Download the track composed by Emmy and Grammy nominated composer Ramin Djawadi: soundcloud.com/magicthegathering/magic-the-gathering-theros-beyond-death-trailer-music-by-ramin-djawadi
Holy dude you cracked the code. There is a comment above where they discuss how it is possible that elspeths spark ignited in a plane-specific afterlife, since that never happened before noone knows the exact rules for that and most are not sure if it works or not. But thats the answer. Ashiok banished Elspeth into another realm, put her in an extremely dangerous position and could so reignite her spark.
Put the resources, story-boarding, plot devices, and quality control that go into the trailers into the novels. Seriously, wouldn't they have a continuity consultant working with any story writer?
@@kionashi Elspeth Tirel, a planeswalker. She was killed by Heliod, God of the Sun, during the original Theros block but now she's back and it looks like she's out for revenge. Edit: spelling
@@blazewalker7313 That is true. Heliod chose Elspeth as his champion to destroy Xenagos. But when she did, Heliod got scared of her power that might rival his own so he killed her
Blaze walker Heliod chose her as his Champion to stop Xenigos, since none of the other gods could find him. After the fight in Nyx and Elspeth killed him, Heliod came down and, knowing Elspeth has the same power (the Spark) as Xenigos, he was scared she’d try the same trick as Xenigos did and tried to kill her. After Heliod ran Elspeth through, Ajani pulled her out onto Nyxthos where she then died. Because she died on Theros, she went to the Underworld, unlike Xenigos. Because Xenigos died on Nyx, he vanished. Xenigos is no more. We can only ever get new cards of him from supplement products now.
The little girl was her remembering the trauma of the phyrexian invasion that took place on her plane I think, you can tell that girl was supposed to be her cuz of the jewels on her wrist matching elsepeth’s funeral mask
@Robert Morris Well, the Throne trailer is kinda cute, this one here from Theros is good, but the War trailer just otk's them both at turn 1 with great emotion, tragic and power.
Wizards of the Coast needs to make tv series based on their lore, I’m sure people would watch the hell out of them judging by all these trailers I would watch the hell out of a magic tv series done like these trailers
Ashiok...as with most Planeswalkers would know that to ignite a Spark you need a traumatic event, often times a near death experience. So then did they reignite Elspeth on purpose?
totally not close to this, this may take almost a month (just to animate 2 min) the netflix series will have to be done weakly or so, and have to match speech and story telling
Diogo Henriques have you see the Dragon Prince? If it’s anything like that, I’d be a happy camper. Heck, inversely a set built around that show would be pretty cool, too.
@@diogohenriques114 Netflix and Hulu series are actually done a little differently than conventional weekly releases. Entire seasons are already finished before they start streaming anything and they just submit on whatever schedule they planned for it.
Lester Jester I hope like heck that, if they decided on the same style as the dragon prince, they don’t purposefully lower the frame rate again, that’s the one thing I didn’t like about the show and it almost made me not watch it.
I saw a theory of gideon coming back amd taking over as the new mono white God. It would be cool ending for him to end back in his own plane taking over for the jerk heliod
@@leonvalenzuela4096 That's why the card's illustration looked somehow familiar to me, and that possibility of him becoming the new white God, sounds very interesting.
Bernd Lippert the war trailer was pretty well done but this theroes one just look so incredibly uncanny and unpolished the downwards spiral is bad for their PR reach probably
OMG, Ashiok is so cool. What an amazing character design. His head in this animated trailer reshaped how I conceived all his previous illustrations in my mind (I wasn't aware that he didn't have a skull, I thought it was a "veil" of some kind covering his face).
ashiok is literally my favorite character too bro, but just so you know ashiok is kinda just a manifestation of nightmares and fear so they’re not really a he or a she
@@upsidedownmtv Hmm, makes sense, actually... I hadn't considered the possibility because I associated them with Hades, you know? As in Theros=Greek mythology, Ashiok=Hades. So I assumed their gender.
As someone whose first foray into MtG was during the initial Theros set, I'm incredibly excited for this one. I still remember my first pack - a foil Thoughtseize. I'll definitely be at the pre-release table for this one.
@@kurtmcconnell4473 If only the game was as good as the trailers... The game is so freaking boring and inherently flawed because of lands that they had to make mulligan to punish players who are unlucky enough to draw 7 lands or no lands whether or not their mana base is mathmetically on point...
I mean, even if they did it like Hearthstone, for example, there's still the element of luck. And changing that dynamic will affect the whole game. Magic's not for everyone. And that's cool.
@@ethancordray8006 honestly this event seemed intent on showing everything thats WRONG with Elspeths new card... basically all of ashiok's cards EXILE things... it was super annoying.
