Dont like the art, i prefer arena league promos art instead
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What are the rules regarding handing out of these promos? Since other formats are now sanctioned for FNM do we get them for playing anything or standard only?
I believe it is up to the store itself as to what format to run and how they distribute FNM promos. They can hold formats such as modern as FNM events and hand these out at them. You will need to contact your LGS to see how they plan to handle promos that month but requesting something in advance tends to help.
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Our local store here allocates X amount per FNM. 1 goes to the winner of Standard 1 goes to the winner of Draft, then 2-3 go out to randomly-chosen Standard players. I like that system quite a bit.
The sad thing is that this will likely drive demand and pricing for the regular version UP in the mid to long term. Maybe even in the short term. Why? Now thousands of kids will have 1 Serum Visions. They'll start going for 2-4 and demand will shoot way up.
This is assuming Magic is still growing. Locally, it seems as if magic is on a bit of a decline since the heady days of RTR.
The sad thing is that this will likely drive demand and pricing for the regular version UP in the mid to long term. Maybe even in the short term. Why? Now thousands of kids will have 1 Serum Visions. They'll start going for 2-4 and demand will shoot way up.
This is assuming Magic is still growing. Locally, it seems as if magic is on a bit of a decline since the heady days of RTR.
Theros its the guilty, holy crap set and khans its only good by fetchs and tasigur/rhino
Anyway, my local game shop its full of people playing, but instead of new people we have the same people playing alot of formats standart, modern and pauper, so community its fine
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Community: "Serum visions is too much and requires a reprint for ease of building. We need more copies and at a cheaper price. Its a common, $10 is too much. Please WoTC, help!
WoTC: "Ok fine. Have it as an FMN promo, making it only more expensive."
More proof that Wizards is slowly and slowly becoming more and more like Konami.
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Why are they artificially making this such a chase card? Anyways onto more pressing matters.
The art is terrible. Not only that but now that the internet has brought it to my attention that it looks like <snip>, it makes it even worse. The art is B-rate as is and now it's B-rate Porno level. What the hell is it even supposed to resemble in the first place?
I'll be honest, was kind of hoping for Aven Mindcensor, but I guess this works too.
Although now that I can't scrub the dirty implications of this image out of my mind, I'll probably assemble a playset to keep for my collection.
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Well, serum is apparently flying at/past her, unless it's just floating there. I have no clue on the lore of serum so maybe it does just float there.
I think they were going for brainstorm art...and it totally missed for me anyways.
fter several hundred years of cataloging, Memnarch was driven insane by Karn’s absence. He developed a strange liquid, which was harvested from the blinkmoths called serum, and divulged the secrets of its creation with the vedalken. For that, the vedalken cherished him as a god. Still, Memnarch did not care. He wished to ascend into planeswalkerhood, like his creator, Karn. With the power of the serum in his hands, Memnarch was transformed from a compulsive onlooker into a raving lunatic. He created thousands of artifact creatures, which he released into the surface world to act as his minions and spies.
Still, Mirrodin changed. The mana core, which was long the source of Mirrodin’s energy, erupted four times, each time sending a new moon into orbit. It was in this fashion that the red, black, blue and white moons were created. Memnarch was unable to explain the strange phenomena and neither were his people. As the years progressed and new generations were raised, legends started to be built around Mirrodin’s satellites. Only Memnarch and a few others knew that the legends mere falsehoods.
Centuries soon passed and the races on Mirrodin started to evolve. The vedalken grew two extra arms and the serum transformed them into hardened monsters and cruel overlords. As did Memnarch. In the years, Memnarch had modified himself, growing two extra legs and six more eyes. Though the Mycosynth spores had marred his body with weak flesh, it had not affected the sharpness of his mind. Memnarch then started to consume serum at a tremendous rate, each consumption furthering his addiction for the liquid.
Wizards gotta protect the value of people hoarding serum visions. This kills my hopes for an actual reprint. And the art is beyond absurd. Why shouldn't they have printed it in Theros, just slightly re-flavor serum as some mystical extract or something.
The floating serum I can handle, but the Lawnmower Man 80's sci-fi cartoon helmet thing just does not fly at all.
