Quote Originally Posted by Kazhar View Post
No way the scary phyrexian phase will last for Ajani. They hinted it was possible to revert it. They also know he's really popular with kids. He's even the mascot for their Extra Life charity events, killing him off like that would be real dark.
Also Jaya died the same set and they made it a big deal, if he was truly gone forever I'd expect them to milk it much harder.
Oh I don't think Teferi yeeting him into a window killed him in any way. That's just me being like "That guy fought the God Pharaoh Dragon three times and lived, and that guy fought Phyrexians before and even noped out of the whole war. How does their duel end? Yeet goes the cat."

My main issue is that even if Elspeth found a cure, they're playing Ajani up way too hard. Not even Tamiyo has this much attention. And while it seems possible to cure Compleation, they still haven't focused on it whatsoever. They need to find a way to revert it in two sets, and next set's mostly just going to be focused on Elesh Norn and Urabrask. And given how they've dealt with plotlines before, I'm not so positive about them respecting their characters.

...unless Elspeth just figures out the cure on a whim at the last second. Wouldn't put it past them xD

What I want: Elspeth to cure her old mentor, with all this clearly being played up for the friendship drama. After that Elspeth gets to take a deep breath.
What I'm expecting: Elspeth to find the cure doesn't work as well as she thought and she has to kill her old mentor for drama.
Either that, or Chandra going nutso because Ajani killed Jaya.

And I'm not one for drama like that in the hands of inconsistent writers that haven't done a good job with their stories for a long while now. Because it can go poorly. And it has. They have plenty of characters to explore and ruin on accident. What even is the point of Teyo Verada or Kasmina? Kiora literally has no purpose anymore. Lukka's just Red Garruk. Ajani's just there to tug at the heartstrings because Elspeth is important. And while I hope the cure is used on him, I also don't want to see them waste characters for drama and motivation.

Another issue that stems from this is that if she cures Ajani, they're going to have to deal with the fact that Ajani didn't fight the Compleation. It's stated specifically that he found a home that finally accepted him for what he was, and that he doesn't want people to fight, just be one big happy family. Even if he's cured, there's still going to be that side of him there.