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heres All the photos you will care about (cards/art not seen before))
here’s information about unfinity curiosity of bananahead1234
Uploaded all the images I took to Imgur since Reddit would make it a million posts otherwise.
Here are all the notes I took:
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Unstable did so well it was printed 4 times which is very good for a magic set. Someone else in wizards asked Maro if he wanted to make another unset.
Rather then making a faction set like unstable he wanted to make a top down set. They thought of retro science fiction and circus/amusement park/carnival as themes. So they decided to do both. The idea is that it is a space carnival that travels from planet to planet.
Planetary basics slightly more common then orbital ones. 30 legendary creatures will be in the set. All the legends will have booster fun versions. Had artist make the art then sent the completed art to another to make the booster fun art.
~1/4 of the rares and mythic rares will be eternal playable. If commons and uncommons have no stamp they are eternal legal. Rare and mythic rares will have the regular stamp if they are eternal legal.
254 cards because of shock lands. 302 with playable game objects in packs. Packs are 14 cards and 1 playable game object.
Cards will have stickers. The delay was due to the company that makes glue for the cards went out of business and they needed to find a new company. The glue is like post it note glue so it won’t hurt the card and reusable.
There are four types of stickers -name stickers(3 per sticker card) -art stickers (3) of things you can get in the park. (Hats matter for the set) -ability stickers (2) -P/T stickers (2) To use stickers you need to pay that cost in tickets for stickers with ticket costs.
48 sticker cards. Only power and toughness stickers repeat. 96 slots for each sticker type. 1 sticker sheet per booster pack instead of a common.
How do they work. Some cards let you sticker and you can only sticker your own non-land permanents. Most cards that let you sticker give you tickets. Cheapest ticket cost is 2 for stickers. Tickets are like energy, you are not forced to spend them and you can build them up. Some cards are specific stickers to sticker while others are general.
Set has cards that care about names and art. There are also cards that care if a card is stickered. Cards can only have one p/t sticker but you can sticker over it. Name art and ability are not restricted. Need to do your best to have them all on the card. Stickers stay on for any public zone. They go back to the sticker card for hidden zones like deck or hand. Stickers that go back to your sticker sheet can be used again.
Most sticker cards are eternal. In constructed you choose 10 unique sticker cards and randomly pick 3 per game. For playing casually there will be a tool to pick 3 random sticker cards online. Limited you get what you open, they aren’t drafted.
Bunch of different aliens but blorbians? Are the main ones. Rex nebula accidentally backed into and destroyed their planet. All clowns are robots but not all robots are clowns. They all do one function really well. Robot tribal is a thing (R/W). For technology there are sci-fi tropes but lots of magic the gathering creatures. All stores run by vampires.
Carnivals need a prize wall. IP of the park is magic. Caricature making robot. Pie eating contest. Lots of magic jokes in the set. Owner of the park wants things to be exciting. Pins that are references of different cards.
There are attractions. We can’t see the text but can see the frame.
It was important that the acorn/eternal divide is understood.
Water gun ballon games is the release day event promo. Foil shock land box topper for all boxes. Collector boosters have galaxy foils.
There is going to be a dice rolling archetype and most if not all dice rolling cards will be eternal legal.
oh I know you will ask
“Magar” the Rakdos colored Minotaur that turns instant/sorceries in graveyards into creatures is eternal legal the alt arts acorn is likely a error
Top down theme is fun. Stickers is an interesting mechanic, I like the flexibility in game and range of design space. I wonder how it will play out and how likely something like this is to make it to a normal set?
A couple days ago, when Star Realms surprised me by announcing they were doing stickers to modify cards, I thought it was the dumbest possible mechanic for a card game ever invented, short of Chaos Confetti. And now MTG has joined in the stupidity. This set keeps getting worse.
It’s very surprising that the sticker cards are eternal legal
I want stickers.dec in the next Legay top 8.
Seriously though, the rules seem straightforward enough. The tickets are covered by the energy rules. The stickers are very similar to counters from a limited pool. The "free" stickers will have almost no rule relevance in eternal... except maybe for naming cards e. g. Runed Halo!?
