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Mtg warhammer 40k8/22/2023 ![]() I don't think these cards are a *catastrophe* mainly I find it distasteful that they're official. These cards'll burst into commander not only through willing adopters but also via people who love to goldfish their decks, whose resistance to the flavour bleed will gradually be undermined by their need to be optimal there'll be Universe Beyond cards in the top 300 staples list and in every playgroup's decks in a few years, whether you like them or not, and you can't reasonably refuse to play against people who run 'em. These ones are designed to seep primarily into casual play so I kinda resent being right in the path of an unavoidable crossover. So what say you, Nexus? What are your thoughts on Universes Beyond and the integration of other IPs in black bordered Magic, especially as it relates to Commander?Īfter having thought about this for another day I decided I only wanted to see other-universe properties if they're on custom cards. Plenty of players are excited about this and I don't begrudge them I just don't like that they exist in the first place. ![]() I will not, however, be so self-righteous or childish as to turn down a game because a player uses these cards. I have strong feelings on this that I've shared in the Off-Topic thread, and will probably rehash a bit in this thread, but my overarching concern is this: I don't want Commander games to be some weird soup of IPs. There are probably a lot more in the pipeline. By the end of 2022, at least four other IPs will have black bordered cards in Magic, not including the Godzilla re-skins.Ĥ0K will getting a booster release (I thought I read that somewhere) and a set of Commander decks, while this response on Mark Rosewater's blog lead me to believe that LotR will get a booster release as well. Warhammer 40,000 and Lord of the Rings will be the first of many to get the new treatment. ![]() These cards will not be legal in Standard, Modern, or Pioneer. ![]() As most of you know already, Magic will soon be integrating other IPs into black border Magic in a product line called Universes Beyond, which will start in 2022. This topic needed its own thread because it was dominating the Off-Topic Forum. ![]()
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