This thread is to be used as a reference tool before posting anything concerning Fate Reforged in the Rumor Mill, and also to keep track of the progression of information on the set thus far. The first post will be kept updated until it’s time for the partial spoiler to take over.
Release
Set Name:Fate Reforged Block: Set 2 of 3 in the Khans of Tarkir block Three-Letter Abbreviation: FRF Number of Cards: 185 Rarity Distribution: 10 basic lands, 70 common, 60 uncommon, 35 rare, and 10 mythic rare Release Date: January 23, 2015 Prerelease Events: January 17-18, 2015 Magic Online Release: January 30-February 2, 2015 Pro Tour Fate Reforged, Wahington D.C.: February 6-8, 2015 Game Day: February 14-15, 2015 Start Previews on Daily MTG: Dec 29th, 2014 (probably)
Prerelease Promos: TBA Launch Promo: TBA Buy a Box Promo: TBA Game Day: full-art TBA Game Day (Top 8): full-art foil TBA
Characteristics
A small set (185 cards), slightly larger than Born of the Gods (165 cards), Dark Ascension (158 cards) and Dragon’s Maze (156 cards)
Bottom up designed to be drafted with both large sets of the block, while the large sets are never drafted together.
Fate Reforged draft is one pack of Fate Reforged and then two packs of Khans of Tarkir.
In booster packs, the basic land slot may contain nonbasic lands.
Korean, Portuguese, Chinese (Traditional), and Russian boosters will also contain basic lands in this slot at a high frequency alongside nonbasic lands, as Fate Reforged basic lands will not otherwise be printed in those languages
There are reprints of the ten common Khans of Tarkir duL Lnsa. They will have new artwork and the Fate Reforged expansion symbol.
Boosters may also include Khans of Tarkir fetch lands, which will have the Khans of Tarkir expansion symbol.
Sarkhan Vol travels 1000 years back in time, to change the moment that sealed Tarkir's fate: the battle between Nicol Bolas and Ugin
The demise of Ugin and all dragons of Tarkir are undone.
The clans still exist back in the time; they are not fighting each other but are constantly fending off the legion hordes of dragons that are terrorizing their world.
Because the clans of Fate Reforged are less defined, the set does not contain three-color gold cards.
The color identity of the cards is instead marked by the use of hybrid ability activation costs
Fate Reforged will be followed up by Dragons of Tarkir
Mechanics
Morph
Morph will be further explored.
Hybrid
Hybrid mana makes a return (for example a Temur card with green mana cost, and blue/red hybrid ability cost). This allows for these cards to be played in two-color decks (in this example either green/blue or green/red).
Teasers
None
Prerelease
Players choose their clan.
While they complete three achievements, players follow in Sarkhan's footsteps to attempt to alter fate; they get to "Heal Ugin" and "Gain a glimpse of the future".
They're prizes
The latter comes in the form of a special "Ugin's Fate" booster pack, given away as a prize for completing the prerelease activity
The "Ugin's Fate" booster contains two alternate art cards that show how the world has changed in the new timeline, a token and a basic land card.
There's a pool of 40 alternate art cards with a holo foil stamp (mainly from Khans of Tarkir, a few from Fate Reforged, one mythic), the main change in the art being that there are dragons now.
In addition, the basic lands also have alternate art, showing off Tarkir of the past.
that must be sarkhan in crux of fate art, really neat!
those spikes on yasova clothing and its weapon are funny looking. Made of actual dragon claws, I guess?
With how the Briber's Purse hand changed from naga giving it to a human to a human giving it to a dragon, it makes me wonder....will future Tarkir never have the Sultai make the deals with the rakshasa to become nagas?
The fact that the clans are fighting the dragons during FRF's era makes me think that the FRF Khans' abilities are all designed to deal with Dragons in some way. Yasova deals by stealing the dragon, though she may need to pump up first. What abilites might the other Khans have that capture the flavor of "Khans versus dragons"?
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Every time I read a comment about "Well if this card had card draw/trample/haste/indestructible/hexproof/life gain...", I think "You're missing the point." They're armchair developer comments that fail to take into account the card's role in the greater Limited and Standard environment. No, it may not be as good as whatever card you're comparing it to. There's a reason for that. Not every burn spell is Lightning Bolt, nor does it need to be or should be.
PSA to everyone who keeps forgetting about the Reserved List:
You're on a website dedicated to talking about MtG. You're only a few keystrokes away from finding out what cards are on the Reserved List. You're also only a few keystrokes away from finding out why some cards on the Reserved List got foil printings in FtV, as Judge promos, or whatnot, as well as why that won't happen again. Stop doing this.
Ugin looks far less slinky in the Crux of Fate art than he does elsewhere. You can actually see his hind legs and his body appears to be almost normal length instead of long and serpentine.
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
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Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
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Fate Reforged draft is one pack of Fate Reforged and than two packs of Khans of Tarkir.
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Fate Reforged draft is one pack of Fate Reforged and then two packs of Khans of Tarkir.
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"Talkin outta turn....That's a paddlin'. Starin' at my sandals....That's a paddlin'. Paddlin' the school canoe....You better believe that's a paddlin'!" --Jasper
Huh. I had never seen the Fate Reforged advertisement at that size before.
Just noticed Ugin's wings are feathered.
