 15 mythic of a regular current large set with 20 basic lands (including the full art ones)? Kaladesh was like this too.
EDIT: Maybe I got it, are you counting the cards from the planeswalker decks too? I think they should be counted separately (as they officially are, see their collector number that's always higher than the official card count for the set).
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I wonder if we will ever be rid of these characters. They're so hopelessly generic and uninteresting, like they're plucked straight out of Marvel comics or something.
Unlikely. The game has changed a TON in the last 15 years and they are the new face of Magic, unfortunately. They will die when the game dies in all likelihood.
I wonder if we will ever be rid of these characters. They're so hopelessly generic and uninteresting, like they're plucked straight out of Marvel comics or something.
Unlikely. The game has changed a TON in the last 15 years and they are the new face of Magic, unfortunately. They will die when the game dies in all likelihood.
I wonder if we will ever be rid of these characters. They're so hopelessly generic and uninteresting, like they're plucked straight out of Marvel comics or something.
Unlikely. The game has changed a TON in the last 15 years and they are the new face of Magic, unfortunately. They will die when the game dies in all likelihood.
What I liked about old story characters was that they were often represented by normal cards which made them feel a part of the world. And if the character was bad or uninteresting it didn't matter because he was likely to be in no more than one set. A nice fringe, fluff thing.
But these guys are everywhere and can do everything and can often be completely dominant in game when they're good. If the characters are the focus then they become a protected cash cow - and much like in comics, the story turns into a masturbatory exercise that revolves around them. And of course, they only die when they stop making money. If the characters are gods, the stakes are really zero.
You are of course aware that outside of Kaladesh they have had exactly one win and one loss, right? They did not win in Innistrad, yes Emmy was "defeated", but not by the Gatewatch. Emmy sealed herself in Innistrad's moon, because she felt that the world wasn't ready for her. Everything else on Innistrad was a complete and utter loss. The population of the plane was decimated three times over, three of the largest vampire clans are all but erased, two out of the three remaining angel flights are gone, Sorin is MIA, Nahiri got away, and Avacyn is dead. And I am pretty sure that the Eldritch entities that were worshiped by the various cults are none to happy about Nahiri and Emmy usurping their worship.
As for Kaladesh itself, I would only call it a partial win on part of the Gatewatch, yeah, they managed to take down the oppressive Consulate, but Tezzy got away and he took the planar bridge with him. And now some of them are rushing headlong to Amonkhet to confront Bolas despite being nowhere ready for such a confrontation.
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What are the chances of Razaketh appearing in this set? He is the main reason Lili wants to go to Amonkhet
I would be surprised if he is not either in Amonkhet or Hour of Devastation.
My hunch is that it's more likely he'll be in Hour of Devastation: Griselbrand didn't show up until AVR (although via a plot contingency, I grant) and he was the main reason Lili was on Innistrad.
My sense of design would put Razaketh as the "boss" of Amonkhet and the "midboss" of Amonkhet block, with Nicol Bolas being the "boss" of HOD and the "final boss" of Amonkhet block, given that Bolas is likely the bigger threat. On the other hand, if Liliana manages to destroy Raz during the first set, she's probably going to "change her mind" about taking Bolas on directly and urge the other Gatewatch to leave Amonkhet for the time being, which of course would be a cover for her wanting to make sure the Gatewatch have a shot at her fourth demon before throwing their lives away trying to be heroes. Even if she does "change her mind", the other Gatewatch tend to commit until given good reason to alter their plan, so they'll be unlikely to heed her.
Of course, it could be one of those situations where Razaketh helps trap Gatewatch for Bolas, only for Gatewatch to be rescued by their new allies and for Razaketh to be destroyed at the end of the block. Bolas in all likelihood survives, but Razaketh bites the dust as karmic comeuppance for his part in hindering and endangering the heroes (on top of other probable atrocities committed). So, even if the Gatewatch do have to flee Bolas' wrath, at least they'll walk away with a small victory and hopefully several new members.
All that said, Razaketh's going to be in one of the two sets and the first set is as good as any. The most likely reason for him to be pushed off to the second set would be because the first set will have a mythic rare black legendary creature, and Razaketh will likely be one as well, so they might save him for HOD.
