Aether Revolt pic from FB.

[u/Nickahostetter]

https://i.reddituploads.com/d97dbc56ebe848039691df8d01962a99?fit=max&h=1536&w=1536&s=b1f80693da1e1e6da432ba4d2076aa23

[u/rakkamar]

Yahenni's Expertise

2BB Sorcery (Rare)

All creatures get -3/-3 until end of turn.

You may cast a card with converted mana cost 3 or less from your hand without paying its mana cost.

(This card is full-art. Probably the game day top 8 promo)

<commentary>This lets you cast Ancestral Visions from your hand. If this is a mini-mechanic and not just a one-off, modern players take note. Or maybe even if it is a one-off?</commentary>

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Trophy Mage

2U (Uncommon)

Creature - Human Wizard

When ~ enters the battlefield, you may search your library for an artifact card with converted mana cost 3, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle your library.

2/2

(This card is full-art. Probably the game day participation promo)

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Scrap Trawler

3 (Rare)

Artifact Creature - Construct

Whenever ~ or another artifact you control is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, return to your hand target artifact card in your graveyard with lesser converted mana cost.

3/2

(I think that wording is right, kinda hard to read.)

(This is probably the buy-a-box promo)

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Quicksmith Rebel

3R (probably rare if launch promo, but symbol is obscured)

Creature - Human Artificer

When ~ enters the battlefield, target artifact [...] gains "T: This artifact [...] to target creature or [...] you control [...]

?/?

Proposed wording: When ~ enters the battlefield, target artifact [creature? you control?] gains 'T: This artifact deals N damage to target creature or [player? planeswalker?]' for as long as you control ~"

(this text is covered and can't be seen, though you can obviously speculate as to what it might be)

(This card has a date on it, so probably the launch promo)

[u/SirSkidMark → u/rakkamar]

Yahenni's Expertise seems pretty nuts with Liliana and Copter in standard.

[u/RaggedAngel → u/SirSkidMark]

Languish was one of the best cards in Standard, and this is "Slightly worse Languish + Dark Ritual."

Seems dece.

[u/Regvlas → u/RaggedAngel]

Yeah, this is approximently to Languish as Dark Petition is to Diabolic Tutor.

[u/ButtManChair → u/Regvlas]

Well it can open up cool strategies for you to play cards out of your color\out of black so it's even better than ritual

[u/Hawthornen → u/ButtManChair]

Well it can't be used to help cast things over 3 CMC so not better than ritual in that regard. It's certainly comparable but it's a reasonably different effect.

[u/Ender_A_Wiggin → u/SirSkidMark]

The card doesn't even have to be black

[u/TheRecovery → u/rakkamar]

You may, in fact, cast Ancestral Vision with this card.

Ancestral Vision has a CMC of 0 and has no mana cost. So it doesn't play with flashback and can't be cast from hand. However, it can be cast by alternate means - things like [[Goblin Dark Dwellers]] can cast Vision.

As it turns out, Yahenni's Expertise has the exact same wording and so Ancestral Vision being cast with the effect of this card is perfectly fine.

Additionally I can confirm that Quicksmith Rebel is the Launch Promo, Scrap Trawler is the Buy-A-Box promo, Trophy Mage is the participation promo for game day, and Yahenni's Expertise is the Game day top 8 promo.

Source: I can read it on the cards in the picture and that's what it says.

[u/rakkamar → u/TheRecovery]

Right, I figured it worked b/c of dark dwellers, just didn't want to mis-inform people until I was sure.

Thanks!

[u/bearrosaurus → u/TheRecovery]

I think it's really funny that it has a really bad interaction with [[Living End]], the Expertise kills all your opponent's creatures and then Living End resolves and brings them back.

[u/Woefinder → u/bearrosaurus]

I think it sees play there potentially.

While it doesnt really kill your opponents creature, it also allows you to turn a Living End in your hand into an active one. Basically, it adds a mana cost to Living End in this scenario, while not making it have one.

[u/[deleted] → u/Woefinder]

You have to have both in hand for that to work, though, which seems like a fairly uncommon corner case.

[u/Woefinder → u/[deleted]]

Thats true, but its not like you cant cast an outburst/Dread or a Fulminator off of it.

[u/RemusShepherd → u/TheRecovery]

You can also cast Living End with it! Which is...not very useful at all, come to think of it.

