Theros (Baseless Speculation and Spoilers)

[Spikepit]

Also, I don't like how the art is so close up on the creature or whatever and doesn't show the environment like how the Ravnica art showed the beautiful landscapes in the backgrounds of the art.

That is actually a very good point! However, just playing Devil's Advocate (as I like to do regularly as a mod to spur on conversation), we have only seen a handful of cards thus far and the plane of Ravnica's aesthetic IS the landscape (or lack there of, as it were). I think Theros' aesthetic is the magic of te land created by the religious faith of it's inhabitants, or Devotion. So looking at it from that perspective, it makes sense we have a close focal point in the artwork.

BUT I do want to see more landscape still! See MtG's take on the Mediterranean terrain and architecture.

[Birdbrain]

{T}: Each player exiles the top card of his or her library face down.
{7}, {T}, Sacrifice Pyxis of Pandemonium: Each player turns face up all cards he or she owns exiled with Pyxis of Pandemonium, then puts all permanent cards among them onto the battlefield.

You can't look but can still include lots of cards with ETB abilities to increase your chances like {Sylvan Primordial}

scry. Also other things that put stuff ontop like {brain storm}...dang. {brainstorm} is very Johnny

{congregate at dawn}

[Birdbrain]

I want to build a pandora a box deck now

[Spikepit]

Scry. Also other things that put stuff ontop like {brain storm}...dang. {brainstorm} is very Johnny

Oh good pick Birdbrain! The subtle synergy is starting to appear in the spoilers! I'm disappointed in myself I didn't pick on that too!

[Birdbrain]

Scry. Also other things that put stuff ontop like {brain storm}...dang. {brainstorm} is very Johnny

Oh good pick Birdbrain! The subtle synergy is starting to appear in the spoilers! I'm disappointed in myself I didn't pick on that too!

im getting most excited about this card now. I must be a Johnny, lol

[Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth]

I really want more spoilers so I can figure out what kind of deck I want to run!!! Right now I am stuck between {G}{U}{B} or {B}{G} graveyard stuff and {W}{U}{R}, {W}{U} or {W}{R} midrange. It all depends on the dual lands and what comes out in the new colors.

[Mattao19]

Yah, right when I was decided on mono green for the next while, {Thoughtseize} was spoiled and I wanted to run something controlish.  Then some good red stuff was spoiled and I really considered running red.  Then daxos and that sphinx were spoiled and I wanted to run blue white.  Grah!!!  What to run!?!?!?

5 colour aggro, midrange, and control DUH!! Isn't that what everyone is doing?

[Byerley121]

I am playing esper post rotation but blue white should be good. As for Daxis(however it's spelled) is only good when attacking so I feel it's gotta be a conservative play because his affect is great but if he's not attacking it's only a 2/2 for 3. As for elsbeth I think she'll receive less credit then she deserves and it will take time to get people to warm up to her. I haven't liked most of the gods but I feel Sam black will come up with some funky combo with our purphoros. I fell like 4/5 color fun stuff could be a deck that comes out of this set.

[Mattao19]

As a Gruul player I love it but WotC just printed  {Domri Rade} and now we get another PW?!! Like I'm thrilled but idk don't you think that it should have been different colour combinations to overtake Theros? Like maybe BR as like a dark evil trying to Rule the plane.

Or am I crazy? (Which is very possible)

[All-Mana Mania]

XENAGOS IS DUMB

[Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth]

Is Xenagos, the Reveler OP or what?! http://www.mtgsalvation.com/theros-spoiler.html
I think now I am going to run a G/R Fatties deck

[prayos]

Say hello to Domri's new BFF.

[Wackaman9001]

Gruul, i hate you. This guy, with the ramp land, will definitely give monsters a chance in a midrange battle. I think we will see longer duels with this set, and i hope so too!

[Mattao19]

Play a bunch of 1 drops like  {Legion Loyalist}  {Elvish Mystic} etc and then BOOM crazy amount of mana from his +1!!

[All-Mana Mania]

R/G Midrange FTW