True Believer

Marvel Set Excitement

Mark, of all the things you’ve had to keep quiet, I imagine a Marvel set must have been the toughest.And I can only imagine it will be even harder now that people are going to be asking about it!I just want to say that as a true believer, I’m very excited!

I luckily have years of having not to talk about things I’m very excited about. But yes, this one was particularly hard.

Marvel True Believer

Hexproof and Shroud FYI

FYI: White has 5 cards that give you hexproof (Aegis of the Gods, Imperial Mask, Leyline of Sanctity, Spirit of the Hearth and Shalai) and 3 that give you shroud (Ivory Mask, Solitary Confinement and True Believer). 2 artifacts for hexproof (Witchbane Orb and Orbs of Warding) and one green card for shroud (Form of the Squirrel) close the lot.

FYI

Aegis of the Gods Artifacts Form of the Squirrel God Green Hexproof Imperial Mask Ivory Mask Leyline of Sanctity Orb Orbs of Warding Shroud Solitary Confinement Spirit Spirit of the Hearth Squirrel True Believer White Witchbane Orb

Card Design Space

It was pointed out to me that most of the strongest cards in JOU (Limited and Constructed) are mostly functionally the same as old cards (City of Brass, the Dictates, Oblivion Ring, Honor of the Pure, True Believer, Seraph of Dawn, Splinter Twin, Pyrostatic Pillar, Enchantresses Presence, Mesmeric Fiend, Spirit Away, etc) Is this a sign that MTG is running out of design space, or that development is less willing to push unfamiliar effects?

It means that the known cards are the easiest to gauge the power level of. The untraditional powerful card will take longer for players to find.

City of Brass Constructed Design Space Honor of the Pure Limited Mesmeric Fiend Oblivion Ring Power Level Pyrostatic Pillar Seraph Spirit Spirit Away Splinter Splinter Twin True Believer

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