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I wonder if we will ever be rid of these characters. They're so hopelessly generic and uninteresting, like they're plucked straight out of Marvel comics or something.
Unlikely. The game has changed a TON in the last 15 years and they are the new face of Magic, unfortunately. They will die when the game dies in all likelihood.
What I liked about old story characters was that they were often represented by normal cards which made them feel a part of the world. And if the character was bad or uninteresting it didn't matter because he was likely to be in no more than one set. A nice fringe, fluff thing.
But these guys are everywhere and can do everything and can often be completely dominant in game when they're good. If the characters are the focus then they become a protected cash cow - and much like in comics, the story turns into a masturbatory exercise that revolves around them. And of course, they only die when they stop making money. If the characters are gods, the stakes are really zero.
You are of course aware that outside of Kaladesh they have had exactly one win and one loss, right? They did not win in Innistrad, yes Emmy was "defeated", but not by the Gatewatch. Emmy sealed herself in Innistrad's moon, because she felt that the world wasn't ready for her. Everything else on Innistrad was a complete and utter loss. The population of the plane was decimated three times over, three of the largest vampire clans are all but erased, two out of the three remaining angel flights are gone, Sorin is MIA, Nahiri got away, and Avacyn is dead. And I am pretty sure that the Eldritch entities that were worshiped by the various cults are none to happy about Nahiri and Emmy usurping their worship.
As for Kaladesh itself, I would only call it a partial win on part of the Gatewatch, yeah, they managed to take down the oppressive Consulate, but Tezzy got away and he took the planar bridge with him. And now some of them are rushing headlong to Amonkhet to confront Bolas despite being nowhere ready for such a confrontation.
How is that relevant to my post. They spin a yarn but all of the core planeswalkers are still quite alive. Although I don't have an issue with them being alive per se, I have more of an issue with how generic and dull they are.
Its true, the stories in Magic were never great (even good was a stretch sometimes) but they did a great job of not drawing attention to that, and not shoving the characters down your throat. You took from MTG what you wanted. Now that is no longer really the case.
I would hardly call Ajani, Chandra, Nissa, or Liliana dull. Can't argue about the others though.
but I find it funny that people clamored for years for a longer and more coherent story between blocks, and now that WotC are giving people what they asked, they complain about that. >.<
But hey, if you don't like the story, concentrate on the cards, this is the best M:TG has been since Tempest block.
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Just doing a bit of speculating but if Razaketh is in (I've included him as a possible, will remove him if it is confirmed he is not a part of the set) then that would give black 3 mono-mythics, if the gods of this set are mono-color as people think, meaning that black will very likely not appear on a multi-color mythic unless they do something ala Chromanticore
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What I liked about old story characters was that they were often represented by normal cards which made them feel a part of the world. And if the character was bad or uninteresting it didn't matter because he was likely to be in no more than one set. A nice fringe, fluff thing.
But these guys are everywhere and can do everything and can often be completely dominant in game when they're good. If the characters are the focus then they become a protected cash cow - and much like in comics, the story turns into a masturbatory exercise that revolves around them. And of course, they only die when they stop making money. If the characters are gods, the stakes are really zero.
You are of course aware that outside of Kaladesh they have had exactly one win and one loss, right? They did not win in Innistrad, yes Emmy was "defeated", but not by the Gatewatch. Emmy sealed herself in Innistrad's moon, because she felt that the world wasn't ready for her. Everything else on Innistrad was a complete and utter loss. The population of the plane was decimated three times over, three of the largest vampire clans are all but erased, two out of the three remaining angel flights are gone, Sorin is MIA, Nahiri got away, and Avacyn is dead. And I am pretty sure that the Eldritch entities that were worshiped by the various cults are none to happy about Nahiri and Emmy usurping their worship.
As for Kaladesh itself, I would only call it a partial win on part of the Gatewatch, yeah, they managed to take down the oppressive Consulate, but Tezzy got away and he took the planar bridge with him. And now some of them are rushing headlong to Amonkhet to confront Bolas despite being nowhere ready for such a confrontation.
How is that relevant to my post. They spin a yarn but all of the core planeswalkers are still quite alive. Although I don't have an issue with them being alive per se, I have more of an issue with how generic and dull they are.
