Khans of Tarkir (Speculations and Spoilers)

[Xaol]

http://mythicspoiler.com/ktk/index.html

Release date: September 26 2014

Lead Designer: Mark Rosewater

Known information right now:
Bringing back something old and something new.

Set size order:

Large-small-large

[rarehuntertay]

Nor will there be fetchlands...
http://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/the-game/modern/554589-aaron-forsythe-no-fetchlands-anytime-soon#

see post #1 for info

[Mattao19]

We know this:

Bring back something that players have wanted for a loooong time.

I say Fetches.

Also I say Damnationreprint. Bc Theros doesn't have any board wipes really. And this set is from a war torn plane therefore board wipes are a must.

Also they're putting something in that's never been done before but players have asked for.

Idk what this means. Maybe a new type of spell?

Maybe an all dragon set lol

[LordJanova]

We know this:

Bring back something that players have wanted for a loooong time.

I say Fetches.

Also I say Damnationreprint. Bc Theros doesn't have any board wipes really. And this set is from a war torn plane therefore board wipes are a must.

Also they're putting something in that's never been done before but players have asked for.

Idk what this means. Maybe a new type of spell?

Maybe an all dragon set lol

Well there's definitely going to be dragons, and hopefully some really good ones. It is, after all, the home plane of {Sarkhan Vol}.

[lotrwk]

My guess is that the thing we wanted but haven't gotten ever before is the wedges as a theme

[Mattao19]

We know this:

Bring back something that players have wanted for a loooong time.

I say Fetches.

Also I say Damnationreprint. Bc Theros doesn't have any board wipes really. And this set is from a war torn plane therefore board wipes are a must.

Also they're putting something in that's never been done before but players have asked for.

Idk what this means. Maybe a new type of spell?

Maybe an all dragon set lol

Well there's definitely going to be dragons, and hopefully some really good ones. It is, after all, the home plane of {Sarkhan Vol}.

Apparently all the dragons have been slain BUT maybe Sarkhan revives some. Ing Elder Dragons???

Sorry idk magic lore

[LordJanova]

We know this:

Bring back something that players have wanted for a loooong time.

I say Fetches.

Also I say Damnationreprint. Bc Theros doesn't have any board wipes really. And this set is from a war torn plane therefore board wipes are a must.

Also they're putting something in that's never been done before but players have asked for.

Idk what this means. Maybe a new type of spell?

Maybe an all dragon set lol

Well there's definitely going to be dragons, and hopefully some really good ones. It is, after all, the home plane of {Sarkhan Vol}.

Apparently all the dragons have been slain BUT maybe Sarkhan revives some. Ing Elder Dragons???

Sorry idk magic lore

Well it's said that they were nearly extinct, so there's probably a few somewhere on that plane that avoided being killed or were too powerful to be killed by humans. Also, {Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker} will most likely make an appearance.

[Brawler_1337]

Nor will there be fetchlands...
http://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/the-game/modern/554589-aaron-forsythe-no-fetchlands-anytime-soon#

see post #1 for info

Okay, anyone else think this is a bad thing to follow up the complete trash that was the Modern Event Deck with? Not only did they not reprint ANY of the cards that would make Modern accessible, but they're also saying now that we won't see fetches anytime soon (which are probably the most important things to reprint to being the barrier of entry down)?

Yeah, I'm starting to think Wizards isn't serious at all about making Modern an accessible format.

[lotrwk]

WEDGE SQUIRRELS!

[Mattao19]

Nor will there be fetchlands...
http://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/the-game/modern/554589-aaron-forsythe-no-fetchlands-anytime-soon#

see post #1 for info

Okay, anyone else think this is a bad thing to follow up the complete trash that was the Modern Event Deck with? Not only did they not reprint ANY of the cards that would make Modern accessible, but they're also saying now that we won't see fetches anytime soon (which are probably the most important things to reprint to being the barrier of entry down)?

Yeah, I'm starting to think Wizards isn't serious at all about making Modern an accessible format.

I just listened to the last little bit of that talk when he talked about fetchlands and all I really heard was they will reprinted soon but he never said that there are no plans to so I wouldn't be too worried

[Xaol]

I fervently believe we will a see dega- the art of that first card shows soldiers dressed in Blackc Red, and White, and as well all know Wizards loves to have the colours of card art match mana colours!

[Mattao19]

Good point!!

[Vindog]

It's been spoiled were getting full art land reprints !

[FustyDavorite]

It's been spoiled were getting full art land reprints !

NO WAY JOSE

[rarehuntertay]

My guess would be no duals on this set since I anticipate new duals in M15 and find it unlikely they'd give us 3 rare dual land cycles at the same time.

As an aside, although I know where it comes from, I don't know anyone else anywhere that uses the -volver names to talk about the wedges other than people on this forum. Is it like a regional thing? I know SCG never uses them but doesn't mean it's not a local thing. Just curious.

IMO, SCG doesn't use the proper names of the wedges because they never caught on with the newer players. The wedges were given names in Apocalypse from cycles of creatures and enchantments:
http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/Apocalypse

Now, one a speculation note: Khan was originally used a title. Perhaps Sarkhan Vol's real name is Sar Vol and Khan was added on when he became a general? In this case, maybe we are exploring his past in this set, before he ascended?
http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/Sarkhan_Vol