@@lenajohnson6179 The original Ashiok card allows you to cast the cards you exiled, so flavor/mechanics ressonance is maintained if you assume Ashiok intends to use Espelth to torment the gods
@@azurehorizonvoid I'm not really talking about the flavor here... I'm talking about how they set up this event to showcase the cards and only Ashiok players get to test the stuff out, because all their cards cancel out everything in Elspeth's deck... No joke, my first game Ashiok exiled my elspeth and then played it... really highlighting that escape mechanic? Not saying Ashiok was done wrong, saying maybe a different configuration of decks to better highlight what WORKS about the cards was in order instead of just forcing players to watch Ashiok play with all your stuff. IMO blue is a terrible color to include in these sorts of showcase events in general since blue is by and large the oppressive color and makes games enjoyably for anyone playing against it EVEN if you win.
Ashiok might actually be helping Elspeth. She's about to cross the barrier into the world of the living as a Returned, which would result in her losing her memories and becoming a gray-skinned melty-faced zombie (Like the little girl in the trailer).
@@Spaced92 I hope the novel for Theros is as good as the Eldraine one, I really liked the way Oko was written. While he was the antagonist it wasn't always that clear and he had a pretty interesting personality. I want to forget those War of the Spark novels lol
@@GamerdevilPro I just want to wait for the War of the Spark novels to hit a bargain bin so I can buy some and use them as toilet paper, just out of sheer spite :D
@@jaysherman9138 the actual lore goes deeper than the novels, I think everyone knows that. It's a matter of a very sophisticated multidimensional art style evolving over time to emerge into it's own universe that makes sense; the magic universe is definitely it's own thing. it is unfortunate that it is treated with disrespect now and then, but i think if you have "the eye" you can see the potential it has.
@@CuShorts Agreed! It just makes me sad sometimes. And I think it would be better if told mostly through the cards, instead of expanding it to all media possible. Or at least, it would keep its magic safe.
Let me resume some important stuff: - Theros is like mythological Greek - People who dies on Theros goes to the Underworld and they can return as zombies called "Returneds" wearing masks made of gold - Elspeth was the champion of Heliod the sun's god, but she was manipulated, betrayed and killed by him - Ashiok, this genderless entity planeswalker makes nightmares
We’re revisiting Theros, the Greek mythology-inspired plane. The woman, Elspeth Tirel, was the protagonist of the original Theros story, which ended with her death. The people with golden masks are those who return from the Underworld.
@@fifthcanuck1128 Elspeth isn't from Theros. I believe it's heavily implied she's from New Phyrexia or from a Phyrexian dominated plane. She teleported out of there and very briefly landed on Theros, where she watched Helios battling a god and his spear fell to the earth where she picked it up and then dipped to another plane with it, ending up on Bant. There she trained as a knight and went on a few adventures with her buddy and best leonin pal Ajani to Theros. They were both there for different reasons I think but basically she killed a BAMF Hydra named Polukranos at the request of Helios and Helios made her his champion. Then this other planeswalker Xenagos appears and the scene and somehow figures out how to become a god. He starts causing havoc and she and Ajani are forced to take him down and destroy his god body. Hurray! But then! In a huge plot twist no one saw coming, Heliod turns on Elspeth and kills her. This would normally be the end for anyone who dies (RIP Dack) but on Theros they got an Underworld and somehow Elspeth hasn't gone zombie like everyone else. Also that shadow mist woman was doing some scheming in the original Theros block and plans on putting the entire plane to sleep so she can feed on their nightmares. Cause that is what makes her strong apparently. And Ajani, who escaped Heliod basically went around Theros preaching that Heliod was a traitor of gods and denouncing his name and shit like that so Heliod would be forgotten or something of that nature because the Theros god get their powers from the people who worship them.
you can planeswalk even if you are dead i suppose, considering that most of the time the afterlife is considered a different plane of existence in most lores
Undead can't hold sparks. I don't know how that bears on this situation, but it feels worth mentioning. We did get alternate art for an old elspeth planeswalker card where she appeared to still be in the underworld. But she didn't have the mask on, so was she technically alive? I don't know the Theros underworld rules very well yet.
My theory After the War of The Spark In the Meditation Realm which Ugin Imprisoned his twin brother Nicol Bolas was under attacked by Ashiok to gain both power and knowledge of the twin elder dragons and the secrets to summon, control or command the Eldrazi in the blind eternity. I know.. One bad guy fall and another one rises to be come an omniscience/omnipotence in the Multiverse. Also I wonder if Ashiok is an pre-mending planeswalker that actually create or the creator of Theros since his history is still blur and enigmatic.
