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[Crocodile]

I think they've been hyping this up as a Khans infodump, in fact I'm sure I've heard mention of mechanics, so there might be one or two spoilers

Comic-Con is always the info dump for the fall set. I'm expecting plot and art spoilers though rather than actual cards given the precedent of previous years. It could play out differently this year though.

 

[acheron_xl]

I expect nothing more or less than tribal. It seems to be popular for some reason.

 

[OnPoint]

Against BG it's a free 2 for 1 on everything except Citadel though.

I guess? But he just beat BG so whatever.

 

[Angry Grimace]

My guess is that the live bloggers are faster at updates than me on my phone.

 

[kirblar]

I expect nothing more or less than tribal. It seems to be popular for some reason.

MaRo's stated that a full-on tribal block in the future is unlikely. They like using it as a subtheme or a major theme, but it creates issues where drafting and constructed decks go "on-rails" because of it.

I guess? But he just beat BG so whatever.

BG is soft to affinity. Jund is not. (This is why you don't bring BG to GPs.)

 

[LegendOfGood]

Anyone have a link to a decent live blog for the panel?

 

[The Technomancer]

Anyone have a link to a decent live blog for the panel?

They're liveblogging it on Twitter apparently, @wizards_magic

 

[acheron_xl]

MaRo's stated that a full-on tribal block in the future is unlikely. They like using it as a subtheme or a major theme, but it creates issues where drafting and constructed decks go "on-rails" because of it. (This is why you don't bring BG to GPs.)

Well, I hope so. Tribal bores me to tears.

I don't think it's going to be full-on multicolor. It's too soon.

 

[Angry Grimace]

Lady just walked in with cardboard boxes marked "Khans of Tarkir".

 

[The Technomancer]

Lady just walked in with cardboard boxes marked "Khans of Tarkir".

Shit son

 

[The Technomancer]

Lady just walked in with cardboard boxes marked "Khans of Tarkir".

We don't need pics, but a different perspective on the stuff would be welcome if you wanna keep posting

 

[kirblar]

Take pics, post the pics later.

 

[SigmasonicX]

If only half the block is explicitly multicolor it'll work, like Shadowmoor.

I really don't think they'd blow their wedge load on just half of a block, especially when they say it is their most requested block theme.

 

[Angry Grimace]

First topic is Annihilation.

Looks like the spoiler we saw was accurate.

Now talking about Speed v. Cunning. Will have a Khan of Tarkir which is an Orc! Zurgo Helmsmasher! Opponent is Arcanis the Onmipotent.

 

[The Technomancer]

I do think the new WoG art is pretty cool

Although the old is just classic

 

[The Technomancer]

Oh shit

Its a wedge block

It looks like

Three color legendary in the duel decks

 

[Crocodile]

Goddamn Khans is wedges :/

 

[Angry Grimace]

Oh shit

Its a wedge block

It looks like

Three color legendary in the duel decks

I see no colors. It's blocked out.

 

[The Technomancer]

 

[bigkrev]

I'm guessing alt art Vapor Snag, and a possibility of Snapcaster in that Cunning deck. Goblin Gide in Speed?

 

[ultron87]

Reallllly hope it isn't the main theme of the block.

 

[Angry Grimace]

Teferi planeswalker card confirmed. Can be your commander.

 

[The Technomancer]

You know, at first I was down on the wedge idea because I'm not a huge fan of alara and we're so soon off of Ravnica...but what if they found a way to do a multicolor block without such a high quantity of multicolor cards? That would be cool.

 

[Lucario]

<333333

 

[The Technomancer]

Called the mono-color Commander decks btw. I'm actually excited about that

 

[bigkrev]

Reprint of first 4 Duel Decks. Probably will make a nice "Board Game" type item

 

[Crocodile]

You know, at first I was down on the wedge idea because I'm not a huge fan of alara and we're so soon off of Ravnica...but what if they found a way to do a multicolor block without such a high quantity of multicolor cards? That would be cool.

A multicolor block without a lot of multicolor cards? What's the point? Unless you mean like a lot of mono-color cards with off color activations or kicker? But then you still have to contort your manabase.

<333333

HOLY SHIT!!!!!

 

[Firemind]

That is one badass art of Arcanis.

Teferi planeswalker card confirmed. Can be your commander.

What?

I loved Shards of Alara, so no complaints here.

 

[bigkrev]

I'd be shocked if Karn wasn't in that Tefari deck, from a flavor and a gameplay perspective

 

[ultron87]

Reprint of first 4 Duel Decks. Probably will make a nice "Board Game" type item

Oh hey, the 4 of the 6 I don't have. Radical.

 

[The Technomancer]

A multicolor block without a lot of multicolor cards? What's the point? Unless you mean like a lot of mono-color cards with off color activations or kicker? But then you still have to contort your manabase.

More like...strong thematic and mechanical identities running in three color combinations.

 

[ultron87]

This Mesa looks relatively Arid you guys.

(Not sure it counts as a Mesa.)

 

[Angry Grimace]

Talking about Khans now. Time travel block.

 

[The Technomancer]

Talking about Khans now. Time travel block.

Wait, what? As in, its just back when Sarkhan wasn't cuckoo? Or more fundamentally about time travel?

 

[bigkrev]

Large-small-Large with unique draft structure and time travel elements

3 Khans
2 Khans 1 small
Both large

 

[Lazy vs Crazy]

Time travel makes me think blue will be really strong and that makes me sad.

 

[Crocodile]

Time Spiral II: Electric Buggalo - Now with more NWO?

 

[Angry Grimace]

Wedge block confirmed.

Names are hard to pronounce.

 

[f0rk]

Really like this art

 

[The Technomancer]

Large-small-Large with unique draft structure and time travel elements

3 Khans
2 Khans 1 small
Both large

Okay so they travel back in time and encounter dragons. That's...cool

 

[Angry Grimace]

Not actually a wedge block. Just Khans is wedge.

 

[LegendOfGood]

Enemy wedge colors, lol.

 

[Grakl]

Time travel totally means dragons, yaaaaas

 

[The Technomancer]

Not actually a wedge block. Just Khans is wedge.

That probably makes sense given that the main problem with Alara was how stretched the three color design space felt by the end of it

 

[kirblar]

Yup, the middle block is a transition between the two halves.

 

[Angry Grimace]

Jeskai clan will have djinn and efreet.

 

[The Technomancer]

Okay this is awesome. I am now fully onboard

 

[bigkrev]

I really hope they don't try to force something like "Temur Delver" over RUG Delver on coverage, because it clearly worked so well with Affinity and Robots

 

[Angry Grimace]

First three Khans are women, btw.

 

[Grakl]

First three Khans are women, btw.

That's pretty awesome.