Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
The Mimeoplasm WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
How about in Fate Reforged? We did find his art in the proto-FRF web page, after all, and the picture with Ugin's backside in Nahiri's Uncharted Realms story shows that Wizards is not afraid to post Ugin's picture...
I'm betting that new Terese Nielsen art is for Mother of Runes. Calling that now.
More Tamiyo is awesome, but with the death of Elspeth and the death of the Core set my dreams for the all-lady Core Set planeswalker lineup have still already been dashed.
I tried to warp the images in Photoshop to get a better perspective on the cards. Images should be attached.
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MCC - Winner (6): Oct 2014, Apr Nov 2017, Jan 2018, Apr Jun 2019 || Host (15): Dec 2014, Apr Jul Aug Dec 2015, Mar Jul Aug Oct 2016, Feb Jul 2017, Jun Nov 2018, Feb Jul 2019 (last one here) || Judge (34): every month from Nov 2014 to Nov 2016 except Oct 2015, every month from Feb to Jul 2017 except Apr 2017, then Oct 2017, May Jun Nov 2018, Feb Jul 2019 (last one here) CCL - Winner (3): Jul 2016 (tied with Flatline), May 2017, Jul 2019 (last one here) || Host (5): Feb 2015, Mar Apr May Jun 2016 DCC - Winner (1): Mar 2015 (tied with Piar) || Host (3): May Oct 2015, Jan 2016
• The two public custom sets I've been part a part of the design team for: "Brotherhood of Ormos" - Blog post with all info - set thread - design skeleton / card list || "Extinctia: Homo Evanuit" - Blog post with all info - set thread - card list spreadsheet
• "The Lion's Lair", my article series about MTG and custom card design in particular. Latest article here. Here is the article index.Rather outdated by now, and based on the old MCC rubric, but I'm leaving this here for anybody that might be interested anyway.
• My only public attempt at being a writer: the story of my Leonin custom planeswalker Jeff Lionheart. (I have a very big one that I'm working on right now but that's private for now, and I don't know if I will ever actually publish it, and I also have ideas for multiple future ones, including one where I'm going to reprise Jeff.)
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
The Mimeoplasm WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
I was 100% sure the Duel Deck would have been Elspeth vs. Xenagos, but this is just as good to. I have been wanting a Kiora for a while now, but didn't feel her price was worth it yet, so now I get a lot of extra cards along with her, which is perfect for me.
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
The Mimeoplasm WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
Not that I know of. I'd like to watch it too. I just checked on the PAX twitch channel and the MTG panel is not even in the schedule. Google didn't help either. Maybe they'll put it on youtube later during the week, as they did with SDCC? I'm just guessing (and hoping).
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• The two public custom sets I've been part a part of the design team for: "Brotherhood of Ormos" - Blog post with all info - set thread - design skeleton / card list || "Extinctia: Homo Evanuit" - Blog post with all info - set thread - card list spreadsheet
• "The Lion's Lair", my article series about MTG and custom card design in particular. Latest article here. Here is the article index.Rather outdated by now, and based on the old MCC rubric, but I'm leaving this here for anybody that might be interested anyway.
• My only public attempt at being a writer: the story of my Leonin custom planeswalker Jeff Lionheart. (I have a very big one that I'm working on right now but that's private for now, and I don't know if I will ever actually publish it, and I also have ideas for multiple future ones, including one where I'm going to reprise Jeff.)
This choice to have hybrid mana in the "pivot" set of the block makes it likely that Dragons of Tarkir will have a two-color theme, whether just allied colors or all ten pairs. It would mean Fate Reforged ought to play equally well with both large sets color-wise, and we know that at least UB dragons are a thing. I wouldn't expect it to be a major focus of the set, but part of the larger Dragon-centric theme.
I'm seeing two tweets on this but they are totally out of context and I don't see any follow up. Anyone have more information? I don't even know why JA is under consideration, given that this card has seen maybe 4 T8s in the last 4 weeks out of about 35 events.
I'm seeing two tweets on this but they are totally out of context and I don't see any follow up. Anyone have more information? I don't even know why JA is under consideration, given that this card has seen maybe 4 T8s in the last 4 weeks out of about 35 events.
I don't see the other tweet now, but it said something about they are looking into possibly banning or restricting Treasure Cruise in Legacy but they wanted to wait until closer around the release of Dragons to see how it pans out.
Aaron announced they have found a way to do a colorless basic land, and that a colorless Commander deck will be possible.
Both of these are exciting! (especially in contrast to all the naysaying around the forums) Neither seems too troubling, so it'll be interesting to see how they handle the challenges for each.
My assumption on the colorless basic is it doesn't have a "basic land type", the typeline just says Basic Land the way a regular nonbasic has Land with usually no type. That way, you can run any number, without it messing with Domain or anything.
