There is actually a race that has already been associated with black and green and fits nicely into the Indian setting - the Rakshasa. Although it is questionable if they would see a return so soon after Tarkir...
If Saheeli and Chandra are in the same set, Saheeli is unlikely to be part red unless Chandra herself has a second color. It's possible Chandra herself may not get a card until Aether Revolt as she feels like the right choice to represent a rebellion against the Consul, in which case Saheeli could very well be part red.
Well, I would expect Chandra to be the face of a set, and Kaladesh already has Saheeli. So Chandra getting a card in Aether Revolt is actually the more probable scenario.
Crucius is another candidate. He would likely be WUB, seeing as he's closely tied to Esper and the creation of Etherium.
An interesting idea. Etherium and Kaladesh filigree are indeed extremely similar, to the point that it makes me wonder if they are somehow connected. And such an iconic non-humanoid race as Sphinx should definitely get a playable planeswalker... On the other hand, it would leave little room color-wise for Tezzeret.
Concerning the creation of new titans - I am no longer sure that they are even separate entities, since Emrakul takled about how "incomplete" she was...
The real problem is we haven't seen any Eldrazi naturally at work - Zendikar and Innistrad were all artifical destinations driven more or less by artifacts (which is a hint that artifice is indeed a huge generator of "waste mana", like how technology consumes more energy in our world generally speaking).
We have, actually (unless someone like Bolas was involved). Although it was only Ulamog and just briefly.
Actually Eldrazi visiting places loaded with mana makes sense. I mean as players (and planeswalkers), we would naturally find places with more mana better since it allows us to cast more spells and cause more destruction. We love to interpret the Eldrazi as solely wanting to "eat mana" and "destroy the plane", but that's technically what we're all doing across the multiverse. Time Spiral block could attest to that scenario, albeit not directly.
Do we really exhaust mana into nothingness when we cast spells of destruction, or does it, like some sort of energy become useless to us (but still existent) in the form of barren wastes, which only the Eldrazi can utilize effectively? The leylines were all artificially routed by hedrons/cryptoliths which can be arguably producing "waste/colorless mana" that attracts the Eldrazi in that case. The Cryptoliths could still produce colored mana probably because they were crafted in 2 years without Ugin's guidance, whereas the Hedrons had 40 years in-the-making with Ugin around, but ultimately their functions were the same.
I'd love to see the multiverse end up as "Oldwalkers were the real destroyers, Eldrazi were the real natural heroes and the Gatewatch was just a bunch of lost kids who had no idea what was going on actually."
That pretty much agrees with my theory about entropy. Just like all energy in our world eventually becomes heat, all mana in the multiverse eventually becomes this "wasted mana". Or maybe it becomes heat too, who knows how magic thermodynamics work, the important thing is that it will become impossible to use and the Eldrazi are making sure it never gets that far (entropy connot lose, but must it win?).
And if this turns out to be correct, hats off to Wizards for implementing some fundamental real world physics into a fantasy setting.
I mean, it's not like Red is known for being a particularly thieving or even sneaky color. That is squarely in Blue and Blacks domain (though the sneakery bleeds into green on occasion).
Interesting clue might be in Nissa's words:
"Growth! Growth is the answer! The only answer! Entropy cannot lose. But must it win? Of course sacrifice must be made. Why do they fight it? Eternity without sacrifice offers only the screaming torpor. Blood must be churned, churned thick. Why do they fear life? Why do they fear truth?"
For those unaware, entropy is basically the "degree of chaos" and keeps rising, leading eventually to the heat death of the universe when there is no matter and all energy is just heat (yeah, extremely dumbed down explanation, I know). What if this is exactly what the Eldrzi try to fight?
Of course, the entropy cannot lose, but they try to keep it from winning.
Sacrifices must be made - if a plane becomes too disordered (and keep in mind that a plane is an entire universe, not just one planet), they destroy it and make it anew.
And the "screaming torpor" may well refer to the heat death, when all activity ceases.
Equally interesting could be Domri Rade showing up. A plane of such artifice would really ruffle his feathers. Introducing some Gruul into the place could be "fun."
EDIT: I'm also laying down the idea that Ob Nixilis shows up in Aether Revolt.
Good call, Karn fits into an artifact-heavy plane pretty well too. He might be there looking for ways how to cleanse Mirrodin. After all, where else could someone like him learn something new about artifacts?
As for Domri, he would be probably the perfect antagonist to Kaladesh society. However, if we keep the color assumtions about Saheeli, it would mean too much red.
Ob Nixilis is probably busy rebuilding his empire, but he might show up just to wreck some gatewatchers...
Edit: Come to think of it, Ob probably hates Chandra more than anyone else, since she rescued the others and helped them beat him. And he hates Nissa for beating him once, ruining his plans and leaving him to die, so if she is on Kaladesh too, all the better. And if the two of them are there without the others, it looks like too perfect opportunity for revenge to pass...
Please Bolas.....Please. And make him playable the way that Ugin is. Its the oldest villain we have left and he is barely playable in any format. Don't get me wrong he is strong but just way to hard to cast.
