Three out of four known cards hint at really NOT positive development for the good guys. I was wondering what the heck is Ajduk talking about
I wonder what exactly is meant to be going on Dark Intimations....except of it all being a huge callback to Cruel Ultimatum, including the metal mimicking the silhouette of Bolas's horns and the person depicted being Tezzeret.
And yeah, Tezz looks pretty diabolic at the Battle card. Definitely better than his PW deck version art.
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Three out of four known cards hint at really NOT positive development for the good guys. I was wondering what the heck is Ajduk talking about
I wonder what exactly is meant to be going on Dark Intimations....except of it all being a huge callback to Cruel Ultimatum, including the metal mimicking the silhouette of Bolas's horns and the person depicted being Tezzeret.
And yeah, Tezz looks pretty diabolic at the Battle card. Definitely better than his PW deck version art.
Pia's Revolution heavily hints on Pia saving the day.
If Pia dies in the process I honestly wouldn't see it as something negative. At first I was hoping that Tezzeret kills her in a way that scars
Chandra for life and adds a second dimension to her one dimensional character, but if Pia ends up sacrificing herself for the bigger picture
that will make Chandra even worse...full of determination just like her mom was...even more cocky and me regretting even more that the Creative
didn't have the balls to make Ugin just eat her when she talked back at him like an edgy teenager.
Disallow's ''negative'' vibe is meaningless since Gatewatch members are immune to death via plot armor so I wouldn't count it as a negative development.
We know that Chandra and the guy with the best title ever need to face off eventually and that it has to be dramatic because their confrontation is a big
deal for her character development (I admit, I laughed a bit while writing those last two words).
Battle at the Bridge hints at nothing really other than the already expected confrontation against Tezzeret.
Hearth of Karn...sorry...Kiran is probably what will end up saving the day. It doesn't look like a doomsday machine to me.
Dark Intimations is the card which heavily hints that something quite bad is about to happen. It indeed is the one truly negative hint.
The key factor in it hinting at a negative ending is whether it happens before or after Pia's Revolution.
I still like the story, though!
I'm glad that we won't be seeing phyrexia being defeated here on Kaladesh. That was my biggest concern. I will take Bolas losing twice in
back to back blocks over the pyrexia losing on a plane filled with artifacts only if we finally get some explanation and what has he
been doing all this time and why?
Now, onto something more important...who is the standing figure in the art of Dark Intimations. It doesn't look like Tezzeret to me.
the story spotlights are numbered, so:
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Pia's Revolution
Disallow
Battle at the Bridge
Dark Intimations
It's looking like there will be some sparking event, then Pia leads the revolution, Chandra confronts Baral, the Gatewatch confront Tezzeret, and they fail, with Tezzeret's plan coming to fruition.
Dark Intimation does seem like it's Tezzeret. It's his jacket, gray/white hair, and if you look close you can see the etherium arm.
Three out of four known cards hint at really NOT positive development for the good guys. I was wondering what the heck is Ajduk talking about
I wonder what exactly is meant to be going on Dark Intimations....except of it all being a huge callback to Cruel Ultimatum, including the metal mimicking the silhouette of Bolas's horns and the person depicted being Tezzeret.
And yeah, Tezz looks pretty diabolic at the Battle card. Definitely better than his PW deck version art.
Pia's Revolution heavily hints on Pia saving the day.
If Pia dies in the process I honestly wouldn't see it as something negative. At first I was hoping that Tezzeret kills her in a way that scars
Chandra for life and adds a second dimension to her one dimensional character, but if Pia ends up sacrificing herself for the bigger picture
that will make Chandra even worse...full of determination just like her mom was...even more cocky and me regretting even more that the Creative
didn't have the balls to make Ugin just eat her when she talked back at him like an edgy teenager.
You mention this before and I agree that Pia dying would be good twist. It also "frees" chandra since I would except her to stop planes walking for awhile to be with her mom.
