Previews for Ikoria: Lair of the Behemoths don’t start until April 2, but I’ve been getting a lot of requests from people cooped up at home that are eager for any content, so I decided to do something I used to do all the time back in my column in The Duelist. I’m going to be giving you a Maro Teaser where I give tiny hints of things to come. Note that I’m only giving you partial information.
The following can be found in Ikoria:
• Magic’s seventh Egg
• A card with the text “four or more times this game”
• A card with the text “total power 10 or less”
• Magic’s largest power/toughness granting aura.
• A card with the text “X is the number of times this creature has mutated”
• Magic’s third and fourth card with “(Zero is even.)” reminder text.
• Three cards with the text “different name(s)”
• Twelve different types of counters
• A card that says “choose a kind of counter at random”
• A card with the text “remove eight foreshadow counters”
• And a cycle that players have been asking us to make for over ten years
In addition, Ikoria has creatures with the following creature types:
• Dinosaur Turtle
• Shark Beast
• Demon Kraken
• Elemental Otter
• Brushwagg
• Hellion Horror
• and a Nightmare Squirrel (Yes, a Squirrel in a Standard-legal set!)
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1 I need a definition of egg but wouldn’t it be 6th with the other 5
2 let me guess alt win condition card of the set or something difficult to do
3 “10 or less” holy crud that’s got to mean the set is filled with eldrazi sized creatures probably gonna a get plenty of ramp as well (and I did anticipate lots of high p/t creatures in the set)
5 oh wow mutate can be done lots of times based of that
6 oh no mark the edh players are gonna get so mad at you if one of the two is void winnowers brother (can’t cast and block with odd cmc) Which will probaly one or the other will probably get banned because both combine would lock players out (if it happens)
7 well that means edh will take them since you only need one of and will always work
8 oh mark made a oops on this it’s thirteen not 12 and arena update may have leaked 2 new ones coming (unstoppable, backbone)
9 I wonder if it goes outside “keyword-counters” and can just do any counters if so that will be so much fun in edh
11 oh come baby please be krosan verge getting its 9 missing cards or the mirage fetches (aka slow fetch lands) (any other ideas of what cycle it is that hasn’t ben finished yet)
Now for the creature types
1 sweet we’re getting a Archelon/Carbonemys/Prehistoric turtle EDIT: Avatarof just remind me I almost forgot about gamera that’s a turtle kaiju so this creature is probably the mtg version of gamera
2 yaay sharks are getting a offical Creature type now oracle update here we come (goodbye fish type hello shark)
3 oh my gosh yes! I’m willing to bet here and almost certain this is gonna be the Cthulhu of mtg (that isn’t a eldrazi) hope it’s grixis atleast
6 Fantatic they remember the least known type of kaiju the Worms theres hundreds of video games that involve giant killer worms that look horrifying
7 Way to go mark you got another squirrel in blackborder and in a standard set Congradulations! Hope it’s legendary and golgari like Acornelia, Fashionable Filcher (but the silver border commander will be way better easily even if this nightmare is)
1 I need a definition of egg but wouldn’t it be 6th with the other 5
2 let me guess alt win condition card of the set or something difficult to do
3 “10 or less” holy crud that’s got to mean the set is filled with eldrazi sized creatures probably gonna a get plenty of ramp as well (and I did anticipate lots of high p/t creatures in the set)
5 oh wow mutate can be done lots of times based of that
6 oh no mark the edh players are gonna get so mad at you if one of the two is void winnowers brother (can’t cast and block with odd cmc) Which will probaly one or the other will probably get banned because both combine would lock players out (if it happens)
7 well that means edh will take them since you only need one of and will always work
8 oh mark made a oops on this it’s thirteen not 12 and arena update may have leaked 2 new ones coming (unstoppable, backbone)
9 I wonder if it goes outside “keyword-counters” and can just do any counters if so that will be so much fun in edh
6 Fantatic they remember the least known type of kaiju the Worms theres hundreds of video games that involve giant killer worms that look horrifying
7 Way to go mark you got another squirrel in blackborder and in a standard set Congradulations! Hope it’s legendary and golgari like Acornelia, Fashionable Filcher (but the silver border commander will be way better easily even if this nightmare is)
Golden Egg might be what he's referring to? It doesn't draw a card, but it is technically an artifact egg that you sacrifice for an effect, which could be used for mana.
