MTG Salvation

Is it just me, or does anyone else look at Anax and Cymede and read "Anthrax and Cyanide"?



It's probably just me. I'm strange like that.

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Orcish Lumberjack is bound to come with the MTGO art.
Dunno about the Regrowth - it comes from the era of not owning artwork and paying royalties, but then again it is also a judge promo with the original artwork.

I'm guessing Regrowth will also be the MTGO art-
This product will be putting a lot more of them out there than the Judge Promo did,
and Judge Promos could possibly be exempt from royalty clauses, as they aren't technically sold by Wizards.

Pegasus will prob have the outright greatest impact after its release because its so easy to abuse.

I guess BW humans will still have a chance to be a thing. lol

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Pegasus will prob have the outright greatest impact after its release because its so easy to abuse.

I guess BW humans will still have a chance to be a thing. lol

Yeah, even if Theros doesn't bring a single White Weenie level human we have Banisher, Boros Elite, Syndic of Thites, Precinct Captain. I don't think Aristocrat will be as good without the tokens.

I wasn't sure if they confirmed if any of the Duel Deck cards are not going to be in Theros, but Winds of Rath makes a lot of sense for the set considering the theme.

Can anyone tell me what cards are from Theroes (Not Duel Deck Only)

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Can anyone tell me what cards are from Theroes (Not Duel Deck Only)

Out of the ten in the top post, Miraculous Recovery, Fires of Yavimaya, Griffin Guide and Beast Within are reprints.
The other six are brand-new, and so will be in Theros.

(And may I take this opportunity to say how awesome it is to see Miraculous Recovery reprinted... I run it in my cube, and that thing is a beast)

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Out of the ten in the top post, Miraculous Recovery, Fires of Yavimaya, Griffin Guide and Beast Within are reprints.
The other six are brand-new, and so will be in Theros.

(And may I take this opportunity to say how awesome it is to see Miraculous Recovery reprinted... I run it in my cube, and that thing is a beast)

Thanks for the info. I was a bit unsure if the cards in DD would only be in DD

Anax and Cymede looks very well-fit for commander. Something Sunforger-y, maybe. Overall, there are some cool cards in this.

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Ordeal of Purphoros looks like part of a cycle of ordeals to me. Something to capture flavor, like the quests from Zendikar. We'll get like the Ordeal of Somehero, and Ordeal of Someoneelse, ect...

From MaRo's blog:

Also, as you will see, Theros has a huge theme of building up over time as your heroes go along their hero’s path. We needed to make sure the monsters paralleled that path so your mighty heroes had horrific moneters to battle.

I can definitely see this being a cycle. White - gain 3 life. Blue - top 3 cards into graveyard etc.

Anax and Cymede are what Tibor and Lumia should have been. Sunforger would be an ideal way to make sure you always have something to bounce off of them, and casting Rally the Righteous on them would be most righteous indeed.

Ordeal of Purphoros would be a fun and interesting toy for Simic Guildmage, or more fodder for Auratog along with Reality Acid. It reminds me of Galvanic Arc, except more powerful and harder to use.

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Is it just me, or does anyone else look at Anax and Cymede and read "Anthrax and Cyanide"?

Now that you've pointed it out, I'm having trouble reading it correctly.

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Anax and Cymede are what Tibor and Lumia should have been.

And that is?

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And that is?

Good.

The Ordeal card screams "Five color cycle" to me.

The ordeal card says "when you sacrifice", so it wouldn't necessary have to be after you are forced to sacrifice it due to the first ability.

So you could sack it to an Auratog or other beneficial effect.

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I wasn't sure if they confirmed if any of the Duel Deck cards are not going to be in Theros, but Winds of Rath makes a lot of sense for the set considering the theme.

Except Rath is an entirely different plane and imho the name doesn't sound greek anough to also be a location or person on Theros.

is it only me that feel this product is a fail?

These duel decks just seem quite bland :/

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is it only me that feel this product is a fail?

inb4 generic "if you think so then this product isn't for you" reply.

Polukranos, a strong sideboard card and decent reprints. I'm not blown away by any individual cards but in terms of flavor and gameplay (I'm guessing) it's a winner. I was surprised by the new multicolor (or effectively multicolor) cards in Theros but I'm fine with that as long as there isn't too much. Satyrs look to be pretty cool and my excitement for Theros is building. Maybe I'm underestimating the hydra, idk, we'll see.

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is it only me that feel this product is a fail?

Im with you although I don't think the product is a fail it is certainly one of the weaker duel decks in terms of game play.

The monsters deck is just filled with a ton of boring vanilla beaters while the heros deck isn't much better I consider armory guard to be vanilla cause he is that boring.

Also the World eater's ability is horribly costed and wont scratch any of the heros that have power ups on .

Kamahl, Pit Fighter feels so out of place and we all know there are better rare heros out there. In fact (goes away quickly) Basandra, Battle Seraph , Commander Eesha, Crovax, Ascendant Hero, Darien, King of Kjeldor, Kumano, Master Yamabushi, Odric, Master Tactician. There we see others to chose from.

The decks are litted with m14,m13 vanilla creatures that serve no purpose and a used as gap fillers cause the designer couldn't be bothered to spend a few more hours trying out different cards and seeing how they work. I can see what they going for with the whole mana ramp creatures for the monster deck to help pocahontus pull off his ability but atleast go full ball with it.

There decent reprints but I do feel a things were missed we it comes to the smaller creatures Ghor-Clan Savage for example compared to say Deadshot Minotaur or Zhur-Taa Swine

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is it only me that feel this product is a fail?

I'm definitely giving this one a pass. Also getting pretty tired of wizards constantly making mechanics that just add counters to creatures...

I like the previews so far. Nothing mindblowing, but that was expected. Can't wait to see what they do with the inevitable rare and mythic enchantments in Theros.

more signs of bitterblossom being unbanned!

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more signs of bitterblossom being unbanned!

What. Why?