Gifts Ungiven

There's a reasonable amount of chatter in the usual places about this card being in a set with no Eldrazi spells:

I personally think this is a cool move. This excites me nearly as much as it would have back when I was a young, new player to the game. I like these "preview" elements in Magic sets.

Also, as Ben Bleiweiss points out, this land is already a tutor for Sundering Titans and Platinum Angels in Tron decks. Neat, right?

However, what's cool in totally flavor-based terms is how the Eye plugs into this card:

Colorless spell? Check.

And the flavor text:

Only those gifted with the eye of Ugin, the spirit dragon, can see his fiery breath.

Full credit for noticing this goes to my friend Shane, who is, I think, continuously scanning each new set for connections to the Future-shifted cards from Future Sight.

I'm very much looking forward to reading more about the intent behind "colorless" as a flavor element. It certainly feels like it plugs well into the eldritch monstrosity feel that the Rise of the Eldrazi suggested.