MTG Salvation

Wow I love this card. It slots right into a bunch of my decks...

Also, warlock??

Well they certainly nailed the Pied Piper flavor. If rats are supported then this may be worth a slot in Standard. Certainly worth it in Commander where stealing multiple creatures every turn is probably very reasonable between rat tokens and untap effects.

The pied piper of Hamelin.

...Warlock?

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This gonna be OP in ELD limited.

Ok i have to admit i liked the Throne of Eldraine Trailer, it was very cringe some times but was nice nonetheless.

Theros beyond death (elspeth)
Monsterworld
Coreset 2021 (Teferi themed)
Zendikar without eldrazi

Marrow-Gnawer is now gonna be worth 200 dollars now

So, the pied piper is here. Fingers crossed for rat king.
(those who don't know what it is, google at your own risk)

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Marrow-Gnawer is now gonna be worth 200 dollars now

I'd put some money on Swarmyard too.
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Pied Piper here, make sure you pays his dues. Rat take control is gonna be real strong, Rat Commander is gonna be scary with that out.

Black mind control is interesting- we very rarely get to see that, even though it's in colour. Perfect fit here.

I like this card quite a bit. Kinda annoyed it's not a commander tho.

I'm bugged that they went with Warlock over Witch. I read that many real life male witches consider "warlock" a derogatory term. At any rate, Warlock is now black's primary mage creature type, creating a cycle of Cleric, Wizard, Warlock, Shaman, and Druid.

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I'm bugged that they went with Warlock over Witch. I read that many real life male witches consider "warlock" a derogatory term. At any rate, Warlock is now black's primary mage creature type, creating a cycle of Cleric, Wizard, Warlock, Shaman, and Druid.

Maybe it's a D&D style Warlock and gets his/her powers over rats from some extremely powerful entity.

So, Black now has Assassin and Warlock as two of its distinct classes. Maybe they can bring Mercenary back as black's primary fighter class?

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I'm bugged that they went with Warlock over Witch. I read that many real life male witches consider "warlock" a derogatory term. At any rate, Warlock is now black's primary mage creature type, creating a cycle of Cleric, Wizard, Warlock, Shaman, and Druid.

DnD uses warlock so it help cross brand and as magic warlocks are gonna be there own thing and wouldn't follow what real witches own beliefs and traditions, it helps keep the two from being compared.

Another new creature type is also gonna be showing up on Monday per Maro;

baalsabo-blog asked: I think nobles and warlocks are great additions to the game. New creature types seem like a great way to explore new conceptual design space. I see the addition of new creature types as a generally additive event, rather than as a subtractive one.

A: Wait, there’s one more coming in one of the preview cards in my Monday column. : )

Well, at least black has its own mage type now, rather than constantly sharing Cleric, Wizard, Shaman, and Druid with the other colors. I expect to see a Warlock errata for a lot of Witches:

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I'm bugged that they went with Warlock over Witch. I read that many real life male witches consider "warlock" a derogatory term. At any rate, Warlock is now black's primary mage creature type, creating a cycle of Cleric, Wizard, Warlock, Shaman, and Druid.

DnD uses warlock so it help cross brand and as magic warlocks are gonna be there own thing and wouldn't follow what real witches own beliefs and traditions, it helps keep the two from being compared.

Another new creature type is also gonna be showing up on Monday per Maro;

baalsabo-blog asked: I think nobles and warlocks are great additions to the game. New creature types seem like a great way to explore new conceptual design space. I see the addition of new creature types as a generally additive event, rather than as a subtractive one.

A: Wait, there’s one more coming in one of the preview cards in my Monday column. : )

The etymology of "warlock" is literally "oath breaker." So it's a bit ironic that in D&D it is used for pretty much the opposite, magic which comes through upholding a pact. It's also a bit strange that contract-magic is associated with chaotic alignments, when conceptually it seems quite lawful.

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The etymology of "warlock" is literally "oath breaker." So it's a bit ironic that in D&D it is used for pretty much the opposite, magic which comes through upholding a pact. It's also a bit strange that contract-magic is associated with chaotic alignments, when conceptually it seems quite lawful.

It's a deal with the devil thing.

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The etymology of "warlock" is literally "oath breaker." So it's a bit ironic that in D&D it is used for pretty much the opposite, magic which comes through upholding a pact. It's also a bit strange that contract-magic is associated with chaotic alignments, when conceptually it seems quite lawful.

It's a deal with the devil thing.

Right, which makes it good as a characteristic black-aligned class. But the requirement that warlocks be chaotic and/or evil in the D&D context (at least in 3.5) makes a lot less sense than lawful and/or evil. The devil should have some confidence that the terms of the deal will be honored by the warlock, or he probably wouldn't offer it, suggesting a more lawful orientation for the warlock. But back to real-world context, making a deal with the devil can be considered a kind of oath-breaking in the sense of apostasy, if one had made a prior covenant with God. It doesn't necessarily carry that connotation in fantasy settings, though, instead the modern fantasy warlock as archetypically defined by D&D begins with an oath made and not with breaking one. Subversive oaths are still oaths, after all. But meanings of words change, so it's fine.

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I found the promo version of this card for the Throne Bundle

Is it me or that flute looks weirdly like citanul flute?