Magic: the Gathering |OT| Zendikar Rising - Nahiri Did Nothing Wrong
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do they announce bans anymore?
looks like uro's going to survive 2020 unless monday brings some surprises
looks like uro's going to survive 2020 unless monday brings some surprises
Kaldheim - WPN banner
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Feels like they are going for the viking hard rock aesthetic. Between this and the Shred Secret Lair, me likey.
Kaldheim preview schedule and planeswalkers
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Kaldheim "sneak peak previews" will be happening this week, then proper previews will start on January 7. Unclear if this means cards, or just art and flavor.
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New planeswalker: Tyvar Kell
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Elves used to be the gods of the plane, but then the current gods took over and kicked them out. Elves then split into wood elves and shadow elves, but the new elf king has united the two. Tyvar is his boastful and warlike brother, notable for going shirtless even in the freezing cold. His magic allows him to transform himself and other objects into materials that are nearby, so he can turn his skin to rock, or into lava if any is nearby.
New planeswalker: Niko Aris
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Niko actually comes from Theros, and is nonbinary. An oracle foresaw that they would be a great athlete who would never lose, so then they purposely lost a competition to show fate has no power over them. Klothys sent an agent after them, and during the confrontation, they sparked and fled to another world. They are newly sparked and are trying to figure out their path on Kaldheim. Niko can summon mirror-like daggers that can trap living things in a pocket dimension on contact, though normal people can break out in minutes and strong people in seconds. This can be used to surprise enemies with a summoned ally out of nowhere, though. Niko is blue-aligned, and is an attempt to explore a different characterization space from other blue planeswalkers. Niko questioning fate and breaking away from it was meant to mirror the nonbinary experience. "Niko is helping to express some of the more positive and aspirational sides of blue: the desire to learn, the dedication to improve oneself, the discipline to practice skills, and the curiosity to question the parts of the world other people might take for granted." Chris Mooney and Katie Allison, both nonbinary, played big roles in their development.
Welcome to the Face-Melting World of Kaldheim | MAGIC: THE GATHERING
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New planeswalker: Tyvar Kell
Creating Tyvar Kell | MAGIC: THE GATHERING
Members of the Creative team introduce Tyvar Kell, one of two new Planeswalkers debuting in Kaldheim.
Elves used to be the gods of the plane, but then the current gods took over and kicked them out. Elves then split into wood elves and shadow elves, but the new elf king has united the two. Tyvar is his boastful and warlike brother, notable for going shirtless even in the freezing cold. His magic allows him to transform himself and other objects into materials that are nearby, so he can turn his skin to rock, or into lava if any is nearby.
New planeswalker: Niko Aris
Creating Niko Aris | MAGIC: THE GATHERING
Members of the Creative team introduce Niko Aris, one of two new Planeswalkers debuting in Kaldheim.
Niko actually comes from Theros, and is nonbinary. An oracle foresaw that they would be a great athlete who would never lose, so then they purposely lost a competition to show fate has no power over them. Klothys sent an agent after them, and during the confrontation, they sparked and fled to another world. They are newly sparked and are trying to figure out their path on Kaldheim. Niko can summon mirror-like daggers that can trap living things in a pocket dimension on contact, though normal people can break out in minutes and strong people in seconds. This can be used to surprise enemies with a summoned ally out of nowhere, though. Niko is blue-aligned, and is an attempt to explore a different characterization space from other blue planeswalkers. Niko questioning fate and breaking away from it was meant to mirror the nonbinary experience. "Niko is helping to express some of the more positive and aspirational sides of blue: the desire to learn, the dedication to improve oneself, the discipline to practice skills, and the curiosity to question the parts of the world other people might take for granted." Chris Mooney and Katie Allison, both nonbinary, played big roles in their development.
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Intersting graphic design is also a collector booster exclusive, I guess.
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I can't pay these people to bring back Koth but meanwhile Tibalt of all red walkers keeps creeping back in like a lingering fart.
Tibalt, the Lingering Fart actually made it to top three R&D suggestions for the name of the card, but it was decided that lingering is outside of red's color pie and would require shifting him into Rakdos.
I can't help but think Tyvar is just Oko with a new hat. I know Oko's not technically an Elf, but he might as well be.
Niko is neat, but I feel like the art doesn't reflect the character description. They're supposed to be a super physical character (to contrast with the typical mindmage) and instead they're really thin. I do like that they're at least wearing armor.
Niko is neat, but I feel like the art doesn't reflect the character description. They're supposed to be a super physical character (to contrast with the typical mindmage) and instead they're really thin. I do like that they're at least wearing armor.
I think he looks very fit and probably bulkier than an actual fighter would want to be. He's agile, not brutish.
