I'm at the Alliance/Diamond trade show this week, and I went to a Wizards Play Network seminar earlier today, during which they confirmed that Worldwake will feature a "new card for one of the most popular planeswalkers." I don't have a way to transfer photos from my camera to a computer and I don't have a regular camera so I didn't bother taking pictures of their power point presentation (which explicitly stated the same thing in written text), but that's what they said. We know Jace and Sarkhan have both gone or are going to Zendikar, so it stands to reason it's one of those two (rather than Tez, Ajani, Elspeth, Liliana, or Nicol Bolas, all of whom seem mostly unrelated, Garruk who seems unlikely, or Chandra, Sorin, or Nissa, all of whom just saw print in Zendikar). Based on the popularity claim, I'd wager Jace, but who knows? It certainly could be Sarkhan.
Just thought I'd share. They also showed a few pictures of cards from the upcoming Slivers deck. The only one I could make out for sure was Necrotic Sliver, though.
Are we certain that the card is in question is one that has already been printed as a planeswalker? I don't want to stir the pot at all (and there's a lot more evidence that the planeswalker would be either Jace or Sarkhan), but unless they say it exlicitly, I can think of some planeswalkers a touch more popular than the aforementioned.
The way it read and they way they said it would indicate to me that it's a new planeswalker card for a character that has already had a planeswalker card. I could very well be wrong, but I think they spoke misleadingly if I am.
As for Necrotic Sliver, no, it had original art, which is how I recognized it.
Jace would give Chandra's card some symmetry in the set as well, I would assume him. Vol seems somewhat boring is his new role in that comic thing anyway.
I honestly hope that it is Vol, becuase at least Jace has a contructed viable card already.
Sarkaan Vol is arguably the most powerful PW cards in regards to his CC vs his 3 abilities and their cost in counters...it's too bad that protecting yourself became the definition of what a good PW should do. Garruk and Elspeth make blockers, Ajani destroys or taps them out....and Jace, well nobody attacks Jace for some reason.
Maybe that's another route they should go with PWs. Ones that you don't mind seeing hitting the board.
I feel fairly confident that the phrasing ("new card," especially) indicates someone who's already received a PW card. Given the options, Jace seems by far the most likely to me.
petalred, thanks for the info! Did they provide any other info about Worldwake?
let the speculation begin! THIS WOULD BE TERRIFIC IF ITS JACE!
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-3: take an extra turn after this one
-7: return all permanents target player controls to their hand, draw 5 cards, take an extra turn after this one.
loyalty: 3
my new jace's idea is, that you could make a bunch of tokens, that counter stuff...then use his -7 ability....and when they try to play something...you owuld just counter it....for the cost of a token.
Could it possibly be the creation of a planewalker from an old story, similar to bolas?
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A new version of Liliana would also be nice. Though from the looks of it, they plan to make a new copy of each of the original planeswalkers at this point...
let the speculation begin! THIS WOULD BE TERRIFIC IF ITS JACE!
1UUU
Jace, The future seer
+1: put a 0/1 illusion toke on the field with "sacrifice this creature: counter target spell"
-3: take an extra turn after this one
-7: return all permanents target player controls to their hand, draw 5 cards, take an extra turn after this one.
loyalty: 3
my new jace's idea is, that you could make a bunch of tokens, that counter stuff...then use his -7 ability....and when they try to play something...you owuld just counter it....for the cost of a token.
Your joking right?
+1 for basicly a free counterspell.. everyturn.
Not to mention He's basicly a 4 CMC Time warp.. And that ultimate means auto win. Yeah, thats a pretty badly made card you've concocted.
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Maybe that's another route they should go with PWs. Ones that you don't mind seeing hitting the board.
I kinda see Karn protecting himself that way. I don't picture him doing much to directly help your war effort in terms of spawning dudes or pinging your opponent, but I could easily picture him causing multiple players to draw cards, gain life, get tokens, etc.
let the speculation begin! THIS WOULD BE TERRIFIC IF ITS JACE!
