Next Block Plane is...
Spoilers, Rumors, and Speculation forum
Posted on May 16, 2016, 10:49 a.m. by Rayenous
Kaladesh!
"Invent your Tomorrow" as we explore the plane we first caught a glimpse of in Magic OriginsChandras home plane of Kaladesh. Imagination, invention, and ingenuity await when we debut Kaladesh at PAX West on September 2, 2016, and release it in stores September 30, 2016.
Announcement/Release info: LINK
Set 2 of the Block already announced.
Aether Revolt
"In the follow-up to Kaladesh, Its time to Take the Power Back with Aether Revolt. Ingenuity will only get you so far when the revolt comes. Releasing January 20, 2017."
Gonna be some awesome artifacts and artifacts matters on the way then. maybe coloured artifacts again? THOPTERS!
May 16, 2016 10:56 a.m.
I CALLED IT! I knew the next set would be artifact based! (Or at least be on a plane where artifacts are prevalent)
It just sucks that the second set isn't "New Phyrexia 2: The Electric Boogaloo"
May 16, 2016 10:57 a.m.
If there isn't a UR artifact matters legend the collective Commander/EDH player base will revolt! haha
May 16, 2016 10:59 a.m.
iBleedPunk says... #9
I was hoping for Vryn but Kaladesh is cool. Kinda disappointed though. Too many Artifact centered blocks already imho
May 16, 2016 11:10 a.m.
Ostrichman01 says... #10
Pokemaster325, i agree that we should have gone to vryn but think about the effect on the meta. 3 jaces in standard?!?! they wouldn't do that
May 16, 2016 11:19 a.m.
GoldGhost012 says... #11
Pretty sure this is the set that Maro's been calling "the awesome set," a set he thinks may be the best set he lead and maybe even better than the original Innistrad.
Let that sink in.
May 16, 2016 11:19 a.m. Edited.
This isn't a bad shift. Whatever gets us as far away from Elsrazi as possible. I hear talk of visiting a Pitate based plane soon as well. Perhaps standard will one day consist of Thopters vs Buccaneers. Hmm
May 16, 2016 11:23 a.m.
Agunman it is never too early for contraption hype. Never.
May 16, 2016 11:32 a.m.
GoldGhost012 says... #14
By the way, they've teased one of the Planeswalkers that will be in the block: Saheeli Rai. Check it.
May 16, 2016 11:32 a.m. Edited.
GET HYPE
Seriously, did anyone NOT want a Kaladesh block after Origins? I was literally thinking "please, please, PLEASE BE KALADESH" as I clicked on the thread link. Vryn would be cool too, but I'd be so disappointed if it were anywhere else.
Also...
Pokemaster325: what do you mean "too many artifact-centered blocks"? There have only been two of those, both took place in the same plane, and it's been what, five blocks since the last one? It's about time we get another one.
May 16, 2016 11:35 a.m.
DemonDragonJ says... #16
I am certainly excited about this, but why did WotC already announce the name of the second set of the block?
I believe that it is safe to presume that Chandra shall be involved in this block; perhaps she shall help to overthrow the tyrannical government of the plane?
While Kaladesh does seem to have a focus on artifacts, I doubt that its focus on artifacts shall be as great as is Mirrodin's, since the entire plane of Mirrodin was literally made of metal, but Chandra's story showed that people living outside of the city have little technological advancements compared to those who live within the city.
May 16, 2016 11:50 a.m.
PistonGolem says... #18
I bet that WotC released the name of the next set either to raise hype about the story, or that the story will become obvious upon the release of the first set.
May 16, 2016 12:08 p.m.
OMG YES !!!
I jumped out of my chair and started celebrating when I read that we were going to visit Kaladesh next. Prepare your thopter tokens guys, the steampunk hype train is getting real !!
May 16, 2016 4:33 p.m.
Am I the only one that doesnt understand why we have the symbol for next year's set but not for the summer set?
May 16, 2016 4:38 p.m.
AwesomeName says... #23
@CheeseBro Wizards is likely keeping it secret because it is some sort of a giveaway to the eldritch moon's story
May 16, 2016 4:49 p.m. Edited.
My money is on the symbol being the tiny silhouette of a certain flying spaghetti monster.
May 16, 2016 4:55 p.m.
You beat me to it CheeseBro; congrats!
Full article here. Of note:
"Join the heroic Planeswalkers of the Gatewatch as they explore the Inventors Fair ..."
Also, I'm SO excited to see the Hangarback Flyers artwork again (originally, in the background of Hangarback Walker)!
