From the looks of it, this deck is really nothing special. Ellusionist teased it as being the next best thing, as all companies do, but to me, it looks like a variant of the Rebels because of the circular design. Who know? Maybe Ellusionist might be giving away some sticker packs as well!
Also, how does the teaser picture (the one that looks like paradise) have anything to do with this deck. Did Ellustionist just think it looked nice a background.
Ellusionist did tease it - but it was the community that hyped it. Can't blame E - sort of.
So, since the Rebel deck had a circular pattern similar to Bicycle Rider Backs or Tally Ho Fan Backs, we should simply stop designing decks with such patterns?
Hmm... image of an Arabian paradise... title has the word "Sultan" in it... and you can't see a connection?
The way I see it is nothing is certain until the deck comes out.
My guess is the deck may have some arabian nights elements to it.
I am looking forward to see this deck and see if this is the next best thing from E!
If the deck is the deck in think it is, it has few such accents on the faces, if any. But then again, that was from a series of teaser photos that are now, what, four months old? Considering that there was a release planned for September and it got pushed deep into October, I'm thinking it's possible there were some serious design changes made, for better or worse. We'll see next week.