I love the attention to detail the artist and animators put into this... notice the break in Elspeth's chest armor where Heliod stabbed her. +1 for continuity!
Yo this trailer had me like: 😧....wtf!!! I was watching something else when it came on and at first I thought it was a movie or something and I was about to skip it, but the part where she saw the lil kid about to go through the portal, so she ran towards her/him, had me like... iight let me see what happens first!!! Mind you, im not even into these types of games, but I was curious to see it through now... So when she finally reached it/him/her and got pulled under, i was like, this some twisted sh*t right her, but I figured she would fight her way out, but she didn't and they killed her!!! I was like: 😮😱..🙈, h*ly sh*t...they took it there!!! That's f'd up!!! I thought it was over, but then I seen the bright light and she bounced back and I was like: 😌 man...that was dark/trippy for a min!!! Y'all got me all kinds of emotionally invested/interested now!!! I don't even know anything about Magic, but I'mma research!!! Great job on the trailer!!! Def hooks you in/makes you want to see it through!!! Sorry for the over-dramatic-ness!!! 😂😂😂
You can start at the lores in RUclips Like The Aetherhub That woman's name was Elspeth her spark ignited when she was only a young girl tortured by the Phyrexian that destroyed her home plane.
Super cool and exciting. Feels more dark and closer to what I'm used to seeing from mtg. It may be short but I like it almost as much as the war of the spark trailer!
Daniel Medela You don’t need a spark to be able to travel between planes, you only need one to travel unassisted, so Ashiok could create something (like a mini planar bridge) that allowed Lazav to travel from plane to plane. Also, Artistically Expired, that would be amazing! Ashiok is my favorite character in magic, with Lazav in close second, and for them to be working together would be a dream come true. But the sad thing is, they’re both “evil” (or at least morally pragmatic) characters, with powers that should in theory be already near unstoppable (only weakness: plot armor), so that would never happen.
I think Ashiok is going to be puppeteering things behind the scenes rather than the main villain. If Elspeth kills Heliod (AKA Theros' Sun), that's gonna cause a lot of nightmares, and nightmares are Ashiok's jam.
I actually think they are going to be a "good" guy. I think in this trailer them dragging Elspeth under was a way to try and forcefully reignite her spark which it clearly worked if so
@@wildbard4112 there is no physical or ebook of Theros beyond Death. There is a few paragraphs on magic the gathering describing what went on in Theros beyond Death set which would have been the plot of the book.
What makes me excited for this set is that I got into mtg when we first went to theros, so to return as a much better, more knowledgeable player, I can't wait to play with all the new cards.
Returning to this trailer is painful - I would've loved to spend the whole set in Theros' underworld, and have Elspeth's escape be the climax of the story, but instead we got a soft remake of original Theros block without any story whatsoever. It's a sad thing when the trailer is more interesting than the product it advertises.
Download the track composed by Emmy and Grammy nominated composer Ramin Djawadi: soundcloud.com/magicthegathering/magic-the-gathering-theros-beyond-death-trailer-music-by-ramin-djawadi
The track made the trailer. Had to find out more
OMG! Ammazing Composer! Magic Arena needs more music like this!
Nejhorší video od wotc! Velmi odbyte...
You have to give us the song for the Eldraine trailer...
Ma anche no
I guess that's what being exiled from a graveyard looks like
This comment needs more attention.....
Holy dude you cracked the code. There is a comment above where they discuss how it is possible that elspeths spark ignited in a plane-specific afterlife, since that never happened before noone knows the exact rules for that and most are not sure if it works or not. But thats the answer. Ashiok banished Elspeth into another realm, put her in an extremely dangerous position and could so reignite her spark.
kinda feel bad for my creatures now
Yes. The cessation of existence
Lol, yeah right
I don't know who makes these trailers, but they need a raise
facts
Agreed
coolzog Oko, anyone?
Just one nerd in a dark room being paid in Cheetos makes this all by himself.
Put the resources, story-boarding, plot devices, and quality control that go into the trailers into the novels. Seriously, wouldn't they have a continuity consultant working with any story writer?
The moment I heard “death isn’t the end on Theros” I knew she was gonna come back. I’ve waited patiently and I’m not disappointed!
and who is she?
@@kionashi Elspeth Tirel, a planeswalker. She was killed by Heliod, God of the Sun, during the original Theros block but now she's back and it looks like she's out for revenge.
Edit: spelling
I thought Elspeth Sacrificed herself in order to Destroy The False God Xenegos? and Heliod chose her as his champion to do so
@@blazewalker7313 That is true. Heliod chose Elspeth as his champion to destroy Xenagos. But when she did, Heliod got scared of her power that might rival his own so he killed her
Blaze walker Heliod chose her as his Champion to stop Xenigos, since none of the other gods could find him.
