From MaRo:

I was originally going to write a section about the future of cycling design but the decided against it as part of the fun of bringing old mechanics back is seeing what new things we do with it. For example, this fall when we bring back [CENSORED] . I don’t think anyone would have expected [CENSORED] (really, if someone told you we’d have [CENSORED] without [CENSORED] , would you have believed them?)

What could that be? Well, 2 abilities have been suggested, and they are:

Never even realized it myself. But..

From MarcusTorrent:

I can’t believe this didn’t occur to me earlier.

Take a look at Eldrazi Monument . What are those floating cubes in the background? They look like Mana Vaults!

This makes sense from the perspective that the Eldrazi are ancient and by retconning them to have created at least one of Magic’s powerful mana artifacts seems plausible as we were told that mana in Zendikar is unstable/weird.

and..

From Metallix87:

From urzassedatives:

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On Saturday, December 5th, 61 Magic the Gathering state/provincial champions will be crowned across North America. In addition to having loads of fun, players will also be competing for booster packs, exclusive T8 Playmats, championship plaques… plus FREE entry into all Constructed Premier Events for a Year!

‘The 2009s’ State & Provincial Championship website (www.the2009s.com) will go live on Saturday, October 10th… so be sure to check back for more details!

‘The 2009s’ Magic the Gathering
State and Provincial Championships
Saturday, December 5th

Sponsored by your local Premier Tournament Organizers and SunMesa Events.

And there’s 1 more very nice announcement: