Now I see why you're chasing this point so hard 😂 anyway, the trope is so obvious it's prob off the table. And I don't see it as Vynnset style thematically but more like the tentacle weirdo from the Morlock Hill story

Well PQs are cheaper. And I think the comparison is to $1000+ CC decks and not the full cost of everything on the way there (flights and hotels also cost money that doesn't spring out of the precon)

Thematically it would be the zombie raising trope but with shadow monsters. That part's almost too obvious. Mechanically you'd have to set it apart from Gravy in some way that fits the theme... Maybe you can only play allies from gy if you've lost life. Or you'd need to pay for them with life. Etc

Well it didn't happen. Basing this mostly on the Morlock Hill story

Yeah it's more the combination where it's the longest season, has PQs + RTNs, doesn't have draft to mix things up, and hasn't impacted CC in ~any way. But luckily the CC format at least is not that bad

Yeah this is one of the dumbest things I've ever done. I even practiced like 100 games for this event because it's the only tournament I'll get to in like 5-6 months

Except I forgot I had to change trains and now I'm just having a saturday sitting in trains instead of playing a PQ 😬

Both. James has talked about some sets being more on top of the hype cycle than others (not with these words but I can't remember exactly) and I feel like this one is purposefully lower hype and power level. Suits me perfectly at this time

If you re-watch that part of the keynote, it's basically PB with that Iyslander silhouette turning into Silver Age with the fully colored version of the image. It is at least made to look like Silver Age is the fully developed PB. But I also see speculation that it's a supplemental set for PB

Well it was Blitz and I have no idea what the meta is like so 🤷 in CC Kayo is probably fine into Gravy but pretty horrible into assassins and many random decks so wouldn't play it there