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[–] andrew@mtgzone.com 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Haha that’s fantastic, trying to comment on mobile and I guess the last number got deleted

[–] andrew@mtgzone.com 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (17 children)

Wow looks like they deleted that tweet. The post here from yesterday has some screenshots (thanks @MysticKetchup): https://mtgzone.com/post/376725

[–] andrew@mtgzone.com 12 points 2 years ago

Yeah I agree, it’s a least possible WotC is relying on the artist’s claim.

This is 100% AI generated/assisted in some way and anyone who’s ever used Midjourney or any of them can see this. I’m surprised WotC made such an immediate denial, they could’ve at least looked into this more fully given the potential fallout.

[–] andrew@mtgzone.com 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Wow I completely forgot about this ability! Kind of like a mini [[Lure]]. There seem to be only 9 cards with it too. I think this could be a great ability for green to get more of and makes total sense color-wise.

[–] andrew@mtgzone.com 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Yeah probably so difficult that even in the 0% chance it does come back the cards would be so neutered that what’s point.

A low dredge value helps though and even a few that are quirky would be cool. Like a recurring ETB effect on a cheap artifact with dredge 2 that’s heavy on the lore. Something!

[–] andrew@mtgzone.com 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah this would be a great one to see again, I love Convoke too. I just looked it up and I’m surprised there are so few legendary creatures with it, and none that would enable a GW commander deck 😮 Would love to build that one day.

[–] andrew@mtgzone.com 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (6 children)

My crazy long shot that’s never coming back as is, sadly: Dredge. I think it’s such a fun and unique mechanic, and cards like Life from the Loam are excellent examples of how it can be done well.

More realistically: I’d love to see Buyback again, an old one I loved from Exodus. Capsize every turn!

[–] andrew@mtgzone.com 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah rare wildcards for common staples like Bolt, Counterspell, and Swords really really feels bad.

FWIW though Timeless is the first format on Arena that makes we want to spend wild cards so I’m hopeful for it.

[–] andrew@mtgzone.com 1 points 2 years ago

The same way all of their decisions are made, most likely: what's the least amount we can give players 😜

[–] andrew@mtgzone.com 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

[[Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes]], an extremely playable card and one that will see play in Timeless. Nope!

[[Timeless Lotus]], played a lot in commander formats and has lotus in the name. Nope!

We get the $0.10 bulk bin dragon and we’ll like it!

[–] andrew@mtgzone.com 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah agreed on all accounts, would’ve loved to see those too.

I didn’t think Up the Beanstalk would get banned so soon but I think it’s a good hit to the 4c decks that are just a slog to play against.

 

Full Results: https://www.mtgo.com/en/mtgo/decklist/pioneer-challenge-2023-06-1812558731

  1. Azorius Spirits: remf
  2. Rakdos Sacrifice: Flame-
  3. Omnath to Light: Laplasjan
  4. Azorius Control: MarcoBelacca95
  5. Mono-White Humans: marceliiine
  6. Azorius Lotus Field Control: 420dragon
  7. Boros Convoke Aggro: kanister
  8. Mono-Black Waste Not: Uegjo
  9. Green Devotion: lucadaky
  10. Izzet Phoenix: boytriton
  11. Green Devotion: fininho10
  12. Izzet Phoenix: O\_danielakos
  13. Azorius Spirits: Falco\_Lombardi
  14. Abzan Greasefang: ErJuanRa
  15. Azorius Spirits: FishMasterino
  16. Jund Citadel: Chichotek
  17. Lotus Field Combo: Raest
  18. Azorius Control: claudioh
  19. Rakdos Midrange: manohito
  20. Rakdos Sacrifice: Hamuda
  21. Lotus Field Combo: ComboMAN
  22. Lotus Field Combo: Sunbird17
  23. Mono-White Humans: Karolmo
  24. Green Devotion: Dotta
  25. Green Devotion: Peppsi
  26. Keruga Fires: billsive
  27. Rakdos Sacrifice: Jaberwocki
  28. Lotus Field Combo: RogeDeckWins
  29. Abzan Greasefang: yukiro
  30. Green Devotion: Wyern
  31. Jeskai Transmogrify: NAKISHIMA
  32. Dimir Rogues: Janisss