After the fight in Nyx and Elspeth killed him, Heliod came down and, knowing Elspeth has the same power (the Spark) as Xenigos, he was scared she’d try the same trick as Xenigos did and tried to kill her. After Heliod ran Elspeth through, Ajani pulled her out onto Nyxthos where she then died. Because she died on Theros, she went to the Underworld, unlike Xenigos.
Because Xenigos died on Nyx, he vanished. Xenigos is no more.
We can only ever get new cards of him from supplement products now.
This is the type of stuff that will take Magic to another 20 million people. Keep it up.
Thero’s underworld is 99.9% shirtless guys and 0.1% Elspeth and a little girl
I'm pretty sure it was supposed to be Kytheon, aka Gideon
@@FogKnight13 I dunno, the face didn't look quite like Gideon's...;)
The little girl was her remembering the trauma of the phyrexian invasion that took place on her plane I think, you can tell that girl was supposed to be her cuz of the jewels on her wrist matching elsepeth’s funeral mask
It was her a little girl, ashiok was using fear against her. Thats at least what I think is going on.
Seb Nantel to be fair that’s similar to Theros’s normal world
0:59 look out ashiok is behind you. Oh no elspeth has AirPods in she can’t hear us!
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Ashiok is so sexy and badass
"For the rest of the game all your permanents are indestructible"
Very interesting and flavourful ultimate, nice.
I would bet an emblem like "return the permanent of your choice to the battlefield". Might it be broken af lol
You’re an idiot
@@derekwalter4238 Pw are permanent indeed so i guess
Christopher Proctor Avacyn says hi
Every single new cinematic gives me chills to my bones
They just keep getting better don’t they?
@@mothwizard3095 I dunno, the last two were amazing, this one doesn't seem quite as good though
@Robert Morris Well, the Throne trailer is kinda cute, this one here from Theros is good, but the War trailer just otk's them both at turn 1 with great emotion, tragic and power.
Easily entertained I see
Enter Ikoria trailer
If there’s one thing i missed from there’s above all else, it was the dramatic music. My *god* is it good.
Jup. Ramin Djawadi did a fantastic job
Athreos is trying to answer. Lol
Ikoria trailer music is even better. Trust me!
Since the War of the Spark, the trailers are really making the universe of MTG more alive.
Wizards of the Coast needs to make tv series based on their lore, I’m sure people would watch the hell out of them judging by all these trailers I would watch the hell out of a magic tv series done like these trailers
They’re doing one right now.
@@cameronmcewen9666 Really??
@@overlordb1989 Yes. Joe and Anthony Russo are even attached as directors.
@@cameronmcewen9666 Link plss
@@overlordb1989 Can’t post links here.
Ashiok...as with most Planeswalkers would know that to ignite a Spark you need a traumatic event, often times a near death experience.
So then did they reignite Elspeth on purpose?
The young Girl being tormented in her home plane devastated by Phyrexian.
Absolutely they do
Ashiok doesn't have a gender
Probably. Nobody really knows what Ashiok wants besides free refills at the soda machine and to troll the fugg out of deities.
Ashiok be a weirdo we don’t know what. He wants
These are so good. Makes you wonder what the animation for the Netflix series will be like.
totally not close to this, this may take almost a month (just to animate 2 min)
the netflix series will have to be done weakly or so, and have to match speech and story telling
Diogo Henriques have you see the Dragon Prince? If it’s anything like that, I’d be a happy camper. Heck, inversely a set built around that show would be pretty cool, too.
@@diogohenriques114 Netflix and Hulu series are actually done a little differently than conventional weekly releases. Entire seasons are already finished before they start streaming anything and they just submit on whatever schedule they planned for it.
Lester Jester I hope like heck that, if they decided on the same style as the dragon prince, they don’t purposefully lower the frame rate again, that’s the one thing I didn’t like about the show and it almost made me not watch it.
This one isn't even good. Do you remember how well done the Rav at War or Eldraine trailers were? This one's animation is far weaker.
*Beyond death*
Gideon: well dont mind if I do-
WOTC: NO..... well maybe....
I saw a theory of gideon coming back amd taking over as the new mono white God. It would be cool ending for him to end back in his own plane taking over for the jerk heliod
Gideon: The resurected
@@reduxgaming7012 He died on another plane, though, with no way for his soul to get to Theros.
@@centurosproductions8827 thats not what the implications of the art for Heartfelt Reunion would imply
@@leonvalenzuela4096 That's why the card's illustration looked somehow familiar to me, and that possibility of him becoming the new white God, sounds very interesting.
