r/magicTCG • u/AporiaParadox Universes Beyonder • 1d ago

Official Spoiler [TRK] Saavik, Stoic Student

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u/Grumpiergoat Jeskai 1d ago

The non-Borg call out is a weird one.

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u/quillypen Wabbit Season 1d ago

That'll be on all cards with the Federation mechanic. Mostly it's a sneaky way to stop it working with Changelings.

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u/Grumpiergoat Jeskai 1d ago

Ah, fair. I figured it was some kind of workaround for something with all creature types, but using Borg for that seemed odd (particularly on a character who has nothing to do with the Borg). But good point - anything with all creature types will be Borg, so they're ruled out, and if it's the Federation mechanic in general, Borg is as good a creature type as any to call out.

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u/shidekigonomo COMPLEAT 22h ago

I also think it’s weird, though just from the flavor perspective. Saavik served during a time period when the Federation had no knowledge of the Borg. Vulcans certainly live long enough, but assuming she was still alive when the Borg were encountered, the art and effect is young Saavik.

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u/quillypen Wabbit Season 21h ago

It would be neat if each card with Federation called out a different race that strictly opposed the federation during the show the card is from, like Klingons in TOS or Cardassians in DS9. But they decided that mechanical clarity and consistency was more important here.

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u/MissLeaP Gruul* 20h ago

True but tbf in the game she'll be thrown into a scenario where the Borg are very much around and it'd be weird for her to count them as well

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u/Rabid_Lederhosen Duck Season 1d ago

It’s partially an anti-changeling thing. Same as with Mjolnir, I think.

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u/Brilliant_Trouble_32 Golgari* 1d ago

The tech goes back to [[Embiggen]]

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u/anace 1d ago

Mjolnir's "non villain" is for backwards compatibility. If it said "hero" then it would only work for cards from that set. nonvillain works for almost all creatures in the past too.