4-color is still a huge thing for them to try, I imagine it will be done in a supplimental product; more than likely Commander '16 or '17. That's where the demand for it is, and it's been said many times the design space is just too slim for the focus of a set.
I've said from the start, Ugin is a known timetraveler, given his debut in "How many eyes", and the PW's Guide to Tarkir mentions him as being important to the planar ecosystem, so the fact that his Nexus stops turns(typically represented by time effects) probably was what was stopping the dragon spawning storms. It's probably a key part in how Sarkhan goes back in time. I wonder if Sorin follows?
I will say I don't expect Bolas to die, or the mending to change. Ugin will be back, that will have it's own repercussions, but Bolas I imagine still has a big part to play and I assume that will come much, MUCH later in the on-going storyline.
I'm most intrigued by the basic colorless land. I hope it isn't "Basic Land — Whatever; ~ this is not basic when on the battlefield". The whole issue with Barry's Land was domain right? That would get around it.
Total side note but I like how people are discussing running this over itself.
Well, it has to be said that Kolaghan is clearly better than Kolaghan. Considering what BR decks usually want and how stiff the competition in this guild is, there is no way that I would run Kolaghan over Kolaghan! Kolaghan might make it in as the sixth guild card or so. Kolaghan on the other hand ranks several places below that.
It was so funny to me when they described this as a downgrade to the original Zurgo during the Pax East panel. I was thinking if this is a downgrade, they should really "downgrade" all legendary creatures. Haha.
My deck designing is quite concise at this point:
1. Come up with deck idea
2. Realize this idea is somehow fundamentally similar to another deck I have or that is commonly played in my group
3. Decide I don't want to disassemble one of my existing decks
4. Give up and do nothing
I don't see the point of this new shroud mechanic. It's strictly worse than Hexproof. Threshold is pretty bad too, Delirium is a much better mechanic and probably easier to activate.
Otherwise this card is a pretty neat guy. Dodges removal and grows into a Primal Huntbeast. 3/5
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That ability just seems so wrong in a UG deck.
The dragon in that picture has feathered wings, just like Ugin. I suspected Ugin was behind the dragonstorms, so I sort of expected this.
I secretly ship Ral x Jace... and Nissa x Chandra... :">I'm betting the first is Whelming Wave and the last is Archaeomancer.
I'd guess the Angel one is Luminarch Ascension or Sigil of the Empty Throne.
I have no idea what the other Kiora art is.
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Control needs more love.
EDH:
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
The Mimeoplasm
WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW
WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
How about in Fate Reforged? We did find his art in the proto-FRF web page, after all, and the picture with Ugin's backside in Nahiri's Uncharted Realms story shows that Wizards is not afraid to post Ugin's picture...
Ooh! Will it be in Fate Reforged, Dragons of Tarkir, or "Blood" block? Will it be associated with Morphs or Eldrazi?
Jonathan Loucks did significant work with "colourless mana matters" stuff in The Great Designer Search 2--will the colourless basic land get pushed in similar ways?
But I was hoping to see Bolas in FRF... :/
I secretly ship Ral x Jace... and Nissa x Chandra... :">More Tamiyo is awesome, but with the death of Elspeth and the death of the Core set my dreams for the all-lady Core Set planeswalker lineup have still already been dashed.
R Citizen Cane (Feldon of the Third Path)
I tried to warp the images in Photoshop to get a better perspective on the cards. Images should be attached.
MCC - Winner (6): Oct 2014, Apr Nov 2017, Jan 2018, Apr Jun 2019 || Host (15): Dec 2014, Apr Jul Aug Dec 2015, Mar Jul Aug Oct 2016, Feb Jul 2017, Jun Nov 2018, Feb Jul 2019 (last one here) || Judge (34): every month from Nov 2014 to Nov 2016 except Oct 2015, every month from Feb to Jul 2017 except Apr 2017, then Oct 2017, May Jun Nov 2018, Feb Jul 2019 (last one here)
CCL - Winner (3): Jul 2016 (tied with Flatline), May 2017, Jul 2019 (last one here) || Host (5): Feb 2015, Mar Apr May Jun 2016
DCC - Winner (1): Mar 2015 (tied with Piar) || Host (3): May Oct 2015, Jan 2016
• The two public custom sets I've been part a part of the design team for:
"Brotherhood of Ormos" - Blog post with all info - set thread - design skeleton / card list || "Extinctia: Homo Evanuit" - Blog post with all info - set thread - card list spreadsheet
• "The Lion's Lair", my article series about MTG and custom card design in particular. Latest article here. Here is the article index. Rather outdated by now, and based on the old MCC rubric, but I'm leaving this here for anybody that might be interested anyway.
• My only public attempt at being a writer: the story of my Leonin custom planeswalker Jeff Lionheart. (I have a very big one that I'm working on right now but that's private for now, and I don't know if I will ever actually publish it, and I also have ideas for multiple future ones, including one where I'm going to reprise Jeff.)
