Well... they almost did this with New Phyrexia: the original idea was to start the block showing New Phyrexia and players would know only later in the block that it was actually Mirrodin.
While I don't think it is the case for Tarkir, you might want to add to your theory the fact that Onslaught was a block with Fetches, Morph and a dragon focused third set too. In fact, we've never seen morph outside of Dominaria before.
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While I don't think it is the case for Tarkir, you might want to add to your theory the fact that Onslaught was a block with Fetches, Morph and a dragon focused third set too. In fact, we've never seen morph outside of Dominaria before.
It also wasn't in any way tied to dragons on Dominaria either. It was tied to Ixidor.
Well... they almost did this with New Phyrexia: the original idea was to start the block showing New Phyrexia and players would know only later in the block that it was actually Mirrodin.
The thing is dragons haven't been extinct on Dominaria. Even after multiple apocalypses. And they would have hyped it as a return set for sales. And most importantly how would Ugin not know his plane is called Dominaria? Sapient non-planeswalking dragons know the name of the world they live on yet,an ancient planeswalking one doesn't? The very idea he wouldn't is beyond stupid.
I am not sure MaRo considered Yasova Dragonclaw wedge when he stated there won't be any wedge cards in DTK.
Fetchlands flavor text and a comment about Dig Through Time art on wizards.com saying the dragon in the vase was UB pretty much guarantees that there will be at least one cycle of two-color dragons but will it be the theme of DTK? Or will they just appear in FRF, making the block a degradation 3colors-2colors-1color (wedge with hybrid like in Yasova being in fact a nice way to be 2colors and still being part of the clans).
Maybe a blue / black dragon with an activated ability requiring Green?
Yeah, I'm pretty sure MaRo nearly explicitly said there will be ZERO wedge cards in DTK. I'm speculating that the dragons that will be featured in DTK will be allied colored, hence the talk about the UB Dragon in Dig Through Time. Also I think this may be a good reason for the clans in KTK to be centered around a color that has an ally in the wedge, so that the "altered-time" clans will be allied colors with their respective dragon "leading" like the current khans.
Yasova Dragonclaw is a way to keep the wedge theme without doing actual wedge cards.
It also works in two different two-color combinations. An allied one and an enemy one. So my best guess would be DTK having a stronger 2-color theme with both enemy and allied color dragons
Dragons of Tarkir is going to play well with Fate Reforged, but explicitly not with Khans. It won't have a wedge theme, but something that ties into the themes of FRF (hybrid and probably colorless matter). Also, the Dragons are specific legendary creatures from Dominaria, and not Tarkir. They are two distinct planes, and I don't think there's going to be a twist ending revealing we were on Dominaria all along. That would undercut all the worldbuilding they did with Tarkir, since the set that we end with is going to set the mark for a potential return. It would also be unnecessarily weird.
Note that the green not getting fliers very often is a monogreen thing. Multicolor cards that includes green can get flying as often as the other colors on the card could get.
elnefashu asked: Why is there hybrid mana in Fate Reforged? You said it wasn't a multicolor block!
I never said that. I said Khans of Tarkir block wasn’t a wedge block.
That strongly indicates a continued multicolor presence throughout KTK block, including in DTK. At this point I'm expecting dual color dragons.
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I find it difficult to believe that there won't be any wedge card in DoT.
I think we can expect at least some tricolored card with some hybrid. (Like 2 colors in the mana cost and a third in an ability cost)
But yeah, that still tramples your theory.
Actually, it makes sense. Khans had wedges. Fate Reforged with continue with the multicolored theme, but with hybrid cost (either as casting costs or activation costs) so that it plays well with the mono-colored theme in Dragons.
As for legendary dragons everyone wants and expects, I think Fate could provide us with some wedge dragons through the hybrid mana system and expect a cycle of mono-colored legendary dragons in Dragons. Personally, I'm hoping for some dragons in all colors that showcase their different breathe attacks, a la D&D. Something like:
Snowdrift Dragon, 4UU
Creature - Dragon
Flying
Whenever ~ deals damage to a creature, tap that creature. It doesn't untap during its controller's next untap phase.
5/5
I know it's not groundbreaking design or anything, but it has Frost Dragon written all over it. It would be awesome to see dragons with acid breathe, lightning breathe, frost breathe, etc.
I notice that Mark Rosewater's answer was rather evasive, as they so often are; he did not directly state that there would be no wedge-colored cards in Dragon of Tarkir, he only gave an answer that could be inferred as saying that.
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Intet's ability is nice and Teneb and Vorosh's abilities are okay, but Oros and Numot's abilities are blah, so I wouldn't want the original cards showing up even if they could. If they were going to make Wedge Dragons in KTK block, I'd like to think their abilities would play better with the Clans of the same colors.
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Intet's ability is nice and Teneb and Vorosh's abilities are okay, but Oros and Numot's abilities are blah, so I wouldn't want the original cards showing up even if they could. If they were going to make Wedge Dragons in KTK block, I'd like to think their abilities would play better with the Clans of the same colors.
Yeah, the Planar Chaos dragons weren't great as wedge cards. Intet and Teneb are the only ones whose abilities fit all their colours, and for Intet it's still a bit questionable. More importantly, they don't fit the matching clans at all. If they did appear in the set, Vorosh and Teneb should have their abilities swapped, Oros would be wiping out some of your own dudes, and Numot and Intet have zero relevance to their tribes.
Given that the reason given for the set being less colour intensive is that the clans are forever fighting off dragons and have thus lost a lot of the identity that their rivalry gave them, I don't see why the dragons should be clan colour aligned.
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Teneb, the Harvester
Numot, the Devastator
Intet, the Dreamer
Oros, the Avenger
Vorosh, the Hunter
While I don't think it is the case for Tarkir, you might want to add to your theory the fact that Onslaught was a block with Fetches, Morph and a dragon focused third set too. In fact, we've never seen morph outside of Dominaria before.
Commander: WUBRG Superfriends, GW Rhys Tokens, WUBRG Scion of the Ur-Dragon
Kitchen Table (now that's real Magic): WUBRG Domain, GU Biovisionary, UB Korlash Grandeur, UW Merfolk Mill
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The thing is dragons haven't been extinct on Dominaria. Even after multiple apocalypses. And they would have hyped it as a return set for sales. And most importantly how would Ugin not know his plane is called Dominaria? Sapient non-planeswalking dragons know the name of the world they live on yet,an ancient planeswalking one doesn't? The very idea he wouldn't is beyond stupid.
Your do realize Yasova Dragonclaw is a wedge card right? Nothing like that will happen in DTK because it would be considered a wedge card.
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Maybe a blue / black dragon with an activated ability requiring Green?
It also works in two different two-color combinations. An allied one and an enemy one. So my best guess would be DTK having a stronger 2-color theme with both enemy and allied color dragons
Commander: WUBRG Superfriends, GW Rhys Tokens, WUBRG Scion of the Ur-Dragon
Kitchen Table (now that's real Magic): WUBRG Domain, GU Biovisionary, UB Korlash Grandeur, UW Merfolk Mill
I think we need to be a bit careful about how incompatible KTK and DTK are. It may not be ideal, but neither will it be hopeless:
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Commander: WUBRG Superfriends, GW Rhys Tokens, WUBRG Scion of the Ur-Dragon
Kitchen Table (now that's real Magic): WUBRG Domain, GU Biovisionary, UB Korlash Grandeur, UW Merfolk Mill
That strongly indicates a continued multicolor presence throughout KTK block, including in DTK. At this point I'm expecting dual color dragons.
Every time I read a comment about "Well if this card had card draw/trample/haste/indestructible/hexproof/life gain...", I think "You're missing the point." They're armchair developer comments that fail to take into account the card's role in the greater Limited and Standard environment. No, it may not be as good as whatever card you're comparing it to. There's a reason for that. Not every burn spell is Lightning Bolt, nor does it need to be or should be.
But yeah, I still think it is unlikely to be reprinted. Primarily because no one would be excited by their return.
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As for legendary dragons everyone wants and expects, I think Fate could provide us with some wedge dragons through the hybrid mana system and expect a cycle of mono-colored legendary dragons in Dragons. Personally, I'm hoping for some dragons in all colors that showcase their different breathe attacks, a la D&D. Something like:
Snowdrift Dragon, 4UU
Creature - Dragon
Flying
Whenever ~ deals damage to a creature, tap that creature. It doesn't untap during its controller's next untap phase.
5/5
I know it's not groundbreaking design or anything, but it has Frost Dragon written all over it. It would be awesome to see dragons with acid breathe, lightning breathe, frost breathe, etc.
That card will be in FRF, not DTK...
Also, what's up with the OP's avatar? Choad much?
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Anyway, good insight from everyone, didn't know MaRo said no wedge themed cards in the block. Got a little jumpy seeing the wedge themes.
Every time I read a comment about "Well if this card had card draw/trample/haste/indestructible/hexproof/life gain...", I think "You're missing the point." They're armchair developer comments that fail to take into account the card's role in the greater Limited and Standard environment. No, it may not be as good as whatever card you're comparing it to. There's a reason for that. Not every burn spell is Lightning Bolt, nor does it need to be or should be.
2) Wedge dragons are from alternate timeline Dominaria. DOMINARIA IS NOT TARKIR.
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