#mtgalchemy — Public Fediverse posts

With the secrets of strixhaven set gallery now fully out, id like to share my speculation and hopes for the alchemy set in a more serious manner. These arent recommendations for the designers, just concepts Id personally find would smooth out the edges of the base set.

- one thing I feel is severely lacking in SOS is instant/sorcery selection.

I think this would be the perfect time for a land like [[Echoing Cavern]] that exhausts for a non-permanent, or perhaps a simple seek-based cantrip stapled to a 1 or 2 drop creature. This would smooth out the early turns in spellslinger decks that want access to both permanents and nonpermanents without access to hand sculpting in their color pie (such as in silverquil).

- As more utility and color fixing lands are becoming viable in this rotation, expecially with [[desert cenote]], and with strixhaven having minor themes of land destruction/shutdown, I think a spiritual followup to [[Thendar, the Overminer]] would be a good way to mix up the game flow.

While still being legal in alchemy, the 4 cost for soft land destruction once per turn is not enough in comparison to the now standard [[Rocket Volley]]. Perhaps, a cheaper Thendar that maintains the Waste giving mechanic but is activated by Opus or a prepared spell would be a good for an affordable land destruction effect without fully killing color fixing.

- I really love the prepared mechanic, it really brings the feeling of conjuring into paper, to which i say, "why not combine the two?"

A spellbook based prepared cycle, calling back to alchemy sets of the past would be lovely. The popularity of cards like [[glimmer hoarder]] despite their relative underwhelming power is proof to me that players are willing to make drafting mechanics work when given the chance. This would open up players who prefer midrange creature based strategies to interact with the spellslinging focus of the set, as well as giving players more dynamic options when reacting to the match at hand.

#mtg #mtga #magicthegathering #mtgalchemy

With the secrets of strixhaven set gallery now fully out, id like to share my speculation and hopes for the alchemy set in a more serious manner. These arent recommendations for the designers, just concepts Id personally find would smooth out the edges of the base set.

- one thing I feel is severely lacking in SOS is instant/sorcery selection.

I think this would be the perfect time for a land like [[Echoing Cavern]] that exhausts for a non-permanent, or perhaps a simple seek-based cantrip stapled to a 1 or 2 drop creature. This would smooth out the early turns in spellslinger decks that want access to both permanents and nonpermanents without access to hand sculpting in their color pie (such as in silverquil).

- As more utility and color fixing lands are becoming viable in this rotation, expecially with [[desert cenote]], and with strixhaven having minor themes of land destruction/shutdown, I think a spiritual followup to [[Thendar, the Overminer]] would be a good way to mix up the game flow.

While still being legal in alchemy, the 4 cost for soft land destruction once per turn is not enough in comparison to the now standard [[Rocket Volley]]. Perhaps, a cheaper Thendar that maintains the Waste giving mechanic but is activated by Opus or a prepared spell would be a good for an affordable land destruction effect without fully killing color fixing.

- I really love the prepared mechanic, it really brings the feeling of conjuring into paper, to which i say, "why not combine the two?"

A spellbook based prepared cycle, calling back to alchemy sets of the past would be lovely. The popularity of cards like [[glimmer hoarder]] despite their relative underwhelming power is proof to me that players are willing to make drafting mechanics work when given the chance. This would open up players who prefer midrange creature based strategies to interact with the spellslinging focus of the set, as well as giving players more dynamic options when reacting to the match at hand.

#mtg #mtga #magicthegathering #mtgalchemy

With the secrets of strixhaven set gallery now fully out, id like to share my speculation and hopes for the alchemy set in a more serious manner. These arent recommendations for the designers, just concepts Id personally find would smooth out the edges of the base set.

- one thing I feel is severely lacking in SOS is instant/sorcery selection.

I think this would be the perfect time for a land like [[Echoing Cavern]] that exhausts for a non-permanent, or perhaps a simple seek-based cantrip stapled to a 1 or 2 drop creature. This would smooth out the early turns in spellslinger decks that want access to both permanents and nonpermanents without access to hand sculpting in their color pie (such as in silverquil).

- As more utility and color fixing lands are becoming viable in this rotation, expecially with [[desert cenote]], and with strixhaven having minor themes of land destruction/shutdown, I think a spiritual followup to [[Thendar, the Overminer]] would be a good way to mix up the game flow.

While still being legal in alchemy, the 4 cost for soft land destruction once per turn is not enough in comparison to the now standard [[Rocket Volley]]. Perhaps, a cheaper Thendar that maintains the Waste giving mechanic but is activated by Opus or a prepared spell would be a good for an affordable land destruction effect without fully killing color fixing.

- I really love the prepared mechanic, it really brings the feeling of conjuring into paper, to which i say, "why not combine the two?"

A spellbook based prepared cycle, calling back to alchemy sets of the past would be lovely. The popularity of cards like [[glimmer hoarder]] despite their relative underwhelming power is proof to me that players are willing to make drafting mechanics work when given the chance. This would open up players who prefer midrange creature based strategies to interact with the spellslinging focus of the set, as well as giving players more dynamic options when reacting to the match at hand.

#mtg #mtga #magicthegathering #mtgalchemy

With the secrets of strixhaven set gallery now fully out, id like to share my speculation and hopes for the alchemy set in a more serious manner. These arent recommendations for the designers, just concepts Id personally find would smooth out the edges of the base set.

- one thing I feel is severely lacking in SOS is instant/sorcery selection.

I think this would be the perfect time for a land like [[Echoing Cavern]] that exhausts for a non-permanent, or perhaps a simple seek-based cantrip stapled to a 1 or 2 drop creature. This would smooth out the early turns in spellslinger decks that want access to both permanents and nonpermanents without access to hand sculpting in their color pie (such as in silverquil).

- As more utility and color fixing lands are becoming viable in this rotation, expecially with [[desert cenote]], and with strixhaven having minor themes of land destruction/shutdown, I think a spiritual followup to [[Thendar, the Overminer]] would be a good way to mix up the game flow.

While still being legal in alchemy, the 4 cost for soft land destruction once per turn is not enough in comparison to the now standard [[Rocket Volley]]. Perhaps, a cheaper Thendar that maintains the Waste giving mechanic but is activated by Opus or a prepared spell would be a good for an affordable land destruction effect without fully killing color fixing.

- I really love the prepared mechanic, it really brings the feeling of conjuring into paper, to which i say, "why not combine the two?"

A spellbook based prepared cycle, calling back to alchemy sets of the past would be lovely. The popularity of cards like [[glimmer hoarder]] despite their relative underwhelming power is proof to me that players are willing to make drafting mechanics work when given the chance. This would open up players who prefer midrange creature based strategies to interact with the spellslinging focus of the set, as well as giving players more dynamic options when reacting to the match at hand.

#mtg #mtga #magicthegathering #mtgalchemy