If an existing card appears in Duels it basically means nothing with regard to being printed in Origins. There's no reason to count any of them for speculation on reprints.
I am aware of that, its just a possibility of being in origns
There is an equal possibility of Armored Skaab being in Origens than there is Esperzoa and Bloodpyre Elemental. Cards in the game have absolutely 0 bearing on whether they will be reprinted. Some will, some won't. Some cards that are not in the game will be reprinted, some won't.
So the first new mechanic emerges. Seems pretty basic, but WotC seems to be in the position of wanting an instant sorcery mechanic for a set sort of a lot, so I expect this to return a lot ala cycling or flashback.
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I primarily play limited, so most of my spoiler season comments view cards through that lens.
Spell mastery seems like the kind of spell Wizards might make a "mistake" with and give us something quite good. Lets hope for a card on level with Treasure Cruise by using Spell Mastery instead of Delve. I could easily see something saying,
Spell mastery- if there are two or more instants or sorcerys in your graveyard, Spell Name costs X amount less to cast.
OR.
Spell mastery- if there are two or more instants or sorcerys in your graveyard, Draw (number) additional card(s).
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All your base are belong to us!
RIP Batman guy. I hope somebody picks up the slack now that you are gone. Sick children need their Batman.
Actually, probably the opposite. Duels uses older cards that aren't in Origins so it's not just a tiny cardpool. Any card in the screenshots iwth the Origins expansion symbol is probably in paper Origins, but any with that stylized 'D' probably isn't.
My melek build is so fast that this serves absolutely no purpose for me. Conditional Direct Damage to only a single player (at a 1 for 1 rate) is too big of a waste of such a valuable resource.
Spell Mastery is just screaming "Print me on some horribly broken blue card!!"
That being said, I'd love it if Spell Mastery lead to conditional card draw on a red card ( e.g. a Searing Spear that drew you a card if Spell Mastery requirements were met. )
Spell mastery seems like the kind of spell Wizards might make a "mistake" with and give us something quite good. Lets hope for a card on level with Treasure Cruise by using Spell Mastery instead of Delve. I could easily see something saying,
Spell mastery- if there are two or more instants or sorcerys in your graveyard, Spell Name costs X amount less to cast.
OR.
Spell mastery- if there are two or more instants or sorcerys in your graveyard, Draw (number) additional card(s).
If they make a good card with Spell Mastery, they'll just ban it anyway. It will be fun in standard, then be gone forever.
I want to get excited about this card but then I remember the zero play that clan defiance got. Well at least this one is an instant. As a player of Soulfire grand master I am intrigued.
I'm digging that spell mastery mechanic. It's actually perfect for a fantasy set I'd been designing where the idea was "a world just discovering magic". I knew I was on the right track with a threshold style mechanic but couldn't really figure out how to make it work! Loving this one a lot.
Thank goodness it is any two instant or sorcery spells. It would have been really sad for EDH players if it had to be multiple copies of the spell much like Pyromancer's Ascension or Muscle Burst being near useless in EDH. I love this mechanic!
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To the people that say that a card needs to be a higher rarity because of Limited... I hate you guys so much. I present to you with this.
I´m assuming cards and mechanics from the PC game wont be in the paper game of Magic Origins?
New cards and new mechanics will be on the paper Origins set - that's how it has been for all previous versions of the Duels game. Old cards may be or may be not in it.
I got halfway reading the reminder text and thought it was going to be a Kindle mechanic... and suddenly got disappointed... still a cool mechanic though.
<insert name here> 2U
Sorcery
Target player draws 2 cards.
Spell Mastery: If you have two or more instants and/or sorcery in your graveyard ~ is instant instead.
