Also I do like that with supplemental products and no core they may have used up design space on cards that would never get printed in a Standard set - like Scourge of Nel Toth which can now easily just be reprinted and voila.
A CMC 2 Damnation probably wouldn't be good enough for Standard these days. This has fringe utility, granted, but this is not a format that's kind to Sorcery speed removal or an inability to deal with indestructible stuff.
I expect Zombie, Goblin and Elf to be present and probably an excuse as to why only 4 decks in the form of a 5 color or colorless deck - id love to see Eldrazi but its probably more likely to be 5 color Dragons.
It's personal because DC is a people's format. I don't see SCG or CFB organizing tournaments, I see players asking their LGS when they have a free timeslot and making a facebook event/reddit post about it.
The format doesn't HAVE to die just because it's not supported by WotC, because it never was. And I bet you most of the people who never played DC because they would rather play with the "official" (multiplayer) list, are still not gonna play WotC's 1v1 online list. Whom I expect to support and push it are Leviathan players and the people who were unhappy with both Leviathan and DC.
You're looking at this wrong. It's not that a format dies when it doesn't have Wizards support, but that a format thrives when it does. If there is a Wizards official format with basically the same rules, than a similar format is bound to die. Try to come up with a "new Legacy" not supported by Wizards and wonder why it doesn't replace Legacy.
People already played Multiplayer Commander, but it REALLY took off when Wizards got behind it, even to the point it now releases yearly products meant for it and is the second largest Magic format. This isn't personal opinion, it's a given.
It took quite some time to convince players that DC was the best list for 1x1 play. People had doubts about switching from Wizards multiplayer list. That struggle ended a while ago, although there are players still stubornly playing Wizards 1x1. That all changes tomorrow. So I think your statement "I bet you most of the people who never played DC because they would rather play with the "official" (multiplayer) list, are still not gonna play WotC's 1v1 online list" is just false and lacks real world observation.
Everyone in our playgroup pretty much ignored it once we found out it was an online format so were back to the multiplayer rules even for 1 v 1. Explaining leviathan and DC to new players has been far to difficult compared to buy this deck and play some cards.
I just hope each of the new decks features a commander that makes its tribe really shine - not just a simple +/+ but giving out a decent bonus to make pretty much anything with the buff being playable.
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Artifact
Each non-Aura, non-Creature enchantment is World in addition to its other types. (When a world permanent enters the battlefield, any world permanents that were already on the battlefield are put into their owners’ graveyards. This is a state-based action called the “world rule.” The new world permanent stays on the battlefield. If two world permanents enter the battlefield at the same time, they’re both put into their owners’ graveyards.)
I second this.
Also I do like that with supplemental products and no core they may have used up design space on cards that would never get printed in a Standard set - like Scourge of Nel Toth which can now easily just be reprinted and voila.
I always hated the third sets - could mever get excited about them but found Aether Revolt felt the same.
Masterpieces were superb because the first 2 pools of cards were incredible cards - ubee premium junk is a bit meh
Gatewatch is very, very tiring - i disliked it since OGW and thought the reprint space was where they should have kept them.
Core sets certainly had less shine back in the day but the last set i truely loved was Origins so i belive they could be great again.
You forgot non-god
I love the idea of making this a Vorthos rule - hmmm could be a good framework for it so people aren't uust running Vial Smasher and Tasigur.
Everyone in our playgroup pretty much ignored it once we found out it was an online format so were back to the multiplayer rules even for 1 v 1. Explaining leviathan and DC to new players has been far to difficult compared to buy this deck and play some cards.
Artifact
Each non-Aura, non-Creature enchantment is World in addition to its other types. (When a world permanent enters the battlefield, any world permanents that were already on the battlefield are put into their owners’ graveyards. This is a state-based action called the “world rule.” The new world permanent stays on the battlefield. If two world permanents enter the battlefield at the same time, they’re both put into their owners’ graveyards.)
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I would say this is a cost that should be paid over and over. Possibly even ending standard if it improves the limited game.