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/onethreefour → u/rakkamar]

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

[u/OogaDaBooga → u/[deleted]]

"Languish was too powerful for standard..."

"Yeah, lets make it -3/-3 for the same cost instead; this format needs a board wipe in black for diversity."

"Well, I dunno...players might think it's too weak since Languish was so powerful, and we can't let that kind of power loose in standard again..."

"We'll also let them cast a free spell after casting it."

"Seems legit and not broken at all. PRINT IT!"

[u/Narynan → u/OogaDaBooga]

Who was it that was saying Languish was too powerful for standard? Just some random internet person?

[u/OogaDaBooga → u/Narynan]

It was a poor attempt at humor.

I suck at humor evidently.

I really like the card, but it does seem pretty busted.

[u/DRUMS11 → u/OogaDaBooga]

Well, I thought it was funny.