Of course, WotC are a reasonable lot, so they didnt want to reprint Black Lotus
Last updated on April 3, 2026 Alania, Divergent Storm | Illustration by Joshua Raphael Wizard has always struck me as a strange creature type in Magic, mostly because my assumption is that pretty much anything that can cast a spell counts as a wizard
Character Cards like Rapunzel, Letting Down Her Hair are played in the Ready position but cannot be Exerted on the turn they are played
There are some niggles here with trigger ordering that I haven't investigated fully, but so far my informal play procedures have been sufficient for a few quick playtest games.
This would explain why Sengir doesn't act against the 'walkers (their immense power is also a good explanation, but remember that this story was written with the idea that a 'walker could be defeated by a whack to the head.) I'm glad it was removed from the final version of the story