http://magic.wizards.com/en/products/dominaria
Number of Cards: 269
Prerelease Weekend: April 21-22, 2018
Release Date: April 27, 2018
Official Three-Letter Code: DOM
Twitter Hashtag: #MTGDOM
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http://magic.wizards.com/en/products/dominaria
Number of Cards: 269
Prerelease Weekend: April 21-22, 2018
Release Date: April 27, 2018
Official Three-Letter Code: DOM
Twitter Hashtag: #MTGDOM
A key piece of information not yet contained on that page is that this set will be a return of Richard Garfield to design. The last set he worked on was Innistrad (the original) and before that Ravnica (the original).
I am cautiously optimistic. Then again, I liked Time Spiral.
This has the potential to be good, hope they dont fuck up this time.
Hoping for a gamechanger for goblin and slivers, and some love for elves
Liking Time Spiral is only sane. Turn 20, Detritivore trigger at your Urza's Factory, play Terramorphic, go.Quote:
Originally Posted by H
I'd really love to see some pushed Slivers. How great it would've been if Gemhide was costed at G, as originally spoiled. Would've been glorious.
But sadly WotC designs for player types who didn't (or wouldn't) like TS. It was the last truly good block imo. Everything since has been okay at best.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zombie
I am cautiously optimistic.
The only thing I liked about TS block was Future Sight. They played it way too save. I wanted more crazy mechanic combinations similiar to Blast from the Past, but we got barely any of that even in FUT. A shame, really, but appearently, the overload of mechanics wasn't liked by new players. Which was the cause of NWO and dumbing down the game to the state where it's today.
Given WotC's track record with Return sets so far, my only hope is Richard Garfield. He's pretty much the only one to have the design authority tell Maro and his bootlickers to fuck off right of the bat.
*mentally reviews last five years*Quote:
Originally Posted by Noctalor
*wave of sadness*
Time Spiral was great and you are rigth for liking it.Quote:
Originally Posted by H
That said: fat chance. Part of what defined Time Spiral block was ALL THE KEYWORD ABILITIES ALL THE TIME. It was practically an UN-set with how creative they got. They've since said they regret having done that, so we won't get that kind of creative word soup again.
I'll consider it a success as long as it includes Riggers that assemble contraptions. :laugh:
If it contains any mention of phyrexians, the weatherlight saga, urza, or kavu I will be ecstatic. If we get some legacy playables i will be beside myself.
I think I was making a joke about playable Kavu the other day haha
Note: I actually think a few they made were quite good; Horned kavu still tears up casual beats and it resets Skyshroud Ridgeback for even more blocks/beats.
That's *real* magic :laugh:
Oh man that takes me back to my first set when I was a kid. I loved the fading beasts I had so much.
breakintolife asked: Is the Return to Dominaria going to focus on giving Dominaria a more cohesive identity?
MaRo: It is.
http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post...ng-to-focus-on
"A more cohesive identity" will end up making it one-dimensional and stupid, like so many other planes they've destroyed: not via cosmic horrors or irredeemable villainy, but through inept and lazy world building. What makes Dominaria cool is its scope, allowing it to feel real in ways that these other planes cannot match.
My personal hope is that at some point they'll start killing off Jacestice League members. There's one George R. R. Martin bandwagon I'll be hootin' and hollerin' off the side of. Come on guys, even Superman ate it at one point.
I might even buy packs if they said "The Death of Jace" on them. Not the cards, just the packs.
Seconded.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lormador
That's only good if they don't leave backdoors open to bring him back, like Elspeth conviently dying on a plane where she can come back as Zombie Elspeth.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lormador
Jace getting brainfried by Bolas and then getting stranded on Ixalan as a castaway hobo is probably as far as we can get with MtG's posterboy.
The commentary I've seen from wizards is that they'll be showcasing how revitalized the plane is, and now Maro says it'll have a singular cohesive theme.
I think we're gonna see Return to Onslaught block, Baloths and all.
Maro is currently throwing a shitfit on his blog because people are voicing their concerns about making Dominara a mishmash of old stuff, taking away its unique identity. That, and complaining what a shitty character Jace is. Highly entertaining. :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Claymore
It's never too early to start studying for the FTK test.
