Wasn't expecting too much love from KTK for Pauper but now two color decks definitely have a better mana base. The Ravnica style bounce lands are okay, but I was never a fan of having to use them. These are like gates but you gain 1 life
How do people think this will shake up the format, if any? And are you guys as excited as me?!?!?! (although now come to think of it burn doesn't like this)
There are what I am most excited about. Having 2 full cycles of ETB Tapped lands for each color pairing gives us the mana base to support 3-color decks without that early game bounce land screw. It might open up more multicolored cards in 3 color decks and that's a plus to me.
Very happy they printed an entire cycle of ten and not five or something!
Any idea what the optimal number of CiPT lands will be for dual colour decks? This poses a new dilemma for me.
And Galspanic is spot on as well. Three colour decks will become much easier to pilot, having access to 3+ colours on turn 2-3 without screwing around with Karoo lands.
I was super excited to see them! With the Guildgates set to rotate out of Standard Pauper they will be a welcome addition to that format. And as others have pointed out elsewhere the card names are not plane specific like the Zendikar refuges so they're something that could be reprinted down the road.
How do people think this will shake up the format, if any? And are you guys as excited as me?!?!?! (although now come to think of it burn doesn't like this)
For reference: http://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/magic-fundamentals/the-rumor-mill/571347-mothership-previews-9-8-refuge-lands-and-4-new
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Any idea what the optimal number of CiPT lands will be for dual colour decks? This poses a new dilemma for me.
And Galspanic is spot on as well. Three colour decks will become much easier to pilot, having access to 3+ colours on turn 2-3 without screwing around with Karoo lands.
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