Axebane Guardian

Defender Tribal Support

In last Ravnica, we got some support for defender tribal (axebane guardian, doorkeeper). I was hoping this time, because of Arcades, we would get even more. However, we got 5 defenders and two of them aren't even in Arcades color pie and one doesn't even need him! I like this set, but I feel like I was baited into hoping for something and just ended up disappointed.

When we return to a plane, there is only so much old things that can return. We want to focus on some new things and that takes space meaning some things can’t return.

Axebane Guardian Color Pie Colors Defender Doorkeeper Keyword Actions Kindred / Typal

Combo Deck Outlook

Combo, at least lately, seems to only exist when an interaction slips through the cracks (Splinter Twin/Deciever Exarch being the obvious example). Is there any hope we'll see more directly pushed combo decks in the future (albeit more fragile than previous incarnations)? There's kind of a neat Galvanic Alchemist/Axebane Guardian interaction currently, but nothing really interesting.

R&D doesn’t push combo decks. What we do is make open-ended cards and the nature of the system creates combo decks. We then try to crack down on them in broader formats with more cards if we think they are speeding up the game too fast or making things to non-interactive.

Axebane Guardian Galvanic Alchemist Incarnation Splinter Splinter Twin

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