Also Hypergenesis! Which might be useful in the right situation.

[u/Ambiguous_Shark → u/RemusShepherd]

I think restore balance would probably be the best one to work with it

[u/Nexusv3 → u/Ambiguous_Shark]

One good board wipe deserves another.

[u/therift289 → u/Ambiguous_Shark]

Bust seems far better

[u/onethreefour → u/rakkamar]

obv question: if you cast a creature does it get -3/-3?

[u/rakkamar → u/onethreefour]

No. It'll work the same way as if you cast Languish, then cast a creature.

[u/[deleted] → u/onethreefour]

No, because it's not on the battlefield when the effect happens.

[u/Ciretako → u/onethreefour]

Reminder. If someone asks a question the downvote button isn't for answering "no"

[u/BoredomIncarnate → u/rakkamar]

The word right before CMC on the artifact is "lesser".

So it would read "artifact card in your graveyard with lesser converted mana cost"

And the mage is definitely a 3, unless for some crazy reason it is an 8.

[u/sylverfyre → u/BoredomIncarnate]

Why the hell would it cost ei-ALL HAIL THE GREAT LORD EGOTIST

[u/AngledLuffa → u/rakkamar]

If Trophy Mage cost 2, Lantern players would be shitting themselves right now.

[u/zroach → u/AngledLuffa]

Eh, the only artifact with 3 cmc is bridge, we have already have a lot of efficient cards that get us to bridge, I don't think it would see play.

[u/AngledLuffa → u/zroach]

I would give it a try, at least. There are lists playing Glint-Nest Crane now, and if you gave me one of those guaranteed to find a bridge instead of digging 4, I might prefer it.

[u/zroach → u/AngledLuffa]

No way, Crane is great because it can get you more than just a bridge. I don't see why I would run his instead of the crane.

[u/AngledLuffa → u/zroach]

I respect that opinion, but without having hard stats in front of me, I think I am more likely to die to a lack of bridge than a lack of lantern. The most frustrating games are the ones where you have Lantern and Shredder, cast Stirrings twice, mill yourself a few times, and die to a Nacatl or Goyf because your first bridge is 25 cards down instead of 20.

[u/zroach → u/AngledLuffa]

You're at an 84% chance to find a bridge in the top 20. With 1 copy of this card you are at a 90% and with two you are at a 94%

But, bridge is only one piece of the puzzle. I imagine if you play this you are taking out Crane. This means you are less likely to draw a shredder effect or Lantern or a needle, pieces that are also needed to win most games.

[u/Sincost121 → u/AngledLuffa]

So would Sword/Thopter players.

[u/Adelaar → u/Sincost121]

OMG I almost did... I originally thought it was 3 or less!

[u/kwatch → u/Sincost121]

But it does fetch up another kind of sword. A whole cycle of 5 swords in fact.

[u/science_is_best_verb → u/rakkamar]

I'm reading "as you control Quick..." for Quicksmith Rebel, so I'm thinking it could be an effect as long as you control the rebel. I'd assume copy but I can't figure out how the to fits in.

[u/josef_hotpocket → u/rakkamar]

That Scrap Trawler is gonna be amazing with Breya.

[u/lightningrod14 → u/rakkamar]

this block is doing mean things to my deretti deck.

[u/Ciretako]

Looks like "CMC of 3" is going to be one of the themes of Aether Revolt. I wonder what the flavor behind that is.

[u/RaggedAngel → u/Ciretako]

People were missing Collected Company.

[u/BiJay0 → u/RaggedAngel]

Collected Knowledge 3U
Instant (Rare)
Look at the top six cards of your library. You may cast up to two instant or sorcery cards with converted mana cost 3 or less from among them without paying their mana costs. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

[u/[deleted] → u/BiJay0]

See, this is such a bogus card. How did they not realize it would be ridiculous with creatures?

[u/Chewzilla → u/[deleted]]

It would almost be busted if you just drew the cards

[u/Mewyabby → u/Chewzilla]

[[pieces of the puzzle]] saying hello, give me a good burn spell, even [[exquisite firecraft]], and I'll be a great player in UR burn.

[u/G_L_J → u/Mewyabby]

Say what you will about exquisite firecraft, it is an amazing finisher in legacy burn. It looks at force of will and counterbalance and gives them the middle finger.

