The other half will be available in an upcoming MTG Arena event at the end of July
The artwork is by Mark Henn, a veteran Disney animator
With the knowledge that these are fifteen cards Id like to replace, lets examine what the fifteen new cards I added to the deck are, and then take a look at some of my choices and explain why they were made: Minas Tirith Emerias Call Shattered Skyclave Mother of Runes Pyre of Heroes Luminarch Ascension Youthful Valkyrie Stoneforge Mystic Flawless Maneuver Resplendent Angel Stroke of Midnight Akromas Will Karmic Guide Lyra Dawnbringer Steel Seraph Avacyn, Angel of Hope Now I really wanted to lean into the Angel theme here, so I cut a few of the cards that were geared toward producing other kinds of tokens
For example, Sorin the Mirthless is a mythic rare and Count Dracula, which is mechanically the same, is also a mythic rare
Wizards of the Coast delivers a massive B&R update, banning Cori-Steel Cutter in Pioneer, shaking up Modern with two bans and two long-awaited unbans, and taking aim at Legacy's Oops All Spells with the ban of Undercity Informer