And to your left, on our tour of Alaran proper nouns, sorted by "origin" shard. I put in almost every proper noun from the Planeswalker's Guide to Alara that I thought had some relevance, and did typical permutations for locations. Anything that returned a result is as listed and cross-referenced with the Intro Packs for ARB as annotated. Strangely enough, no vampires in this set...
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Gold reprints E-Z. Note I for the most part did not do fully hybrid cards but I did check every non legendary gold card, although I may not have orbed it if I knew it had a set specific mechanic. Here are words that come up from it.
killer= 1 (although instinct equals 0 so the particular card I was on isn't in there) Hmm is unscythe killer of kings? Ahh so that's where that's from.
lightning =3 (unfortunately lightning angel's casting cost is not present, also no helix)
meddling= 2 Mage=3 (highly probable)
putrid =2 warrior =5 WB=1 Seems fairly likely, I'm not going too in depth here though.
righteous=1 war= 2 Protection=1 so no righteous war
skeleton =1 (so not enough for skeleton ship)
soul=1 link=0
souls=1 faultless=0
wings=2 aesthir=0
hope=1 (wings of hope is not possible due to no +1/+3 in the orb)
wood= 1 sage=0
Elspeth "we must fight to protect order and justice!"
Tezzeret "No! he will break all my artifacts and stomp my head!"
Vol "powerful dragon must be brought to heel!"
Ajani "**** this Im outta *planeswalks to lorwyn* wow what hell is this place?"
Little lorwyn goblin "this be the place of bad art and Tribes!!!"
All other Alara planeswalkers "hey where did ajani go???"
Okay, this may seem farfetched or like wishful thinking, but I think I've stumbled onto a semi-confirmation of a card I'd really like to see.
Also, I think that my theory plus the other words puts the Meddling Mage theory to almost 100% certainty.
Destroy 7 (Terminate) 6 open
Nonland 16 (12 from Cascade, 1 from Thought Hemorrhage, 1 from Meddling Mage) 2 open
Permanent 11 (Jund Hackblade) 10 open
Other 5 (1 from Knight of New Alara) 4 open Permanents 1! Same 1!
Name: 5! (Though Hemorrhage*3, Meddling Mage) 1 open! 1bg 1! (not really a clincher, but it still matches the story)
Also, absolute confirmation on 12 separate Cascade incidences:
Cascade 12
Without 12
Random 15 (3 open random effects)
What really adds oomph to this rumor is the uncertain way the guy told it, with bad templating as if from memory: "its says, Destroy target non-land permanent and all of it copies."
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About any "subpar" mechanics or cards: Context is king.
If I make a templating or grammar error, let me know.
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It is almost confirmed that 5 instances of tapped go to the 5 Borderposts which come into play tapped. This could be another instance of destroy
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Slave of Bolas - :symu::symu::symb::symb:
Sorcery
Choose target creature an opponent controls in play or target creature card in any graveyard and put it into play under your control.
Slave of Bolas - :symu::symu::symb::symb:
Sorcery
Choose target creature an opponent controls in play or target creature card in any graveyard and put it into play under your control.
Noun = creature.
Verbs = spells
The art clearly shows a creature anyway.
Did anyone orb 'be'? I am getting nothing searching the thread.
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Order & library = max 4
So I’m looking for 10 cards with the word order:
-order & graveyard
-turn order
-Order of knights (5) & paladins (2)
anyone?
I'm pretty sure the Casacade reminder text lets you "put those cards on the bottom of your library in any order". This would account for 12 instances of order, and the other two are paired with two of the four remaining instances of Library, or possibly Paladin/Knights, or very unlikely Turn order (possible on one card for their obligatory multiplayer support). Order and the graveyard is right out, they've said repeatedly that they don't like that and aren't bringing it back (just look at Coldsnap).
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Asura - 2
Jhessian - 1 (Jhessian Zombies)
leotau - 1 (Grizzled Leotau)
Sigiled - 1 (Sigiled Behemoth)
Sigil - 4 (Sigil of the Nayan Gods + ???)
etherium - 1
Ethercaste - 1 (Ethercaste Knight)
Ethersworn - 2
Vectis - 1
kathari - 5
Unx - 1 (Lich Lord of Unx)
Vithian - 2
reaver - 3 (Lightning Reaver + ???)
Sangrite - 1
thrash - 3
Anima - 1 (Sages of the Anima)
plowbeast - 1 (Sanctum Plowbeast)
Qasali - 2 (Qasali Pridemage x2?)
