The first fakeness that pops out of the cards themselves are that this use of hybrid will NOT create 4-color generals for Commander, which would be the only point in printing new Nephilim.
Secondarily, it creates an allied-color quality that isn't supposed to exist on Ravnica which would require significantly more than 5 Nephilim to fix AND the Hybrid costs are ugly and difficult to grok even when you abandon the established mana symbol order.
If people want to post convincing cards, post the 5 red commons that are least expected. Then it will be crystal clear as to whether the cards in question are, in fact, legitimate.
People could use these a 4 color Commanders the same way people use Oona as a Mono Black commander. It might be a bit of a flavor hit but it actually would give players the option of what 4 colors to run with those abilities. The use of hybrid would also make it more playable in limited, but mythics are ever really balance for limited. Reprinting Nephilim wouldn't be just for Commander. If the story has the nephilim in it then it would make sense to print cards for them.
That being said these cards seem possibily plausible but without any evidence you can't say for sure.
The casting costs seem too confusing for anyone to greenlight them, coupled with their actual playing being restricted to 2 color decks each in practical application. I'll give it 90% fake, 10% real chances. Mind, thats still better odds than most rumors here
This alone should indicate they wouldn't make cards like those. Fake.
It's one cycle at mythic rare. "It confused people" isn't a strike against a few cards that new players aren't that likely to see much of. It's just a reason it wouldn't be a central mechanic that you'd, therefore, have to have show up at common.
Personally, I would be quite happy with these new Nephilim, despite their block-oriented abilities. At the very least, they seem better than the original five. I'm not getting my hopes up though...
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I'd be very surprised if the Gruul mechanic is called explore, since it's the name of an existing well known card
But if you think about it, the new Borborygmos is all about land cards, much like the card Explore.
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Current count of different Legends: 1314
Current count of different Planeswalkers: 213
Current count of different Sagas: 44
I'd be very surprised if the Gruul mechanic is called explore, since it's the name of an existing well known card
In fairness, if these were old drafts, mechanics being renamed is one of the more common things that would get changed anyway. Not that explore isn't usable, I just think they'd prefer it if the explore mechanic was "You may play an additional land" and not "manipulate/search/whatever your library"
People could use these a 4 color Commanders the same way people use Oona as a Mono Black commander. It might be a bit of a flavor hit but it actually would give players the option of what 4 colors to run with those abilities. The use of hybrid would also make it more playable in limited, but mythics are ever really balance for limited. Reprinting Nephilim wouldn't be just for Commander. If the story has the nephilim in it then it would make sense to print cards for them.
That being said these cards seem possibily plausible but without any evidence you can't say for sure.
It's one cycle at mythic rare. "It confused people" isn't a strike against a few cards that new players aren't that likely to see much of. It's just a reason it wouldn't be a central mechanic that you'd, therefore, have to have show up at common.
Current count of different Legends: 1314
Current count of different Planeswalkers: 213
Current count of different Sagas: 44
Above all else, I'm a Vorthos.
So's Fear.
But if you think about it, the new Borborygmos is all about land cards, much like the card Explore.
Current count of different Legends: 1314
Current count of different Planeswalkers: 213
Current count of different Sagas: 44
Above all else, I'm a Vorthos.
-Gruul
-Rakdos
-Selesnya
-Azorius
-Dimir
Its not like those 5 are izzet's enemies. So why give hosers for 5 guilds and not the others?
In fairness, if these were old drafts, mechanics being renamed is one of the more common things that would get changed anyway. Not that explore isn't usable, I just think they'd prefer it if the explore mechanic was "You may play an additional land" and not "manipulate/search/whatever your library"
....especially in green/red