The appearance of Ethereal Armor in Return to Ravnica wasn't really much of big deal, but you can see how Wizards designs for inter-block synergy. Given Theros would include more enchantments than usual thanks to the Bestow mechanic, I'll be they decided to place this card in a bordering block to make sure Theros limited did not get out of hand.
And luckily, things haven't gotten out of hand in Standard Pauper. While Armor is strong in a deck built around it (an to be an Aura deck, you pretty much have to) it can still be answered by any number of enchantment hate cards. And which color has the best access to these? White, of course!
Anyway, so far Ethereal Armor has been the starting point for the many Aura Decks in Standard Pauper. Three of the Top Eight decks at this week's MPDC featured it as their base. So they are doing better than before thanks to this powerful aura and we'll have to stay tuned to see if they get even better. Good luck & good games with that! Peace,
- C
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