I'm surprised nobody has mentioned this, but I think that when and if Wizards makes Frontier official, the "twist" will be the number of copies of a card allowed based on rarity, just like it is in Magic Duels (on Steam). The fact that we have a de-facto Frontier format and a Duels format that are sort-of-the-same-but-really-totally-different is awkward. I'm going to make some wild predictions!
1. Wizards WILL officially endorse Frontier eventually
2. They will do so with a nod to the online Magic Duels platform
3. They will apply the card # limits present in Magic Duels (commons: 4, uncommons: 3, rares: 2, mythics: 1)
4. They will make a special fuss of retro-actively adding the Khans block to Magic Duels
5. They will instantly ban any cards that are not available in Magic Duels
All five of these (if I'm not mistaken) would be required to make these two formats identical, but I think an additional reason for this course of action is that endorsing Frontier is a bad look after Extended failed and as, many have argued, Modern is failing as well. Frontier needs to have some radical change that sets it apart from the others. You can call it circumstantial, but the fact that we have four rarity levels and a four-copy maximum lends itself very well to this new use of the rarity system. Especially when you consider the fact that we have "unplayable" mythics contrasted with "unprintable" commons like Lightning Bolt, Dark Ritual, and countless others, it's thrown the whole game into a weird gray area of nobody really agreeing on what each rarity should mean...
So I'm theorizing out muh butthole here, but it's hard for me to imagine them doing this differently.. it just seems like too perfect of an opportunity to tie up so many loose ends and to make the addition of Mythic rarity feel truly "at home" with the rest of MTG
I really like the idea of paired Commanders with Meld. Meld is really awkward and irrelevant, but in Commander where you're guaranteed access to the cards every game, it seems like a really nice fit.
Maybe even use the return effect as protection against a creature spell with a casting effect or something.
It's a shame Disappearing Act doesn't counter "up to" one target spell, then it would have that niche use as an extra-bad Call to Heel. My understanding is that you can't cast it without a target
I'm sorry I have no idea how to tag back to the previous reply.
Edit the post replacing this "[Curses" with "[quote]Curses". You can add additional formatting so it has the person's name and post linked, but it's obvious enough which post you're referring to that using vanilla quote tags ought to get the job done.
I think this set should have Curses, Traps, Gods, and more lands with the Desert sub-type. A sub-type themed set, I guess
but Retract also seems pretty good the more I think about it. I had totally forgotten about Aetherworks Reservoir's first ability and was scractching my head over how you would really reliably gain life off Glimmerpost (and Vesuva) alone. The 0 artifacts + bounce thing really breaks the crap out of that triggered ability
You could vote Money if you have temporary control of one of your opponents' permanents (then Aura Finesse your Control Magic?), but yes, seems like you would always want to choose Time.
I wonder if ETB effects will now be "Whenever ~ is created" or "When you create ~,"
I hope so, because "create" and "ETB" are going to hit most of the same triggers, so switching up the language for one but not others feels messy and unnecessarily confusing
Not sure where you seem to think I disagree that volunteers should be treated fairly.
I do expect judges t be adults, and act like it. These Judges are not, they are being petty. It is a sad day when MTG judges cannot hold themselves accountable for making bad choices.
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I think that's neat
1. Wizards WILL officially endorse Frontier eventually
2. They will do so with a nod to the online Magic Duels platform
3. They will apply the card # limits present in Magic Duels (commons: 4, uncommons: 3, rares: 2, mythics: 1)
4. They will make a special fuss of retro-actively adding the Khans block to Magic Duels
5. They will instantly ban any cards that are not available in Magic Duels
All five of these (if I'm not mistaken) would be required to make these two formats identical, but I think an additional reason for this course of action is that endorsing Frontier is a bad look after Extended failed and as, many have argued, Modern is failing as well. Frontier needs to have some radical change that sets it apart from the others. You can call it circumstantial, but the fact that we have four rarity levels and a four-copy maximum lends itself very well to this new use of the rarity system. Especially when you consider the fact that we have "unplayable" mythics contrasted with "unprintable" commons like Lightning Bolt, Dark Ritual, and countless others, it's thrown the whole game into a weird gray area of nobody really agreeing on what each rarity should mean...
So I'm theorizing out muh butthole here, but it's hard for me to imagine them doing this differently.. it just seems like too perfect of an opportunity to tie up so many loose ends and to make the addition of Mythic rarity feel truly "at home" with the rest of MTG
Land - Desert
Instant - Trap
Enchantment - Aura Curse
Arcane and Vehicle don't fit as well, but I'd like to see the other three
I think this set should have Curses, Traps, Gods, and more lands with the Desert sub-type. A sub-type themed set, I guess
but Retract also seems pretty good the more I think about it. I had totally forgotten about Aetherworks Reservoir's first ability and was scractching my head over how you would really reliably gain life off Glimmerpost (and Vesuva) alone. The 0 artifacts + bounce thing really breaks the crap out of that triggered ability
EDIT - Oh, I'm dumb and had no idea this was a card before
Ballot Broker likes it, too!
"Confiscate Riches" is a stupid name, especially for a mythic, really hope that's not what it's actually called
You could take the Angel of Glory's Rise route, but the card demands to be built around.
Reassembling Skeleton and Drownyard Temple have pseudo-madness
Obsessive Search, Feeling of Dread, and Prismatic Strands are all worth taking a look at too!
I hope so, because "create" and "ETB" are going to hit most of the same triggers, so switching up the language for one but not others feels messy and unnecessarily confusing
If it's illegal, it's horribly misguided law.