Nahiri is going to survive. She will be the key to reopen the moon on Innistrad and redirect Emrakul to New Phyrexia
plus she will be forced to cooperate with Sorin again.
Sign me up. I am completely for a Phyrexian vs. Eldrazi all out brawl for control of the multiverse.
Only problem I have with that is that I wouldn't want either of those sides to lose!
As a huge fan of Futureshifts I'm not complaining, but damn is that Japanese Tarmogoyf jarring among those retro promos. (Seriously, though, can we one day do for Futureshifts what we're doing now with retro frames? Thanks in advance.)
Also, Mishra's a beast, and not even that hard to meld.
It may be shocking to hear someone with my reputation agree that the old frames are average at best (and that the gold frames are the worst of them), but I'd take anything - literally anything - over the eyeblights that are the modern frames.
But anyway - sure wasn't expecting meld in this set. I approve.
If they end up sacrificing a plane, I think Zendikar would be a good choice. It's popular, but the plane has mostly served its purpose and feels a bit aimless ATM. Its creative and mechanical themes can fairly easily be repeated on other worlds.
You know, what they said about the new Ixalan set did sound quite a bit like Zendikar to me...
What I find interesting is that the sets didn't actually reveal whether or not Phyrexia will win. At this point it could still go either way. The "Aftermath" set and logo seem a little bit more foreboding and sinister than a victory would imply. The phyrexian symbol isn't broken, but instead glows and extends cracks throughout the rest of the words.
While I can't really see there being an outright victory for Phyrexia, I could see the conflict ending in a stalemate or truce. Seems like something Urabrask would be game for if the other praetors wee disposed of. Makes it easier for the Phyrexians to be a recurring villain later, if needs be. We'll see, I guess.
Compiling card names mentioned in the worldbuilding video:
Argivian Base
Argivian Phalanx
Aron, Benalia's Ruin
Balduvian Atrocity
Balduvian Steppe
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
Battlefly Swarm
Benalish Sleeper
Blight Pile
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
Braids's Frightful Return
Citizen's Arrest
Clockwork Drawbridge
The Cruelty of Gix
Cut Down
Danitha, Benalia's Hope
Deathbloom Gardener
Defiler of Dreams
The Elder Dragon War
Elfhame Wurm
Ertai Resurrected
Fires of Victory
Haunted Mire
Idyllic Beachfront
Join Forces
Joint Exploration
Karn, Living Legacy
King Darien XLVIII
Molten Tributary
Phyrexian Missionary
Radha's Firebrand
Radiant Grove
Rith, Liberated Primeval
Shanid, Sleeper's Scourge
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Slimefoot's Survey
Stall for Time
Strength of the Coalition
Sunbathing Rootwalla
Sunlit Marsh
Take Up the Shield
Tear Asunder
Urza Assembles the Titans
The Weatherseed Treaty
Should help fill out at least the land section quite a bit. I've skipped some potential reprints that were shown with already known art as they may have been mislabelled as being in DMU. Same for the Raven Man. Surely we'll get confirmation about those later...
Or she's cosplaying Wayne from Hylics...
Only problem I have with that is that I wouldn't want either of those sides to lose!
[EDIT]Wooo, 1000 posts!
Also, Mishra's a beast, and not even that hard to meld.
But anyway - sure wasn't expecting meld in this set. I approve.
No, the acorn stamps are the ones that aren't eternal-legal. An acorn stamp is equivalent to a silver border.
You know, what they said about the new Ixalan set did sound quite a bit like Zendikar to me...
While I can't really see there being an outright victory for Phyrexia, I could see the conflict ending in a stalemate or truce. Seems like something Urabrask would be game for if the other praetors wee disposed of. Makes it easier for the Phyrexians to be a recurring villain later, if needs be. We'll see, I guess.
Argivian Base
Argivian Phalanx
Aron, Benalia's Ruin
Balduvian Atrocity
Balduvian Steppe
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
Battlefly Swarm
Benalish Sleeper
Blight Pile
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
Braids's Frightful Return
Citizen's Arrest
Clockwork Drawbridge
The Cruelty of Gix
Cut Down
Danitha, Benalia's Hope
Deathbloom Gardener
Defiler of Dreams
The Elder Dragon War
Elfhame Wurm
Ertai Resurrected
Fires of Victory
Haunted Mire
Idyllic Beachfront
Join Forces
Joint Exploration
Karn, Living Legacy
King Darien XLVIII
Molten Tributary
Phyrexian Missionary
Radha's Firebrand
Radiant Grove
Rith, Liberated Primeval
Shanid, Sleeper's Scourge
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Slimefoot's Survey
Stall for Time
Strength of the Coalition
Sunbathing Rootwalla
Sunlit Marsh
Take Up the Shield
Tear Asunder
Urza Assembles the Titans
The Weatherseed Treaty
Should help fill out at least the land section quite a bit. I've skipped some potential reprints that were shown with already known art as they may have been mislabelled as being in DMU. Same for the Raven Man. Surely we'll get confirmation about those later...
[EDIT: Just saw a full, large-size version of the Phyrexian Altar art... And recognized Phyrexian Dreadnought's face... That's amazing.]