Ikoria Teaser
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Posted on March 19, 2020, 9:38 p.m. by dbpunk
So recently MaRo put a teaser post on Blogatog about Ikoria since spoilers arent due for a month with some of the more bizarre aspects of it (for example, were getting at least one dinosaur and a SQUIRREL) but one of the things he said really got me wondering what it was (and Im paraphrasing here) "printing a cycle that players have asked about for years" and I cant think of what it is.
It cant be the rest of the swords because theyd be too strong for standard, I cant think of any land cycles theyd do and I for sure cant think of what else theyd do. Any ideas?
DemonDragonJ says... #2
Gleeock, several years ago, WotC "announced" a set called Duel Decks: Gideon with Liliana, a set that supposedly was comprised of two decks intended to be played together in two-headed giant format; that was well before Battlebond was ever conceived, so, at that time, it was a joke, but, now, WotC has actually made such a product for legitimate games.
March 25, 2020 8:56 a.m.
DemonDragonJ says... #3
Previews for this set begin (finally) tomorrow! Is anyone else here excited? I know that I am!
April 1, 2020 1:36 p.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #4
DemonDragonJ: Why would anyone be exited for a Kaiju set that features Vivien Reed and propably the biggest amount of Timmy creatures since Shards of Alara?
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end irony.
Hyyyyyyype :D
April 1, 2020 1:42 p.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #5
Spoilers are happening and holy crap, this escalated quickly.
April 2, 2020 12:04 p.m.
DemonDragonJ says... #6
The previews have begun!
First, WotC finally revealed the details of the mutate mechanic, and I like it, because it is very similar to bestow from the original Theros block, and it does not not warp the game's rules too heavily; alternatively, it could be considered a better version of meld from Shadows over Innistrad, since that mechanic was too esoteric for this game, in my mind.
I see that WotC has chosen for the factions (or triomes) in this set to be wedge-colored, so I wonder if the names of the factions (Savai, Ketria, Indatha, Raugrin, and Zagoth) will become as popular as the names of the Tarkir clans when referring to those color combinations, but I imagine that that is not likely, since the names of the clans are already so popular. I also like how each faction does not seem to have a central color; all colors are equally important to the identity of each faction.
I do not like the keyword counters, because there was not good reason to make them, and, when WotC eventually posts a survey for this set, I will make my dislike for them clear, so I hope that they do not return after this set, although I will admit that luminous broodmoth is quite nice.
I dislike how void beckoner is an 8/8 with deathtouch, because deathtouch is supposed to give creatures with lower power and toughenss and advantage over more powerful creatures, and there also is very little reason to hardcast that creature; In my mind, nine time out of ten, it would be better to cycle it and put a deathtouch counter on another creature (remember that cycling can be activated at any time that a player could cast an instant, so that shall make a nice combat trick).
The companions are interesting, but I shall not use any of them in any of my decks, because I dislike restrictions on deckbuilding.
I have been annoyed in the past by the frequency with which Pacifism has been reprinted, but, in this case, it is a very suitable card for this set, so I shall not complain about it.
The majority of the cards revealed, thus far, are nice, but nothing utterly astounds me, just yet, although perhaps I simply am difficult to impress.
April 2, 2020 12:45 p.m.
DemonDragonJ says... #7
The new Vivien is very nice, and, while I cannot fit her into any of my existing decks, if I ever make a new deck, I shall definitely make an effort to put her into that deck.
I hope that planeswalekrs with abilities other than loyalty abilities do not become commonplace, as they tend to be very powerful, and I also wish for them to remain special and not become ordinary.
The commanders from Commander 2020 are fairly impressive, but I do hope that they contain some excellent reprints, since I have mentioned numerous times that some cards have become very expensive.
April 2, 2020 12:53 p.m.
SquirrelPenguin says... #8
Lutri, the Spellchaser has already been banned in commander. goodbye otter tribal in commander :(
April 2, 2020 1:22 p.m.
CaptainToll says... #9
sooo...if a mutated creature gets flickered, do both creatures get flickered? Or does the ontop creature get flickered and the bottom one is becoming a creature on its own again? Does the bottom one go to the graveyard? I think the bottom one gets left behind on the battlefield and is a normal creature again, doesn't it?
April 2, 2020 1:27 p.m.
So my best guess with flickering is they all get flickered. They all move zones together and are essentially the same creature.
