Why are people already moaning about this - "Oh, that was too easy," "Oh, the heroes should have paid a price," "Oh, that was such a painless victory"? You know all this already? I didn't realize we had so many sibyls and clairvoyants on these forums! Truly gifted, this community!
Have you read the novel? Have you seen the last week of previews, when the darkest hours of the war are supposed to play out? This card tells us nothing, absolutely nothing about costs paid or losses suffered, who survives or perishes. All we have is a snapshot of Ravnica's "Endor Celebration" scene. Looks like the good guys win, shocking absolutely no one. The actual surprises should be upcoming.
Give it a couple weeks. Then, once the book is out and the last cards have been spoiled, and all the details are known, then complain with impunity if you so choose. Until then, we simply don't have enough details about the ending to form hard opinions - unless you're really that eager to whine.
Yes Goryo, we seen the spark notes (pun intended) equivalent of the book and how it plays out. We know what was gained and what was lost and who actually did what.
I don't want to waste my time on a story with a downer ending where the good guys I've been rooting for end up losing. And I flat out reject stories that confuse "realism" with "pessimism", where the downer ending is supposed to represent some fatalistic philosophy about life. It's bad enough that real life has been disappointing and depressing, I will NOT waste my time on disappointing and depressing fiction. If the bad guy ends up winning, what's even the point of caring? What's even the point of reading the damn fiction in the first place!? Amonkhet felt like a waste of time. Shadows Over Innistrad felt like a waste of time. Scars of Mirrodin felt like a waste of time. Kaladesh, Ixalan, and Dominaria didn't feel like a waste of time.
So yeah, pardon me if I celebrate with the Ravnicans here. Down with Bolas and good riddance. At least in fiction world, dictators and tyrants get the death and defeat they deserve.
I'm not against your victory for the heroes, you can have it, I simply wanted a more Pyrrhic victory for them. Where their victory was earned but it came at a great cost. This is the impression I was getting from the Chandra comics where she seems to be suffering from PTSD from the events of this war. That meanwhile it seems instead that the defenders just steamrolled bolas like he was more of a punchline than Tibalt from the cards.
That I am personally experiencing a ludo-narrative dissonance based on the cards (official and leaks) and story trying to be told.
1. Its called a "deck to beat" for a reason.
2. Same argument applies to other fast decks.
3. You can actually slow it down to stabilize, for example Kor Firewalker.
4. MTGA, I see, well just pilot an orzhov lifegain deck and focus on stabilizing than beating it.
5. Because its just cheap to build with wildcards, tix, or whatever your regional equivalent is.
6. I too am of the old skool, but nerfs just lead to pack filler trash later and nobody needs that.
that's a shame. in those blocks the art was enchanting and the cards were interesting. I could really use a break from repeatedly seeing the same few characters dominate the art and a human-less plane would really help that happen.
ps, I didn't think the kithkin looked bad in particular.
The Lorwyn/Shadowmoor Kithkin were horrendous. Had they looked like the Dominaria ones people probably wouldn't have had an issue with them. It didn't help that short of one legendary card, all of them were bad.
Faeries were just overpowered from the get-go, while the rest of the tribes were mostly underpowered.
Faeries were the best, yes, but every other tribe was tier 2. There is a reason that Thoughtweft Trio in its hayday commanded a $15 price tag.
Engineered Explosives or Ratchet Bomb, but slower and on land? Probably going to be a land that spikes hard in price and be a $30 card until reprinted.
You know who does have a working plane hopping skyship post-mending that could safely transport people but never got a chance to be used? Venser. Its probably a good thing Tezzeret and Bolas were unaware of this technology otherwise they wouldn't have to go with the planar gate which is technically inferior technology.
Scratch previous writing. But yeah I dislike time travel because its used to negate stakes. The only time this was handled right in MTG was pre-mending featuring Urza and Teferi.
I for one hope we lose the guilds as we knew them and instead get shards and wedges. Would make for a refreshing take on Ravnica if we were to return again.
I would likely use crawlspace over either. Why prevent them from attacking someone else?
Meekstone also prevents them from untapping which means your 2/2s can sneak past. A luxury that crawlspace doesn't afford you. If they do block your 2/2, you might be very well forced to flip it or another for combat advantage.
That I am personally experiencing a ludo-narrative dissonance based on the cards (official and leaks) and story trying to be told.
2. Same argument applies to other fast decks.
3. You can actually slow it down to stabilize, for example Kor Firewalker.
4. MTGA, I see, well just pilot an orzhov lifegain deck and focus on stabilizing than beating it.
5. Because its just cheap to build with wildcards, tix, or whatever your regional equivalent is.
6. I too am of the old skool, but nerfs just lead to pack filler trash later and nobody needs that.
Very dissapointing at the low body count for this "war".
Spaniard I know you want to help with your leaks, but you're killing the buzz.