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DKA Event Deck Lists

2012-02-07T09:46:00.004-05:00

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Happy Tuesday MTG Peeps,

You may recall last week when we provided a quick post reagarding the soon to be released Dark Ascension Event Decks. Well today, WoTC Monty delivered the decklists on the mothership.

Here's the 4.1.1 on these competitive pre-cons before we get into the decklist details -

Dark Ascension Event Decks are scheduled for release on February 24th, 2012 and contain the following : 1 x 60-card deck, 1 x 15-card sideboard, 1 Spindown life counter, 1 strategy insert, and 1 card box. These should retail for about $25 and contain 7 rares as well as a full compliment of uncommons / commons.
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Spiraling Doom -
Black-Green (/) Event Deck
(Rare cards in bold)
25 land : 2 Evolving Wilds, 1 Grim Backwoods, 8 Swamp, 14 Forest

27 creatures : 1 Hex Parasite, 4 Young Wolf, 1 Perilous Myr, 4 Viridian Emissary, 4 Strangleroot Geist, 1 Phyrexian Rager, 1 Wakedancer, 1 Viridian Corrupter, 1 Solemn Simulacrum, 3 Skinrender, 1 Stingerfling Spider, 1 Bloodgift Demon, 1 Morkrut Banshee, 1 Acidic Slime, 1 Brutalizer Exarch, 1 Myr Battlesphere

8 other spells : 1 Mortarpod, 3 Doom Blade, 2 Birthing Pod, 2 Diabolic Tutor

15 sideboard : 1 Despise, 3 Autumn's Veil, 1 Myr Sire, 4 Distress, 1 Wakedancer, 1 Beast Within, 1 Dismember, 1 Gravedigger, 1 Entomber Exarch, 1 Acid Web Spider

Take this build for a spin and draw a few hands HERE. We like 'tool box' builds and this Birthing Pod deck delivers. The build does look solid with Solemn Simulacrum and Viridian Emissary to power up your mana ramp and has a very nice showcase of the new 'undying' tech with a full deckset of Strangleroo Geist and Young Wolf. Sadly, we suspect that players may just purchase the singles and build something similar to game with as the MRSP closely approximates the summary of singles here.

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Gleeful Flames - Mono-Red ()Event Deck
(Rare cards in bold)

22 land : 3 Haunted Fengraf, 2 Inkmoth Nexus, 17 Mountain

20 creatures : 4 Forge Devil, 4 Goblin Arsonist, 4 Goblin Fireslinger, 4 Goblin Gaveleer, 3 Torch Fiend, 1 Hellrider

18 other spells : 3 Infiltration Lens, 2 Faithless Looting, 4 Goblin Grenade, 1 Curse of Stalked Prey, 4 Brimstone Volley, 4 Artillerize

15 sideboard : 2 Gut Shot, 3 Torpor Orb, 4 Arc Trail, 2 Act of Treason, 1 Dismember, 3 Into the Core

Take this build for a spin and draw a few hands HERE. This mono-red build has a roster list of a number of popular cards now being played such as Gut Shot, Dismember, and Arc Trail. Given the deckset of Artillerize, we somewhat surprised we don't see any Ichor Wellspring or Mycosynth Wellspring. We love the synergy here with Goblin Gaveleer and Infiltration Lens but find it a titch odd about the Inkmoth Nexus inclusion - don't misinterpret this - we love Inkmoth, just think that this was included as a plan 'B' or to be more appealing to gamers. And appealing it is, this build if broken down should fetch almost double that of the MRSP and will fly off the shelves double-time compared to the previous Pod build.. It's only weakness is that a single Curse of Death's Hold or Elesh Norn will shut the gobby party down.

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Lastly, just another reminder of the Top 5 selling DKA singles - this data compiled by the folks over at MTG Mint Card.

1. Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
2. Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
3. Hellrider
4. Vault of the Archangel
5. Vorapede
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Avacyn Restored News

2012-02-06T10:27:00.003-05:00

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Happy Monday MTG peeps,

There is some very interesting changes afoot with the third and last Magic the Gathering set, Avacyn Restored, in the Innistrad block. Today on the Daily MTG page on the mothership, Helene Bergeot, the WoTC Organized Play Director had this announcement -

Starting with Avacyn Restored, the name of "Launch Party" will be phased out - but we will still encourage stores to run a variety of events for you, including drafts! At the same time, the League will still kick off the Friday of the release. Lastly, the foil participation cards previously distributed during the Launch Party event will be made available to you at the Friday Night Magic on release day.

