Obviously, it depends on exactly how they execute it, but Volrath's Stronghold is really powerful. I know that's fake news for most of us, but I think it merits repeating. It was a super strong card forever ago when the strongest thing you could be doing didn't generally revolve around creatures. Now that literal everything involves creatures...I dunno. I'd see that reprint as more dangerous than the Academy one. Artifacts may or may not be playable...Creatures always are.
Basically yeah. The card's front face shows some kind of giant golden golem defending the treasure. We know that Orazca is actually made of gold and the architecture looks similar to what we have seen of Orazca. (the best look is in some of the later pictures in The Race Part 2 https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/race-part-2-2017-10-18 )Putting this together, I thought maybe this meant that at least parts of the city of Orazca itself are alive and protecting itself.
Obviously, it depends on exactly how they execute it, but Volrath's Stronghold is really powerful. I know that's fake news for most of us, but I think it merits repeating. It was a super strong card forever ago when the strongest thing you could be doing didn't generally revolve around creatures. Now that literal everything involves creatures...I dunno. I'd see that reprint as more dangerous than the Academy one. Artifacts may or may not be playable...Creatures always are.
The bad thing is, that effect would fit the Golgari Colored enchantment 100%.
Love the fact they are making these, but man do they need to print the originals again. These are always going to be like Tolarian Academy #2 in EDH for those that have the budget to get the original land.
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1. (Ravnica Allegiance): You can't keep a good esper control deck down... Or Wilderness Reclamation... or Gates...
2. (War of the Spark): Guys, I know what we need! We need a cycle of really idiotic flavor text victory cards! Jace's Triumph...
3. (War of the Spark): Lets make the format with control have even more control!
Love the fact they are making these, but man do they need to print the originals again. These are always going to be like Tolarian Academy #2 in EDH for those that have the budget to get the original land.
Love the fact they are making these, but man do they need to print the originals again. These are always going to be like Tolarian Academy #2 in EDH for those that have the budget to get the original land.
The original is banned in commander
Oh... okay then.
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1. (Ravnica Allegiance): You can't keep a good esper control deck down... Or Wilderness Reclamation... or Gates...
2. (War of the Spark): Guys, I know what we need! We need a cycle of really idiotic flavor text victory cards! Jace's Triumph...
3. (War of the Spark): Lets make the format with control have even more control!
Okay, so unlike the gaea's cradle knock-off, this one is actually kind of legit. In addition to being a rainbow land if you need help color fixing, this is much easier to flip and the mana is in a color that you can actually use it in. Heck, the fun curve from marvel works here. Curving a Woodweaver's puzzleknot into a whirler virtuoso into this on turn 4 flips it immediately, gives you seven mana to do stufflikethis, and gives nine to twelve mana to play with on turn five.
Kinda like "vault guardians", we might get some nice big golems to work with.
I want there to be one that is a huge colorless Dinosaur type with a high cmc and a powerful etb effect....for reasons
Evil reasons Mr. Morgoth
We see through your plans.
Evil reasons? Why ever would you think that? No, I am but a humble craftsman with no ulterior motive....*hides Commune with Dinosaurs and Tron lands behind my back. Innocent whistling*
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Project Booster Fun makes it less fun to open a booster.
I've got a feeling a lot of the more powerful flip enchantments are coming in the second set. Basically, they have to make Rivals a power house because the next set coming after it is one that will be grabbing a ton of attention without even going into spoilers.
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Rollback Post to RevisionRollBack
1. (Ravnica Allegiance): You can't keep a good esper control deck down... Or Wilderness Reclamation... or Gates...
2. (War of the Spark): Guys, I know what we need! We need a cycle of really idiotic flavor text victory cards! Jace's Triumph...
3. (War of the Spark): Lets make the format with control have even more control!
Obviously, it depends on exactly how they execute it, but Volrath's Stronghold is really powerful. I know that's fake news for most of us, but I think it merits repeating. It was a super strong card forever ago when the strongest thing you could be doing didn't generally revolve around creatures. Now that literal everything involves creatures...I dunno. I'd see that reprint as more dangerous than the Academy one. Artifacts may or may not be playable...Creatures always are.
Basically yeah. The card's front face shows some kind of giant golden golem defending the treasure. We know that Orazca is actually made of gold and the architecture looks similar to what we have seen of Orazca. (the best look is in some of the later pictures in The Race Part 2 https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/race-part-2-2017-10-18 )Putting this together, I thought maybe this meant that at least parts of the city of Orazca itself are alive and protecting itself.
The bad thing is, that effect would fit the Golgari Colored enchantment 100%.
Also *prays we are getting one for every guild*
Dragons of Legend, Lead by Scion of the UR-Dragon
The Gitrog Monster
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
Shogun Saskia
Hive World
Atraxa hates fun
Abzan
|| UW Jace, Vyn's Prodigy UW || UG Kenessos, Priest of Thassa (feat. Arixmethes) UG ||
Cards I still want to see created:
|| Olantin, Lost City || Pavios and Thanasis || Choryu ||
Maybe WB if this is a cycle.
WUBRG#BlackLotusMatterWUBRG
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1. (Ravnica Allegiance): You can't keep a good esper control deck down... Or Wilderness Reclamation... or Gates...
2. (War of the Spark): Guys, I know what we need! We need a cycle of really idiotic flavor text victory cards! Jace's Triumph...
3. (War of the Spark): Lets make the format with control have even more control!
The original is banned in commander
Oh... okay then.
1. (Ravnica Allegiance): You can't keep a good esper control deck down... Or Wilderness Reclamation... or Gates...
2. (War of the Spark): Guys, I know what we need! We need a cycle of really idiotic flavor text victory cards! Jace's Triumph...
3. (War of the Spark): Lets make the format with control have even more control!
I want there to be one that is a huge colorless Dinosaur type with a high cmc and a powerful etb effect....for reasons
Evil reasons? Why ever would you think that? No, I am but a humble craftsman with no ulterior motive....*hides Commune with Dinosaurs and Tron lands behind my back. Innocent whistling*
1. (Ravnica Allegiance): You can't keep a good esper control deck down... Or Wilderness Reclamation... or Gates...
2. (War of the Spark): Guys, I know what we need! We need a cycle of really idiotic flavor text victory cards! Jace's Triumph...
3. (War of the Spark): Lets make the format with control have even more control!