April 2, 2020 1:40 p.m.
DemonDragonJ says... #11
SquirrelPenguin, are you serious? The card was revealed only today, and will not be released for several weeks? How can the Commander Committee know the effects that that card will have on the format before it is even released?
April 2, 2020 2:44 p.m.
SquirrelPenguin says... #12
DemonDragonJ, according to This link,
Banning Lutri, the Spellchaser
We’ve never banned a card before its street release date, but we feel strongly compelled to do so for Lutri, the Spellchaser. It is a card unlike any other in Magic’s history. While we are firm believers in giving cards their opportunity in the format, it’s clear that Lutri would be banned almost immediately. It doesn’t have an opportunity cost; you don’t have to sacrifice a spot in the 100 in order to play it—meaning if you have the card and are playing the right colors, you can simply include it. It becomes a thing we’re not fans of, namely a “must play.” A big part of this decision is that we don’t want players to acquire the card thinking it might remain legal. There was consideration for letting it loose for a quarter with the likely plan to ban it later just in case it was as bad as we thought, because from where we sit, Lutri as a 101st card is intensely problematic. In the end, this is a special case, and we think that the conservative approach is the better option.
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April 2, 2020 3:40 p.m.
SquirrelPenguin says... #13
TypicalTimmy, I agree. especially because it limits cards like Seven Dwarves and Persistent Petitioners which just happen to be in izzet colors
April 2, 2020 4:31 p.m.
SquirrelPenguin says... #14
Also, Commander is supposed to be a casual format, not competitive. I feel like many playgroups will be disappointed that it got banned even though it is an OTTER and everyone will use it for at least their commander and not as a 101st card.
April 2, 2020 4:35 p.m.
SquirrelPenguin says... #15
Anyway, let us hope the Otter will not get banned in Brawl. It probably already has been banned in brawl. singleton as well. maybe even oathbreaker.
April 2, 2020 4:43 p.m.
DemonDragonJ says... #16
Sprite dragon is superior to Stormchaser Mage in the majority of situations, so I shall replace the latter card with the former card in any decks that contain it.
As a side note, I am very surprised that it took this long for Magic: the Gathering to have a fairy dragon, since both Dungeons & Dragons and Warcraft have already had such creatures for many years, now, so I hope that WotC further explores that combination of creature types for MtG in the future.
April 2, 2020 5:12 p.m.
SquirrelPenguin says... #17
DemonDragonJ, I think you are forgetting Stormchaser Mage is a 1/3. however, I will definitely use Sprite Dragon/Dorat, the Perfect Pet over Stormchaser Mage in any case.
April 2, 2020 5:19 p.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #18
Regarding the spoilers:
T1: Slither Blade
T2: Arcanum Wings
T3: attack, activate wings for Colossification
Good game.
April 3, 2020 5:29 a.m.
SquirrelPenguin says... #19
I am just going to buy a crapton of Ikiora boosters when the coronavirus goes away.
April 3, 2020 11:40 a.m.
DemonDragonJ says... #20
How is colossification remotely balanced? It grants a creature +20/+20 for only seven mana! Eldrazi Conscription grants a creature +10/+10 for eight mana, so I am wondering how this card is not overpowered.
Again, why is it necessary for "shark" to be its own creature type? How as "fish" not sufficient? Lions and tigers share the same type with housecats, so what makes sharks different from other fish?
The cycle of crystals are nice, but nowhere near as good as Chromatic Lantern, which is still the best mana-generating artifact that costs 3 mana in this game, in my mind.
I am so glad that WotC is reprinting Arcane Signet in Commander 2020! It was simply too good to not be reprinted, and I am now very hopeful for other excellent reprints in that set, as well.
On that subject, since Commander 2020 is closely connected with Ikoria, I do not believe that it is necessary for it to have a separate thread; what does everyone else think of that?
We now have seen many of the cards that Mark Rosewater mentioned, but I do not believe that we have yet seen the "cycle that player have been asking for for ten years" that he mentioned, so I hope that that cycle is worth the wait.
I like dire tactics very much, but I also would like to see a version that costs only and unconditionally make its caster lose life, like a dark reflection of Swords to Plowshares.
It appears that Narset shall be in this set, so I hope that her card is excellent.
Mythos of Vadrok really should have been an instant, because it is too ineffective as a sorcery.
