Sketches, notes, and observations found in an explorers personal journal inspired the glimmers on the cards
Celes Takes Over For Terra In FF6 And Magic: The Gathering Celes Is The Alternate Commander For Terra's Commander Deck In the latter half of Final Fantasy 6 , Celes takes over as the party leader and is tasked with reassembling her lost crew
So, as of Strixhaven , we're narrowing the focus a bit to create a new keyword mechanic: Ward [COST] (Whenever this permanent becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays [COST].) The two most common forms you'll see are costing additional mana (in white, blue, and green) and costing additional life (in black and red)
The set will be followed this spring by Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths, an expansion set in a brand new world that introduces gameplay rules that allow players to create their own monsters during matches - something head Magic: The Gathering designer Mark Rosewater has described as one of the craziest mechanics we've made in quite a while
Breeches gives you the choice between card draw, mana production, or removing a blocker from combat whenever a Pirate attacks, and you can pick all three modes if you attack with three Pirates at once