One of the things that players look forward to when a new Magic: the Gathering set comes out, aside from the new cards, are the reprints. We’re always looking for what cards from times past will make their way into Standard. Looking back through the recent history, there were the occasional sweet reprints every now and again, but most of the time, the reprints were draft commons. Well no longer! We still have 1 day left in previews but Innistrad: Crimson Vow has some of the best reprints that we’ve seen in Standard in years!
Reprints
We still have some cards left to go, but here’s the reprints that we’ve gotten so far.
First off, one of the biggest reprints in the set is
Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
First strike
Noncreature spells cost {1} more to cast.
. This card is a staple in multiple formats, and is a dead ringer against control decks. It seems to be really well positioned in the format, as it already has a home in Mono White Aggro, but can also spawn a D&T archetype.
Next up, we got
Hero’s Downfall
Hero’s Downfall
Destroy target creature or planeswalker.
making it’s way back to Standard. This is a pretty iconic removal spell, and it’s rarity was even downshifted from the first time it was printed back in Theros. This was a fan favorite back in the day and should be a great option in this current standard.
Third up, and one that just got previewed today is
Splendid Reclamation
Splendid Reclamation
Return all land cards from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
. Originally printed in Eldritch Moon, this card didn’t see a ton of constructed play. But with the addition of the next card on this list, it’s possible that it may. Either way, this is a very cool rare to see reprinted.
Mulch
Mulch
Reveal the top four cards of your library. Put all land cards revealed this way into your hand and the rest into your graveyard.
is next on the list of reprints. We had a functional reprint of this card on
Wrenn and Seven
Wrenn and Seven
+1: Reveal the top four cards of your library. Put all land cards revealed this way into your hand and the rest into your graveyard.
0: Put any number of land cards from your hand onto the battlefield tapped.
−3: Create a green Treefolk creature token with reach and "This token's power and toughness are each equal to the number of lands you control."
−8: Return all permanent cards from your graveyard to your hand. You get an emblem with "You have no maximum hand size."
+1 ability, but now we have the actual thing. This card helped enable various graveyard strategies back in the day, and we have the ability to try and leverage it the same way this go around. This in tandem with Splendid Reclamation, we could have a cool landfall deck.
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Valorous Stance
Valorous Stance
Choose one —
• Target creature gains indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)
• Destroy target creature with toughness 4 or greater.
is next and it was a great removal spell back when it was printed in Fate Reforged. This spell hits a lot in this format, from
Esika’s Chariot
Esika’s Chariot
When Esika's Chariot enters, create two 2/2 green Cat creature tokens.
Whenever Esika's Chariot attacks, create a token that's a copy of target token you control.
Crew 4
to
Goldspan Dragon
Goldspan Dragon
Flying, haste
Whenever this creature attacks or becomes the target of a spell, create a Treasure token.
Treasures you control have "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add two mana of any one color."
, and it can also protect our creatures from death. Great card and should find a home in Standard.
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Abrade
Abrade
Choose one —
• Abrade deals 3 damage to target creature.
• Destroy target artifact.
is a really powerful and great reprint as well! This hopefully will enable red decks to be able to deal with creatures and Esika’s Chariot as well. This was originally printed in Hour of Devastation and was critical in various red aggro decks, and hopefully we’ll see the same here.
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Syncopate
Syncopate
Counter target spell unless its controller pays {X}. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard.
rounds out our reprints so far, and this is a great spell to add to control’s arsenal. It’s versatile and generally should be able to counter anything that we need it to, so it’s a great mana dump. This has seen play throughout the ages of Standard and should see play here as well.
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These reprints are all awesome, and hopefully we’ll get some more great reprints in future sets. What cards would you like to see reprinted in upcoming sets? Let us know in the comments!