Right, so we all expect that at least a few 'Walkers that are slogging it out in the streets of Ravnica are not going to make it out of this war alive. The question is, who do we think WotC is willing to kill off? We've got thirty-six contestants (and Tezzeret) to pick and choose from, so let's lay down our bets on the....let's say six Planeswalkers whose sparks get snuffed. That sounds like a decent number of deaths to be meaningful without giving the Brand Team a full-on aneurysm.
Freebie.) Dack Fayden - Did we see him get off-ed in the trailer? He doesn't have a card, so we're not counting him for this.
1.) Samut - To me, Samut is one of those characters who didn't resonate well with me. She seems nice and all, but there's like a million
'Walkers it feels like and she also seems to me like the kind of person to get mobbed down fighting a horde of her fellow zombie friends. Maybe she dies fighting that Eternal Manticore that she's in the flavor text for? Either way, I feel her story can end here without causing too much hassle.2.) Domri Rade - Culling some more
'Walker space. Domri is going to pick a fight he can't win with someone better than him, I just know it.3.) Kiora - I think the creative team is pretty well done with her. With Kiora gone, Nissa can shift over to
more permanently and Vivien Reid can slide into the slot on the Gatewatch roster.4.) Jaya Ballard - It pains me to write this, but I would not be shocked if she takes one for the team as an old woman to help inspire Chandra to be a better person. WotC doesn't need two pyromancer 'Walkers and Jaya has served her time.
5.) Ugin - I was going to put Ob in this slot because I wasn't sure what there was for him to do in the story going forward. Then I remembered that he maybe had something to do with the Chain Veil plot thread and that WotC has been reminding us recently that they have plans in the future for Garruk. That means they likely have plans in the future for Liliana as well so I think her burn-out in the trailer may be a red herring for drama. Anyway, There's a lot going on during WAR that Ugin needs to deal with. His old compatriots Sorin and Nahiri are tearing through Ravnica like it was an action movie set, Sarkhan is here, and of course, there's Bolas. I expect Ugin and Bolas to rumble, but Ugin to lose so that we can get to the climax of the story where Gideon puts the Blackblade to use.
6.) Bolas - As I said in another thread, Chekhov's Blackblade will taste Elder Dragon flesh before the end of this story one way or another. While I list Bolas in my dead list, I mean it more as "dead" for him. We will likely see a period of dormancy for the once all-powerful elder dragon.