They will obviously count for other Un-cards that care about stickers specifically.
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Planar Chaos was not a mistake neither was it random. You might want to look at it again.
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I do have to wonder how much a problem sticker cards will be down the road as sticker sheets become rare and the potential of their being so many variations you can make of one card could impact things.
The problem with defining this format by what is "fun" is that everyone seems to define fun as what they don't lose to. If you keep losing to easily answered cards, that means you should improve your deck. If you don't want to improve your deck, then you should come to peace with the idea that you are going to lose because you chose to not interact with better strategies.
You're not the only one. I have no doubt it will cause a couple problems.
The big obvious problem is that it becomes optimal to have a deck of ten sticker cards to have stickers available in case you gain control of a card that allows you to put out stickers. Same as Contraptions. Extra deck mechanics do bring that along.
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Planar Chaos was not a mistake neither was it random. You might want to look at it again.
[thread=239793][Game] Level Up - Creature[/thread]
You're not the only one. I have no doubt it will cause a couple problems.
The big obvious problem is that it becomes optimal to have a deck of ten sticker cards to have stickers available in case you gain control of a card that allows you to put out stickers. Same as Contraptions. Extra deck mechanics do bring that along.
They covered that by mentioning that you can only sticker cards that you own.
You're not the only one. I have no doubt it will cause a couple problems.
The big obvious problem is that it becomes optimal to have a deck of ten sticker cards to have stickers available in case you gain control of a card that allows you to put out stickers. Same as Contraptions. Extra deck mechanics do bring that along.
They covered that by mentioning that you can only sticker cards that you own.
You can still get the stickers from your opponents' cards, just only put them on your cards. You can just write it on a piece of paper instead of using the stickers if it comes up, however, so you still don't need to worry about bringing stickers.
Well there is one thing to point out about stickers it could be a step in the right direction to make “Perpetually” actually possible in paper (you can keep the sticker on thr card for the rest of the game as a reminder of “perpetually”)
Ill be sitting this one out in favor of singles if anything at all.
Im not a person who enjoys stickers, even vinyl or reusable ones. For me its a lot of anxiety about damaging and losing them, putting them on the wrong things, that sort of thing. I also dont like the level of record keeping that these will require.
Yes, i can just use pen and paper instead, but since i fundamentally do not like this mechanic or its implementation... i feel its not appropriate for me to support the product through purchasing.
They made stickering cards something worth doing. I remember putting stickers or taping other pics to cards to alter their art. If only they had done this back in the early 00s...
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Yeah, hard pass on stickers. Unless I can proxy the sticker as a note somewhere, I don't want my cards or sleeves damaged.
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Watched the panel and Maro said name matters and art matter stuff is acorn only so stickers will function like ability counters and effects that change a creatures base power/toughness in eternal formats.
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The problem with defining this format by what is "fun" is that everyone seems to define fun as what they don't lose to. If you keep losing to easily answered cards, that means you should improve your deck. If you don't want to improve your deck, then you should come to peace with the idea that you are going to lose because you chose to not interact with better strategies.
You're not the only one. I have no doubt it will cause a couple problems.
The big obvious problem is that it becomes optimal to have a deck of ten sticker cards to have stickers available in case you gain control of a card that allows you to put out stickers. Same as Contraptions. Extra deck mechanics do bring that along.
They covered that by mentioning that you can only sticker cards that you own.
You can still get the stickers from your opponents' cards, just only put them on your cards. You can just write it on a piece of paper instead of using the stickers if it comes up, however, so you still don't need to worry about bringing stickers.
This is in the "worded document" spoiler of the original post.
... How do they work. Some cards let you sticker and you can only sticker your own non-land permanents. ...
Since we have some completed cards, can we get a spoiler list going? Also, if anyone can screenshot all of the cards (even the ones on the last "slide" and color correct them so they don't appear faded [and easier to read/digest], that would be great.
If you don’t have the actual sticker sheets, you are allowed to write on slips of paper.
Second to last sentence on the second post.