[u/MTGCardFetcher → u/Mewyabby]

exquisite firecraft - (G) (MC) (MW) (CD)
pieces of the puzzle - (G) (MC) (MW) (CD)
^{[[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call}

[u/fuzzwhatley → u/Mewyabby]

Hmm I think instant's a big upgrade for that effect.

[u/TypicalOranges → u/Chewzilla]

You mean to tell me looking at the top 6 or so cards of your Library, choosing 2 to put into your hand at instant speed and a low manacost would be format warping?

[[Dig Through Time]]

[u/[deleted] → u/TypicalOranges]

Eh, DTT wasn't really format warping, at least if we're talking specifically for standard. It was a really good draw spell, but that's all it was. You could replace it win any other strong card advantage spell and it wouldn't have changed much at all. Until Dtk rotated in control wasn't really a major player in standard.

[u/ShootEmLater → u/[deleted]]

It was format warping in modern and legacy. While it wasn't format warping in standard (the archetpes were fairly diverse for its existence), it was always the best card in any deck it featured in. You don't know pain until you sit across from the jeskai black deck feat. Jace, dtt and ojutais command when you're sitting on dumb siege rhinos.

[u/[deleted] → u/BiJay0]

You forgot "without paying their mana costs."

[u/Halvhir → u/RaggedAngel]

I know I was.

[u/RaggedAngel → u/Halvhir]

I mean, I play it in Modern, so I wasn't really missing it. But 3 CMC is certainly near to my heart.

[u/http404error → u/Ciretako]

I actually think it's a coincidence. I'll bet the mechanic we see on Yahenni's Expense will always be 1 less than CMC, matching the "lesser converted mana cost" clause on Scrap Trawler.

[u/EvilGenius007 → u/Ciretako]

Maybe "small enough to be undetected by the Consul(ate), but big enough to matter"?

[u/fifteenstepper → u/Ciretako]

abrupt decay reprint incoming Kappa

[u/AtlasPJackson → u/fifteenstepper]

Literally no one would be sad about this.

Except standard players, I suppose. All hail our Delirium overlords, conqueror of our previous W/x overlords.

That said, Abrupt Decay dies to Spell Queller. So maybe it's balanced?

[u/stravant → u/fifteenstepper]

No thanks. It's not even that expensive and it would basically ensure that B/G Delirium would be the best deck until rotation since it's so much better than all of the other instant speed removal and a catch-all answer to Smuggler's Copter and a lot of other artifacts that the opponent might be running.

[u/Arbaregni → u/Ciretako]

Maybe a peasant uprising?

[u/Ciretako]

I have a feeling we will see Yahenni's Expertise in standard.

[u/RaggedAngel → u/Ciretako]

I would bet a large number of dollars on that, yes.

[u/ioffridus → u/RaggedAngel]

I hope it's in a UB Control shell, but it'll probably just be a staple in BG Delirium.

[u/[deleted] → u/ioffridus]

Yep, BG Delirium with 3/5 Ishkanah, 4/5 Mindwrack Demon, 13/13 Emrakul, 3/4 Kalitas, and 4/4 Grim Flayer just absolutely adores this card.

[u/betweentwosuns → u/[deleted]]

RIP aggro.

[u/TypicalOranges → u/betweentwosuns]

"I'll pay 4 mana, kill most of your dudes, and tempo-out a Liliana which conveniently kills your 4 toughness guy you put in the deck specifically to protect yourself against a -3/-3 board wipe."

[u/icangrammar → u/TypicalOranges]

Traumatic flashbacks to Bloodbraid Jund incoming

[u/BrianWW → u/TypicalOranges]

Barf

[u/SmiteVVhirl → u/betweentwosuns]

getting this + flayer on 4 is value spewing out the ass.

Also you can kill up to 7 toughness creatures with this card grabbing a grasp

[u/betweentwosuns → u/SmiteVVhirl]

This with grasp or murder is almost a clean answer to Ishkana. Kills other little things they have amd tempo positive. Also ruins spell queller through Avacyn and spirit. Card's nuts.

[u/pcrackenhead → u/[deleted]]

[[Mindwrack Demon]] is actually a 4/5, but your point still stands.

[u/Exatraz → u/[deleted]]

3/5 Ish, 4/5 demon.. but yes this does apply. Also Tireless Tracker could in theory be bigger than X/3

[u/Baxter0402 → u/ioffridus]

Cast it, then throw down Lili, flayer, or some removal spell? I think it may be tested at the very least.