Kaldheim - Pathways
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Kaldheim - Showdown of the Skalds
The next sneak peek is a new Boros Saga via the band Angra. (source post)
There should be one more spoiler today and then four more tomorrow.
There should be one more spoiler today and then four more tomorrow.
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Impulse draw is worse than regular card draw though, especially in control decks. The rest of the card isn't very relevant for control either. Aggro generally doesn't want to spend four mana for something that doesn't impact the board. So that just leaves midrange. Shame that Omnath got banned lol
Kaldheim - Pyre of Heroes
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Your routine reminder for the day: that card is going to be busted in Commander decks.
I mean I don't even have to read the card to predict that if it's an artifact, at this point. Artifact Rare/Mythic slots may as well print straight into Commander decks.
I mean I don't even have to read the card to predict that if it's an artifact, at this point. Artifact Rare/Mythic slots may as well print straight into Commander decks.
Well, yeah, it's good in tribal commander decks. Most decks aren't tribal. It is an auto-include in a tribal commander deck though for the most part, but even then not all. I have a pseudo-angel commander deck and I don't think I'd run it.
Yeah, talking more the potential for decks like dragons to use it to tutor out game-ending combos or even largely non-tribal decks just to abuse it for a source of redundancy getting out their combos. It's not hard to turn on with Changelings and the other usual shenanigans.
I think running Changelings to take advantage of this card would be...unwise. I don't think this card is nearly as good as the hype is making it out to be. It'll be a very solid performer in tribal decks, but that's kinda it I think.
Kaldheim - Magda, Brazen Outlaw; set and theme booster cards
First of today's spoilers via Smoulder (source), a dwarf lord.
There's also several cards previewed in today's article, but I can't grab them on my phone.
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There's also several cards previewed in today's article, but I can't grab them on my phone.
Set and Theme Booster Additional Cards in Kaldheim | MAGIC: THE GATHERING
We have new things in store for Set and Theme Boosters coming with the release of Kaldheim, and you can see some of these unique cards here first.
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These cards tell us a lot about the set themes.There's also several cards previewed in today's article, but I can't grab them on my phone.
Set and Theme Booster Additional Cards in Kaldheim | MAGIC: THE GATHERING
We have new things in store for Set and Theme Boosters coming with the release of Kaldheim, and you can see some of these unique cards here first.
Angel (and berserker) tribal
Giant tribal
Elf tribal
Dwarf, vehicle, equipment, and treasure tribal
And changelings! With shapeshifter tribal.
Also, The List is getting updated
Updating The List for Kaldheim | MAGIC: THE GATHERING
Check out our latest updates to The List, 300 interesting cards from Magic's past that can be found in Kaldheim Set Boosters.
supreme vintage cube seems like maybe the dumbest idea of all time, it's just 100% broken from the get go
That angel/lifegain tribal seems interesting with the recent Orzhov lifegain-for-commander tax angel.
Kaldheim - Realmwalker
Kaldheim - Kaya the Inexorable
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It's a weird mix of effects, but could be strong. Also gets out Ugin and friends, and casts legendary instants and sorceries.Next spoiler via Oceans of Slumber (source), the new Kaya.
If you can ult her, she comes back forever.
Hello! Originally i tried posting in the arena thread, but it seems to be rather dead, and i noticed people here talk arena (at least while the pandemic lasts).
Currently i'm platinum rank thanks to a silly R/G landfall aggro deck, though i also have a B/W lifegain nonsense deck and am attempting to put together a R/U (or monored) burn deck.
Currently i'm platinum rank thanks to a silly R/G landfall aggro deck, though i also have a B/W lifegain nonsense deck and am attempting to put together a R/U (or monored) burn deck.
All the angel cards had me excited, but Rampage of the Valkyries has me considering my first deluxe pre-order on arena.
I love me some themed decks like Knights or Rogues, but Angels is looking like a solid contender right now and I am HYPED.
I love me some themed decks like Knights or Rogues, but Angels is looking like a solid contender right now and I am HYPED.
The cheapest playable deck is cycling. It really needs no rare or mythic (other than the optional Lurrus).
Other than that, you can improve a red deck to competitive levels by replacing rares with cheaper cards and improve it as you go.
Yeah the arena thread seems to be dead and most of the talk is in here now I guess(?) with Covid going on.
Your best bet in my opinion is to just go for a basic mono-red. It's slightly pricey as far as wildcards go, but once you have it you will just start steamrolling people. It's been my go to for rank grinding since Theros.
However if you are wanting some more abstract decks that are a bit more fun there are some excellent Doom Foretold decks out there. That's what got me to diamond.
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