We're not certain how the fan / player community will take this piece of news. As for ourselves, we've not attend the proper release / launch party tournament for the last two sets but really should defer judgement of this announcement to you the reader as well as the stores running the event - so pipe in below with the comment thingy - we really do want to hear your opinion. We personally do not see any reason at this time why your local games store could not save the foil participation cards could be saved as prize support for the next day's (non-sanctioned?) tournament unless there is some strict prohibition from Wizards.
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In other (perhaps happier) news, some items of note from a Avacyn Restore sales solicitation document - specifically, some additional prize support / goodies for the Avacyn Restored PreRelease tournament. Here's the text -

Unlock the secrets of the Helvault!
This event is unlike anything we’ve ever offered, and will give your Magic™ players the chance to participate in a unique experience that they will be sure to remember for years to come! Event Features: Format: The format for this Prerelease is Sealed Deck — six boosters of Avacyn Restored™ . Though the set is a part of the Innistrad™ block, it is a large set, which means that the Prerelease tournament will use only Avacyn Restored product.

Unique and Exciting Player Experience: This event will give Magic players the chance to open the mysterious Helvault right in your store. The Helvault is a vessel filled with additional player prizes that will take the righteous strength of your store’s entire community to unlock (instructions will be provided)!

Critical: The opening of the Helvault will be much anticipated by your Magic community. To make sure that we can work together to deliver this great experience, it is vital that you and your organizer(s) not open the Helvault until the event.

Additionally, each store will receive a limited number of Helvaults, so we encourage you to offer pre-regeistration for this event (not every Prerelease event will have a Helvault, so we strongly encourage you to offer pre-registration for this event).

Prerelease events are great for players of all experience levels:
• Add some open dueling to encourage your new players to participate!
• Core stores may now run 3 main events while Advanced may run 6.
Again, it’s vital to communicate to your players that not every main event will feature a Helvault.

The Helvault Prerelease Kit contains one Helvault filled with bonus prizes to support up to 54 players and will be made available in addition to the Avacyn Restored Prerelease Kit. The Avacyn Restored Prerelease Kit will contain : 24 participation promo cards, and 18 achievement cards.

ALSO - we now have the names of the Avacyn Restored PreRelease promo card as well as the Buy-a-Box promo !

PreRelease card - Moonsilver Spear
Buy-a-Box promo - Silverblade Paladin

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Lastly, just another reminder of the Top 5 selling DKA singles - this data compiled by the folks over at MTG Mint Card.

1. Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
2. Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
3. Hellrider
4. Vault of the Archangel
5. Vorapede
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MTG Price

2012-02-05T11:34:00.005-05:00

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Happy Sunday MTG peeps,

Recently, we were contemplating our Dark Ascension preorders as well as some other orders we had made ahead of the new standard environment. Previously, we had been sort of hit and miss but have been improving over the last few releases. One way we a had used to determine which hot new Magic the Gathering cards to pick up as well as cards from previous sets we needed to acquire was the use of on-line MTG sites providing price trending. One which we had found which was rather useful was MTG Price. Oddly enough, we had been put into contact with the brilliant fella who runs this site and he was very kind to provide an article here today for us - Thank-you very much to Mr Young :

Hello! My name is Alasdair Young and I run a free site called MTG Price that lets players quickly look up historical prices of magic cards from all the major vendors. I've been trading and playing magic since Unlimited, I've played on the Pro Tour and I have an MBA in Finance, all of which I've found to be pretty useful when running a finance-based MTG website.

Today I'm going to cover the changes in the Standard landscape for traders now that Dark Ascension is upon us. I'll also quickly cover the impact that GP Orlando had on prices.

Let's start with the elephant in the room - Sorin, Lord of Innistrad This is clearly a phenomenal card for standard and he will see a will see a lot of block play too. Since Innistrad Block is the next format, this is one to watch; more than that, Sorin's presence affects the prices of the cards that work well in the same deck as him. For example, check out this graph of Isolated Chapel prices:

A single card, if powerful enough, can cause ripple effects in other markets. I wouldn't be suprised if other black and white cards recently went up a bit on the Sorin news. Even Liliana of the Veil, a card whose price has stabilized since launch at around $24, went up $3 when Sorin was spoiled.

Does this mean that I think Sorin is a good investment? Absolutely not. Sorin isn't Jace and big plainswalkers always start high and then typically mellow out. For an extremely stark example of this effect look at Garruk, Primal Hunter. Garruck lost almost HALF of his value this week as the last stalwart of high prices (ABU Games) decided to drop him by $20, presumably in the hopes of selling him off before M13 rolls around. Because of this trend, ultimately I think Sorin will settle at $30-$35 unless someone breaks him as badly as Jace.

