MTG Salvation

So every time a player turns his card sideway, you;'d know it's either a split card or a battle.

As much as I hate Urabrask being killed off this easily, I do appreciate the fact a domineering white villain killed off the red/black villain, her opposing colors, while having more reign over the blue/green villains, the friendly colors. It's flavorful, but yeah, Urabrask and Sheoldred deserve a lot better. (Ironic how Sheoldred accused Norn of being selfish, when that's a core characteristic of black.)

"It has been many years since they were called to war—but Zhalfir stands ready."

This part is probably the most awesome part of the story so far, on so many facets. Not only does it give a strong Rohirrim/Marvel End Game vibe, it also echos so many things of what made the original invasion great: Rathi overlaying Dominaria, phasing of Zhalfir, and combining those to let Zhalfir reappear ON New Phyrexia. Instead of denying his people a fight against evil, Teferi brought them directly to the heart of villainy for a final stand.

And I agree with Ryperior74, this better be an Invasion card all together!

I'm happy to see older characters reappear. I truly do, they are testaments of WotC good world building.

Which is why it sucks major to see them and their planes become fodders overnight. I understand it's necessary for a sense of desperation and loss, but damn, do they really have to destroy the cornerstones? They'd never do that to Ravnica, which is all the more upsetting that they could do it so easily with other planes.

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Brave new world...with absolutely no need to respect anything that came before.

It makes me very sad. A lot of the planes are old enough that their characters have told their stories, but places like modern Kamigawa, Strixhaven, etc, so many characters, settings, and designs only showed up recently and is turned to ash. It's a huge waste.

And I agree with you on the intention behind all these destructions. They want to move away from perpetual characters like planeswalkers because modern writers aren't very good at adding character depth and remembering all the histories, so they let interesting characters have a chance of showing up anywhere, rather than just in the world they're in. They just have to focus on writing stories where the set takes place, THEN add any character who's useful to the plot. A very easy, convenient way to do storytelling, also very lazy.

I hate it.

As for the stories today, of course I was overjoyed to see Strixhaven and the team again, at the same time saddened by what happened to some of the characters; they were taken before their time. Dina is lovable as always, and I'm glad to see Killian has more interactions with his dad other than stereotypical "strict father" troupe. Quint's spark was expected, but it kinda took away his reason to stay on Arcavios, which broke the team dynamic I enjoy. I think Quint is gonna replace Tamiyo as the storyteller walker?

Ikoria characters are boring as usual, but at least Jirina did something interesting at the end. Lukka came and gone underutilized. What a waste.

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But man, seeing the HEAVY ravages already done with KALDHEIM (KOMA and TOSKI got turned?! OOP... ) and KAMIGAWA? My goodness... if they are really ending the New Phyrexians in MOM my curiosity has been pumped more on wanting to see how this will end.

Boseiju being destroyed was hurtful. That tree was there since before Bolas, no?

Thank you!

Thank you all.

Xyris, the Writhing Storm/Nadir Kraken/Gaea's Cradle

When Xyris and Kraken's abilities both triggered, is it possible to create snakes, generate extra mana from Cradle, THEN use the mana to create Kraken's tokens? I guess the question here is when do I have to decide to pay the mana for Kraken's trigger.

We got Mercadia!

Now, we have our answer...

Heliod, the Radiant Dawn/Heliod, the Warped Eclipse

All will Be One

Under gatherer, it says, "If more than one creature with toxic deals combat damage to a player at the same time, those counters are placed as a single event, and the ability triggers one time."

It feels that there are other situations that would count as a single event, but not mentioned. For example:

1) If multiple PWs enter the battlefield together, would that count as a single event of putting counters?
2) I presume each proliferate (and effects like Chishiro, the Shattered Blade) is a single event as well.
3) What about Sword of Truth and Justice, where it puts a +1/+1 counter then immediately proliferate?

Are there others?

Thank you both.

Sheoldred, the Apocalypse/Regna, the Redeemer

At the end of turn, I draw card with monarch, I gain life from Sheoldred, do I get to create warriors via Regna too?