Mysteries Incarnate

Theros Beyond Death, Episode 3: Enigmatic Incarnation

 

When you give a card an outlandish name like "Enigmatic Incarnation," you'd better step up and deliver something deliciously and awesomely weird. Luckily, in this case, the R&D and Creative teams came through, offering a truly mysterious new tutoring engine. Superficially similar to Birthing Pod and Prime Speaker Vannifar, Enigmatic Incarnation throws those precedents out the window by triggering only once per turn (on end step) and feeding on one card type (enchantment) while tutoring for another (creature). It is truly a mystery wrapped in an enigma, drawing on an entirely different slice of the card pool and asking brewers to invent their own play pattern if they hope to unlock its power over multiple turns. The decision trees are complex and the rewards are potentially massive. Let's start brewing!

 

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Flashback: Heliod, Sun-Crowned

 

Pioneer

 

Mono-White Owl (Damon): 1-3 league

 

 

UW Teferi Owl (Damon): 3-2 league

 

 

Basic Heliod Aggro (Dan): 3-2 league

 

Modern

 

Turbo Elesh Norn 2.0 (Dan): 4-0* league. Played this league after we recorded this show, so stay tuned for next week's episode for more info on it.

 

Brew Session: Enigmatic Incarnation

 

Pioneer

 

Sketch 1: 4c Rhino Incarnation

 

Sketch 2: Sultai Enigmatic Inversion

 

Modern

 

Sketch 3: Mystery Ponza

 

Sketch 4: Bant Hatching Plans

 

Sketch 5: Enigmatic Conscription