In terms of other cards, the biggest change has been from Gran Prix Orlando's odd choice to use Standard instead of Limited as a format. Conley Woods ultimately won the event with green/black ramp and his win has had some serious effects on the MTG trading landscape. Since his win, three big cards in his deck have jumped over 20% each - Primeval Titan, Grave Titan and Solumn Simulacrum. Indeed, Grave Titan went up over 40% from a $6 card to one that most stores have listed for over $10. Indeed, almost every card in the deck has seen at least a small rise in value.

Conley Woods' Green/ Black Ramp - Main Deck

25 lands : 1 Dragonskull Summit, 7 Forest, 1 Ghost Quarter, 4 Inkmoth Nexus, 2 Kessig Wolf Run, 1 Mountain, 5 Swamp, 4 Woodland Cemetery

16 creatures : 2 Acidic Slime, 1 Birds of Paradise, 1 Glissa, the Traitor, 4 Grave Titan, 4 Primeval Titan, 4 Solemn Simulacrum

19 other spells : 3 Black Sun's Zenith, 3 Doom Blade, 2 Geth's Verdict, 2 Green Sun's Zenith, 4 Rampant Growth, 1 Ratchet Bomb, 4 Sphere of the Suns

Sideboard : 1 Ancient Grudge, 2 Batterskull, 1 Black Sun's Zenith, 2 Curse of Death's Hold, 1 Garruk, Primal Hunter, 1 Go for the Throat, 1 Liliana of the Veil, 2 Nihil Spellbomb, 1 Ratchet Bomb, 1 Thrun, the Last Troll, 1 Tree of Redemption, 1 Viridian Corrupter

Clearly, big decks affect prices. The classic example from a couple of months ago is Grixis Control which made Olivia Voldaren spike from $5 to $15 in a single day when it was revealed at Worlds but, really, any large tournament win means copycats. (Note: Olivia has fallen back significantly in the past 2 months). What does this mean for the savvy trader? My advice is to follow the live streams of major standard tournaments and as soon as you see a new deck or interesting card likely to hit the top 8, consider buying a few of the cheapest copies on ebay or from local stores.

As for other Standard decks, next up is Delver which is by far the most common deck on MTGO at the moment. Most of the cards in this deck have already increased in value but there are still players out there who are under-pricing certain cards. My personal favourite sleeper play are foil versions of the common Delver of Secrets. As a common, the regular version is worth about fifteen or twenty cents but the foil is worth serious money - StarCity has them listed at $8 each meaning that a playset of them are worth more than a Liliana of the Veil! This is an excellent card that will stay very good for a long time to come, yet I have repeatedly found players valuing this foil in the $1-$2 range even now. Have no shame in adding these in at the end of a trade to "balance out" an otherwise almost equal exchange.

Here is a good example of a Delver list.

Speaking of Delver, if you find any Geist of Saint Traft floating around for $15 or less, snap them up. A mere two weeks ago many players haven't noticed the number of delver decks being played on MTG Online and were still valuing this card at around $12 - you could get a full playset on eBay for less than $50 on January 15th. Now, the same playset is liable to run you closer to $100. I can't see these falling much this year given the fact that the next constructed PTQ format will be Innistrad Block and Delver looks like the deck to beat in that format.

Finally, I'll touch on one other hot card that I plan on picking up many copies of: Gravecrawler. It's already up another 15% this week and I expect it to skyrocket if a viable Zombie deck can be built when the PTQ season rolls around. At $6.50 it's not a chase rare and so many players won't value it especially highly. This is a speculative play but, on paper, the cad is just wonderful and can only get better when yet more Zombies are printed in Avacyn Restored.

This rounds out what I consider to be the most important Standard trading changes over the last few weeks. If you have any comments, I'd love to hear them in the section below!

Again, thank-you to Alasdair for this brilliant assessment - we will continue to use the great resource over at MTG Price.
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Dark Ascension Fat Pack

2012-02-03T16:24:00.004-05:00

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Happy Friday MTG peeps,

It is Friday, 3rd February which means that the newest Magic the Gathering set is now on sale. Dark Ascension, the second set in the Innistrad block hit the store shelves today and gamers everywhere are set to crack open booster packs, try new builds, and start slinging cards.

