to me this means elspeth wont be in m11, but hey at least this should also mean that jace 2.0 vs gideon is now possible... with everything else in it being crap.
I am excited instead of paying 100 bucks for 2 Elspeths I am paying 80 for 4 Elspeths and 4 Tezzerets. What is not to like.
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Im not sure how i feel about this one, and Shadowfenril, people keep saying elspeth is coming back, but nobody has any proof, so wizards is likely to give us this lineup in a coreset:
1. jace the mind sclulptor
2. elspeth knight errant
3. baneslayer angel
4. vampire nocturnus
but i think this is cool, 2 strong planewalkers in a duel deck, I wonder what the supporting cards will consist of, hopefully some nice ones
Huh. I did not see that one coming. Still, I have to approve of this, seeing as how I enjoy both planeswalkers. I also have to wonder how the two decks will play against one another; Elspeth will likely have a soldier theme to it, due to the focus on that type lately and her own storyline, but I'm not sure how they'll handle Tezzeret, aside from the whole "artifacts are good" theme. Will it be three colors? Two? Actually, now that I think about it, depending how far they go back for card choices on him, a mono-blue Tezz deck could actually have some bite to it. All in all, looking forward to more news about it.
I don't think the sides are really that random. Elves and Goblins were never really at war any time during Magic, and they were the first Duel Deck. I sincerely hope that they include some solid nonrares this time; Phyrexian vs. the Coalition was a little light on the silver and black.
If you're not excited about cheapo foil Elspeths, you're welcome to continue paying more for the ones that don't come with an extra 119 cards.
Wow, Random pairing is RANDOM. (Unless it gets injected with some continuity serum)
The first post describes it. Elspeth is a protector of the weak, a champion of the light. Tezzeret is a user of not only the weak, but everyone. Philosophically, they are opposed.
Im not sure how i feel about this one, and Shadowfenril, people keep saying elspeth is coming back, but nobody has any proof, so wizards is likely to give us this lineup in a coreset:
1. jace the mind sclulptor
2. elspeth knight errant
3. baneslayer angel
4. vampire nocturnus
but i think this is cool, 2 strong planewalkers in a duel deck, I wonder what the supporting cards will consist of, hopefully some nice ones
If they put all of those in M11, you won't be able to find a single pack.
Can't wait to see the deck lists for these things.
A very strange pairing...... As I recall, Tezzeret shows up as a card in Alara only because he was born in Esper, not because he's tied to the Alara block story (the Maelstrom etc) right? On the other hand, Elspeth is active during the block story, leaving just before the full converging of the shards into Alara Reborn, right? And what the hell does Tezzeret have to do with Elspeth?
But at least this is also our second ally-color enemies....
This is cool, I want one so bad....but if Elspeth isn't re-printed in M11, then I would certainty have to pass it up. Once she's out of Standard she's not really worth my time and money.
Then again, she is an freakin' awesome Planeswalker, that I want desperately bad, but can't afford. Plus, there are bound to be cool cards, though they are probably confined to Tezzert's deck in the form of spiffy artifacts.
Still have months, so lots of time to decide, though I hope they don't get insta-sold out. That'd stuck.:mad:
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The first post describes it. Elspeth is a protector of the weak, a champion of the light. Tezzeret is a user of not only the weak, but everyone. Philosophically, they are opposed.
I forgot to mention, I was speaking continuity wise when I said that.
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I know people are worried about the price being jacked up, but I'm not that concerned. The beauty of this is that I've never had a problem finding Duel Decks at MSRP at Target or Wal-mart.
I even found a Rats' Nest long after people knew better.
Hah! I lawled when I saw the Arcana. I'll probably get a couple of these for funsies. I dont really play white, but I wont deny that Elspeth is redic, and it's an easy way to get one considering the prices now. Even if it does end up going down in price when it rotates out.
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EDH Decks
:symw::symu::symb::symr::symg: Reaper King :symw::symu::symb::symr::symg:
Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief
:symr::symg::symw: Mayael the Anima :symr::symg::symw:
Korlash, Heir to Blackblade
:symw::symu::symb::symr::symg: Horde of Notions :symw::symu::symb::symr::symg:
Sweet. About time to hear on this. Good choices. Though I expect Elspeth to tank. She'll rotate in a month or she'll be reprinted in m11. Either way it's a value loss. Sell/trade your Elspeths now while they're still valuable.
Nothing in this game is degenerate or completely dominant. They haven't banned anything in standard in a long, long time. Hell they should have banned affinity right away, but they didn't until boxed sales collapsed too. Hasbro had to come in and fire people.
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If she's NOT in M11, it's sure to crash even harder.
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1. jace the mind sclulptor
2. elspeth knight errant
3. baneslayer angel
4. vampire nocturnus
but i think this is cool, 2 strong planewalkers in a duel deck, I wonder what the supporting cards will consist of, hopefully some nice ones
If you're not excited about cheapo foil Elspeths, you're welcome to continue paying more for the ones that don't come with an extra 119 cards.
Seriously, I am ecstatic about this and will probably pick up four.
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The first post describes it. Elspeth is a protector of the weak, a champion of the light. Tezzeret is a user of not only the weak, but everyone. Philosophically, they are opposed.
I'll get this on MTGO. I could use for Commander.
We all know Time Vault is on the reprint list.
If they put all of those in M11, you won't be able to find a single pack.
Can't wait to see the deck lists for these things.
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But at least this is also our second ally-color enemies....
Then again, she is an freakin' awesome Planeswalker, that I want desperately bad, but can't afford. Plus, there are bound to be cool cards, though they are probably confined to Tezzert's deck in the form of spiffy artifacts.
Still have months, so lots of time to decide, though I hope they don't get insta-sold out. That'd stuck.:mad:
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I forgot to mention, I was speaking continuity wise when I said that.
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EDH Decks
:symw::symu::symb::symr::symg: Reaper King :symw::symu::symb::symr::symg:
Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief
:symr::symg::symw: Mayael the Anima :symr::symg::symw:
Korlash, Heir to Blackblade
:symw::symu::symb::symr::symg: Horde of Notions :symw::symu::symb::symr::symg:
Who's eating crow?
I <3 the idea of chase monocoloured PW VS whatever leftover PW is also monocoloured and not already done or brand spanking new Duel Decks.
I can get behind this trend wholeheartedly if it brings us Jace 2 VS Chandra 2: Planar Boogaloo next year.