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It's preview season again, and this time we're looking at 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Magic The Gathering's cyberpunk sci-fi set, Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty.
Cyborg ninjas, living shrines, and motorbike-riding rats abound in the set, a🎶nd we've only had the first day of previews. We also had a shock twist regarding one of Magic's most wholesome characters, so please find and hug your nearest Vorthos. We're struggling right now.
Here is every card revealed ⛎on the first day of the Neon Dynasty previews. Thanks to time zones, some cards may be revealed after the cut-off point for this roundup. If they are, they'll be included in the next day instead.
Era of Enlightenment//Hand of Enlightenment
Sagas are back! We last saw them in Standard in last year's Kaldheim, and they've always been an incredibly popular enchantment type. Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty is doing something different and making 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:double-faced sagas that transform as their last effect, and every booster pack will have at least one. We're also getting sagas in common for the first time, as with Era of Enlightenment. Its effec🐷ts ♓are pretty basic, but the promise of lots of sagas is very exciting.
Befriending the Moths//Imperial Moth
The art on this one is just incredible. The samurai surrounded by three giant moths, Three Wolf Moon style, is so funny. And then it transforms into a 2/4 Insect that looks like a very chill, happy Pizza Moth. The card itself is fine, but the art is impeccable.
Go-Shintai of Shared Purpose
Shrines are one of the most popular things to come out of the old Kamigawa sets. They were enchantments that scaled up with each other shrine you controlled, giving them an interestingly creature-light strategy. For Neon Dynasty, shrines are back, but they've become Legendary Enchantment Creatures – with one expected for each colour, this could be an incredible cycle for Legendary-matters WUBRG decks.
The Wandering Emperor
It's taken almost three years, but we finally know the identity of The Wanderer! Introduced in War of the Spark, she was 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:a mysterious character plagued with uncontrollable Planeswalking. She mainly showe💝d up on Ravnica, but she also briefly appeared oꦫn Ikoria before finally getting back to her home plane of Kamigawa… where she is none other than the Emperor.
168澳洲幸运5开奖网:A Planeswalker with Flash is interesting, and activating her abilities at instant speed fits in with her fast and brutal characterisation. It's a shame the abilities themselves are just okay – it ꧙feels like this could have been a rare ♌or even uncommon over a mythic rare.
Kyodai, Soul of Kamigawa
Kyodai being ripped from The Wanderer by Tezzeret is what ignited her spark. It's understand♎able because when you're bonded🌃 to as powerful a WUBRG commander as this, being torn apart would definitely be traumatic enough to become a Planeswalker.
Kyodai only costs four mana, but can Flash in to give another permanent indestructible for a🌸s long as you control Kyodai. Paying WUBRG to give it +5/+5 is also really good, but it isn't the thing people are going to break with this creature.
Ao, The Dawn Sky
One of the five legendary dragons of Kamigawa, Ao, the Dawn Sky has a lot of text. The first ability could make it an exciting Cheerios Commander, as it can put a total mana value of four onto the battlefield from the top seven cards of your library when it📖 dies. Alternatively, it can put two +1/+1 counters on each creature and vehicle.
Spirited Companion
Wow, it's the first day of previews and we've already got the best card. Spirited Companion is not just an adorable happy dog prancing through a market, it's an incredible card draw tool and is an enchantment all for just two mana. This will be a very popular blinking targe🐟t and an auto-include in a lot of white-running enchantment decks.
Imperial Subduer
Samurai are one of the main creature tribes of Neon Dynasty, complete with their own 😼alt-art showcase frame. Imperial Subduer can lock down potential blockers if a Samurai attacks alone, which could be big if played alongside Ninjutsu.
Ancestral Katana
A common equipment that ꧙can attach for just one mana to a solo-attacking Ninja or Samurai helps reinforce the synergy between the two creature types in this set.
The Modern Age//Vector Glider
This common double-faced saga seems a bit mo🐈re usable than the white Era of Enlightenment, as drawing and discarding are two great effects. Vector Glider isn't all that interesting, though. It's a 2/3 flyer and that's it.
