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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

This seems fun as a big mana payoff maybe but it just doesn’t seem efficient or reliable enough for most of the game.

It’s a 2 mana draw 1, at cmc 3 it’s probably a Divination, and 4 probably also just a draw 2. Sorcery speed.

It’s then a minimum of 5 cmc to cast the spell for free, and you have to go 4/4 on card types which seems incredibly unlikely. More likely you’d get 2-3 card types so this thing seems at best a 5 mana sorcery speed draw 3 then.

Never truly a dead draw which is nice and the more you can pump into this the more it reads as a draw 4 + cast a spell for free. It just doesn’t feel good enough most of the time.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I might be reading it wrong but I think the first one enters with one +1/+1 counter b/c Gev's ability targets an opponent (not each opponent). The second one would be 2 counters assuming you hit a different opponent, etc.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Love that imagery. It’s any tokens too, so two… foods or treasures driving a car somehow.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Wow most of these cards seem super cute to me and I'm really glad for it, it's a breath of fresh air and I think a lot of artwork brings back a sense of whimsy that's been really missing for a long time! I love it too.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Never thought I’d see artwork like this in a Standard set again, this is really nice and reminds me old school artwork.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Off topic but that typo made me actually lol

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is so interesting, thinking about it now I’ve never associated the wedges or shards with themes or qualities, just individual representative cards or decks I guess.

Bant is Noble Hierarch for me, and Abzan/Junk is Seige Rhino. Esper is Raffine, Jeskai is Narset, RUG/Temur I think of RUG Delver. Grixis is Mishra or Nicol Bolas.

Sultai I still always call BUG and will forever. I always think of Shardless BUG from Legacy a while ago, and I guess this one is the exception because I think of actual bugs too.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Ah yeah you’re right I missed that, that definitely is downside, pretty decent even

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Is this just a straight up 2/2 for 1 with no downside (and potential upside even)? I know Isamaru being legendary is very little downside but I don’t think this has ever existed?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Holy cow actual nonbasic hate in standard? I love this. Price of Progress is a really strong effect and I’m curious if this makes it into other formats too.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Oh yeah, I’m just being a bit tongue in cheek. I also wish they aligned the art and type a bit better with power and toughness, but with power creep that ship is long gone. This one just seemed particularly hilarious.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Is this the first Standard legal card with Threshold since Judgment?

 

Spoiler!Seth Mansfield playing RB Vampires beat 2023 player of the year, Simon Nielsen, on Boros Heroic 3-1 in the finals.

Simon Nielsen’s 4th (!!) top 8 at a major event in the last year! 3 PT top 8s and top 8 at Worlds. Amazing year for him!

Direct link the the VOD of the finals: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2073420586?t=05h22m30s

 

The first Pro Tour of the 2024 season takes place February 23-25 at MagicCon: Chicago.

  • On Friday and Saturday—February 23 and 24—broadcast begins at 12 p.m. ET (6 p.m. CET // 2 a.m. JST 2/23–24) with three rounds of Murders at Karlov Manor Draft followed by five rounds of Pioneer Constructed.

  • On Sunday, February 25 for the Top 8 playoff, broadcast begins at 11 a.m. ET (5 p.m. CEST // 1 a.m. JST 2/26) with all four quarterfinal matches, followed by semifinals matches then the finals of Pro Tour Murders at Karlov Manor.

Play on Friday and Saturday starts at 9 a.m. CT on-site, but broadcast begins at 11 a.m. CT (12 p.m. ET) with a featured drafter to follow into their Round 1 gameplay. They're going to catch up with coverage to reduce downtime.

The Sunday Top 8 playoff broadcast begins at 10 a.m. CT (11 a.m. ET) showing a full quarterfinal match and then as many games from other quarterfinal matches as possible, moving on to a full semifinal match (and as much of the remaining semifinals match) then the complete finals.

 
 

2 UB sets per year starting next year:

Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks told investors on February 13th that two of the trading card game’s six annual premiere sets will be dedicated Universes Beyond crossovers starting in 2025.

Looks like these will be pushing out a Masters or other large non-premier set too:

This may end up pushing out or replacing a tentpole set (a business-only term the company uses for its six annual major releases) to make room for whatever comes after Final Fantasy and several Marvel-themed releases.

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cross-posted from [email protected]: https://mtgzone.com/post/380788

Key points for RVR draft:

All the cards in the set are reprints from previous sets happening on Ravnica. If you’we been around for a while, you know what that plane is all about. If not, there’s a single most important thing to keep in mind: There are ten 2-color guilds, each with its own signature theme.

So, in the vast majority of drafts, you want to be drafting a 2-color deck. However, it’s perfectly reasonable to splash a bomb, from a adjacent guild. For example, say you’re playing Selesnya (green-white). You could easily play Assemble the Legion. That’s possible, as there’s plenty of mana fixing available.

Keep in mind, that each card in your deck should ideally met at least one of the following criteria:

  • It works well with your guild’s theme, or;
  • It’s just a strong card on its own.

Obviously, if both conditions are met, that’s especially great. So, let’s take a look at the archetypes and figure what each archetype is trying to do.

 

Key points for RVR draft:

All the cards in the set are reprints from previous sets happening on Ravnica. If you’we been around for a while, you know what that plane is all about. If not, there’s a single most important thing to keep in mind: There are ten 2-color guilds, each with its own signature theme.

So, in the vast majority of drafts, you want to be drafting a 2-color deck. However, it’s perfectly reasonable to splash a bomb, from a adjacent guild. For example, say you’re playing Selesnya (green-white). You could easily play Assemble the Legion. That’s possible, as there’s plenty of mana fixing available.

Keep in mind, that each card in your deck should ideally met at least one of the following criteria:

  • It works well with your guild’s theme, or;
  • It’s just a strong card on its own.

Obviously, if both conditions are met, that’s especially great. So, let’s take a look at the archetypes and figure what each archetype is trying to do.

 

Gavin Verhey, one of the lead designers at Wizards, posted an interesting question on Twitter:

"You get to pick one Magic keyword mechanic to return in 2024. What is it?"

What are we bringing back?!

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Paul Cheon seems to have been included in the layoffs 😞 Huge bummer for all of the laid off employees given how well MTG itself seems to be doing.

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