We had a bit of a late night / early morning when we (and a lot of other players) hit up the local game store here in Barrie, Ontario midnight - OMG! Games to be the first to buy the new set. We picked up a Fat Pack, a few loose booster packs and yattered with some of the players - here's the vid -

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The Dark Ascension Fat Pack on sale today has just about everything a MTG Player needs to step into the newest set. The MSRP is about $40 and contains the following :

9 boosters
1 card box
1 player's guide
1 70-card land pack
10 checklist cards
1 learn-to-play insert
1 Spindown life counter
2 deck boxes

The rares we pulled were very decent - Helvault, Sorrin Lord of Innistrad, Markov Blademaster, Séance, Thalia Guardian of Thraben, Increasing Savergery, Falkenrath Aristocrat, Increasing Ambition, and Grim Backwoods.

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Since Dark Ascension has finally been officially released today let's have a look at the Top 5 selling DKA singles in - this data compiled by the folks over at MTG Mint Card. This may be an indication as to what players are contemplating for standard constructed.

1. Thalia, Guardian of Thraben

2. Mikaeus, the Unhallowed

3. Hellrider

4. Vault of the Archangel

5. Vorapede

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Dark Ascension Event Decks

2012-02-01T15:24:00.005-05:00

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Happy Wednesday MTG peeps,

Today over on the mothership, WoTC Monty gave us a sneak peak of the upcoming Dark Ascension Event Decks. Unlike Intro Packs, which are for newer players, the Event Decks are designed to provide you with a FNM-ready deck that should be rather competitive right out of the box.

Dark Ascension Event Decks are scheduled for release on February 24th, 2012 and contain the following : 1 x 60-card deck, 1 x 15-card sideboard, 1 Spindown life counter, 1 strategy insert, and 1 card box. These should retail for about $25. Previous Event Decks had about 7 rares and a full compliment of uncommons / commons.

The two Dark Ascension Events decks -

Mono-Red ()Event Deck
Gleeful Flames
Box cover : Hellrider

Cackle as you stoke the fires! A horde of sadistic little goblins and devils do your malicious bidding, delivering fiery pain to your opponents. Wicked combos force enemies to let you multiply your forces or to fan the flames of their own demise.
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Black-Green (/) Event Deck
Spiraling Doom
Box cover : Strangleroot Geist

Mock life and cheat death! This green and black deck is packed with hard-to-kill creatures, including those with the new undying ability, and many more ways to turn your smaller threats into larger ones.
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We loved previous Events Decks and fully expect a solid deck list from these two as well.

Previous Event Decks :
Innistrad - Hold the Line / Deathfed
M12 - Illusionary Might / Vampire Onslaught
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Remember players - the newest Magic the Gathering set will be officially released this Friday and will likely be making a showing during your Friday Night Magic event. We might be doing something crazy like hitting up our local Game Store (OMG! Games in Barrie, Ontario) on Thursday Midnight to ensure we get the cards we want.

If you don't live near a store, we suggest you get your on-line order in as time is running out. Check out MTG Mint Card where awesome selection and good price is sure to win your affection.
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DKA Intro Pack Video

2012-01-31T08:35:00.004-05:00

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Happy Tuesday MTG peeps,

We have a bit of a treat for you today - courtesy of 360 Public Relations and Wizards of the Coast. The crew here at MTG Realm scored an Dark Ascension Intro Pack and four Dark Ascension Booster Packs. When we think of it, we had no less than four players tell us (2 here in town and 2 others in a city serveral hours away) that they had actually purchased Intro Packs / Event Decks after they saw some of our previous 'dissection' videos so I guess it serves the folks well over at WoTc to send swag every once in a while.

Anywhoos - we received the Red / White 'Swift Justice' Intro Pack BUT what really floats our boat is what we got in the four booster packs - enough yattering for now - here's the vid :

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The Dark Ascension / - Swift Justice has the foil Requiem Angel and everyone's fav one-drop vampire, Stromkirk Noble. The rare we pulled from the booster pack included in this Intro Pack was Jar of Eyeballs which we will immediately send off to Magic Cards with Googly Eyes so she (twitter here) can slick up some kewl card alt for us.

This deck is fast and agressive and can be easily adapted for the novice Magic the Gathering player to evolve as that player's skill evolves. We suggest that perhaps one of your first steps is to consider getting a few copies of something similar to Ray of Revelation (green splash?) to kill off those nasty enchantments running amok in standard at the moment (we're looking at you Intanglible Virtue / Honor of the Pure).

