I was hoping we would see HQ versions of the images spoiled at PAX. Oh well, guess we'll have to wait...
Buying 4 of these. I think the Elspeth arts are both equally impressive, but I prefer the original a little more because it has a very Grecian/Theros feel to it. The new one is beautiful too, but it doesn't feel enough like Theros as opposed to a White card in general.
I prefer Kiora's new art. While she specifically looks like she's lacking certain details, it feels more Grecian and aquatic to me, whereas the original looked like it belonged in Return to Kamigawa.
I thought Xenagos would have been in here, but Kiora is great replacement, plus I have been wanting some Kiora for a while now and this will be a great place to get a couple copies.
I am hoping for a reprint of Eternal Dragon with the Scourge art instead of that other one. That is my one and only wish for this product.
Does Elspeth always wear her hood? I would very much like to see her with her hair long and flowing behind her head. And does Kiora have any hair, or only those bony fin-like projections on her head?
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Does Elspeth always wear her hood? I would very much like to see her with her hair long and flowing behind her head. And does Kiora have any hair, or only those bony fin-like projections on her head?
Elspeth doesn't wear her hood on Ardent Plea, but no flowing hair, sorry.
Does Elspeth always wear her hood? I would very much like to see her with her hair long and flowing behind her head. And does Kiora have any hair, or only those bony fin-like projections on her head?
Elspeth doesn't wear her hood on Ardent Plea, but no flowing hair, sorry.
I love this Elspeth art because she's not twisting her spine to show off her ass.
When has Elspeth ever done that? Such a pose would definitely be in-character for Liliana, but Elspeth is very modest and does not use her sex appeal to influence others (from what I know of her).
Her spine is totally twisted, while her legs are awkwardly spread apart, and her spear is between her legs. Then there's the gratuitous armored side boob. Don't get me wrong here, I enjoy a lady in armor as much as the next person, but c'mon, that's ridiculous.
The new art is much better, though I admit her legs are posed oddly. I think. Need to see the full, textless art again.
Oh, yeah! That card art is so sexy! Armored side boob and all.
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Anyhow, the best I can come up with myself is a game in the top 8 of a PTQ back during Urza block in which we were starting game 3 with time already expired, so the tiebreaker rule was that whoever had more life after 3 turns would win. And I lost to... healing salve.
Oh man, look at the booty in that picture. I mean, it's under several layers of clothes and armor, but yeah, totally sexualized...somewhere under there...
Again, if you're going to be a smartass at least try to say something that makes sense. Nobody said she was sexualized. It was only pointed out that she is in a totally ridiculous position, which is totally true. Is it that hard to admit that you were wrong and just move on?
Well, unless the artist just derped, Elspeth is wearing her cloak. Since it is actually now in Ajani's possession now that she's dead, I think it's safe to assume A. This duel deck takes place before her death and is supported by major retcon. B. Perhaps in the Underworld Elspeth becomes a snapshot of herself and thus appears with the cloak regardless, and Kiora gets involved somehow. REALLY leaning towards A.
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Just look at Kiora's deck in DotP 2012 if you want to get a feel for what her Duel Deck will be like. Probably not going to be a lot of Simic crap in it, just ramp and sea monsters.
Eh, at this point I'm looking at these planeswalker duel decks as being as much "What if?" scenarios as they are representations of canon conflicts. Which is worse, having duel deck pairings that aren't strictly supported by canon, or Creative giving themselves a quota of making sure there's a proper Duel Deck conflict in every block storyline? I'd rather give the story room to do what is best for it and let these duel decks just be fun and interesting pairings from a gameplay perspective.
Just look at Kiora's deck in DotP 2012 if you want to get a feel for what her Duel Deck will be like. Probably not going to be a lot of Simic crap in it, just ramp and sea monsters.
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Oh man, look at the booty in that picture. I mean, it's under several layers of clothes and armor, but yeah, totally sexualized...somewhere under there...
Again, if you're going to be a smartass at least try to say something that makes sense. Nobody said she was sexualized. It was only pointed out that she is in a totally ridiculous position, which is totally true. Is it that hard to admit that you were wrong and just move on?
Actually it was said that she's showing off her ass, which implies that she's being sexualized. Which was so so absurd I just had to comment on it. It's a silly position, for sure, but it's supposed to be an action pose. The focus is clearly on her weapon, not her butt. Fantasy art is over-sexualized enough, we don't need to go finding issues that aren't there.
Just look at Kiora's deck in DotP 2012 if you want to get a feel for what her Duel Deck will be like. Probably not going to be a lot of Simic crap in it, just ramp and sea monsters.
Oh what, you would be disappointed with a Duels Deck that had Primeval Titan in it? Because I sure wouldn't. It's obviously not going to have the Eldrazi titans in it, but there will be plenty of sea monsters like Inkwell Leviathan and Isleback Spawn. They built Kiora's planeswalker card based on her deck from DotP 2012 (because it was one of the most popular ones), and it stands to reason that the first place that they'll look for inspiration for the Duel Deck is that same DotP deck. Not saying that it's going to be copied card for card, but expect a lot of ramp, probably something like Fog Bank or some other kind of early game aggro hoser, and then a lot of sea monsters and a lot of ways to cheap them into play.
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Buying 4 of these. I think the Elspeth arts are both equally impressive, but I prefer the original a little more because it has a very Grecian/Theros feel to it. The new one is beautiful too, but it doesn't feel enough like Theros as opposed to a White card in general.
I prefer Kiora's new art. While she specifically looks like she's lacking certain details, it feels more Grecian and aquatic to me, whereas the original looked like it belonged in Return to Kamigawa.
