Eiko stood in front of the Kodama of the West Tree. It towered over her by nearly thirty feet, wide limbs covered in bark and its mouth stretched with threads of golden sap. A dozen luminescent blossoms circled the kami's head, and cascades of smaller branches trailed down its shoulders like a crown of hair.
Well, Neon Dynasty shapes up to be one of the crazier settings MtG did... ever?
Good to see the Soratami still around, not that it should surprise anyone. I wonder if they introduce new races, similar to how Return to Ravnica introduced us to Merfolk and Kraul which were "here all along you guys".
So we get previews that conveniently neither confirm nor deny any of the leaks? It would have been awesome to get the set symbol, as the most important example.
So we get previews that conveniently neither confirm nor deny any of the leaks? It would have been awesome to get the set symbol, as the most important example.
actually there’s a clue
Kyodai did get mentioned in the story separated from michiko so they can be alone on two separate cards
I love sci fi stuff and I've always been into Japanese art and aesthetics so I think these images look cool in and of themselves. I dig the art direction for sure, but in Magic? Nope.
Interesting that a character as obscure as Azamuki, Treachery Incarnate gets a mention (albeit misspelled). I don't envy Creative's job of making this cyberpunk evolution of Kamigawa to not feel jarring, but little details like this give me a little more hope that they might actually pull it off.
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- The artwork with the little machine and the girl looking at it. Reminds me of a Servo but maybe it's a spirit servo?
- That spirit fox thing...looks like one of the spirit animals that Vivien has around her I think? Maybe shes in this too?
That piece with the guy in the chair giving the heart symbol with their hands is awesome.
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It seems so far like a good balance with the art, 5 of those art piece look like they could take place on old Kamigawa and shows there are still more traditional spaces.
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Honestly, the story has me a little more optimistic than the art itself - not to say that the art's bad in the least, I'm just not a big cyberpunk fan. The story has a lot of little nods to the original Kamigawa setting, enough that I'm feeling a bit more confident that they're at least trying to keep some of the spirit of the old setting alive rather than just revamping it entirely.
I am liking the art. The blend of elements from original Kamigawa and the future are not only nice in making this world work but just looks good imo in general.
It feels like a different plane ... aside from the one Soratami, there's also a lack of the other races - where are the foxes, rats, snakes, goblins?
I feel like I could be OK with this as long as they throw in enough references and visual "glue" that connects it with old Kamigawa. Still a bit early to say though.
Hot dang man we might be getting the orginal dragons once again which is spooky because I recall 3 dying during the war
The only two that seem like a close match are Kokusho and Ryusei, the other three could as well be new dragons. But then again they're spirits, so they could've just been reincarnated in some way.
It feels like a different plane ... aside from the one Soratami, there's also a lack of the other races - where are the foxes, rats, snakes, goblins?
Why would you think they are *not* going to be there? We've only just started seeing the set and we've already seen kami and soratami, I have every confidence the rest of the major types will show up in some form. Seems like an easy thing to maintain continuity.
From the preview stream on twitch, straight from MaRo's mouth-
-One of the main conflicts of the set is tradition vs modernity
-Half the set is cyberpunk, half the set is original Kamigawa
-Both sides have a mechanical definition in the cards
It feels like a different plane ... aside from the one Soratami, there's also a lack of the other races - where are the foxes, rats, snakes, goblins?
Paraphrasing Maro from the stream; "when I asked about a possibility of a return to Kamigawa and what people would want to say the number one thing was to bring back the Kamigawa races"
"The great thing about returning to Kamigawa this is to bring back the few good things people really liked about the first set"
And Grace Fong, a creative person on the set: "One my favorite for people to see is the range of people we had from the first block"
EDIT: again paraphrasing, when asked what their favorite tribe was;
Blake "I like the moonfolk"
Maro "Nezumi!"
Grace "oh don't me choose ummm well I guess the Kitsune since I always loved fox spirits growing but I also loved the orochi."