Thanx to Bookworm10 for the Sig.
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Oh, Archeomancer makes sense! I agree on that and Whelming Wave. The other Kiora art... High Tide maybe?
More like MILF of Runes...
Reprint Stasis!
Control needs more love.
EDH:
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
The Mimeoplasm
WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW
WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
That would be very cool!
I would also seriously laugh if it ended up being Jump.
Reprint Stasis!
Control needs more love.
EDH:
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
The Mimeoplasm
WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW
WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
Not that I know of. I'd like to watch it too. I just checked on the PAX twitch channel and the MTG panel is not even in the schedule. Google didn't help either. Maybe they'll put it on youtube later during the week, as they did with SDCC? I'm just guessing (and hoping).
MCC - Winner (6): Oct 2014, Apr Nov 2017, Jan 2018, Apr Jun 2019 || Host (15): Dec 2014, Apr Jul Aug Dec 2015, Mar Jul Aug Oct 2016, Feb Jul 2017, Jun Nov 2018, Feb Jul 2019 (last one here) || Judge (34): every month from Nov 2014 to Nov 2016 except Oct 2015, every month from Feb to Jul 2017 except Apr 2017, then Oct 2017, May Jun Nov 2018, Feb Jul 2019 (last one here)
CCL - Winner (3): Jul 2016 (tied with Flatline), May 2017, Jul 2019 (last one here) || Host (5): Feb 2015, Mar Apr May Jun 2016
DCC - Winner (1): Mar 2015 (tied with Piar) || Host (3): May Oct 2015, Jan 2016
• The two public custom sets I've been part a part of the design team for:
"Brotherhood of Ormos" - Blog post with all info - set thread - design skeleton / card list || "Extinctia: Homo Evanuit" - Blog post with all info - set thread - card list spreadsheet
• "The Lion's Lair", my article series about MTG and custom card design in particular. Latest article here. Here is the article index. Rather outdated by now, and based on the old MCC rubric, but I'm leaving this here for anybody that might be interested anyway.
• My only public attempt at being a writer: the story of my Leonin custom planeswalker Jeff Lionheart. (I have a very big one that I'm working on right now but that's private for now, and I don't know if I will ever actually publish it, and I also have ideas for multiple future ones, including one where I'm going to reprise Jeff.)
R Citizen Cane (Feldon of the Third Path)
I'm seeing two tweets on this but they are totally out of context and I don't see any follow up. Anyone have more information? I don't even know why JA is under consideration, given that this card has seen maybe 4 T8s in the last 4 weeks out of about 35 events.
EDIT: For reference -
https://twitter.com/GufGames/status/528715032796749824
"Aaron F "jeskai ascendancy needs addressing for modern" ban hammer incoming?"
https://twitter.com/agoncheetah/status/528711515042349056
@mtgaaron “I’m gonna emergency ban questions about treasure cruise”
And I guess the flying merfolk IS Kiora.
I secretly ship Ral x Jace... and Nissa x Chandra... :">https://twitter.com/GufGames/status/528712252229029890
treasure cruise is on the list to be "looked at" for banning or restricted according to Aaron F
https://twitter.com/0dd3sy/status/528711824699441152
#straightFromAaronsMouth Treasure cruise and Jeskai Ascendency will be discussed in coming months
https://twitter.com/GufGames/status/528711813647458304
"treasure cruise: we have banned lists to handle such cards. We will look at the date just before fate reforged release" Aaron F
https://twitter.com/agoncheetah/status/528711785725976576
@mtgaaron Doesn’t know if Tc or DTT is gonna be banned in modern/legacy. Discussion In a couple months.
https://twitter.com/GufGames/status/528711503214415872
Aaron F "treasure cruise questions are banned" "we don't test older formats"
I don't see the other tweet now, but it said something about they are looking into possibly banning or restricting Treasure Cruise in Legacy but they wanted to wait until closer around the release of Dragons to see how it pans out.
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(Signature courtesy of Argetlam of Hakai Studios
4-color is still a huge thing for them to try, I imagine it will be done in a supplimental product; more than likely Commander '16 or '17. That's where the demand for it is, and it's been said many times the design space is just too slim for the focus of a set.
I've said from the start, Ugin is a known timetraveler, given his debut in "How many eyes", and the PW's Guide to Tarkir mentions him as being important to the planar ecosystem, so the fact that his Nexus stops turns(typically represented by time effects) probably was what was stopping the dragon spawning storms. It's probably a key part in how Sarkhan goes back in time. I wonder if Sorin follows?
I will say I don't expect Bolas to die, or the mending to change. Ugin will be back, that will have it's own repercussions, but Bolas I imagine still has a big part to play and I assume that will come much, MUCH later in the on-going storyline.
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