It would be extremely racist of Wizards to kill off Ajani. Not happening.
Don't worry. I don't think they will get too much outrage from the Leonin community. Plus, they have Satyr and Vampire planeswalkers. Dragon and Golem. Merfolk and elf. And whatever Tamiyo is.
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Whats the big deal about black lotus you ask? Well you see, there is no big deal about it. It IS the big deal.
Is it possible he just referred to Xenagos being permanently converted from PW to God?
I'd like to see more planeswalkers become gods. What made Xenagos so special?
Because he was the only one who wanted to be one? And he did it just to prove a point, actually.
He is not "special". He's the one who figured out how to be a Nyx god. Notice he is still just a regular planeswalker if he leaves Theros (yes, he still can do that).
What define someone as a god? We only know for sure when talking about Theros; anywhere else, it's not that clear. Sorin basically created the 'goddess' of Innistrad, Avacyn. Bolas defeated (killed?) one of the most powerful kamis (spirits/gods) of Kamigawa, the black Myiojin. Serra (oldwalker) was venerated as a goddess in the plane she created; so Karn could also be a god of Mirrodin if he wanted to (ar at least before the Phyrexians came). What is so special about being a god, then?
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Its not exactly what makes Xenagos so special, its what makes Theros so special. What is so special about Theros is that it has literal Gods in the form of a pantheon. Xenagos ascended to Planeswalker because he reveled, then he ascended to Godhood because of the large celebration (Elspeth & Co defeating the Minotaur Hoard). Also because the seat of was empty to begin with. In order for Ajani to ascend, Karametra of the seat would have to die. Likewise the same for Elspeth, in order for her to ascend Heliod would have to die. Also no one questioned on Theros why seat had no god before Xenagos became the God of Revels.
Gods have ZERO presence outside of Theros and Xenagos decided he wanted to be a "Big Fish in a Small Pond" instead of being a "Small Fish in a Big Pond".
Well when you look at it that way, not a lot at all. But there are only ten known gods, not including Journey into Nyx. None of those have been errated, and their types aren't gods. Powerful creatures in their own planes, but not gods.
Or maybe that's just what a powerful creature is called in theros. That being said, could every god leave Nyx and become a planeswalker? Or is the spark something different from that, that they would have to have already?
I would like to see some of these gods as planeswalkers.
On topic, I kinda want ajani to die, travel to nyx, and become a god. (Something we obviously wont see because the planeswalker is already spoiled.) But Ajani, God of the Leonin, would be a card i would make a deck around no matter how bad it was.
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Trust me, this makes me very sad, but they are going to kill Ajani. (I think.) Even in the abilities of the cards.
I mean, first we have Ajani the cleric, right? Gaining life and stuff equal to your life total.
Then his brother dies, he is blamed, and he is exiled, if i understand the lore correctly. Now he is dealing damage and destroying things.
After that, he redeems himself in the eyes of the tribe, and becomes the leader, gathering up cat creatures and buffing them.
Now, he is printed as Ajani, mentor of heroes. Meaning he is a mentor. He is in his older age and he is mentoring the new heroes. Giving them advice in the form of +1/+1 counters, and gaining life. Searching and planning for the right moment, and the right tools. The oldest, wisest Ajani.
Maybe it is just the wine talking, but i'm afraid by the next set Ajani is going to be no more. This hurts my heart because even though i rarely use him, for personal reasons he is my very favorite planeswalker. But i'm very afraid he is aging rapidly, and will soon die.
Your timeline is not in the correct order. The five planeswalkers in Lorwyn were there just to show the card type, they weren't part of the storyline yet. Alara was the first neo-walkers story. In particular, Ajani Vengeant is the youngest version of Ajani.
Ajani first planeswalked right after his brother was killed.
After he defeated Nicol Bolas (and befriended Elspeth), he calmed down and become the mentor and leader we know (Caller of the Pride as he travels the planes and visits leonins from Mirrodin and Theros; and only later Goldmane, judging by the age he appears to have on those cards). Mentor of Heroes is just more of the same leader/mentor/"cleric of the party" role that is his whole character besides the short "angry newbie walker" phase.
So while, I don't discard the possibility of he being the one walker to die from old age among the current group (as he's the only among the Lorwyn Five to not stay monocolored, and being easily swapped by Elspeth or Gideon on core sets), I don't think it is that likely (killing such a central character is not done likely).