Disallow's ''negative'' vibe is meaningless since Gatewatch members are immune to death via plot armor so I wouldn't count it as a negative development.
So does every main character(s) unless your in game of thrones...or comic books but then you just get brought back over and over.
In all fairness lets wait for the story first. While I know many people disagree, I don't count SoI ending as a true victory since Emrakul let herself be trapped.
And Nahiri is still out in the multiverse, a danger the gatewatch don't know about.
Dark Intimations is the card which heavily hints that something quite bad is about to happen. It indeed is the one truly negative hint.
The key factor in it hinting at a negative ending is whether it happens before or after Pia's Revolution.
The spotlight has the order of its placement. Pia's Revolution is story 2/5 and Dark Intimations is 5/5
Now, onto something more important...who is the standing figure in the art of Dark Intimations. It doesn't look like Tezzeret to me.
Its Tezzy, just at an odd angle and the different looks the walkers kinda get from artist to artist.
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I think the "good guys" are going to win the local conflict on Kaladesh, but Tezzeret and Bolas are still going to succeed at whatever their larger plan is. So it'll be a victory for the Renegades (though it's debatable if that's even a good thing for Kaladesh as a whole), and maybe a personal victory for Chandra too (though probably a Pyrrhic victory, since it seems likely that Pia will die in the process), but a loss for Ajani and the Gatewatch as a whole.
Some just are not very good at evaluating/ or predicting the story.
As for what is new, ....that's a portal behind Tezzeret in Battle at the Bridge, right? Maybe it's just what he needed to bring Draco Bolas to Amonkhet? His flavor text quote ain't all that sinister even, seems like he's got a conflict in mind with someone else...
(don't get me started on the purple/tentacly silhouettes though)
Some just are not very good at evaluating/ or predicting the story.
As for what is new, ....that's a portal behind Tezzeret in Battle at the Bridge, right? Maybe it's just what he needed to bring Draco Bolas to Amonkhet? His flavor text quote ain't all that sinister even, seems like he's got a conflict in mind with someone else...
(don't get me started on the purple/tentacly silhouettes though)
Great catch! I did NOT notice that. I guess 'The Bridge' is the name of the Portal, I was thinking it took place on one of the bridges around Aradara station or something.
Three out of four known cards hint at really NOT positive development for the good guys. I was wondering what the heck is Ajduk talking about
I wonder what exactly is meant to be going on Dark Intimations....except of it all being a huge callback to Cruel Ultimatum, including the metal mimicking the silhouette of Bolas's horns and the person depicted being Tezzeret.
And yeah, Tezz looks pretty diabolic at the Battle card. Definitely better than his PW deck version art.
Pia's Revolution heavily hints on Pia saving the day.
If Pia dies in the process I honestly wouldn't see it as something negative. At first I was hoping that Tezzeret kills her in a way that scars
Chandra for life and adds a second dimension to her one dimensional character, but if Pia ends up sacrificing herself for the bigger picture
that will make Chandra even worse...full of determination just like her mom was...even more cocky and me regretting even more that the Creative
didn't have the balls to make Ugin just eat her when she talked back at him like an edgy teenager.
Disallow's ''negative'' vibe is meaningless since Gatewatch members are immune to death via plot armor so I wouldn't count it as a negative development.
We know that Chandra and the guy with the best title ever need to face off eventually and that it has to be dramatic because their confrontation is a big
deal for her character development (I admit, I laughed a bit while writing those last two words).
Battle at the Bridge hints at nothing really other than the already expected confrontation against Tezzeret.
Hearth of Karn...sorry...Kiran is probably what will end up saving the day. It doesn't look like a doomsday machine to me.
Dark Intimations is the card which heavily hints that something quite bad is about to happen. It indeed is the one truly negative hint.
The key factor in it hinting at a negative ending is whether it happens before or after Pia's Revolution.
I still like the story, though!