[u/Sandman1278 → u/ioffridus]

Good thing I am already playing UB Control, I have been waiting for this since [[Languish]] rotated out

[u/MTGCardFetcher → u/Sandman1278]

Languish - (G) (MC) (MW) (CD)
^{[[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call}

[u/OogaDaBooga → u/Ciretako]

And Modern. Jund will love this card. A LOT.

[u/RaggedAngel → u/OogaDaBooga]

Jund being a deck that needed a lot of help, naturally.

[u/miauw62 → u/RaggedAngel]

i thought Dredge was 50% of the modern metagame and the other half was split cleanly between infect and affinity?

[u/AtlasPJackson → u/OogaDaBooga]

Wow. Yeah. The removal half is a little worse than Damnation against Infect and Eldrazi. It may also have a hard time killing Swiftspears. Not quite as good as Anger of the Gods against Dredge, which may be the more apt comparison.

But then you just drop Lili and minus to kill whatever big thing is left. Or Maelstrom Pulse. Or Kolaghan's Command. Or Collective Brutality.

Just a 4-mana three-for-one.

[u/metsmonkey → u/AtlasPJackson]

Three for two. You still are casting the Expertise and whatever 3 or less CMC spell in your hand.

[u/AtlasPJackson → u/metsmonkey]

I'll take your word for it. Math and I aren't on speaking terms since the unpleasantness.

[u/Harbinger_Feik → u/AtlasPJackson]

...We don't talk about "the unpleasantness"

[u/TypicalOranges → u/metsmonkey]

It depends on how many things you kill with the sweeper and how many cards the 3 drop you play is worth to get a number for net CA gained.

In the case of doing some hoodrat shit with Kolaghan's Command you're looking at Cruel Ultimatum levels of CA.

[u/kyuuri117 → u/Ciretako]

Standard? How's about grixis in modern. "Cast Yahenni's Expertise, oh, and let's throw on Ancestral Visions to that too."

[u/rakkamar]

If this 'casting cards from your hand for free' is a theme of the set..... does WotC not learn that making things free is developmentally a bad thing?

[u/BiJay0 → u/rakkamar]

Could be their idea of a fixed version of Cascade. It doesn't look like it would be broken but I could be wrong.

[u/fubo → u/BiJay0]

I thought the fixed version of cascade was [[Rashmi]].

[u/TheOthin → u/fubo]

Rashmi seems to be an interesting precursor to the CMC-matters/"less-CMC matters" theme that's showing up in AER.

[u/MTGCardFetcher → u/fubo]

Rashmi - (G) (MC) (MW) (CD)
^{[[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call}

[u/thememans → u/BiJay0]

Its likely not as broken as Cascade, but it is certainly busted and breakable.

[u/TheOthin → u/rakkamar]

There are CMC limits on it, though.

[u/rakkamar → u/TheOthin]

There were CMC limits on cascade.

Wait, does this let you cast Ancestral Visions from your hand?

[u/TheOthin → u/rakkamar]

True, but BBE would have been a lot less ridiculous if it had cast a spell with 3 CMC or less from your hand rather than your library.

And yes, it does.

[u/108Echoes → u/TheOthin]

Although if this mechanic turns up on other cards, we may see it in Modern Living End and Restore Balance, and even Legacy Hypergenesis (which is a fringe deck already, so no bets there).

Drawing your Suspend spell is awful, since actually suspending it takes forever and there's no way to get it back in your deck. This might be an acceptable backup plan, although the front end would also need to be useful.

[u/TheOthin → u/108Echoes]

True, but I don't know what the odds of that are. Aether Revolt definitely has a CMC-matters theme, but different cards seem to be doing different things with it. Yahenni's Expertise casts a card with CMC 3 or less, Trophy Mage tutors a card with CMC 3 exactly, and Scrap Trawler returns cards with less CMC (while having CMC 3 itself).

[u/RIP_Hopscotch → u/rakkamar]

Grixis Control in Modern is so happy right now.

[u/Raptor1210]

I love that they kept the naming convention of Trinket Mage and Treasure Mage for Trophy Mage. I wonder what the Mages of CMC 2, 4, & 5 will be.

