It could potentially be Scalding Tarn, but I would think that we would have the Zendikar fetches mirror the ones in Khans and show some living dragons, instead of dead ones, but either way I am hoping that it is Scalding Tarn.
I am loving all of that dragon art, better versions of the ones in FRF would be great.
Narset or not the hair for whip thing is pretty damn silly.
There is a man riding a giant mantis and a woman with a hair whip is silly?
Someone riding something into battle isn't necessarily silly, just that having your primary weapon be your hair, especially 3 different whips, is quite silly. Hair as a weapon has always been quite odd, no matter the source.
I am still wondering if there has been confirmation that 8 edition is indeed in.
Since on the release video they said that "Mirrodin through New Phyrexia" where the included sets, and 8 ed. was released before Mirrodin.
Considering that 8th Ed. is playable in Modern I am sure that those cards that haven't been printed since then are not out of the question, at the least.
I don't think i've seen it mentioned, but anyone else want a new Lightning Bolt? Nothing wrong with its price, its just such a modern staple, and new art on it would be fantastic. At common slot, it would be highly sought after in draft.
Personal reprints I would love to see are a Tarmogoyf with new art, but if he is reprinted I highly doubt they would do new art for him again. Also Wild Nacatl, Qasali Pridmage, Kird Ape, Surgical Extraction (In wonder if they'll do Phyrexian Mana), and the titan cycle at mythic.
As for mythic, they reprinted Sarkhan Vol for no reason (does he actually see play in any modern deck?), so based off that Im hoping for an Ajani Vengeant.
You can probably tell Im a Naya Zoo player....
I am pretty sure we will be seeing the commons you linked, no reason not to include them at least.
Hopefully they learned from the spirit dragons last time, and we *won't* see the praetors other then Norn. (They already proved they'll do partial cycles)
And there is exactly ZERO chance of Goyf seeing print as anything but a mythic. They're not going to kill a golden goose, nor piss off the secondary market that much. Again, they proved that last time around.
My guesses:
White: Elesh Norn, Linvala
Blue: Time Warp (Or maybe Mindbreak Trap, although that seems more like it should really be rare)
Black: Nirkana Revenant
Red: Dragonmaster Outcast, Warren Instigator
Green: Primeval Titan, Tarmogoyf
Multicolor: Maelstrom Archangel, Tezzeret Agent of Bolas
Colorless: Blightsteel Colossus, Emrakul the Aeons Torn, Kozilek Butcher of Truth, Karn Liberated, Mox Opal
Blue and black miss out on second mythic rares because of Tezz. I don't think Bob or Clique will come back; they're not as "needed" as Goyf, and they won't want the set to be too similar to the first one. I'd love Phyrexian Obliterator to come back, but I'd guess they're saving him for either Magic Origins (if they think standard can handle Devotion to black with him for three months), or Return to New Phyrexia, as he's a fair standard card.
I'm guessing there will be an artifact subtheme that'll support Tezz and Mox. I'd guess the tron lands and Expedition Map at common, Eye of Ugin at rare.
To me I feel that the Praetors are so much better than the Kamigawa dragons, you won't always hate cracking one in a draft or sealed. All of them do something that is bomby and see at least play in EDH where only a couple of the dragons are even worth the sleeve that they are being protected by. I wouldn't mind them not doing the full cycle, but if they do I would much rather have the Praetors than say the Titans, as the later has seen more print runs.
I did forget about Mox Opal, that sure as hell needs a reprint. I wouldn't be surprised to see Crucible of Worlds being reprinted at mythic, but that is just me.
Goyf may the golden goose, but it is also the goose that is causing people to buy fakes instead of spending a months rent on it. Yes, I know you don't need a playset to play Modern, but price is not a reason to not reprint it. The allied fetches were $60-$70+ before Khans reprinted them and now you can get them for $8-$15. Would $200 down to $30(?) be a big drop, oh yeah, but then we can finally stop hearing about it, make some decks more available, and just so it can finally just get done.
