I'd be totally fine with this being true.
Is it possible that The Raven Man's identity won't be revealed until Belzenlok is dead?
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Aug 25, 2017
Etherium Sage posted a message on Magic Story: Alara to AmonkhetPosted in: ArticlesQuote from Jay13x »I hope so to. My thinking is that in the wake of his internal epiphany while fighting Bolas, Gideon will start using his hieromancy again. Jace seems primed to make a switch to a much greater use of illusion magic. Chandra I hope discovers new uses of her power - learning to cast something like The Purifying Fire would be an awesome use of her abilities.
Gideon actually using hieromancy would be great. This might be something weird to say, but it might even also pave the way for a Gideon card without the signature "turn-into-a-creature" ability, as he'll focus more on tactics and suppression magic than throwing himself into the thick of things. This would, in turn, broaden the design space for him.
Jace's Ixalan card does suggest that his Illusion magic will be more prominent, but we'll see. I still think that his lost memories of Vryn are the biggest obstacle to his potential, as he basically lost his experiences training under Alhammaret. -
Aug 25, 2017
Etherium Sage posted a message on Magic Story: Alara to AmonkhetI hope the Gatewatch starts branching out in terms of the type of magic they use, or be more creative in their usage of said magic. As you said, Chandra's raw flames won't always cut it, which Bolas demonstrated; we know that she can create elementals and phoenixes, as well as use Ghostfire, yes we never saw any of that in her fight against Bolas. Nissa's leyline magic has untold potential, which can be a double-edged sword since it might make her too OP in the story.Posted in: Articles
A number of people think that Bolas is gunning for Dominaria, so it'd be interesting to see what goes on with that. - To post a comment, please login or register a new account.
What do you mean by "boring" here? This word is so overused that it's almost a buzzword.
Also, why do you think Chromium isn't "fun" or "creative"?
That didn't stop people from underestimating Ojutai due to his conditional hexproof, which is the point. This happens every time cards that have glaring drawbacks or aren't overtly busted are spoiled, because some segment of the playerbase habitually assesses these cards in a vacuum. This happened with Hazoret, baby Jace, Liliana, the Last Hope and even Emrakul, the Promised End, with the latter being mainly because it wasn't as strong as Aeons Torn.
Or maybe he got so high from whatever he was experiencing with the Planar Bridge that he wasn't in full control of his emotions for a moment.
So can one consider this a shoe-in for blue artifact EDH decks (which is most of them)?
The card is just showing Ajani fighting Bolas at the Maelstrom on Alara. He may or may not die in the future, but this card isn't about that.
Between this and Damping Sphere, it's almost like Wizards dislikes Storm.
The first ability is interesting, but I don't know if it's better than Witchbane Orb in Modern artifact decks.
Qal Sisma is a mountain range where the Temur and Atarka clans live. So yes, it's a place in Tarkir.
The zombie is already dead, so unless it's a zombie with a name, it doesn't matter.
Whatever one might think of the new versions of the Elders, I feel more confident in rocking these as commanders than their original versions.
I'd think that Ajani would be around when they inevitably bust Elspeth out of the Underworld.
Not every legendary creature is made for Commander, even if it's an Elder Dragon.
Yeah, what is up with that? Are they trying to kill token strategies dead or something?
Why is Chromium's ability awful? Looking at it, giving himself hexproof for the turn by discarding a card (and he's something you'd theoretically run in a control deck, so cards to discard for him shouldn't be too much of a issue) doesn't seem terrible to me.
Also, regarding Omniscience, it's neat that Jodah Brawl has access to one of Jodah's best big spells.
I don't think the Bolas depiction on the Core 2019 box would look like that, even in profile, and I have my doubts about his depiction in Arisen.
Considering the surroundings, the fact that this set is touching on Bolas's exploits in the past and the fact that Avatars are involved, I'm going with Alara fight.