May 16, 2016 5:30 p.m. Edited.
clayperce: Wow! I hadnt noticed that Gatewatch part! Holy Crap!
May 16, 2016 5:35 p.m.
as long as i can cast that certain spaghetti monster with my tron deck im happy :-)
May 16, 2016 5:51 p.m.
May 16, 2016 5:55 p.m. Edited.
the latter is not real it is a mock symbol ( you can see if you look at the link (http://imgur.com/VpthA6I))
May 16, 2016 8 p.m.
Ownagemaster says... #34
Is it too early to hope for Shrapnel Blast and Ensoul Artifact reprints?
May 16, 2016 8:08 p.m.
CheeseBro,
Neither is real ... sorry I wasn't more blatant with my ":-D"!
May 16, 2016 8:43 p.m. Edited.
DemonDragonJ says... #37
Now that there shall be a block set on Kaladesh, how likely is it that there shall be a block set on Vryn?
May 16, 2016 10:56 p.m.
Is anyone else still waiting for them to revisit some of the Planechase planes, like Fabacin (Grove of the Dreampods) or Azgol (Lair of the Ashen Idol)? Or have they said they're not going to do those, and I missed that announcement?
May 17, 2016 2:27 a.m.
balmung014 says... #40
I agree it is nice. possible colored artifacts and all.
However what dose this mean for future blocks. Jace went to innistrad to find sorin. What if the next sets have something to do with the gate watch planes walkers.
Gideon- alara, or theroes
Nissa- lorwyn
or something like that.
May 17, 2016 11:55 a.m.
Ownagemaster says... #41
Nah, balmung014 if you look at the caption VIS gave us with the art teaser from the kaladesh art book, the Gatewatch is basically chilling after icing the eldrazi. because of the Swharma paradigm.
May 17, 2016 2:22 p.m.
How on earth do you score a "Kaladesh Art Book"?
Is that the thing that comes in the Fat Pack or something else?
I'm excited as all hell to go back to Kaladesh, Chandra IS my gal, after all, but if we go back to Theros and get god cards again ... I have no words ...
May 17, 2016 3:42 p.m.
Argeaux,
Viz sells through bookstores and "direct" via Amazon.
E.g., Here's the Zendikar and Innistrad books.
May 17, 2016 3:49 p.m.
PistonGolem says... #46
I love how it says in the Innistrad book description, it says the "Heroic Planeswalkers of the Gatewatch", but means Jace only.
May 17, 2016 4:11 p.m.
Oh I probably can't get it then.
We aren't allowed to buy any sealed products in Australia.
It's surprising what counts as "sealed".
May 17, 2016 4:36 p.m.
legendofa: they're likely going to visit some of those planes in the future, but it'll take a while. With all the Vryn hype from Origins, there's a good chance it'll be the next plane they'll visit (with a return block in between). So, we'll probably have to wait for Kaladesh - return to somewhere - Vryn - another return until we see something from Planechase (hopefully a Muraganda block with a Muraganda Petroglyphs reprint and all creatures being vanilla - eh, I guess not).
May 18, 2016 12:11 p.m.
square711 Four of the last seven major blocks have been return to blocks (Scars of Mirrodin, Return to Ravnica, Battle for Zendikar, and Shadows over Innistrad). Vryn looks like a great place, and I have no doubt they'll do it in the very near future, if for no other reason than to complete the Magic Origins background. But with more than half of the recent sets being return tos, I'm getting a little tired of the lack of variety. Don't get me wrong, the planes they returned to were well concepted, well developed, had interesting and relevant stories, and all that sort of stuff. I just want something new and original to be awed by.
May 18, 2016 5:04 p.m.
legendofa: I know. I don't like seeing so many return blocks either. The problem is, it's just how it's gonna be from now on.
When answering a player who asked why we got two return blocks in a row with BFZ and SOI, Mark Rosewater stated that from now on, half the expansion sets are going to take place in previously visited planes. He literally said "this is what we're gonna do from now on", so it's not a case of misinterpretation. And they have been doing exactly that since Zendikar:
-ZEN (new plane)
-SOM (return)
-ISD (new plane)
-RTR (return)
-THS (new plane)
-KTK (new plane)
-BFZ (return)
-SOI (return)
-KAL (new plane)
So, the block after Kaladesh is either going to be a return block OR it'll be a new plane, but then we'll get two returns afterwards.
AwesomeName says... #2
HYPE
Kadalesh is so awesome, it is great to see them make it into a full block!
May 16, 2016 10:52 a.m. Edited.