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The wizard had it all—until she tried to use it.

-Mana Breach

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"It eats the royal garbage. Of course it's growing!" —Prince Bolbuss

-Expanding Ooze

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"First to the fray, first to the pay!"

-Reckless Lackey

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The world ended, yet the ads kept rolling.

-Temple of Malady

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Eyes are unnecessary for seeing the future.

-Dark-Dweller Oracle

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"Knowing everything reveals not answers, but in fact their profound absence." —Gadwick, the Wizened

-Omniscience

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Majesty rising above the arid sweep of land, a bulwark horizon against the mundane, a divide cleaving inspiration from stagnation.

-Sunscorched Divide

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As the direction around Magic sets has changed over the years, I've come to realize that the ones I like most are the sets that are about the plane itself, rather than about the characters or events taking place on it. I thought Tarkir Dragonstorm did a great job at showing what Tarkir was like now, highlighting the different groups, without focusing too heavily on legendary creatures or other "event-specific" cards.

Not that I don't want a Magic set to tell a story, of course I do, but it's tough to get a good feeling of how the events have changed a plane if it's all told within a single set. Personally, I like to see a "before and after" sort of structure. It would have been cool to have had a second set in the "block" to see how things changed as the old dragon lords were overthrown, to be followed up with what we got in Dragonstorm. But, given that this was only a single set, I thought it was very well done!

Feedback on Tarkir: Dragonstorm

I’m about to write this year’s “State of Design” article, and I’m interested on your feedback of Tarkir: Dragonstorm. What did you like? What did you not like? Tell me all your thoughts. I’d love to hear examples and details.

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"The secret is footwork. Plus an extra sword."

-Brazen Blademaster

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The difference between trash and treasure is a matter of perspective.

-Coati Scavenger

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"Not bad. If only you had branches."

-Wildwood Mentor

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"It's a win-win arrangement. I just happen to win the most." —Duke Thalamra Vanthampur

-Cut a Deal

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The wyrmling studied the ancient carvings and dreamed of a day when her own exploits would be immortalized in stone.

-Draconic Lore

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After a brief but memorable incident at her first performance, she was never heckled again.

-Celebrity Fencer

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"Holy places are no longer sanctuary from death, and death is no longer sanctuary from anything." —Thalia, Knight-Cathar

-Blasphemous Act

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A new dawn, a new adventure.

-Base Camp

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Science Outbreak Spreads—Officials Recommend Avoiding Books

-Hypothesizzle