Magic: The Gathering is still setting a blazing pace for new sets, and New Capenna is just around the corner. It feels like the fairly well-received Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty set just got here, but come April 28 weekend (with a pre-release the week before), we’re getting the follow-up in both Arena and in proper paper form. With that out of the way, let’s get to the New Capenna keywords.
“Draw X cards then discard X cards. Put a +1+1 card on that creature for each nonland card discarded this way.”
Depending on the effect, this could end games, especially if you connive a hasted creature. I’m looking forward to seeing what people come up with here: one example shown is a 1/4 flying creature with ward 1 that can also connive, which could be useful in limited play.
“Sacrifice a creature with power 1 or greater, when you do, copy this spell.”
The classic creature sacrifice archetype is back, but available in many color options, it seems. One card in the New Capenna set is a two-cost blue mana spell (instant) that lets you look at the top two cards of your library: put one of them into your hand and the other on the bottom of your library. Copying it should be fairly easy for some swarm decks.
“If you cast this spell for its blitz cost, it gains haste and when this creature dies, draw a card, sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.”
Similar to connive, I can see this ending games if done correctly. Haste on command can be deadly, especially in red, as one of the below cards shows.
“Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, [do an effect].”
This is a pretty standard effect that’s in every set, but geared toward the thematic element of other creatures entering the battlefield and triggering
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