Fun fact: Elspeth is an actual name, a Scottish form of the name "Elizabeth".
Edit: MTGColorpie just tweeted that Aaron Forsythe says that Koth may be the most powerful planeswalker of the set. Lets see if red can step up to the plate along with white and blue.
So I love how Elspeth has gone from her defensive tactic in Shards of Alara, and now on the offensive in SoM.
You DO NOT want to mess with new Elspeth! She is one tough lady.
I didn't see anyone writing something about this, but if I came too late, feel free to delete it. I was reading the article that came out, and I ran across something interesting.
If you want proof, read after the art of Grave Titan.
Second, there is one minor rules change associated with this set (as opposed to the significant overhaul we did last year). The functionality for the deathtouch mechanic is changing. I'll admit that when we switched last year to not putting combat damage on the stack and requiring blockers to be ordered, it was a difficult challenge to get deathtouch to work similarly to how it did pre-M10. The solution we came to for M10 was rushed, cobbled together in the final weeks before the set went to print, and I (and many of you) felt unsatisfied by it. To that end, we revamped it. I can accept that changing the rules for a mechanic twice in thirteen months is undesirable, but in the long run I'm sure this will prove to be the correct decision.
Starting with M11, deathtouch no longer ignores blocking order in situations involving multiple blockers. Additionally, you only need to assign a single point of damage from a creature with deathtouch to each blocker, which makes deathtouch a potent combination with trample. A 4/4 with trample and deathtouch can assign one damage to a blocking 8/8 and the other 3 damage to the defending player. The full FAQ entry for deathtouch appears below. Note that it's subject to changes before the final version of the FAQ is posted, and not all the cards in the examples appear in M11.
Her first ability is good when you have done her second ability a few times already.
Second, no duh. Who doesn't like 3 soldiers? Come on.
Final opinion: She will see some play and will do will to replace her Alara counterpart.
Tempered Steel is good, do I smell artifacts?
Mox Opal.... I was expecting better.
An Example would be with Reveillark. You figure out the math.
What about Tezzeret, though? Will he come to Scars as :symb::symu:? Or won't appear at all?
Yes, it is, according to their photos in Facebook.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=14304346&id=201120755306&ref=fbx_album#!/photo.php?pid=14304370&id=201120755306&ref=fbx_album&fbid=10150261692925307
You can all imagine the wackyness that will happen now.
1/1 for no mana? Nice, me likey.
EDIT: Clearer views of alot of cards on their Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/album.php?aid=488244&id=201120755306
Sorry, fake.
Well done! I'm gonna save for a box now. ^.^
EDIT: For those who have no idea that Birds of Paradise does exist, I got you guys a nice picture.
Although the one in the art has different tail colors.
http://wyatthough.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/birdofparadise-jw.jpg
If you want proof, read after the art of Grave Titan.
http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/97