The best part about doing Alara Reborn only draft? Anyone gets Sphinx of the Steel Wind in play wins. Nothing in the set can kill it.
yeah. i had a foil one and a normal one in one draft. 4-0'd no problems that night.
anyway, as for new ravnica block being multicolored, well it only makes sense, and i cna't wait, the multicolor oriented blocks have been my favorites.
Well you're obviously not a competitive player if you don't understand the detrimental influence with introducing Vindicate into standard. It is absolutely not going to happen.
Thats what they said about lightning bolt?
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Considering the hybrid nature of Ravnica, Jace would probably be a Hybrid PW.
Jace, the Angsty 2U(W/B)
Jace, the Seriously Confused 1(W/U)(W/B)(U/B)
Especially since it seems like Jace is in M13 as well---so like Garruk Relentless, would probably have to have something funky about him.
Another consideration is the top-down design: it's probably not more what colors he'd fit with, but what guilds/former guilds. He seems a lot more Dimir than Azorius, though of course they could be an enemy color wedge now (WUB).
Of course, we have no idea what the storyline is ("Return to Ravnica" certainly gives no clues whatsoever, which I find a little odd. They couldn't come up with something less player-literal, like "Scars of"? Unless the story *is* someone/something returning...), and that's going to be the true basis for the design experience now.
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I could see it maybe a lot of hybrid instead of mono-colored cards.
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I must be the odd one out, I want Gold cards more than I want Hybrid cards.
Gold cards force you to hone that mana-base to get the best out of them. Hybrid cards can just be slapped in easily.
I for one really like it when there are constraints that you have to work within. I feel though that I'm probably in the minority.
I also prefer gold. Being able to play a multicolored card with only one color of mana feels awkward.
Unless we're talking about X/ costs as in Flame Javelin, which I find awesome.
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I think With Return to Ravnica, I think one of the major storylines to the set will be based on the Consortium, and not so much with the guilds even though the guilds will still be around. Being that Jace now heads up the consortium, I can think the story will base heavily on that. We can also speculate that Gideon will be in the Set as well because after Zendikar we know he was heading to Ravnica to seek out the Consortium to help with the threat of the Eldrazi.
I am happy to see Niv again because lets face it bad ass intelligent red dragons are cool as hell, but I do not see him as a planeswalker. I see him as a goal for Jace to find and get his help for the consortium.
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Yes. The Entire Block is gold. Because that's totally what people mean when they say "Gold Block."
Guys, this just means we'll have a higher density of multicolored cards than normal. Which should have been obvious. That said, this seems like evidence that the guilds are not disbanded as people have been claiming.
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I think With Return to Ravnica, I think one of the major storylines to the set will be based on the Consortium, and not so much with the guilds even though the guilds will still be around. Being that Jace now heads up the consortium, I can think the story will base heavily on that. We can also speculate that Gideon will be in the Set as well because after Zendikar we know he was heading to Ravnica to seek out the Consortium to help with the threat of the Eldrazi.
I am happy to see Niv again because lets face it bad ass intelligent red dragons are cool as hell, but I do not see him as a planeswalker. I see him as a goal for Jace to find and get his help for the consortium.
Story looks completely plausible. I'll be surprised if they don't do something among those lines.
Also, two things from the picture: 1) Jace is blue Batman and 2) the expansion symbol heavily reminds me of a certain elder dragon planeswalker's horns.
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That said, this seems like evidence that the guilds are not disbanded as people have been claiming.
It not so much that they disbanded its that the magic of the guildpact that made them what they were is gone.The events of the first book are what caused it to fade and then finally vanish.
Some groups still try to work like they did before but they dont have the same power they did during when guildpact was still working.
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Story looks completely plausible. I'll be surprised if they don't do something among those lines.
Also, two things from the picture: 1) Jace is blue Batman and 2) the expansion symbol heavily reminds me of a certain elder dragon planeswalker's horns.
I think the expansion symbol is a mitre. The hat the pope wears
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There has never been a land that enters the battlefield untapped unconditionally and taps for two colors unconditionally. That would be strictly better than a basic land
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
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Yes, Shadowmoor and Eventide were amazing
That was no more a requiem for Hybrid Mana
than Alara was for gold cards.
And Ember_Twilight,
given what a very, very basic and general theme it is,
I don't think it's an issue.
It's not like Ravnica has anything in common with Shadowmoor other than multicolor cards.
