Returns… A very quick look:

mtg-brokentoken:

pepperstrawberry:

Since we are on the subject of returns that folks are freaked out about, lets run down a few more:

Dominaria: We had basically a quick pitstop to kill a demon and only really got a glimps of the plane. There is so much hope on this plane and a cabal to take down, there is much to enjoy in a return here.

Ixalan is super easy do to the Immortal Sun was taken from the plane, thus walkers like Vivian can come and go as they like. Much much easier to return. Much fall out and continuing powerstruggle of the factions… and come on: Pirates and Dinosaurs. We are going back someday, you can count on it

(amonkhet is talked about on the linked post above)

Kaladesh is damn easy too, the issue there is more dealing with artifacts and energy. They are going to be key to a return and will require some balancing. Prediction: New spells that can sap or transfer/interact with energy so that it’s not a constant and not as easy but can still be pushed. Artifacts answer is more colored artifacts so that there is less ‘just put it in every deck’. How they flavor that might be tied to legendary inventor creatures maybe?

Innistrad is still standing folks. Yes, the angles and werewolves have taken a hit, but two things to remember: 1) there is still Arlinn and her pack and likely other wolves about and 2) Angles aren’t born like normal creatures, and we are likely to see some being reborn at the end of the next return. ALSO: Freaking Olivia Voldarien on the march for Thraben and conquest. (also, wizards owes us a Hal and Alena card/s and a return would be the best place to print them)

Zendikar: easy answer in one card: ZENDIKAR RESURGENT. The very card shows you how the plane is going to snap back, and with nissa back there to help tend the regrowth, we are likely to return to a set all about a new form of roils where the spirit of zendikar itself is now trying to help along the healing that Nissa started (or something of the like).

Tarkir: Humans rise and we will likely see a new balance between the dragons and Clans established. 

Theros: Elspeth, nuf said.

More thoughts some other time. Just mostly wanted to hit Zendikar and Innistrad, but it felt kinda lame to just do the two of them, so figured i’d just work backwards in order.

Zendikar will also likely include more of a dungeon-delving, exploration feel. Losing that in RoE was a big mistake, but one they couldn’t easily undo without (in the lore) dealing with the Eldrazi. But now people have to reclaim lost cities, etc, so likely to feel more like D&D again.

And Ravnica gets a D&D supplement in November, so possible other planes could as well. Zendikar was basically Magic’s take on D&D, so…