Let's say Ajani dies, and core sets now have to follow the storyline of the block expansions and everything else. Ajani would be replaced by Elspeth, and Jace, who probably wants to stay in Ravnica, would be replaced by Tamiyo. Garruk is still cursed, so he can't be his iconic mono-green color, and would be replaced with Nissa. Liliana and Chandra stay in their Black and Red thrones respectively.
What do we have? That Motley Crue song.
Jace has already left Ravnica, so no Tamiyo replacement.
I know it was just a strange parallel: "Lasting consequences" -> "Ooh! Ajani is gonna die!".
TBH I wouldn't mind if Heliod died. That arrogant <****er> has disappointed me quite a bit ever since the trailer for Theros got out "I'm Heliod, the greatest of these (gods)" - bull***** mate.
Well jokes aside, I don't know if the "lasting consequences" means death or simply a change. I don't know the context that quotation was taken from, so it's even harder to decipher what MaRo had as intention. Recall that he likes to bug with the community's mind and often be vague enough to conjure a lot of anticipation for something that may just seem rather small.
That being said, could every god leave Nyx and become a planeswalker? Or is the spark something different from that, that they would have to have already?
I would like to see some of these gods as planeswalkers.
I did go through there and read those a while ago. I guess a few years ago when i was when in the middle of high school. So i'm probably more brushed up on a little of the lore from olden days than from current times, but only the slim details.
I know about the planeswalkers spark, and all that kind of stuff. But i mean, if the gods had the spark, (they're gods. That makes them more powerful and for some reason more likely to have it, right?) there wouldn't be anything stopping them from having an event to ignite their spark, letting them planeswalk to another plane.
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Let's say he is 40 in Leonin years. I'd say 5-10 years (in multiverse time), he goes to help some old allies (he mentioned wanting to go to Mirrodin) and sacrifices himself in the way that the old mentor protector always does (Ben Kenobi anyone?) and that'll be the end of my favorite Planeswalker character that I never play.
I love the furball, don't get me wrong, but I tend to run Black and either splash blue or red. I hope he doesn't die anytime soon, but he will be killed, by his own choice, to save those he mentors and protects.
Let's say he is 40 in Leonin years. I'd say 5-10 years (in multiverse time), he goes to help some old allies (he mentioned wanting to go to Mirrodin) and sacrifices himself in the way that the old mentor protector always does (Ben Kenobi anyone?) and that'll be the end of my favorite Planeswalker character that I never play.
I love the furball, don't get me wrong, but I tend to run Black and either splash blue or red. I hope he doesn't die anytime soon, but he will be killed, by his own choice, to save those he mentors and protects.
I'm the same way. I run Mark and Lilly in my casual vamps. I have a RW instant and sorcery and token and guttersnipe and purphoros deck, however you want to call it, that i run the vengeant in, knowing full well he doesn't fit, just because i love seeing him.
And a mono white angel life gain casual that i run the caller of the prides in that fits a little better, but neither are my main deck. And i play with them pretty rarely, and they are one of's in each deck. So i don't usually see him on the table. Whenever i do i feel all warm and fuzzy inside though.
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1. He should become WRG first considing the pattern he's on
2. IMO there's a strong possibility that Ajani could ascend to replace Xenagos (headcanon: godhood increases his aura magic allowing him to fill the role of a RG god and produce a mortal avatar of himself)
3. While I personally believe Elspeth will get this treatment (being venerated so much for her heroism that with demise or not, she gains a constellation or Nyxborn commemoration) but either way, even if either of them are to die, death on Theros is a very different experience.
4. He's one of the Lorwyn 5, he's more likely to get godhood or some equivalent to mirror Jace's Guildpact plot twist.
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I know about the planeswalkers spark, and all that kind of stuff. But i mean, if the gods had the spark, (they're gods. That makes them more powerful and for some reason more likely to have it, right?) there wouldn't be anything stopping them from having an event to ignite their spark, letting them planeswalk to another plane.
Depending on what the gods are, it makes them LESS likely to have it. We don't know their origins, but they MIGHT be creations of the unconscious mind of Theros's population.
And no. Flared sparks take approximately 1 in a trillion individuals to happen. Power has nothing to do with it.
2. IMO there's a strong possibility that Ajani could ascend to replace Xenagos (headcanon: godhood increases his aura magic allowing him to fill the role of a RG god and produce a mortal avatar of himself)
He's more likely to replace Heliod than he is Xenagos. And there's not really any NEED to replace Xenagos. It's a little different if Heliod gets knocked out of the sky though. He's literally the sun. I don't think the sun would exist if Heliod drops out of the sky.
