Also, confirmed that several reprint cards (the ones pictured beneath each deck) are NOT reprinted in the Core Set packs, but ARE legal in Standard. They are numbered 270 and up, and can only be obtained via these Sample Decks.
I think the first interesting thing is that Cancel is not going to be available via packs. This means some sort of counter HAS to go in it's place for limited play (At least one would think)
So, there are cards that are going into these decks, not in M15 boosters, but will be standard legal?
Nothing particularly interesting, mind you, however, Cancel becoming a sort of evergreen standard card that doesn't take up spots in packs, that's certainly good.
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So Shivan Dragon, Djinn, Nightmare, etc don't actually appear in M15 packs? Thank GOD. Though I am kind of sad that I won't be able to pick up a foil Shivan Dragon with the new frame. But I can live with that because I never want to open that card in a pack again.
This is an interesting new precedent they've set here.
We'll see where this goes. Also no Serra Angel or Sengir Vampire in this set
Technically, they ARE in the set, and will be Standard legal as a result. They just won't be found inside of M15 booster packs, booster boxes, and potentially, Intro Packs and the Event Deck.
What a weird idea. I hope they use it to free up space for more interesting cards in the core set, but judging from the contents of those decks I'm not holding my breath.
That's the most core setty looking core set preview I've ever seen. Not going to sell any packs with that announcement guys.
This announcement isn't to sell packs. It does two things: First, it shows the latest sample decks for new players, which new players can get for free at their LGS. Second, it shows off a bunch of random Core Set stuff that wouldn't have made for interesting previews anyway, while also teasing some new cards we haven't seen yet.
I think the first interesting thing is that Cancel is not going to be available via packs. This means some sort of counter HAS to go in it's place for limited play (At least one would think)
Yeah this was my first thought too.
Could be a reprint of Negate and Essence Scatter, could be something strong (Mana Leak/Counterspell), could be something new.
Damn I was just about to start a thread on this very thing, oh well.
To be honest I really like the idea, it expands the options in standard a little while not wasting space in the booster packs. I know that this is not exactly game changing stuff, but hey at least I get to keep using my elvish mystic for another year.
I know nightmare has been around forever, but with that 3 mana burn spell showing up, I am starting more and more to expect lands to matter in Khans. We already got Spawn of Thraxas and Squelching Leeches, and to a lesser extent even Peak Eruption and Chained to The Rocks.
This announcement isn't to sell packs. It does two things: First, it shows the latest sample decks for new players, which new players can get for free at their LGS. Second, it shows off a bunch of random Core Set stuff that wouldn't have made for interesting previews anyway, while also teasing some new cards we haven't seen yet.
As a person who collects any precon that comes out, any way to obtain these while not being a new player?
Your LGS should be getting tons of them, just ask for one of each. Also, Wizards tends to give these out at conventions, though that's likely a far more expensive and troublesome way to get your hands on these.
Also, confirmed that several reprint cards (the ones pictured beneath each deck) are NOT reprinted in the Core Set packs, but ARE legal in Standard. They are numbered 270 and up, and can only be obtained via these Sample Decks.
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So, there are cards that are going into these decks, not in M15 boosters, but will be standard legal?
Nothing particularly interesting, mind you, however, Cancel becoming a sort of evergreen standard card that doesn't take up spots in packs, that's certainly good.
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We'll see where this goes. Also no Serra Angel or Sengir Vampire in this set
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Probably some sort of Time Ebb effect.
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Technically, they ARE in the set, and will be Standard legal as a result. They just won't be found inside of M15 booster packs, booster boxes, and potentially, Intro Packs and the Event Deck.
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This announcement isn't to sell packs. It does two things: First, it shows the latest sample decks for new players, which new players can get for free at their LGS. Second, it shows off a bunch of random Core Set stuff that wouldn't have made for interesting previews anyway, while also teasing some new cards we haven't seen yet.
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- No Brains, All Feelings Cube
Yeah this was my first thought too.
Could be a reprint of Negate and Essence Scatter, could be something strong (Mana Leak/Counterspell), could be something new.
What are you talking about?
People won't be pulling useless junk like this out of their packs again.
I'd say that's HUGE. No more Shivan Dragon boosters? Alright! Count me in!
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Making cards that are cheap and not desirable when opening a boster legal in standard without being in bosters
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REPRINTS THAT ARE LEGAL WITH M15 BUT WILL NOT BE FEATURED ON BOSTERS:
REPRINTS THAT WILL PROBABLY GO TO PACKS:
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Know new cards:
Ajani's Pridemate will be nice with Soulmender in limited
Midnight Guard is interesing...
To be honest I really like the idea, it expands the options in standard a little while not wasting space in the booster packs. I know that this is not exactly game changing stuff, but hey at least I get to keep using my elvish mystic for another year.
Anybody else miss the days when Shivan Dragon was a chase rare? Power creep happens, but a part of my childhood died reading this thread
Also, this kind of thing has been done before.
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1.) Titanic Growth and Lightning Strike are in over Giant Growth and Shock/Searing Spear.
2.) Foundry Street Denizen is a pleasant surprise reprint I was not expecting at all.
3.) Zof Shade is an interesting Shade to use for the Core Set, as it hints at a slower Limited environment, I think.
4.) Fugitive Wizard. Why?
5.) Aegis Angel and Terra Stomper stand out from the rares as the better two by far, I think, so it's odd to see them not going into packs.
6.) Lightning Strike, Divination, and Oreskos Swiftclaw reprints so soon?
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Totally misread that. Okay, this is a little more interesting. We won't be pulling the same crap we've been pulling for 5 years.
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Your LGS should be getting tons of them, just ask for one of each. Also, Wizards tends to give these out at conventions, though that's likely a far more expensive and troublesome way to get your hands on these.
- Main Cube
- No Brains, All Feelings Cube