Godtracker - 2 (Godtracker of Jund x2?)
Other stuff:
many - 4
minotaur - 3
demon - 4
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Coiling - 0
Oracle - 0
Snake - 2
mystic - 0
possible costs are UG or 1UG
Does not appear to be a reprint, possible does contain the word snake.
IN other news:
counter - 15 (wow!!!)
druid - 0
Comes - 32
into - 65
play - 91
leaves - 0
permanent - 11
game - 24 (strange)
discard - 18
target - 45
spell - 20
spellbound - 3 (it mentions itself twice)
dragon - 10 (3 accounted for)
islandcycling - 2
swampcylcing - 2
counters - 6
countered - 2
graveyard - 23 (how many refer to unearth?)
draw - 20
put - 54
bottom - 13
whenever - 34
into - 65
artists:
guay - 0
Sorry about the repeats, but the search function for the thread doesn't seem to be working.
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Collecting Islands need:
Unhinged & Unglued
Arena: Donato Giancola, Tony Szczudlo, Anson Maddocks, John Avon (ravnica)
European Land Program: Ben Thompsom, Eric Peterson, Ben Thompson
Fifth Edition J. W. Frost Islands foil
Location: Bangkok
killer= 1 (although instinct equals 0 so the particular card I was on isn't in there) Hmm is unscythe killer of kings? Ahh so that's where that's from.
lightning =3 (unfortunately lightning angel's casting cost is not present, also no helix)
meddling= 2 Mage=3 (highly probable)
putrid =2 warrior =5 WB=1 Seems fairly likely, I'm not going too in depth here though.
righteous=1 war= 2 Protection=1 so no righteous war
skeleton =1 (so not enough for skeleton ship)
soul=1 link=0
souls=1 faultless=0
wings=2 aesthir=0
hope=1 (wings of hope is not possible due to no +1/+3 in the orb)
wood= 1 sage=0
Spencer - 0 ...
why...
TEAM WICKED WIZARDS
1: 16
2: 24
3: 6
4: 5
5: 6
6 to 9: 0
10: 2!
11 and 12: 0
I haven't checked any higher numbers, and these were all put in as digits. So words haven't been checked yet.
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Strike: 4
return: 14
pay: 12
discard: 18
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+x/+0 - 2
-1/-1 - 1
1/1 - 13
Greg - 4
staples - 3
Yay 3!
Also, I think that my theory plus the other words puts the Meddling Mage theory to almost 100% certainty.
This post: http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?t=155698
mentions a 1BG sorcery with the supposed text "Destroy target non-land permanent and all other permanents with the same name as that permanent." Templating from the Echoing Cycle (Echoing Calm)
Here's my sleuthing results:
Destroy 7 (Terminate) 6 open
Nonland 16 (12 from Cascade, 1 from Thought Hemorrhage, 1 from Meddling Mage) 2 open
Permanent 11 (Jund Hackblade) 10 open
Other 5 (1 from Knight of New Alara) 4 open
Permanents 1!
Same 1!
Name: 5! (Though Hemorrhage*3, Meddling Mage) 1 open!
1bg 1! (not really a clincher, but it still matches the story)
Also, absolute confirmation on 12 separate Cascade incidences:
Cascade 12
Without 12
Random 15 (3 open random effects)
What really adds oomph to this rumor is the uncertain way the guy told it, with bad templating as if from memory: "its says, Destroy target non-land permanent and all of it copies."
What do you rumor-millers think?
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R Ashling, the Pilgrim Mono Red Wildfire Control
GBW Karador, Ghost Chieftain Abzan Dredge Rock
WBR Tariel, Reckoner of Souls Mardu Aggro-Reanimator Midrange
Spirit - 1
WUBRG- 1
maybe this is a 5 color spirit?
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5-1-2 (Alignment)
1-6-3 (wins/incomplete/lose)
Jund-8
Bant-4
Esper-4
Grixis-4
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5-1-2 (Alignment)
1-6-3 (wins/incomplete/lose)
Destroy- 7
Counter- 15
Instant- 13
Interesting...
thoctar = 4
Legacy: UMerfolkU
Yes! I second that. (I think we had bits of flavor, twice)
And good find as well.
