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Mar 5, 2021
ShiroeTheEnchanter posted a message on [TSR] Mothership 3/5 — Secret Plans, Manifold Key, Sorcerous Spyglass, and the full Time Spiral Remastered set

Saffi's new art fits the card's activated ability, but it doesn't make sense for the flavor text. Wizards should have dropped or changed the flavor text.
Posted in: The Rumor Mill
Mar 4, 2021
ShiroeTheEnchanter posted a message on [TSR] Gemstone Caverns and Wastes— TCGplayer previews

There is something oddly appealing to me seeing Wastes in the old land frame.
Posted in: The Rumor Mill
Feb 28, 2021
ShiroeTheEnchanter posted a message on [TSR] Time Spiral Remastered Name and Number Crunch

Quote from Serberus_08 »
Hopefully the Pact cycle is completed, which looks likely from Pact of Negation (I need a foil of that) being spoiled.

Intervention Pact does not fit in the list, so Wizards isn't reprinting the full cycle.
Posted in: The Rumor Mill
Feb 12, 2021
ShiroeTheEnchanter posted a message on Maro confirms strixhaven is no Reskin of any version of “magic school” and a bottom up set

Quote from Flamebuster »
Breath of Fire II featured a "magic school" which allowed you to craft different magics with various elements, and that predated Harry Potter, so Schools of Magic are not exclusive to a particular pop culture phenomenon whether stated or otherwise.

I'm curious to see how this unfolds and the lore/design/world connectivity it has behind it. They say there's no reskin but honestly how can you not do a reskin of a concept that's been done many times before in some form or another?

'buster

Ah, a video game reference! I also remember a PS2 game called GrimGrimoire that also featured a magic school setting, but the rather than magic houses, students were specialized by magic type (sorcery, glamour, alchemy, etc.)

It is possible to avoid using Harry Potter as a reference if they researched other Magic School stories. But, if the students have to use a magic wand that looks like it is from the Harry Potter movies to cast spells, then the association with Harry Potter is unavoidable.

I also think that Maro is backpedalling. Harry Potter is one of the most popular magic school world stories in the last decade, so how can WotC not use ideas from that world?
Posted in: The Rumor Mill
Jan 27, 2021
ShiroeTheEnchanter posted a message on Is Strixhaven a red herring?

Also, from a narrative perspective, Wizards is running out of major villains. Nicol Bolas is out of commission for now. The Eldrazi are out of commission, with Emrakul settling on Innistrad's moon to keep the Lovecraftian lore going. The Phyrexians are currently the only other major villain Wizards can use, so having them show up on various planes for the next couple of sets gives them time to put other villains in the pipeline. Wizards could develop new ones or bring up old ones like Tezzeret.
Posted in: Speculation
Jan 15, 2021
ShiroeTheEnchanter posted a message on [KHM] Battlefield Raptor and Story Seeker— Kitboga previews

Remember Thunder Spirit? The Raptor is just one power short and two mana cheaper to cast. The times have changed much.
Posted in: The Rumor Mill
Jan 15, 2021
ShiroeTheEnchanter posted a message on [KHM] Colossal Plow— Alliestrasza preview

Besides the Giant Ox, this would be a great time to reprint Colossal Dreadmaw to crew the plow.
(joking)
Posted in: The Rumor Mill
Nov 2, 2020
ShiroeTheEnchanter posted a message on [CMR] Commander's Plate— One More Mana preview

Quote from FunkyDragon »
Quote from ShiroeTheEnchanter »
This is a very large upgrade from Champion's Helm.
Disagree. If you are in the color of their removal, it does nothing. If you are running a 4-5 color deck, it does nothing. In mono-colored, it can be great, but you still don't get actual hexproof if you share colors with your opponents. the other aspects of protection can be great (unblockable, etc), but it is very dependent on what colors your opponents play.

I am mistaken in my analysis. You bring up good points.
Posted in: The Rumor Mill
Nov 2, 2020
ShiroeTheEnchanter posted a message on [CMR] Commander's Plate— One More Mana preview

This is a very large upgrade from Champion's Helm.

EDIT: As FunkyDragon and others pointed out, this scales based on your commander's colors and protection from a color is different from hexproof. So, it's not an upgrade from Champion's Helm. It's a different card entirely with its own usage scenarios.
Posted in: The Rumor Mill
Nov 1, 2020
ShiroeTheEnchanter posted a message on [CMR] Two Oozes from Sekappy

Is this the first ooze lord, excluding Adaptive Automaton?
Posted in: The Rumor Mill
Sep 16, 2020
ShiroeTheEnchanter posted a message on April Fools Secret Lair update— White-Bordered Tibalt

Quote from Dontrike »
That's pretty cool, would have been better if the white border went around the entire card and not stopped.

Agreed. The white border needed to go around all sides of the card, like Ninth Edition cards.
Posted in: The Rumor Mill
Sep 11, 2020
ShiroeTheEnchanter posted a message on [ZNR] Full set reveal

Quote from mikeyG »

I think a part of it is the limitations of the way they do batching mechanics, your party isn't chosen/static and all the mechanics do is check if things fit basic criteria. What I mean is, the way party was designed doesn't allow for things like "When a creature joins your party" "When ~ dies, if it was a member of your party, " or "Members of your party have lifelink." They were limited to counting roles filled, but even that could have been explored in more dynamic ways than basic scaling with some bonuses for a full party.

Caring if your party has other members ("If your party has two or more creatures in it, ") or more interesting cross-class encouragement ("Target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn. if it's a Warrior, it gains lifelink until end of turn." on a Cleric or "When ~ attacks, it gains flying until end of turn if you control a Wizard." on a Rogue) may have helped. As it stands, party is quite a binary mechanic, you either want full party to maximize everything or you don't want it at all. I respect that WotC was pushing for that (much the same way Domain was intended to be maximized and encouraged five color play and didn't bother with half steps), I just think it made for a less dynamic, less interesting mechanic.

I think the flavor was well-received, so hopefully they bring party back and expand on how it is explored.

I strongly feel that the biggest obstacle to card design is that Wizards designs sets for drafting. Because they have to design cards for drafting, certain ideas just don't work, don't scale, or require too many card slots. Your ideas would be great if they designed a non-drafting set or small supplement.
Posted in: The Rumor Mill
Sep 8, 2020
ShiroeTheEnchanter posted a message on [ZNR] Maddening Cacophony— ChannelFireball preview

How does this work with Bruvac the Grandiloquent if kicked?
Posted in: The Rumor Mill
Sep 4, 2020
ShiroeTheEnchanter posted a message on MDFC are gonna show up in kaldheim and strixhaven

For some of these DFCs that have a land side, the default front of the card isn't the land, correct? So, if you play it as a land, and it gets destroyed, you can't use cards the try to retrieve lands on it. Correct?
Posted in: The Rumor Mill
Sep 2, 2020
ShiroeTheEnchanter posted a message on [ZNR] SpikeField Risks/ Spikefield Caves - Gordos

Quote from Ryperior74 »

there it is the answer to Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath there's still no way it's dodging the ban hammer someday though

How is this an answer to Uro if it only does one damage?
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