3. While I personally believe Elspeth will get this treatment (being venerated so much for her heroism that with demise or not, she gains a constellation or Nyxborn commemoration) but either way, even if either of them are to die, death on Theros is a very different experience.
That's... kind of a difficult thing though. We don't know if he'd be stuck in the Theros afterlife or if his soul would transmigrate to the Alaran afterlife. Tons of variables and Brady Dommermuth, former head of creative, was really dodgy on what happens to walkers who die on other planes. Not all afterlives are the same, we know that much.
Of course, even if they die, they'd cross the rivers into Erebos's domain, not ascend to Nyx. They have to be taken while still alive to be placed in the sky, as evidenced with Polukranos.
Let's say he is 40 in Leonin years. I'd say 5-10 years (in multiverse time), he goes to help some old allies (he mentioned wanting to go to Mirrodin) and sacrifices himself in the way that the old mentor protector always does (Ben Kenobi anyone?) and that'll be the end of my favorite Planeswalker character that I never play.
He's 30 in Leonin years.
Also, he's going to be looking for Mirrodin for a while. It doesn't exist anymore. There's nothing on New Phyrexia worth saving.
Notice that Jace has visibly matured, as well, like in the Jace, Architect of Thought original art. Instead of a wandering mind mage, he has taken on a role of responsibility in Ravnica and settled down/is stuck there.
Ajani occupies a cool space because he is basically the only Lorwyn Planeswalker they've felt comfortable migrating into other colors. With Elspeth and Gideon as strong white characters, Ajani is free to tread into gold.
My hope is that ultimately, they produce a RGW version that, while not as powerful as Nicol Bolas, at least makes sense to have been matched up against him in a Duel Deck.
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Notice that Jace has visibly matured, as well, like in the Jace, Architect of Thought original art. Instead of a wandering mind mage, he has taken on a role of responsibility in Ravnica and settled down/is stuck there.
Ajani occupies a cool space because he is basically the only Lorwyn Planeswalker they've felt comfortable migrating into other colors. With Elspeth and Gideon as strong white characters, Ajani is free to tread into gold.
My hope is that ultimately, they produce a RGW version that, while not as powerful as Nicol Bolas, at least makes sense to have been matched up against him in a Duel Deck.
I always attributed that more to art style, and Bola's meddling, more than actual aging. And I agree Jace has definitely gotten more mature as a character, from what I gather from RTR he's gotten leaps and bounds more patient, and yes, responsible.
Even so, I don't think any main character would just die of old age. It's rather uninteresting, would probably piss off a bunch of people (even more so if they so happened to like the character in question), and doesn't serve to advance a plot.
A RGW Ajani would be great - it's my favorite shard - but I don't think he'll ever get to that point. Even if he doesn't die, I feel like him giving up red was a major point in his character development, and making him red again would feel like a regression.
More on topic though, while I've been thinking that Ajani's going to die in this block, my fears have subsided a little ever since seeing that he will be getting Funko figures along with the other main 5 (and Nissa). Instead, I think WotC is more likely to have him stick around on Theros, for whatever reason, and replace him with the more popular Gideon or Elspeth in core.
Notice that Jace has visibly matured, as well, like in the Jace, Architect of Thought original art. Instead of a wandering mind mage, he has taken on a role of responsibility in Ravnica and settled down/is stuck there.
Ajani occupies a cool space because he is basically the only Lorwyn Planeswalker they've felt comfortable migrating into other colors. With Elspeth and Gideon as strong white characters, Ajani is free to tread into gold.
My hope is that ultimately, they produce a RGW version that, while not as powerful as Nicol Bolas, at least makes sense to have been matched up against him in a Duel Deck.
Actually, Jace has left Ravnica to try and help Garruk.
I always attributed that more to art style, and Bola's meddling, more than actual aging. And I agree Jace has definitely gotten more mature as a character, from what I gather from RTR he's gotten leaps and bounds more patient, and yes, responsible.
It's a bit of a catch 22 is the thing. Tezzeret the Seeker depicts a man out of the time of his appearance. Seeker shows him Ten years before Agents of Artifice alone, to speak nothing of the time that has passed since then.
MaRo, me and my playgroup are afraid that Ajani is going to die soon, can you please confirm that Ajani is not your favorite Planeswalker? There's a life at stake!