The good thing is that there are not too many bad angels, sure some may not be wanted as much as others, but I don't think we will be ending up with something the equivalent of Desert.
I think it is either going to be five two color decks or we are going to get a five color deck and a colorless deck, if they have not already made the colorless basic that they have hinted about in another set by then, and we could get a small Commander set to go along with it. I could go either way with either allied or enemy color decks being released before the other, but all I have to say is that if U/G happens then they better reprint Mystic Snake.
In the previous page there was discussion on what limited strategies could exist to play Eldrazi. Some possibilities, although not many are indigenous to the meta:
Azuza
Oracle of Mul Daya
Multiples of Explore
Proteus Staff + some tutor or top deck manipulation
Bribery (mwahaha)
Mimic Vat-- I think that can work if you're non-active player. I could be wrong.
Elvish Piper
Quicksilver Amulet
Hypergenesis
Playing bribery on an eldrazi would be awesome
Maybe cards like awakening zone and stuff like that will also appear to make them playable. On a side note, Hypergenesis is not a possiblity since it is banned.
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I'd like to think tht either signets or talismans will see print in this to both provide mana fixing and ramp and appeal to edh and casual players. Maybe they'll reprint tron lands or storage lands to support them?
Is there any chance that they reprint tooth and nail to support any eldrazi strategy.
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My bad. I've never seen anyone play hypergenesis (ever), so I assumed it was less than optimal, not banned.
MM1 had 3 rare lands in it IIRC, so I was wondering what could replace those in MM2. Urza Lands don't seem viable at anything but common since you need to get 1 of each. At rare, it would never happen. At uncommon, they would probably end up being short prints. EDIT: What if the basic land slot (did MM1 have basics?) had nonbasic lands in it like DGM and FRF. (maybe that's a reason why MSRP is up).
Awakening Zone definitely seems like a card that fits within the limited format.
Tooth and Nail was in MM1 and it's an absurdly broken card so I doubt it will see a reprint.
Thoughts on the possibility of mana doublers being in the set, like mana relection, Vorinclex, gauntlet of power, caged sun, extraplanar lens?
Also speculation on the mythics. Top 2 of each color and multicolor/colorless:
W: Elesh Norn, Linvala,
U: Tezzeret the Seeker (metalcraft is confirmed), Snapcaster
B: Bitterblossom, Nirkana Revenant
R: Dragonmaster Outcast, Goblin Guide
G: Noble Heirarch, Master of the Wild Hunt
M: Doran
C: Emrakul (confirmed)
Unfortunately Snapcaster cannot be included in Modern Masters 2 as it only goes up to New Phyrexia.
I will also say that Goblin Guide and Noble Hierarch are in no way mythic, Bitterblossom probably could be mythic, but I can't imagine why they would bump it up there.
With Emrakul being spoiled there is a shot at All is Dust both being in the set and possibly still being mythic, the only other two cards that can fit before Emrakul is Artisan of Kozilek and Eldrazi Conscription, so there is a decent shot at it being in.
Your list isn't bad and I never gave thought to a multicolored card being in here, as there are so many others that need reprinting bad. My bet is the Praetors are our mythic cycle, if we do get a mythic cycle, as they are pretty good in their own right.
My guess is something like this.
Colorless/Artifact - All is Dust, Emrakul, Karn
White - Elesh Norn, Linvala
Blue - Jin-Gitaxias,
Black - Sheoldred, Bob
Red - Urabrask
Green - Vorinclex, Tarmogoyf (I could see Tarmo being rare, both to drop its price incredibly and to not make it profitable to make fakes)
After that I usually just grab randomly, but I think that will be close. Ulamog and Kozilek wouldn't surprise me, and I bet two planeswalkers would make the list.
Cool, so other than the walkers and cards that have already been reprinted en mass (save maybe inkwell) the value is trash. The #mtgfinance spike in me is not amused.
Mother of Runes is pretty much THE other card that people would want, after that there isn't much here, that I will agree with. Inkwell is alright, but it is definitely in 4th place with everything else being far far behind it.
