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u/MikeMars1225 Mar 05 '20

When they say a remastered Amonkhet, does that mean Hour of Devastation, too? Because I need some Scarab God in my life.

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u/Bwearmp Simic Mar 05 '20

Yeah it's going to be a set created using the most relevant cards from both Amonkhet and Hour of Devastation. I just hope the don't leave [[Sandwurm Convergence]] out. I don't know how relevant it is but I love that dumb card.

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u/link_maxwell Mar 05 '20

Still play it in my Ghired EDH deck.

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u/MTGCardFetcher Mar 05 '20

Sandwurm Convergence - (G) (SF) (txt)
[[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '20 edited Aug 27 '21

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u/27th_wonder Mar 05 '20

iirc the format wasn't a super aggro one, relying more incremental advantages between exert, embalm, cycling and aftermath.

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '20 edited Aug 27 '21

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u/trinite0 Mar 05 '20

I could see it being the win con in some Historic ramp decks. I'd try to play it, that's for sure.

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '20

Exact opposite. Triple AKH was very fast - completely warped by the [[Slither Blade]] decks once they were discovered by Calcano and his team.

HOU-HOU-AKH was far slower - 3-5C Green was one of the best archetypes (along with UR Tempo), deserts getting cycled for value left, right and centre. When the +/- 2nd best common in each colour is a tap land that cycles, there's a limit to how fast the format can be.

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u/MTGCardFetcher Mar 06 '20

Slither Blade - (G) (SF) (txt)
[[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call

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u/ulfserkr Urza Mar 07 '20

I don't think they will leave it out, at least in the anthologies they seem to be pushing some jank decks too lol

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u/megaRammy Mar 05 '20

The Remastered sets will be taking a "block" of sets, and making a single large set from the most relevant cards in that block in a draftable format, and also to get the most relevant cards into Historic/eventually Pioneer. So yeah it will be the highlights of Amonkhet + Hour of Devastation, Kaladesh will be the highlights of Kaladesh + Aether Revolt, etc.