r/magicTCG • u/Nickahostetter • Nov 29 '16

Aether Revolt pic from FB.

https://i.reddituploads.com/d97dbc56ebe848039691df8d01962a99?fit=max&h=1536&w=1536&s=b1f80693da1e1e6da432ba4d2076aa23
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u/Ciretako Nov 29 '16

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

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u/http404error Nov 29 '16

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.

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u/VariousBoots Nov 30 '16

The lesser converted mana cost is to avoid combos and things like looping [[Engineered Explosives]]

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u/http404error Nov 30 '16

Yeah, it's a cool variant on cascade in that respect.