Magic The Gathering: Spring 2016

[theSovietConnection]

I'm not sure if this should be included under Gaming or not, as it is technically gaming, even if card gaming.

However, for those of us here who are interested in MTG, and have not yet seen this announcement, the new MAgic set for 2016 has now been teased.


So, my fellow Magic playing Escapists, how do you feel about a return to Innistrad?

Edited to correct YouTube format.

 

[Gethsemani_v1legacy]

More vampires? Yes, please. As someone who got insanely lucked and have, so far, gotten 3 Drana, Liberator of Malakir [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=401861] in my Battle for Zendikar purchases and have made a white/black deck centered around the trio of Kalastria Healer [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=401929], Drana's Emissary [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=401862] and Bloodbond Vampire [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=401826] I am very psyched to be getting more vampires.

Let's just hope that they keep it more sensible power level wise than last time...

 

[Silentpony_v1legacy]

I'm just waiting for the day booster packs are sold as microtransactions.

 

[Elfgore]

I fucking despised Innistrad. Those annoying ass vampires, werewolves, and the worst of all... those three legendary angels. Innistrad went out of play shortly after I quit playing, I'm sure it would've made Magic more enjoyable.

Innistrad is a cool setting lore wise, but man do I hate the cards.

 

[Mangod]

... really? Scars of Mirrodin, Return to Ravnica, Battle for Zendikar, and now Shadows over Innistrad... Did Wizards just run out of creativity? I know that these blocks were popular, but it's starting to feel like we're shamelessly recycling ideas here.

What's next? Sundering of Alara? Heretics of Theros? Survivors of Dominaria?

I just want my The Banner Saga viking inspired block, damnit!

Captcha: That's hot.

That's not.

 

[silver wolf009]

... really? Scars of Mirrodin, Return to Ravnica, Battle for Zendikar, and now Shadows over Innistrad... Did Wizards just run out of creativity? I know that these blocks were popular, but it's starting to feel like we're shamelessly recycling ideas here.

What's next? Sundering of Alara? Heretics of Theros? Survivors of Dominaria?

I just want my The Banner Saga viking inspired block, damnit!

Captcha: That's hot.

That's not.

Yeah but like, surely they love the ideas they put on the cardboard, and want an excuse to revisit things they like? It's got to be a least a little disheartening to see all the cool things you make used, and then discarded.

 

[Mangod]

... really? Scars of Mirrodin, Return to Ravnica, Battle for Zendikar, and now Shadows over Innistrad... Did Wizards just run out of creativity? I know that these blocks were popular, but it's starting to feel like we're shamelessly recycling ideas here.

What's next? Sundering of Alara? Heretics of Theros? Survivors of Dominaria?

I just want my The Banner Saga viking inspired block, damnit!

Captcha: That's hot.

That's not.

Yeah but like, surely they love the ideas they put on the cardboard, and want an excuse to revisit things they like? It's got to be a least a little disheartening to see all the cool things you make used, and then discarded.

Don't misunderstand, I liked Innistrad (less so Avacyn Restored), but given the rate at which Magic blocks are released, it feels really early to return to Innistrad. Perhaps returning to an older block, like Mercadian Masques or Kamigawa to try and salvage those would be more interesting.

Personally, I'd like to see either something viking inspired, or return to Dominaria to see what's been going on since we averted the Apocalypse-induced Apocalypse.

 

[syaoran728]

Hmm, if you combine eldrich abominations that are the Eldrazi from Battle for Zendakar and the gothic horror from Innistrad...

Holy crap!!

Spoiler: Welcome to the new standard!

 

[ccggenius12]

Odds are against the two money cards from Innistrad getting reprinted. Planeswalkers (as of yet) haven't been reprinted outside of specialty product (excluding the core set walkers, but core sets are dead now), so Lilliana is probably out. Plus, Snapcaster is unlikely because he's the new PT promo. I suppose they could color-shift him into red, where he belongs...
I guess I can get excited for a new Tybalt that will somehow be worse than the old one?
Also, I don't play Standard, but the new way rotation works, Innistrad's lovely graveyard shenanigans will get some face time with a bunch of that Sultai nonsense.
Personally, I think that they're going to use the opportunity to bring back Retrace. It gels with BFZ's "lands matter" theme, and lets them do "flashback" without doing flashback.

 

[RJ 17]

Kamigawa

This is the block that could actually get me back into MTG if they were to revisit it. Ninjas and Samurai ftw! Frickin' loved the Kamigawa sets!

 

[Mangod]

Kamigawa

This is the block that could actually get me back into MTG if they were to revisit it. Ninjas and Samurai ftw! Frickin' loved the Kamigawa sets!

Agreed, just... get rid of Arcane, get rid of the floaty spirit things that took up so much space in the art, and make the Samurai, Ninja and what not work outside of Kamigawa.

 

[RJ 17]

Kamigawa

This is the block that could actually get me back into MTG if they were to revisit it. Ninjas and Samurai ftw! Frickin' loved the Kamigawa sets!

Agreed, just... get rid of Arcane, get rid of the floaty spirit things that took up so much space in the art, and make the Samurai, Ninja and what not work outside of Kamigawa.

Awww, the Kami creatures were awesome! Well that and the equipment, like that weapon (can't recall what it was) that came with 2 counters and you could remove a counter to grant the creature one of three ridiculously OP powers. Every time you damaged an enemy player with the equipped creature you'd get another counter.

In truth, though, I'd be satisfied with a ninja Planeswalker. :3

In fact: turn Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=74626] into a Planeswalker.

Oh, and lets not forget those badass dragons.

Oh-oh! And the snakes! That snake clan was awesome!