I know about the planeswalkers spark, and all that kind of stuff. But i mean, if the gods had the spark, (they're gods. That makes them more powerful and for some reason more likely to have it, right?) there wouldn't be anything stopping them from having an event to ignite their spark, letting them planeswalk to another plane.
Depending on what the gods are, it makes them LESS likely to have it. We don't know their origins, but they MIGHT be creations of the unconscious mind of Theros's population.
And no. Flared sparks take approximately 1 in a trillion individuals to happen. Power has nothing to do with it.
2. IMO there's a strong possibility that Ajani could ascend to replace Xenagos (headcanon: godhood increases his aura magic allowing him to fill the role of a RG god and produce a mortal avatar of himself)
He's more likely to replace Heliod than he is Xenagos. And there's not really any NEED to replace Xenagos. It's a little different if Heliod gets knocked out of the sky though. He's literally the sun. I don't think the sun would exist if Heliod drops out of the sky.
3. While I personally believe Elspeth will get this treatment (being venerated so much for her heroism that with demise or not, she gains a constellation or Nyxborn commemoration) but either way, even if either of them are to die, death on Theros is a very different experience.
That's... kind of a difficult thing though. We don't know if he'd be stuck in the Theros afterlife or if his soul would transmigrate to the Alaran afterlife. Tons of variables and Brady Dommermuth, former head of creative, was really dodgy on what happens to walkers who die on other planes. Not all afterlives are the same, we know that much.
Of course, even if they die, they'd cross the rivers into Erebos's domain, not ascend to Nyx. They have to be taken while still alive to be placed in the sky, as evidenced with Polukranos.
Let's say he is 40 in Leonin years. I'd say 5-10 years (in multiverse time), he goes to help some old allies (he mentioned wanting to go to Mirrodin) and sacrifices himself in the way that the old mentor protector always does (Ben Kenobi anyone?) and that'll be the end of my favorite Planeswalker character that I never play.
He's 30 in Leonin years.
Also, he's going to be looking for Mirrodin for a while. It doesn't exist anymore. There's nothing on New Phyrexia worth saving.
Well, in that sense you are correct, but I don't see Ajani replacing anyone based on concept (Ajani wouldn't become the god of revelry for example, and it wouldnt make sense for Ajani to be the god of the sun) and like I said, just headcanon, so I don't want to make a debate out of it here, but I see Ajani finding a very strong calling to stay on Theros and in general fulfill some cool character development. My hopes and expectations involve Ajani becoming a RG god (of his own conceptual domain) and that god using his newfound power to target himself and create a avatar of himself, OR Ajani becoming the first (known) tri-color (WRG) god. As for the afterlife, yeah, who knows. There's a lot of wriggle room for Ajani and Elspeth's fates. It just seems like the Lorwyn 5 get the most interesting situations change them as characters. Jace has the guildpact, Garruk has being cursed, Liliana has her progressing soul storyline that might be coming to a tee soon, and Ajani has potential tri-coloredness, godhood, or both.
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Well, in that sense you are correct, but I don't see Ajani replacing anyone based on concept (Ajani wouldn't become the god of revelry for example, and it wouldnt make sense for Ajani to be the god of the sun) and like I said, just headcanon, so I don't want to make a debate out of it here, but I see Ajani finding a very strong calling to stay on Theros and in general fulfill some cool character development. My hopes and expectations involve Ajani becoming a RG god (of his own conceptual domain) and that god using his newfound power to target himself and create a avatar of himself, OR Ajani becoming the first (known) tri-color (WRG) god.
That's what I'm saying though, it isn't just an issue of Ajani replacing Xenagos as a god of revels, but replacing Xenagos AT ALL. It's been longer than anyone can remember since there MIGHT have been a RG god that Xenagos took the place of. We, as players, are aware of the missing hole, but that doesn't exist to people living on Theros. There is literally no call for a replacement GR god. They do not perceive a hole in the pantheon the way a player sees a hole in a cycle.
Considering he is GW as Mentor of Heroes, it would be so much more likely that there would simply be 2 GW gods of different domains than for his colors to bend around to be GR.
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Don't worry. I don't think they will get too much outrage from the Leonin community. Plus, they have Satyr and Vampire planeswalkers. Dragon and Golem. Merfolk and elf. And whatever Tamiyo is.
Because he was the only one who wanted to be one? And he did it just to prove a point, actually.
