So, core sets like to have one mechanic from a previous block that they bring back and use in a new context.
In the past, it has always been a faction-based mechanic that R&D has color shifted slightly (Black Exalted and Bloodthirst, Grixis Convoke) to open up more design space.
Which mechanic do you guys think will return in M19?
Battle cry is probably the easiest to include because it's the simplest. As much as I'd like to see evolve it might be a bit much bookkeeping for a core mechanic.
With all that haas happened since (Magic Origins being a "Core Set plus") we don't know therewon't be a new mechanic. I wouldn't be surprised to not even see one beside maybe crew - which would at least be new for core sets.
I assume whatever nonevergreen mechanic there will be, it will be tied into the theme - which we AFAIK are not privvy to.
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I find it unlikely that we'll get Battle Cry because we already have 22 Red and White Common cards spoiled, and none had Battle Cry.
I wouldn't surprised if they shifted the colors around, but it's likely that the mechanic will still be tied to at least one of those colors if it ever returns, and statistically it's hard to pick at random so many cards with those colors and turn out that not a single one has the keyword.
I'm going with the magic origins thought and say new mechanic(s).
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I like Q but it had issues, including the color pie problem of giving every color vigilance and the logistical issue of people thinking it was the tap symbol (somehow, despite the fact that it's inverted and in different colors and had reminder text).
I'd rather Prowess across the board and not just restricted to RWU.
You guys are gonna laugh or roll your eyes but I was hoping for more representation from underrepresented mechanics like Channel. Or, what I've been dying to see come back, is Flanking. A perfect nod to Dominaria without it being tied to it directly.
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I wouldn't mind seeing something like Undying, especially if M19 has something to do with Bolas and his schemes. Feels like it could work it's way into all colors... if Eternals are present from Amonkhet and transferred using whatever machine Bolas built with Tezz, they could easily fit and Undying would be great for them. White and Green could use undying also but be flavored away from Eternals.
Story points aside, Undying is a fairly simple to grasp mechanic that works well when you're talking about all aspects of the color pie. Either tough warriors and knights, zombies, trolls, Phoenix...
I also enjoy Morbid as an ability for the same reason. It fits in most colors and it's going to be a trigger that occurs often enough that it's not useless.
I find it unlikely that we'll get Battle Cry because we already have 22 Red and White Common cards spoiled, and none had Battle Cry.
I wouldn't surprised if they shifted the colors around, but it's likely that the mechanic will still be tied to at least one of those colors if it ever returns, and statistically it's hard to pick at random so many cards with those colors and turn out that not a single one has the keyword.
Not saying it's impossible, just unlikely.
To few cards spoiled to make an assumption about the absence or presence of Battel Cry.
Looking at the "leaked" cards there is no coheren't identity among them other than some minor artifact support, likely to mesh with Dominaria.
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For one thing, I REALLY hope they abandon this Crew fad to maybe 1-2 cards a set, or entirely do away with it in the future. Was not a fan of it at all. As far as old keywords making a comeback, personal favorites I would love to see return are Populate, Proliferate, and/or Heroic.
If I had to choose a single option of those 3, id go with Proliferate, I have a feeling that it would be an amazing mechanic when it's not in the same format as Infect, (ugh...). Was for sure one of my favorite mechanics from the last decade.
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In the past, it has always been a faction-based mechanic that R&D has color shifted slightly (Black Exalted and Bloodthirst, Grixis Convoke) to open up more design space.
Which mechanic do you guys think will return in M19?
My money is on either Dash, Evolve or Battle Cry.
Thoughts?
Battle cry is probably the easiest to include because it's the simplest. As much as I'd like to see evolve it might be a bit much bookkeeping for a core mechanic.
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I assume whatever nonevergreen mechanic there will be, it will be tied into the theme - which we AFAIK are not privvy to.
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I wouldn't surprised if they shifted the colors around, but it's likely that the mechanic will still be tied to at least one of those colors if it ever returns, and statistically it's hard to pick at random so many cards with those colors and turn out that not a single one has the keyword.
Not saying it's impossible, just unlikely.
