All cards that we already knew from the other thread, but it's nice to have names/art. Also, this doesn't confirm Titans in M12 at all...wish people would stop saying that.
I agree. If you look at the left side of that "blue thing", there's the curve of an upraised wing. Its seems to me to be the new sphinx. I'm hoping its a reprint of the Sphinx of Magosi. The beard braids kinda match.
4/4 Lifelinker is stupid good in limited. I'm already seeing how this is going to affect deckbuilding... and the bear is good for enabling early bloodthirst in decks where it can.
When you first look at the blue creature pack, it does look like a Titan, but after you really look at it, it appears to be a sphinx. May be a frost sphinx?
I think the truth is quite obvious: the blue creature is a "Frost Sphinx." They took the Titans and added flying to all of them because, after FFL playtesting, it was decided that Titans were not good enough for Constructed play.
Did you miss the part where the all the reasonable posters said that the Titans weren't going to be reprinted?
I must have missed that, too. I saw all the reasonable posters saying that the art looks a lot more like a sphinx than a titan. We don't know if that Sphinx is a Rare or Mythic Rare. We really have no idea if the Titans are going to be reprinted or not.
When you first look at the blue creature pack, it does look like a Titan, but after you really look at it, it appears to be a sphinx. May be a frost sphinx?
Then Wizards would have a lot of explaining to do about all their promotional posters and stuff that have Jace standing with Gideon, Sorin, Chandra, and Garruk.
Hypothetical High Five, CapnL. That's the first thing I noticed is that he was a blue bear. Never seen that before. The flavor is weird but the card is cool. Don't know if I'd use it but it's just a neat card.
I also really like the direction of Bloodthirst. It'll help reinforce the idea of playing creatures in your second mainphase instead of before combat like many newer players do.
It seems we've gotten 2 soldiers and a slew of Vampires so far. Is this going to be a more tribally connected Core set or what?
Right back at you, friend. I agree with you that Bloodthirst rewards good play, but one aspect that could become relevant in regards to it is that if Shadow is a mechanic in Innistrad (like the rumor goes), then the bloodthirst cards suddenly become much more legitimate in constructed. The possible 4/4 lifelinker for 4 in particular could possibly be used if it wasn't for Phyrexian Obliterator taking that slot in any sort of Mono-black deck.
In regards to your thoughts on the tribal aspect, one rumor I've heard is that Innistrad may be at least partially tribal, something that was potentially reinforced by Xenograft. Still, rumors are tricky things, and we really won't know anything until later.
I kinda get the feeling of a mythic cycle of color flavor creatures
Red - Dragon which we have seen, Furyborn Hellkite
Blue - A Sphinx, probably the one on the booster pack
White - Angel
Black - Demon
Green- A Beast or an Elemental
the only thing that bugs me is the fact that bat looks far larger than it should as a 1/1. it's got a drake in it's claws!
Other than that, i'm fine with the cards, the bat will see tons of play in limited, same reason Vault Skirge is seeing a metric asston of play as well (aside from the fact you can cast it in any deck)
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Looks very much like a nice, plain Goliath Sphinx to me; maybe filling the old Mahamoti Djinn big-blue-flier spot for core sets?
Please make something interesting. I already own sixteen to twenty Goliath Sphinxes; please don't clog the rare slot with vanilla fatties. At least give em some interesting mechanics. They don't have to be good.
I kinda get the feeling of a mythic cycle of color flavor creatures
Red - Dragon which we have seen, Furyborn Hellkite
Blue - A Sphinx, probably the one on the booster pack
White - Angel
Black - Demon
Green- A Beast or an Elemental
But that is just a guess
Interesting.
I like that idea. Though, if this is correct, hopefully they get more interested than the Dragon. That thing isn't all that cool to me, and doesn't scream mythic either.
Though, this idea would step on the toes of M11, which is one reason why people say the Titans are out -- to avoid repeating M11. It's mythics included Baneslayer Angel, Demon of Death's Gate, Gaea's Revenge, Sphinx Ambassador and ... red didn't have one I guess.
I really like the 2/2 lifelink bloodthirst 2 guy. Will be strong in limited and casual for sure. Don't like the art though. The 1/1 flying bloodthirst 1 bat will be amazing in draft as well. Black's flyers are usaually pretty bad but a :1mana::symb: 2/2 flyer is pretty sick. The "you must play this after your attack step" downside is basically negligible most of the time. Looking forward to drafting this set, the first base set in a long, long time.
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I agree. If you look at the left side of that "blue thing", there's the curve of an upraised wing. Its seems to me to be the new sphinx. I'm hoping its a reprint of the Sphinx of Magosi. The beard braids kinda match.
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I must have missed that, too. I saw all the reasonable posters saying that the art looks a lot more like a sphinx than a titan. We don't know if that Sphinx is a Rare or Mythic Rare. We really have no idea if the Titans are going to be reprinted or not.
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Funny... that was exactly my thought.
I doubt it, they already did the M12 'Walker photo shoot.
Then Wizards would have a lot of explaining to do about all their promotional posters and stuff that have Jace standing with Gideon, Sorin, Chandra, and Garruk.
was going to bring up the same question.
although jace is the main PW in magic and they showed him in that M12 trailer.
however, interesting that they show 3 packs and 2 of them are PW's and the third is unknown. more than likely it means nothing
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Right back at you, friend. I agree with you that Bloodthirst rewards good play, but one aspect that could become relevant in regards to it is that if Shadow is a mechanic in Innistrad (like the rumor goes), then the bloodthirst cards suddenly become much more legitimate in constructed. The possible 4/4 lifelinker for 4 in particular could possibly be used if it wasn't for Phyrexian Obliterator taking that slot in any sort of Mono-black deck.
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Red - Dragon which we have seen, Furyborn Hellkite
Blue - A Sphinx, probably the one on the booster pack
White - Angel
Black - Demon
Green- A Beast or an Elemental
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Other than that, i'm fine with the cards, the bat will see tons of play in limited, same reason Vault Skirge is seeing a metric asston of play as well (aside from the fact you can cast it in any deck)
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Please make something interesting. I already own sixteen to twenty Goliath Sphinxes; please don't clog the rare slot with vanilla fatties. At least give em some interesting mechanics. They don't have to be good.
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Interesting.
I like that idea. Though, if this is correct, hopefully they get more interested than the Dragon. That thing isn't all that cool to me, and doesn't scream mythic either.
Though, this idea would step on the toes of M11, which is one reason why people say the Titans are out -- to avoid repeating M11. It's mythics included Baneslayer Angel, Demon of Death's Gate, Gaea's Revenge, Sphinx Ambassador and ... red didn't have one I guess.
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