Its true, the stories in Magic were never great (even good was a stretch sometimes) but they did a great job of not drawing attention to that, and not shoving the characters down your throat. You took from MTG what you wanted. Now that is no longer really the case.
I would hardly call Ajani, Chandra, Nissa, or Liliana dull. Can't argue about the others though.
but I find it funny that people clamored for years for a longer and more coherent story between blocks, and now that WotC are giving people what they asked, they complain about that. >.<
But hey, if you don't like the story, concentrate on the cards, this is the best M:TG has been since Tempest block.
I find them hopelessly dull and exaggerated. Frankly I don't really like mana having a face. I liked it more when the game was more about forces than particular characters. It always had them but unless you read the books they might as well not exist. But from a marketing perspective it makes much more sense to make faces for a brand. I think a lot of the original geekiness was gradually lost for bland corporate logic but that's just me.
I was not one of those people. I liked the fact that every block was a new, mostly self contained thing. Its one of the things that kept the game fresh. I also like stories that end (for better or worse) and dislike perpetual soap operas.
As for where the cards are, I don't know what you mean by that. The game has changed a lot, in some ways for the better, in others for worse. I started in Odyssey and for me the high point was the first Mirrodin block. Then I left the game looking retrospect I like everything up until Alara. After that the realms have not been my style for the most part and power creep is real.
Magic has always been about the characters. Do the names Urza, Mishra, Serra, and Yawgmoth ring any bells? How about Taysir, Daria, Leshrac, and Feroz? Gerrard, Sisay, Squee, Tangarth, Hanna, Mirri, Ertai? Barrin, Rofellos, Lord Windgrace, Gix? Every friggin set, and every friggin block since M:TG's inception it's been all about the characters.
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But when they set sail from being so dependent on Dominaria they wilfully cut loose (or at least put into cryostasis) a great deal of characters that people had grown tired of. I think the recurrence of discussions like this indicate a lot of people are growing tired of the same cast of planeswalkers plane after plane after plane... and I think the Gatewatch may need to at some point be put on ice for a while, just like Urza and Mishra and Yawgmoth were, to allow room for some new characters people aren't sick of to be introduced and given some time in the spotlight.
But when they set sail from being so dependent on Dominaria they wilfully cut loose (or at least put into cryostasis) a great deal of characters that people had grown tired of. I think the recurrence of discussions like this indicate a lot of people are growing tired of the same cast of planeswalkers plane after plane after plane... and I think the Gatewatch may need to at some point be put on ice for a while, just like Urza and Mishra and Yawgmoth were, to allow room for some new characters people aren't sick of to be introduced and given some time in the spotlight.
They are still in the early stages, and have heard some of peoples complaints and praises. From what I've heard, the number of Gatewatch members in any given block will slowly be reduced as we get further along. But it will probably take a few blocks.
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Projected Rarity Breakdown (based on Kaladesh)
20/20 Basic Lands 42/101 Common 48/80 Uncommon 53/53 Rare 15/15 Mythic
Guide:
Bold with link: Officially confirmed English card at that number.
Italics with link: Unconfirmed English card at that number. (Leaks)
Bold, no link: Confirmed card at that number, awaiting English name and/or image.
Italics, no link: Card known to exist, but number unknown.
