Are we sure that this is from War of the Spark and not Dominaria? I mean, the most important thing here is this is from WAR is not that Gideon is wielding the Blackblade but that Liliana is fighting alongside him. This would imply either that Gideon turns on the Gatewatch or that Liliana turns on Bolas.
Are we sure that this is from War of the Spark and not Dominaria? I mean, the most important thing here is this is from WAR is not that Gideon is wielding the Blackblade but that Liliana is fighting alongside him. This would imply either that Gideon turns on the Gatewatch or that Liliana turns on Bolas.
It was in the product page of war of the spark. U can see it in the thread about the name of the third set
After seeing the War of the Spark trailer, I've had this giant desire for the only non-extinguished candle to represent Liliana, with the top one obviously representing Bolas. I would LOVE to see Liliana successfully deceive and betray Bolas as kind of a "hat trick +1" just after she destroyed her Demons.
I know this art is purely set advertising, and may well be a conflation of two separate pieces of art, but the way it seems to depicts a swirl of white magic from Liliana's hands looping round behind to Gideon's hand (or maybe from Gideon to Lili?) is what most makes me believe Planeswalker pairings might be a thing in this set. There's also something delicious for a WB card to have the W walker wielding the Blackblade while the B walker wields W magic.
I know this art is purely set advertising, and may well be a conflation of two separate pieces of art, but the way it seems to depicts a swirl of white magic from Liliana's hands looping round behind to Gideon's hand (or maybe from Gideon to Lili?) is what most makes me believe Planeswalker pairings might be a thing in this set. There's also something delicious for a WB card to have the W walker wielding the Blackblade while the B walker wields W magic.
This theory actually works quite well the color-pairs of some Bolas aligned Planeswalkers: Gideon and Liliana team up on Kaya; Jace and Chandra take on Ral etc. Obviously Dovin isn't an enemy color combination, but something could potentially be worked out...especially with that new Planeswalker who was revealed.
I’m also quite intrigued that he is wearing both Blue and Green garments. Could this be a Bant-colored Gideon? It WAS the first place he walked to when his spark ignited.
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Well, I should have looked at older arts. I never really noticed it before, but he always has greens and blues. Neat.
Her magic tattoos lack that usual purple, more of a white which. Not that out of character for her as well, she was previously able to use that type of magic before being led astray.
This would imply either that Gideon turns on the Gatewatch or that Liliana turns on Bolas.
In the throes of their newfound romantic passion for each other, they have decided that they will fight for one another.
Thing is, if they teamed up, that would be another WB PW card, and we just got Kaya, Orzhov Usurper. I would think we'd get cards for the Non-Bolas guild pairings, if anything.
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I’m also quite intrigued that he is wearing both Blue and Green garments. Could this be a Bant-colored Gideon? It WAS the first place he walked to when his spark ignited.
*edit*
Well, I should have looked at older arts. I never really noticed it before, but he always has greens and blues. Neat.
Are we sure that this is from War of the Spark and not Dominaria? I mean, the most important thing here is this is from WAR is not that Gideon is wielding the Blackblade but that Liliana is fighting alongside him. This would imply either that Gideon turns on the Gatewatch or that Liliana turns on Bolas.
yes it is war of the sparks. this is already the art they use on the backside of tokencards in ravnica allegiance teasing war of the sparks
After seeing the War of the Spark trailer, I've had this giant desire for the only non-extinguished candle to represent Liliana, with the top one obviously representing Bolas. I would LOVE to see Liliana successfully deceive and betray Bolas as kind of a "hat trick +1" just after she destroyed her Demons.
That would one up Legions as the single worst thing to happen in the entire lore of magic, The only ending that is acceptable for Liliana is death at this point. Her -entire- plot is her own fault including getting captured by Nicol Bolas because she could have left Giselbrand sealed away and killed the other 3 and gotten out of her deal without triggering Nicol Bolas' cause.