These cinematics are reaching Pixar and Blizzard level of quality. Totally gets a sheep like me pumped up to buy a bunch of cardboards! 😁
@@X9b-b8x without emotion? Did you watch Throne of Eldraine cinematic? I cried a lot with the Ginger Couple
@@X9b-b8x and Liliana in War of the Spark? God, that's broke my heart.
@@X9b-b8x Blizzard fanboy spotted
Bernd Lippert the war trailer was pretty well done but this theroes one just look so incredibly uncanny and unpolished the downwards spiral is bad for their PR reach probably
Well, at least you're admitting to it being dumb to pay such a shit company.
Ashiok: Your dreams will become nightmares, and your nightmares, true!
Elspeth: Aight
So her dreams will come true then?
Imma head out
@@johnrankin7135 - Yes, only they're awful dreams, and Phyrexia is going to invade Theros.
@@KingBobXVI not before new phyrexia overlays with kaladesh
Damn, that drowning scene was pretty intense
OMG, Ashiok is so cool. What an amazing character design. His head in this animated trailer reshaped how I conceived all his previous illustrations in my mind (I wasn't aware that he didn't have a skull, I thought it was a "veil" of some kind covering his face).
Ashiok is the best
ashiok is literally my favorite character too bro, but just so you know ashiok is kinda just a manifestation of nightmares and fear so they’re not really a he or a she
@@upsidedownmtv Hmm, makes sense, actually... I hadn't considered the possibility because I associated them with Hades, you know? As in Theros=Greek mythology, Ashiok=Hades. So I assumed their gender.
@@phaustho no worries dude it happens sometimes!
For me it is so realistic. I think people involve in making this traiter needs a raise.
As someone whose first foray into MtG was during the initial Theros set, I'm incredibly excited for this one. I still remember my first pack - a foil Thoughtseize. I'll definitely be at the pre-release table for this one.
I know nothing about Magic, but saw this ad on another channel, so had to come here and say this is amazing. Great video and music.
Brian Schumacher Check out Throne of Eldraine & War of the Spark trailers if this one interested you.
War of the spark will make you come learn and play magic for sure
@@kurtmcconnell4473 If only the game was as good as the trailers... The game is so freaking boring and inherently flawed because of lands that they had to make mulligan to punish players who are unlucky enough to draw 7 lands or no lands whether or not their mana base is mathmetically on point...
I mean, even if they did it like Hearthstone, for example, there's still the element of luck. And changing that dynamic will affect the whole game. Magic's not for everyone. And that's cool.
Damn since war of the spark these trailers have been good
I bet you don´t think the same after watching Ikoria trailer lol!
@Quinn Jones Or Kaldheim..
I just now realised that this is literally Elspeth conquers Death lol
Yes please! And thank you.
Alias in here and nobody but myself sees it... So far. Can't wait to see some excellent streaming with this from ya!!!!
MTG - The best card game ever made, that most people cant afford to play.
I'm sorry have you played competitive yugioh?
get into MtgA
MTGArena is f2p, its the only version of mtg i play and i love it
Pauper in paper is also pretty cheap for the most part.
have you tried getting a job
Jesus, this is a change from gingerbread people running around food...
And GUESS WHICH SET GOT A NOVEL?
Yeah. This is... ew.
Tbf one of the gingerbread got eaten, so it wasn't all nice
People were upset they didn't make a Gingerbread Planeswalker. :)
Hell yeah im upset about that, but im more upset about not getting an eldrazi planeswalker
1:40 when you pay 6 mana and Elspeth is in the graveyard
Let's hope Ashiok doesn't have No Escape in hand. Like my last opponent did in the event.
Ethan Cordray The one card that trumps the entire concept of Escaping, and it’s called “No Escape”.
@@ethancordray8006 honestly this event seemed intent on showing everything thats WRONG with Elspeths new card... basically all of ashiok's cards EXILE things... it was super annoying.
@@lenajohnson6179 The original Ashiok card allows you to cast the cards you exiled, so flavor/mechanics ressonance is maintained if you assume Ashiok intends to use Espelth to torment the gods
@@azurehorizonvoid I'm not really talking about the flavor here... I'm talking about how they set up this event to showcase the cards and only Ashiok players get to test the stuff out, because all their cards cancel out everything in Elspeth's deck... No joke, my first game Ashiok exiled my elspeth and then played it... really highlighting that escape mechanic?
Not saying Ashiok was done wrong, saying maybe a different configuration of decks to better highlight what WORKS about the cards was in order instead of just forcing players to watch Ashiok play with all your stuff.
IMO blue is a terrible color to include in these sorts of showcase events in general since blue is by and large the oppressive color and makes games enjoyably for anyone playing against it EVEN if you win.