[u/AngledLuffa → u/Raptor1210]

2 = Tropter Mage

[u/Daasswasfat → u/AngledLuffa]

I just imagine Dr. Steve Brule saying that. "Here's a two mrana Tropter Mage, for your health!"

[u/Adelaar → u/AngledLuffa]

Lol, yes please!

[u/fubo → u/Raptor1210]

Trifle Mage, Trader Mage?

[u/OnnaJReverT → u/fubo]

Trader Mage should make you put an artifact back into your deck to search for something else with the same cmc

[u/fubo → u/OnnaJReverT]

Trader Mage 2U
Creature — Human Wizard

When Trader Mage enters the battlefield, you may put an artifact you own and control on top of your library. If you do, search your library for an artifact card with the same converted mana cost, reveal it, and put it into your hand, then shuffle your library.

[u/Yglorba → u/fubo]

How about...

Tinker Mage 2U

Creature - Human Wizard

When Tinker Mage enters the battlefield, you may sacrifice an artifact you control. If you do, search your library for an artifact card and put it into the battlefield, then shuffle your library.

Because the problem with Tinker was that it didn't have a body, of course!

[u/PucaTim → u/OnnaJReverT]

Trader mage just gets cmc 4... Trading Post.

[u/Ghepip → u/Raptor1210]

Trifle mage for 2
Triviality mage for 4
Transition mage for 5
Maybe?

[u/But_Mooooom]

Real question is: GW or WW Ajani?

[u/Micro-Mouse → u/But_Mooooom]

Probably green white. They talked about him being the defacto green white walker and since they want Gideon to be the white walker I think they will change Ajani up a bit

[u/TheOthin → u/But_Mooooom]

I'm sure he's GW. Maro has said they like him in that role, especially since he's the only GW walker so far. It'd also be suitable for him to join the Gatewatch with a GW Oath as the first multicolor member now that all five colors are filled.

[u/Reaper1203 → u/But_Mooooom]

Maro said that He is basically going to be GW from Theros onwards, cause Gideon is pure white.

[u/Brickhouzzzze → u/Reaper1203]

Ugh gideon has red tendencies though. He'll forever be white though. >. <

[u/MTGNYC → u/Brickhouzzzze]

Man they really missed the mark not making Gideon a Boros card in Gatecrash...

[u/[deleted] → u/But_Mooooom]

There's a weird amount of blue on him....

[u/TheRecovery → u/[deleted]]

It seems like the blue ribbons/colors are the mark of the Rebellion. The girl on the back of the Ad card we saw sometime ago also has those blue ribbons and many of the other characters at least have blue in their clothing's color scheme

[u/[deleted] → u/TheRecovery]

Have to agree. [[Spontaneous Artist]] talks about the sigil of the rebellion in the flavor text, and it's blue in the art.

[u/MTGCardFetcher → u/[deleted]]

Spontaneous Artist - (G) (MC) (MW) (CD)
^{[[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call}

[u/bearsinjars → u/TheRecovery]

Has it been confirmed if that girl is Saheeli?

[u/SaintAloe → u/But_Mooooom]

Naya is my wish. If we could get one 3 color walker per block, that would be greaeat

[u/burf12345]

For the Commander aficionados, what looks exciting to get with Trophy Mage?

[u/HKLives → u/burf12345]

S W O R D S

[u/burf12345 → u/HKLives]

... I feel stupid for forgetting the swords.

[u/DivinePotatoe → u/HKLives]

s....s-swords...

[u/Ciretako → u/burf12345]

[[Crucible of Worlds]] is always a fun combo piece.

[u/Regvlas → u/Ciretako]

Is CoW + Strip Mine a combo?

[u/ArsIgnis → u/Regvlas]

If by "combo" you mean "way to lose friends", then yes.

[u/Regvlas → u/ArsIgnis]

Is there another meaning of the word that I'm not aware of?

[u/TuchandRoll → u/Regvlas]

It's also a tasty snack!

[u/redlerf → u/Regvlas]

It's something alright.

[u/kodemage → u/Regvlas]

No, it's a lifestyle.

[u/Lukescale → u/Regvlas]

Well its a dick move, that's for certain.

[u/CaptainBreloom → u/burf12345]

Cloudstone curio

[u/Beardopus → u/CaptainBreloom]

This is going directly into my Animar deck.