Also, if Lutri has been banned in EDH, there is no way that Drannith magistrate will not be banned in that format, as well.
April 3, 2020 1:01 p.m.
SquirrelPenguin says... #21
DemonDragonJ, I agree. Especially since they made Half-Shark, Half- a fish.
April 3, 2020 1:07 p.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #22
A sidenote: Even though I can't find the article, I've read that "partner with"-commanders have been confirmed for the C20 decks. Considering there are so-called Bonders on Ikoria (i.e. humans who have a subconscious bond with a monster), I'm massively hoping for a human and their cat as partner commanders. I'm a little as torn which wedge I want them to be in: Cat-Synergy-wise, I'm hoping for Abzhan. But as I really don't want to have to buy the abzhan deck. The commander seems totally against my playstyle. Assuming that it propably won't be Sultai (which is the commander I'm currently considering buying), I can only hope for Mardu (which is the human commander. But it seems interesting). That is most fitting flavour-wise, as according to the Planeswalker's guide to Ikoria, the Mardu region is where cats are the dominant monster species. And it also fits with Snapdax.
April 3, 2020 1:32 p.m.
Hi_diddly_ho_neighbor says... #23
Heh, after reading the description about Ikoria I feel like someone just watched Avatar and simulataneously finished play StarCraft HotS and decided to make a set about it.
Here are some quick thoughts on spoilers so far:
Whaaaaaaat? Nethroi is absolutely busted as a Commander. Has WotC not yet learned that 0 is a number? Also, how does this work with creatures variable P/T? I think they still have a P/T regardless of which zone they are in, but if it's zero....then here comes Lhurgoyf tribal!
As far as the Lutri ban goes, it is correct. It's criteria is automatically met by having a commander deck. You start the game with an extra card in hand which is a solid advantage. There is literally no reason not to run the card in any deck that has the proper colors. It's ability is quite strong.
The Kaiju alternate arts are absolutely fantastic, but the normal alternate arts don't really fit the set's themes. I would've liked to see the cave painting style on the mythos cards used instead.
Speaking of which, the mythos cycle is looking quite strong.
I am glad to see cycling come back and mutate looks like a pretty fun mechanic. I also like the idea of keyword counters. It is very flavorful to the set and allows even bad creatures to suddenly become quite menacing.
Everquill Phoenix is a miss in that it would've been the perfect Phoenix tribal commander (good card otherwise).
Anyone else notice that they slipped Fertilid into the set? I wonder if we will see a saproling theme.
Of the 5 precon-flagship commanders, only Kalamax and Gavi look interesting too me (2 out of 5 isn't bad) which probably means that I'll end up building a deck around one of the other 3 :p.
seshiro_of_the_orochi if partners are really coming back, that is fantastic! Also, the cats are mostly within the Mardu color pie this time (at least according to the article describing the plane).
April 3, 2020 1:47 p.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #24
Hi_diddly_ho_neighbor: I'm totally with you regarding the phoenix. This is pretty sad. I'll still get some copies for my phoenix deck as it basically is the first ever actual phoenix tribal support.
Of the flagship commanders, I like Gavi and the Sultai one. Great art, cute name, awesome ability.
I haven't yet found the article stating this, but someone over at magicspoiler.com said they've read it on the mothership. Seems reasonable.
April 3, 2020 2:37 p.m.
So this is the article where they confirm partner commanders
Note: the one thing about these partners is theyre battlebond style partners, so theyre partner with partners.
April 3, 2020 6:05 p.m.
Coward_Token says... #26
So you can mutate Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker and put the mutate card on top, resulting in a nonlegendary creature with Kiki's abilities that can target itself, resulting in endless tapped tokens. Any other combos that take advantage of mutate's fairly unique type-altering? Also, any fun that can be had by mutating a temporarily animated noncreature?
Yennett is looking at Obosh with yearning and the hybrid rule with bitterness.
Finally, gonna give my +1 to the otter ban, even sol ring isn't used in every optimized deck. I hope people aren't placing the sole blame on the Commander Rules Committee either, seeing as it was apparently announced on the stream that it'd be banned in both EDH & Brawl; I'm guessing it was something WotC and the Committe came to an understanding over beforehand.
April 4, 2020 5:24 a.m.
Not really a huge fan so far. There are a couple of really good boardwipes though.
April 4, 2020 10:53 a.m.