W White W
01 - Angel of Sanctions M
02 - Anointed Procession R
03 - Anointer Priest C
04 - Approach of the Second Sun R
05 - Aven Mindcensor R
06 - Aven Wind Guide
07 - Cartouche of Solidarity C
08 - Cast Out U
09
10
11 - Djeru's Resolve C
12
13
14 - Gideon of the Trials M
15 - Gideon's Intervention R
16 - Glory-Bound Initiate R
17
18 - Impeccable Timing C
19 - In Oketra's Name C
20 - Mighty Leap C
21 - Oketra the True M
22 - Oketra's Attendant U
23 - Protection of the Hekma U
24 - Regal Caracal R
25 - Renewed Faith U
26
27 - Sacred Cat C
28
29
30 - Supply Caravan C
31 - Tah-Crop Elite C
32
33
34 - Trial of Solidarity U
35 - Trueheart Duelist U
36 - Unwavering Initiate C
37 - Vizier of Deferment U
38
39 - Winged Shepard C
U Blue U
40 - Ancient Crab C
41 - Angler Drake U
42 - As Foretold M
43
44
45 - Cartouche of Knowledge C
46 - Censor U
47
48 - Cryptic Serpent U
49 - Curator of Mysteries R
50 - Decision Paralysis C
51 - Drake Haven R
52 - Essence Scatter C
53 - Floodwaters C
54
55 - Glyph Keeper R
56
57 - Hieroglyphic Illumination C
58
59 - Kefnet the Mindful M
60
61 - Labyrinth Guardian
62
63 - New Perspectives R
64
65 - Pull from Tomorrow R
66
67
68 - Scribe of the Mindful C
69
70
71
72
73 - Trial of Knowledge U
74 - Vizier of Many Faces R
75 - Vizier of the Tumbling Sands U
76
77
B Black B
78 - Archfiend of Ifnir R
79
80
81
82 - Bontu the Glorified M
83 - Cartouche of Ambition C
84 - Cruel Reality M
85 - Cursed Minotaur C
86 - Disposses R
87 - Doomed Dissenter C
88 - Dread Wanderer R
89 - Dune Beetle C
90
91
92
93 - Gravedigger U
94 - Grim Strider U
95
96 - Lay Open the Heart U
97 - Liliana, Death's Majesty M
98 - Liliana's Mastery R
99 - Lord of the Accursed U
100 - Miasma Mummy C
101 - Nest of Scarabs U
102 - Painful Lesson C
103
104 - Plague Belcher R
105
106 - Scarab Feast C
107 - Shadow of the Grave R
108
109 - Splendid Agony C
110 - Stir the Sands U
111
112
113 - Trial of Ambition U
114 - Unburden C
115
116
R Red R
117 - Ahn-Crop Crasher U
118 - Battlefield Scavenger U
119
120
121 - Bloodrage Brawler U
122
123 - By Force U
124 - Cartouche of Zeal C
125 - Combat Celebrant M
126 - Consuming Fervor U
127 - Deem Worthy U
128
129
130
131 - Flameblade Adept U
132 - Fling C
133 - Glorious End M
134 - Glorybringer R
135 - Harsh Mentor R
136 - Hazoret the Fervent M
137 - Hazoret's Favor R
138 - Heart-Piercer Manticore R
139 - Hyena Pack C
140 - Limits of Solidarity U
141 - Magma Spray C
142
143
144
145 - Nimble-Blade Khenra C
146
147
148 - Soul-Scar Mage R
149 - Sweltering Suns R
150
151
152 - Trial of Zeal U
153
154
155
156
G Green G
157
158 - Cartouche of Strength C
159 - Champion of Rhonas R
160 - Channeler Initiate R
161 - Colossapede C
162 - Crocodile of the Crossing U
163
164 - Dissenter's Deliverance C
165 - Exemplar of Strength U
166 - Giant Spider C
167
168
169
170 - Harvest Season R
171
172 - Honored Hydra R
173
174
175 - Manglehorn U
176
177
178
179 - Pouncing Leopard C
180 - Prowling Serpopard R
181 - Quarry Hauler C
182 - Rhonas the Indomitable M
183 - Sandwurm Convergence R
184
185
186 - Shefet Monitor U
187 - Sixth Sense U
188 - Spidery Grasp C
189
190
191 - Trial of Strength U
192 - Vizier of the Menagerie M
193 - Watchful Naga U
WUBRG Multi GRBUW
194
195
196 - Bounty of the Luxa R
197
198 - Enigma Drake U
199 - Hapatara, Vizier of Poisons R
200
201
202
203 - Neheb, the Worthy R
204 - Nissa, Steward of Elements M
205 - Samut, Voice of Dissent M
206 - Tah-Crop Skirmisher
207 - Temmet, Vizier of Naktamun R
208 - Wayward Servant U
209
WUBRG Aftermath Cards GRBUW
210 - Dusk // Dawn R
211 - Commit // Memory R
212 - Never // Return R
213 - Insult // Injury R
214 - Mouth // Feed R
215 - Beginning // End U
216 - Reduce // Rubble U
217 - Destined // Lead U
218 - Onward // Victory U
219 - Spring // Mind U
220 - Prepare // Fight R
221 - Failure // Comply R
222 - Rags // Riches R
