I've been made aware of a couple of eBay auctions for new textless player reward cards, and I was surprised to see that a thread about them had not yet been started here...so here it is.
As the title says, the two new textless promos (in the old player reward style, not like the 2HG promos) are Giant Growth and Putrefy.
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Hm... The Giant Growth is rather meh, I mean, there has to be something better for green, but the Putrefy is just wow. Nice choice of card, and nice artwork, I'd really better start playing some more.
I think they're trying to do cards that are easy to remember, thus Giant Growth. IMO, they could've used a tourney staple like, Reclaim or Rampant Growth. At least they did Putrefy. Yay!:smileup:
Giant Growth is a fine card for the promotion. The point of textless spells is to use ones that everyone should know. I guess you can hope that next time, one of them is Counterspell. Would that be better?
Cool, i love the textless cards, the giant growth is obviously pretty meh since its not strictly tournament playable but Putrefy is very cool i can't wait to get my playset.
Pretty cool promos. ALthough it would make sense to make Putrefy and Lightning Helix. I don't like the fact that we got two green cards this time around.
Hmm I like the original art of putrefy better then this one. But I do love this version of the 'textless spell'.
I mean, I don't like the new Electrolyze and Niv-Mizzet promo's. I really really wished they made those like these. In my opinion, the textless promo's are way, way cooler then the ones with enlarged art but with all the text on them (and no nice gothic-like-window frame)
I don't think so. Here's to hoping they do it next shipping!
Since the first two textless promos of the 2006 set were Blue and Red (Hinder and Pyroclasm), and these promos are Green and Multicolored (Giant Growth and Putrefy), the next two will probably be White and Black.
The September shipping will start the 2007 set of textless cards, so if they do red in that batch, we may see Shock.
Both good candidates for textless cards, easy enough to remember. Would like to see both shock and counterspell. Don't think we'll ever see dark rit but it would be cool if we did.
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I expect Giant Growth, after all its the only boon card still left. Putrefy is one of the best uncommons in current print so it is great to see that one being a new textless.
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I think that Giant Growth is underrated in Standard today, though. It stops a lot of the most common removal (Last Gasp, Helix, etc) and can act as a Bolt.
As the title says, the two new textless promos (in the old player reward style, not like the 2HG promos) are Giant Growth and Putrefy.
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The Putrefy looks pretty good, although its not close up enough in my opinion.
Putrefy, whatever.
Have they done Shock yet?
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I don't think so. Here's to hoping they do it next shipping!
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They send three times a year - January, May, and September. 'Next mailing' should have been January.
I haven't received anything yet though, nor do I know anyone who has. Hopefully, we'll get something in the next couple days.
I mean, I don't like the new Electrolyze and Niv-Mizzet promo's. I really really wished they made those like these. In my opinion, the textless promo's are way, way cooler then the ones with enlarged art but with all the text on them (and no nice gothic-like-window frame)
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Since the first two textless promos of the 2006 set were Blue and Red (Hinder and Pyroclasm), and these promos are Green and Multicolored (Giant Growth and Putrefy), the next two will probably be White and Black.
The September shipping will start the 2007 set of textless cards, so if they do red in that batch, we may see Shock.
The Putrefy is ok, the old art is better.
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The mere fact that you must say that in a pleading tone is the reason I wish they hadn't chosen Growth. (And for that matter Reciprocate from earlier)
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New textless spells...
Giant Growth
Putrefy
I would expect the next textless cards to be black or white; maybe an artifact like Icy Manipulator or Spellbook.
If blue it would most likely be Boomerang, and if red then it should be Shock.
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Putrefy is a nice textless spell. wonder if Lightning Helix is on the way...
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The Putrefy promo's a sweet deal.
I think that Giant Growth is underrated in Standard today, though. It stops a lot of the most common removal (Last Gasp, Helix, etc) and can act as a Bolt.