I'm glad that we won't be seeing phyrexia being defeated here on Kaladesh. That was my biggest concern. I will take Bolas losing twice in
back to back blocks over the pyrexia losing on a plane filled with artifacts only if we finally get some explanation and what has he
been doing all this time and why?
Now, onto something more important...who is the standing figure in the art of Dark Intimations. It doesn't look like Tezzeret to me.
the story spotlights are numbered, so:
Unknown Event 1
Pia's Revolution
Disallow
Battle at the Bridge
Dark Intimations
It's looking like there will be some sparking event, then Pia leads the revolution, Chandra confronts Baral, the Gatewatch confront Tezzeret, and they fail, with Tezzeret's plan coming to fruition.
Dark Intimation does seem like it's Tezzeret. It's his jacket, gray/white hair, and if you look close you can see the etherium arm.
Maybe Dark Intimations doesn't even take place on Kaladesh? Maybe Tezzeret flees to Amonketh and sees Bolas there.
Well, I thought about that as well, but it looks like a Kaladesh golden metal structures on both sides (my first thought was a crashed skyship).
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Judging the shadowed illustrations, today's story should include Gideon smashing a thopter, next week Tezzeret (hopefully with his card).
Episode 6 should involve the woman pilot with bandar, and Episode 7 Heart of Kiran...
I really enjoyed this story, especially Gideon and Lilliana's interaction.
I have to admit the Gatewatch has been really growing on me. They're giving other characters respectable screen time and the consistency otherwise is surprisingly welcome.
Upon reading, I was at first very impressed by Gideon's struggle between two sides, and reluctance to get involved. The story was dynamic, and I was reading intently. Then the time broke, and Gideon went to see Chandra. The dialogue killed the mood, and Chandra sounded like a 13 year old girl who is throwing a tantrum. It seems they are trying to hard to make her have one identity and follow a single focus, without any will to go beyond that. I also felt their conversation started out incredibly forced, but as it continued on, I could feel the dialogue get more natural, much more like friends who are in a situation that they see differently on. I feel like the writers are trying to set the two up for a romance, but I don't know how I feel about that.
Liliana was portrayed fantastically. The only thing I dislike was how naive she sounds for a hundred something year old necromancer who has been to more worlds and seen more atrocities then can be committed to memory. It was nice to see a development made on the search for Tezzeret, with information about where he has been hiding and roughly what he has been up to. It feels as though the next issue will involve more pointless fighting, but also hopefully some development on the chase for everyone's favorite blue aligned artificer.
So, Tezzeret steals all the inventions, weeks pass and people are fine with that?
Why not? We had to be :).
And its not a matter of people being fine with it- its a matter of being in a position to do something about it. Rebellion for the sake of rebellion is ineffective, and in this particular climate, a great way to get yourself killed (remember what was going to happen to the caterer last week until Yahenni stepped in?). The mass confiscation caught everyone off guard, even the rebels. There was simply no way anyone could have reacted to that in any sort of timely matter. Add in the fact that the Gatewatch couldn't figure out Tezzeret's exact location... that they are seemingly organized enough after a couple weeks is pretty remarkable even of itself. I've never led an open revolt against a government before, but I'm fairly certain it requires considerable logistics to be any sort of effective.
Anyways, I liked the story. It was good to get a perspective on Gideon- being a white Heiromancer, I kinda always figured that he'd probably be the uneasiest going up against the Consulate, and most likely to sympathize with their authoritarianism. It was kinda cool to see a bit of that internal conflict play out.
Well now, this is what I've been wanting. A little dynamic between the characters - some development and depth to their interactions. And we got that. I'm seeing hints that Chandra is being given room to grow and mature,and I'm hoping this position of leadership within the revolution is that. I'm also feeling like Creative is setting up Gideon aND Chandra as a thing, which I'd be cool with. I think their dynamics play well off of one another. It was nice to see Gideon's thought processes about how to navigate interactions with Chandra and her temper and Liliana and her.....death....spell....casting. I mean, she's not an easy chat is what I'm saying. Getting her to reveal any aspect of her past and vulnerability shows she's developing some iota of trust in the group, or at least Gideon, and that seems to be a huge debelopment moving forward. Without that, would Gideon have let her go after Gezzeret solo? Probably not, I'd wager.
