- Now You’re Gonna Get a Beatin’
Editor’s Note: New column where the point is short and sweet, just like a piece of pie. Except this piece is a little bigger then I thought it was going to be. Title reference for you younger readers.
Today Tom LaPille announced some of the card choices to M11. The biggest news was the official confirmation of M10 hottie Baneslayer Angel making the return to the Core Set this year. There was some speculation of her returning or not and making her a one-hit wonder. After all, her $50 price tag is pretty expensive (and something I touched on earlier) and taking her out of Standard so there would be that (possible) drop in price because she won’t be in high demand. Then there are those that say Baneslayer getting reprinted will cause her price tag should go down since there will be more of her. Those who already have a playset of Baneslayers and happen to open more might be more compelled to trade/sell them off getting more of her into the market.
That, luckily, isn’t the point of this article. Looking at the card choices so far, it’s easy to see what direction the Core Set is taking: Flavor.
Here’s what Tom spoiled:
In:
Fireball
Lightning Bolt
M10 Duals
Baneslayer Angel
Out:
Open the Vaults
Mold Adder
Twincast
Divination
Planar Cleansing
Essence Scatter
Shivan Dragon
Assumed in:
Deathmark
Celestial Purge
Flashfreeze
Let’s not play the speculation game on all of these cards, but take a look at the philosophy of their decisions so far.
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