From the "Worded document":
Most sticker cards are eternal. In constructed you choose 10 unique sticker cards and randomly pick 3 per game. For playing casually there will be a tool to pick 3 random sticker cards online. Limited you get what you open, they aren’t drafted.
"You bring ten and randomly pick three per game" sounds to me like this is something you have to prepare before the game starts - something that would be part of your decklist. If you have not prepared your own stickers cards (whether "actual sticker sheets" or "slips of paper"-proxies makes no distinction), what happens if you find out your opponent has a sticker-providing card that you can gain control of during a game e. g. Wicker Picker? Do you get to retroactively provide a list of ten sticker cards and draw three (maybe using the online tool)? Or are you locked out of using any sticker cards, because you have missed the opportunity before the start of the game?
That's the issue with optimal play and extra decks: You have to prepare as though you might encounter a situation where this side-deck suddenly matters.
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Planar Chaos was not a mistake neither was it random. You might want to look at it again.
[thread=239793][Game] Level Up - Creature[/thread]
If you don’t have the actual sticker sheets, you are allowed to write on slips of paper.
Second to last sentence on the second post.
From the "Worded document":
Most sticker cards are eternal. In constructed you choose 10 unique sticker cards and randomly pick 3 per game. For playing casually there will be a tool to pick 3 random sticker cards online. Limited you get what you open, they aren’t drafted.
"You bring ten and randomly pick three per game" sounds to me like this is something you have to prepare before the game starts - something that would be part of your decklist. If you have not prepared your own stickers cards (whether "actual sticker sheets" or "slips of paper"-proxies makes no distinction), what happens if you find out your opponent has a sticker-providing card that you can gain control of during a game e. g. Wicker Picker? Do you get to retroactively provide a list of ten sticker cards and draw three (maybe using the online tool)? Or are you locked out of using any sticker cards, because you have missed the opportunity before the start of the game?
That's the issue with optimal play and extra decks: You have to prepare as though you might encounter a situation where this side-deck suddenly matters.
I assume, in this case, that you once again, can ONLY STICKER CARDS YOU OWN. In the event that you Gilded Drake and gain control of their sticker card and somehow activate that card, if you are not allowed to sticker cards that you don't own, that part of the ability will do nothing. Just like resolving a spell or ability, it will try to do as much as it can but what it can't, you don't do.
As for the instance in which you don't bring your own sticker cards, somehow I don't believe these are going to be top-tier Legacy playable and if they are, I'd imagine that's up to the player to decide if they want to bring a set of sticker cards, similar to bringing a sideboard. Believe it or not, as much as we might like to think that they've always been hand-in-hand, sideboards are always optional. Not having one when you decide to use your Burning Wish in an event doesn't somehow make it legal for you to grab a Time Warp from your binder. Same would likely go with this. If you don't have the stickers when you start the game I'd imagine you can't just randomly up and have them in the middle of a match that they appear in.
And honestly, even if these cards are somehow Legacy playable, isn't that format pretty much a joke anyways nowadays? RL is killing it faster than these sticker cards would. At least those will be printed in excess. And more easily available.
[quote from="Dontrike »" url="/forums/magic-fundamentals/the-rumor-mill/827125-more-previews-and-info-for-unfinity-blogato-live?comment=8"]You're not the only one. I have no doubt it will cause a couple problems.
The big obvious problem is that it becomes optimal to have a deck of ten sticker cards to have stickers available in case you gain control of a card that allows you to put out stickers. Same as Contraptions. Extra deck mechanics do bring that along.
They covered that by mentioning that you can only sticker cards that you own.
You can still get the stickers from your opponents' cards, just only put them on your cards. You can just write it on a piece of paper instead of using the stickers if it comes up, however, so you still don't need to worry about bringing stickers.
This is in the "worded document" spoiler of the original post.
... How do they work. Some cards let you sticker and you can only sticker your own non-land permanents. ...
Yeah, but you could still Bribery your opponent's Carnival Carnivore and use it to put the sticker on a card you own. Not being able to put them on your opponent's permanents doesn't mean you can't be instructed to put them on your own permanents by their cards.