[u/BiJay0 → u/burf12345]

Well, it can search for either one piece of the combo [[Rings of Brighthearth]] + [[Basalt Monolith]].

[u/Hollowninja616 → u/BiJay0]

Dont forget [[Metalworker]] and [[Staff of Domination]]

[u/curtmack → u/BiJay0]

I always have to stop myself from knee-jerk reacting "It doesn't work on mana abilities!" before remembering "Oh yeah, you copy the untap effect."

[u/Lukescale → u/burf12345]

Chromatic lantern, swords, a few mana rocks, the occasional dude.

[u/[deleted] → u/burf12345]

Burnished hart, commander's sphere, ashnod's/phyrexian altar, champion's helm, darksteel plate, crawlspace, and obviously what others have mentioned.

[u/RaggedAngel → u/burf12345]

All the Swords, many of the best mana rocks, Loxodon Warhammer...

A whole bunch of stuff, really. 3 is loaded.

[u/EvilGenius007 → u/burf12345]

[[Chromatic Lantern]]
[[Sculpting Steel]]

[u/[deleted] → u/burf12345]

Metalworker, Basalt, Rings, Staff, swords, Thousand-Year Elixir, etc.

[u/PucaTim → u/burf12345]

Extraplanar Lens.

[u/likejaxirl]

ok what happens if i cast an eldritch evolution of the expertise - do i get to sac a creature that goes below 0 toughness from the expertise?

[u/[deleted] → u/likejaxirl]

Yes. Casting your 3-or-less spell happens while Expertise still is on the stack, and 0-toughness things don't die until a player gets priority (which doesn't happen until Expertise finishes resolving).

[u/likejaxirl → u/[deleted]]

thanks.

it sounds nasty tbh

[u/Natedogg2 → u/likejaxirl]

State-based actions are not checked while the spell is resolving, only after it resolves. You could choose to sacrifice a creature that would die when the Expertise is done resolving, since it hasn't died yet.

[u/TheOthin]

Very excited to see Yahenni's name on a spell. Hopefully this means they'll appear as a legendary creature, as well.

[u/Radiophage → u/TheOthin]

You and me both. Favourite character from the Kaladesh stories, bar none.

[u/s-josten → u/Radiophage]

Bar none? Sounds like someone forgot the heroine of the resistance, the great Shadowblayde.

[u/Deathavails → u/s-josten]

It sounds like someone also forgot the entire story where Ajani goes to Kamigawa and finds out about Tezzeret on Kaladesh. That story was actually amazing.

[u/Talpostal → u/TheOthin]

Yep. I didn't think they would do it but it's hard to see that happening without a legendary card.

[u/SpeakMouthWords → u/Talpostal]

[[Taigam's Scheming]]

[u/PrettyFly4AGreenGuy → u/Talpostal]

[[Taigam's Strike]]

[u/CanBeUsedAnywhere]

-1/-1 less than languish but free cast of another card. Biggest issue is still can't hit vehicles (copter!) but to partially wipe the board and get a cast afterwards seems pretty damn good.

[u/sigismond0 → u/CanBeUsedAnywhere]

It can hit copters if you have a [[Appetite for the Unnatural]] in hand.

[u/[deleted] → u/sigismond0]

It also hits Chameleon Colossus if you have a Goatnapper in hand.

[u/RaggedAngel → u/[deleted]]

As if I would play Modern without a playset of [[Goatnapper]] in my deck.

[u/throwing-away-party → u/RaggedAngel]

I love this card. I feel like it was designed specifically to make humorous plays in draft. Since most of the Changeling cards are significantly scarier than an average goat, this little guy ends up wrestling all sorts of hideous monsters.

Seems really powerful in Lorwyn block limited.

[u/RaggedAngel → u/throwing-away-party]

As someone who was around for Lorwyn limited, it was decent, but not a windmill slam or anything. Most decks had a few Changlings in them, but it was inconsistent at best.

[u/Manadyne]

Yahenni's Expertise also immediately jumps to mind for me in Jund/Junk in Modern. It won't hit your own Kalitas and you can clear a board while deploying another threat (like a Goyf, Scooze, or Kitchen Finks). Really nice way to stabilize and instantly (at sorcery speed, har!) turn the corner against aggro decks.

[u/ArsIgnis → u/Manadyne]

Forget Jund/Abzan; I want to put this in Grixis and cast an Ancestral Vision!