“There are no weak Jews. I am descended from those who wrestle angels and kill giants. We were chosen by God. You were chosen by a pathetic little man who can't seem to grow a full mustache"
"You can tell how dumb someone is by how they use Mary Sue"
It feels like a different plane ... aside from the one Soratami, there's also a lack of the other races - where are the foxes, rats, snakes, goblins?
Paraphrasing Maro from the stream; "when I asked about a possibility of a return to Kamigawa and what people would want to say the number one thing was to bring back the Kamigawa races"
"The great thing about returning to Kamigawa this is to bring back the few good things people really liked about the first set"
And Grace Fong, a creative person on the set: "One my favorite for people to see is the range of people we had from the first block"
EDIT: again paraphrasing, when asked what their favorite tribe was;
Blake "I like the moonfolk"
Maro "Nezumi!"
Grace "oh don't me choose ummm well I guess the Kitsune since I always loved fox spirits growing but I also loved the orochi."
also said
not only the kami are still there
they might be bonding/becoming friends with the mortals
I will keep it a secret but the part they said kamigawa merging with a plane …..let’s just say there’s something bigger about that……the cause of that May………involve a particular race from a particular plane.
It feels like a different plane ... aside from the one Soratami, there's also a lack of the other races - where are the foxes, rats, snakes, golblin
They did also mention a kitsune named "Soft-Paws" several times.
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The direction they've taken Kamigawa's aesthetic, with a conflict of modernity vs traditionalism, which is both on theme for Japan World AND delivers the original Kamigawa alongside a new (and VERY much welcome and cherished) and unique take is absolutely just brilliant. This is all such an exquisite, harmonious union of beautiful themes and aesthetics that I adore.
That image of the Soratami gazing into this divining tech helmet object was the perfect capture of everything I hoped Neo-Kamigawa might become. And here it is.
This execution of Kamigawa is genius. Time has passed since the ancient Kami War, the plane has recovered and developed, the Sisters changed the manner in which magic behaved on Kamigawa (rewriting magic's laws and rules) and we observe the manifestations of this, with a magically adept populace that has pushed the boundaries between modernity and traditionalism, reminiscent of the thematic struggles of modern Japan in anime, manga and even in life.
What a phenomenal union of the very best and most beloved concepts from the source material, delivered on such a long awaited and highly desired plane - the perfect setting for it. WOTC, my hat off to you for this masterpiece as a notoriously difficult critic to please
Oh, and that green lantern witch art... honestly, this set could be nothing more than the cards and artworks we've seen here alone, and it would be among my top 3 favorite sets and planes already, on that premise alone. I have a feeling this set is going to be second only to Theros for me, and that is saying A LOT
Oh, and that green lantern witch art... honestly, this set could be nothing more than the cards and artworks we've seen here alone, and it would be among my top 3 favorite sets and planes already, on that premise alone. I have a feeling this set is going to be second only to Theros for me, and that is saying A LOT
Well that makes sense since Enchantment Creatures are coming back in this set. So far we have a green spirit dragon, you can find it on Reddit last time I checked.
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Oh, and that green lantern witch art... honestly, this set could be nothing more than the cards and artworks we've seen here alone, and it would be among my top 3 favorite sets and planes already, on that premise alone. I have a feeling this set is going to be second only to Theros for me, and that is saying A LOT
Well that makes sense since Enchantment Creatures are coming back in this set. So far we have a green spirit dragon, you can find it on Reddit last time I checked.
I love the Sprit Dragons. I only wish we had new versions of the originals. A Spirit Dragon being reborn isn't farfetched, even if they died in the story.
source: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/kaito-origin-stories-test-loyalty-path-forward-2021-12-16
check out some of the art
oh here’s another particular art and……name drop
here’s a bonus one
https://www.instagram.com/p/CXjGAkJMy-Q/
Hot dang man we might be getting the orginal dragons once again which is spooky because I recall 3 dying during the war
Good to see the Soratami still around, not that it should surprise anyone. I wonder if they introduce new races, similar to how Return to Ravnica introduced us to Merfolk and Kraul which were "here all along you guys".
actually there’s a clue
Kyodai did get mentioned in the story separated from michiko so they can be alone on two separate cards
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Thou shalt not change rules in vain
Remember the Reserved List to keep it holy
Honor thy Slivers and the symmetry of their abilities
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Thou shalt not steal combat damage from the stack
Thou shalt tell a story through thy cards
All must be one
- The artwork with the little machine and the girl looking at it. Reminds me of a Servo but maybe it's a spirit servo?
