The Rookie Class

Core 2021 is out!  Well, digitally at least. It came out on Arena a few days ago- the paper version released in a week.

New set releases are like a rookie class in sports:

• through previews, you know what you'll get before it comes
• some look extremely promising but don't pan out
• some are overlooked and end up dominating

One amusing thing about Magic is that even the experts get it wrong. I remember when Questing Beast was previewed- and widely panned. It remains a force to this day.

Anyway, I'm excited about the following cards in Core 2021. Each excites me for one or more reasons:

• how they'll affect the current meta
• how they'll combo with other cards in standard (or other formats)
• how they'll help current decks I enjoy

We'll see how many pan out.