I hope there are angels on the plane but something tells me no...
And four of those creature types sound like they have blue and are sea-faring. I hope there are Leviathans! But seems to be leaning more wacky as far as typing goes.
Demon Kraken? Alright, I’ll pay a little attention
Ikoria is the giant monster set we need, but not the one we deserved 3 months ago.
I don’t really enjoy non traditional sea monsters and am concerned the kraken will be UB and therefore unusable in Arixmethes, but we shall see. Perhaps there will be support for big flashy creatures or something
Demon Kraken? Alright, I’ll pay a little attention
Ikoria is the giant monster set we need, but not the one we deserved 3 months ago.
I don’t really enjoy non traditional sea monsters and am concerned the kraken will be UB and therefore unusable in Arixmethes, but we shall see. Perhaps there will be support for big flashy creatures or something
It could be grixis and the kraken being based off the Cthulhu
And one reason I’m saying this is because one of the big complaints on Anje Falkenrath deck is that blue is missing (madness commander deck) (but there’s not that much blue madness but people knew blue had to be in from other effects)
"And a cycle that players have been asking us to make for over ten years"
My guess is that this is a cycle of Lands, probably completing one of the Future Sight implied cycles.
I see Nimbus Maze as most likely, followed by Grove of the Burnwillows. I seem to recall MaRo stating years ago that River of Tears proved to be more confusing (and less playable) then they had hoped, so I think we can rule it out.
Other than Krosan Verge which Ryperior74 mentioned above, are there any other potential Land cycles from more than 10 years ago people are waiting on? Has anyone been demanding enemy-colored Mirage fetchlands? (e.g. Bad River)
Not to be a sore thumb but I’m pretty sure the cycle is the ultimatum cycle which was leaked.
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I have been hard on Maro a lot of the time, but this was a nice thing. Gives us a little diversion with all the uncertainty out there right now. Thank you Maro.
Now to the "spoilers".
Looking forward to the Power/Toughness Aura, Zero is Even and Foreshadow counters. Hope they turn out to be cool, playable and not too pricey $$$ wise.
Also as a long time Godzilla movies fan, I hope for a cool Lizard Beast analog and when I hear Demon Kraken could it be King Gidorah I hope.
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Previews for Ikoria: Lair of the Behemoths don’t start until April 2, but I’ve been getting a lot of requests from people cooped up at home that are eager for any content, so I decided to do something I used to do all the time back in my column in The Duelist. I’m going to be giving you a Maro Teaser where I give tiny hints of things to come. Note that I’m only giving you partial information.
The following can be found in Ikoria:
• Magic’s seventh Egg
• A card with the text “four or more times this game”
• A card with the text “total power 10 or less”
• Magic’s largest power/toughness granting aura.
• A card with the text “X is the number of times this creature has mutated”
• Magic’s third and fourth card with “(Zero is even.)” reminder text.
• Three cards with the text “different name(s)”
• Twelve different types of counters
• A card that says “choose a kind of counter at random”
• A card with the text “remove eight foreshadow counters”
• And a cycle that players have been asking us to make for over ten years
In addition, Ikoria has creatures with the following creature types:
• Dinosaur Turtle
• Shark Beast
• Demon Kraken
• Elemental Otter
• Brushwagg
• Hellion Horror
• and a Nightmare Squirrel (Yes, a Squirrel in a Standard-legal set!)
So, Ikoria is the counters matter set? Not the best time to emulate FFG.
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#DefundThePolice
Also, this Elemental Otter? She was very popular in her time.
Also, this Dinosaur Turtle? But she doesn't even care!!!