- That spirit fox thing...looks like one of the spirit animals that Vivien has around her I think? Maybe shes in this too?
That piece with the guy in the chair giving the heart symbol with their hands is awesome.
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Kinda weird that Kodama's art doesn't match the in-story description, but maybe that's an art swap.
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I feel like I could be OK with this as long as they throw in enough references and visual "glue" that connects it with old Kamigawa. Still a bit early to say though.
The only two that seem like a close match are Kokusho and Ryusei, the other three could as well be new dragons. But then again they're spirits, so they could've just been reincarnated in some way.
Why would you think they are *not* going to be there? We've only just started seeing the set and we've already seen kami and soratami, I have every confidence the rest of the major types will show up in some form. Seems like an easy thing to maintain continuity.
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-One of the main conflicts of the set is tradition vs modernity
-Half the set is cyberpunk, half the set is original Kamigawa
-Both sides have a mechanical definition in the cards
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Paraphrasing Maro from the stream; "when I asked about a possibility of a return to Kamigawa and what people would want to say the number one thing was to bring back the Kamigawa races"
"The great thing about returning to Kamigawa this is to bring back the few good things people really liked about the first set"
And Grace Fong, a creative person on the set: "One my favorite for people to see is the range of people we had from the first block"
EDIT: again paraphrasing, when asked what their favorite tribe was;
Blake "I like the moonfolk"
Maro "Nezumi!"
Grace "oh don't me choose ummm well I guess the Kitsune since I always loved fox spirits growing but I also loved the orochi."
"You can tell how dumb someone is by how they use Mary Sue"
also said
not only the kami are still there
they might be bonding/becoming friends with the mortals
I will keep it a secret but the part they said kamigawa merging with a plane …..let’s just say there’s something bigger about that……the cause of that May………involve a particular race from a particular plane.
They did also mention a kitsune named "Soft-Paws" several times.
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That image of the Soratami gazing into this divining tech helmet object was the perfect capture of everything I hoped Neo-Kamigawa might become. And here it is.
This execution of Kamigawa is genius. Time has passed since the ancient Kami War, the plane has recovered and developed, the Sisters changed the manner in which magic behaved on Kamigawa (rewriting magic's laws and rules) and we observe the manifestations of this, with a magically adept populace that has pushed the boundaries between modernity and traditionalism, reminiscent of the thematic struggles of modern Japan in anime, manga and even in life.
What a phenomenal union of the very best and most beloved concepts from the source material, delivered on such a long awaited and highly desired plane - the perfect setting for it. WOTC, my hat off to you for this masterpiece as a notoriously difficult critic to please
|| UW Jace, Vyn's Prodigy UW || UG Kenessos, Priest of Thassa (feat. Arixmethes) UG ||
Cards I still want to see created:
|| Olantin, Lost City || Pavios and Thanasis || Choryu ||
|| UW Jace, Vyn's Prodigy UW || UG Kenessos, Priest of Thassa (feat. Arixmethes) UG ||
Cards I still want to see created:
|| Olantin, Lost City || Pavios and Thanasis || Choryu ||
Well that makes sense since Enchantment Creatures are coming back in this set. So far we have a green spirit dragon, you can find it on Reddit last time I checked.
|| UW Jace, Vyn's Prodigy UW || UG Kenessos, Priest of Thassa (feat. Arixmethes) UG ||
Cards I still want to see created:
|| Olantin, Lost City || Pavios and Thanasis || Choryu ||