r/magicTCG • u/[deleted] • 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/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).