223 - Cut // Ribbons R
224 - Heaven // Earth R
X Artifacts X
225 - Bontu's Monument U
226
227
228
229 - Hazoret's Monument U
230
231 - Kefnet's Monument U
232
233 - Oketra's Monument U
234 - Oracle's Vault R
235 - Pyramid of the Pantheon R
236 - Rhonas's Monument U
237 - Throne of the God-Pharoh R
238 - Watchers of the Dead U
0 Lands 0
239 - Canyon Slough R
240 - Cascading Cataracts R
241 - Cradle of the Accursed C
242
243 - Fetid Pools R
244 - Grasping Dunes U
245 - Irrigated Farmland R
246
247 - Scattered Groves R
248 - Sheltered Thicket R
249 - Sunscorched Desert C
0 Basic Lands 0
250 Full Art Plains
251 Full Art Island
252 Full Art Swamp
253 Full Art Mountain
254 Full Art Forest
255 Plains
256 Plains
257 Plains
258 Island
259 Island
260 Island
261 Swamp
262 Swamp
263 Swamp
264 Mountain
265 Mountain
266 Mountain
267 Forest
268 Forest
269 Forest
Planeswalker Deck Cards
270 - Gideon, Martial Paragon M
271 - Companion of the Trials U
272 - Gideon's Resolve R
273 - Graceful Cat C
274 - Stone Quarry C
275 - Liliana, Death Wielder M
276 - Liliana's Influence R
277 - Desiccated Naga U
278 - Tattered Mummy C
279 - Foul Orchard C
Amonkhet Masterpieces - Amonkhet Invocations
01 - Austere Command
02 - Aven Mindcensor
03 - Containment Priest
04 - Loyal Retainers
05 - Oketra the True
06 - Worship
07 - Wrath of God
08 - Consecrated Sphinx
09 - Counterbalance
10 - Counterspell
11 - Cryptic Command
12 - Daze
13 - Divert
14 - Force of Will
15 - Kefnet the Mindful
16 - Pact of Negation
17 - Spell Pierce
18 - Stifle
19 - Attrition
20 - Bontu the Glorified
21 - Dark Ritual
22 - Diabolic Intent
23 - Entomb
24 - Mind Twist
25 - Aggravated Assault
26 - Chain Lightning
27 - Hazoret the Fervent
28 - Rhonas the Indomitable
29 - Maelstrom Pulse
30 - Vindicate
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Modern - UB Mill (casual)
EDH - Meren's Grave Shenanigans
Standard - Some kind of control
Modern - UB Mill (casual)
EDH - Meren's Grave Shenanigans
I bet it'd be fine to add to the list
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Seems to be a trend where the planeswalkers in the starter decks tend to be in in the set so I assume liliana, gideon, you might have Jace but to me it seems they're trying to limit it to two gatewarch walkers in each block. So honestly I'd say gideon (W) liliana (B) and if they keep with how they've done it so far two multicolor walkers will get printed my guess is gb or gr though I could easily see a br one as we have not had a BR walker in quite sometime sarkhan I believe being the last one unless someone can correct me.
Sarkhan is no longer black, he hasn't been for a very long time. If we get a R/B planewalker in Amonkhet (doubtful due to Nicol Bolas being UBR), then it will either be a new planeswalker or Tibalt.
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May I ask why the totals are different than the usual 101 commons, 80 uncommons, 53 rares, 15 mythic of a regular current large set with 20 basic lands (including the full art ones)? Kaladesh was like this too.
EDIT: Maybe I got it, are you counting the cards from the planeswalker decks too? I think they should be counted separately (as they officially are, see their collector number that's always higher than the official card count for the set).
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• The two public custom sets I've been part a part of the design team for:
"Brotherhood of Ormos" - Blog post with all info - set thread - design skeleton / card list || "Extinctia: Homo Evanuit" - Blog post with all info - set thread - card list spreadsheet
• "The Lion's Lair", my article series about MTG and custom card design in particular. Latest article here. Here is the article index. Rather outdated by now, and based on the old MCC rubric, but I'm leaving this here for anybody that might be interested anyway.