1UUU
Jace, The future seer
+1: put a 0/1 illusion toke on the field with "sacrifice this creature: counter target spell"
-3: take an extra turn after this one
-7: return all permanents target player controls to their hand, draw 5 cards, take an extra turn after this one.
loyalty: 3
my new jace's idea is, that you could make a bunch of tokens, that counter stuff...then use his -7 ability....and when they try to play something...you owuld just counter it....for the cost of a token.
Sarcasm...??
goodness I hope so, that card would be terribly broken
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I think it is going to be Vol.
Jace is still pretty much the same as he was originally and is yet to even arrive to Zendikar.
Vol is now completely insane (the ALA card doesn't depict his current incarnation) and he has already interacted with Chandra in the comics.
If I remember the web comic correctly, Garruk has been visiting Zendikar as well. He has also undergone some dramatic change since his run-in with Liliana, and he is quite popular (his card, at least). I wouldn't rule him out.
I would rule him out, though, as he's off chasing after Liliana.
Reasoning: She's been a very popular character, the fact that she got a before spark activating card in Time Spiral is proof. Now that planeswalkers have their own cards, and jaya is still alive, it's possible that she could get her own card.
Unless somehow Teferi gets his spark back somehow. That would be sexy.
Just thought I'd share. They also showed a few pictures of cards from the upcoming Slivers deck. The only one I could make out for sure was Necrotic Sliver, though.
My bets are on Jace, I don't think Vol can compete in "popularity".
But it was a tradeshow, after all
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Can I interpret this as new art?
As for Necrotic Sliver, no, it had original art, which is how I recognized it.
Sarkaan Vol is arguably the most powerful PW cards in regards to his CC vs his 3 abilities and their cost in counters...it's too bad that protecting yourself became the definition of what a good PW should do. Garruk and Elspeth make blockers, Ajani destroys or taps them out....and Jace, well nobody attacks Jace for some reason.
Maybe that's another route they should go with PWs. Ones that you don't mind seeing hitting the board.
Control magic, ponder, brainstorm, but most of all somehow make it counter spells.
petalred, thanks for the info! Did they provide any other info about Worldwake?
1UUU
Jace, The future seer
+1: put a 0/1 illusion toke on the field with "sacrifice this creature: counter target spell"
-3: take an extra turn after this one
-7: return all permanents target player controls to their hand, draw 5 cards, take an extra turn after this one.
loyalty: 3
my new jace's idea is, that you could make a bunch of tokens, that counter stuff...then use his -7 ability....and when they try to play something...you owuld just counter it....for the cost of a token.
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Yes, but it would be the first new version of his card.
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Your joking right?
+1 for basicly a free counterspell.. everyturn.
Not to mention He's basicly a 4 CMC Time warp.. And that ultimate means auto win. Yeah, thats a pretty badly made card you've concocted.
I hate when people change their avatar's. That's how I identify most people, not by names.
Hopefully his new card doesn't cost 5+ mana. Unless Wizards doesn't want Walkers to be as aggressively costed as they were in Shards / Lorwyn.
I hope he costs at least 3UUU so they could give him some utterly insane abilities. Time Stretch as an ultimate???
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I kinda see Karn protecting himself that way. I don't picture him doing much to directly help your war effort in terms of spawning dudes or pinging your opponent, but I could easily picture him causing multiple players to draw cards, gain life, get tokens, etc.
Sarcasm...??
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Jace is still pretty much the same as he was originally and is yet to even arrive to Zendikar.
Vol is now completely insane (the ALA card doesn't depict his current incarnation) and he has already interacted with Chandra in the comics.
There are what, four different art Jace and only 1 actual version? A second card would feel all alone having only one art
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let's see what a crazy pw can do!
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I would rule him out, though, as he's off chasing after Liliana.
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Reasoning: She's been a very popular character, the fact that she got a before spark activating card in Time Spiral is proof. Now that planeswalkers have their own cards, and jaya is still alive, it's possible that she could get her own card.
Unless somehow Teferi gets his spark back somehow. That would be sexy.