Tordan Godblood2RR
Enchantment Creature - Dwarf Dragon God MR
As long as your devotion to Dwarves and Dragons is less than 5, Tordan Godblood isn't a creature.
Other Dwarves and Dragons you control get +2/+2. RR, Sacrifice a Mountain: Tordan Godblood does 3 damage to target creature or player.
6/6
Impressionable Youth1U
Creature - Human R
Impressionable Youth has the keyword abilities of each other creature on the battlefield. "A young mind is like a sponge..." Cockthrust, Academy Tutor
1/2
Minotaur Spellbreaker1R
Creature - Minotaur Cleric R
Kicker W and/or U
Flash
If the W kicker cost was paid, when Minotaur Spellbreaker enters the battlefield, target player can't cast spells this turn.
If the U kicker cost was paid, when Minotaur Spellbreaker enters the battlefield, counter target spell.
2/2
Student of Life1W
Creature - Human Monk R
When Student of Life enters the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on it for each other creature on the battlefield. "I meditate on the myriad of forms I have seen in my travels." -- Tama, Southern Brotherhood
Rooted Down1GGG
Enchantment - Aura {R}
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature loses all abilities and is a land with "t: Add two mana in any combination of this permanent's colors to your mana pool." This effect doesn't remove Rooted Down.
Stay HungryBG
Enchantment U
Whenever you would gain life, you may put that many hunger counters on Stay Hungry instead.
Remove 3 Hunger counters from Stay Hungry: Draw a card. Self-denial has its own rewards.
I thought RTR and THS blended quite well. This is going to be a very flavor based comment, but please stay with me.
Thematically, the shift into RTR from INN seemed more intuitive. I can only give you examples to help make myself clear, but you should get my drift. Mausoleum Guard & Elgaud Inquisitor are so Orzhov, you don't even have to stretch you imagination. Spilnterfright & Strangleroot Geist are very Golgari. Lots of White soldiers that are very Boros and Azorious. Mad Scientist much? They really like Simic and Izzet. I am sure you get where I am going with this.
RTR to Theros is not as intuitive, but from a creature type and architecture stand point, they flow really well. One of my favorite flavor nuggets is how the Shock lands fit THS flavor better than INS, especially in the cases like Breeding Pool, where they changed the context of the title. The new Breeding Pool art reflects a place where large monsters go to breed or are bred rather than something like a cloning vat. Steam Vents? Hello Keranos. Temple Garden? No explanation needed. Sacred Foundry? Seems pretty Porphuros. Overgrown Tomb? Gorgons love that ****. Hallowed Fountain? Meletis to the max.
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Enchantment Creature - Dwarf Dragon God MR
As long as your devotion to Dwarves and Dragons is less than 5, Tordan Godblood isn't a creature.
Other Dwarves and Dragons you control get +2/+2.
RR, Sacrifice a Mountain: Tordan Godblood does 3 damage to target creature or player.
6/6
IIW: Theros mechanics/Alara Flavor
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Creature - Human R
Impressionable Youth has the keyword abilities of each other creature on the battlefield.
"A young mind is like a sponge..." Cockthrust, Academy Tutor
1/2
IIW: Shift a random card into a Random Set
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Creature - Hag U
Whenever Seahag deals damage to a player, that player discards a card unless they sacrifice a creature.
2/2
IIW: Black Pyramid (Illuminati, grammys, Jay-Z, Templars, Katy Perry)
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Creature - Minotaur Cleric R
Kicker W and/or U
Flash
If the W kicker cost was paid, when Minotaur Spellbreaker enters the battlefield, target player can't cast spells this turn.
If the U kicker cost was paid, when Minotaur Spellbreaker enters the battlefield, counter target spell.
2/2
IIW: Theros mechanics/alara flavor
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Changeling Colossus just seems like a pain in the ass and Mirror Entity? What a loser, just copies everyone's style.
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Creature - Human Monk R
When Student of Life enters the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on it for each other creature on the battlefield.
"I meditate on the myriad of forms I have seen in my travels." -- Tama, Southern Brotherhood
IIW: Theros Mechanics, Alara flavor
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Sorcery R
Put X +1/+1 counters on target creature and it fights up to X other target creatures.
IIW: Theros Mechanics/Alra Flavor
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Enchantment U
Whenever you would gain life, you may put that many hunger counters on Stay Hungry instead.
Remove 3 Hunger counters from Stay Hungry: Draw a card.
Self-denial has its own rewards.
IIW: Theros Mechanics/Alara flavor.
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Thematically, the shift into RTR from INN seemed more intuitive. I can only give you examples to help make myself clear, but you should get my drift. Mausoleum Guard & Elgaud Inquisitor are so Orzhov, you don't even have to stretch you imagination. Spilnterfright & Strangleroot Geist are very Golgari. Lots of White soldiers that are very Boros and Azorious. Mad Scientist much? They really like Simic and Izzet. I am sure you get where I am going with this.
RTR to Theros is not as intuitive, but from a creature type and architecture stand point, they flow really well. One of my favorite flavor nuggets is how the Shock lands fit THS flavor better than INS, especially in the cases like Breeding Pool, where they changed the context of the title. The new Breeding Pool art reflects a place where large monsters go to breed or are bred rather than something like a cloning vat. Steam Vents? Hello Keranos. Temple Garden? No explanation needed. Sacred Foundry? Seems pretty Porphuros. Overgrown Tomb? Gorgons love that ****. Hallowed Fountain? Meletis to the max.
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Most of my core magic friends were casting spells WAAAAY before Magic came out. It was a natural hobby for spellcasters!
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I wanted my STD and Limited games to feel like an epic myth unfolding before my eyes. So far I am not disappointed.
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