Of the unconfirmed characters, I really hope that none of Narset, Tamiyo, Saheeli, and Huatli die. They all have too many more stories to tell (and we really need to have Huatli meet Tamiyo's story circle). I wouldn't want to see Kasmina die either, since she's a new character and could be another blue planeswalker to share Jace's spot. Vivien is kind of in the same boat, and I like her better than Nissa mechanically (though from a characterization standpoint, I like Nissa better). I'd like to see Dovin get his butt kicked but not fatally to allow him to learn a lesson (see: the main character in the Azorius guild story), ditto Sorin and Nahiri (and Nahiri still needs to get a card in a Zendikar set). Davriel is too new to die, and he could be another black planeswalker for M20 and other sets. I certainly wish Nicol Bolas would die, but it probably won't happen. I hope Ugin lives, especially if Bolas does. Teferi has barely been in the Gatewatch yet, so he should live. Kiora could use some character development (though I wouldn't say no to another GU planeswalker). And Angrath has only been around for a year and a half, hasn't gotten a chance to cool down, and hasn't gotten a card or set on his own plane, so it wouldn't be fair to kill him off. Gideon will probably die, especially since we have Teyo to replace him, but I think is an okay character and hope he at least makes it to Theros and gets a card there (I like the idea of him becoming the new white god). Liliana should either redeem herself and become a decent person or die, but she's too popular to kill off. Domri is expendable; he's yet another human RG planeswalker, he doesn't have any special abilities that other characters don't, and he pretty much wants to just destroy everything, so he could easily die in battle.
Ah yes, what we really needed is another freaking board wipe. It's not like there are three others in War of the Spark alone and 18 more in Standard outside of the set (even more if you count things that only deal 1 damage to everything). I feel like Arena will be more obnoxious than ever after the 25th.
Count me among them as well. He wants to join the person who trapped him away from his family again? Okay. Here's hoping he turns against Bolas in the end, like Kaya presumably does.
Neat typeline, disappointing card. I just had a feeling that they'd screw up the Simic member of this cycle. It's not really any better than Mystic Snake, it's completely unexciting for a card with GGUU in its mana cost, and I don't like most counterspells anyway.
Well, that's 7 Masters sets and they still haven't reprinted Rings of Brighthearth. Boo. We also didn't get any of the Mirrodin swords, or a Mox (though that would probably have to be mythic) or Lotus. Also no Heroic Intervention, no Reflecting Pool, no Thrun, the Last Troll, no Balefire Liege, no Darksteel Plate, no Glimmervoid, no Asceticism, no Riku of Two Reflections, no Selvala, Heart of the Wilds, no Lighthouse Chronologist, no Baneslayer Angel, no Khalni Hydra, no Training Grounds, no Wurmcoil Engine, no Argothian Enchantress, no Master Transmuter, no Sakashima, no Tooth and Nail, no Waves of Aggression, no Paradox Engine...what we did get is a start, but didn't somebody say that with Masters on hiatus, they'd be doing reprints through a new and different avenue instead (in additional to putting them in Conspiracy, Battlebond, and Commander sets)? I hope we get some news about that soon.
I actually have a deck very similar to this, at least in terms of being a RW deck that uses copious small, cheap creatures to gain a lot of ETB triggers. Mine focuses less on the lifegain, though. (I have nothing against lifegain, but it wasn't really the point of that particular deck.) I don't have Norin or Purphoros (though I want to get both eventually) nor much in the way of good dual lands, but I do have Impact Tremors, Mentor of the Meek, Massive Raid, Cloudgoat Ranger, Outpost Siege, Cathars' Crusade, Hellrider, Anointed Procession, Twilight Drover, and I did include Burn at the Stake as well. I doubt it's competitive for Modern, but I only ever play casual anyway. Other cards I've considered for it or a similar deck include Auriok Champion, Call for Unity, Eerie Interlude, Elemental Mastery, Foundry Champion, In the Web of War, Jinxed Idol, Path of Bravery, Saltskitter, Springjack Shepherd, and Thraben Doomsayer.
And this is a problem...?
True. Or they could downshift it to uncommon, for that matter.