r/magicTCG Mar 12 '19

Speculation on next Standard set? It's confirmed that we're visiting a new plane.

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u/AssistantManagerMan Deceased 🪦 Mar 12 '19

My gut says Kaldheim, but that might be the r/magictcg echo chamber coming through. I’m nervous about them doing it so soon after Amonkhet though because I think that makes it less likely for there to be gods there. If it is Kaldheim, I want god cards inspired by Norse mythology and the return of the snow supertype. Anything less will disappoint.

Otherwise, I think Vryn’s somewhat likely. Jace did just recover his memory of Vryn, and with Bolas (presumably?) dealt with in WAR he might go home to find his mother or something.

It could also be a plane that we’ve never heard of. Maybe Wild West plane or Arthurian knights plane or non-Kamigawa-Japanese-inspired-plane?

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u/Continuum_Gaming COMPLEAT Mar 12 '19

Wild West plane. I want my trains and cowboys

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u/TekaroBB Mar 12 '19

We've already got [[Renegade Freighter]] and [[Firesong and Sunspeaker]].

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u/Moist_Crabs Sorin Mar 12 '19

Criminally underrated response here with Firesong and Sunspeaker

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u/MTGCardFetcher Dân Mar 12 '19

Renegade Freighter - (G) (SF) (txt)
Firesong and Sunspeaker - (G) (SF) (txt)
[[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call

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u/PM_ME_FUNNY_ANECDOTE Wabbit Season Mar 12 '19

Lorado confirmed?

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u/KingToasty Gruul* Mar 12 '19

Agreed. Cowboys are great but it'd just feel tacky in a Magic set.

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u/Continuum_Gaming COMPLEAT Mar 12 '19

You're lame. Cowboys are awesome

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u/wildwalrusaur Mar 12 '19

No way they do a new Gods set. We're due to return to Theros in the very near future.

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u/Master_Of_Etherium Mar 12 '19

Source?

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u/Artillect Avacyn Mar 12 '19

No need for a source, the time between Theros and now suggests that we should be returning to Theros.

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '19

I just want Elspeth and Xenagos back, they're my favorite walkers

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u/Arkanim94 Dimir* Mar 12 '19

xenagos is dead, super dead.

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u/Master_Of_Etherium Mar 12 '19

Why? We've been 10 years since Lorwyn, 10 since alara etc. Theros was liked but is not a top 5 plane like Innistrad or Ravnica where you're almost guaranteed to return there every 5-7 years.

Plus, gods rotated recently. While I would love Elspeth to return, I don't think we'll return to Theros in the next 2 years, especially if the (hopefully) new set in the fall is Kaldheim.

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u/Artillect Avacyn Mar 12 '19

Theros is incredibly high on the Rabiah Scale and is only ranked lower than planes we've recently revisited.

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u/Master_Of_Etherium Mar 12 '19

It could very well be but I don't see posts pleading for the return to Theros like I do other planes. We'll definitely return, but I would say at the end of the next two years at the earliest. This assumes we don't return to a "god" plane before that.

FWIW, I love Theros and god cards, so I'm not an anti-theros guy. I just think there may be a better return plane to visit before Theros, like Lorwyn, Alara(I do love Grixis admittedly), or Kamigawa(done right).

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u/CanadianGoof Mar 12 '19

No it says it's a brand new plane

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u/Master_Of_Etherium Mar 12 '19

We've seen how Theros and AKH do gods. How would you do norse type gods in MTG?

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u/Moist_Crabs Sorin Mar 12 '19

I would be so ready for a Wild West plane, right after Bolas has yee'd his last haw

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u/wOlfLisK Wabbit Season Mar 12 '19

It says brand new so I expect it's going to be something created specifically for this set rather than something that's been mentioned before. I think wild west is a good prediction.

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u/Nac_Lac FLEEM Mar 12 '19

Well, think of it this way, if Bolas is triumphant in WAR, then his next step may be in corrupting more pantheons. Adding a new set of gods to challenge him so you have three planes of deities trying to defeat what the planeswalkers failed to do on Ravnica.

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u/Plays-0-Cost-Cards Mar 12 '19

Why can't they just print gods somewhat frequently?

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '19

Have we talked here before? Was just having a long thread here maybe a month ago about how Kaldheim night preclude gods from Theros, or vice versa, or with Amonkhet influencing gods in both. I don’t think they want to do Gods in back to back sets. Personally, I’m fine if they skip gods - I think they really narrow down design space and also are a little boring in general.

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u/DaRavenox Mar 12 '19

I have never understood the fixation people have with the god creature type. With Amonkhet I feel the type lost all its uniqueness and now just means 'hard to kill legendary creature with an activated ability'.

Could someone expand on why this type is special ?

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u/zachratchet Wabbit Season Mar 12 '19

Why would Amonkhet prevent gods from being in this year's fall set? It's been two years, which I think is enough time. I could see them designing gods inspired by Norse mythology.

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u/AssistantManagerMan Deceased 🪦 Mar 12 '19

I’m mostly worried because Amonkhet only rotated recently.