A new Izzet Planeswalker from Dragon's Maze was spoiled today in Mark Rosewater's column. Let's meet Ral Zarek:

At first glance, Ral Zarek seems pretty insane. The easiest comparison is probably to Ajani Vengeant, due to the similarities between their -2 abilities. Ral does a reasonable job of protecting himself, and his -7 is certainly worth working towards. The real mystery will be how good his first ability is. It doesn't do nearly as good a job of protecting him as Ajani's ability, but it does a passable impression of Garruk Wildspeaker. The real question is whether or not that's enough in a format full of Thragtusks and Huntmaster of the Fells.

Ral isn't the only exciting news though. In tonight's round of previews we also see the new Izzet Champion, the new fuse mechanic, and even the return of split cards!

One thing's for sure, Dragon's Maze just got much more exciting!

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