Wizards probably figured that the walkers would sell the product by themselves (and they're probably correct), so they didn't have to put any chase/money cards in the set. I mean, there are TWO good 'walkers in this one. It's been awhile since we've seen that.
That is true, but it would have been nice to get at least a 3rd $3 to $5 card after the PW's.
It could potentially be Scalding Tarn, but I would think that we would have the Zendikar fetches mirror the ones in Khans and show some living dragons, instead of dead ones, but either way I am hoping that it is Scalding Tarn.
I am loving all of that dragon art, better versions of the ones in FRF would be great.
Someone riding something into battle isn't necessarily silly, just that having your primary weapon be your hair, especially 3 different whips, is quite silly. Hair as a weapon has always been quite odd, no matter the source.
All I care about are those dice. I am going to be doing my best to get a hold of all of them, as they are just plain amazing.
The water in Esper has to be better than the water on Mirrodin, which could be mercury (if I remember correctly).
Considering that 8th Ed. is playable in Modern I am sure that those cards that haven't been printed since then are not out of the question, at the least.
I am pretty sure we will be seeing the commons you linked, no reason not to include them at least.
This is one of those cards that EDH/Commander has made expensive, because every deck with white wants to play her.
To me I feel that the Praetors are so much better than the Kamigawa dragons, you won't always hate cracking one in a draft or sealed. All of them do something that is bomby and see at least play in EDH where only a couple of the dragons are even worth the sleeve that they are being protected by. I wouldn't mind them not doing the full cycle, but if they do I would much rather have the Praetors than say the Titans, as the later has seen more print runs.
I did forget about Mox Opal, that sure as hell needs a reprint. I wouldn't be surprised to see Crucible of Worlds being reprinted at mythic, but that is just me.
Goyf may the golden goose, but it is also the goose that is causing people to buy fakes instead of spending a months rent on it. Yes, I know you don't need a playset to play Modern, but price is not a reason to not reprint it. The allied fetches were $60-$70+ before Khans reprinted them and now you can get them for $8-$15. Would $200 down to $30(?) be a big drop, oh yeah, but then we can finally stop hearing about it, make some decks more available, and just so it can finally just get done.
I could see Baneslayer Angel, Akroma or <snip>, Angel of Despair, Serra Angel, and I would love a foil Tariel, Reckoner of Souls.
The good thing is that there are not too many bad angels, sure some may not be wanted as much as others, but I don't think we will be ending up with something the equivalent of Desert.
Unfortunately Snapcaster cannot be included in Modern Masters 2 as it only goes up to New Phyrexia.
I will also say that Goblin Guide and Noble Hierarch are in no way mythic, Bitterblossom probably could be mythic, but I can't imagine why they would bump it up there.
With Emrakul being spoiled there is a shot at All is Dust both being in the set and possibly still being mythic, the only other two cards that can fit before Emrakul is Artisan of Kozilek and Eldrazi Conscription, so there is a decent shot at it being in.
Your list isn't bad and I never gave thought to a multicolored card being in here, as there are so many others that need reprinting bad. My bet is the Praetors are our mythic cycle, if we do get a mythic cycle, as they are pretty good in their own right.
My guess is something like this.
Colorless/Artifact - All is Dust, Emrakul, Karn
White - Elesh Norn, Linvala
Blue - Jin-Gitaxias,
Black - Sheoldred, Bob
Red - Urabrask
Green - Vorinclex, Tarmogoyf (I could see Tarmo being rare, both to drop its price incredibly and to not make it profitable to make fakes)
After that I usually just grab randomly, but I think that will be close. Ulamog and Kozilek wouldn't surprise me, and I bet two planeswalkers would make the list.
I damn near bet on it happening. An uncommon that people want and always needs a reprint.
I seem to have forgotten "nother" after that "a". I sure do know that it brings a $5-$6 price tag and I am happy to get some more copies of it.
That is true, but it would have been nice to get at least a 3rd $3 to $5 card after the PW's.