So far we've seen a clear trend with partners such that all partners sharing a precon have curved into eachother. I imagine this trend will hold strong because it seems like something that is a bit of design that works out nicely and causes them to play well in the decks they come from.
I also imagine that to make this work the enemy colored partners are one above and one below the CMC of the allied colored partner. (Though I only have one case to go on right now for this.) It makes intuitive sense and means no matter which enemy colored general you use, the combination will curve into eachother.
As such, this leaves me to speculate at the CMCs of the generals we have not yet seen:
2 drop GU (Theros)
3 drop UR (Ludevic)
4 drop WU (Since 2 drop would make the other BG partner cost 1 which doesn't really work)
5 drop BG (Tarkir)
5 drop WB (Theros, I think?)
Which has a couple interesting implications. First it'd mean we're getting no partners with greater than 5cmc, which makes me slightly dissapointed for the lost design space (pairing a low and high cost partner could make an interesting gameplan/dynamic) but it's understandable since it makes for a more elegant design.
The other thing of note, though I don't see it as a big note, is that it'd make at least one pair possible for playing each 4 color combination in tiny leaders. (Which has died down, but given the developement timeline it was probably a small thought in the back of Wizards' heads at the time)
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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)
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I also imagine that to make this work the enemy colored partners are one above and one below the CMC of the allied colored partner. (Though I only have one case to go on right now for this.) It makes intuitive sense and means no matter which enemy colored general you use, the combination will curve into eachother.
As such, this leaves me to speculate at the CMCs of the generals we have not yet seen:
2 drop GU (Theros)
3 drop UR (Ludevic)
4 drop WU (Since 2 drop would make the other BG partner cost 1 which doesn't really work)
5 drop BG (Tarkir)
5 drop WB (Theros, I think?)
Which has a couple interesting implications. First it'd mean we're getting no partners with greater than 5cmc, which makes me slightly dissapointed for the lost design space (pairing a low and high cost partner could make an interesting gameplan/dynamic) but it's understandable since it makes for a more elegant design.
The other thing of note, though I don't see it as a big note, is that it'd make at least one pair possible for playing each 4 color combination in tiny leaders. (Which has died down, but given the developement timeline it was probably a small thought in the back of Wizards' heads at the time)
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)