As players of this great game, we pay cost and make choices based on cards that contain ways to modify the rules and state of the game so we can advance our plan to win the game. As Planeswalkers, we are casting magic and spells of all magnitude to survive and vanquish our opponents. I’m going to talk through some thoughts I’ve had on flavor and attempt to craft a flavorful view that will incorporate some of the rules and ideas that often float around in our game play.

On the mothership, in his zendikar sneak preview article today, Kelly Digges reveals a new mythic rare legendary octopus creature called Lorthos, the Tidemaker.  Behold: Before I even see the casting cost or textbox or typline or anything, the name of this guy makes me wonder whether the psychographic profile / player type “Vorthos” is [...]