That's a neurok's helmet, which makes sense for a card from Mirrodin.
It could be a blue mana producing planeswalker helmet powered by scry fuel and oiled with cantrip juice, it still looks silly. I'll take good-looking art over flavour correctness any day, and this is a grneral porpose card that does not require very plane-specific or otherwise specific art.
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Stay reasonable, be mindful of your expectations and don't feed the trolls.
It boggles the mind that so many cards are "too strong for standard" and yet not only were they all in standard once but lo and behold, Magic survived their stay in it.
I find those statements particularly jarring given that standard now has cards toopowerful for Modern.
I can't understand why any modern players are upset. I mean these are free cards. All you need to do is spend a few hundred bucks on standard cards, maybe a few dozen hours playtesting, and you next couple of Friday nights, and whoila. Free modern staples. I can't believe wizards is so supportive of the modern community.
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Besides the fact that MaRo has said repeatedly that it's too good for standard and that they don't like white having unconditional removal?
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This is assuming Magic is still growing. Locally, it seems as if magic is on a bit of a decline since the heady days of RTR.
Psh. Nothing good was in MM15. Serum visions was just adding to that turd sandwich.
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Theros its the guilty, holy crap set and khans its only good by fetchs and tasigur/rhino
Anyway, my local game shop its full of people playing, but instead of new people we have the same people playing alot of formats standart, modern and pauper, so community its fine
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Playing right now: Standard: Jeskai Control Modern; GoryosVengeance/UBFaeries/Affinity Legacy: BRx Reanimator Pauper: UR Drake (banned) Commander: Merieke Ri Berit Esper
WoTC: "Ok fine. Have it as an FMN promo, making it only more expensive."
More proof that Wizards is slowly and slowly becoming more and more like Konami.
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The art is terrible. Not only that but now that the internet has brought it to my attention that it looks like <snip>, it makes it even worse. The art is B-rate as is and now it's B-rate Porno level. What the hell is it even supposed to resemble in the first place?
I think they were going for brainstorm art...and it totally missed for me anyways.
Although now that I can't scrub the dirty implications of this image out of my mind, I'll probably assemble a playset to keep for my collection.
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fter several hundred years of cataloging, Memnarch was driven insane by Karn’s absence. He developed a strange liquid, which was harvested from the blinkmoths called serum, and divulged the secrets of its creation with the vedalken. For that, the vedalken cherished him as a god. Still, Memnarch did not care. He wished to ascend into planeswalkerhood, like his creator, Karn. With the power of the serum in his hands, Memnarch was transformed from a compulsive onlooker into a raving lunatic. He created thousands of artifact creatures, which he released into the surface world to act as his minions and spies.
Still, Mirrodin changed. The mana core, which was long the source of Mirrodin’s energy, erupted four times, each time sending a new moon into orbit. It was in this fashion that the red, black, blue and white moons were created. Memnarch was unable to explain the strange phenomena and neither were his people. As the years progressed and new generations were raised, legends started to be built around Mirrodin’s satellites. Only Memnarch and a few others knew that the legends mere falsehoods.
Centuries soon passed and the races on Mirrodin started to evolve. The vedalken grew two extra arms and the serum transformed them into hardened monsters and cruel overlords. As did Memnarch. In the years, Memnarch had modified himself, growing two extra legs and six more eyes. Though the Mycosynth spores had marred his body with weak flesh, it had not affected the sharpness of his mind. Memnarch then started to consume serum at a tremendous rate, each consumption furthering his addiction for the liquid.
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That's a neurok's helmet, which makes sense for a card from Mirrodin.
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http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/83100676837/did-you-even-considered-serum-visions-reprint-in
http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/118609919073/when-asked-why-wasnt-serum-visions-in-mm2-you
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And let this be a lesson to us all, Wizards idea of burn treatment is to pour salt on the wound and rub vigorously.
And on that note, with MM2 being JANC and the needed commons being used for FNM promos, what will be the third nasty move Wizards will make this year?
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This wouldn't surprise me when MM3 comes around. Snapcaster Mage doesn't see a reprint because it will be a Judge Foil.