Shadowy figures dragging you into the dark waters until you drown, this video was sponsored by *every single one of my fears ever*
Person: *Drowning*
Ashiok: lol ok have fun
I'm pretty sure that person is supposed to be Elspeth.
@@wormspeaker I think its Harley Quinn
Beautiful trailer beyond every single spectations 💓
That beyond the apples, like a wolf is hell
Ashiok's first mistake? Trying to mess with Elspeth Tirel.
Ashiok might actually be helping Elspeth. She's about to cross the barrier into the world of the living as a Returned, which would result in her losing her memories and becoming a gray-skinned melty-faced zombie (Like the little girl in the trailer).
Spaced92 I’m all about them teaming up. They’re two of my favorite planeswalkers on one of my favorite planes. Let’s do it!
@@Spaced92 I hope the novel for Theros is as good as the Eldraine one, I really liked the way Oko was written. While he was the antagonist it wasn't always that clear and he had a pretty interesting personality.
I want to forget those War of the Spark novels lol
@@GamerdevilPro I just want to wait for the War of the Spark novels to hit a bargain bin so I can buy some and use them as toilet paper, just out of sheer spite :D
Elspeth: "Do you know how many cards I have?"
WoTC: “Resign yourself to your glorious fate. I am coming... to claim my price.”
Aka all our wallets
Koen van de poll nice reference
@@theclockworkinsomnia6483 I was afraid not many would get it, but it seems I have been proven wrong ^^
Only for the idiots.
Also WOTC: "Escape Your Fate"
Hint: Buy singles instead. Save your wallets from unspeakable destruction that is sealed product.
yep singles are the way unless set ev ( estimated value) rises.
Oh my god. These freaking graphics now are making me love the game just that much more! Keep it up and I will for sure continue to buy everything haha
Fun fact, the zombie boy from ashiok's nightmare is a phyrexian, since espelth her trauma as a child was a prisoner by the phyrexians
After experiencing a near-death drown myself once, it made me anxious seeing an accurate depiction of drowning happening here.
I don't know how much i replay this video... It's so good... Even until now, still make me "a shock"
All hail King Ramin of the house Djawadi, first of His name, King of the soundtrack and protector of the themes. Long may he compose!
Good god that was amazing. What great atmosphere and cinematography. I would love to see MTG in more formats with story telling.
1:04 my cards being milled by opponent be like
I feel this.
When you remember you play a self ill deck be like, 1:41
Man the trailers for Magic have really come a long way
The lore in MTG is underratedly good. There is something genuinely special about it. At a core level, I think it's what gives Magic it's...magic.
Tell that to the last 2 novels
@@jaysherman9138 the actual lore goes deeper than the novels, I think everyone knows that. It's a matter of a very sophisticated multidimensional art style evolving over time to emerge into it's own universe that makes sense; the magic universe is definitely it's own thing. it is unfortunate that it is treated with disrespect now and then, but i think if you have "the eye" you can see the potential it has.
Last two novels still sucked. Skirt skirt
@@CuShorts Agreed! It just makes me sad sometimes. And I think it would be better if told mostly through the cards, instead of expanding it to all media possible. Or at least, it would keep its magic safe.
they just need higher calibre writers. one of these days
On my birthday no less. Thanks Wizards.
I remember when Magic trailers only got a few hundred thousand views.
I started magic during core set 2019 so idek what’s going on 😂 but I’m excited
The lady is Elspeth. She was great, but she died on Theros. Now, she's comin' back.
Same 🤣
Let me resume some important stuff:
- Theros is like mythological Greek
- People who dies on Theros goes to the Underworld and they can return as zombies called "Returneds" wearing masks made of gold
- Elspeth was the champion of Heliod the sun's god, but she was manipulated, betrayed and killed by him
- Ashiok, this genderless entity planeswalker makes nightmares
We’re revisiting Theros, the Greek mythology-inspired plane. The woman, Elspeth Tirel, was the protagonist of the original Theros story, which ended with her death. The people with golden masks are those who return from the Underworld.
@@fifthcanuck1128 Elspeth isn't from Theros. I believe it's heavily implied she's from New Phyrexia or from a Phyrexian dominated plane. She teleported out of there and very briefly landed on Theros, where she watched Helios battling a god and his spear fell to the earth where she picked it up and then dipped to another plane with it, ending up on Bant. There she trained as a knight and went on a few adventures with her buddy and best leonin pal Ajani to Theros. They were both there for different reasons I think but basically she killed a BAMF Hydra named Polukranos at the request of Helios and Helios made her his champion. Then this other planeswalker Xenagos appears and the scene and somehow figures out how to become a god. He starts causing havoc and she and Ajani are forced to take him down and destroy his god body. Hurray! But then! In a huge plot twist no one saw coming, Heliod turns on Elspeth and kills her. This would normally be the end for anyone who dies (RIP Dack) but on Theros they got an Underworld and somehow Elspeth hasn't gone zombie like everyone else. Also that shadow mist woman was doing some scheming in the original Theros block and plans on putting the entire plane to sleep so she can feed on their nightmares. Cause that is what makes her strong apparently. And Ajani, who escaped Heliod basically went around Theros preaching that Heliod was a traitor of gods and denouncing his name and shit like that so Heliod would be forgotten or something of that nature because the Theros god get their powers from the people who worship them.
