I try to not get caught up in the spoiler season for a new set. I keep an eye on the cards being spoilt, but coverage on here is literally zero. Others out there do it so much better than I ever could. Having said that here are some ramblings about the spoilers so far.
Wow WotC are knocking things out of the park at the moment. After recent Core 19 spoilers I’m expecting demand for booster boxes to go up even more. Luckily I’d already pre-ordered 2 boxes to get 2 of the buy a box promos (all part of a cunning plan). But with the announcement of some more reprints that are currently expensive (Crucible of Worlds for instance), well if players weren’t salivating for the new cards they are now.
BattleBond was from a Commander players point of view, a sweet set. Especially considering the dual lands printed, the reprints of Doubling Season, Land Tax and Swords to Plough, and some fun multiplayer cards.
Some recent spoilers make Core 19 very attractive to me as a Commander player and my decks. They certainly will be giving me that hard decision to make of “I like the card, it will go nicely in my deck, but what card does it replace?” This list is just going to grow I think as more cards are spoiled. I like that we are getting new versions of the Elder Dragons. Whether I will do anything with them is another question.
I think I may build a Commander deck with chromium as the commander, like the colours he has and goes well with a few combos I have ready….
I think chromium is the only one I might use as a commander. But not sure I need to build another dragon deck around it?
Depends what happens at prerelease really. We shall see, most of my effort is going into a white blue control for modern.