DemonDragonJ says... #28
I have been enjoying these previews, thus far, and some of the new cards are quite nice, but, to be honest, I think that this set feels too similar to Pokemon or Yu-Gi-Oh and not enough like Magic: the Gathering, with its focus on bizarre creatures and being able to combine them. Does anyone else here share that opinion?
April 4, 2020 1:07 p.m.
Stylistically, yes. Mishmashed creatures doesn't feel super Magicky. I'm actually sortof liking some of the humans more than anything. Also, loving the King Kong & artifact/enchantment hate. But overall on a world where it is "Always a bigger fish" it feels like a HUGE flavor miss to not have Jund or Naya shard represent. Jund being the most survival of the fittest (Devour mechanic FFS)/Savagelands shard philosophically & Naya being a more organized philosophical match. Jund sorely needs a fresh take in EDH beyond Sac decks as well & Naya has needed a fresh take for a long time, missed opportunities with this set. AND Sultai already has had several bound-stretching representations, Mardu has flexibility.... both don't make a ton of sense in a uncivilized monster-fighting theme. Temur.. Yes, makes sense. Mutate is cool I guess. Scales ok if you really build a mechanic-based deck for it. Seems like another blowout, 2-for-1 issue mechanic like a lot of auras that still often just ends up inferior to more bomb ETB effects on creatures.
April 4, 2020 2 p.m.
I think it is really similar to pokemon and yu gi oh if you look at it as being very creature based, but thats about it. Like its not hyperspecific like Yu Gi Oh and it promotes having more creatures, unlike pokemon.
But all the bizareness is really making it sound like a fun set to play.
April 4, 2020 2:02 p.m.
Coward_Token says... #31
OK with the fact that the parallel release of a commander product with a normal set means that they'll include more legends that aren't EDH-pushed yet still interesting, e.g. Yidaro
Quite happy about Mothra, Flawless Maneuver, and the red warrior that gives menace to anyone that attacks your opponents for my Marisi deck. Shiny Impetus is... meh, but it got the right spirit.
I hope there's enough EDH-playable mutate cards to support the abzan, jeskai, and temur apex legendaries as commanders
the Human mardu commander isn't bad, but it's even less interesting than Syr Gwyn
Kelsien is there to carry Kalemne and zombie!Daktos I guess
Shabraz is very, very silly and I approve
Lukka: make a deck where all creatures are either 1 drops (or 0 drops and tokens instead) or bombs, then feed one of the little ones to this guy
Neat that Phage the Untouchable, Tetzimoc, Primal Death and Haakon, Stromgald Scourge get some much-needed love in the form of Netherborn Altar
Was going to post this several hours ago before I ran into DNS problems: "Flavorwise, let's acknowledge that this set is ripping off various monster movies, Pokémon, & Monster Hunter, and that's OK. (Sharknado copyright holders, now is the time for one last cash grab by suing over a certain blue enchantment.)"
Finally: Am OK with the Kaiju alt cards since they're non-canonical, although I'd prefer if they didn't use art that features modern non-sci-fi stuff like skyscrapers. I realize that's a tall order with the genre in mind though. As for the Spacegodzilla thing, I think they could get away with it since corona-related humor is pretty widely accepted as a global coping mechanism, but even then I agree that specifically "Death Corona" is really cringeworthy here. Hell it was pretty bland to include "Death" in the title in the first place since afaik SGZ isn't associated with e.g. zombies; "Void/Cosmic/Astral Corona" or something would have been more fitting (Godzilla franchise fans are free to voice their disagreement).
April 4, 2020 3:18 p.m.
DemonDragonJ says... #32
Gleeock, also, is it not rather weird that a world with massive monster has no dragons? How could WotC not have dragons on Ikoria? Would that make it too similar to Tarkir?
April 4, 2020 4 p.m.
Coward_Token says... #33
DDJ: It does have Sprite Dragon but yeah, that makes sense since this set is also wedge-based. Feels kinda silly that e.g. Illuna isn't a dragon but whatever
April 4, 2020 4:07 p.m.
Coward_Token Shiny Impetus is sweet. It is a less durable Bloodthirsty Blade... However, it pays for itself with treasure, puts pressure on opponents. At least unlike vows it has a possibility of paying you with mana. I think some people are reading it incorrectly, it is used the same way as people often use Soul Link or Vampiric Link
April 4, 2020 6:12 p.m.
