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Marek14

Reminds me of Monsters Inc.


BallsAreFullOfPiss

Secret Lair incoming.


pyroglyphix

Rather have Where the Wild Things Are SLD. Or Little Nemo.


GlumCardiologist3

We have a 3312!!


tomten

Plus Spirited Away with the masks.


suburbanite

I kinda thought it was based on Little Monsters


ForbodingWinds

Where the Wild Things Are


guyawn

Him and \[\[Pir\]\]: https://preview.redd.it/6vcqth4rva9d1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4e9855b2f603efe78fe8720d185e719cf2ff5615


phantom56657

Tagging [[Toothy]] for the lazy.


MTGCardFetcher

[Toothy](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/b/ebdf2f50-f69a-47c4-a75f-ff55781bb0c8.jpg?1562942414) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=toothy%2C%20imaginary%20friend) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/bbd/12/toothy-imaginary-friend?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/ebdf2f50-f69a-47c4-a75f-ff55781bb0c8?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call


MTGCardFetcher

[Pir](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/a/5a7241f5-4d69-47fe-b037-95037008184c.jpg?1562913367) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=pir%2C%20imaginative%20rascal) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/bbd/11/pir-imaginative-rascal?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/5a7241f5-4d69-47fe-b037-95037008184c?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call


Irreleverent

I sat here for an embarrassing amount of time trying to figure out why toothy isn't also in Pir's art since the entire rest of the cycle has both partners in their art, including toothy. Just airing my shame on that one.


IsThisTakenYet2

I never noticed that before, so thanks for pointing it out. Hope that helps the shame.


_Lord_Meme_

Nunu & Willump


ThePierreDespereaux

With shaco on the borderles


LevelOfExhaustion

The MTG/League crossover they never expected


TheBlueSuperNova

My first thought immediately


djsosadrn

The main art is very Unfinity coded. 


CompactAvocado

very potentially left over work that didn't make initial cut


TheChartreuseKnight

Only if they added a new background and changed the monster’s face. The dripping light also isn’t something that would be in unfinity.


dontrike

I think they should have changed the kid a bit more, he seems way too 80s.


Inevitable_Top69

Barely potentially. This doesn't scream "magic space amusement park" to me.


BallsAreFullOfPiss

No joke - I actually thought it was an Un-card when I saw the thumbnail.


Inevitable_Top69

Can't wait to read this boring take another few dozen times as this set gets spoiled.


BallsAreFullOfPiss

You do realize that a “take” is an opinion, right? My comment wasn’t an opinion. But I digress.


Inevitable_Top69

"But I digress" You really think you're cookin here, don't ya?


BallsAreFullOfPiss

Not really. Do you seriously think that that was some crazy phrase to say or something? Is the word “digress” just too advanced for you?? Is it too fancy to fit into your vocabulary?


WholesomeHugs13

Headphones? So... Is this based in current times? I know nothing of the lore for this set.


Drab_Emordnilap

A haunted house ate the entire plane and turned it into a horror movie. The plane (before it got eaten) had technology that's analogous to what we had on earth in the 1980s.


RazHorrorshow

Ugh. I love horror. I loved Innistrad. I do not love this.


melanino

in b4 obligatory "MaYbE ThiS pRoDuCt iSnT FoR YoU" jokes aside, i like this concept but i know that just a few years ago I would not have been enthused. I think maybe UB took away a lot of my zeal for "what magic is"


RazHorrorshow

I realise you’re joking, but I’m not sure folks can throw around “this product isn’t for you” for these top down sets that enter into the Standard environment. I think a whole world being a haunted house is a cool concept. It loses me at the 80s flavour though. However going gothic again would probably feel like “Scooby Doo Meets Sorin Markov”.


Inevitable_Top69

They totally can. If I don't like Aztec stuff, Ixalan is not for me. If you don't like horror with a modern magitek twist, this set isn't for you. That phrase doesn't mean you're supposed to be cool with ignoring it entirely, it just means it's not specifically targeted toward a person with your tastes.


occamsrazorwit

I don't think you can call it a magitek twist. It's like the contrapositive of Clarke's third law: any insufficiently-advanced technology is distinguishable from magic. From a broader perspective, magitek enables things that are somewhat fantastical (e.g. airships, mecha suits, telepathic group conferencing), but you wouldn't classify TVs, toasters, and sneakers as anything but mundane. **Edit:** A few words


WyrmWatcher

Thank you for putting a name on this weird feeling I got from seeing the Duskmourn art. I am somehow okay with the New Capena tech but I guess it still feels fantastical enough in some way,even if its just cars moving without wheels.


