What I find remarkable are the endless wishlists and requests for actual Magic worlds, characters, returns and themes that are still awaited, or denied.
I don't suspect this product will take away from any of that, but it does feel jarring. MTG has been very elastic in recent years, back and forth with alarming upheavals and controversy.
Magic has a Multiverse. Planes aren't just their own worlds, they are standalone dimensions. Entire separate universes. Which makes mortal teenager Planeswalkers besting overlords of entire planes stupid.
That said, a Multiverse would not excuse what is transpiring here. I'll maintain an open mind but the outrage is justified.
Ah hpyergenesis I remember that card that's pretty much the budget alternative to and suspend version of eureka in EDH it's one card I have never got yet
Time of need wow I forget that card exists sometimes and it's embarrassing especially for a EDH player in legends matter decks and yes also know it's from kamigawa
Time of Need has been a staple in my Thrasios Sea Monster deck for years. I prefer it to other tutors and always celebrate when I draw it. Highly recommend.
Honestly I'm willing to see how this plays out. LOTR I can understand. Warhammer 40K seems strange for a fantasy game but I'll stay open minded about it.
I just hope they select an IP I'd be interested in.
Frankly I just wanted a Water World from the shortlist and more Blue and Blue/Green lands that depict oceanic biomes (coral reefs, kelp forests, hydrothermal vents, shipwrecks, etc.) which evidently is too outrageous for creative to implement. Return to Kamigawa, a MTG IP, is unfathomable. A sea monster Gishath-level commander - unlikely. But UB is perfectly acceptable. It's this concept that bothers me more than crossovers. That reasonable, in-house or on-theme requests are unobtainable.
I'll just keep an open mind and let people enjoy the game their way. It's probably their way of bringing people into MTG and isn't much different from Oricas. The game is already making records though, but I guess it's all about new boundaries. We'll see...
There's just too much jarring news with MTG. Relax Hasbro.
This has potential to be good or bad. Right now it leans more toward the latter. I am not sure what to make of it really. At this point the Theros gods might as well have literally been the Greek pantheon exactly.
I will say this could have the potential to be interesting, but I am not sure if I like the idea of entire products dedicated to it, like Commander decks. I usually look forward to actual MTG planes getting themed cards in Commander decks, and past characters without them to finally see print. If this eats up space for MTG planes to get themed cards, that is rather lame.
But if we can have our cake and eat it too, as in this does not decrease MTG IP but supplements it, there are quite a few crossovers I would love. So far DND, Warhammer and even LOTR doe not interest me. No, as a pre-season 8 fan of GOT that crossover wouldn't either. Some of those that would I am not sure if MTG will consider. Like getting AVATAR/Pandora themed lands for example.
I'm over here still waiting for characters and locations from freaking Theros to get cards and Lord of the Rings is getting cards in MTG before MTG's own intellectual property does.
I love Will Kenrith's art. I wish we could get the twins on their own individual cards. Like, put them in the same sets together, but give us individual characters. So upsetting.
That Silverquil leader guy, oh yaaass henny
Love the Japanese artwork. If we get the snowy Mt. Fuji/Kyoto art I will cry with joy
Had that issue too with the prerelease kits and "prize" packs given out. Price packs had a darker colour versus those in the prerelease pack. Also the serial numbers of the packs were different per printing.
Also, the card placement in certain printings differs too where the token/land/rare is at the front versus the back.
'buster
I love the dark, saturated cards that have a thick, glossy like finish. I actively try to swap or trade for them.
The Theros pre-release kits, fat packs and theme boosters had these gorgeous saturated cards. So I had the agonizing goal of getting all cards from those sources before booster boxes were opened, and the market became flooded with pale, sun-bleached and flimsy looking cards. The cards from Theros boxes looked horrible.
Names sound cool. Anyone that attended university knows dorms and lecture halls have names. "Do you study in Fletcher Hall?" etc. Them being houses isn't exclusive to Potter, only adapted by it.
Actually, this article is the entire problem. Neo-Nazis? Really? Way to buy into propaganda. And the Trump reference about "locker room talk" - way to push your political agendas on a card game forum and assume your opinions are the status quo, and the only right way to think. That's why everyone is sick of liberals and SJWs. Arrogance and ignorance. No one gives a damn bro, we're here for card games. Get over yourselves and off your righteous soapbox.
I don't suspect this product will take away from any of that, but it does feel jarring. MTG has been very elastic in recent years, back and forth with alarming upheavals and controversy.
That said, a Multiverse would not excuse what is transpiring here. I'll maintain an open mind but the outrage is justified.
"For draft!"
I just hope they select an IP I'd be interested in.
Frankly I just wanted a Water World from the shortlist and more Blue and Blue/Green lands that depict oceanic biomes (coral reefs, kelp forests, hydrothermal vents, shipwrecks, etc.) which evidently is too outrageous for creative to implement. Return to Kamigawa, a MTG IP, is unfathomable. A sea monster Gishath-level commander - unlikely. But UB is perfectly acceptable. It's this concept that bothers me more than crossovers. That reasonable, in-house or on-theme requests are unobtainable.
I'll just keep an open mind and let people enjoy the game their way. It's probably their way of bringing people into MTG and isn't much different from Oricas. The game is already making records though, but I guess it's all about new boundaries. We'll see...
This has potential to be good or bad. Right now it leans more toward the latter. I am not sure what to make of it really. At this point the Theros gods might as well have literally been the Greek pantheon exactly.
But if we can have our cake and eat it too, as in this does not decrease MTG IP but supplements it, there are quite a few crossovers I would love. So far DND, Warhammer and even LOTR doe not interest me. No, as a pre-season 8 fan of GOT that crossover wouldn't either. Some of those that would I am not sure if MTG will consider. Like getting AVATAR/Pandora themed lands for example.
That Silverquil leader guy, oh yaaass henny
Love the Japanese artwork. If we get the snowy Mt. Fuji/Kyoto art I will cry with joy
The Theros pre-release kits, fat packs and theme boosters had these gorgeous saturated cards. So I had the agonizing goal of getting all cards from those sources before booster boxes were opened, and the market became flooded with pale, sun-bleached and flimsy looking cards. The cards from Theros boxes looked horrible.
Ugh just ban Oko in Commander.