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I think that they might mix up the guilds a bit from last time, maybe having all 10 guilds throughout the block.
Oh and shocklands.
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I can't. I could see U Tezz, but not Jace. Other than mono-U, the only colors I could see fitting Jace are UB. He gets hurt somehow, gets cold and resorts to controlling black magic for payback. He starts using mind magic to enslave people and crush their minds completely. They obey him or he turns them into empty shells, with no mind or consciousness.
I swear I first read it as Wingbonger...something tells me that "As Long as Wingbonger is paired with another creature, both creatures have weed." wouldn't be as good. Seems solid for limited.
yeah. i had a foil one and a normal one in one draft. 4-0'd no problems that night.
anyway, as for new ravnica block being multicolored, well it only makes sense, and i cna't wait, the multicolor oriented blocks have been my favorites.
Thats what they said about lightning bolt?
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Especially since it seems like Jace is in M13 as well---so like Garruk Relentless, would probably have to have something funky about him.
Another consideration is the top-down design: it's probably not more what colors he'd fit with, but what guilds/former guilds. He seems a lot more Dimir than Azorius, though of course they could be an enemy color wedge now (WUB).
Of course, we have no idea what the storyline is ("Return to Ravnica" certainly gives no clues whatsoever, which I find a little odd. They couldn't come up with something less player-literal, like "Scars of"? Unless the story *is* someone/something returning...), and that's going to be the true basis for the design experience now.
"You can tell how dumb someone is by how they use Mary Sue"
Gold cards force you to hone that mana-base to get the best out of them. Hybrid cards can just be slapped in easily.
I for one really like it when there are constraints that you have to work within. I feel though that I'm probably in the minority.
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I also prefer gold. Being able to play a multicolored card with only one color of mana feels awkward.
Unless we're talking about X/ costs as in Flame Javelin, which I find awesome.
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I am happy to see Niv again because lets face it bad ass intelligent red dragons are cool as hell, but I do not see him as a planeswalker. I see him as a goal for Jace to find and get his help for the consortium.
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Guys, this just means we'll have a higher density of multicolored cards than normal. Which should have been obvious. That said, this seems like evidence that the guilds are not disbanded as people have been claiming.
Story looks completely plausible. I'll be surprised if they don't do something among those lines.
Also, two things from the picture: 1) Jace is blue Batman and 2) the expansion symbol heavily reminds me of a certain elder dragon planeswalker's horns.
Pauper: UR some horrible homebrew izzet deck
It not so much that they disbanded its that the magic of the guildpact that made them what they were is gone.The events of the first book are what caused it to fade and then finally vanish.
Some groups still try to work like they did before but they dont have the same power they did during when guildpact was still working.
BAfter the lights go out on you, after your worthless life is through. I will remember how you scream...B
Yeah, because nothing is more fun than getting an unstoppable "I WIN" card.
Too bad they can't just print cards that say "I WIN" on them. And then whoever gets that card in draft wins. Wouldn't that be more fun?
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I think the expansion symbol is a mitre. The hat the pope wears
Set a man on fire, he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
or do i skip AVR and M13 and just buy a booster case of Ravnica 2...?
AVR is looking pretty awesome right about now...
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Shadowmoor and Lorwyn ffs.
Also all hybrid junkies, SHADOWMOOR FFS.
Ravnica Block (2005)
Shadowmoor Block (2008)
Alara Block (2008)
Ravnica 2 (2012)
Using the same theme four times in seven years isn't overdoing it, right?
Yes, Shadowmoor and Eventide were amazing
That was no more a requiem for Hybrid Mana
than Alara was for gold cards.
And Ember_Twilight,
given what a very, very basic and general theme it is,
I don't think it's an issue.
It's not like Ravnica has anything in common with Shadowmoor other than multicolor cards.
Reprint Stasis!
Control needs more love.
EDH:
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
The Mimeoplasm
WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW
WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
Return to Ravnica will have MTG's first hybrid mana cost planeswalker. No, not Jace. Someone else.
Oh and shocklands.
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I can't. I could see U Tezz, but not Jace. Other than mono-U, the only colors I could see fitting Jace are UB. He gets hurt somehow, gets cold and resorts to controlling black magic for payback. He starts using mind magic to enslave people and crush their minds completely. They obey him or he turns them into empty shells, with no mind or consciousness.
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