A lot to unpack in that story. The machinations going on. Red Herrings? MacGuffins? Who knows? Especially since this is from Tibalts point of view so things may have to be taken with a grain of salt.
The Phyrexians have become eldritch in nature. He absorbed that omenspeaker to repair his arm? A twelve foot monster can just mesh into oil and disappear? What is happening?!
I realize there is another thread, but it was started during rumors and speculation and getting responses from the new story line is getting buried pages into it. Should be a fresh start for discussion of the actual Story Articles for Kaldheim.
We have the first one
Episode 1 : Travelers https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/episode-1-travelers-2021-01-07
Seems Kaya has been hired to hunt Vorinclex. How he got to Kaldheim is not yet explained. However he seems to have made quite a home for himself in a cave that is covered in the metallic oil?
There really isn't much left anymore but Power Creep. This card is ridiculous and will make the life gain angel deck even more annoying.
I still remember the days when Serra Angel was a "pushed" card.... (shakes fist at clouds)
I guess I'm missing the reference. Seems an easy word to say and see.
More importantly, is that a real picture of some persons arm with a sleeve tattoo??
If real.... not a fan
Will overshadow the set.
I was always hoping the Praetors would some how find a way back to Phyrexia itself. Maybe rebuild and find old devices from Yawgmoth times.
It all seems too convenient and yet the cards look pretty legit. Just another weird and IMO dissapointing turn with the MTG story.
I guess I'm missing it because I never saw Birthing Pod go off. However since it's tribal and sorcery.
So you can get ONE thing ONCE on YOUR turn, sure its repeatable I get that part? That just doesnt seem all that busted I guess. We already have neoform and the like to bust out something busted and don't you need to win by turn 3-5 in modern? The earlier example of the goblins going off would end up later than that so it seems moot at that point because your dead?
-I do wonder if divinity is a little looser on Kaldheim if "elves where once the gods".
-Funny how Nissa went from being elf tribal, which was too focused, to land ammeters and now we are getting a new elf walker who is a elf tribal walker.
-I wonder if the cosmic serpent is a god or something else.
-Tyvar magic is transmuting natural materials around him (including himself) into other natural materials ,such as giving himself thorns to escape from being grappled.
-Niko was an athlete from Theros who decided to break away from his fate by purposely losing a completion and realize they had control over their own fate.
-I wonder if we will see some conflict with Calix and Niko.
-Niko can summon shard of mirror like glass to use as javelins or to trap someone. Its not a permeant as anyone can get out and the stronger they are the faster. Niko can also do this with willing allies letting them pop out in surprise attacks.
-Niko is gonna be blue, which is nifty as his background is them defining destiny which are his opposite colors. I'm guess card-wise Niko will do blinking/bouncing stuff. Its also to show off a different side of blue, one that seeks perfection in body instead of the mind and while Niko is a tactical fighter with his magic, as na athlete they are likely physically powerful too.
I honestly like Niko a lot, I think they do a lot for repsention as nb, as not traditional nerdy blue character and being a hero by choice and not by fate. And the mirror magic sounds really cool, mini-phantom zoning people for short times is a really intestines power imo.
If we are going to do this, we have to do it right.
Niko is non-binary so all references should be "they" not him.
That Johannes Voss art looks really nice, I love the colors. But the two foreground figures totally take me ou of it, way too Anime. Not to mention that one slice of melon is about to fall to the ground. I just had a whole sliced onion fall to the ground. I am depressed.
Also, FOGLIO artist series??? SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!!!!!
Agree on both points but even more emphatically. The Anime figures don't just take me out of it, they completely ruin the rest of the picture.
FOGLIOs OMG YES PLEASE!!
A lot to unpack in that story. The machinations going on. Red Herrings? MacGuffins? Who knows? Especially since this is from Tibalts point of view so things may have to be taken with a grain of salt.
Is the teaser it?
Exactly things I was thinking about.
We have the first one
Episode 1 : Travelers https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/episode-1-travelers-2021-01-07
Seems Kaya has been hired to hunt Vorinclex. How he got to Kaldheim is not yet explained. However he seems to have made quite a home for himself in a cave that is covered in the metallic oil?
I still remember the days when Serra Angel was a "pushed" card.... (shakes fist at clouds)
More importantly, is that a real picture of some persons arm with a sleeve tattoo??
Will overshadow the set.
I was always hoping the Praetors would some how find a way back to Phyrexia itself. Maybe rebuild and find old devices from Yawgmoth times.
It all seems too convenient and yet the cards look pretty legit. Just another weird and IMO dissapointing turn with the MTG story.
So you can get ONE thing ONCE on YOUR turn, sure its repeatable I get that part? That just doesnt seem all that busted I guess. We already have neoform and the like to bust out something busted and don't you need to win by turn 3-5 in modern? The earlier example of the goblins going off would end up later than that so it seems moot at that point because your dead?
If we are going to do this, we have to do it right.
Niko is non-binary so all references should be "they" not him.
Niko is a non-binary Blue mirror weapon crafter and General Zod capturer.
And yet still no........ RAMAZ!!! what a dissapointment
Agree on both points but even more emphatically. The Anime figures don't just take me out of it, they completely ruin the rest of the picture.
FOGLIOs OMG YES PLEASE!!