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(Blogatog/mothership article link likely to appear tomorrow)
Now maro will show the offical stuff later but for these photos and info give credit to Reddit user “bananahead1234” for posting these photos and giving information from the panel
heres All the photos you will care about (cards/art not seen before))
here’s information about unfinity curiosity of bananahead1234
Uploaded all the images I took to Imgur since Reddit would make it a million posts otherwise.
Here are all the notes I took:
Blogatog live
Unstable did so well it was printed 4 times which is very good for a magic set. Someone else in wizards asked Maro if he wanted to make another unset.
Rather then making a faction set like unstable he wanted to make a top down set. They thought of retro science fiction and circus/amusement park/carnival as themes. So they decided to do both. The idea is that it is a space carnival that travels from planet to planet.
Planetary basics slightly more common then orbital ones. 30 legendary creatures will be in the set. All the legends will have booster fun versions. Had artist make the art then sent the completed art to another to make the booster fun art.
~1/4 of the rares and mythic rares will be eternal playable. If commons and uncommons have no stamp they are eternal legal. Rare and mythic rares will have the regular stamp if they are eternal legal.
254 cards because of shock lands. 302 with playable game objects in packs. Packs are 14 cards and 1 playable game object.
Cards will have stickers. The delay was due to the company that makes glue for the cards went out of business and they needed to find a new company. The glue is like post it note glue so it won’t hurt the card and reusable.
There are four types of stickers -name stickers(3 per sticker card) -art stickers (3) of things you can get in the park. (Hats matter for the set) -ability stickers (2) -P/T stickers (2) To use stickers you need to pay that cost in tickets for stickers with ticket costs.
48 sticker cards. Only power and toughness stickers repeat. 96 slots for each sticker type. 1 sticker sheet per booster pack instead of a common.
How do they work. Some cards let you sticker and you can only sticker your own non-land permanents. Most cards that let you sticker give you tickets. Cheapest ticket cost is 2 for stickers. Tickets are like energy, you are not forced to spend them and you can build them up. Some cards are specific stickers to sticker while others are general.
Set has cards that care about names and art. There are also cards that care if a card is stickered. Cards can only have one p/t sticker but you can sticker over it. Name art and ability are not restricted. Need to do your best to have them all on the card. Stickers stay on for any public zone. They go back to the sticker card for hidden zones like deck or hand. Stickers that go back to your sticker sheet can be used again.
Most sticker cards are eternal. In constructed you choose 10 unique sticker cards and randomly pick 3 per game. For playing casually there will be a tool to pick 3 random sticker cards online. Limited you get what you open, they aren’t drafted.
Bunch of different aliens but blorbians? Are the main ones. Rex nebula accidentally backed into and destroyed their planet. All clowns are robots but not all robots are clowns. They all do one function really well. Robot tribal is a thing (R/W). For technology there are sci-fi tropes but lots of magic the gathering creatures. All stores run by vampires.
Carnivals need a prize wall. IP of the park is magic. Caricature making robot. Pie eating contest. Lots of magic jokes in the set. Owner of the park wants things to be exciting. Pins that are references of different cards.
There are attractions. We can’t see the text but can see the frame.
It was important that the acorn/eternal divide is understood.
Water gun ballon games is the release day event promo. Foil shock land box topper for all boxes. Collector boosters have galaxy foils.
There is going to be a dice rolling archetype and most if not all dice rolling cards will be eternal legal.
oh I know you will ask
“Magar” the Rakdos colored Minotaur that turns instant/sorceries in graveyards into creatures is eternal legal the alt arts acorn is likely a error
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I want stickers.dec in the next Legay top 8.
Seriously though, the rules seem straightforward enough. The tickets are covered by the energy rules. The stickers are very similar to counters from a limited pool. The "free" stickers will have almost no rule relevance in eternal... except maybe for naming cards e. g. Runed Halo!?
They will obviously count for other Un-cards that care about stickers specifically.
Finally a good white villain quote: "So, do I ever re-evaluate my life choices? Never, because I know what I'm doing is a righteous cause."
Factions: Sleeping
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Legends: The Elder Dragons
Read up on Red Flags & NWO
You're not the only one. I have no doubt it will cause a couple problems.
