Tocatli Honor Guard

Elesh Norn Design Talk

Regarding the "In-colorness" of the new Elesh Norn, I think it falls in a similar category as the original Urabrask. Making your opponents creatures enter tapped isnt really a red thing, but its a perfect fit for the opposite side of the coin for giving your board haste. Similarly, white has previously gotten the ability to turn off etb effects, through Hushbringer, Hushwing Gryff, Strict Proctor, and Tocatli Honor Guard, and doubling yours is a perfect foil to that. Would you agree with this analysis?

The Praetor mirrored design is tricky to do, so we have to allow sone bends.

Creatures Enter The Battlefield Foils Haste Honor Guard Hushbringer Hushwing Gryff Praetor Red Strict Proctor Tocatli Honor Guard White

Ixalan Cards Acknowledgment

I think it's very cool that almost-entirely-overlooked cards from Ixalan are now starting to get their due in Standard, especially those wily 1/3s, Tocatli Honor Guard and Wildgrowth Walker. High fives to Play Design for looking backward as well as forward in their format-balancing work.

High fives to be applied.

High Fives Ixalan Play Design Standard Tocatli Honor Guard Wildgrowth Walker

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