Honestly, this feels like the most powerful set since OG Innistrad. Dominaria was good, but it felt better than it actually was due to the overall mediocrity of Standard really since RTR. Tarkir block was very good, but it was over the course of 3 sets. But if looking at a singular set, obviously Khans was the strongest with DTT, Treasure Cruise, Swiftspear, Hardened Scales, Stubborn Denial, and Jeskai Ascendancy all finding various amounts of play, with DTT and Treasure Cruise being outright banned everywhere sans Vintage because of how broken Delve is in older formats and Monastery Swiftspear being a burn staple. I'm not counting the fetchlands since they were a reprint.
I look at this set and I see so many cards that are powerful enough to see play in multiple places in tiered strategies and a bunch of super janky cards that can find their way into some funky brews. Dovin's Ban will be played in Modern and Legacy. Liliana's Triumph will be played in Modern and Legacy. Blast Zone will be played at the very least in Legacy Lands. Karn could create his own deck. Finale of Devastation could be Modern's Green Sun Zenith.
This set is absurdly powerful and makes me so excited for Standard legal sets, as it's been quite mediocre for so long. Kaladesh didn't live up to Maro's hype at all, where I honestly feel WAR surpassed Maro's hype. I can't really comment about Limited, but from purely a constructed standpoint, this is the best set since OG Innistrad imo and took what worked great with Dominaria and took it to the next level. I really hope we keep this high power level, and I'll be very sad if the power level goes down. At the same time, this all coincides with the creation of Play Design, and I really hope that implies that we'll get more of this moving forward.
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I look at this set and I see so many cards that are powerful enough to see play in multiple places in tiered strategies and a bunch of super janky cards that can find their way into some funky brews. Dovin's Ban will be played in Modern and Legacy. Liliana's Triumph will be played in Modern and Legacy. Blast Zone will be played at the very least in Legacy Lands. Karn could create his own deck. Finale of Devastation could be Modern's Green Sun Zenith.
This set is absurdly powerful and makes me so excited for Standard legal sets, as it's been quite mediocre for so long. Kaladesh didn't live up to Maro's hype at all, where I honestly feel WAR surpassed Maro's hype. I can't really comment about Limited, but from purely a constructed standpoint, this is the best set since OG Innistrad imo and took what worked great with Dominaria and took it to the next level. I really hope we keep this high power level, and I'll be very sad if the power level goes down. At the same time, this all coincides with the creation of Play Design, and I really hope that implies that we'll get more of this moving forward.