The big obvious problem is that it becomes optimal to have a deck of ten sticker cards to have stickers available in case you gain control of a card that allows you to put out stickers. Same as Contraptions. Extra deck mechanics do bring that along.
Finally a good white villain quote: "So, do I ever re-evaluate my life choices? Never, because I know what I'm doing is a righteous cause."
Factions: Sleeping
Remnants: Valheim
Legendary Journey: Heroes & Planeswalkers
Saga: Shards of Rabiah
Legends: The Elder Dragons
Read up on Red Flags & NWO
They covered that by mentioning that you can only sticker cards that you own.
You can still get the stickers from your opponents' cards, just only put them on your cards. You can just write it on a piece of paper instead of using the stickers if it comes up, however, so you still don't need to worry about bringing stickers.
speaking of post-it
Maros words
https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/690640495809019904/back-in-november-we-said-that-the-draft-boosters
He basically confirmed if you don't have stickers paper notes (particularly post-it notes) are just fine.
Second to last sentence on the second post.
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Im not a person who enjoys stickers, even vinyl or reusable ones. For me its a lot of anxiety about damaging and losing them, putting them on the wrong things, that sort of thing. I also dont like the level of record keeping that these will require.
Yes, i can just use pen and paper instead, but since i fundamentally do not like this mechanic or its implementation... i feel its not appropriate for me to support the product through purchasing.
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Currently focusing on Pre-Modern (Mono-Black Discard Control) and Modern (Azorious Control, Temur Rhinos).
Find me at the Wizard's Tower in Ottawa every second Saturday afternoons.
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This is in the "worded document" spoiler of the original post.
From the "Worded document":
"You bring ten and randomly pick three per game" sounds to me like this is something you have to prepare before the game starts - something that would be part of your decklist. If you have not prepared your own stickers cards (whether "actual sticker sheets" or "slips of paper"-proxies makes no distinction), what happens if you find out your opponent has a sticker-providing card that you can gain control of during a game e. g. Wicker Picker? Do you get to retroactively provide a list of ten sticker cards and draw three (maybe using the online tool)? Or are you locked out of using any sticker cards, because you have missed the opportunity before the start of the game?
That's the issue with optimal play and extra decks: You have to prepare as though you might encounter a situation where this side-deck suddenly matters.
Finally a good white villain quote: "So, do I ever re-evaluate my life choices? Never, because I know what I'm doing is a righteous cause."
Factions: Sleeping
Remnants: Valheim
Legendary Journey: Heroes & Planeswalkers
Saga: Shards of Rabiah
Legends: The Elder Dragons
Read up on Red Flags & NWO
https://www.polygon.com/sdcc/23274559/mtg-unfinity-stickers
https://archidekt.com/user/71716
I assume, in this case, that you once again, can ONLY STICKER CARDS YOU OWN. In the event that you Gilded Drake and gain control of their sticker card and somehow activate that card, if you are not allowed to sticker cards that you don't own, that part of the ability will do nothing. Just like resolving a spell or ability, it will try to do as much as it can but what it can't, you don't do.
As for the instance in which you don't bring your own sticker cards, somehow I don't believe these are going to be top-tier Legacy playable and if they are, I'd imagine that's up to the player to decide if they want to bring a set of sticker cards, similar to bringing a sideboard. Believe it or not, as much as we might like to think that they've always been hand-in-hand, sideboards are always optional. Not having one when you decide to use your Burning Wish in an event doesn't somehow make it legal for you to grab a Time Warp from your binder. Same would likely go with this. If you don't have the stickers when you start the game I'd imagine you can't just randomly up and have them in the middle of a match that they appear in.
And honestly, even if these cards are somehow Legacy playable, isn't that format pretty much a joke anyways nowadays? RL is killing it faster than these sticker cards would. At least those will be printed in excess. And more easily available.
This is in the "worded document" spoiler of the original post.
Yeah, but you could still Bribery your opponent's Carnival Carnivore and use it to put the sticker on a card you own. Not being able to put them on your opponent's permanents doesn't mean you can't be instructed to put them on your own permanents by their cards.