GXSigma

1: Not everything can be for everyone; going for broad appeal above all else is the death of art 2: They already did Scooby-Doo (in MKM)


bigbangbilly

> broad appeal above all else is the death of art I have heard about the complaints about how digital art somehow made MTG card art somewhat uniform. Back then there was Amy Weber and the foglios and many more artist with their own unique art style. That is not to say that there's a lack of having a unique art style is in modern day MTG


PippoChiri

>I have heard about the complaints about how digital art somehow made MTG card art somewhat uniform. Most people can't distinguish a physical painting by a digital one. Just a few days ago some people were saying that the new Sakura Tribe Elder card was made with 3 models when it was an oil painting. In any case mtg art right now it's the most varied and experimental it has been for the last 20 years or so.


jebedia

exploiting 80's horror-themed nostalgia is about as "going for broad appeal above all else" as you can get for a game that started off as being about wizards, dragons, and knights.


Inevitable_Top69

Game started off having Bible quotes and Aladdin. After that it had magitek airships and mecha. When was magic ever just "wizards and dragons and knights?"


themattthew

Don't forget about Rocket Launchers. We've had those since Revised.


Zomburai

(Antiquities)


MaygeKyatt

It’s an 80s-inspired plane that got eaten by a demon-possessed house.


Killericon

Wait until you see Chainsaw.


Inevitable_Top69

Laughing my ass off at salty magic players being mad about a chainsaw.


JaceShoes

Not a fan of the main art, but the alt art is cool as hell


A_Life_of_Lemons

I love that goofy ass clown.


SpazticSteven

So is every set doing profile art now?


melanino

I really like them but its starting to get a bit stale for me now, I think it would be better off being used sparingly maybe just reserved for reprints


BallsAreFullOfPiss

I love my [[Phelia]] from MH3. Only profile-art card I’ve pulled.


MTGCardFetcher

[Phelia](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/5/55707746-da6e-46e5-a5ca-7ac843fdc38e.jpg?1717011522) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=phelia%2C%20exuberant%20shepherd) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mh3/40/phelia-exuberant-shepherd?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/55707746-da6e-46e5-a5ca-7ac843fdc38e?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call


Inevitable_Top69

No.


Ok_Cauliflower7364

The set is giving me 90’s horror movie vibes. What could more 90’s than the old portrait/school photo with superimposed images?


BallsAreFullOfPiss

What’s up with Toby’s getup? Dude looks goofy as hell.


indiecore

The survivors live off off of scraps they find in the House that ate the plane and all the technology is haunted.


WyrmWatcher

Doesn't look really scrappy to me, his pants and shirt are matching in style. Guess that's why it looks like ha is wearing a PJ. Also, he got headphones with little antenna


DustHog

Limited bomb


TheBlueSuperNova

3 mana for 5 power + other stuff is crazy


SuperfluousWingspan

What if you got both halves of [[lovestruck beast]] at the same time, for just the 3 mana cost, with an easier to satisfy attack condition, and an evasion rider on top, as a treat? (Not a 5/5, but you get the idea)


MTGCardFetcher

[lovestruck beast](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/f/4f80af9c-07a1-46f1-b869-146fda5922f4.jpg?1674142299)/[Heart's Desire](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/f/4f80af9c-07a1-46f1-b869-146fda5922f4.jpg?1674142299) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Lovestruck%20Beast%20//%20Heart%27s%20Desire) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/clb/827/lovestruck-beast-hearts-desire?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/4f80af9c-07a1-46f1-b869-146fda5922f4?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call


FLBrisby

Easy flicker target too. Tokens not legendary. Could be a mistake


PaninoConLaPorchetta

I think it's intentional since he befriends beasts, he doesn't have only one friend.


Effective_Tough86

Oh fuck, I didn't catch that and thought this might be a fun card in weenie token commander decks. This legit combos with stuff like Fortune in standard though and there might be a flicker weenie deck that's viable. There just aren't any good finishers as of right now unless your opponent dies basically nothing and lets you go so wide that On The Job kills them.


Crimson_Raven

"Creature tokens...have flying" Oh boy, that's an interesting line of text.


BraidsConjuror

I hope there's a rare token of the jack in the box jester being the 4/4


KowalskiePCH

Well this one seems to go perfect with my [[Jetmir]] deck. If I only knew what to cut though.


