After a current tease concerning the content material of the upcoming Derives from the Ether outlined, I feel I do know which one Magic: The Reunion characters will obtain playing cards. Derives from the Ether focuses on a race throughout three completely different planes in Magicmultiverse, Avishkar, Ahmonkhet and Muraganda. The pilots embrace some acquainted faces like Chandra Nalaar, together with some new characters like Sita Varma, aka Spitfire. Whereas a lot of the set's major story has already been launched, What occurs within the story doesn't all the time relate to which characters obtain playing cards. For instance, Jace was in Nightfallhistorical past, however didn't obtain a brand new card.
Nevertheless, these story articles are simply a sign of who will seem within the newest Magic set. One other good useful resource to assist predict who might be on the brand new playing cards is Set teaser from lead developer Mark Rosewater. After trying on the suggestions and studying the tales launched to date, I feel I'm fairly assured in saying which characters belong to which of the playing cards offered.
How Mark Rosewater's Aetherdrift teasers work
Mark Rosewater provides a obscure record of suggestions for the brand new units
Since I might be utilizing Mark Rosewater Derives from the Ether teaser to tell my predictions, I need to take a fast second to interrupt down what that is and the way it works for any informal Magic followers. Earlier than every set, Mark Rosewater releases an inventory of teasers on Blogatog giving a fast overview of what to anticipate from the playing cards within the set. This comes within the type of mechanics, creature varieties, and a few card names. Rosewater does a very good job of offering sufficient data in order that hypothesis is feasible and gamers are excited, but it surely additionally retains issues obscure sufficient to permit for hypothesis.
Wanting on the teaser Derives from the Etherjust a few markers stood out to me as the most effective for predicting which characters will obtain playing cards. The primary marker that caught my eye detailed 4 new variations of planeswalkers, three of that are native to the planes explored within the set. The opposite was the point out of an historic God. The merchandise I'm most assured in predicting is the tease that the set will embrace a legendary creature with the Aetherborn Rogue subtype.
Gonti is again to steal your playing cards
Gonti's signature creature kind was teased
As quickly as I noticed the “Aetherborn Rogue” descriptor, I knew we had been getting a brand new Gonti card on this set. Thus far, Gonti has performed a comparatively small function within the Derives from the Ether historical past, overseeing the race as Avishkar's new Night time Minister. Whereas I wasn't positive such a quick look would warrant a brand new card, this card kind tease appears to substantiate that. Gonti is Magicis the one Legendary Aetherborn Rogue in the mean time and one in every of solely two Aetherborn to get Legendary Creature playing cards. Moreover, one in every of Mark Roswater's different suggestions matches into Gonti's signature mechanic.
Rosewater joked {that a} card in Derives from the Ether would have the textual content of the foundations “At any time when a participant casts a spell that he doesn't have”. Each of Gonti's earlier playing cards revolved round permitting its controller to steal playing cards out of your opponent's deck. This affirmation that some playing cards within the set will have the ability to steal playing cards makes it very clear that Gonti will seem. It may additionally recommend a attainable new Ragavan card, as he seems in Derives from the EtherGonti's story, however Gonti appears extra sure, on condition that his typical card kind has additionally been confirmed.
I've a very good hunch concerning the new unparked planeswalkers
There might be 4 unarmed planeswalkers in Aetherdrift
Mark Rosewater's third tip on Derives from the Ether reads “Three planeswalkers [sic] native to one of many worlds visited, and a non-native, receives a model of a legendary creature.”Primarily based on the historical past articles which have been revealed to date, and Magicthe present record of dwelling planeswalkers, I've a very good guess as to who these 4 characters are. Whereas I'm fairly assured in a few of them, others are a bit extra exaggerated.
One planeswalker that has come down that I'm assured we'll see on this set is Basri Ket. Basri is a local of Amonkhet and has appeared in three of the story articles associated to Derives from the Ether. It has additionally been confirmed that Basri has misplaced his planeswalker spark. He matches the profile completely to not be one of many planeswalkers talked about above.
Whereas I'm not as assured as I'm about Basri, I additionally suppose we can have a brand new Saheeli card on this set. Saheeli is from Avishkar and has already obtained some new Legendary Creature playing cards after being disarmed. The one factor that makes me hesitant right here is that Saheeli has been confirmed as one of many Derives from the Etherof Commander decks. Since she hasn't performed a serious function within the story but, I'm not totally satisfied she would get a card in the principle set and Commander's name, however I nonetheless suppose there's an opportunity.
One other planeswalker I feel we would see is Samut. Samut is one other resident of Amonkhet which, like Basri, misplaced its luster after the occasions of Machine March. Though she was not a serious half Magicstory for some time, I don't suppose it's unimaginable for it to look right here.
My final prediction is a bit boring, however I feel the “non-native” planeswalker Rosewater is referring to is Daretti. We have now already seen a card for the now deceased Daretti as one in every of Derives from the Ethersome preview playing cards. Whereas I want to be mistaken and see another unarmed planeswalker, one I wouldn't anticipate, I feel these 4 take advantage of sense.
My ideas on the gods, goblins, and Gearhulks of Aetherdrift
Mark Rosewater's tease additionally hints at some highly effective playing cards
A few of Rosewater's different hints level to the return of some characters. “An outdated God returns” doubtless refers to Hazoret, who was seen within the set's aspect story, Aetherdrift – Time of Restoration. Assuming that is the case, one of many new gods is probably going Ketramose, the Daybreak God of Amonkhet, who was seen within the fifth episode of the set's major story.
I don't suppose we'll be again in Avishkar for some time.
Along with the visualized Daretti card, we now know that there might be a really highly effective goblin assist on this set. One of many taunted playing cards will be tapped so as to add pink mana for every Goblin its controller has on their aspect of the battlefield. This displays highly effective Elf assist playing cards like Priest of Titania and Elvish Archdruid. I'm guessing this capability might be on a Goblin card, however in all probability not on a Legendary card, if earlier elf playing cards are any indication.
Though they aren't essentially “characters”, we can even have a brand new cycle of Gearhulks, the large mechanical creatures that appeared within the earlier go to to Avishkar (then known as Kaladesh). The teaser says we're having a cycle of them, and I suppose meaning all of the multicolored pairs. This will likely appear to be lots for one set, however current Magic: The Reunion the units appear to want to finish their cycles fairly than leaving them hanging. I don't suppose we'll be again in Avishkar for some time, so the designers are going to provide us all of the Gearhulks now.
Sources: Magic: The Reunion, Blogatog