*Ashiok:* I hope you brought your floaties.
What is dead may never die.
Maybe they should hire this animation team to make the arena graphics... that dragon... *shudders*
Kinda neat getting a look at what crossing over as a Returned looks like.
what happens if your spark (re?)ignites while you're in a plane specific afterlife?
WOTC: "wait that's illegal"
you can planeswalk even if you are dead i suppose, considering that most of the time the afterlife is considered a different plane of existence in most lores
Undead can't hold sparks. I don't know how that bears on this situation, but it feels worth mentioning. We did get alternate art for an old elspeth planeswalker card where she appeared to still be in the underworld. But she didn't have the mask on, so was she technically alive? I don't know the Theros underworld rules very well yet.
If you didn't lose your spark, I guess.
@@fidly4 those aren't cannon, otherwise the Zombie ones from SOI ruin the entire story
What a cinematic masterpiece of a trailer. Such a fun set to draft. 🤘
OHHH BABY OH BABY! I've been looking forward to this!
Absolutely stunning you guys.....the team doing these trailers are extraordinary!
Awesome trailer, looking forward to seeing how the story unfolds.
The darker those trailers are,the better.
Keep it up.
Love Ashiok! Been playing this game since 1995, so glad its still around
I'm pretty sure Ashiok's pronouns are they/them, but II totally agree
@@EnigmaticTwister dreighen didn’t refer to ashiok with pronouns, they were talking magic still being around
Can't wait for the release, the first theros was one of my all time favorite sets. These trailers have improved so much from the olden days.
i barely started on throne of eldraine...
Someone404 same
Well its the same 3 month cycle as it has been for the past decade at least
The quality of these trailers are freaking great
John Williams!! Come here quickly to hear this theme, please!
These are very good. It makes you wonder what the Netflix series animation will be like. thanks for sharing
My theory
After the War of The Spark
In the Meditation Realm which Ugin Imprisoned his twin brother Nicol Bolas was under attacked by Ashiok to gain both power and knowledge of the twin elder dragons and the secrets to summon, control or command the Eldrazi in the blind eternity.
I know.. One bad guy fall and another one rises to be come an omniscience/omnipotence in the Multiverse.
Also I wonder if Ashiok is an pre-mending planeswalker that actually create or the creator of Theros since his history is still blur and enigmatic.
*their, not his. If anything they look like a female
I love the attention to detail the artist and animators put into this... notice the break in Elspeth's chest armor where Heliod stabbed her. +1 for continuity!
Yo this trailer had me like:
😧....wtf!!!
I was watching something else when it came on and at first I thought it was a movie or something and I was about to skip it, but the part where she saw the lil kid about to go through the portal, so she ran towards her/him, had me like... iight let me see what happens first!!! Mind you, im not even into these types of games, but I was curious to see it through now...
So when she finally reached it/him/her and got pulled under, i was like, this some twisted sh*t right her, but I figured she would fight her way out, but she didn't and they killed her!!! I was like:
😮😱..🙈, h*ly sh*t...they took it there!!! That's f'd up!!! I thought it was over, but then I seen the bright light and she bounced back and I was like:
😌 man...that was dark/trippy for a min!!! Y'all got me all kinds of emotionally invested/interested now!!! I don't even know anything about Magic, but I'mma research!!!
Great job on the trailer!!! Def hooks you in/makes you want to see it through!!!
Sorry for the over-dramatic-ness!!! 😂😂😂
This would be cooler if it was a console game that you could play by yourself or online!!!
You can start at the lores in RUclips
Like The Aetherhub
That woman's name was Elspeth her spark ignited when she was only a young girl tortured by the Phyrexian that destroyed her home plane.
@@heymikey6793 if you have a PC you can start alone online with MTG ARENA (it's free to play). Good Luck!
Can we please stop and appreciate the fact that... HOLY CRAP THE VIDEOGRAPHY ON THIS IS SO BLOODY GOOD AND NEVER STOPS IMPROVING????
Ashiok gone trolling again
Awesome trailer 💜
When MTG's sets time up with current memes
Elspeth: "So, what did I miss?"
