I was completing a WOTC survey (Here: (https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/4534974/pasw3en?src=mxheader), thanks to KingChewie), and was writing about the reprints in COMM18. The biggest complaint being that there were no good reprints. This led me to thinking about what reprints could go into COMM18. Chromatic Lantern and Cyclonic Rift being strong contenders.
So that had be wondering, since both of these cards (Lantern and Rift) were cards originally printed in RTR. Could they be coming back in the Guild Kits? We've already seen that Deathrite Shaman and Abrupt Decay are being reprinted which are fairly decent reprints, although not at the price of either Rift or Lantern.
I can't say... but I will admit I really want new art for Cyclonic Rift. Preferably one that actually makes it look like a hurricane. And not Ravnica themed. Zendikar would be a good plane to have this thematically.
I can't say... but I will admit I really want new art for Cyclonic Rift. Preferably one that actually makes it look like a hurricane. And not Ravnica themed. Zendikar would be a good plane to have this thematically.
Fwiw, tornados are also cyclones, which is just a large scale air mass that rotates around a strong, low-pressure center. Some southern hemisphere nations DO use cyclone to mean hurricane, but that's a narrower definition.
A Zendikar-themed, Roil-y Cyclonic Rift would probably be cool-looking, but I must admit I don't know the policy for art when reprinting cards with guild mechanics outside of a setting that actually reuses those mechanics. I feel like out of context it's still an Izzet-connected spell and would still have to have that theme with new art, at least in my mind. Nevertheless, sticking a tiny Ral in the foreground casting the spell on any given plane would solve this issue.
Well, Chromatic Lantern was in Commander 2016, and isn't considered a universal staple, so it's non-inclusion isn't really a snub in the way other expected reprints that have never been provided were, like Oracle of Mul-Daya and Rhystic Study
I doubt Cyclonic Rift will show up. I feel like they view that card as problematic and don't want to encourage it's use. If it were to be reprinted, I really don't see it outside of a commander set. Anything's possible though, they've done less likely reprints in unexpected places before.
Well, Chromatic Lantern was in Commander 2016, and isn't considered a universal staple, so it's non-inclusion isn't really a snub in the way other expected reprints that have never been provided were, like Oracle of Mul-Daya and Rhystic Study
I doubt Cyclonic Rift will show up. I feel like they view that card as problematic and don't want to encourage it's use. If it were to be reprinted, I really don't see it outside of a commander set. Anything's possible though, they've done less likely reprints in unexpected places before.
They've already reprinted it in Modern Masters 2017. I am not sure they care about its use enough to not print it here. There are other reasons it might not be included but "don't want to encourage its use" seems pretty low on the list.
I feel like Chromatic Lantern could be printed in any of the new Ravnica blocks, and Cyclonic Rift I would assume would have to be in the Izzet guild (obviously).
Wizards has been seeding their other products with cards to update COMM precons. Satyr Enchanter, Scapeshift, Crucible of Worldsin M19, Kor Spiritdancer, Land Tax, Mycosynth Lattice in Battlebond. Last year, we had tribal decks with cats and vampires being part of the selection and cat tribal in Amonkhet and vampires in Ixalan.
So that had be wondering, since both of these cards (Lantern and Rift) were cards originally printed in RTR. Could they be coming back in the Guild Kits? We've already seen that Deathrite Shaman and Abrupt Decay are being reprinted which are fairly decent reprints, although not at the price of either Rift or Lantern.
What do you think?
|| UW Jace, Vyn's Prodigy UW || UG Kenessos, Priest of Thassa (feat. Arixmethes) UG ||
Cards I still want to see created:
|| Olantin, Lost City || Pavios and Thanasis || Choryu ||
A Zendikar-themed, Roil-y Cyclonic Rift would probably be cool-looking, but I must admit I don't know the policy for art when reprinting cards with guild mechanics outside of a setting that actually reuses those mechanics. I feel like out of context it's still an Izzet-connected spell and would still have to have that theme with new art, at least in my mind. Nevertheless, sticking a tiny Ral in the foreground casting the spell on any given plane would solve this issue.
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I doubt Cyclonic Rift will show up. I feel like they view that card as problematic and don't want to encourage it's use. If it were to be reprinted, I really don't see it outside of a commander set. Anything's possible though, they've done less likely reprints in unexpected places before.
(W/U)(B/R)GForm of Progenitus, Shape of a Scrubland
BRGJund Tokens with Prossh, the Magic Dragon Foil
URGAnimar, the RUG CleanerFoil
RRRFeldon of the Third Path 2.0 Foil
BG(B/G)Not Another Meren DeckFoil
UR(U/R)Mizzix, Y Control and X Burn Spells
(W/U)(B/R)GHarold Ramos - The 35 Foot Long Twinkie (In +1/+1 counters)
UB(U/B)Dragonlord Silumgar
I was so close!
Very happy for the reprint, though.