Meddling=2
Mage=3
Wizard=13
As=25
Comes=32
Into=65
Play=91
Name=5 (Thought Hemorrhage takes up three)
Nonland=16
Card=75
Named=1
Can’t=11
Played=1
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+1/+1 - 32
+2/+2 - 3
+3/+3 - 2
-x/-x - 0
+X/+0 - 2
+X/+X - 0
10 - 2
20 - 1
Additional - 1
Ajani - 0
Angel - 4
Anima - 1
Archer - 1
Assassin - 1
Aura - 7
Avatar - 0
Basic - 5
Behemoth - 2
Berserker - 2
Bird - 6
Carmot - 0
Cascade - 12
Cat - 4
Chandra - 0
Choose - 5
Cleric - 0
Counter - 15
Countered - 2
Counters - 6
Crucius - 0
Deals - 19
Deathtouch
Demon - 4
Devour - 3
Double - 2
Dragon - 10
Dregscape - 0
Druid - 0
Elemental - 2
Elf - 6
Elspeth - 0
Ether - 0
Etherium - 1
Ethersworn - 2
Equipment - 6
Faerie - 0
Forest - 2
Forestcycling - 2
Forestwalk - 0
Garruk - 0
Giant - 2
Goblin - 2
Golem - 1
Hag - 0
Hegemon - 0
Hellkite - 0
Homunulus - 0
Horror - 2
Human - 11
Hydra - 0
Illusion - 1
Indestructible - 1
Island - 2
Islandcycling - 2
Islandwalk - 0
Jace - 0
Jhess - 0
Knight - 5
Kresh - 0
Legendary - 6
Leviathan - 1
Lich - 1
Lilliana - 0
Maelstrom - 2
Mana - 30
Many - 4
Marisi - 0
Matca - 0
Merfolk - 0
Minotaur - 3
Mountain - 2
Mountaincycling - 2
Nacatl - 0
Ooze - 0
Plains - 2
Plainscycling - 2
Protection - 1
Reach - 1
Regenerate - 1
Remove - 36
Return - 4
Rhino - 3
Rogue - 2
Sacrifice - 13
Sangrite - 1
Sarkhan - 0
Shaman - 5
Shapeshifter - 0
Shard - 0
Shroud - 3
Sigil - 4
Soldier - 8
Soul - 1
Sphinx - 5
Spirit - 1
Swamp - 2
Swampcycling - 2
Swampwalk - 0
Target - 45
Teammate - 0
Teammates - 0
Tezzeret - 0
Traitor - 0
Tribal - 0 (I can dream, can't I?)
Troll - 0
Unblockable - 1
Unx - 1
Upkeep - 6
Vampire - 0
Vedalken - 9
Viashino - 5
Warrior - 5
Wizard - 13
Zombie - 15
About any "subpar" mechanics or cards: Context is king.
If I make a templating or grammar error, let me know.
The franchise MtG most resembles is Battlestar Galactica. Why? Its players exist in, at most, a dozen different models at any given point in time, with perhaps up to 3% variation, 5% if you're lucky.
Tapped - 6
Assassin - 1
It is almost confirmed that 5 instances of tapped go to the 5 Borderposts which come into play tapped. This could be another instance of destroy
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R Ashling, the Pilgrim Mono Red Wildfire Control
GBW Karador, Ghost Chieftain Abzan Dredge Rock
WBR Tariel, Reckoner of Souls Mardu Aggro-Reanimator Midrange
Slave of Bolas - :symu::symu::symb::symb:
Sorcery
Choose target creature an opponent controls in play or target creature card in any graveyard and put it into play under your control.
Noun = creature.
Verbs = spells
The art clearly shows a creature anyway.
Did anyone orb 'be'? I am getting nothing searching the thread.
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Spirit: 1
Add: 5
Pool: 6
Search: 8
Counter: 15
Win: 2
Instead: 1
Rather: 5
Pay: 12
Additional: 1
Hand: 25
Less: 13
Wood: 1
Time: 1
Appologies for any repeats.
- 5 basiclandcyclers (2 instances) = 4x library
Bottom – 13 -12 cascade (1 instance) = 1x bottom
Top – 20 -12 cascade (1 instance) = 8x top
Order – 14
Order & library = max 4
So I’m looking for 10 cards with the word order:
-order & graveyard
-turn order
-Order of knights (5) & paladins (2)
anyone?
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StaffI'm pretty sure the Casacade reminder text lets you "put those cards on the bottom of your library in any order". This would account for 12 instances of order, and the other two are paired with two of the four remaining instances of Library, or possibly Paladin/Knights, or very unlikely Turn order (possible on one card for their obligatory multiplayer support). Order and the graveyard is right out, they've said repeatedly that they don't like that and aren't bringing it back (just look at Coldsnap).
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