Gatewatch: "A lot..."
Not gonna lie.... I thought it said Thanos
The perfect combo : Djawadi and MTG!!!
If we get anything out of this new set, please have it be more Ashiok lore.
No, that’s what makes them cool.
You did it!! A trailer with actually good music! I'm so happy rn
That reveal with the girl was terrifying
When you forget to put sun screen on
Seems like magic is embracing its original dark inception into this world. I love it!
Elspeth Tirel: Helliod... I'll be back... With 1/1 Soldier Tokens.
Outsider Sidaroth DONT FORGET THE MASSIVE 5 LIFE AND ITS ONLY A MINUS 3
@@akselhansen304 But she can do it all day
Cant wait for a new Ashiok deck!!!
Any reason I just saw a Black Lotus on screen at the VGA next to Elspeth???
Mtga event that's letting you try out some T:BD cards with older power cards. I've seen moxen, lotus and sol ring so far
At what point did you see the lotus?
Anthony Franco It was when they showed the trailer, immediately after at the end, showing the showcase card: Ashiok, Elspeth, and then the Lotus.
Yeah limited time event on arena it’s epic
Black lotus won’t be reprinted stop freaking out lol
Super cool and exciting. Feels more dark and closer to what I'm used to seeing from mtg. It may be short but I like it almost as much as the war of the spark trailer!
Imagine if Ashiok and Lazav worked together. Worlds would fall to their influence but not a single soul, alive or dead would know.
I like this idea vary much
Ashiok is all creature we didn't know. Ashiok is Oko and Lazav and all others !
Too bad Lazav has no spark to ignite
Daniel Medela You don’t need a spark to be able to travel between planes, you only need one to travel unassisted, so Ashiok could create something (like a mini planar bridge) that allowed Lazav to travel from plane to plane.
Also, Artistically Expired, that would be amazing! Ashiok is my favorite character in magic, with Lazav in close second, and for them to be working together would be a dream come true. But the sad thing is, they’re both “evil” (or at least morally pragmatic) characters, with powers that should in theory be already near unstoppable (only weakness: plot armor), so that would never happen.
1:42 when you finally released that big sneeze that kept teasing you for an hour
The quality of this is really great. I think it does a good job of hyping up the sets story, for me at least.
AMAZING !
I feel like Ashiok's gonna be the main villain and I'm so stoked for that!
I think Ashiok is going to be puppeteering things behind the scenes rather than the main villain. If Elspeth kills Heliod (AKA Theros' Sun), that's gonna cause a lot of nightmares, and nightmares are Ashiok's jam.
Her and Erebos plus the blu black god ( dont remeber the name) that already worked with Ashiok in the previous Theros
Ashiok already attack Ugin and Bolas in the Meditation Realm
See his/her artwork in the war of the spark.
Ashiok also fought Nicol Bolas but honestly, who didn't?
I actually think they are going to be a "good" guy. I think in this trailer them dragging Elspeth under was a way to try and forcefully reignite her spark which it clearly worked if so
The explosion of light at the end is just sooo cool \0/
Wow, this is the stuff of nightmares!
Get it?
Cause Ashiok was in there and..
No?
I need to point out how epic that fingure flick from Ashiok was! Also the eerie way Elspeth goes still
Man I love love love this trailer!
Elspeth: stahp littol gurl
Little girl: aight, I'ma zombie
By the gods I wish there was a book for this set 💔
There is
@@wildbard4112 there is no tie in novel, just a small summary what happened in the set.
@@GalactcusSpartan What? The novel is about Elspeth escaping the underworld.
@@wildbard4112 there is no physical or ebook of Theros beyond Death. There is a few paragraphs on magic the gathering describing what went on in Theros beyond Death set which would have been the plot of the book.
@@GalactcusSpartan www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JNPF4JA
Ashiok, you horrible, nasty Enby. We stan eternally.
Awesome trailer! Can't wait for January🤩
Elspeth is so pretty 😍
Now THIS is a set I'm mega-hyped for. Anyone else? I love the lore behind this plane and I'm so happy we're going back to Theros!!!
Amazing trailer yet again. Now put that effort into client and format design in Arena instead of stupid pets and cosmetics.
These keep getting better
let’s go
What makes me excited for this set is that I got into mtg when we first went to theros, so to return as a much better, more knowledgeable player, I can't wait to play with all the new cards.
Returning to this trailer is painful - I would've loved to spend the whole set in Theros' underworld, and have Elspeth's escape be the climax of the story, but instead we got a soft remake of original Theros block without any story whatsoever. It's a sad thing when the trailer is more interesting than the product it advertises.
Ooo that gave me chills