Hi_diddly_ho_neighbor says... #35
Ooof, Zaxara should've been Temur. That is a shame.
Also, not really a fan of new free spells. There is too small a barrier to casting them.
I am enjoying that this set has introduced two new Lhurgoyfs. By they way, Fiend Artisan is puuuuushed.
April 4, 2020 11:08 p.m.
You are right, the artisan is pushed. I don't know what to think... Not usually a huge fan of that kind of search & put on field, too much temptation for narrow variance. I'm more of a fan of that Coppercoat dude's kindof effect where your cheat is a little more randomized. DemonDragonJ it is weird to see a lack of dragons. I can't completely knock all this lovely Timmie stuff going on & there is plenty of power level if you are into that as well. Just knocking some missed opportunities. Particularly focusing on shards that didn't really need the focus. I am a big fan of having a cycle of goad spells though... Although the white one is more underwhelming than the red, would have been better if it granted indestructible.
April 5, 2020 12:08 a.m.
My hope stays alive for a commander that synergizes with Bolt Bend effects somehow!
April 5, 2020 12:09 a.m.
Coward_Token says... #38
Gleeock Re: Shiny Impetus: I get that you get the treasures and that you can put it on someone else's creature, I just don't like that it's kind of expensive (even if you get a refund over time), reliant on an opponent having a decent creature out, and fleeting since it naturally puts itself in danger. Not a bad card by any stretch, Curse of Opulence just does so much more!
I like the white and red free cards since they give beatdown strategies a bit more chance to breathe. Not a fan of the green one for the same reason.
White gets thrown another card advantage bone
Still not a fan of mono- with built-in fight or even the 3 CMC reveal-sorcery. non-combat creature removal needs to require an existing creature permanent unrelated to the removal card, period. (I'd be fine with a mutate fight trigger though.)
April 5, 2020 5:24 a.m.
Coward_Token says... #39
Oh and lets start looking for Nesting Grounds combos. Since Hex Parasite and plain old proliferate already exists for when you just want to remove or increase counters on a single permanent, let's first and foremost go for combos where you either move a counter from a permanent which doesn't want it to one that does, or from a permanent which can easily produce a counter to one where it's harder to get started (after which it's probably easier to just proliferate). Also note that Fate Transfer and Leech Bonder already got creature-to-creature moving covered.
Decree of Silence + Saprazzan Skerry cycle
Chance Encounter + Gemstone Caverns
Thing in the Ice Flip/Dark Depths/Woolly Razorback + Iceberg
Sagas + Myth Realized/Scroll of the Masters/Mind Unbound
Cheap level-up cards + expensive level-up cards (meh)
April 5, 2020 6:27 a.m.
Hi_diddly_ho_neighbor says... #40
Heyyy, someone at WotC is on the same wavelength with me. Since this whole debate about White's powerlevel started, I have thought they should embrace the Land Tax angle more for card advantage. It's nice to see another card using that ability, and it's pretty strong to boot.
Coward_Token - Don't forget about superfriends!
April 5, 2020 8:27 a.m.
I admit I am IN LOVE with this new ant.. He is a take on Orzhov Advokist IMO. Just more aggressive, as should be
April 5, 2020 10:23 a.m.
Coward_Token it is a gamble for sure. Though, it can be a fun alternative to creature removal. It has a low floor but pretty high ceiling. It is a nice change of pace to have some aggressive petcards @ least have the possibility of behaving like a temporary ramp piece as well... This is closer to how I always say punishment should have some upside attached so it doesn't have to be a complete blowout when super-specific conditions are not met. Sure, not as good as Curse of Opulence though better in more cornercase ways.
April 5, 2020 10:41 a.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #43
So after seeing the Lumberjack and his Doggo, my hopes for a lady and her cat reached new heights. And indeed the Mardu deck has a girl and her nightmare cat. So I guess that deck will be my choice. In addition, Lady Kudro is a great commander for my current Agrus Kos deck.
April 5, 2020 12:49 p.m.