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COMMANDER DECKS
Gishath, Sun's Avatar
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
Surrak Presents: Snow-where to Run (A Temur Production)
Zurgo - Mardu Warrior Tribal
Gisa and Geralf
Jhoira's Artifacts
So, instead of "just'" 40 foils with date stamps on them, we now get 40 alt-art cards. As a collector, I'm not too happy about this, though at least some of them seem to be commons...
I will never unstand why "collectors" actual dislike more cards with special art to collect.
They are rare, thats the point of a collection, "collecting" stuff, if its too easy theres no point in collecting.
That said, i badly want nice alternate artworks for cards that simply have not so fitting art right now.
Anyone knows if this Ugin Boosters actual have "foils" ?
Here's an image with more of Ugin in it (full version of the first pic). Although IMO the super long body makes him look like a wiener dog.... And I cant seem to figure out exactly how his legs are shaped...
Yay
I wont read the full spoilers though. I like looking at completely new and unknown cards when i first open them.
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First come the goblins. Hordes of them. But soon the ramp produced by xenagos attracts monstrous token-producing hydras. Towering over the battlefield, these 12-headed killing machines are protected 2 archetypes of endurance as they crash any resistence left
Anyone knows if this Ugin Boosters actual have "foils" ?
I'm also very curious about this.
Given the "exclusive" nature of it, I wouldn't be surprised if like 1/1000 boosters is all foil.
They know just as much as I do how desirable a foil, alt-dragon-art Polluted Delta would be,
and there will probably be a chance.
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
The Mimeoplasm WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
Here's an image with more of Ugin in it (full version of the first pic). Although IMO the super long body makes him look like a wiener dog.... And I cant seem to figure out exactly how his legs are shaped...
Thx, I have replaced the one in the first post with yours.
The problem with defining this format by what is "fun" is that everyone seems to define fun as what they don't lose to. If you keep losing to easily answered cards, that means you should improve your deck. If you don't want to improve your deck, then you should come to peace with the idea that you are going to lose because you chose to not interact with better strategies.
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Release
Set Name: Fate Reforged
Block: Set 2 of 3 in the Khans of Tarkir block
Three-Letter Abbreviation: FRF
Number of Cards: 185
Rarity Distribution: 10 basic lands, 70 common, 60 uncommon, 35 rare, and 10 mythic rare
Release Date: January 23, 2015
Prerelease Events: January 17-18, 2015
Magic Online Release: January 30-February 2, 2015
Pro Tour Fate Reforged, Wahington D.C.: February 6-8, 2015
Game Day: February 14-15, 2015
Start Previews on Daily MTG: Dec 29th, 2014 (probably)
Prerelease Promos: TBA
Launch Promo: TBA
Buy a Box Promo: TBA
Game Day: full-art TBA
Game Day (Top 8): full-art foil TBA
Characteristics
Mechanics
Morph
Morph will be further explored.
Hybrid
Hybrid mana makes a return (for example a Temur card with green mana cost, and blue/red hybrid ability cost). This allows for these cards to be played in two-color decks (in this example either green/blue or green/red).
Teasers
Known cards
partial spoiler
Design and Development
Initial Concept and Game Design:
Final Game Design and Development :
Ugin
Sarkhan and the shadow of Ugin
The battle between Bolas and Ugin
Sarkhan witnessing the battle
Yasova Dragonclaw
Alternate art cards from the ''Ugin's Fate'' booster.
those spikes on yasova clothing and its weapon are funny looking. Made of actual dragon claws, I guess?
Every time I read a comment about "Well if this card had card draw/trample/haste/indestructible/hexproof/life gain...", I think "You're missing the point." They're armchair developer comments that fail to take into account the card's role in the greater Limited and Standard environment. No, it may not be as good as whatever card you're comparing it to. There's a reason for that. Not every burn spell is Lightning Bolt, nor does it need to be or should be.
Never heard of Wahington D.D. Where is it located.
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Too bad it might have a super valuable alt-art Fetchland in there...
Reprint Stasis!
Control needs more love.
EDH:
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
The Mimeoplasm
WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW
WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
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Fate Reforged draft is one pack of Fate Reforged and then two packs of Khans of Tarkir.
Just noticed Ugin's wings are feathered.
COMMANDER DECKS
Gishath, Sun's Avatar
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
Surrak Presents: Snow-where to Run (A Temur Production)
Zurgo - Mardu Warrior Tribal
Gisa and Geralf
Jhoira's Artifacts
You're welcome
The words you're looking for are "Thank you" not your welcome.
I will never unstand why "collectors" actual dislike more cards with special art to collect.
They are rare, thats the point of a collection, "collecting" stuff, if its too easy theres no point in collecting.
That said, i badly want nice alternate artworks for cards that simply have not so fitting art right now.
Anyone knows if this Ugin Boosters actual have "foils" ?
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EDH is a CASUAL format. Get with the program, or GTFO.
I wont read the full spoilers though. I like looking at completely new and unknown cards when i first open them.
The alternate art are supposed to show us the tarkir plane populated by dragons, as opposed to rid of them, like it is "now" in KTK.
I dont think sarkhan will change along with the timeline, and sorin isnt even from this plane.
I'm also very curious about this.
Given the "exclusive" nature of it, I wouldn't be surprised if like 1/1000 boosters is all foil.
They know just as much as I do how desirable a foil, alt-dragon-art Polluted Delta would be,
and there will probably be a chance.
(or maybe they'll save those for Judge Foils?)
Reprint Stasis!
Control needs more love.
EDH:
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
The Mimeoplasm
WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW
WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
Man, you sure showed him.
Thx, I have replaced the one in the first post with yours.
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