what do you think the odds are that wizards will reprint Deathrite Shaman into standard
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Posted on July 15, 2015, 7:02 a.m. by tyforthevenom
from what i heard and my own experience with the card it wasn't actually that powerful in standard and was only really strong in the eternal format
with it being banned in the formats it needs to be (or rather, was deemed bannable in) it would be fine to reprint. It is not a mana dork as without fetches it wouldn't have a land to exile from the graveyard. I think it would be a fine reprint in standard provided it didn't have too many cards to support and break it. Tarmo would be the same if not for the cost being something Wizards no longer has a way of controlling short on small reprints every 2 years with MMA
July 15, 2015 7:34 a.m.
about a zero chance they'll reprint the card in standard, at least for a few years and no real motive to ever do so as it isn't a modern staple and Wizards is trying to get more people to get into modern and not legacy since they can't print a lot of the staples that are needed to keep that format thriving.
July 15, 2015 7:36 a.m.
I would add that it would have to be a return to return to Ravnica now that core sets are no more
July 15, 2015 7:57 a.m.
HolyFalcon says... #6
Not necessarily. Some very big planar event may happen, like the core Planeswalkers sacrificing themselves to planeswalk each citizen of Ravnica, Theros, and Alara to fight the Eldrazi.
July 15, 2015 8:02 a.m.
Magicrafter that needs to happen! Get writing for Wizards!
July 15, 2015 8:23 a.m.
HolyFalcon says... #8
I know! I should be in R&D right now! I once suggested the 'Multiplode', in which Bolas screws up and explodes the multiverse, and it's reaching the planes one by one. Soon, not many planes are left, and it's up to Ugin, Sarkhan, Narset, Nahiri, Sorin, Gideon, Nissa, Jace, Chandra, Ajani, the Undead Elspeth, and a dying Karn to save the Multiverse.
July 15, 2015 8:35 a.m.
Isn't that basically the Eldrazi plotline? lol. Most of the above mentioned PWs are currently attempting to prevent the Eldrazi from destroying everything one plane at a time. I am hyper looking forward to BFZ and seeing what mess of crap is going on! We need new Eldrazi Titans FTW too!
July 15, 2015 8:48 a.m.
HolyFalcon says... #10
Yeah, but this takes place when Bolas is like "oh crap dem eldarzis is guna destruy all planes nuuu i dont jave anything to rule ovah" then tries killing them. they are killed. however, this causes a phenomenal explosion, killing bolas in the process.
July 15, 2015 8:52 a.m.
Rasta_Viking29 says... #11
Demarge that has nothing to do with it. They will still print cards that aren't played in Modern or Legacy.
Deathrite Shaman is pretty mediocre when not paired with fetchlands. It's rare that you would want to play behind curve to get any value from it in Standard. In a world of 5, 6, and 7 drops it just isn't that powerful. One of the things that hangs it up is the creature type Zombie Elf, not universally able to be plugged into any story. Hybrid mana also limits the window for reprint further.
I think it's possible but not likely.
July 15, 2015 9:03 a.m.
APPLE01DOJ says... #12
It was decent in standard. I ran it as a 4 of until it rotated. During the limited window of M14 being legal it was a beast. T3 Desecration Demon into ping damage the rest of the match. Prior to that it was okay with Grisly Salvage being its only real fuel.
July 15, 2015 9:57 a.m.
Right now? Deathrite Shaman is too powerful. As others have noted, his synergy with Fetchlands is too good for Standard. His main utility in INN-RTR standard was getting rid of Flashback spells and Undying creatures. He could fill a similar role in a future standard, however I'm pretty sure "Deathrite" is tied to Ravnica as part of the Golgari guild. Also he can only show up in a set with hybrid mana, which is deciduous, but that doesn't mean they can use it willy-nilly.
July 15, 2015 10:44 a.m.
HolyFalcon says... #15
He's an elf, so it would be really good in G/B Elves.
July 15, 2015 11:18 a.m.
With fetches in standard right now i think he would be too powerful, especially being an elf. But In the future I could see it happening.
July 15, 2015 12:18 p.m.
KillDatBUG says... #17
Honestly though, there's no reason at all to reprint Deathrite Shaman over the millions of other things that could (and should) be reprinted; he's not expensive, and he's not popular in Modern. I also haven't seen Wizards reprint something in Standard that was already banned in Modern; I doubt they'd make an exception for Deathrite Shaman.
July 15, 2015 12:33 p.m.
Pretty much non existent for the forseeable future. It's not legal in modern (the format that Wiz is pushing) and while it is played in legacy, there isn't a super high demand for it.
That being said I would love a reprint because I need 2 for my EDH decks. Lol
Boza says... #2
Yeah, well it was precedent, to say the least. It was the first 1 mana planeswalker in history. It is really damn strong in any format and reprinting it would have to make flavor sense. also, wizards has recently deemed 1 mana manadudes like Elvish Mystic too strong for standard. I would expect this to be in the same vein.
It is the same as saying "Why not reprint Tarmogoyf, at uncommon. It is terrible in limited and was not very good in Standard when it was legal, so it will not do much".
July 15, 2015 7:20 a.m.