The problem with Bolas on Kaladesh is that he likes to operate from behind the scene and has a pawn that just perfectly fits into that enviroment.
Glissa, She's Back 2GG
+1 Destroy target artifact if its converted mana cost is equal to the amount of mana in your mana pool.
0 Gain life equal to the number of artifacts target opponent controls
-8 Each players life becomes equal to the amount of creatures they control.
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Is there an actual possibility of Glissa returning?
I didn't even know that, can I find out why they're fighting in the story section?
They aren't fighting yet, but Ashiok is still there causing problems and Dack happens to be there at the same time with his newest stolen prize. You can find short version here, it is an older article but I don't think anything concerning those two changed since then.
That leaves a Green Planeswalker. I think that Wizzards has really struggled with good mono-G planeswalkers for some time and they had trouble finding a green planeswalker for Shadows over Innistrad. They had Garruk and he has become dark, leaving only Nissa as a Mono G planeswalker for the Multiverse. My prediction is that this will be a new Mono-G Planeswalker that comes to Kaladesh from outside to free the natural Aether on Kaladesh from its entrapment by the Authorities so that the Planes natural cycles can start again. This planeswalker unites with Chandra to form a rebellion against the Authorities that killed her parents.
The thing is, Chandra already has a green planeswalker to help her. Your hypothetical new planeswalker would have to fill a very similar spot to Nissa, with all the natural mana/aether flow stuff. That said, I wholeheartedly agree that we need a new green planeswalker to give the color more diversity.
Also, your theory still leaves one planeswalker slot open and black uderrepresented.
Well, I would expect Chandra to be the face of a set, and Kaladesh already has Saheeli. So Chandra getting a card in Aether Revolt is actually the more probable scenario.
An interesting idea. Etherium and Kaladesh filigree are indeed extremely similar, to the point that it makes me wonder if they are somehow connected. And such an iconic non-humanoid race as Sphinx should definitely get a playable planeswalker... On the other hand, it would leave little room color-wise for Tezzeret.
We have, actually (unless someone like Bolas was involved). Although it was only Ulamog and just briefly.
That pretty much agrees with my theory about entropy. Just like all energy in our world eventually becomes heat, all mana in the multiverse eventually becomes this "wasted mana". Or maybe it becomes heat too, who knows how magic thermodynamics work, the important thing is that it will become impossible to use and the Eldrazi are making sure it never gets that far (entropy connot lose, but must it win?).
And if this turns out to be correct, hats off to Wizards for implementing some fundamental real world physics into a fantasy setting.
You just made Sneak Attack cry!
"Growth! Growth is the answer! The only answer! Entropy cannot lose. But must it win? Of course sacrifice must be made. Why do they fight it? Eternity without sacrifice offers only the screaming torpor. Blood must be churned, churned thick. Why do they fear life? Why do they fear truth?"
For those unaware, entropy is basically the "degree of chaos" and keeps rising, leading eventually to the heat death of the universe when there is no matter and all energy is just heat (yeah, extremely dumbed down explanation, I know). What if this is exactly what the Eldrzi try to fight?
Of course, the entropy cannot lose, but they try to keep it from winning.
Sacrifices must be made - if a plane becomes too disordered (and keep in mind that a plane is an entire universe, not just one planet), they destroy it and make it anew.
And the "screaming torpor" may well refer to the heat death, when all activity ceases.
So, what do you think about this?
Good call, Karn fits into an artifact-heavy plane pretty well too. He might be there looking for ways how to cleanse Mirrodin. After all, where else could someone like him learn something new about artifacts?
As for Domri, he would be probably the perfect antagonist to Kaladesh society. However, if we keep the color assumtions about Saheeli, it would mean too much red.
Ob Nixilis is probably busy rebuilding his empire, but he might show up just to wreck some gatewatchers...
Edit: Come to think of it, Ob probably hates Chandra more than anyone else, since she rescued the others and helped them beat him. And he hates Nissa for beating him once, ruining his plans and leaving him to die, so if she is on Kaladesh too, all the better. And if the two of them are there without the others, it looks like too perfect opportunity for revenge to pass...
Another reason would be fitting to his master Bolas' colors.
The problem with Bolas on Kaladesh is that he likes to operate from behind the scene and has a pawn that just perfectly fits into that enviroment.
Is there an actual possibility of Glissa returning?
They aren't fighting yet, but Ashiok is still there causing problems and Dack happens to be there at the same time with his newest stolen prize. You can find short version here, it is an older article but I don't think anything concerning those two changed since then.
As far as I know, Dack is currently on Theros, all set up for a showdown with Ashiok.
The thing is, Chandra already has a green planeswalker to help her. Your hypothetical new planeswalker would have to fill a very similar spot to Nissa, with all the natural mana/aether flow stuff. That said, I wholeheartedly agree that we need a new green planeswalker to give the color more diversity.
Also, your theory still leaves one planeswalker slot open and black uderrepresented.