Also, Gideon's internal conflict and reasoning seems both genuine and believable, and I'm curious to see if Dovin plays to that at aboutndndll down the line.
But most of all, can we just be thankful for these sentences?
"Jace...well, just kind of stood there. And then a shimmer, so fleeting he wasn't sure he saw it. Huh. Mind magic: Gideon would never get quite used to it."
Exquisite. I love when the story makes fun of Jace. I don't hate Jace, but his whole persona is so easy to Crack jokes about.
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Not the most eventful story, but like saint_wilbur said, I do like that Gideon addressed the fact that the Gatewatch is all entangled for personal reasons more than anything.
Battle at the Bridge isn't referring to a Bridge like goes over water, OR the portal.
It's Skysovereign's bridge! Tezzeret is building a new Weatherlight! That explains why the Gatewatch needs Heart of Kiran.
But wouldn't the card then be called "Battle ON the bridge"?
I still believe "The Bridge" is the portal itself. The question is, why is Tezzeret building one? Not for Bolas himself, that's for sure (why would the dragon need that?). Also I might be mistaken, but what if Dark Intimations actually depicts Tezzerets plans failing... plans which were actually against Bolas himself? That's why the flavor text of Battle at the Bridge doesn't seem to be threatening the Gatewatch or Kaladesh directly, Tezzeret wants to somehow use the portal against Bolas (he tried to revolt in Test of Metal as well (and I know that ones canonicity is in question)). The Gatewatch might actually win the fight against him... and then realize that the only one they helped by doing so was Nicol Bolas. That would be a nice twist in my opinion. But of course I could be entirely wrong.
I still believe "The Bridge" is the portal itself. The question is, why is Tezzeret building one? Not for Bolas himself, that's for sure (why would the dragon need that?). Also I might be mistaken, but what if Dark Intimations actually depicts Tezzerets plans failing... plans which were actually against Bolas himself? That's why the flavor text of Battle at the Bridge doesn't seem to be threatening the Gatewatch or Kaladesh directly, Tezzeret wants to somehow use the portal against Bolas (he tried to revolt in Test of Metal as well (and I know that ones canonicity is in question)). The Gatewatch might actually win the fight against him... and then realize that the only one they helped by doing so was Nicol Bolas. That would be a nice twist in my opinion. But of course I could be entirely wrong.
I thought the art of Dark Intimation was that Tezzeret was building a Bolas clone to use against Bolas. But Tezzeret failing because of the Gatewatch would give reason to have the next set be on Bolas's home plane.
I still believe "The Bridge" is the portal itself. The question is, why is Tezzeret building one? Not for Bolas himself, that's for sure (why would the dragon need that?). Also I might be mistaken, but what if Dark Intimations actually depicts Tezzerets plans failing... plans which were actually against Bolas himself? That's why the flavor text of Battle at the Bridge doesn't seem to be threatening the Gatewatch or Kaladesh directly, Tezzeret wants to somehow use the portal against Bolas (he tried to revolt in Test of Metal as well (and I know that ones canonicity is in question)). The Gatewatch might actually win the fight against him... and then realize that the only one they helped by doing so was Nicol Bolas. That would be a nice twist in my opinion. But of course I could be entirely wrong.
I thought the art of Dark Intimation was that Tezzeret was building a Bolas clone to use against Bolas. But Tezzeret failing because of the Gatewatch would give reason to have the next set be on Bolas's home plane.
Dark Intimation - meaning clues or hints, not Dark Imitation, meaning copy.
Dark Intimation - meaning clues or hints, not Dark Imitation, meaning copy.
I originally misread Intimation as "Imitation" on the card name, but the art of the metal structure in that card sure looks like Bolas. Thus, I was interpreting the card as an intimation (hint) to a Bolas imitation that Tezzeret was building.
