I picked up the last copy of the precon at my LGS, fully ready to gut it
Creature-lands and all other utility lands lose their abilities to do anything but make mana and shock their controller on their upkeep if they dont sacrifice them
Put another way: Two years ago, Nekusar, the Mindrazer decks became all the rage and some cards saw significant gains
The three-yearly cycle had become so normal that the card game was built around it, releasing sets themed around the new monsters and mechanics added to each new gaming entry, so what would it do when that was taken away
If a permanent enters the battlefield with counters on it, the effect causing the permanent to be given counters may specify which player puts those counters on it
With Battle For Baldurs Gate comes Backgrounds, the spiritual successor to Partner and Friends Forever