Tempest Remastered

Tempest Remastered is a 269-card set, containing 101 commons, 80 uncommons, 53 rares, 15 mythic rares, and 20 basic lands from the Tempest, Stronghold, and Exodus sets, what implies some amount of rarity shifts. In other words, it is set made from the Tempest block, which oryginally contained 616 cards in total, tuned for draft and limited play.

Tempest Remastered is being released on May 6, 2015, and will be available through May 27, 2015. This is a Magic Online-only set.

In my opinion, it is all about adding more Wastelands into circulation. Tempest block draft let you open just one pack of Tempest. With three uncommons in the pack, that meant a 2,72% chance of opening a Wasteland per draft. Assuming Wasteland is uncommon card again, the chance is raising to 11,25% thanks to smaller uncommon card pool and thanks to three booster packs where Wasteland may be opened. However, if it is a rare card the probability is equal 5,66%, what is still better result than it was in Tempest block.

Wizards couldn't just run TE TE TE flashback drafts, because it is not a solution to the problem of high price of Wasteland. Indeed, price of TE cards would drop, but in the very same time ST and EX spike. The clue is Tempest Remastered set, which will siginificantly lower price of Wasteland and keep other prices balanced.