Let's Make Return to Zendikar
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Posted on Jan. 30, 2015, 2:05 p.m. by Jeyrrick
Exactly what it sounds like.
This whole topic is about designing new cards that you would like to see in a potential Return to Zendikar block. For example, we'll be looking for new Roil themed cards, new Nissa elves, some interesting new colorless cards from both Ugin and the Eldrazi, more quest cards, etc., etc.
Here's my idea for a new Tuktuk card -
Tuktuk, Warren Protector - 
Legendary Artifact Creature - Goblin Golem
Vigilance
Tuktuk gets +0/+1 for each Goblin creature you control.
Tuktuk can block any number of creatures.
3/1
BlueEyesRedMage says... #4
With the gravity bending shenanigans of The Roil, I always wondered why we never saw anything that mucked around with gravity in the original Zendy block. Something like:
2UUGravity WellEnchantmentCreatures without flying may block as through they had flying.Creatures lose trample.
It's not a good card at all and it's a weird wording, especially as its basically reach but not for flavour reasons but you get the idea :)
January 30, 2015 2:42 p.m.
BlueEyesRedMage says... #5
Oh and I'd love to see Allys return! Especially as they now have to band together to survive the eldrazi broods.
They could even reverse the Ally mechanic, from an enters the battlefield trigger to a death trigger.
So something like
3BBVengeful Commander3/3Whenever Vengeful Commander or another Ally you control dies, target creature gets a -2/-2 until end of turn.
January 30, 2015 2:47 p.m.
BlueEyesRedMage I love Allies too. I like the ETB effects better though. It'd likely be -X/-X where X is equal to the number of allies you control.
January 30, 2015 2:54 p.m.
Return to zendikar
RWGBU
Enchantment
Exile all cards not printed in the return to Zendikar block. For the rest of the game only cards printed in the return to zendikar block may be cast.
January 30, 2015 3:02 p.m.
LittleBlueHero says... #8
We did get Gravitational Shift. Its theme is there but its a lot different than what you suggested.
January 30, 2015 4:18 p.m.
Gidgetimer says... #9
You what that enchantment reminds me of? Apocalypse Chime. I'll let peopple interpret that as they will.
January 30, 2015 4:21 p.m.
LittleBlueHero says... #10
Yeah Homelands was so bad they even put a card in the set to punish you for playing the set at all...
January 30, 2015 4:38 p.m.
I don't know why that idea even took root, City in a Bottle.
January 30, 2015 5:26 p.m.
Hmm... why not create a card that represents the denizens of Zendikar finding new ways to defeat the Eldrazi? Or at least new ways to survive the Eldrazi?
Perhaps something like this:
Nahiri's Chosen - 
Creature - Kor Soldier
Protection from Eldrazi
Creatures and lands you control can't be sacrificed by a spell or ability an opponent controls.
2/1
Oh, and also, the Kor would be back, and maybe Nahiri would make an experience.
January 30, 2015 6:06 p.m.
BlueEyesRedMage says... #14
Yeah I pretty clearly missed the gravity themed cards -__-" Good job sleepy me, good job :P
January 31, 2015 6:21 a.m.
I kinda wanna see the return of sweep. Like in Barrel Down Sokenzan and other such cards. This time they could be good too! Something like:
Mana Pulse - RR1
Instant
Sweep - return any number of lands you control to their owner's hand. Add R to you mana pool for each land you returned this way.
It fits flavor wise too. The world is being torn asunder by the eldrazi so the land itself is being consumed for fuel.
February 1, 2015 6:21 a.m.
Sweep wouldn't just be good flavor wise, I think it would be really good mechanic-wise. It synergizes really well with Landfall. I like the idea.
February 1, 2015 1:29 p.m.
ChiefBell How about this as an edit?
Zendikar Reborn
WUBRG
Whenever a legendary creature from the Zendikar expansion attacks, you may exile that creature. If you do, you may put a legendary creature from the Return to Zendikar with the same creature type as that creature onto the battlefield tapped and attacking.
I'm new to this, so tell me if you like it!
February 1, 2015 9:57 p.m.
LittleBlueHero says... #18
I don't know that a card like that would work all that well... It would be fun to build around for sure but I think its far too limited in what it can actually do. Plus it would mean we would have to have a significant legendary presence in Return to Zendikar.
Personally I love legends and the flavor of them so I would be keen on a new "Captain Sisay" type card. Maybe something like:
CARD NAME 1WBG
Legendary Creature - XXXX (mythic rare)
"Card Name" has Lifelink as long as you control another white legendary permanent, Hexproof as long as you control another blue legendary permanent and Trample as long as you control another green legendary permanent.
"Card Name" gets +1/+1 for each other legendary permanent you control.
4/4
I would love to see something like this. There could even be a Blue/Black/Red version as a counter. But as a mythic its not overpowered since it requires other cards to get crazy but its still decent as a 4/4 for 4CMC. I dunno Im just dreaming over here.
February 2, 2015 11:44 a.m.
LittleBlueHero says... #20
Or heck, more simply:
"Sisay V2" 2GW
Legendary Creature - Something Something
Legendary permanents you control are indestructible.
Whenever you cast a Legendary permanent put a +1/+1 counter on each Legendary creature you control.
3/3
February 2, 2015 11:48 a.m.
LittleBlueHero Kamagawa packs jump up $50 each, and is heralded as the best set ever.
February 2, 2015 2:37 p.m.
LittleBlueHero says... #22
Maybe they will finally be able to sell the vast overstock at my LGS :)
NTPYTO says... #2
My personal opinion is that RTZ will be the upcoming block after m16. I hope a returning mechanic is landfall, which would keep the value of fetches high during standard.
Some of my reasons for thinking this is that everything keeps pointing to the Eldrazi recently--as well as hedrons showing up in art again. Also, MaRo (I think) stated somewhere that full art basics are planned for an upcoming set he couldn't announce yet.
January 30, 2015 2:37 p.m.