What Plane Should be Revisited?
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Posted on April 29, 2017, 9:45 a.m. by vbfabled
Since Return to Ravnica, back in 2013, about half the new blocks have been revisiting old Planes (Ravnica, Innistrad, Zendikar). So my question is: Which plane do you think should be revisited? What should happen in the story? Should the Gatewatch be there?(NO)
My pick may be an additional return to Mirrodin. It's been so long since the Scars block, and there was a lot left undone on New Phyrexia. Other than that, I think it's been long enough for a return to Theros. I'd like to see if Elspeth can somehow escape from the underworld, see how the gods' attitudes towards Planeswalkers have affected the world. Plus, we already have Planeswalkers attached to the plane (Ajani, Elspeth, Gideon) so besides Gideon, the Gatewatch can go do literally anything else.
I'd really like the gatewatch to go back to mirrodan and take on the phrexians and have karn join the gatewatch (if they survive bola's wrath) but I think a return to dominatira is on the horizon
April 29, 2017 10:24 a.m.
SkipYourDrawStep says... #4
Was Alara wrapped up, or was there still more to do there?
April 29, 2017 11:12 a.m.
Any plane so long it doesn't involve the gatewatch. There are other planeswalkers out there. Follow them for a bit.
April 29, 2017 11:15 a.m.
A return to Kamigawa would be nice, but most likely it will be (if ever) a while after all these themed sets (Amonkhet, Ixalan?) rotate out.
April 29, 2017 11:17 a.m.
Mercadia, Dominaria, and Lorwyn would be my votes.
I'd like to see Lorwyn with better design this time around. I think a lot of the backlash for Lorwyn/Shadowmoor was because of how clunky the mechanics of both mini-blocks were.
Dominaria because it's MtG's home. The whole plane is basically in ruins, but I'd love to see a block centered around the post-apocalypse. It would be awesome for the Gatewatch era planeswalkers go through what remains of the Tolarian Academy or visit the various locations (Jamuraa, Urborg, and so on). This is also Liliana Vess' home plane, if I remember right.
Mercadia because intelligent, bureaucratic goblins.
April 29, 2017 11:18 a.m.
Homura_Akemi says... #8
I would enjoy a return to Kamigawa, Tarkir, or another return to Ravnica.
April 29, 2017 11:41 a.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #10
Kamigawa would be awesome. Like, hell yeah awesome. New phyrexia would be very cool as well, though most artifact blocks tend to be boring (i really didn't like kaladesh). If non of these, then please lorwyn. I really wanna see how they redo tribal as they don't do these things anymore.
Have i mentioned i'd love revisiting kamigawa?
April 29, 2017 2:25 p.m.
Jorgumander says... #12
I would also LOVE absolutely LOVE to pieces a revisit to MErcadia. It remains my favorite block, but this time make some Spellshapers with some serious power behind them. For realz!!!
April 29, 2017 3:50 p.m.
You know, I would like to see a return to Kamigawa. I'm just afraid the set got too much backlash when it came out
April 29, 2017 3:55 p.m.
Yeah but it was so underpowered compared to Mirrodin block, no one played it in Standard.
April 29, 2017 4:40 p.m.
Jorgumander says... #16
Yeah, they really needed to expand that Arcane mechanic as well. I'd actually like to see that one become a mainstay of future blocks. It has potential.
Then again, Mercadia could use some new love too. Those two blocks had so much potential!
April 29, 2017 4:45 p.m.
shinobigarth says... #17
Can we please get Kamigawa right? It needs to be avenged. Japanese mythology is pretty cool.
Also on topic on Theros, someone mentioned Garruk....maybe he shows up on Theros looking for stuff to hunt and gods are something he hasn't killed yet...
April 29, 2017 8:56 p.m.
landofMordor says... #18
Mechanically and thematically, I'd love to see Kamigawa done right, as many people are saying. Arcane and tribal both had potential there, and there is some rich lore that could be mined.
From a strictly lore standpoint, New Phyrexia/Mirrodin. Because Koth, because Karn, because Melira, because Atraxa, because Urabrask, and because Mirrodin needs to redeem itself from the filth of New Phyrexia. (I know I'm not alone in disliking the treatment of Phyrexia in the Scars block, and I'd love to see a further exploration of Phyrexia's allure besides black leather and halved life totals.)
April 29, 2017 11:03 p.m.
Did someone say something about revisiting Kamigawa? I'd like to revisit Kamigawa.
April 30, 2017 12:20 a.m.
shinobigarth says... #20
Yeah definitely more New Phyrexia just WITHOUT freaking infect. Gotta be a different way to flavorfully have phyrexians without using poison counters.
April 30, 2017 2:40 p.m.
shinobigarth says... #23
Ok? That still doesn't make it a good or fair keyword.
April 30, 2017 8:24 p.m.
DemonDragonJ says... #24
Kamigawa, Alara, and Dominaria are my top choices for a plane to which I would like to return: Kamigawa, because I am fond of Japanese culture and wish to see the plane done properly; Alara, because I was very fond of the strong multicolored theme that it had; and Dominaria, because it was central to the majority of the stories early in the game.
Other planes to which I wish to see a return are Lorwyn and Ulgrotha, but I am not certain how likely those shall be, because of how those planes were received in their original sets.
Argy says... #2
Theros. Always Theros.
I don't think we will be heading there again until at least these Gods have rotated out of Standard.
I don't mind if the Gatewatch go there. I really don't understand the hate; they are mostly characters I love.
I'd like to pick up on Garruk's story again.
April 29, 2017 10:24 a.m.