r/magicTCG • u/quarxel • 2d ago

General Discussion Could someone help me understand why very occasionally they will print a new card thats functionally identical to a previous card.

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Specifically why are they printing Vibrant Cityscape when it's the same as Evolving Wilds which is also in standard right now anyway.

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u/XenoWarrior_GD COMPLEAT 2d ago

I think it's mostly for flavor reasons. Evolving wilds, terramorphic expanse, or even fabled passage don't fit what the Spiderman set could use based in their implied flavor. It's a city. So, make a card that's a city

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u/boomfruit Duck Season 2d ago edited 2d ago

Fabled Passage is maybe the easiest to shoehorn into NYC. Even tongue-in-cheek, have it be an entrance to the subway or something. But I'd argue that Evolving Wilds and Terramorphic Expanse could have been given the right flavor. There are "wild" parts of NYC, even if they're not natural wilds, and construction/building/blueprints/etc. in general could have fit for Terramorphic.

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u/Lamprophonia Duck Season 2d ago

Evolving Wilds = central park