Since we know there will be ten planes represented in Origins, some of which we've seen before and some we have not, I wonder: Could Origins' dual lands follow Future Sight's example of a looser cycle with different mechanic and thematic bases, each associated with one of the represented planes? Perhaps we could see some duals reprinted where appropriate?
For example, Nissa is from Zendikar and first planeswalked to Lorwyn, assuming the DotP biography is canon. So, perhaps we'll see a manland from Zendikar - most likely Stirring Wildwood or Raging Ravine - as well as Gilt-Leaf Palace from Lorwyn?
Gideon is from Theros and more specifically Akros, so Temple of Triumph wouldn't be a far stretch, save for the fact the Temple is already in Standard and it's unlikely they'll bring in one random Scry card just for flavor. Furthermore, Gideon's first walk was to Bant, which doesn't currently have any associated duals. So, in Theros and Bant's cases I would guess that we would see brand-new Duals or Duals repurposed to represent those planes. Rugged Prairie would fit as the local countryside around Akros. Bant would get either a GW or WU dual.
Of course, not all the Planes we'll see are familiar, some are brand new which leaves more room for interesting duals. I think it would be interesting if each PW's two associated duals mirrored KTK's wedges with one dual being ally pair and the other enemy pair, this time focusing on the other ally color. Nissa would get Stirring Wildwood and Gilt-Leaf Palace for example while Gideon could get RW and WU duals.
Of course, it is entirely possible that they'll just go for a more uniform cycle of completely new duals or reprinted duals with new flavor. Shocklands are out as Wizards does not want them coexisting with Fetches in Standard, and enemy fetches in Origins would be a little weird compared to enemy fetches in BfZ.
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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.
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They have said that this one is a core set plus. I like the idea of lands coming from different planes - this makes a lot of sense, however I think that they will all be new lands rather than existing ones. The fact that they hinted it will be a core set plus, indicates to me that there will be fewer reprints in it. They have already started reprinting several staples in other sets (Negate. Pacificm in DTK for instance) and I think this indicates a reduction in the last core set.
My feeling is that there will only be 10% reprints in this set and the rest will be new cards, which in turn will help it sell better. Therefore the chance of these lands being reprints is low. Flavoured new lands around the 10 planes does make a lot of sense though.
Ten duals for ten planes would be pretty cool. As for whether they'll be "different" like Future Sight's were, well... that seems less likely. But I do really want a full complement of dual lands.
Hmmmm I actually thought the other pain lands would be in this since core sets are a really good place to reprint lands with specific location names.
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SonofaBith - Wizards was so excited about making the packaging for Modern Masters 2 recyclable, they decided to make most of the rares and all but 1 of the UC's recycle-bin ready too. Convenient!
It's still ostensibly a "core set," so having that many lands, all with different functions, would be out of place. If there are duals of any kind they'll probably be all of the same type, and a cycle of 5.
If we get non-rare mana fixing, I'm hoping for 10 card common cycle completing the cycle of and lowering to common for pauper purposes the Kamigawa block slowtap lands (Lantern-Lit Graveyard cycle, currently uncommon and ally only).
If we get a full set of 10 rare mana fixing lands, I hope it's the fastlands.
I could also see them cramming the Zen fetches and original dual-land ally manlands into Modern Masters 2015 edition, so that they can more easily put the enemy manlands into Battle for Zendikar set.
Once all that is dealt with, I think the next lands I'd want would be reprints of the Lorwyn/Shadowmoor filterlands (Cascade Bluffs and company).
For example, Nissa is from Zendikar and first planeswalked to Lorwyn, assuming the DotP biography is canon. So, perhaps we'll see a manland from Zendikar - most likely Stirring Wildwood or Raging Ravine - as well as Gilt-Leaf Palace from Lorwyn?
Gideon is from Theros and more specifically Akros, so Temple of Triumph wouldn't be a far stretch, save for the fact the Temple is already in Standard and it's unlikely they'll bring in one random Scry card just for flavor. Furthermore, Gideon's first walk was to Bant, which doesn't currently have any associated duals. So, in Theros and Bant's cases I would guess that we would see brand-new Duals or Duals repurposed to represent those planes. Rugged Prairie would fit as the local countryside around Akros. Bant would get either a GW or WU dual.
Of course, not all the Planes we'll see are familiar, some are brand new which leaves more room for interesting duals. I think it would be interesting if each PW's two associated duals mirrored KTK's wedges with one dual being ally pair and the other enemy pair, this time focusing on the other ally color. Nissa would get Stirring Wildwood and Gilt-Leaf Palace for example while Gideon could get RW and WU duals.
Of course, it is entirely possible that they'll just go for a more uniform cycle of completely new duals or reprinted duals with new flavor. Shocklands are out as Wizards does not want them coexisting with Fetches in Standard, and enemy fetches in Origins would be a little weird compared to enemy fetches in BfZ.
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.
My feeling is that there will only be 10% reprints in this set and the rest will be new cards, which in turn will help it sell better. Therefore the chance of these lands being reprints is low. Flavoured new lands around the 10 planes does make a lot of sense though.