With the new corporate direction I don't see how they won't gloss over the entire plane, even with Garfield on the team (he's not a lead, just 'on the team'). Isn't this when they'll get away from the block format and be in the one-shot 350 card story phase?
Either that, or it'll be some convoluted Return to TimeSpiral, so maybe his cohesive theme is "nostalgia that the new 15 year olds who started in Innistrad won't understand". They've really painted themselves into a corner.
Pls.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barook
Its going to be Planeswalkers, ~90% of cards with the word "creature" written on it, new Kicker-variants and the Jacetice League saving the day
It was hilarious watching all the Kappas in chat when LSV mentioned how much everyone loves the jacetice league on stream last weekend.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lemnear
Maybe this is a bit off-topic, but what does "world of hats" mean?
Slivers <3 Let's hopeQuote:
Originally Posted by Noctalor
I'm just hoping for Grizzly Bears.Quote:
Originally Posted by Memories of the Time
Bear Tribal would be... my dream. Their lord needs to be 2G All bears get +2/+2 and trample.
It refers to a world with basically one defining characteristic. The "A Piece of the Action" episode of Star Trek is a great example: An entire world defined by gangster archetypes. Actually, the Star Trek series in general are rather guilty of this, with a planet (or an entire race) having one theme or characteristic that seems to apply to everything, like how everything about Ferengi society is about the acquisition of wealth.Quote:
Originally Posted by rufus
Thanks. I did finally find it on TV Tropes. Internet search seems to be going to pot.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lord Seth
Well yeah, they are governed by the Rules of Acquisition, you bet your ass their society is based around acquisition.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lord Seth
"A Farengi without profit is no Farengi at all"- 21st Rule of Acquisition.
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Originally Posted by Kanti
All bears get +1+1 and tap to fight.
Should be first strike not trample [emoji14]Quote:
Originally Posted by Kanti
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Looks like first strike AND trample to me.... and rampage.... and double strike... and fear, and menace, maybe even wither.
I agree, Bears are an underdeveloped and neglected tribe which would certainly be an asset as long as they dont mix them up with other types like they did with other tribes. Just imagine what a huge turn-off something like a 'Bear Wizard' would be. I always loved the simplicity of the bear tribe and the suggested cards above would perfectly fit into it, especially the +2/+2 one. Unfortunately, telling from the cards spoiled so far, their focus seems to lay on 'dinosaurs' which couldn't be any more corny.
I think the issue is literally that Bears were always 2/2, but wolves are 2/2 in most cases. They don't want to make them 3/3 because that's what "Beasts" are and the history of bears as 2/2 may look bad or something; but 2/2 feels dumb because wolves are 2/2. I think if bears were 2/3 standard, that would fix this oddity.
What's the chances of Yawgmoth coming back and us getting a Yawgmoth planeswalker?
Yawgmoth is completely dead. And he was never a planeswalker to begin with. His legacy lives on in form of the black goo that made New Phyrexia.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pittplayer
Because Yawgmoth, belonging to the black side of the colorwheel, being dead is a problem? And he can't be resurrected and become a Planewalker? I don't see it as so out there of an idea. And I would play the heck out of an Yawgmoth planewalker. God forbid wizards ever does anything cool with their planeswalkers.. cause I need like a 10th Jace..
Take me back to the goddamned Brothers' War.
Phyrexians can't become planeswalkers. Full stop. Those are mutually exclusive.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pittplayer
Karn even lost his own spark when he got corrupted in the New Phyrexia arc. His current spark is Venser's.
LOL that's the point though, the whole species was left up to the whim of some writer somewhere and they decided that 100% of all Ferengi everywhere are pretty much beholden to one set of morals - it'd be like if 100% of humanity were Buddhists, or if we all had American values but only cared about amassing a giant collection of firearms. We're demonstrably more diverse than that, but alien species are seldom described with such richness, it's typically "Ferengi greedy! Klingons fight! Romulans scheme!" And this describes 99% of their population save the one or two outliers that pop up for an episode and are conveniently disposed ofQuote:
Originally Posted by Kanti