Do you think that the nordic gods will ever get retrains?

With the next booster pack most likely being centered around Vrains, I’ve seen some speculation suggesting that the following might be focused on 5Ds. Nothing’s confirmed yet, of course, and this is a bit in the future. Still, it got me thinking about what we should expect on the cover pack. Of the many beloved archetypes of the time, Nordic is one of more underperforming, in my opinion.

We’ve gotten some decent support for them. Don’t get me wrong. However, these are mostly engine pieces that bring the deck maybe 2 or 3 years ahead of where they were before in terms of power level each time. We’re still summoning the awkward and clunky gods of old. Overly specific tuning materials, niche interaction, and bizarre resurrection requirements don’t make for a very favorable end board in 2025.

Even if we somehow get all 3 onto the battlefield at once, which I wonder if a fully-tuned Nordic deck can even do turn 1, we’re dealing with far better interaction these days. Negates, superior removal, turn-0 plays, hand traps, floodgates, and so much more. At a certain point, I think that the archetype should focus not only on getting to the end board more effectively but also on getting to a better end board. Hence, why I think that retrains make the most sense. In this supposed 5Ds set coming up, I hope to find that within.

Thoughts?