...Legion Conquistador is in both sets. This must be the shortest any non-land card has gone between reprints, right?
Other stuff, too. Raptor Companion, Sailor of Means, and Colossal Dreadmaw are in both sets as well. It's definitely a new policy for limited. Lots of other, frequently reprinted cards got in as well.
The reprints are an interesting idea for multi-set limited environments. Legion Conquistador in particular would be completely useless if it wasn't reprinted since the odds of you getting multiple from a single pack of Ixalan are terrible.
The reprints are an interesting idea for multi-set limited environments. Legion Conquistador in particular would be completely useless if it wasn't reprinted since the odds of you getting multiple from a single pack of Ixalan are terrible.
But it is pretty much the only one where it friggin' makes sense.
Yes. What the heck is with raptor companion and collossal dreadmaw reprints? That HAS to be a mistake...
It definitely has to do with the fact that drafting with multiple sets is frequently worse than drafting with just one. The slots those cards fill probably would have been functional reprint draft chaff otherwise. At least they won't be doing this again anytime soon when they switch to single sets.
Not changing the art on all the reprints feels really cheap and lazy to me; if you're going to reprint for Limited at least use the art as well as the flavour text to convey a change in the story.
The Conquistador has even the same flavor. The other three have different. At least the Dreadmaw is kinda funny.
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All in all, I am looking forward to draft this set. The amount of tribal synergy is higher, still many cards are very versatile. Commons and uncommons this time are especially of high power level. Limited will be exciting.
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Seeing new cards though, looks to be up.
Try F5 ;-)
EDIT: Has this happened before?
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This set art overall is beautiful. It fits the new frames bloody well
...But get outta here, Raptor Companion!
Other stuff, too. Raptor Companion, Sailor of Means, and Colossal Dreadmaw are in both sets as well. It's definitely a new policy for limited. Lots of other, frequently reprinted cards got in as well.
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It baffles me as well. I noticed the Dreadmaw, but there are apparently more. Also Sailor of Means.
Non-Ixalan reprints I have seen:
Enemy tapland duals
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But it is pretty much the only one where it friggin' makes sense.
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It definitely has to do with the fact that drafting with multiple sets is frequently worse than drafting with just one. The slots those cards fill probably would have been functional reprint draft chaff otherwise. At least they won't be doing this again anytime soon when they switch to single sets.
The Conquistador has even the same flavor. The other three have different. At least the Dreadmaw is kinda funny.
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Shatter is in there too.
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Benjamin Franklin: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
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THe only one I can remember is the bear punch from Khan's block