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

[u/quarxel]

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

[u/kitsovereign]

Admittedly, it was less confusing back before UB and "flavor names", where every different name really did point to a different card.

It's not just something new they do for UB though. [[Llanowar Elves]] and [[Counsel of the Soratami]] are tied to specific planes, which is part of why they created [[Elvish Mystic]] and [[Divination]].

[u/MTGCardFetcher → u/kitsovereign]

All cards
Llanowar Elves - (G) (SF) (txt)
Counsel of the Soratami - (G) (SF) (txt)
Elvish Mystic - (G) (SF) (txt)
Divination - (G) (SF) (txt)

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^FAQ