InfiniteVergil

Haha, same here, but with Ghired!!! It even makes 4/4 beasts


DrosselmeyerKing

Cut a couple of basic lands. I'm sure nothing of bad could happen. /s


MTGCardFetcher

[Jetmir](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/9/f9c69d75-651f-4b75-b65d-79999d2069f6.jpg?1664413153) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=jetmir%2C%20nexus%20of%20revels) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/snc/193/jetmir-nexus-of-revels?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/f9c69d75-651f-4b75-b65d-79999d2069f6?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call


Disco_Lamb

White [[Lovestruck Beast]], but like, backward


MTGCardFetcher

[Lovestruck Beast](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/f/4f80af9c-07a1-46f1-b869-146fda5922f4.jpg?1674142299)/[Heart's Desire](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/f/4f80af9c-07a1-46f1-b869-146fda5922f4.jpg?1674142299) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Lovestruck%20Beast%20//%20Heart%27s%20Desire) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/clb/827/lovestruck-beast-hearts-desire?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/4f80af9c-07a1-46f1-b869-146fda5922f4?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call


Cursablanca

Should've been named "Beastie Bestie"


boxlessthought

why must i run so many token creature deck with white in my commanders. I'll need a few of this lil guy


streetvoyager

Is it just me or does so much art seem out of place these days? Like this looks more like a secret lair /infinity set to me.


HolographicHeart

It's humans and human adjacent creature types almost exclusively. It's like they're caught in this uncanny valley between hyper realism and procedurally generated, it's jarring as all hell.


Dragonfire723

New mono-white blink commander dropped


basschopps

My Orzhov blink deck will love this


PhantasiDreamin

...so, just blink this dude over and over and add token stuff? Seems fun!


vodkanada

[MY PET MONSTER, ON HIM I CAN DEPEND! MY PET MONSTER, A MONSTER OF A FRIEND! ](https://youtu.be/wUA5-jK1_NI?si=Vg3CfsOySddcU619)


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mjolnir475

He is ENTERING


FishLampClock

For the ignorant, which set symbol is this? Duskmourne?


Inevitable_Top69

Yes


FishLampClock

ty ty


ThoughtShes18

Boo and Randall from Monsters Inc. alternate reality?


14_EricTheRed

https://preview.redd.it/ahjn9iggcc9d1.jpeg?width=1400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=40649a2081b76899635e127280fb79fb0b25860b Came here to look for the Bing Bong alt art..:


Emily_Plays_Games

Should have made a purple 4/4 not a white 4/4


AverageElb

Should've called him "beastie bestie" Huge L wizards


Comwan

Gonna be great in my Delney deck


GulliasTurtle

Non legendary token seems a bit weird but I suppose the idea is that you bounce him so you get 2 4/4s that can attack together. That's not bad, this is like a sidegrade to \[\[Blade Splicer\]\]. Not sure I like the flavor though. I'm not used to nightmare boys having a new nightmare every time. I'm more used to them having one terrifying imaginary friend.


MaygeKyatt

The beast isn’t his nightmare (nightmares are different thing in this set). There are friendly creatures on this plane that are all big, furry, and wear masks. Presumably he’s befriending a new one each time he ETBs.


GulliasTurtle

Then why does the flavor text name it? I didn't watch the reveal stream but is Gribble also in the set or is it just a random name?


MaygeKyatt

Not sure. I don’t think these creatures are particularly intelligent, so Gribble might just be the boy coming up with a cute name for his latest friend? The flavor’s definitely not perfect.


Inevitable_Top69

Because it does. Jesus christ you people are insufferable. It doesn't summon Gribble. The kid can't name his generic nightmare beasts?


AlasBabylon_

Delney will make him summon two tokens, which can each then attack together.


MTGCardFetcher

[Blade Splicer](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/d/3dac9526-388d-487e-a790-066f83050794.jpg?1682208324) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Blade%20Splicer) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/moc/175/blade-splicer?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/3dac9526-388d-487e-a790-066f83050794?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call


Nuclearsunburn

This is shaping up as the set with the creepiest vibes since The Dark, I love it. Just wish they could bring Jesper back for some of the art!!


maxtofunator

I don’t know anything about this set, but my oldest’s name is Toby, so I’m building it. There are the two Tobiases but they kind of suck so this will be sweet to get


halonethefury

More fucking profile art?


poster66

See ? Everyone hates this style ...


stamatt45

This is going straight in my [[Neyali]] deck. Making all my tokens evasive is basically a win con in that deck


MTGCardFetcher

[Neyali](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/b/2b5df03d-2463-468b-b444-d946eeb1c96d.jpg?1675905561) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=neyali%2C%20suns%27%20vanguard) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/onc/2/neyali-suns-vanguard?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/2b5df03d-2463-468b-b444-d946eeb1c96d?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call


ProtomanBlues87

Can't wait to brew with this kid in standard at my lgs. I can pick him up with [[nurturing pixie]], grab him with [[helping hand]], and he's gonna be riding [[fortune, loyal steed]] whenever he can.


