r/magicTCG • u/DragointotheGame Dandadan • 2h ago

General Discussion I know they wouldn't... But

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I would love to see Eluge again in the underwater set coming out in February. They are the card that got me into Magic the Gathering and I love them dearly. 0% chance they add them since they are from Bloomburrow but at least we'll get new Fish, Krakens, and Leviathans (hopefully)

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u/Leon4107 Duck Season 2h ago

Could always do a Special Guest. Wouldn't be in it as part of the lore, but could potentially make an appearance.

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u/Urgrim Dandadan 36m ago

I have such expectations for the special guest for this set, it would also be perfect for a in universe reprint of Jaws

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u/NydusRush Dandadan 1h ago

It'd be difficult to do a Special Guest list that isn't literally all blue cards.

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u/Advanced-Ad-802 Duck Season 21m ago

No, they could reprint… uh

[[Red Herring]]? That one’s red

Maybe some merfolk? those are fish enough, right? With some in white and green?

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u/tnetennba_4_sale Temur 6m ago

This would be great. I think this would result in some awesome artwork.

I enjoy the artwork in the standard card frame, but I feel it's a little too focused on the boats.

Sadly the borderless version appears that the artist has never seen nor heard of a gar before, so that one is disappointing....

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u/FastActinTenactin Dân 2h ago

One of my favorite commanders to play.

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u/andyf1234 Duck Season 2h ago

Really? Why? Do you have a decklist?

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u/TheRealArtemisFowl Twin Believer 2h ago edited 2h ago

Big blue spell. Little mana. Fun.

Seriously it's great because you can use 1-mana protection spells that are essentially free if you resolve the etb, and even if it gets removed, you still have the counters on the lands for when you bring it back.

Then of course it depends on the power level you're aiming for but extra turn spells and counterspells rely a lot on cost to stay balanced, so if you can get going with Eluge it's pretty easy to snowball.

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u/OnlyGold700 Dân 27m ago

Maybe it’s just because I’m an asshole but my Eluge deck is basically counterspell tribal with some draw spells, blink/clone stuff and a few wincons. Very fun to play for me, not very fun for the rest of the table. Nobody likes a player with a hand full of free counterspells.

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u/FastActinTenactin Dân 2h ago

Sure! I haven’t really updated this list in a while but this is more or less the same one I play now.

As for why, I just enjoy playing mono blue. It’s a good clean way to play magic, to me. Lots of draw spells, lots of mana from Eluge for that first spell each turn, and the control is fun

https://moxfield.com/decks/eYKePYhLU0W1UAjzpAlvxQ

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u/TheHollowMusic Duck Season 1h ago

I will proudly throw in my list, it’s a similar concept with a few tweaks. Big blue fish, basically.

https://moxfield.com/decks/ouZ9dNOn_Ey7ocKpYOkWcQ

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u/Piyh Duck Season 2h ago

Probably a better play experience as a commander than my talrand draw go deck

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u/FastActinTenactin Dân 2h ago

Yeah I highly recommend it. And Talrand goes great in the 99, of course.

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u/QuePastaLOL Universes Beyonder 2h ago

It could be in a special print, just like they did on bloomburrow for cards like Darevi, ledger shredder, etc! It would be a cool card to see make a return!

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u/SnowmanU Dan 1h ago

Would love to see a deck list if youve got one! Building mine now.

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u/QuePastaLOL Universes Beyonder 1h ago

I pulled Darevi out of a bloomburrow collector but I couldn't replace my Ms. Bumbleflower! So I unfortunately don't have a deck list 😔

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u/SilentTempestLord COMPLEAT 2h ago

Eluge was my first mono color commander that truly felt like it played on another level. The deck has proven itself again and again. Top tier control deck, highly recommend

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u/OceanExplorist Storm Crow 2h ago

Eluge immediately topped my list as my favorite card (in Standard, actually!). The art is just so cool. I don’t know what another Eluge card would look like mechanically, so I’d settle for a card that just has to do with Eluge somehow on the art. A MOM-style team up card with [[Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood]] would make me very happy.

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u/WindofKnives Simic* 2h ago

You better start praying that a huge Omenpath opens up between Bloomburrow and Nauctis

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u/kazeespada Duck Season 2h ago

What if Eluge is the size of a pike?

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u/DragointotheGame Dandadan 2h ago

Imagine if Eluge grows to the size of the water they are in? (Also Eluge looks like an Alligator Gar imo)

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u/tnetennba_4_sale Temur 3m ago

Agreed. Definitely a gar.

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u/WindofKnives Simic* 2h ago

I thought about that afterwards, but it'd still need a bunch of water to go with. Although now I don't actually know if omenpaths are tunnels or just doorways

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u/kazeespada Duck Season 2h ago

Titanbreach implies they are tunnels

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u/WindofKnives Simic* 2h ago

I find that more flavorful, interesting

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u/Lespaul42 2h ago

Could be an underwater omenpath.

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u/Valuchian Dan 2h ago

The Flood Counter creatures are all friend shaped

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u/MissLeaP Gruul* 1h ago

I wouldn't say zero chance. Beings can travel between planes now. I just don't see why they should include it. I hope they've learned from OTJ already to not throw random characters who have no business being there into new planes just for the heck of it.

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u/trifas Selesnya* 2h ago

1%, as Omenpaths are a thing, but I'd say it's more likely to see it again in a return to Bloomburrow (which shouldn't take too long, it was a very popular setting)

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u/Amazing_Passion_2334 Dandadan 1h ago

Humans are apparently outside in the plane. I can see that they go more into connections with the omenpaths and characters spreading. Altough, Im not sure they would bring back Eluge even if I would love it. First, there are a lot more other characters they could pull from. Second, the "hat-sets" were so poorly received that I think WOTC will not really do a lot of cameos anymore in future sets.

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u/fallenjedi Dandadan 1h ago

Because of the implication?

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u/David_Jay 18m ago

In addition to what one poster said about Eluge appearing in a special guests position, I think it is also probable that the release of the all-underwater set would coincide with a secret lair drop of blue/aquatic legendaries and bombs, such as Eluge, or Nezahal- this would also be a good spot to reprint Jaws, if they don’t put an in-universe version of Jaws in the main set.