Since Dark Intimationsincreases Bolas' loyalty, I don't suspect that Tezzeret is plotting against his Dragon Bro.
I am speculating, but maybe Bolas finds out about Tezzeret's plan, and absorbs the power of that creation for himself. That can somewhat explain the card mechanics of exiling the card in the graveyard and adding a loyalty counter.
I guess we will all eventually find out if Tezzeret was rebelling against Bolas or whether he was furthering Bolas's plans.
Also I might be mistaken, but what if Dark Intimations actually depicts Tezzerets plans failing... plans which were actually against Bolas himself?
Since Dark Intimationsincreases Bolas' loyalty, I don't suspect that Tezzeret is plotting against his Dragon Bro.
Which is exactly my point: It shows Tezzeret failing (!) not succeeding (note that Grixis is not HIS but Bolas color combination). That's why it increases Bolas loyalty.
Yessss, I hope we get another plane-hopping ship. I thought it might be Heart of Kiran, as I said in that thread.
Also today's story was nice. I read the first paragraph and though oh great, Gideon. But, it was more huuman this time around. Chandra still isn't sparking any interest though. And Liliana speaking Doge meme was just weird.
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I've been telling people... patience. I'm looking forward to Tezzeret crushing the Gatewatch.
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I wonder what exactly is meant to be going on Dark Intimations....except of it all being a huge callback to Cruel Ultimatum, including the metal mimicking the silhouette of Bolas's horns and the person depicted being Tezzeret.
And yeah, Tezz looks pretty diabolic at the Battle card. Definitely better than his PW deck version art.
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Unknown Event 1
Pia's Revolution
Disallow
Battle at the Bridge
Dark Intimations
It's looking like there will be some sparking event, then Pia leads the revolution, Chandra confronts Baral, the Gatewatch confront Tezzeret, and they fail, with Tezzeret's plan coming to fruition.
Dark Intimation does seem like it's Tezzeret. It's his jacket, gray/white hair, and if you look close you can see the etherium arm.
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You mention this before and I agree that Pia dying would be good twist. It also "frees" chandra since I would except her to stop planes walking for awhile to be with her mom.
So does every main character(s) unless your in game of thrones...or comic books but then you just get brought back over and over.
In all fairness lets wait for the story first. While I know many people disagree, I don't count SoI ending as a true victory since Emrakul let herself be trapped.
And Nahiri is still out in the multiverse, a danger the gatewatch don't know about.
The spotlight has the order of its placement. Pia's Revolution is story 2/5 and Dark Intimations is 5/5
Its Tezzy, just at an odd angle and the different looks the walkers kinda get from artist to artist.
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I'm pretty sure Tezzeret is still acting on behalf of Bolas. I wouldn't be surprised if Kaladesh was secretly run by Bolas as well at this point.
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As for what is new, ....that's a portal behind Tezzeret in Battle at the Bridge, right? Maybe it's just what he needed to bring Draco Bolas to Amonkhet? His flavor text quote ain't all that sinister even, seems like he's got a conflict in mind with someone else...
(don't get me started on the purple/tentacly silhouettes though)
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Well, I thought about that as well, but it looks like a Kaladesh golden metal structures on both sides (my first thought was a crashed skyship).
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Judging the shadowed illustrations, today's story should include Gideon smashing a thopter, next week Tezzeret (hopefully with his card).
Episode 6 should involve the woman pilot with bandar, and Episode 7 Heart of Kiran...
Battle at the Bridge isn't referring to a Bridge like goes over water, OR the portal.
It's Skysovereign's bridge! Tezzeret is building a new Weatherlight! That explains why the Gatewatch needs Heart of Kiran.
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I have to admit the Gatewatch has been really growing on me. They're giving other characters respectable screen time and the consistency otherwise is surprisingly welcome.