• My only public attempt at being a writer: the story of my Leonin custom planeswalker Jeff Lionheart. (I have a very big one that I'm working on right now but that's private for now, and I don't know if I will ever actually publish it, and I also have ideas for multiple future ones, including one where I'm going to reprise Jeff.)
Unlikely. The game has changed a TON in the last 15 years and they are the new face of Magic, unfortunately. They will die when the game dies in all likelihood.
Or when Drama requires it.
It has been stated by MaRo, multiple times, that only one of each basic land is full art, the rest of the basic lands are not.
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Numquam evolutioni obstes. Solum conculceris.
Pascite draconem, evolvite aut morimini.
Standard - Some kind of control
Modern - UB Mill (casual)
EDH - Meren's Grave Shenanigans
But also remember the art for Nissa, Voice of Zendikar was spoiled during BFZ yet she didn't appear until Oath
Standard - Some kind of control
Modern - UB Mill (casual)
EDH - Meren's Grave Shenanigans
You are of course aware that outside of Kaladesh they have had exactly one win and one loss, right? They did not win in Innistrad, yes Emmy was "defeated", but not by the Gatewatch. Emmy sealed herself in Innistrad's moon, because she felt that the world wasn't ready for her. Everything else on Innistrad was a complete and utter loss. The population of the plane was decimated three times over, three of the largest vampire clans are all but erased, two out of the three remaining angel flights are gone, Sorin is MIA, Nahiri got away, and Avacyn is dead. And I am pretty sure that the Eldritch entities that were worshiped by the various cults are none to happy about Nahiri and Emmy usurping their worship.
As for Kaladesh itself, I would only call it a partial win on part of the Gatewatch, yeah, they managed to take down the oppressive Consulate, but Tezzy got away and he took the planar bridge with him. And now some of them are rushing headlong to Amonkhet to confront Bolas despite being nowhere ready for such a confrontation.
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Numquam evolutioni obstes. Solum conculceris.
Pascite draconem, evolvite aut morimini.
Standard - Some kind of control
Modern - UB Mill (casual)
EDH - Meren's Grave Shenanigans
I would be surprised if he is not either in Amonkhet or Hour of Devastation.
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Numquam evolutioni obstes. Solum conculceris.
Pascite draconem, evolvite aut morimini.
My hunch is that it's more likely he'll be in Hour of Devastation: Griselbrand didn't show up until AVR (although via a plot contingency, I grant) and he was the main reason Lili was on Innistrad.
I̟̥͍̠ͅn̩͉̣͍̬͚ͅ ̬̬͖t̯̹̞̺͖͓̯̤h̘͍̬e͙̯͈̖̼̮ ̭̬f̺̲̲̪i͙͉̟̩̰r̪̝͚͈̝̥͍̝̲s̼̻͇̘̳͔ͅt̲̺̳̗̜̪̙ ̳̺̥̻͚̗ͅm̜̜̟̰͈͓͎͇o̝̖̮̝͇m̯̻̞̼̫̗͓̤e̩̯̬̮̩n͎̱̪̲̹͖t͇̖s̰̮ͅ,̤̲͙̻̭̻̯̹̰ ̖t̫̙̺̯͖͚̯ͅh͙̯̦̳̗̰̟e͖̪͉̼̯ ̪͕g̞̣͔a̗̦t̬̬͓͙̫̖̭̻e̩̻̯ ̜̖̦̖̤̭͙̬t̞̹̥̪͎͉ͅo͕͚͍͇̲͇͓̺ ̭̬͙͈̣̻t͈͍͙͓̫̖͙̩h̪̬̖̙e̗͈ ̗̬̟̞̺̤͉̯ͅa̦̯͚̙̜̮f͉͙̲̣̞̼t̪̤̞̣͚e̲͉̳̥r͇̪̙͚͓l̥̞̞͎̹̯̹ͅi͓̬f̮̥̬̞͈ͅe͎ ̟̩̤̳̠̯̩̯o̮̘̲p̟͚̣̞͉͓e͍̩̣n͔̼͕͚̜e̬̱d̼̘͎̖̹͍̮̠,͖̺̭̱̮ ̣̲͖̬̪̭̥a̪͚n̟̲̝̤̤̞̗d̘̱̗͇̮͕̳͕͔ ͖̞͉͎t̹̙͎h̰̱͉̗e̪̞̱̝̹̩ͅ ̠̱̩̭̦p̯̙e͓o̳͚̰̯̺̱̰͔̘p̬͎̱̣̼̩͇l̗̟̖͚̠e̱͉͔̱̦̬̟̙ ̖͚̪͔̼̦w̺̖̤̱e͖̗̻̦͓̖̘̜r̭̥e͔̹̫̱͕̦̰͕ ̗͔̠p̠̗͍͍̱̳̠r̰͔͎̰o͉̥͓̰͚̥s̟͚̹̱͔̣t͉̙̳̖͖̪̮r̥̘̥͙̹a͉̟̫̟̳̠̟̭t͈̜̰͈͎e̞̣̭̲̬ ͚̗̯̟͙i͍͖̰̘̦͖͉ṇ̮̻̯̦̲̩͍ ̦̮͚̫̤t͉͖̫͕ͅͅh͙̮̻̘̣̮̼e͕̺ ͙l͕̠͎̰̥i̲͓͉̲g̫̳̟͈͇̖h̠̦̖t͓̯͎̗ ̳̪̘̟̙̩̦o̫̲f̙͔̰̙̠ ̹̪̗͇̯t͖̼̼͉͖̬h̹͇̩e͚̖̺̤͉̹͕̪ ͚͓̭̝̺G͎̗̯̩o̫̯̮̟̮̳̘d̜̲͙̠-̩̳̯̲̗̜P̹̘̥͉̝h͍͈̗̖̝ͅa͍̗̮̼̗r̜̖͇̙̺a̭̺͔̞̳͈o̪̣͓̯̬͙̯̰̗h̖̦͈̥̯͔.͇̣̙̝
