Sets after Khans, What to expect?
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Posted on Sept. 23, 2014, 8:29 a.m. by Its_Johnny_Bravo
It seems that the wedge color cards are going to be more abundant in the upcoming sets (at least the next 2). Do you think multicolored cards are efficient and usable outside of standard? Do you think that any of these cards will be valuable like those of New Phyrexia (Karn Liberated ) or Innistrad (Liliana of the Veil )? Or is the whole thing a flop. Your thoughts?
PreZchoICE1 says... #5
I would be looking toward them fleshing out the actual colors more in the next two sets rather than adding more multicolored stuff.
I think dredge is going to be a thing, so we'll probably see a good handful more of the Delve mechanic.
Rakshasa's are going to be fairly prominent I think so we'll probably see more of that creature type showing up in the coming sets.
Raid and Outlast are looking pretty strong already so Im sure they'll try and give balance to prowess, delve and ferocious.
Im expecting to see a lot more from Temur and Jeskai especially, in the way of good tech.
September 23, 2014 12:50 p.m.
Its_Johnny_Bravo says... #6
i would love to see dredge, that way i can make mill a thing again.
September 23, 2014 12:51 p.m.
PreZchoICE1 says... #7
a Bolas reprint I dont think so, but I wouldn't be surprised to see him show up, not as a reprint though. Something along the lines of Garruk, Apex Predator.
Ugin Im pretty sure we'll end up seeing at some point though mostly because of Ugin's Nexus and Ghostfire Blade .
September 23, 2014 12:55 p.m.
PreZchoICE1 says... #8
Its_Johnny_Bravo I also am a HUGE fan of dredge, also a really big fan of transmute. Im really excited to gain access to blue for Dredge tbh, I think it's going to be really interesting.
September 23, 2014 12:58 p.m.
Nigeltastic says... #9
If you are referring to the mechanic 'dredge' it won't ever be back in standard, it's too powerful, as Mark Rosewater has said several times. The playstyle is definitely going to exist, as B/G have been playing in the graveyard since Journey into Nyx.
September 23, 2014 1:19 p.m.
PreZchoICE1 says... #10
Nigeltastic I was referring to the playstyle, not the actual mechanic. I think Taigam's Scheming , Scout the Borders and Rakshasa Vizier are a really good starting point for looking forward to more dredge/delve type stuff showing up in the next two sets
September 23, 2014 1:26 p.m.
Its_Johnny_Bravo says... #11
I've heard a few rumors about possibly seeing level up creatures and transfigure as well.
September 23, 2014 1:35 p.m.
I am pretty sure that the multicolor thing is just Khans. The next 2 sets, I believe from what I have heard and read in forums, will not be wedge dominant. So, I am expecting to see some pretty cool mono or dual color stuff. Probably more mono colored, though, because RtR already did the dual color stuff so recently. We are just losing that stuff Fiday, I doubt they will replace a dual set with another dual set.
I also expect some type of bomb reprint. Most people say Damnation , but I think that is only because they want a Damnation reprint. Same thing for Tarmogoyf , people say that will show because we have Fetches, but I don't believe that's a solid argument for it. I could, however, see no bomb reprint at all. THS gave us Thoughtseize , M15 gave us Chord of Calling ; Is this the beginning of a pattern in which Wizards is giving us one eternal playable staple each new block. Maybe Fetches are all we will get from Khans in this respect. Maybe not...I know I would love to see the other Fetches printed, though.
If we get level-up creatures, combined with the time travel theme, I could see Lighthouse Chronologist getting printed.
September 23, 2014 2:04 p.m.
As cards like Ghostfire Blade would suggest, colorless will come in at some point, and Ugin will be the bomb for it.
September 24, 2014 8:06 a.m.
I believe it was a designer other than MaRo who said that a planeswalker on the level of Karn Liberated , Liliana of the Veil , and Jace, the Mind Sculptor would be released in the block, so Ugin is the favorite for that.
September 24, 2014 8:09 a.m.
I think storyline-wise, Sarkhan and Sorin (and possibly Narset) will go back in time and stop Nicol from killing Ugin and stop the clans from killing all of the dragons. Then they go back to the present day, in which the dragons are still alive and Ugin is still alive (Dragons of Tarkir)
shuflw says... #2
Khans is the only confirmed wedge set, not the block. the block is about time travel and change, so it's unlikely there will be a lot more wedge cards in the next 2 sets, though there may be a few.
multicolor cards are definitely useable outside of standard. Deathrite Shaman , Abrupt Decay , Electrolyze , Loxodon Smiter are the first ones that come to mind. i can't honestly think of any three color cards played in other sanctioned formats, besides maybe fringe Cruel Ultimatum control decks in modern. i could see Anafenza, the Foremost or Siege Rhino fitting into pod in modern, or Jeskai Ascendancy in a jeskai delver, Young Pyromancer tempo build.
karn and liliana are two modern all-stars with high price tags. it's hard to bet on any card hitting that kind of price range right after release. i don't see it happening, as i expect khans to be the highest selling set in the history of magic, and with everyone chasing fetchlands that might lower the prices on the rest of the rares. the only way a multicolor card becomes that valuable is if it spawns its own archetype.
September 23, 2014 9:10 a.m.