Direct links courtesy of /u/FereMiyJeenyus and their MTGO Results Scraper

Top 32 Breakdown

Deck Top 32 Top 16 Top 8
Green Devotion 5 2 0
Lotus Field Combo 4 0 0
Azorius Spirits 3 3 1
Rakdos Sacrifice 3 1 1
Izzet Phoenix 2 2 0
Azorius Control 2 1 1
Mono-White Humans 2 1 1
Abzan Greasefang 2 1 0
Other 9 5 4

Spice Corner

  1. Jund Citadel: Chichotek

Repost from /r/pioneermtg/ by /u/arinceo

 

Full Results: https://www.mtgo.com/en/mtgo/decklist/pioneer-challenge-2023-06-1712558726

  1. Lotus Field Combo: TheManLand
  2. Azorius Control: Kazuga
  3. Azorius Control: Tinker\_deck
  4. Rakdos Sacrifice: Rooney56
  5. Green Devotion: azax
  6. Rakdos Sacrifice: Jaberwocki
  7. Izzet Phoenix: boytriton
  8. Rakdos Midrange: Ezily
  9. Rakdos Midrange: Johnny\_Hobbs
  10. Green Devotion: UndeadTeviBear
  11. Azorius Spirits: ThaisM
  12. Izzet Phoenix: Boucha
  13. Izzet Phoenix: b3avverKING
  14. Green Devotion: VictorCarvalho01
  15. Izzet Phoenix: sixmp
  16. Green Devotion: MandrillMan
  17. Azorius Control: Waldo423
  18. Rakdos Sacrifice: kanister
  19. Mono-Red Burn: MichaelArmando
  20. Lotus Field Combo: MatheusPonciano
  21. Mono-White Humans: Solidsnake408
  22. Atarka Red: DookieTrouserMD
  23. Azorius Spirits: Succulent
  24. Selesnya Vehicles: jakers1016
  25. Izzet Phoenix: KarnageKardsENT
  26. Green Devotion: jakobpablo
  27. Rakdos Sacrifice: Marxelo
  28. Rakdos Sacrifice: SoulStrong
  29. Enigmatic Fires: billsive
  30. Lotus Field Combo: matsumatsu
  31. Izzet Drakes: Shadowz2005
  32. Izzet Phoenix: Never\_DidntHaveIt

Direct links courtesy of /u/FereMiyJeenyus and their MTGO Results Scraper

Top 32 Breakdown

Deck Top 32 Top 18 Top 8
Izzet Phoenix 6 4 1
Green Devotion 5 4 1
Rakdos Sacrifice 5 2 2
Azorius Control 3 2 2
Lotus Field Combo 3 1 1
Rakdos Sacrifice 2 2 1
Azorius Spirits 2 1 0
Other 6 0 0

Spice Corner

  1. Selesnya Vehicles: jakers1016

Repost from /r/pioneermtg/ by /u/arinceo

 

In his ongoing "Lessons Learned" series, Mark Rosewater walks through every set for which he’s led or co-led design and talks about what he learned.

Here are his previous three articles:

Last time he got through original Theros and he starts here with Khans of Tarkir.

 

Badges available starting Friday, June 16 (today) at https://mcvegas.mtgfestivals.com/. Magic World Championship XXIX and a $100,000 Limited Open are also taking place.

Las Vegas – we’re coming back! MagicCon: Las Vegas is our final MagicCon event in 2023, and we are pulling out all the stops! Join us for an incredible weekend full of epic cosplay, immerse yourself in the Wilds of Eldraine, meet special guests and artists, shop exclusive merch and incredible products, enjoy panels and events on the main stage and more!

This show will be full of Magic and will host the pinnacle premier level play event of the season 2022-23 season - Magic World Championship XXIX. On top of the CommandZone and Free Play areas, MagicCon: Las Vegas will feature a variety of on-demand and ticketed play events throughout the weekend such as the Unknown with Gavin Verhey, the Secret Lair Showdown and our brand new 100K Limited Open!

Get your badges, book your flights and ready your favorite deck–we'll see you in Las Vegas!

 

Mark was asked in his Blogatog:

Is no planeswalkers going to be the norm for Universes Beyond, or did they just not fit in 40K and LotR?

We are only planning to do planeswalkers in Wizards owned IPs.

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