Return to Ravnica Spoiler Part 1: White

Welcome to yet another spoiler season where this time it's all about the latest set which is a throwback to a old favorite of mine way back in the day, we indeed are returning to Ravnica this year and this spoiler season is dedicated to that, so without further ado let's see what is in Return to Ravnica, in the color white.

#1) Angel of Serenity - #1 slot in the set and we have yet another mythic rare starting us off this time around, for 7 mana, it's 3 Oblivion Rings slipped under a 5/6 body that flies, but it not only hits stuff in the battlefield, but in the graveyard as well, interesting

#2) Armory Guard - 4 mana, 2/5's aren't all that good outside of limited, but sure it has the ability as long as you control a gate, it has vigilance, meaning it's gotta have some influence

#3) Arrest - Ok, first reprint of the set and well since we had it in Scars block, why not have it here, those who played it know what it does.

#4) Avenging Arrow - 3 mana instant speed spell that kills whatever dealt you damage this turn, great way to deal with those nasty attackers if you ask me.

#5) Azorius Arrester - 2 drop 2/1 that when it enters the battlefield, detain target creature opponent controls, it seems to me that this new mechanic called Detain is going to have some importance in this set.

#6) Azorius Justiciar - With any set usually, it's mostly limited fodder and this is exactly what this is a 4 drop that's a 2/2 and when it enters the battlefield, you get to "Detain" two creatures meaning they don't attack or block, plus their activated abilites cannot be triggered, a nice way to finish them off if i do say so myself, as Detain happens to be the Azorius mechanic for this set.

#7) Bazaar Krovod - 5 mana 2/5 which seems pretty good limited wise, i mean it grants another creature +0/+2 until end of turn and you get to untap the creature you targeted as well, not bad

#8) Concordia Pegasus - 2 drop 1/3 that flies, it has only that going for it, limited source material if you ask me.

#9) Ethereal Armor - Well, well well, a decent enchantment, it grants +1/+1 for each enchantment you control and it gives first strike, a decent common for sure.

#10) Eyes in the Skies - A 4 mana spell that is sorcery speed, common and has the selesyna mechanic of "Populate" which is really neat, but it not only gives you 1 creature token, but 2, for the price of 4 mana yes please.

#11) Fencing Ace - A 1/1 double striker for 2 mana is sick, considering it's a uncommon as well, which makes me think they are pushing white weenie.

#12) Keening Apparition - 2 mana 2/2 that you can sacrifice to destroy target enchantment, decent enchantment removal if you ask me.

#13) Knightly Valor - 5 mana aura that not only pumps a creature you enchant it with with a +2/+2 and vigilance bonus but it also churns out a 2/2 knight as well.

#14) Martial Law - In all honesty i was expecting this to be a bit better, but for 4 mana at the rare slot a enchantment of this caliber is certainly not useful in the slightest, maybe in limited it may see some play but that's about it, i mean detaining a creature every upkeep is nice in that particular format

#15) Palisade Giant - 6 mana for a 2/7 of interesting proportions that prevents all damage to a permanent or you and redirects it to itself instead, a rare at that for this set, a interesting rare for limited.

#16) Phantom General - 4 mana 2/3 that grants creature tokens +1/+1 while it is on the field, plus it is a uncommon making it viable for limited, not bad.

#17) Precinct Captain - Making a 1/1 every time you deal damage with this 2 white drop first striker that's a 2/2 is pretty sweet, signaling Soldiers are making a return to the format, which is awesome.

#18) Rest in Peace - 2 mana enchantment that targets all graveyards and exiles them when it enters the battlefield, plus it's second effect is to exile things that hit the graveyard instead, essentially shutting down graveyard decks, did i mention this is a rare at that.

#19) Rootborn Defenses - For a card like this to be printed with a brand new mechanic called "Populate" it's gotta have some unique flavor to it, well for this it makes all your creature indestrucible for a mere 3 mana plus it has Populate which puts a copy of a existing creature token onto the battlefield for you, so extra tokens anyone?

#20) Security Blockade - 3 mana uncommon that when it enters the battlefield you get to put a 2/2 white knight onto the battlefield with vigilance plus it it enchants a land at that to tap it to prevent the next 1 damage dealt to you.

#21) Selesyna Sentry - 3 mana drop 3/2 that costs 5 and green to regenerate as a common no less, it's name also implies what guild it is in.

#22) Seller of Songbirds - Another 3 mana drop for this set, when it enters the battlefield you get to drop a 1/1 white bird with flying as well as having a 1/2 for 3, not bad giving 2  power in limited early on.

#23) Soul Tithe - 2 mana for a enchantment aura that forces the owner of the card with this attached to pay X where X is the converted mana cost during the upkeep of it's controller, not bad for a 2 mana drop uncommon

#24) Sphere of Safety - 5 mana for a enchantment that protects you from being attacked, plus the opponents have to pay X where X is the number of enchantments you control at that, so lots of enchantments means lots of protection.

#25) Sunspire Griffin - 3 drop 2/3 with flying, anyone see the  resemblance here, Vampire Nighthawk without the abilites folks in white

#26) Swift Justice - 1 mana instant for this bad boy that grants +1/+0 and lifelink to a creature of your choice, not bad in limited.

#27) Trained Caracal - 1 white for this 1/1 with lifelink, seriously a 1 white drop with lifelink, who'd have thunk it.

#28) Trostani's Judgment - 6 drop instant that exiles a target creature, then allows you to populate, which is the Selesyna mechanic for this set, interesting for the final card of this color.

And that's it for white this time around, stay tuned tommorow for blue, big thanks to MTGSalvation for having the set fully spoiled as of today.