He is not "special". He's the one who figured out how to be a Nyx god. Notice he is still just a regular planeswalker if he leaves Theros (yes, he still can do that).
What define someone as a god? We only know for sure when talking about Theros; anywhere else, it's not that clear. Sorin basically created the 'goddess' of Innistrad, Avacyn. Bolas defeated (killed?) one of the most powerful kamis (spirits/gods) of Kamigawa, the black Myiojin. Serra (oldwalker) was venerated as a goddess in the plane she created; so Karn could also be a god of Mirrodin if he wanted to (ar at least before the Phyrexians came). What is so special about being a god, then?
Soratami aka "Moonfolk", from Kamigawa.
Its not exactly what makes Xenagos so special, its what makes Theros so special. What is so special about Theros is that it has literal Gods in the form of a pantheon. Xenagos ascended to Planeswalker because he reveled, then he ascended to Godhood because of the large celebration (Elspeth & Co defeating the Minotaur Hoard). Also because the seat of was empty to begin with. In order for Ajani to ascend, Karametra of the seat would have to die. Likewise the same for Elspeth, in order for her to ascend Heliod would have to die. Also no one questioned on Theros why seat had no god before Xenagos became the God of Revels.
Gods have ZERO presence outside of Theros and Xenagos decided he wanted to be a "Big Fish in a Small Pond" instead of being a "Small Fish in a Big Pond".
Or maybe that's just what a powerful creature is called in theros. That being said, could every god leave Nyx and become a planeswalker? Or is the spark something different from that, that they would have to have already?
I would like to see some of these gods as planeswalkers.
On topic, I kinda want ajani to die, travel to nyx, and become a god. (Something we obviously wont see because the planeswalker is already spoiled.) But Ajani, God of the Leonin, would be a card i would make a deck around no matter how bad it was.
Garruk isn't monocolored either (sort of) with Garruk, the Veil-Cursed.
Jace has already left Ravnica, so no Tamiyo replacement.
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That doesn't seem like a particularly major consequence.
Storm Crow is strictly worse than Seacoast Drake.
TBH I wouldn't mind if Heliod died. That arrogant <****er> has disappointed me quite a bit ever since the trailer for Theros got out "I'm Heliod, the greatest of these (gods)" - bull***** mate.
Well jokes aside, I don't know if the "lasting consequences" means death or simply a change. I don't know the context that quotation was taken from, so it's even harder to decipher what MaRo had as intention. Recall that he likes to bug with the community's mind and often be vague enough to conjure a lot of anticipation for something that may just seem rather small.
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Yeah, Planeswalkers don't work that way.
Listen, you obviously are really enthusiastic, but you really need to brush up on your lore.
http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/Main_Page
Pretty much everything you need to know can be found on those pages, you just have to decide what you want to look for.
I know about the planeswalkers spark, and all that kind of stuff. But i mean, if the gods had the spark, (they're gods. That makes them more powerful and for some reason more likely to have it, right?) there wouldn't be anything stopping them from having an event to ignite their spark, letting them planeswalk to another plane.
Let's say he is 40 in Leonin years. I'd say 5-10 years (in multiverse time), he goes to help some old allies (he mentioned wanting to go to Mirrodin) and sacrifices himself in the way that the old mentor protector always does (Ben Kenobi anyone?) and that'll be the end of my favorite Planeswalker character that I never play.
I love the furball, don't get me wrong, but I tend to run Black and either splash blue or red. I hope he doesn't die anytime soon, but he will be killed, by his own choice, to save those he mentors and protects.
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Have some irony:
I'm the same way. I run Mark and Lilly in my casual vamps. I have a RW instant and sorcery and token and guttersnipe and purphoros deck, however you want to call it, that i run the vengeant in, knowing full well he doesn't fit, just because i love seeing him.
And a mono white angel life gain casual that i run the caller of the prides in that fits a little better, but neither are my main deck. And i play with them pretty rarely, and they are one of's in each deck. So i don't usually see him on the table. Whenever i do i feel all warm and fuzzy inside though.
2. IMO there's a strong possibility that Ajani could ascend to replace Xenagos (headcanon: godhood increases his aura magic allowing him to fill the role of a RG god and produce a mortal avatar of himself)
3. While I personally believe Elspeth will get this treatment (being venerated so much for her heroism that with demise or not, she gains a constellation or Nyxborn commemoration) but either way, even if either of them are to die, death on Theros is a very different experience.