 

[The Almighty Aardvark]

... really? Scars of Mirrodin, Return to Ravnica, Battle for Zendikar, and now Shadows over Innistrad... Did Wizards just run out of creativity? I know that these blocks were popular, but it's starting to feel like we're shamelessly recycling ideas here.

What's next? Sundering of Alara? Heretics of Theros? Survivors of Dominaria?

I just want my The Banner Saga viking inspired block, damnit!

Captcha: That's hot.

That's not.

I actually like that they do this. They spent lots of time fleshing out these worlds, to just give them one block and then drop them for good is wasting that. Not to mention that most of their stories are unfinished. I personally am very much looking forward to the third Mirrodin block to see what finally comes of things.

Not to mention that it had the best style of any block, in my opinion. Igor Kieryluk really did some great work with it.

 

[Mangod]

Well, Kamigawa ain't dead yet!

So maybe we'll see a return one day.

 

[circularlogic88]

While I liked Innistrad a lot (it was the set that got me back into playing standard again), they released that set less 3 years ago. And with the whole "Fates Reforged" event, it opens up so many more possibilities with different planes. Eh screw it. I liked the vampires and Zombie Garruk. MOAR TOKANZ PLZ!

 

[Fieldy409_v1legacy]

Hopefully It has some good red vampires for a red/black vampire deck. I got some good ones from Zendikar I want to use.

 

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[TheVampwizimp_v1legacy]

... really? Scars of Mirrodin, Return to Ravnica, Battle for Zendikar, and now Shadows over Innistrad... Did Wizards just run out of creativity? I know that these blocks were popular, but it's starting to feel like we're shamelessly recycling ideas here.

What's next? Sundering of Alara? Heretics of Theros? Survivors of Dominaria?

I just want my The Banner Saga viking inspired block, damnit!

Captcha: That's hot.

That's not.

I can understand wanting some new settings and fresh ideas, but recycling old blocks is really nice for people like me who just got into Magic a few months ago. I really look forward to being introduced to Innistrad, like I was to Zendikar and like I will be to whatever they reuse next. Especially since Innistrad sounds awesome. I really like the vampires in BfZ, and if Innistrad will give me more plus a gothic/Lovecraftian setting to play in, I'm excited.

 

[Mangod]

Hopefully It has some good red vampires for a red/black vampire deck. I got some good ones from Zendikar I want to use.

Well, the original Innistrad block has every mono-colored Red Vampire in the game, and half the multi-colored ones: Bloodcrazed Neonate [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=220373], Crossway Vampire [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=230779], Falkenrath Marauders [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=246954], Night Revelers [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=226879], Rakish Heir [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=234441], Stromkirk Noble [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=230783], and Olivia Voldaren [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=247235] to name but a few.

... really? Scars of Mirrodin, Return to Ravnica, Battle for Zendikar, and now Shadows over Innistrad... Did Wizards just run out of creativity? I know that these blocks were popular, but it's starting to feel like we're shamelessly recycling ideas here.

What's next? Sundering of Alara? Heretics of Theros? Survivors of Dominaria?

I just want my The Banner Saga viking inspired block, damnit!

Captcha: That's hot.

That's not.

I can understand wanting some new settings and fresh ideas, but recycling old blocks is really nice for people like me who just got into Magic a few months ago. I really look forward to being introduced to Innistrad, like I was to Zendikar and like I will be to whatever they reuse next. Especially since Innistrad sounds awesome. I really like the vampires in BfZ, and if Innistrad will give me more plus a gothic/Lovecraftian setting to play in, I'm excited.

See above. Seriously, if there's one thing that would make me declare the entire Magic Dev-team criminally insane, it would be the exclusion of Vampires from Innistrad. They're probably the most central species in that setting.

Edit: And if you want to read about Innistrad, here [http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/stf/157] are [http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/stf/162] some [http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/stf/165] links [http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/stf/163] for that [http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/stf/167].

 

[Fieldy409_v1legacy]

Hopefully It has some good red vampires for a red/black vampire deck. I got some good ones from Zendikar I want to use.

Well, the original Innistrad block has every mono-colored Red Vampire in the game, and half the multi-colored ones: Bloodcrazed Neonate [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=220373], Crossway Vampire [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=230779], Falkenrath Marauders [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=246954], Night Revelers [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=226879], Rakish Heir [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=234441], Stromkirk Noble [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=230783], and Olivia Voldaren [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=247235] to name but a few.

... really? Scars of Mirrodin, Return to Ravnica, Battle for Zendikar, and now Shadows over Innistrad... Did Wizards just run out of creativity? I know that these blocks were popular, but it's starting to feel like we're shamelessly recycling ideas here.

What's next? Sundering of Alara? Heretics of Theros? Survivors of Dominaria?

I just want my The Banner Saga viking inspired block, damnit!

Captcha: That's hot.

That's not.

I can understand wanting some new settings and fresh ideas, but recycling old blocks is really nice for people like me who just got into Magic a few months ago. I really look forward to being introduced to Innistrad, like I was to Zendikar and like I will be to whatever they reuse next. Especially since Innistrad sounds awesome. I really like the vampires in BfZ, and if Innistrad will give me more plus a gothic/Lovecraftian setting to play in, I'm excited.

See above. Seriously, if there's one thing that would make me declare the entire Magic Dev-team criminally insane, it would be the exclusion of Vampires from Innistrad. They're probably the most central species in that setting.

Edit: And if you want to read about Innistrad, here [http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/stf/157] are [http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/stf/162] some [http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/stf/165] links [http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/stf/163] for that [http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/stf/167].

Oh I hope I get to have fun with something like that! Ive been looking over the old cards from innistrad and theres tons of cool stuff Im interested in.

Oooh and maybe some friendly green/red wolves for my atarka dragons/zendikar landfall deck! Id sure love having another cheap way to trigger my whisperer of the wilds early on with a bigass werewolf!