I hope the fall/winter Commander sets in the future are just single decks. My wallet can't afford a set of four right after FTV, Duel Decks AND the Fall Set.
You have to remember also, Wotc has said they will no longer follow the story line when creating blocks. Just because a legend died in the story line, doesnt mean they are dead in RTR.
I know for certain you're making that up.
If you feel very very confident in your statement, then I'm going to need a source.
I think it's likely the guild promos will be their respective shock lands. This would not only help lower the prices of shocks, which we know they want, it would also make it more likely that players would choose their favourite guild at the prerelease, not the one with the most powerful promo card. If they made five promo cards, it would be highly likely one or two wold be significantly better than the others.
I came to this thread to make that exact comment. Bravo, sir.
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RTR will be easy, Rakdos, if I play a second tournament it'll be Izzet, tho I bet I'll have it hard cause there's 99% chance that they'll make red suck completely one more time.
Gatecrash will be the hard one, Simic is the only guild I don't really, really, really want to play
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Lyzolda and Savra are dead, and the rest were story-unrelated and often uninteresting characters that I can hardly imagine to be reprinted for any reason.
Nope shes as dead as they come, though she did come back as a zombie controlled by the original parun of the golgari...so i guess shes less dead than most...
Nope shes as dead as they come, though she did come back as a zombie controlled by the original parun of the golgari...so i guess shes less dead than most...
Actually I'd say she's more dead than most given the zombie body Svogthos possessed had no competition rattling around in her head.
I worry that people will gravitate towards the guild with the strongest prerelease card/guild packs. They're going to have to be very good at balancing these cards or we will have 20 izzet players and no Golgari or vice-versa.
Which just may be the possibility of shocks as promos, as unlikely as it may seem, could just be plausible.
I think the promo cards for each guild will be the shock land of that guild. It would be a card that could go in your deck no matter what and they would not have to worry about balancing out the duals because they all are the same.
I think the promo cards for each guild will be the shock land of that guild. It would be a card that could go in your deck no matter what and they would not have to worry about balancing out the duals because they all are the same.
Actually this is a great idea and would be an awesome incentive for all players to not choose just the strongest card. Really simple yet is probably the most exciting idea.
Actually this is a great idea and would be an awesome incentive for all players to not choose just the strongest card. Really simple yet is probably the most exciting idea.
Which is probably the reason it won't happen.
ya i know it probably wont happen but it would be awesome right?:D:D
Actually this is a great idea and would be an awesome incentive for all players to not choose just the strongest card. Really simple yet is probably the most exciting idea.
Which is probably the reason it won't happen.
Prereleases are for new players.
New players don't care about dual lands, they want creatures/splashy cards.
So shocks wouldn't be a good choice. It isn't that tough to have the promos all be on approximately equal footing.
And 'gaming' a prerelease by 'picking the best guild for the guildpack' is extremely low EV.
One booster, made up of cards of your guild's colors, artifacts, and lands.
Still plenty of variance, and it is only one of the six packs you use to build your deck, in a low stakes, prerelease environment.
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Am I the only person who is excited solely because of the guild specific dice? Some online vendors had better get their hands on some, I really want a few sets (specifically Golgari).
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Shocks won't be promos. Rosewater's been telling how they pick promos on his tumblr and from what he's said, Shocks aren't something they'd choose. I'm guessing Legendary guild leaders.
Shocks won't be promos. Rosewater's been telling how they pick promos on his tumblr and from what he's said, Shocks aren't something they'd choose. I'm guessing Legendary guild leaders.
Lieutenants, more likely, since they've sworn off Mythic promos.
Am I the only person who is excited solely because of the guild specific dice? Some online vendors had better get their hands on some, I really want a few sets (specifically Golgari).
No, im pretty excited too.. epecially as I imagine it is marbled with the guild's 2 colors.
Gulid aligned prereleases, 10 new keywords, 2 large sets.... im pretty excited about this set.
I don't attend prereleases.. but I think I will attend this one.
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Much obliged the set symbol still isn't clear. Also find it weird how jarad alternative art looks pretty much like his normal art except facing left while Niv looks very different from his normal art in RTR. Also pity Niv doesnt have any cool flavor text
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I know for certain you're making that up.
If you feel very very confident in your statement, then I'm going to need a source.
I came to this thread to make that exact comment. Bravo, sir.
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RTR will be easy, Rakdos, if I play a second tournament it'll be Izzet, tho I bet I'll have it hard cause there's 99% chance that they'll make red suck completely one more time.
Gatecrash will be the hard one, Simic is the only guild I don't really, really, really want to play
Comatose after effectively having his mind eaten by a bunch of the cultists.
Nothing you can't recover from given enough time.
Savra got arrested. not killed.
Nope shes as dead as they come, though she did come back as a zombie controlled by the original parun of the golgari...so i guess shes less dead than most...
It could fly!
Actually I'd say she's more dead than most given the zombie body Svogthos possessed had no competition rattling around in her head.
That is pretty hilarious.
Which just may be the possibility of shocks as promos, as unlikely as it may seem, could just be plausible.
Actually this is a great idea and would be an awesome incentive for all players to not choose just the strongest card. Really simple yet is probably the most exciting idea.
Which is probably the reason it won't happen.
ya i know it probably wont happen but it would be awesome right?:D:D
Prereleases are for new players.
New players don't care about dual lands, they want creatures/splashy cards.
So shocks wouldn't be a good choice. It isn't that tough to have the promos all be on approximately equal footing.
And 'gaming' a prerelease by 'picking the best guild for the guildpack' is extremely low EV.
One booster, made up of cards of your guild's colors, artifacts, and lands.
Still plenty of variance, and it is only one of the six packs you use to build your deck, in a low stakes, prerelease environment.
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REALLY? Every prerelease I have been to at my LGS is populated with about 80% regulars and 20% newbies.
Most of the guys who go are just itching to get their hands on the new cards. Prerelease is the first place to do so.
So....I am sure your mileage may vary, but where we play, prereleases are for ALL players.
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Lieutenants, more likely, since they've sworn off Mythic promos.
No, im pretty excited too.. epecially as I imagine it is marbled with the guild's 2 colors.
Gulid aligned prereleases, 10 new keywords, 2 large sets.... im pretty excited about this set.
I don't attend prereleases.. but I think I will attend this one.
Much obliged the set symbol still isn't clear. Also find it weird how jarad alternative art looks pretty much like his normal art except facing left while Niv looks very different from his normal art in RTR. Also pity Niv doesnt have any cool flavor text
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Agree with you... the original has maybe the best flavor text EVER.