4. He's one of the Lorwyn 5, he's more likely to get godhood or some equivalent to mirror Jace's Guildpact plot twist.
And no. Flared sparks take approximately 1 in a trillion individuals to happen. Power has nothing to do with it.
He's more likely to replace Heliod than he is Xenagos. And there's not really any NEED to replace Xenagos. It's a little different if Heliod gets knocked out of the sky though. He's literally the sun. I don't think the sun would exist if Heliod drops out of the sky.
That's... kind of a difficult thing though. We don't know if he'd be stuck in the Theros afterlife or if his soul would transmigrate to the Alaran afterlife. Tons of variables and Brady Dommermuth, former head of creative, was really dodgy on what happens to walkers who die on other planes. Not all afterlives are the same, we know that much.
Of course, even if they die, they'd cross the rivers into Erebos's domain, not ascend to Nyx. They have to be taken while still alive to be placed in the sky, as evidenced with Polukranos.
He's 30 in Leonin years.
Also, he's going to be looking for Mirrodin for a while. It doesn't exist anymore. There's nothing on New Phyrexia worth saving.
I disagree, Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas looks much-aged compared to his original printing.
Notice that Jace has visibly matured, as well, like in the Jace, Architect of Thought original art. Instead of a wandering mind mage, he has taken on a role of responsibility in Ravnica and settled down/is stuck there.
Ajani occupies a cool space because he is basically the only Lorwyn Planeswalker they've felt comfortable migrating into other colors. With Elspeth and Gideon as strong white characters, Ajani is free to tread into gold.
My hope is that ultimately, they produce a RGW version that, while not as powerful as Nicol Bolas, at least makes sense to have been matched up against him in a Duel Deck.
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I always attributed that more to art style, and Bola's meddling, more than actual aging. And I agree Jace has definitely gotten more mature as a character, from what I gather from RTR he's gotten leaps and bounds more patient, and yes, responsible.
Even so, I don't think any main character would just die of old age. It's rather uninteresting, would probably piss off a bunch of people (even more so if they so happened to like the character in question), and doesn't serve to advance a plot.
A RGW Ajani would be great - it's my favorite shard - but I don't think he'll ever get to that point. Even if he doesn't die, I feel like him giving up red was a major point in his character development, and making him red again would feel like a regression.
More on topic though, while I've been thinking that Ajani's going to die in this block, my fears have subsided a little ever since seeing that he will be getting Funko figures along with the other main 5 (and Nissa). Instead, I think WotC is more likely to have him stick around on Theros, for whatever reason, and replace him with the more popular Gideon or Elspeth in core.
Actually, Jace has left Ravnica to try and help Garruk.
Storm Crow is strictly worse than Seacoast Drake.
It's a bit of a catch 22 is the thing. Tezzeret the Seeker depicts a man out of the time of his appearance. Seeker shows him Ten years before Agents of Artifice alone, to speak nothing of the time that has passed since then.
http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/82355590115/maro-me-and-my-playgroup-are-afraid-that-ajani-is
Well, in that sense you are correct, but I don't see Ajani replacing anyone based on concept (Ajani wouldn't become the god of revelry for example, and it wouldnt make sense for Ajani to be the god of the sun) and like I said, just headcanon, so I don't want to make a debate out of it here, but I see Ajani finding a very strong calling to stay on Theros and in general fulfill some cool character development. My hopes and expectations involve Ajani becoming a RG god (of his own conceptual domain) and that god using his newfound power to target himself and create a avatar of himself, OR Ajani becoming the first (known) tri-color (WRG) god. As for the afterlife, yeah, who knows. There's a lot of wriggle room for Ajani and Elspeth's fates. It just seems like the Lorwyn 5 get the most interesting situations change them as characters. Jace has the guildpact, Garruk has being cursed, Liliana has her progressing soul storyline that might be coming to a tee soon, and Ajani has potential tri-coloredness, godhood, or both.
That's what I'm saying though, it isn't just an issue of Ajani replacing Xenagos as a god of revels, but replacing Xenagos AT ALL. It's been longer than anyone can remember since there MIGHT have been a RG god that Xenagos took the place of. We, as players, are aware of the missing hole, but that doesn't exist to people living on Theros. There is literally no call for a replacement GR god. They do not perceive a hole in the pantheon the way a player sees a hole in a cycle.
Considering he is GW as Mentor of Heroes, it would be so much more likely that there would simply be 2 GW gods of different domains than for his colors to bend around to be GR.