I̟̥͍̠ͅn̩͉̣͍̬͚ͅ ̬̬͖t̯̹̞̺͖͓̯̤h̘͍̬e͙̯͈̖̼̮ ̭̬f̺̲̲̪i͙͉̟̩̰r̪̝͚͈̝̥͍̝̲s̼̻͇̘̳͔ͅt̲̺̳̗̜̪̙ ̳̺̥̻͚̗ͅm̜̜̟̰͈͓͎͇o̝̖̮̝͇m̯̻̞̼̫̗͓̤e̩̯̬̮̩n͎̱̪̲̹͖t͇̖s̰̮ͅ,̤̲͙̻̭̻̯̹̰ ̖t̫̙̺̯͖͚̯ͅh͙̯̦̳̗̰̟e͖̪͉̼̯ ̪͕g̞̣͔a̗̦t̬̬͓͙̫̖̭̻e̩̻̯ ̜̖̦̖̤̭͙̬t̞̹̥̪͎͉ͅo͕͚͍͇̲͇͓̺ ̭̬͙͈̣̻t͈͍͙͓̫̖͙̩h̪̬̖̙e̗͈ ̗̬̟̞̺̤͉̯ͅa̦̯͚̙̜̮f͉͙̲̣̞̼t̪̤̞̣͚e̲͉̳̥r͇̪̙͚͓l̥̞̞͎̹̯̹ͅi͓̬f̮̥̬̞͈ͅe͎ ̟̩̤̳̠̯̩̯o̮̘̲p̟͚̣̞͉͓e͍̩̣n͔̼͕͚̜e̬̱d̼̘͎̖̹͍̮̠,͖̺̭̱̮ ̣̲͖̬̪̭̥a̪͚n̟̲̝̤̤̞̗d̘̱̗͇̮͕̳͕͔ ͖̞͉͎t̹̙͎h̰̱͉̗e̪̞̱̝̹̩ͅ ̠̱̩̭̦p̯̙e͓o̳͚̰̯̺̱̰͔̘p̬͎̱̣̼̩͇l̗̟̖͚̠e̱͉͔̱̦̬̟̙ ̖͚̪͔̼̦w̺̖̤̱e͖̗̻̦͓̖̘̜r̭̥e͔̹̫̱͕̦̰͕ ̗͔̠p̠̗͍͍̱̳̠r̰͔͎̰o͉̥͓̰͚̥s̟͚̹̱͔̣t͉̙̳̖͖̪̮r̥̘̥͙̹a͉̟̫̟̳̠̟̭t͈̜̰͈͎e̞̣̭̲̬ ͚̗̯̟͙i͍͖̰̘̦͖͉ṇ̮̻̯̦̲̩͍ ̦̮͚̫̤t͉͖̫͕ͅͅh͙̮̻̘̣̮̼e͕̺ ͙l͕̠͎̰̥i̲͓͉̲g̫̳̟͈͇̖h̠̦̖t͓̯͎̗ ̳̪̘̟̙̩̦o̫̲f̙͔̰̙̠ ̹̪̗͇̯t͖̼̼͉͖̬h̹͇̩e͚̖̺̤͉̹͕̪ ͚͓̭̝̺G͎̗̯̩o̫̯̮̟̮̳̘d̜̲͙̠-̩̳̯̲̗̜P̹̘̥͉̝h͍͈̗̖̝ͅa͍̗̮̼̗r̜̖͇̙̺a̭̺͔̞̳͈o̪̣͓̯̬͙̯̰̗h̖̦͈̥̯͔.͇̣̙̝
GW Rhys the Redeemed EDH
RUGAnimar, Soul of Elements EDH
WBRAlesha, Who Smiles at Death EDH
Unlikely. Personally I'd rather see the Innistrad cycle of duals (Hinterland Harbor and friends.)
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Enemy manland duals (Celestial Colonnade cycle getting completed)
Zen Fetchlands (Misty Rainforest and company reprints)
Enemy fastlands (Seachrome Coast cycle getting completed)
If we get non-rare mana fixing, I'm hoping for 10 card common cycle completing the cycle of and lowering to common for pauper purposes the Kamigawa block slowtap lands (Lantern-Lit Graveyard cycle, currently uncommon and ally only).
If we get a full set of 10 rare mana fixing lands, I hope it's the fastlands.
I could also see them cramming the Zen fetches and original dual-land ally manlands into Modern Masters 2015 edition, so that they can more easily put the enemy manlands into Battle for Zendikar set.
Once all that is dealt with, I think the next lands I'd want would be reprints of the Lorwyn/Shadowmoor filterlands (Cascade Bluffs and company).
I also hope they reprint the following:
Cavern of Souls
Mana Confluence
Ancient Ziggurat (might be in MM2015ed)
Gemstone Mine (might be in MM2015ed)
Tendo Ice Bridge (might be in MM2015ed)
Pillar of the Paruns (might be in MM2015ed)
Reflecting Pool (might be in MM2015ed)
Forbidden Orchard (might be in MM2015ed)
Exotic Orchard (might be in MM2015ed)
Gemstone Caverns (might be in MM2015ed)
Boseiju, Who Shelters All (might be in MM2015ed)
Uzatron lands (Urza's Tower and company) (might be in MM2015ed, want more for new frames and a new set of art options than keeping costs down)