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Dinos are just another category of monstrous creatures. Giant, feral reptiles like Dinosaurs are not all that different from Dragons, Wurms, or Baloths. Also, I overestimated how out of place Dinosaurs would actually feel in a fantasy setting. Ixalan is a tropical lagoon plane and there just so happen to be a bunch of seafaring folk and giant reptiles there. My initial concern, that the flavor seemed “ridiculous,” has been diminished by the fact that it feels like WotC has really pulled it off. But what I’ve seen of the new set so far has really flipped my concerns into an expectation that it is going to be straight-up amazing. I’d rather have spent a year on a deserted Island with only a beach ball named Wilson for companionship than be castaway on Ixalan. Needless to say, my first impression was not super positive. Hasbro owns Transformers and Barbie-why not have a Transformers and Barbie plane? Optimus Prime v.

My initial response to hearing about the new “Pirates and Dinosaurs block” was a groan of disbelief. I only feel comfortable saying that out loud now because my expectations have taken a complete 180-degree turn for the better based on what I’ve seen so far. I’m not going to lie-I had very low expectations for Ixalan. Either way, I now feel completely, justifiably comfortable with getting excited about the release of Ixalan.

I think I’ve just reached that critical mass of enough spoilers to get excited, and I’m finally done with events from the old format. I don’t know why, but it has just sunk in that the big Standard shake-up is right around the corner.