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http://ca.ign.com/videos/2015/06/15/magic-duels-origins-official-gameplay-trailer-e3-2015
for XRR
X damage to target creature
Spell mastery- if there are two or more instants or sorcerys in your graveyard, Ravaging blaze also deals X damage to that creatures controller
Imo this is a great burn spell
Modern Affinity
Soul Sisters
Izzet Delver of Secrets
Mono Green Stompy
Modern Red Burn
Gruul Dragons
Mono Black Aggro
EDH Decks:
Trostani, Selesnya's Voice
Omnath, Locus of Mana
Prossh, Skyraider of Kher
Tiny Leaders:
Vorel of the Hull Clade
they are not new though
Modern Affinity
Soul Sisters
Izzet Delver of Secrets
Mono Green Stompy
Modern Red Burn
Gruul Dragons
Mono Black Aggro
EDH Decks:
Trostani, Selesnya's Voice
Omnath, Locus of Mana
Prossh, Skyraider of Kher
Tiny Leaders:
Vorel of the Hull Clade
R Citizen Cane (Feldon of the Third Path)
There is an equal possibility of Armored Skaab being in Origens than there is Esperzoa and Bloodpyre Elemental. Cards in the game have absolutely 0 bearing on whether they will be reprinted. Some will, some won't. Some cards that are not in the game will be reprinted, some won't.
Edit: Obviously does not apply to new cards.
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Interested in Custom Card Creation.
My Cube:Cardinal Custom Cube
A custom version of a third modern masters: MM2019
(filter->rarity to see in set rarity).
Spell mastery- if there are two or more instants or sorcerys in your graveyard, Spell Name costs X amount less to cast.
OR.
Spell mastery- if there are two or more instants or sorcerys in your graveyard, Draw (number) additional card(s).
RIP Batman guy. I hope somebody picks up the slack now that you are gone. Sick children need their Batman.
1U, instant, draw a card, spell mastery makes the cost 0
something like that
I have a feeling something in this set is going to help storm in modern.
My melek build is so fast that this serves absolutely no purpose for me. Conditional Direct Damage to only a single player (at a 1 for 1 rate) is too big of a waste of such a valuable resource.
Spell Mastery is just screaming "Print me on some horribly broken blue card!!"
That being said, I'd love it if Spell Mastery lead to conditional card draw on a red card ( e.g. a Searing Spear that drew you a card if Spell Mastery requirements were met. )
UTeferi, Temporal ArchmageU's prison: blue is the new orange is the new black.
Mizzix Of The Izmagnus : wheels on fire... rolling down the road...
BSidisi, Undead VizierB: Bis zum Erbrechen
GTitiania, Protector Of ArgothG: Protecting Argoth, by blowing it up!
GYisan, The Wanderer BardG: Gradus Ad Elfball.
Duel EDH: Yisan & Titania.
In Progress: Grand Arbiter Augustin IV duel; Grenzo, Dungeon Warden Doomsday.
If they make a good card with Spell Mastery, they'll just ban it anyway. It will be fun in standard, then be gone forever.
UR Melek, Izzet ParagonUR, B Shirei, Shizo's CaretakerB, R Jaya Ballard, Task MageR,RW Tajic, Blade of the LegionRW, UB Lazav, Dimir MastermindUB, UB Circu, Dimir LobotomistUB, RWU Zedruu the GreatheartedRWU, GUBThe MimeoplasmGUB, UGExperiment Kraj UG, WDarien, King of KjeldorW, BMarrow-GnawerB, WBGKarador, Ghost ChieftainWBG, UTeferi, Temporal ArchmageU, GWUDerevi, Empyrial TacticianGWU, RDaretti, Scrap SavantR, UTalrand, Sky SummonerU, GEzuri, Renegade LeaderG, WUBRGReaper KingWUBRG, RGXenagos, God of RevelsRG, CKozilek, Butcher of TruthC, WUBRGGeneral TazriWUBRG, GTitania, Protector of ArgothG
What do you mean. Mechanics like Cipher look so cool and were incredibly well develo......oh.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SY8h2vp5Xis
New cards and new mechanics will be on the paper Origins set - that's how it has been for all previous versions of the Duels game. Old cards may be or may be not in it.
<insert name here> 2U
Sorcery
Target player draws 2 cards.
Spell Mastery: If you have two or more instants and/or sorcery in your graveyard ~ is instant instead.