after seeing all these leaks i am wondering where were they found
I’m curious as well. Given they came in steady pace, it might be WotC’s own doing. Compare to, say, the massive leak on Commander Legends and Dominaria.
At a guess, a printing of Commander Legends happened after a printing of Kaldheim, and at least one rare sheet got mixed in. That would explain the random distribution (any particular print run probably gets shipped out to a ton of different places), and the fact that all the leaks are rares or mythics. Additionally, if it was only part of the sheet, that might explain why the previews are predominately white among the rares. If this was intentional from Wizards, they would almost certainly have limited to a single card, like they did with Magister of Worth.
We can speculate that most come from the same Commander Legends collector's pack print run. Maybe a kaldheim rare sheet or two got mixed into it this would explain why we always get about 2 or 3 new leaks that ppl allegedly opened from collector packs (maybe if we saw one of those opening it would be clear what happened (imagine if they came in the place of rare/mythic full art...))
Imo watch for buyouts in the next few days, if ppl open a realy good card they will probably not show for the rest of the world, at least not before they take a position on future commander market..
It can also be a bunch of people making their own mock ups. The vast majority of the leaks check off known text from Maro's hint list. Mock up artists will often take things from that list to add an amount of credibility to their design, but I find it suspect that all but one of the leaks seem to come directly from that list.
Not only that, but one reason they could all (mostly) be white is to keep the numbers closer together. Right now the four white cards are set at numbers 22, 24, 26, and 29... all with titles starting with R or S. that means that 23, 25, 27, and 28 all also start with R or S. That's a lot of R's. I could see a few "Runeforged" getting repeated. But that's still intriguing as well.
that might explain why the previews are predominately white among the rares.
it makes sense to show off some more powerful white cards since white is the least powerful color in commander
While potentially true, I still find it highly unlikely they would want to "leak" 10 rares and mythics (so far!) over the course of the holidays, especially ones that spoil important plot points without context, such as Vorinclex. As I noted, when they've previously done confirmed leaks of this type, it's been A) to promote set with secrecy as a key component (the original conspiracy), and B) specifically done with a single card, to maximize the impact to resource ratio. If these were deliberately planted, they're using up somewhere around 12% of their total rare/mythic previews on this stunt, which only gets to the most enfranchised of players (if you're on this forum, you're already in that group). Rare and Mythic previews are among their most valuable resources during previews, and would be better suited to drive hype closer to the actual release. If this was just the Vorinclex, I could maaaaybe buy that they were trying to surprise people, especially if it got acknowledged right away. I'm less convinced they'd throw away an eighth of their preview season on something like that, and am more convinced it's likely a genuine manufacturing mistake.
Also interesting that the leaks have stopped a couple of days before the spoilers start. Coincidence?
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Also interesting that the leaks have stopped a couple of days before the spoilers start. Coincidence?
*looks at leak directly above this post* Yes, it was coincidence. Probably has to do with the number of people opening Commander Legends collecter's boosters, which surged on Jan 2nd as people spent their christmas giftcards/stimulus payments, and tapered off as that got burned through.
Also interesting that the leaks have stopped a couple of days before the spoilers start. Coincidence?
I think nope
Theory is they decided to stop since we’re close to starting like you said.
They managed to squeeze one more in today right before the official spoilers begin tomorrow. My guess is that the leaks stop as soon as the spoilers start.
I like getting the information early, make no mistake. But I find these "leaks" origins highly dubious.
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Also interesting that the leaks have stopped a couple of days before the spoilers start. Coincidence?
I think nope
Theory is they decided to stop since we’re close to starting like you said.
They managed to squeeze one more in today right before the official spoilers begin tomorrow. My guess is that the leaks stop as soon as the spoilers start.
I like getting the information early, make no mistake. But I find these "leaks" origins highly dubious.
I do find it hilarious how you were literally just saying that the lack of leaks was suspicious, and the instant another one drops you reverse course and claim that that also is suspicious. Really makes me wonder if there's literally anything, up to and including someone coming forward with the exact fully documented tale of how these leaks were unofficial and happened by accident, that would convince you these leaks were unintentional.
I’m curious as well. Given they came in steady pace, it might be WotC’s own doing. Compare to, say, the massive leak on Commander Legends and Dominaria.
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Imo watch for buyouts in the next few days, if ppl open a realy good card they will probably not show for the rest of the world, at least not before they take a position on future commander market..
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Not only that, but one reason they could all (mostly) be white is to keep the numbers closer together. Right now the four white cards are set at numbers 22, 24, 26, and 29... all with titles starting with R or S. that means that 23, 25, 27, and 28 all also start with R or S. That's a lot of R's. I could see a few "Runeforged" getting repeated. But that's still intriguing as well.
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I think nope
Theory is they decided to stop since we’re close to starting like you said.
They managed to squeeze one more in today right before the official spoilers begin tomorrow. My guess is that the leaks stop as soon as the spoilers start.
I like getting the information early, make no mistake. But I find these "leaks" origins highly dubious.
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