Coward_Token says... #44
Hi_diddly_ho_neighbor: yeah but that's what I meant by the preface; since for almost all PWs, more loyalty isn't a bad thing, the usage of Nesting Grounds just becomes a bad proliferate and non-novel. (but sure, the prospect of getting an ultimate out a turn early out of nowhere makes it worth considering). Only exception I could think of is moving a counter from Garruk Relentless Flip to transform him right away (and letting you activate his backface abilities on the same turn), and Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis, where you can -2 her twice before killing her with Nesting Grounds so that she can escape
Confused and frustrated about the templating difference for Mindleecher and Haldan. Color cost agnosticism should be universal when it comes to casting other people's stuff for retail price.
Not a big deal but Glademuse doesn't feel like a mono- since it's an enemy of and has City of Solitude & Dosan the Falling Leaf
April 5, 2020 1:16 p.m.
Coward_Token says... #45
Oh and Chandra, Fire Artisan also gives a minor benefit with NG
Greedy as I am, I wished Agitator Ant cost and let you decide all the creatures (but forced you to do so each time, so when you're down to 1v1 it would basically be Evolutionary Escalation). Too much to ask for Dismantling Wave to be a cantrip with overload too?
Temur beatdown nekusar woo
April 5, 2020 5:32 p.m.
So now that we got all the commanders for commander 2020, I have some thoughts.
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Dear god, the partner commanders this time are wayyy powered down. The Temur ones dont even work on their own.
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The face commanders arent super interesting, but could lead to some decent decks.
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The secondary commanders are all really cool EXCEPT the Jeskai one, which seems kinda meh.
April 5, 2020 7:20 p.m.
Guess I was wrong about this set. After seeing the "build your own monster" thing I guess this set isn't a joke set after-all. Doesn't look like something I will want since all I play is commander and they banned the one commander card before the spoilers even came out that I would had really wanted so I am skipping this set entirely since it has no resale value and nothing of value for commander decks. Some of the legendary cards might be ok if it wasn't for the companion ability forcing you to have a deck built off of 3 mana cost or higher or some other stupid gimmick and would cripple any deck ever.
Sry, I just don't play standard or pioneer or especially modern. They are too boring.
April 5, 2020 10:06 p.m.
DemonDragonJ says... #48
Should we make a separate thread for Commander 2020, or is this thread sufficient?
The reprint of Sol Ring was not remotely surprising, but I still feel that WotC is going overboard with reprinting it in every Commander set. The reprint of Commander's Sphere was very nice, however, although I still would have preferred Chromatic Lantern, since its price needs to be kept low.
Twinning staff would be amazing for my Riku EDH deck, but I am not certain if I can remove any cards to make room for it.
Barracuda of the tide is very awesome, and I am very likely to use it to replace Vedalken Orrery in all of my EDH decks that contain the color blue (which is nine out of thirteen, more than half of them), so I hope that it is not too expensive, but I think that I should ask for advice before I make that decision.
April 5, 2020 10:22 p.m.
Hmmm. Maybe there should be a separate thread? There is so much exciting goad going on in Commander 2020. & my color continues to get unique boosts hardcore in this set. I also called it when I said can expand balancing effects
April 5, 2020 10:36 p.m.
Hi_diddly_ho_neighbor says... #50
Gleeock: Seeing as after tomorrow, all of the Commander cards will have been spoiled, we probably don't need a separate thread at this point.
dbpunk: Be careful not to fall into the "partner's are underwhelming" trap. A lot of folks said that about the first partners and three of them are common cEDH commanders, while others are still pretty strong. From my initial evaluation, Cazur and Ukkima are possible high powered, maybe even cEDH candidates. Brallin and Shabraz are pretty strong together as well (Brallin can slide into a lot of decks). Not sure what you mean about the Temur partners, they work perfectly fine together.
Coward_Token: Dismantling Wave does cantrip when you cycle it. It's a pretty solid card.
Anyways, I am pretty happy with C20 so far:
I am loving all of the goad and political cards.
3 of the 5 partner pairs are pretty interesting to me, as well as some of the shenanigans that Kelsien and Xyris can pull off. The only issue is which one will I chose to buy/build as I only have space for 1 new deck at this point.
Twinning Staff is going right into my Ashling the Pilgrim deck.
White got some much needed help with card advantage and ramp.
While I'd like to see a few more reprints, we still got some high value reprints (DemonDragonJ, until Sol Ring stops perpetually costing $3-$5, I hope they keep reprinting it). Hopefully the final cards tomorrow bring us a couple more decent reprints.
Gleeock says... #1
Does WOTC do April fools stuff historically?
March 25, 2020 8:42 a.m.