Reminds me of those Duet Decks they announced on April 1 back in 2011. Funny thing is, there probably is a market for 2HG precons that they haven't tapped yet. Wouldn't it be crazy if that was this year's Commander product theme? Pairs of decks that can be played either together in 2HG or against each other?
MTGS Wikia Article about "New World Order"
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.
Reminds me of those Duet Decks they announced on April 1 back in 2011. Funny thing is, there probably is a market for 2HG precons that they haven't tapped yet. Wouldn't it be crazy if that was this year's Commander product theme? Pairs of decks that can be played either together in 2HG or against each other?
The problem would be "more planeswalker commanders" as a theme, which they just did last year.
After seeing the War of the Spark trailer, I've had this giant desire for the only non-extinguished candle to represent Liliana, with the top one obviously representing Bolas. I would LOVE to see Liliana successfully deceive and betray Bolas as kind of a "hat trick +1" just after she destroyed her Demons.
That would one up Legions as the single worst thing to happen in the entire lore of magic, The only ending that is acceptable for Liliana is death at this point. Her -entire- plot is her own fault including getting captured by Nicol Bolas because she could have left Giselbrand sealed away and killed the other 3 and gotten out of her deal without triggering Nicol Bolas' cause.
Not sure how much of it is her own choice and how much is the Raven Man's manipulation, so blaming it all on her is a bit premature at this point. Which is also a reason why she will likely survive, there's simply too much unfinished stuff.
Yeah, I think that's possible. She could still use white mana. Maybe we would get a BW Liliana card someday?
We need another BW walker, because Sorin is currently stoned.
Yeah and from the looks of that artwork, Lillian and Gideon could both fill that slot. Could be cool, like the Amonkhet Nissa that was blue/green (That card was awesome by the way hehe)
Interesting if you look at the illuminated magic Liliana is casting seems to connect to Gideon's along their backs. There may be credence to a colour change occurring post-Bolas war, provided they all survive that is. Then again it could happen during the final battle too, which might be the saving grace for everyone.
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It was in the product page of war of the spark. U can see it in the thread about the name of the third set
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Twould be very interesting if Liliana's backstory as a healer was a setup for this set.
This theory actually works quite well the color-pairs of some Bolas aligned Planeswalkers: Gideon and Liliana team up on Kaya; Jace and Chandra take on Ral etc. Obviously Dovin isn't an enemy color combination, but something could potentially be worked out...especially with that new Planeswalker who was revealed.
*edit*
Well, I should have looked at older arts. I never really noticed it before, but he always has greens and blues. Neat.
In the throes of their newfound romantic passion for each other, they have decided that they will fight for one another.
Thing is, if they teamed up, that would be another WB PW card, and we just got Kaya, Orzhov Usurper. I would think we'd get cards for the Non-Bolas guild pairings, if anything.
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.
If anything he should be Orzhov Gideon.
yes it is war of the sparks. this is already the art they use on the backside of tokencards in ravnica allegiance teasing war of the sparks
That would one up Legions as the single worst thing to happen in the entire lore of magic, The only ending that is acceptable for Liliana is death at this point. Her -entire- plot is her own fault including getting captured by Nicol Bolas because she could have left Giselbrand sealed away and killed the other 3 and gotten out of her deal without triggering Nicol Bolas' cause.
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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.
The problem would be "more planeswalker commanders" as a theme, which they just did last year.
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Not sure how much of it is her own choice and how much is the Raven Man's manipulation, so blaming it all on her is a bit premature at this point. Which is also a reason why she will likely survive, there's simply too much unfinished stuff.
But why is Lily using what seems like white mana?
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Looks like she's tapping in to her old healer ways. That at least seems to be what most people are thinking.
But yeah, I agree, the artwork looks cool!
We need another BW walker, because Sorin is currently stoned.
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Yeah and from the looks of that artwork, Lillian and Gideon could both fill that slot. Could be cool, like the Amonkhet Nissa that was blue/green (That card was awesome by the way hehe)
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