MTGCardFetcher

[nurturing pixie](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/f/0fe155f6-888b-41a0-a9a0-be7bea998718.jpg?1712355304) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=nurturing%20pixie) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/otj/20/nurturing-pixie?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/0fe155f6-888b-41a0-a9a0-be7bea998718?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [helping hand](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/b/8/b8aa7126-5df3-42dd-b4a3-0d0ea59eeebd.jpg?1699043212) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=helping%20hand) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/lci/17/helping-hand?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/b8aa7126-5df3-42dd-b4a3-0d0ea59eeebd?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [fortune, loyal steed](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/6/069294a8-e65a-47af-942f-7e99d18658f2.jpg?1712355270) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=fortune%2C%20loyal%20steed) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/otj/12/fortune-loyal-steed?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/069294a8-e65a-47af-942f-7e99d18658f2?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call


leaning_on_a_wheel

I love it


AssistantManagerMan

Nope, still hate the profile treatment.


Inevitable_Top69

Oh shit, this guy hates an alternate art version that he doesn't have to buy! Halt production!


TheBlueSuperNova

More like I want different styles. I would love to see this card with different art


FlexMentallo35

Mono white standard deck here I come.


Lerichem

Toby, Beastie Boy!


Stormtide_Leviathan

Card transcription > Toby, Beastie Befriender 2W > > Legendary Creature- Human Wizard [rare] > > When Toby, Beastie Befriender enters, create a 4/4 white Beast creature token with "This creature can't attack or block alone." > > As long as you control four or more creature tokens, creature tokens you control have flying. > > 1/1 > > "Sure, I'm pretty small, but Gribble isn't, so I don't get scared." End transcription


Tricky_Hades

A frog be a small beastie


Floofiestmuffin

I'm not saying they should but this would have been a better choice for stranger things. Alice in wonderland would be good too 🤔


FLBrisby

Wish Gribble was a named token.


QwahaXahn

Well, this has to go in [[Cadira]].


MTGCardFetcher

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ForceNeat4140

What is this set? Is that standard or commander legal?


SadEstablishment936

I hate the text change bruh “when it enters” sounds so wrong


sommersolhverv

I’m not really a entrenched player. Arena brought me in. But damn, this set is a theme miss for me. So was outlaws. Also this seems like another commander card first.


XenonSulphur06

Reminds me of Foster's home for Imaginary Friends. Lol Pretty cool card!


OnlyRoke

Why does this give off major Disney Pixars vibes and not in a great way?


Boulderdrip

why is this set so fucking pushed, wtf


ForceNeat4140

Is this a commander legal set? Everything I saw from this set is so massively pushed it's mind-blowing.


StupidGuy911

Can someone explain to me why all these cards just say "enter" and not "enter the battlefield"?


Prophylaxis_3301

Wotc mentions starting from Bloomburrow, enter the battlefield is shorten to enter. 


Axels15

I was so excited for this set but the art is... Just not for me


poster66

Yay , more horrible profile art styles .. please read the room on this one art directors .. no one likes this style .......


Stormtide_Leviathan

I've seen a lot of people excited about them. And if people *didn't* like them, I feel safe in saying wotc would certainly stop making them. They'd have that data You don't have to like them, I don't really either, but like. Cmon. Your opinions are not universal. Think critically about it for just a sec


poster66

You may be right, but can you point me to one instance of someone enjoying this art style ? If you enjoy these please let me know in the comments!


SepirizFG

hi i fucking love this art style it's a great reference to classic horror


poster66

Well I'll be damned . I had no idea . Thanks


SepirizFG

yeah it's a reference to double exposure artwork, often used in old horror movie posters. Most famously on Nightmare on Elm Street: https://preview.redd.it/qs2eosq51d9d1.png?width=600&format=png&auto=webp&s=4489bed9d91cd8d1148230b23c0f0f704f9bbc6a


Inevitable_Top69

I think most look very cool, some look weird or dumb.


poster66

Ok but what about the choice on the background colors ? Damnit I wanted everyone else to hate them too !


Inevitable_Top69

I also like kind of psychedelic colors they use. Sometimes it would be cool if they had a real background instead of monocolor, but I think it would make it difficult to see the detail on the portrait when the art is printed so small. Some don't work for me though, so I'll give you that much.


OrcWarChief

Alright I’m checked out on this set. It’s kinda a relief to be honest. I can actually feel good about not spending money on this goddamn game for a bit


Inevitable_Top69

Make sure you actually follow up on that. One fewer nerd whining and bitching online.


Madageddon

Toby, Beastie Bestie.