So they take a card that was included in a commander deck as a bulk rare and now upshift it to mythic.
Sad times.
Reprints in Commander precons hold their last known rarity, so it really doesn't matter. What matters is that this entire cycle got upshifted because some cards (*cough*we're getting Hypergenesis in this set*cough*) get mythic status for being that annoying in Limited. Knowing Magic players, splitting them up will annoy more people than this specific upshift.
The mythics in this set are so hit and miss it's not even funny. I mean imagine opening this as your mythic.
I guess one of the issues is there simply isn't enough cards of value in Time Spiral block to cover enough mythics for a set, especially across all the colours. So they chose this cycle as most mythic feeling even though pretty much the whole cycle is worth nothing these days (and will be after this at least).
I feel like these are real feel bad mythics for players to open though, as they are even complete garbage in draft.
So they take a card that was included in a commander deck as a bulk rare and now upshift it to mythic.
Sad times.
Reprints in Commander precons hold their last known rarity, so it really doesn't matter. What matters is that this entire cycle got upshifted because some cards (*cough*we're getting Hypergenesis in this set*cough*) get mythic status for being that annoying in Limited. Knowing Magic players, splitting them up will annoy more people than this specific upshift.
Yeah. Apparently [card]Sprout Swarm[/mana] didn't make the cut even after debating putting it at mythic because it made too many nerds upset. I don't get why they couldn't have just printed it at rare? How different is it than some of the other S tier limited bombs they pull? R&D is dumb.
Also how is wheel mythic level? Did they just not have anything better in red to throw in here?
So they take a card that was included in a commander deck as a bulk rare and now upshift it to mythic.
Sad times.
Reprints in Commander precons hold their last known rarity, so it really doesn't matter. What matters is that this entire cycle got upshifted because some cards (*cough*we're getting Hypergenesis in this set*cough*) get mythic status for being that annoying in Limited. Knowing Magic players, splitting them up will annoy more people than this specific upshift.
Yeah. Apparently [card]Sprout Swarm[/mana] didn't make the cut even after debating putting it at mythic because it made too many nerds upset. I don't get why they couldn't have just printed it at rare? How different is it than some of the other S tier limited bombs they pull? R&D is dumb.
Also how is wheel mythic level? Did they just not have anything better in red to throw in here?
The Sprout Swarm couldn't be printed even at mythic for limited purposes is complete nonsense. Its reputation is actually higher than its power level, in part because it was common meant it showed up in every draft, if it was originally printed at rare it simply wouldn't have this reputation. There have been far more obnoxious limited cards even at regular rare in recent times. If they wanted it in the set at mythic it could easily have happened, this idea it would have ruined limited at mythic is rubbish. I imagine it's more the backlash and visual of upgrading a common to mythic in a premium priced product wouldn't have gone down well.
On top of this the whole x is at y rarity to protect limited play really doesn't wash with me in these premium products ever anyway. Premium products get drafted far less than standard ones, they are mostly drafted once and never again. Even the huge hit of Modern Horizon's I think at my LGS there was interest to draft it for about 3 weeks. Online most people will draft the set phantom. The limited experience should be far less of a factor in these products, yes it should be playable, but it shouldn't be the overriding factor in set design.
So they take a card that was included in a commander deck as a bulk rare and now upshift it to mythic.
Sad times.
Reprints in Commander precons hold their last known rarity, so it really doesn't matter. What matters is that this entire cycle got upshifted because some cards (*cough*we're getting Hypergenesis in this set*cough*) get mythic status for being that annoying in Limited. Knowing Magic players, splitting them up will annoy more people than this specific upshift.
Yeah. Apparently [card]Sprout Swarm[/mana] didn't make the cut even after debating putting it at mythic because it made too many nerds upset. I don't get why they couldn't have just printed it at rare? How different is it than some of the other S tier limited bombs they pull? R&D is dumb.
Also how is wheel mythic level? Did they just not have anything better in red to throw in here?
Dood. Tomorrow green is being revealed. Sprout Swarm still has a chance of being in the set.
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So they take a card that was included in a commander deck as a bulk rare and now upshift it to mythic.
Sad times.
Lol that's not how rarity works in commander decks
Rarities in commander decks presents how many decks have that card
Common means all the decks (exception is sol ring)
Uncommon means 2 or 3
Rare and mythic means only 1 decks
So being mythic is normal
That's only in the case of cards that are created specifically for that Commander deck. Cards in commander deck that are reprinted are given their last rarity from a booster product (which is why the Sol Ring you mentioned has an uncommon symbol - because it was uncommon in Alpha/Beta/Unlimited - even though it is in literally every Commander deck)
Wheel of Fate was printed before Mythic rarity existed, so the upshift is probably where it would have landed had the option existed when Time Spiral was printed.
Another upshifted suspend card with no mana cost, now with the Goblin Welder reference gone full circle.
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Sad times.
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I guess one of the issues is there simply isn't enough cards of value in Time Spiral block to cover enough mythics for a set, especially across all the colours. So they chose this cycle as most mythic feeling even though pretty much the whole cycle is worth nothing these days (and will be after this at least).
I feel like these are real feel bad mythics for players to open though, as they are even complete garbage in draft.
Yeah. Apparently [card]Sprout Swarm[/mana] didn't make the cut even after debating putting it at mythic because it made too many nerds upset. I don't get why they couldn't have just printed it at rare? How different is it than some of the other S tier limited bombs they pull? R&D is dumb.
Also how is wheel mythic level? Did they just not have anything better in red to throw in here?
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The Sprout Swarm couldn't be printed even at mythic for limited purposes is complete nonsense. Its reputation is actually higher than its power level, in part because it was common meant it showed up in every draft, if it was originally printed at rare it simply wouldn't have this reputation. There have been far more obnoxious limited cards even at regular rare in recent times. If they wanted it in the set at mythic it could easily have happened, this idea it would have ruined limited at mythic is rubbish. I imagine it's more the backlash and visual of upgrading a common to mythic in a premium priced product wouldn't have gone down well.
On top of this the whole x is at y rarity to protect limited play really doesn't wash with me in these premium products ever anyway. Premium products get drafted far less than standard ones, they are mostly drafted once and never again. Even the huge hit of Modern Horizon's I think at my LGS there was interest to draft it for about 3 weeks. Online most people will draft the set phantom. The limited experience should be far less of a factor in these products, yes it should be playable, but it shouldn't be the overriding factor in set design.
Lol that's not how rarity works in commander decks
Rarities in commander decks presents how many decks have that card
Common means all the decks (exception is sol ring)
Uncommon means 2 or 3
Rare and mythic means only 1 decks
So being mythic is normal
Dood. Tomorrow green is being revealed. Sprout Swarm still has a chance of being in the set.
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That's only in the case of cards that are created specifically for that Commander deck. Cards in commander deck that are reprinted are given their last rarity from a booster product (which is why the Sol Ring you mentioned has an uncommon symbol - because it was uncommon in Alpha/Beta/Unlimited - even though it is in literally every Commander deck)
Wheel of Fate was printed before Mythic rarity existed, so the upshift is probably where it would have landed had the option existed when Time Spiral was printed.
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