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Cards I still want to see created:
|| Olantin, Lost City || Pavios and Thanasis || Choryu ||
Although to be fair, Venser was building Predator 2.0
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Liliana was portrayed fantastically. The only thing I dislike was how naive she sounds for a hundred something year old necromancer who has been to more worlds and seen more atrocities then can be committed to memory. It was nice to see a development made on the search for Tezzeret, with information about where he has been hiding and roughly what he has been up to. It feels as though the next issue will involve more pointless fighting, but also hopefully some development on the chase for everyone's favorite blue aligned artificer.
Why not? We had to be :).
And its not a matter of people being fine with it- its a matter of being in a position to do something about it. Rebellion for the sake of rebellion is ineffective, and in this particular climate, a great way to get yourself killed (remember what was going to happen to the caterer last week until Yahenni stepped in?). The mass confiscation caught everyone off guard, even the rebels. There was simply no way anyone could have reacted to that in any sort of timely matter. Add in the fact that the Gatewatch couldn't figure out Tezzeret's exact location... that they are seemingly organized enough after a couple weeks is pretty remarkable even of itself. I've never led an open revolt against a government before, but I'm fairly certain it requires considerable logistics to be any sort of effective.
Anyways, I liked the story. It was good to get a perspective on Gideon- being a white Heiromancer, I kinda always figured that he'd probably be the uneasiest going up against the Consulate, and most likely to sympathize with their authoritarianism. It was kinda cool to see a bit of that internal conflict play out.
Also, Gideon's internal conflict and reasoning seems both genuine and believable, and I'm curious to see if Dovin plays to that at aboutndndll down the line.
But most of all, can we just be thankful for these sentences?
"Jace...well, just kind of stood there. And then a shimmer, so fleeting he wasn't sure he saw it. Huh. Mind magic: Gideon would never get quite used to it."
Exquisite. I love when the story makes fun of Jace. I don't hate Jace, but his whole persona is so easy to Crack jokes about.
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But wouldn't the card then be called "Battle ON the bridge"?
I still believe "The Bridge" is the portal itself. The question is, why is Tezzeret building one? Not for Bolas himself, that's for sure (why would the dragon need that?). Also I might be mistaken, but what if Dark Intimations actually depicts Tezzerets plans failing... plans which were actually against Bolas himself? That's why the flavor text of Battle at the Bridge doesn't seem to be threatening the Gatewatch or Kaladesh directly, Tezzeret wants to somehow use the portal against Bolas (he tried to revolt in Test of Metal as well (and I know that ones canonicity is in question)). The Gatewatch might actually win the fight against him... and then realize that the only one they helped by doing so was Nicol Bolas. That would be a nice twist in my opinion. But of course I could be entirely wrong.
I thought the art of Dark Intimation was that Tezzeret was building a Bolas clone to use against Bolas. But Tezzeret failing because of the Gatewatch would give reason to have the next set be on Bolas's home plane.
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I assume that "something big" is the Heart of Kiran.
Since Dark Intimations increases Bolas' loyalty, I don't suspect that Tezzeret is plotting against his Dragon Bro.
I originally misread Intimation as "Imitation" on the card name, but the art of the metal structure in that card sure looks like Bolas. Thus, I was interpreting the card as an intimation (hint) to a Bolas imitation that Tezzeret was building.
I am speculating, but maybe Bolas finds out about Tezzeret's plan, and absorbs the power of that creation for himself. That can somewhat explain the card mechanics of exiling the card in the graveyard and adding a loyalty counter.
I guess we will all eventually find out if Tezzeret was rebelling against Bolas or whether he was furthering Bolas's plans.
Which is exactly my point: It shows Tezzeret failing (!) not succeeding (note that Grixis is not HIS but Bolas color combination). That's why it increases Bolas loyalty.
Also today's story was nice. I read the first paragraph and though oh great, Gideon. But, it was more huuman this time around. Chandra still isn't sparking any interest though. And Liliana speaking Doge meme was just weird.