Enemy Fetch speculation. Flavor text?
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Posted on Feb. 27, 2015, 4:21 p.m. by kbarnhart
In the Khans of Tarkir fetch lands the artwork depicts a dragon's remains and the flavor text refers to how the dragons used to rule the land.
Flooded strand flavor text: "Where dragons once slept, their bones now rest."
Since Khans block is time travel oriented do you think from a flavor point of view that it is possible to have the enemy colored fetch lands depict the Dragons alive and well with some flavor text opposite of the Khans of Tarkir versions?
For example: "Where humans once slept, their bodies now rot" ... or something like that.
I'm not saying that this makes me think they will have fetches in the set. BUT if they do this is my best guess on how they will be. I think that's an awesome idea. How about you guys ?
mathimus55 says... #3
I think flavor wise with everything being a changed Tarkir it would make sense and fit the changed landscape of the plane. I could see it totally happening
February 27, 2015 4:53 p.m.
WovenNebula says... #4
I believe so it'd complete the set, which wizards wants to do. Magic origins should have allied pain lands, which could also point to enemy fetches. Time travel also does crazy things, refer to Planar Chaos from Time Spiral block.
February 27, 2015 4:55 p.m.
I'd almost want enemy-colored manlands instead, to complete that cycle from Zendikar.
February 27, 2015 5:41 p.m.
It makes no sense to have new fetches in Dragons. We already know that the clans are now ruled by dragons who are allied colours. What makes you think they will release the enemy colour lands for no other reason than to complete the set?
It just doesn't make sense that they would have allied in Khans and Fate and then have enemy in Dragons when the lore has nothing to justify it. Another fact is that we have insane colour fixing already and we have ZERO need for the enemy colours in standard right now.
February 27, 2015 6:36 p.m.
WovenNebula says... #7
Keep in mind enemy pain lands rotate when magic origins comes out, unless they reprint them in origins which is doubtful.
February 27, 2015 6:44 p.m.
For WotC it makes absolutely no sense to reprint the Zendikar-Fetches any time soon. Do you remember what a huge impact the announcement of reprinting Onslaught-Fetches had on the community? KTK to day is the most sold set of all time. Why would WotC - from a company-point of view - use this magical term "Fetch-land" any time soon? It's rather unlikely we'll see them reprinted in the next 2 years.
I think they'll reprint them at any point, but they want to have this "OMG Fetches are in Set XYZ"-effect again. WotC first and foremost is a profit-oriented company.
February 27, 2015 7:50 p.m.
Funny.... I was just typing up a post wondering why I was the first to notice this, then I took another look and saw this post.
Here's what I had typed.
I'm usually not for the "Zendikar Fetches in (Block name here)!!" hype.
But let's take a look, shall we?
Bloodstained Mire Flavour text - "Where dragons once triumphed, their bones now molder."
Flooded Strand Flavour text - *"Where dragons once slept, their bones now rest."
Polluted Delta Flavour text - "Where dragons once prevailed, their bones now sink."
Windswept Heath Flavour text - *"Where dragons once roared, their bones now keen."
Wooded Foothills Flavour text - "Where dragons' breath once burned, their bones now freeze."
Possible flavour quote from A Tarkir of Dragons - "Where once there had been ruins and piles of dragon bones, now there were fields and forests." - I don't think this describes Zen Fetches, as "fields and forests" seems more like a Windswept Heath, but rather that it alludes to the already used Flavour Text style.
This is followed by a description of the land that Sarkhan is viewing at the time. - "The snowy tundra that in a different time was blanketed in endless white was now only partially covered; large swaths of it were charred black. Dragonfire!"
This appears as though it describes Marsh Flats... though it could also possibly describe a Scalding Tarn.
A bit of a stretch? - Perhaps, but it's more akin to a 'clue' than most 'jump to conclusion' assumptions I see everywhere.
February 28, 2015 6:32 a.m.
The Design and Development teams would have decided wether or not they were reprinting the Zen fetches long before they saw the community reaction to Onslaught fetches being reprinted.
February 28, 2015 6:39 a.m.
JohnnyBaggins says... #11
I don't think they'll have all fetchlands in standard. That's simply too much, especially with the knowledge that there's lots of delve around at the moment. Also: One thing to have eight fetchlands in a deck, but while Courser is around, fetchlands don't even hurt. I just doubt it, especially because the dragons that point at the "new" clans are in friend-colours. I really like the idea, including the thought of the flavour, but no. They won't do that, I don't think so.
February 28, 2015 6:46 a.m.
I can see it. MaRo has told us that it WILL happen soon, which could just mean we see the reprints in Origins or MM2, POSSIBLY even next block in the fall. I can't see the wait going past this summer though. Modern is WoTCs money child, its their Legacy that they can cradle and reprint cards as needed to keep players buying in while creating a nice flow of revenue for packs that have reprints... They've already shown us that they want to TRY to keep modern accessible to newer players (see Thoughtseize, Onslaught fetches, RTR block shocks, and other recent staple reprints). That being said, I think people are focusing too heavily on the fact that Dragons is possibly allied colored (as far as I know theres no confirmation on that point). Even if dragons is an allied pair focused set, its meant to draft and play nice with KTK and FRF. In my mind, that means it probably has at least SOME love for enemy pairs.
I've heard some arguments as well as to it creating too much power in standard, much like what CaptainWoosh is saying, to which all I have to say is that WoTC has given us FAR more broken standard seasons with FAR more powerful things than 10 fetches plus Courser of Kruphix. I point to exhibit a. - Delver of Secrets Flip in standard with Ponder, Lightning Bolt and things like Mana Leak and Snapcaster Mage at the SAME TIME? I think thats scarier than a Verdant Catacombs paired up along side a courser and a Dig Through Time.
jwe94 says... #2
All I know is I want there to be a throne made out of dead khans to parallel Dragon Throne of Tarkir
February 27, 2015 4:28 p.m.