I kinda like the 2-picks-per-pack as it can be easier to get into an archetype or cut something off, I have to think this is more related to 8-man pods failing to fire at LGSes though. I don’t have any data but anecdotally it seems like tabletop drafting is down and maybe this is WotC’s attempt to try to fix that? It’s a shame because I’ve always felt the 8 person, 1 booster box, 3 round setup was perfect.

Funny that the new 30 pack play boxes still don’t work nicely with this format either 😜

These all seem like good unbans 👍 I can’t believe some have been banned for 20 years either.

Did players really expect that Dockside et al would be unbanned now that they felt like they had to include that massive explanation?

Man that is a such a better way to do UB, makes me sad that we didn’t get it that way.

First and foremost, I’m sorry you’ll be coming around here less :( You’re an amazing contributor and wish you all the best.

This is an amazing post and I could not sign off any more on everything you’ve written here. I’ve felt similarly for a long time and you’ve articulated the exact same sentiments.

I have a visceral negative reaction when I look at UB cards or think about playing games with them.

I just simply do not want to sit across the table from all of these pop culture references or kids shows or even the crazy card frame treatments that aren’t even legible. It’s become a different game entirely and this is really the crux of it for me too.

Agreed on all of the power creep feelings too. To add on a bit, it has seemed to me that Wizards has undergone an intense campaign to do away with bad topdecks. Every draw needs to “feel good,” and ripping a Llanowar Elf on turn 9 or land after land “doesn’t feel good.” No Bad Topdecks has meant that every card has to be relevant early and late, which is why I think we see Kicker and its variants so much, or DFC lands more and more, or cheap cards with expensive activated abilities, or abilities that can be played after you cast the card, or just straight up two cards jammed into one all the time.

Thank you for being such a wonderful person and for being here ❤️ I hope you find something better and even more so that we see you around still!

This seems pretty good with Mobilize

Yeah even with just this creature it reduces the cost by 3, its own CMC. Anything bigger is even more help.

I’ve loved cards like this ever since Urborg Panther and Spirit of the Night. Glad they’re still making them.

Kinda cute that two of these work together

Yeah this really strengthens the Abuelo’s Awakening/Omniscience combo in Standard. This seems kinda crazy for the cost, Boseiju at least cost life though this does require you’re in blue.

Love the artwork, kind of reminds me a bit of Rebecca Guay

Wow this guy seems great if theres enough Limited mobilize/token support in Mardu. Have fun blocking!

Oh dang I totally misread that! I think I just assumed it tapped for all 3. Yeah significantly worse then, though I do still think it’s playable if you’re in these colors over a forest.

These just don’t look like lands to me at all 😞

The green and black ones honestly don’t even look like eyeballs either. If you didn’t tell me they were dragon eyes I would think they were like briar patches.

If I’m reading Demonstrate here correctly you get to destroy two opposing permanents and an opponent destroys one of yours (or another player’s)? I guess it cleanly deals with permanents but the random cast seems like way too much downside.

Wow this escalates fast… casting 3 cheap spells the then after this enters play deals 15 damage. If they’re burn spells GG.

This definitely seems playable to me. A triland and then repeatable surveil 2 in the mid to late game is no joke.

Wow dang that seems fun and pretty strong, hopefully there are more of these

Love it, welcome back!

Yeah and I’m not really an alt border guy but that dragon frame looks amazing as well

Yeah I too think it’s overcosted for a flashback Shock but it seems like the Harmonize ability reduces the cost by the tapped creature’s power (not always {1}) which does help a bit.