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That's disappointing. I don't plan to cube Kaya but I like the non-foil art and wish they hadn't changed it for the pack foil. More, I hope this isn't the start of a trend.
This is one of the few times that I think the Duel Deck art is superior to the original. I'm going to pick up both, Nissa for the main cube and Ob Nixilis for the on deck binder.
This reminds me of the starter deck Pia and Kiran Nalaar that I run rather than the original art.
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I like the look of the original better, but the EMA version has Braids listed as a Human in the type line so if correct wording is important to you that's the one to go with.
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Kaladesh Masterpiece series! I hate this game sometimes; depending on how they look in person I might actively acquire them, but the border might be a bit much for me. I'm at least getting that Mana Crypt thought, the card is absolutely gorgeous.
I hope I open some of these so I can sell them for big money. I might get one just for fun, but I don't like the look of the frame, so they (just like the expeditions) are an easy pass for me.
I don't care for them. My hope is that they encourage more packs to be opened, driving down prices of the other cards in the set.
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Just like the Expeditions, the frames are just too different and too extreme. These cards will always stick out like a sore thumb among a deck's "normal" Magic cards. I suppose some people enjoy that. I don't.
I like how these look. I'll be interested to see where they settle and what the rest in the set are. Mana Crypt isn't in my unpowered cube, but I could make a home for the Hangarback Walker. Having one or two of these things peppered into the cube feels like it's accomplishing one of the best things in cube - drawing little bits from across Magic's history. For the Expeditions, that would be Mana Confluence for me (still need to get it, but it's the one I want in my cube). The fact that it isn't just all cycles (from what I understand) is a huge draw for me.
Yep, that's how I feel too. I'll likely just have one of these frames floating around just to have them represented (Mana Confluence is that one for me because despite disliking the Expedition frame/foiling, the art is much better and having one of those frames is cool) ...but probably no more than that.
Some of those are just amazing, and the filigree in the art shows a real effort to make these feel part of the world and fit with the aesthetic of that frame. They aren't just leftover or cast-off images and arts. I can definitely find a candidate from that lot to get play in my cube.
Here's 30 of the Inventions. Not sure if this is all of them for Kaladesh. Some cube staples for sure: 3 of the Swords, Solemn Simulacrum, Sol Ring, Scroll Rack, Mana Vault, Mana Crypt, Lightning Greaves, Hangarback Walker, Crucible of Worlds, Chrome Mox, Chromatic Lantern, plus others.
It's bizarre seeing cards with such iconic, identifiable art with new art and frame. I'm thinking especially of Scroll Rack and Crucible. Judge promo Crucible is one of the prettiest Magic cards ever, and this one just looks goofy. I do like the Hangarback, Mana Crypt, Sol Ring, and Static Orb, though.
I'm not up on the most recent oracle text on Static Orb, but it may have gotten the Winter Orb rehab treatment here. If so, sweet.
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And then after really looking, I actually like the original art better. The purple daggers really add to the card.
You can only get the alternate foil, the original art is not available. According to WOTC on reddit.
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This reminds me of the starter deck Pia and Kiran Nalaar that I run rather than the original art.
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It's bizarre seeing cards with such iconic, identifiable art with new art and frame. I'm thinking especially of Scroll Rack and Crucible. Judge promo Crucible is one of the prettiest Magic cards ever, and this one just looks goofy. I do like the Hangarback, Mana Crypt, Sol Ring, and Static Orb, though.
I'm not up on the most recent oracle text on Static Orb, but it may have gotten the Winter Orb rehab treatment here. If so, sweet.
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