War of the Spark

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  • RohanDragoonRohanDragoon
    @sorinjace yeah I would say let's go but I'm also not gonna avoid the fact that Sorin trapped Nahiri in the Helvault when she got upset he didn't help her. And she was stuck in there for a thousand years. Personally, I'm actually a little upset that Sorin is back. I was so satisfied the way Wizards ended that storyline between them. Either way, I think Sorin is retreating from the spotlight. He sacrificed so much for Avacyn and building Innistrad into a fortress that I think he's gotten weaker. But who knows? Maybe the fact that his entire family is dead has enraged him enough to get uber powerful?

    For real though, I doubt (and really hope) Sorin and Nahiri get back along. He put her in jail for a thousand years while her plane was massacred and she in retaliation massacred his plane and his entire family. Also, I don't think Nahiri likes Ugin that much cause he didn't show up either (even though he was dead) but they've got bigger problems than talking about the past so I doubt they'll just casually talk about that stuff hahaha
  • RanshiRanshi
    I just saw The Wanderer, and I am so confused. I was certain that it was going to be Mu Yanling, but it would seem that isn't the case. Not only that, but there is no subtype!
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  • pjbear2005pjbear2005
    @Ranshi922 Odd, we will probably see more of her later. Also, I expected Nahiri to be the white uncommon
  • LujikulLujikul
    Looks like the wanderer is one of the two unidentified walkers from the stained glass, with the other being the shieldmage.
  • RanshiRanshi
    edited April 2019
    Teyo is identified.

    See:
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  • RanshiRanshi
    @sorinjace
    https://www.mtgsalvation.com/cards/war-of-the-spark/36114-sorin-vengeful-bloodlord
  • RohanDragoonRohanDragoon
    @Ranshi922
    I'm totally signing onto the deal that it's Elspeth. Originally I also thought that it was gonna be Mu, but like, based on the Theros underworld and stuff, she could come back nameless. I just imagine a scenario that's like:

    Bolas: "I am a god! No one can kill me!!! Hahahahaha"

    The Wanderer walks up to him, rips of the hat to reveal its Elspeth "I am no one"

    Elspeth pulls out the Godsend and murders Bolas and then just casually walks away
  • RohanDragoonRohanDragoon
    edited April 2019
    Like Elspeth was super close with Ajani. If you look at The Wanderer's art, she's got some nice kneepads that look suspiciously like
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    Ajani's shoulder pad connector. Coincidence? Maybe. But Ajani was gone for quite some time. If he got Elspeth out somehow, gave her some knew armor to protect her identity? who knows?
  • RanshiRanshi
    Perhaps, but one of the mosaics seemed to be Elspeth.
  • RohanDragoonRohanDragoon
    And Ashiok is here so Theros is relatively empty for the moment
  • LujikulLujikul
    edited April 2019
    I assume you're talking about this one.
    https://media.wizards.com/2019/images/daily/04_CflIylsZpU.jpg

    A couple key differences though: Elspeth is more of a warrior than a mage, and we've only ever seen her with spearlike weapons. Meanwhile, this one has a wooden staff and is clearly wielding some sort of blue magic. It also lacks the overall knightly aesthetic that Elspeth has, as well as lacking a mask of the Returned, which to my knowledge is the only way one who has died can escape the Theros underworld.

    Meanwhile, the wanderer has her own stained glass art.
  • Arceus8523Arceus8523
    Personally, new Bolas has me very excited.
    http://mythicspoiler.com/war/cards/nicolbolasdragongod.html
  • RohanDragoonRohanDragoon
    edited April 2019
    Not to mention that The Wanderer's - ability is one of the abilities most associated with elspeth

