Going to go with baseless speculation and say maybe these are going to replace the Conference foils and be conferance only. Would be kind of bad for L1s since Judge Conferences was really the only way for L1s to get GP foils. I kind of dieing to find out how these will be given out.
Can someone post images, the link in OP doesn't work for me...
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All credit due I like Terese's art esp her previous zendikar fulls. But the colors seem muted on this post, hopefully they're a bit more vibrant IRL. Personally would have preferred a good full art John Avon (those unhinged full art...) or a new full-art style for Judge, but these will be really nice. Now getting 20 of them for a deck... good luck.
She did not work on Zendikar lands in fact the only full cycle of basic lands she ever worked on were the guru lands.
Oh that's right! I keep thinking she did the Véronique Meignaud lands especially that tornado island. But it wasn't. Guru is actually right in line with these - although with new borders and the zendikar frame, I still hope they are more vibrant IRL.
Wow, i love them, please let them be in conspiracy (they must be, as that is the last pre-m15-frame Set right?)
If that was the case they'd probably have the conspiracy set symbol, but these look like the promo symbol, like judge. =( We'll have to wait and see - she probably wasn't supposed to spoil these yet!
These lands have serious art problems because Terese painted them as a panorama. The Island has some Plains bleeding in on its left. The Island and Mountain have the Swamp tree bleeding into them, killing their perspective. The Forest has some of the background Mountain in it. Only the Plains is unaffected, but it's rather boring anyway.
Once you know these problems are there, you'll never be able to unsee them. They'll stick out like a sore thumb every time. Maybe I'll get the Forest, but beyond that, forget it.
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Seems every MTG judge is going to be getting at least one set of these lands... What does that mean for the value of these? Would very much like to get a set, but if price is low enough, I wouldn't mind getting a number of sets!
Just received mine; they're even more pretty in person.
The accompanying letter contained some odd wording: "...and, as a token of our appreciation and as a means to resolve a current dispute, enclosed please find..."--What current dispute? Is there some kind of lawsuit or disagreemnt these are part of the settlement for?
No; had to be certified as at least level one by July 7 for this mailing. Generally, by the time we hear about a mailing of judge foils, it's too late to certify for that mailing. However, if you certified, you'd be set for the next mailing....whenever that might be.
Having received 504 emails in 42 hours I thought some general answers for those with concerns:
1) The mailing list was finalized already, so why we thank you for updating your address today, if you moved then contact your postal service or wait for the mailing to return to WotC. We will not be mailing out replacements to any judges if we had an old address on file. That judges letter is in the mail. The options to receive ones already sent to you are only; a) person at delivery address sends them to you, b) a forward by the postal service or b) it returns to WotC.
2) If we did not have an address, and thus did not mail your letter, then you should update your address ASAP. Wizards will make a data pull for the list of judges that were not mailed because of insufficient contact information, and do that mailing in September. (see how to update at: http://wizards.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/980/kw/update dci address/session/L3RpbWUvMTQwNjkxNDI0Mi9zaWQvSmhDTmZNLWw= )
3) While the mailing has started, it has not completed being mailed globally. It is expected to complete August 15th with 80% of judges receiving theirs by August 23rd. Please have some patience until at least the 23rd. 5000 potential query to verify your address is beyond my capability of customer service.
Now for some FAQ
Q: I became a certified judge after July 7th 2014, am I eligible?
A: No.
Q: I was a certified judge, but I expired in 2007, am I eligible?
A: No.
Q: I was recently a judge, but I expired in 2013, am I eligible?
A: Yes, you were included.
Q: Some miss-entry occurred in my certification that wasn’t corrected until after July 7th, am I eligible
A: YES! Have the judge who certified you send Andy an email, copying you, explaining the error and its correction.
Q: I’ve judged at my store’s FNM, but I never certified, I am a Rules Advisor and I really love Terese’s art, am I eligible?
A: No
I wanted to check and make sure I have this information correct; I was certified as a level one judge as of June 25th, 2014. I just realized that I did not have my address in my contact information, but have since added it in. So, I should qualify for these promo cards, and I should expect to receive them sometime in September, correct? Or are there any other steps I need to take?
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Oh that's right! I keep thinking she did the Véronique Meignaud lands especially that tornado island. But it wasn't. Guru is actually right in line with these - although with new borders and the zendikar frame, I still hope they are more vibrant IRL.
If that was the case they'd probably have the conspiracy set symbol, but these look like the promo symbol, like judge. =( We'll have to wait and see - she probably wasn't supposed to spoil these yet!
They are judge promos. You can see the set number at the bottom says "judge"
Once you know these problems are there, you'll never be able to unsee them. They'll stick out like a sore thumb every time. Maybe I'll get the Forest, but beyond that, forget it.
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That's not terrible. It's a shame that the panoramic bleeding described before was so obvious. I'll stick to my Unglued basics for now.
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The accompanying letter contained some odd wording: "...and, as a token of our appreciation and as a means to resolve a current dispute, enclosed please find..."--What current dispute? Is there some kind of lawsuit or disagreemnt these are part of the settlement for?
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