The name of the new block releasing this Fall is aptly labeled: Khans of Tarkir. This set takes place on the Plane of Tarkir. This plane is home to a Planeswalker named Sarkhan Vol, the Dracomancer. From what we have seen of Tarkir, it is a steppe like plane much like the steppes in Central Asia. The interesting plot to this plane is that it is ruled by warlords and khans that had led Dragons to extinction and have finally become restless without any great hunts. Sarkhan Vol worked as an agent for Nicol Bolas and was one of the key figures of releasing the Eldrazi.
This is all speculation from here on out, but all story, community speculations and my speculations were well researched. This brings us to the first speculation of the block that the story line will have us returning to Zendikar. The logical reasoning behind this comes from the speculative series naming: Khans of Tarkir, Warlords of Tarkir and finally Dragons of Tarkir. The idea behind this story would be that within Khans of Tarkir, we would see the return of Sarkhan Vol coming back to his home plane and attempting to rally his tribe to dominate the other Khans. In Warlards of Tarkir, Sarkhan Vol becomes a warlord and is now fighting officially against the remainder of Khans. Quite possibly we could see other monstrous races show up at this time that are also vying for control. Finally, in Dragons in Tarkir, we would see Nicol Bolas invade Tarkir and bring the dragons back to Tarkir or it could go the other way with Sarkhan Vol invading Zendikar to fight both Bolas and the Eldrazi.
What we do know about the set, thanks to the teaser, is that it has a "unique" block structure and something that has never been done before. There has also been promises to bring back something that the community has been speaking out about. Also keep in mind that the set is also mechanic drive and not flavor driven. The block will be released as a Large, Small, Large, unlike the previous set Theros which was Large, Small, Small. Not only will this create a heavy beginning and end, but it will also promise that the set will have utility and caters to the idea that the first and last sets of the block will contain most of the story, see above. Now the promise of something that the community has wanted back has led to many people leading to the ideas of what will release with this new block.
The biggest outcry that people want in this new set are fetch lands, which could possibly be the big surprise. People have also claimed that it could either be dual lands or snow lands The reason behind this idea comes from the other idea that this set will feature 3-color wedges, like white, black and red. 3-color wedges create a demand for dual lands or double mana lands, because of the tight play required to make those decks successful. Other people have speculated a possible dragon tribal set. Other than those the three mechanics that have been met with popular demand have been: Banding, Bushido, a new mount system which could possibly function like banding or bestow and finally tribal cards.
What I hope comes out of this set are dual lands which would allow 3-color and 5-color decks to be competitive and different mechanics introduced throughout each set. It would be fantastic to see four or five new mechanics come out in this set. Body 2: My speculations and hopes Dual lands, working Tri-color decks, possible 5 color decks and different mechanics changes throughout the sets. Another thing to look forward to in this set, is that it pushes out Return to Ravnica and allows both Theros, M15 and Tarkir to dominate the new meta. In between this set release, we will see one more set being released: Conspiracy, which seems catered to draft play. We will also have access to one more duel deck: Cunning vs. Speed.
With the impending release of Conspiracy in two weeks we will see how draft picks will change for that format, but it will not affect standard play. Interestingly enough, I am in love with the flavor of this block and the whole idea that we are getting the Mongolian Hordes and being war-like. So combat will be more heavily focused in this set and it would not surprise me to see walls come back. Another interesting thought that I adore is the three-wedge cards, it would be nice to see the return of Crosis, the Purge and other three-wedge cards that can expand the types of decks. All in all, this is all just speculation until the spoilers start rolling in during July and August.
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