    And based on the mythic guilds of Ravnica Knight-Errant it looks like she got a mask maybe??
  • LujikulLujikul
    I'm personally convinced that Elspeth simply won't be present in this set. Most blocks or "blocks" bring us new characters as planeswalkers, often one or two. Ixalan and Dominaria both gave us two new walkers (Dominaria's kind of a weird case for this) and there's no doubt in my mind that a set all about planeswalkers would give us the same. The wanderer's general appearance looks more like someone from Kamigawa (is that stereotyping?) which we also know is a fan favorite plane.
  • RohanDragoonRohanDragoon
    edited April 2019
    I guess it's just for me that the Wanderer's appearance seems Bant-related based on similarities with Ajani's armor, so since Elspeth lived on Bant, and they're nameless, Elspeth seemed like a good bet for me

    But also I don't think you're wrong that this set is giving us at least two new walkers @Lujikul . As far as I'm aware, Davriel Cane, Teyo, and the other unknown-ish walker would still be new walkers with their first cards
  • RanshiRanshi
    I am so sad. Davriel could've been so cool, but instead, he's so underwhelming.
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    I am a sad Wesley.
  • LujikulLujikul
    Davriel is amazing in 8 rack tho.
  • RohanDragoonRohanDragoon
    edited April 2019
    @Ranshi922
    I was gonna say he’s not that bad but then I looked at the other three mana uncommon walkers we’ve gotten and they just straight up did him dirty
  • RanshiRanshi
    8 rack?
  • RanshiRanshi
    More so the fact that he could’ve been so much more considering his canonical powers.
  • Faiths_GuideFaiths_Guide
    edited April 2019
    This 8 Rack. Don't think the deck has changed too much since then.
  • shadow123shadow123
    Maybe The Wanderer are the zombies from Amonkhet?
  • LujikulLujikul
    The zombies from Amonkhet get their own cards and the amass mechanic.
  • shadow123shadow123
    Oh cool!
  • pjbear2005pjbear2005
    Hey guys, reporting here from Reddit. A bunch of people over on r/mtgtcg are thinking that The Wanderer is actually Emrakul. Not a lot of evidence to back up the theory, but if you look at these two images, you can see the similarities between the Wanderer and the angel statue (Which is shown as Emrakul). I'll bring back more evidence when or if I can get it.

    https://media-dominaria.cursecdn.com/attachments/170/905/636897277180443809.png

    https://gamepedia.cursecdn.com/mtgsalvation_gamepedia/thumb/0/0d/Zendikar_gods.jpg/300px-Zendikar_gods.jpg?version=665d3dffdde7fbdab3594fea4911a8e9
  • LujikulLujikul
    The only similarity is the shoulder pad and obscured face, I’m not buying it. Plus, those statues are from after years of the Eldrazi being imprisoned and are depictions of the Merfolk gods.
  • AxNoodleAxNoodle


    After the card is revealed, so is The Wanderer's story.
  • RanshiRanshi
    FBLTHP!!!!
  • RohanDragoonRohanDragoon
    edited April 2019
    @pjbear @Lujikul there also was something I saw about Nissa having some dreams about an angel that reminded her of Emrakul, and that was tied to the Wanderer being Emrakul. But if I think if anything, Wizards kinda wrote that Emrakul...locked herself away to avoid this whole shindig? Like the last set that we had that was kinda not leading directly up to this Bolas stuff was Innistrad with Emrakul, and Tamiyo's story revealed that Emrakul basically possessed her to lock herself away in the moon. I think Emrakul could see this coming and was like *swerve* I'm out

    As for Nissa, I'm worried something is gonna go down between her and Aurelia. From Nissa's experience, angels aren't all that great; the Zendikar ones were some of the first servants of the eldrazi, and on Innistrad...well. Yeah they basically all went psycho and murdered everyone. Wonder if Nissa is gonna have some tie in with Aurelia or Serra or some other major Angel cause she thinks their a servant of Emrakul?

    And based on the flavor text on Kaya's Ghostform and the art for Crush Dissent, I'm a little worried quite a few of the uncommon planeswalkers are not making it out of this fight alive.
  • mlg20555mlg20555
    Please be a mythic ugin!!
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