1 I need a definition of egg but wouldn’t it be 6th with the other 5
2 let me guess alt win condition card of the set or something difficult to do
3 “10 or less” holy crud that’s got to mean the set is filled with eldrazi sized creatures probably gonna a get plenty of ramp as well (and I did anticipate lots of high p/t creatures in the set)
4 that means it’s gonna beat Eldrazi Conscription with +10/+10
5 oh wow mutate can be done lots of times based of that
6 oh no mark the edh players are gonna get so mad at you if one of the two is void winnowers brother (can’t cast and block with odd cmc) Which will probaly one or the other will probably get banned because both combine would lock players out (if it happens)
7 well that means edh will take them since you only need one of and will always work
8 oh mark made a oops on this it’s thirteen not 12 and arena update may have leaked 2 new ones coming (unstoppable, backbone)
9 I wonder if it goes outside “keyword-counters” and can just do any counters if so that will be so much fun in edh
10 this is for a omniscience or cruel ultimatum effect or it’s a alt win or alt lose condition
11 oh come baby please be krosan verge getting its 9 missing cards or the mirage fetches (aka slow fetch lands) (any other ideas of what cycle it is that hasn’t ben finished yet)
Now for the creature types
1 sweet we’re getting a Archelon/Carbonemys/Prehistoric turtle EDIT: Avatarof just remind me I almost forgot about gamera that’s a turtle kaiju so this creature is probably the mtg version of gamera
2 yaay sharks are getting a offical Creature type now oracle update here we come (goodbye fish type hello shark)
3 oh my gosh yes! I’m willing to bet here and almost certain this is gonna be the Cthulhu of mtg (that isn’t a eldrazi) hope it’s grixis atleast
4 let see if the otter will be welcome in my horde of notions
5 BRUSHWAGG NUMBER TWO BABY!!!
6 Fantatic they remember the least known type of kaiju the Worms theres hundreds of video games that involve giant killer worms that look horrifying
7 Way to go mark you got another squirrel in blackborder and in a standard set Congradulations! Hope it’s legendary and golgari like Acornelia, Fashionable Filcher (but the silver border commander will be way better easily even if this nightmare is)
Golden Egg might be what he's referring to? It doesn't draw a card, but it is technically an artifact egg that you sacrifice for an effect, which could be used for mana.
Who knows though.
And four of those creature types sound like they have blue and are sea-faring. I hope there are Leviathans! But seems to be leaning more wacky as far as typing goes.
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Also Dinosaur Turle must be a reference to Gamera
If there are angels in this set they will most likely be hybrids too I'd love a Angel Demon
OH YEA!
that’s got to be it I forgot that kaiju so we’re probably getting a creature based on gamera
|| 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 ||
Ikoria is the giant monster set we need, but not the one we deserved 3 months ago.
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#DefundThePolice
|| 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 ||
It could be grixis and the kraken being based off the Cthulhu
And one reason I’m saying this is because one of the big complaints on Anje Falkenrath deck is that blue is missing (madness commander deck) (but there’s not that much blue madness but people knew blue had to be in from other effects)
I’m sure there are fifteen of them, each with flying.
Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest WUR Voltron Control
Temmet, Vizier of Naktamun WU Unblockable Mirror Trickery
Ra's al Ghul (Sidar Kondo) and Face-Down Ninjas
Brudiclad, Token Engineer
Vaevictis (VV2) the Dire Lantern
Rona, Disciple of Gix
Tiana the Auror
Hallar
Ulrich the Politician
Zur the Rebel
Scorpion, Locust, Scarab, Egyptian Gods
O-Kagachi, Mathas, Mairsil
"Non-Tribal" Tribal Generals, Eggs
My guess is that this is a cycle of Lands, probably completing one of the Future Sight implied cycles.
I see Nimbus Maze as most likely, followed by Grove of the Burnwillows. I seem to recall MaRo stating years ago that River of Tears proved to be more confusing (and less playable) then they had hoped, so I think we can rule it out.
Other than Krosan Verge which Ryperior74 mentioned above, are there any other potential Land cycles from more than 10 years ago people are waiting on? Has anyone been demanding enemy-colored Mirage fetchlands? (e.g. Bad River)
No mental gymnastics for this one. It's six, the number of eggs.
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Gaze upon an empty, white throne
A legacy of lies,
A familiar disguise
Sing with me a song of conquest and fate
The black pillar cracks beneath its weight
Night breaks through the day, hard as a stone
Lost in thoughts all alone
I’m so stupid I forgot about the wedge ultimatums Which May have Ben leaked from the commander deck
I got a new theory by the way for everybody
The “Demon kraken” sounds like grixis to me but likely “dimir” as well so that got me think
The main set has shard legendaries and the commander decks gives the wedge legendaries
Maro had to fight so hard and long to get Squirrels into standard sets that it's his only focus in life anymore
Now to the "spoilers".
Looking forward to the Power/Toughness Aura, Zero is Even and Foreshadow counters. Hope they turn out to be cool, playable and not too pricey $$$ wise.
Also as a long time Godzilla movies fan, I hope for a cool Lizard Beast analog and when I hear Demon Kraken could it be King Gidorah I hope.
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