Of course, it could be one of those situations where Razaketh helps trap Gatewatch for Bolas, only for Gatewatch to be rescued by their new allies and for Razaketh to be destroyed at the end of the block. Bolas in all likelihood survives, but Razaketh bites the dust as karmic comeuppance for his part in hindering and endangering the heroes (on top of other probable atrocities committed). So, even if the Gatewatch do have to flee Bolas' wrath, at least they'll walk away with a small victory and hopefully several new members.
All that said, Razaketh's going to be in one of the two sets and the first set is as good as any. The most likely reason for him to be pushed off to the second set would be because the first set will have a mythic rare black legendary creature, and Razaketh will likely be one as well, so they might save him for HOD.
Every time I read a comment about "Well if this card had card draw/trample/haste/indestructible/hexproof/life gain...", I think "You're missing the point." They're armchair developer comments that fail to take into account the card's role in the greater Limited and Standard environment. No, it may not be as good as whatever card you're comparing it to. There's a reason for that. Not every burn spell is Lightning Bolt, nor does it need to be or should be.
I would hardly call Ajani, Chandra, Nissa, or Liliana dull. Can't argue about the others though.
but I find it funny that people clamored for years for a longer and more coherent story between blocks, and now that WotC are giving people what they asked, they complain about that. >.<
But hey, if you don't like the story, concentrate on the cards, this is the best M:TG has been since Tempest block.
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Numquam evolutioni obstes. Solum conculceris.
Pascite draconem, evolvite aut morimini.
Standard - Some kind of control
Modern - UB Mill (casual)
EDH - Meren's Grave Shenanigans
Magic has always been about the characters. Do the names Urza, Mishra, Serra, and Yawgmoth ring any bells? How about Taysir, Daria, Leshrac, and Feroz? Gerrard, Sisay, Squee, Tangarth, Hanna, Mirri, Ertai? Barrin, Rofellos, Lord Windgrace, Gix? Every friggin set, and every friggin block since M:TG's inception it's been all about the characters.
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Numquam evolutioni obstes. Solum conculceris.
Pascite draconem, evolvite aut morimini.
They are still in the early stages, and have heard some of peoples complaints and praises. From what I've heard, the number of Gatewatch members in any given block will slowly be reduced as we get further along. But it will probably take a few blocks.
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Numquam evolutioni obstes. Solum conculceris.
Pascite draconem, evolvite aut morimini.