One of the banes of new players is the rules of Magic the Gathering. If you haven't taken a look at the rules, they are huge and constantly being amended. With new sets come new mechanics for which new sections must be added to explain said mechanics.
Plus, there's errors. Hence, errata.
The intention of core sets have been to serve as a gateway for new players to enter the game of Magic. Core sets are supposed to have cards with simple rulings that fresh players can pick up with little explanation.
Cards with regeneration are an exception. They are a nightmare for new players.
"Do regenerated creatures go to the graveyard?"
"Can creatures sent to the graveyard with -X/-X spells be regenerated?"
"Does a regenerated creature count as 'entering the battlefield'"?
Those are just a few questions that spawn from Magic the Gathering newbies when they first see regeneration.
Check out one of the iconic examples of regeneration from core sets:
These bad boys have been around since Alpha
Drudge Skeletons have been around since the beginning, representing black's slice of necromancy. Their regeneration ability brings them back from the graveyard should lethal damage hit them.
However, one of the new cards from M2011 will put the drudgery of these skeletons to shame--oddly enough, it's a skeleton too:
The main difference? You can bring this card back from the graveyard at any time, even if you don't pay its "regeneration cost" at the time of lethal damage.
Therefore, you can use this card as an early game blocker, then bring it back late game for either an alpha strike or as a chump blocker.
Plus, there's tricks you can do with sacrifice outlets such as Nantuko Husk.
Sure one card does not dictate the end of regeneration, but another near-similar functionality could support the end of regeneration.
Compare Wrath of God and Day of Judgment.
The only difference is that Day of Judgment allows regeneration and Wrath of God doesn't.
Day of Judgment is also legal in the Standard format.
Well, there you have it. There's some evidence that could signal the end of regeneration. Until the core set is fully released, there is no sure sign as to the fate of regeneration.
What do you think? Do you think regeneration is going to disappear completely? Or will it be more restricted in terms of the color pie?
Drop a comment below.
Till next time,
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Olin Gallet
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