Wait, correct me if I'm wrong, but you can sack the Spirit you just made with Lorehold Command to draw 2, right? So, essentially, this means they printed an Instant speed Divination for Boros? I mean sure, it's a bit overcosted since Instant speed draw 2 costs 4, but still, that's some exciting stuff.
Prismari Command is very similar to Kolaghan's Command, which is a real card that sees real play, so this is one to be excited for.
Witherbloom Command is narrow but has a lot of potential for older formats. If you can either consistently hit either 1 toughness creatures or a ~2CMC noncreature, it's pretty damn good, even if the second mode you're choosing is "recycle a fetchland".
The other two are fine. Quandrix feels pretty underpowered unless you're countering a spell and the Silverquill is on average a cantripping Edict at 4 mana which is... okay, I guess.
Also, people have been speculating that Strixhaven would have a guest appearance of a certain hairy boy in a MtG x Potter crossover. But with the "really cool thing" promised to be revealed exclusive in the .jp website, maybe we'll get a Little Witch Academia crossover instead? That would be dope.
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Ritokure posted a message on [STX] Commands, Mystical Archive, and the first look at Commander 2021Posted in: The Rumor Mill -
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Flisch posted a message on [STX] Commands, Mystical Archive, and the first look at Commander 2021If I had tot ake a guess, I would assume Jin-Gitaxias is affiliated with Quandrix. Math and fractal magic (and biology, which seems to be another theme of Quandrix based on the campus leaflet) is much more on theme for him and phyrexians in general than performance art.Posted in: The Rumor Mill
As for the colleges, I feel liek Quandrix is the only one that works well. Fractals and math make sense as a "subject" (since that is what they appear to be going for). Lorehold also works somewhat but an archeology based organisation that's bound to one lcoation is really awkward. Prismari doesn't jive well for me in a Magic setting (what use is there for performance art? Unless the plane of Strixhaven is Ravnica-like). Silverquill appears to be closer to a "clique"-based grouping than a subject based one, similar to the houses in Harry Potter? And Witherbloom is literally just Golgari, lol.
Also, Lorehold has the only good motto. What the hell is "Express yourself with the elements." supposed to be. That's an awful motto that means literally nothing.
Curious about the creature types. Is that Prismari girl a half-ogre? A half-orc? A half-troll? I first thought she might be an Azra, but she has no horns. -
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rowanalpha posted a message on [STX] Commands, Mystical Archive, and the first look at Commander 2021I like the templating changes; trimming redundant words mean that either more relevant words can be added to complex cards and simple abilities can read more simply.Posted in: The Rumor Mill
Quote from TwinfrodoPhoenix »I love how the lorehold student is using the scroll as a machine gun lol
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TwinfrodoPhoenix posted a message on [STX] Commands, Mystical Archive, and the first look at Commander 2021I love how the lorehold student is using the scroll as a machine gun lolPosted in: The Rumor Mill -
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Tiro of Meletis posted a message on (Leak) strixhaven house names and color combosNames 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.Posted in: The Rumor Mill -
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Xcric posted a message on (Leak) strixhaven house names and color combosPosted in: The Rumor MillQuote from Flamebuster »For those saying it's not Harry Potter influenced...it looks pretty Harry Potter influenced here if you ask me.
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this was discussed in the other thread, wizard schools and houses within them is nothing new. its just a fantasy trope. it was popularized by harry potter but existed long before harry potter. within magic's own history even.
i'm reminded of innistrad where everyone was oh so insistent that the set was banking off twilight's popularity as if werewolves and vampires hadn't existed prior to that trash. -
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Werewolf_Rawr posted a message on Maro confirms strixhaven is no Reskin of any version of “magic school” and a bottom up setA lot of folks acting like Harry Potter was some ground-breaking original concept. Very few of the concepts themselves were unique although Rowling clearly found a new way to captivate children with the tropes.Posted in: The Rumor Mill
I don't expect Strixhaven to be anything brand new conceptually either, which is going to lead to people claiming it a Harry Potter knockoff without even being aware of all of the other similar products and stories that inspired it.
I genuinely hope Strixhaven brings back an emphasis on spell casting and has creatures take a back seat from the spotlight for a bit. I feel that is what this game needs the most. -
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5colors posted a message on Innistrad booster box leak JapanesePosted in: The Rumor MillQuote from Lectrys »Quote from 5colors »Quote from Flisch »Why do both boxes/boosters have the same text? Shouldn't one say "Werewolves" (in japanese) and the other "Vampires"? Either this means its fake (which I honestly don't believe due to all the supplied art) or it's palceholder text. Still odd though.