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I̟̥͍̠ͅn̩͉̣͍̬͚ͅ ̬̬͖t̯̹̞̺͖͓̯̤h̘͍̬e͙̯͈̖̼̮ ̭̬f̺̲̲̪i͙͉̟̩̰r̪̝͚͈̝̥͍̝̲s̼̻͇̘̳͔ͅt̲̺̳̗̜̪̙ ̳̺̥̻͚̗ͅm̜̜̟̰͈͓͎͇o̝̖̮̝͇m̯̻̞̼̫̗͓̤e̩̯̬̮̩n͎̱̪̲̹͖t͇̖s̰̮ͅ,̤̲͙̻̭̻̯̹̰ ̖t̫̙̺̯͖͚̯ͅh͙̯̦̳̗̰̟e͖̪͉̼̯ ̪͕g̞̣͔a̗̦t̬̬͓͙̫̖̭̻e̩̻̯ ̜̖̦̖̤̭͙̬t̞̹̥̪͎͉ͅo͕͚͍͇̲͇͓̺ ̭̬͙͈̣̻t͈͍͙͓̫̖͙̩h̪̬̖̙e̗͈ ̗̬̟̞̺̤͉̯ͅa̦̯͚̙̜̮f͉͙̲̣̞̼t̪̤̞̣͚e̲͉̳̥r͇̪̙͚͓l̥̞̞͎̹̯̹ͅi͓̬f̮̥̬̞͈ͅe͎ ̟̩̤̳̠̯̩̯o̮̘̲p̟͚̣̞͉͓e͍̩̣n͔̼͕͚̜e̬̱d̼̘͎̖̹͍̮̠,͖̺̭̱̮ ̣̲͖̬̪̭̥a̪͚n̟̲̝̤̤̞̗d̘̱̗͇̮͕̳͕͔ ͖̞͉͎t̹̙͎h̰̱͉̗e̪̞̱̝̹̩ͅ ̠̱̩̭̦p̯̙e͓o̳͚̰̯̺̱̰͔̘p̬͎̱̣̼̩͇l̗̟̖͚̠e̱͉͔̱̦̬̟̙ ̖͚̪͔̼̦w̺̖̤̱e͖̗̻̦͓̖̘̜r̭̥e͔̹̫̱͕̦̰͕ ̗͔̠p̠̗͍͍̱̳̠r̰͔͎̰o͉̥͓̰͚̥s̟͚̹̱͔̣t͉̙̳̖͖̪̮r̥̘̥͙̹a͉̟̫̟̳̠̟̭t͈̜̰͈͎e̞̣̭̲̬ ͚̗̯̟͙i͍͖̰̘̦͖͉ṇ̮̻̯̦̲̩͍ ̦̮͚̫̤t͉͖̫͕ͅͅh͙̮̻̘̣̮̼e͕̺ ͙l͕̠͎̰̥i̲͓͉̲g̫̳̟͈͇̖h̠̦̖t͓̯͎̗ ̳̪̘̟̙̩̦o̫̲f̙͔̰̙̠ ̹̪̗͇̯t͖̼̼͉͖̬h̹͇̩e͚̖̺̤͉̹͕̪ ͚͓̭̝̺G͎̗̯̩o̫̯̮̟̮̳̘d̜̲͙̠-̩̳̯̲̗̜P̹̘̥͉̝h͍͈̗̖̝ͅa͍̗̮̼̗r̜̖͇̙̺a̭̺͔̞̳͈o̪̣͓̯̬͙̯̰̗h̖̦͈̥̯͔.͇̣̙̝
I'd rather Prowess across the board and not just restricted to RWU.
You guys are gonna laugh or roll your eyes but I was hoping for more representation from underrepresented mechanics like Channel. Or, what I've been dying to see come back, is Flanking. A perfect nod to Dominaria without it being tied to it directly.
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Story points aside, Undying is a fairly simple to grasp mechanic that works well when you're talking about all aspects of the color pie. Either tough warriors and knights, zombies, trolls, Phoenix...
I also enjoy Morbid as an ability for the same reason. It fits in most colors and it's going to be a trigger that occurs often enough that it's not useless.
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To few cards spoiled to make an assumption about the absence or presence of Battel Cry.
Looking at the "leaked" cards there is no coheren't identity among them other than some minor artifact support, likely to mesh with Dominaria.
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If I had to choose a single option of those 3, id go with Proliferate, I have a feeling that it would be an amazing mechanic when it's not in the same format as Infect, (ugh...). Was for sure one of my favorite mechanics from the last decade.