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Cards I still want to see created:
|| Olantin, Lost City || Pavios and Thanasis || Choryu ||
I am hoping for a reprint of Eternal Dragon with the Scourge art instead of that other one. That is my one and only wish for this product.
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Though this is more what I'm talking about.
Her spine is totally twisted, while her legs are awkwardly spread apart, and her spear is between her legs. Then there's the gratuitous armored side boob. Don't get me wrong here, I enjoy a lady in armor as much as the next person, but c'mon, that's ridiculous.
The new art is much better, though I admit her legs are posed oddly. I think. Need to see the full, textless art again.
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Agreed. Perhaps with some luck and prayer they'll include one or two and toss an alternate art shardless agent in the Kiora deck as well
They've already done far worse: Scars block. Just... all of Scars block, dude.
Kiora'a new art is awesome. Her old one feels very flat, especially her face. Could be the headdress.
I think Tyler nailed it on both arts.
Still, that boob armor is distracting. Ugh.
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I think that's also her mask when she died and went to limbo.
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Being reasonably armored just makes the stance stand out even more as ridiculous.
Again, if you're going to be a smartass at least try to say something that makes sense. Nobody said she was sexualized. It was only pointed out that she is in a totally ridiculous position, which is totally true. Is it that hard to admit that you were wrong and just move on?
Well isn't it clear that she is giving a fistbump to anyone using her
But anyways, why is this the duel deck. It makes no sense, story wise at least. I'm pretty sure these two have never fought.
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Cards I still want to see created:
|| Olantin, Lost City || Pavios and Thanasis || Choryu ||
This is my Kiora deck list from my blog, I expect some of the cards. Maybe not every reprint on the list but hopefully 1 or 2.
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Sink and Swim
11x island
1x Remote Isle
1x Mosswort Bridge
2x Simic Guildgate
9x Forest
Creatures
1x Tidal Warrior
1x Fyndhorn Elves
1x Nimbus Swimmer
2x Dream Thrush
1x Spiketail Hatchling
1x Gaea's Skyfolk
2x Kiora's Follower
1x Drakewing Krasis
1x Vodalian Serpent
1x Jungle Barrier
2x Pouncing Wurm
1x Ondu Giant
1x Sages of the Anima
1x Sealock Monster
1x Merfolk of the Depths
1x Shipbreaker Kraken
1x Simic Sky Swallower
1x Font of Fertility
1x High Tide
1x Ior Ruin Expedition
1x Spell Rupture
1x Simic Charm
1x Temporal Spring
1x Cultivate ’
1x Dissolve
2x Tidal Wave
1x Churning Eddy
1x Explosive Vegetation
1x Kiora, the Crashing Wave
1x Rite of Replication
1x Leafdrake Roost
1x Quicksilver Geyser
Decks used- GGarruk vs LilianaB, WElsepth vs TezzeretU, WGKnights vs DragonsR
WGRAjani vs BolasRUB, WUVenser vs KothR, RUIzzet vs GolgariGB.
WBSorin vs TibaltBR, WRHeros vs Monsters RG
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|| UW Jace, Vyn's Prodigy UW || UG Kenessos, Priest of Thassa (feat. Arixmethes) UG ||
Cards I still want to see created:
|| Olantin, Lost City || Pavios and Thanasis || Choryu ||
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Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012
14x Forest
11x Island
Creatures
4x Coiling Oracle
1x Elvish Piper
2x Giant Octopus
1x Isleback Spawn
1x Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
2x Kraken Hatchling
1x Lorthos, the Tidemaker
2x Ondu Giant
2x Simic Sky Swallower
1x Tidal Kraken
3x Aether Mutation
1x Compulsive Research
3x Cultivate
4x Explore
2x Explosive Vegetation
1x Polymorph
2x Tidings
1x Treasure Hunt
1x Yavimaya's Embrace
1v1 Unlocks
1 Primeval Titan
2 Skyshroud Claim
3 Living Destiny
2 Assault Zeppelid
1 Levitation
1 Mind Control
1 Inkwell Leviathan
1 Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
Archenemy Unlocks
2 New Frontiers
1 Edric, Spymaster of Trest
1 Rite of Replication
That's some pretty crappy feels right there :/
Decks used- GGarruk vs LilianaB, WElsepth vs TezzeretU, WGKnights vs DragonsR
WGRAjani vs BolasRUB, WUVenser vs KothR, RUIzzet vs GolgariGB.
WBSorin vs TibaltBR, WRHeros vs Monsters RG
Want to see other duel decks I made ? Check out my Blog ! Feel free to post advice or give topics for me to make duel decks out of. Check out the Theros Block Planeswalker Theme Duel Decks Elspeth, Xenagos, Ashok, Kiora, Ajani
Actually it was said that she's showing off her ass, which implies that she's being sexualized. Which was so so absurd I just had to comment on it. It's a silly position, for sure, but it's supposed to be an action pose. The focus is clearly on her weapon, not her butt. Fantasy art is over-sexualized enough, we don't need to go finding issues that aren't there.
Oh what, you would be disappointed with a Duels Deck that had Primeval Titan in it? Because I sure wouldn't. It's obviously not going to have the Eldrazi titans in it, but there will be plenty of sea monsters like Inkwell Leviathan and Isleback Spawn. They built Kiora's planeswalker card based on her deck from DotP 2012 (because it was one of the most popular ones), and it stands to reason that the first place that they'll look for inspiration for the Duel Deck is that same DotP deck. Not saying that it's going to be copied card for card, but expect a lot of ramp, probably something like Fog Bank or some other kind of early game aggro hoser, and then a lot of sea monsters and a lot of ways to cheap them into play.