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13 months ago ::
May 27, 2012 - 9:42PM
#161
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Planes for all four Innistrad provinces make me happy. Adding one of the missing Alara shards, Ravnica guild regions, and Kamigawa areas helps, but they could have done better; likewise I am glad of New Phyrexia and Zendikar getting representation, but it could have been broader-based, and in particular the existence of distinct planes for both Mirrodin and New Phyrexia puzzles me, given that they're the same plane at different times.
The two planes from Belenon, which we've never heard of before, are a fascinating possible clue to an upcoming setting; if they're a red herring, they're a very imaginative one. However I'm irritated by the introduction of all these new planes without any followup at all on the more tantalizing hints from the first set of Planes. We've gained Regatha, Ergamon, Vryn, Mongseng, Kyneth, Azgol, Kolbahan and Fabacin, and gotten followup on Equilor and Shandalar, both of which are known from secondary sources, as well as for the existing planes. But there isn't a single new hint as to the identities of planes from the old Planechase which we know nothing or next to nothing about: Skybreen, Valla, Arkhos, Ir, Iquatana, and most importantly Luvion, Karthus and Kinshasa, all of which were featured only on promo planes. (There also seems to be a new promo plane set on yet another new world, Xerex. I intensely hope this is the first of another set of five, so that I can complete a ninth planar deck.)
I don't have much to say about the new non-plane cards, except that I'm disappointed that they decided to bring back Totem Armor but only to make new Auras with it in the same colors that already had them. I want Red and Black Umbras! They skipped them in Zendikar because of Limited; they should have made up for that here.
My New Phyrexia Writing CreditsMy M12 Writing CreditsAs far as the benefit of the rest of Magic is concerned, gold cards in Legends were executed perfectly. They got all the excitement a designer could hope out of a splashy new mechanic without using up any of the valuable design space. Truly amazing.
--Aaron Forsythe's Random Card Comment on Kei Takahashi 
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13 months ago ::
May 27, 2012 - 9:57PM
#162
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I think I've got the COTD theme:
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Formats: Modern [Flavor Text], [Goldnight] Commander, Standard[ize], and Legacy [Weapon]
But then what does King Suleiman represent?
Solomon Draft! It's on the list of casual formats. You can either justify it as "Suleiman" sounding a lot like "Solomon" or note that the flavor text of King Suleiman  contains the word "Solomon."
We already did a cycle of formats a few years ago, so several of the easy ones (like Booster Tutor  for booster draft) were already used.
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13 months ago ::
May 27, 2012 - 11:35PM
#163
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Date Joined:
Jul 15, 2003
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www.wizards.com/magic/Magazine/Article.a...What are the last 4 cards for his deck, Garruk Relentless, Pilgrim?
There is no tighter shirt!
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13 months ago ::
May 28, 2012 - 6:43AM
#164
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Date Joined:
Mar 31, 2005
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www.wizards.com/magic/Magazine/Article.a...
What are the last 4 cards for his deck, Garruk Relentless, Pilgrim?
Some number of Dawntreader Elk  from what I can tell from the event coverage. No mention of Garruk or Pilgrim or indeed any other card not in the list in three top 8 matches he played other than Elk so 4 seems a good guess. Still he was aggro and it's quite possible he just never drew the other missing cards?
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13 months ago ::
May 28, 2012 - 8:50AM
#165
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Date Joined:
Mar 21, 2012
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i wish one of the innistrad planes would have given all creatures undying.
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13 months ago ::
May 28, 2012 - 9:40AM
#166
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Date Joined:
May 31, 2004
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I'm a bit disappointed they went with so much totem armor to the exclusion of some of the more powerful old timey auras. Props for rancor, Pollenbright Wings, and the new, (but very powerful) spirit mantle. But no Ancestral Mask, Armadillo Cloak or Serra's Embrace? Maybe Totem Armor is cool to the kids nowadays, but back in my day cool was hitting someone for 40 with an Ornitopter with a couple Masks on it and gaining 40 life.
Also, needs more Viridian Joiner. Kor Spiritdancer + Joiner is good-times-mega-draw-mega-cast.
But I was kind of disappointed with the other decks as well. If they can put Jitte in Rat's Nest, more goodies for these plz?
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13 months ago ::
May 28, 2012 - 10:55AM
#167
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13 months ago ::
May 29, 2012 - 9:13PM
#168
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Date Joined:
Mar 27, 2003
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So, this week's card of the day is board games.
- Scrabble
- Game of Life
- Boggle
Will we see something Snakes (and Ladders) related, perhaps?
It's really not even about giving niche cards to black.
It should be about giving black cards to Niche.
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13 months ago ::
May 29, 2012 - 9:16PM
#169
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Date Joined:
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So, where is that Ajani art from that is on the side of the Magic Truck and on the page with the list of cities on the #MTGWARPED tour? Ajani looks FIERCE!
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13 months ago ::
May 30, 2012 - 12:23AM
#170
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Date Joined:
Mar 12, 2012
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So, where is that Ajani art from that is on the side of the Magic Truck and on the page with the list of cities on the #MTGWARPED tour? Ajani looks FIERCE!
I think he and Liliana are getting new iterations in M13.
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