Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
The Mimeoplasm WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
Is that really a vampire from Theros? I didn't know they were a thing.
Second most similar architecture is Fiora, but the armour doesn't really fit into the italian medieval style of Fiora.
Almost certain she's from Theros—
specifically, an undead Akroan.
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
The Mimeoplasm WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
The Mimeoplasm WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
I did a quick check on gatherer, There's no vampires in the whole Theros block. As I said, the architecture just feels off. The name Licia... sounds very Eastern European eh? We can rule out Innistrad, as there's no armor quite like this one (even though she's a vamp). My gut tells me she could be from a new plane. We'll just hafta see.
That said, Wizards have known to throw some curve balls before, the most obvious being the sudden emergence of merfolk in Ravnica.
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
The Mimeoplasm WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
Yea, this vamp has a very Roman asthetic over it. Wouldn't be surprised if it's a preview for a future plane.
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My Commander decks:
Chandra, Torch of Defiance - Oops! All Chandras.
Prime Speaker Zegana - Draw for Power.
Pir & Toothy - Counterpalooza.
Arcades, the Strategist - Another Brick in the Wall.
Zacama, Primal Calamity - Calamity of Double Mana.
Edgar Markov - Vampires Don't Die.
Child of Alara - Dreamcrusher.
I concur with the Roman sound of the name and style.
Someone on the other spoiler thread talked about Saskia and it felt right as a concept, maybe a future Roman Empire vs Barbaric Tribes world?
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"The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth comes again"
It has a Roman aesthetic and the name fits too. I was hoping the deck would give us a preview of the white-black Vampires of Ixalan as well, but unless the Vampires are actually invaders/colonists with another distinct theme this is not (yet?) it.
I don't know much about Saskia's flavor. Did she have a full story? Why is this supposed from her plane?
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Planar Chaos was not a mistake neither was it random. You might want to look at it again.
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Definitely Roman Empire. The whole armor indicates to that, and so do the structures on the background. Someone said that is Fiora in its early ages? That might be so... or maybe a new plane. I find it crazy they would make Roman and Greek world, since most Roman gods borrow from the Greek ones. Maybe it doesn't matter because, aside from that, they had pretty different traits overall.
EDIT: forgot to talk about the card itself. Not good. The fact that it can 'cheat' the commander tax is what could break the card, but stuffing your deck with lifegain, especially outside of green, means you will be forced to play tons of suboptimal spells. Maybe there are enough lifelink creatures to make it work? Don't know.
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TBH, I'm a bit sore Mardu got a "life matters" commander before Abzan did
Reprint Stasis!
Control needs more love.
EDH:
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
The Mimeoplasm
WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW
WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
Having said that, BW drain decks can now expand to Mardu while on theme so there's that.
If my post has no tags, then i posted from my phone.
That said, decent card. One needs to respect the power of lifelink.
UR Melek, Izzet ParagonUR, B Shirei, Shizo's CaretakerB, R Jaya Ballard, Task MageR,RW Tajic, Blade of the LegionRW, UB Lazav, Dimir MastermindUB, UB Circu, Dimir LobotomistUB, RWU Zedruu the GreatheartedRWU, GUBThe MimeoplasmGUB, UGExperiment Kraj UG, WDarien, King of KjeldorW, BMarrow-GnawerB, WBGKarador, Ghost ChieftainWBG, UTeferi, Temporal ArchmageU, GWUDerevi, Empyrial TacticianGWU, RDaretti, Scrap SavantR, UTalrand, Sky SummonerU, GEzuri, Renegade LeaderG, WUBRGReaper KingWUBRG, RGXenagos, God of RevelsRG, CKozilek, Butcher of TruthC, WUBRGGeneral TazriWUBRG, GTitania, Protector of ArgothG
EDIT: It's fine I guess, paying only three mana for it isn't shabby.
EDIT 2: I'm tired AND hungry for pasta.
Standard: BG Golgari Midrange
Modern: U Merfolk GWUBR 5 Color Humans UBW Esper Gifts GW Bogles
Almost certain she's from Theros—
specifically, an undead Akroan.
Reprint Stasis!
Control needs more love.
EDH:
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
The Mimeoplasm
WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW
WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
Guess that confirms that.
To be fair, all of those were zombies. There were no vampires at all in Theros block.
That said, I think you may have a point about this being a peek at a potential Roman plane.
She's not exciting, but she's a great deal for WBR.
Reprint Stasis!
Control needs more love.
EDH:
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
The Mimeoplasm
WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW
WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
Because 2 life for a permanent +3/+3 is still pretty amazing. It also makes the card better in multiplayer.
Generals meant to be drafted first in a single pack of 6 cards.
And here is the actual cube, meant to be drafted in 4 regular sized packs. (60 card decks)
This is a BW card that got red added to it to allow it to be a commander of it's precon.
That said, Wizards have known to throw some curve balls before, the most obvious being the sudden emergence of merfolk in Ravnica.
UR Melek, Izzet ParagonUR, B Shirei, Shizo's CaretakerB, R Jaya Ballard, Task MageR,RW Tajic, Blade of the LegionRW, UB Lazav, Dimir MastermindUB, UB Circu, Dimir LobotomistUB, RWU Zedruu the GreatheartedRWU, GUBThe MimeoplasmGUB, UGExperiment Kraj UG, WDarien, King of KjeldorW, BMarrow-GnawerB, WBGKarador, Ghost ChieftainWBG, UTeferi, Temporal ArchmageU, GWUDerevi, Empyrial TacticianGWU, RDaretti, Scrap SavantR, UTalrand, Sky SummonerU, GEzuri, Renegade LeaderG, WUBRGReaper KingWUBRG, RGXenagos, God of RevelsRG, CKozilek, Butcher of TruthC, WUBRGGeneral TazriWUBRG, GTitania, Protector of ArgothG
Invigorated Rampage is fun with it. All the pump spells for days
wouldn't she just add 12 counters, putting her at 16/16?
Reprint Stasis!
Control needs more love.
EDH:
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
The Mimeoplasm
WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW
WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
Chandra, Torch of Defiance - Oops! All Chandras.
Prime Speaker Zegana - Draw for Power.
Pir & Toothy - Counterpalooza.
Arcades, the Strategist - Another Brick in the Wall.
Zacama, Primal Calamity - Calamity of Double Mana.
Edgar Markov - Vampires Don't Die.
Child of Alara - Dreamcrusher.
If it's Fiora, it's ancient Fiora back when it was MTG Rome instead of MTG Renaissance Italy.
Someone on the other spoiler thread talked about Saskia and it felt right as a concept, maybe a future Roman Empire vs Barbaric Tribes world?
I don't know much about Saskia's flavor. Did she have a full story? Why is this supposed from her plane?
Finally a good white villain quote: "So, do I ever re-evaluate my life choices? Never, because I know what I'm doing is a righteous cause."
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EDIT: forgot to talk about the card itself. Not good. The fact that it can 'cheat' the commander tax is what could break the card, but stuffing your deck with lifegain, especially outside of green, means you will be forced to play tons of suboptimal spells. Maybe there are enough lifelink creatures to make it work? Don't know.
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