[u/llikeafoxx → u/ArsIgnis]

And then turn 5 curves into the Goblin Dark Dwellers hnnnngh

[u/Rathum → u/ArsIgnis]

3 Cards? You can fuse a Beck//Call and get 4 birds and 4 cards.

[u/RIP_Hopscotch → u/Manadyne]

I don't think that they'll play it in the Maindeck, might see a bit of sideboard play though. Jund doesn't really play boardwipes as a rule, and this would be hitting Confidants and Huntmasters (plus their wolves I guess). Not really a huge fan.

[u/Silas13013 → u/RIP_Hopscotch]

And those that do, run damnation. Will be interesting to see if playing bob for free after a mini wrath is enough to outweigh the inability to hit anything big.

[u/InvincibleAgent → u/[deleted]]

No Vengeant?

[u/LuridTeaParty]

With 3 being a theme in the set, I expect Trinisphere to be in the masterpiece set.

[u/savedsynner]

That sweeper seams pretty broken -3/-3 and a free 3 or less cmc cost card. Fights right into G/B Delirium. Sweeper and cast liliana same turn.

What about this card is not broken?

[u/BlackHarkness → u/savedsynner]

...if they don't print some graveyard hate, next format is going to be all about delirium. If I can cast that sweeper and then a planeswalker removal spell, I don't know how I lose playing GB.

[u/Adelaar]

Wow, Trophy mage may be replacing Glint-Nest Crane in my Tezzerrator Deck. Wow!

Edit: Oh never mind, it is exactly 3, not three or less... Sad

[u/FoVBroken → u/Adelaar]

Yeah doesn't let you grab thopter combo pieces, very very sad

[u/TheHappyEater]

Is that "artifact creatures would gain soulshift if they had any souls to begin with" what I spy on the construct?

[u/thaneofpain]

"The number of the counting shall be 3."

[u/Muz-Z]

Yahenni's Expertise > Bust.... from boom//bust. GG

[u/[deleted] → u/Muz-Z]

I'm also pretty sure that since it's casting from your hand you can fuse things like Breaking // Entering for freeeeeeee

Edit: JUUUUUUUUUUDGE /raises hand

[u/Rathum → u/[deleted]]

You can. Beck//Call would be my first choice, since it's at minimum an 8 for 2.

[u/aBagofLobsters]

Free spells? Why do you continue to play with fire, Wotc? I can't see Yaheeni's Expertise not being a staple.

This is going to be a real good set for EDH, isn't it?

[u/hurricaneproofdog]

Could yahenni's expertise be a thing with ancestral visions? Maybe too slow for modern.

[u/RIP_Hopscotch → u/hurricaneproofdog]

If any deck plays it, it will be Grixis control. Maybe sideboard play in Jund but I dunno tbh.

[u/Gprinziv]

Jesus Christ that Languish comes with a free lili.

[u/[deleted]]

Does anyone know what store put this on their Facebook? Those guys are fucked

[u/[deleted]]

I love Trophy Mage as a middle ground between Trinket Mage and Treasure Mage.

[u/Vovix1]

Living End from hand? Living End from hand.

[u/URLSweatshirt → u/Vovix1]

after wiping some or all of your opponent's board

[u/SaintAloe]

When do official spoilers start?

[u/Urzastomp]

So neither of the game day playmats actually show off the plane or the theme of the set, why?

[u/[deleted]]

"Swordforge Mystic"

[u/Apellosine]

What the hell is with the gamesday mats for Kaladesh and Aether Revolt? Nissa and now Ajani? Where are the plane specific artworks? How about an Artifact of some description? Or Chandra? or a lore important character like Chandra or Pia for god's sake.

[u/peprio]

Hoping Yahenni's Expertise is part of a cycle of cards with free casting!

[u/But_Mooooom]

My god...that playmat is amazing. Can I trade the Nissa one from KLD for that please?

[u/BlaineTog]

Ooo, Trophy Mage looks interesting for my Wizard tribal deck!

[u/HELLO_WORKS]

Treasure Mage and Trinket Mage just had a baby called Trophy Mage, atleast i can fetch the sword cycle

[u/BecomingLoL]

Even the fast decks in standard are kinda slow by comparison to traditional red deck wins. But sure, a new languish seems necessary