They cleared that up, the Innistrad "vampire" set (leaks saying its Innistrad: Crimson Vow) is the typical winter set (so Kaldheim this year, Theros 2 last year) moved from January/February to December for holiday spending. If real this all from the werewolf set (Innistrad: Midnight Hunt).
If all these pictures are from the Werewolves set, and the Stromkirk-looking vampire on the throne-looking seat is Runo, then why wouldn't Runo be in the Vampires set instead? (Unless the picture is of a card like "Runo's ___"...)
I think it would be silly to think there wouldn't be any vampires (or spirits/zombies/human who all ready have support from Kaldheim) or non-werewolf tribal at all, just likely won't be the focus. I'm guessing this set will likely have some set up and support for the vampire deck and more payoffs/major pieces in the next set, with the werewolves getting the reversed (major pieces in the first set and some support in the second set). -
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SyrixLoremaster posted a message on Maro confirms strixhaven is no Reskin of any version of “magic school” and a bottom up setGuys, GUYS! What we really need in this set is a vehicle of some kind. We also need to then dub that vehicle "the Magic Schoolbus!"Posted in: The Rumor Mill -
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Grixh posted a message on Maro confirms strixhaven is no Reskin of any version of “magic school” and a bottom up setPosted in: The Rumor MillQuote from FlossedBeaver »Did you guys read Maro's response? Strixhaven is "not just a reskinning of any one version," which leaves it fairly open to borrow from any number of sources. Just like every other set.
Yeah, not sure where people are getting "there will be zero Harry Potter references" from.
My guess: it's an instants and sorceries matter set. This has been described by MaRo as a difficult concept due to needing a certain volume of creatures for a set to work, but was possibly solved by MDFCs with instants and sorceries on the back of creatures.
My other, way more farfetched guess: the plane it's on is Vryn, which has a specific need for a lot of mages. - To post a comment, please login or register a new account.
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It will feel like Harry Potter *and* something similar. It will feel like Harry Potter in the same way other magic school stories feel like Harry Potter and the same way Harry Potter feels like other magic school stories.
I'm not sure what the confusion is about. Remember Innistrad? That was also a genre-based setting. It felt like Dracula, and the Wolfman, and Frankenstein and a number of other stories of the like. But it wasn't a reskin of any of those stories, it was it's own world and story that used a combination of familiar elements. Expect something similar here.
See, Ixalan is actually a perfect comparison here, because it's not based on Un'Goro, it's based a classic subgenre of 'lost world' stories including Marvel's Savage Land, the Dinotopia series, and the original Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle.
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Wish these conversations could be had without going quite this far off the rails.
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Hawk looks kinda good.
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https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/638595481981894656/hey-mark-got-an-unconventionalhmm-good-unset#notes
This would seem to indicate we can expect a good ten or so phyrexian cards, though I think this set might be a good example of the kind of exception that is covered under that 'in general' clause.
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MirrodinNew Phyrexia yet or had much hints at them beginning a plane crossing invasion yet. And this set already has some clear story conflicts and themes, the phyrexians are just going to overshadow all of that.Compared to Eldritch Moon, there we had the advantage of a whole previous block and the Shadows over Innistrad set being essentially just Innistrad based. And with Amonkhet we had the first set before the Bolas stuff went off the wall. This is our very first introduction to Kaldheim and there's Phyrexians already? That seems like a mistake, and one WotC would not likely make.
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You know, it's very kind of you to flatter me by calling me an activist. Here I thought I was just saying some ***** online. I'm glad my words have had such an impact on some people to warrant this praise.
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Your choice of comparison is poor, dare I say the point I'm making is even more obvious in this case than in the original context. As Flossedbeaver already touched upon, when you use the swastika in the modern-day, you have to be mindful of the nazi connection, regardless of the nazi's usage of it being 'invalid' or whatever else you want it call it. Similarly, when you're making a set full of Norse cultural elements, you have to be mindful of the fact that many of those elements have a fascist connection.
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You know, I wasn't previously all that into the idea of adding purple, but you know, now I might just be on board with it. What a good idea.
Please keep the suggestions coming.
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WotC: "Here are some inclusive characters for this new Norse world that increase the game's representation"
Some people: "Hey, that representation has additional meaning in this context given history"
You: "Everyone always making things about racism"
I'm sorry that racism and other prejudices exist buddy. It sucks, I know.
If you don't want to talk about discrimination, you don't have to. You don't have to scream at people for daring to mention it. Sometimes it comes up. That's it. No one's calling the entire world concept bigoted. No one's saying anything of the sort.