Sales solicit on a foreign M:tG Web site states the name of the Scars of Mirrodin preview card in From the Vault: Relics is "Sword of Body and Mind." Reference.
Well, looks like we are kind of getting a return to that type of plane. Maybe this will be really good with all of the Green fatties that have been running around. Ad for the triggered abilites, who knows (Draw a card, put a 2/2 creature into play?)
However, in today's culture of Justin Bieber, Jersey Shore, and Twilight, where every song on the radio, every program on television and every site on the internet is just another monument to the pinnacle of human stupidity, it's certainly not the worst thing that people could be watching.
Like antonius said, probably the UG sword entry into the sword of fire and ice/sword of light and shadow cycle and if not that then the pro artifact and pro green sword in the cycle with the clause "This does not remove sword of body and mind from attached creature" or something along those lines I'm not too sure on wording. Should be great though.
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A R/W Sword of Law and Chaos and a G/B Sword of Life and Death seem inevitable at this point. Interesting.
Nath'd! Yes, this pretty clearly kills the "green and artifact" to end the cycle theory and replaces it with an "enemy colors" cycle theory. And this pleases me, anyway.
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Cards that have "mind" in it tend to be either black and/or blue. But it seems to be mentioned in a more positive manner, so I would reserve at least half of it to relate to blue in some form or another.
As for body, well, could be green. Perhaps white, but I doubt it. I'd hazard a guess and say that it's a :symug:-related interaction.
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Could be just a one-off card, as a throwback reference to the original block. I'd be pretty surprised if there were any other Swords of Blank and Blank besides this one in the set.
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It's like watching grass grow, except it's ridculously expensive.
It's going to be pro-green and pro-artifact. And it will be awesome.
This makes little sense.
The data we have is two cards, each aligned with R/U and B/W, enemy color pairs. The natural conclusion would to cover the other enemy color associations.
A name like "Body and Mind" can be pretty easily attributed to U/G, among the unused enemy color pairs.
This is not named "Sword of Nature and Artifice", and further, "artifact" is not a color.
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The data we have is two cards, each aligned with R/U and B/W, enemy color pairs. The natural conclusion would to cover the other enemy color associations.
A name like "Body and Mind" can be pretty easily attributed to U/G, among the unused enemy color pairs.
This is not named "Sword of Nature and Artifice", and further, "artifact" is not a color.
The problem is that if this is U/G, it gives blue an extra Sword. And while that could be rectified by having more swords with the other enemy combinations, it would be more likely I think for the final sword of the "cycle" include green, the last unused color, and "artifact", not a color but definitely something that Green opposes, and definitely relevant if Scars is going to be as artifact-focused as most of us assume it will be.
The problem is that if this is U/G, it gives blue an extra Sword. And while that could be rectified by having more swords with the other enemy combinations, it would be more likely I think for the final sword of the "cycle" include green, the last unused color, and "artifact", not a color but definitely something that Green opposes, and definitely relevant if Scars is going to be as artifact-focused as most of us assume it will be.
1. It would not give blue any more "Swords" in either Standard or Extended.
2. The cycle will probably continue to be filled out from this point on. I could easily imagine one per set in the block, similar to how the Kaldra equipment was handled.
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1. It would not give blue any more "Swords" in either Standard or Extended.
2. The cycle will probably continue to be filled out from this point on. I could easily imagine one per set in the block, similar to how the Kaldra equipment was handled.
Omg not Kaldra equipment! But if the mind part of this isn't blue it would be justified to be colorless.
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Could be just a one-off card, as a throwback reference to the original block. I'd be pretty surprised if there were any other Swords of Blank and Blank besides this one in the set.
^ This
Mirrodin had dozens of throwbacks, i don't see why Scars woudln't continue this trend.
I think it's just a very cool throwback, and a good completition of a cycle.
* Also confirms my long held theory that Scars will contain equipment.
My guess is that there will be an enemy-colour sword in each of the blocks, sort of like how each old Mirrodin set had a Kaldra equipment. But if there are more swords than the original two, does that mean they were made by a five-armed swordsmith? Or maybe he just liked to mix it up a little and have a different sword for each business day.
They might keep the names close to the apocalypse split cards. So a sword of life/death and a sword of order/chaos might happen. And sword of body and mind sounds better than sword of illusion and reality.
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Discuss, I guess?
I'm going to go pick up everything in standard that has to do with equipment now.
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And I definately can't wait to see the art for this Sword.
Nath'd! Yes, this pretty clearly kills the "green and artifact" to end the cycle theory and replaces it with an "enemy colors" cycle theory. And this pleases me, anyway.
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WBR Tariel, Reckoner of Souls Mardu Aggro-Reanimator Midrange
As for body, well, could be green. Perhaps white, but I doubt it. I'd hazard a guess and say that it's a :symug:-related interaction.
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Mind = Blue
Just my thoughts.
This makes little sense.
The data we have is two cards, each aligned with R/U and B/W, enemy color pairs. The natural conclusion would to cover the other enemy color associations.
A name like "Body and Mind" can be pretty easily attributed to U/G, among the unused enemy color pairs.
This is not named "Sword of Nature and Artifice", and further, "artifact" is not a color.
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R Ashling, the Pilgrim Mono Red Wildfire Control
GBW Karador, Ghost Chieftain Abzan Dredge Rock
WBR Tariel, Reckoner of Souls Mardu Aggro-Reanimator Midrange
The problem is that if this is U/G, it gives blue an extra Sword. And while that could be rectified by having more swords with the other enemy combinations, it would be more likely I think for the final sword of the "cycle" include green, the last unused color, and "artifact", not a color but definitely something that Green opposes, and definitely relevant if Scars is going to be as artifact-focused as most of us assume it will be.
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1. It would not give blue any more "Swords" in either Standard or Extended.
2. The cycle will probably continue to be filled out from this point on. I could easily imagine one per set in the block, similar to how the Kaldra equipment was handled.
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R Ashling, the Pilgrim Mono Red Wildfire Control
GBW Karador, Ghost Chieftain Abzan Dredge Rock
WBR Tariel, Reckoner of Souls Mardu Aggro-Reanimator Midrange
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Omg not Kaldra equipment! But if the mind part of this isn't blue it would be justified to be colorless.
Also, makes me very happy I preordered my relics today.
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^ This
Mirrodin had dozens of throwbacks, i don't see why Scars woudln't continue this trend.
I think it's just a very cool throwback, and a good completition of a cycle.
* Also confirms my long held theory that Scars will contain equipment.
They might keep the names close to the apocalypse split cards. So a sword of life/death and a sword of order/chaos might happen. And sword of body and mind sounds better than sword of illusion and reality.