Righto - We LOVED what we got in the four Dark Ascension Booster Packs and only wished we could have pulled this during the PreRelease event where we sucked a 2:2 with our matches. Check 'em out :

Gravecrawler, Geralf's Messenger, Beguiler of Wills (for some odd reason we keep mis-reading the card as 'Bruce Willis' ?wtf?), and Mikaeus, the Unhallowed.

Yep - wish we had pulled these at the prerelease.
Anywhoos - we still have some additional Intro Packs to cover off so stay tuned.
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It is not too late to get in your pre-orders yet. Whether you are thinking about building a vampire, werewolf, zombie, spirit, agrro or control, you'll likely need to get some new cards - Give MTG Mint Card a look.
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DKA PreRelease

2012-01-30T08:37:00.004-05:00

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Happy Monday MTG peeps,

We hope you were able to get out to a Dark Ascension PreRelease event this past weekend. If not, your second chance is coming with the official release this weekend (February 3rd / 4th) to get your paws and claws into this new Magic the Gathering set. We skipped the midnight prerelease at our local games store, OMG! Games here in Barrie to be all fresh faced ans bushy-tailed for their Saturday morning event. About 35 to 38 players attended the midnight one with several of them coming back the next morning for 10:00 AM to play again with little or no sleep. The Saturday morning event was well attended too but we suspect the latter events in the day were likely packed.

Anywhoos - enough yattering for the moment, here's a vid from the Dark Ascension PreRelease . . .

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First up, let's take a look at our rare pulls from the 3 packs Innistrad & 3 packs of Dark Ascension we had to work with to build our 40 card deck . . .

We love both these sets as there is an extra slot in your 15-card booster pack for a double-faced card. Have 9 rares from six booster packs is never a bad thing. The rares were : Huntmaster of the Fells, Snapcaster Mage, Instigator Gang, Nephalia Drownyard, Flayer of the Hatebound, Creeping Reneassainse (foil), Vault of the Archangel, Elder of Laurels, and Ghoultree.

There appeared to be some decent support for a werewolf build in the commons and uncommons so we tried out a red / green build that event included our Creeping Reneassainse. We were also able to pull that uncommon wolf 'lord', Immerwolf which cemented the build nicely. For our fourth and final game, we scrapped out the entire deck to create a blue white build. Hey we love making decks and even tried a few more after we got home with the card pool. At the end of the day, it was 2 wins, 2 loses, and a lot of fun.

WHAT did you pull ?
WHAT cards really stood out in your limited games ?
WHICH cards will make the grade for standard constructed ?

Use the comment thingy below - we want to hear from you.
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It is not too late to get in your pre-orders yet. Whether you are thinking about building a vampire, werewolf, zombie, spirit, agrro or control, you'll likely need to get some new cards - Give MTG Mint Card a look.

Stay tuned to MTG Realm,
We still have a lot of catching up to do for Dark Ascension - so many posts, so little time kinda thing.
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DKA Dark Sacrifice

2012-01-27T10:07:00.005-05:00

Black / White
/ - Dark Sacrifice
foil rare - Fiend of the Shadows

22 creatures
1 Champion of the Parish (Innistrad Rare)
1 Disciple of Griselbrand (Innistrad Uncommon)
2 Doomed Traveler (Innistrad Common)
2 Elder Cathar (Innistrad Common)
2 Elgaud Inquisitor (Dark Ascension Common)
3 Falkenrath Torturer (Dark Ascension Common)
1 Fiend of the Shadows (Dark Ascension Rare)
2 Galvanic Juggernaut (Innistrad Uncommon)
1 Mausoleum Guard (Innistrad Uncommon)
1 Selfless Cathar (Innistrad Common)
1 Skirsdag Flayer (Dark Ascension Uncommon)
2 Unruly Mob (Innistrad Common)
2 Village Cannibals (Innistrad Uncommon)
1 Wakedancer (Dark Ascension Uncommon)

14 other spells
2 Altar's Reap (Dark Ascension Common)
1 Avacyn's Collar (Dark Ascension Uncommon)
2 Death's Caress (Dark Ascension Common)
1 Demonmail Hauberk (Innistrad Uncommon)
3 Gather the Townsfolk (Dark Ascension Common)
1 Gravepurge (Dark Ascension Common)
1 Lingering Souls (Dark Ascension Uncommon)
2 Night Terrors (Innistrad Common)
1 Unburial Rites (Innistrad Uncommon)

24 lands
1 Haunted Fengraf (Dark Ascension Common)
12 Plains
11 Swamp
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This is another decent Dark Ascension Intro Pack for gamers who want to get into the new set or are getting into the game. We can imagine several players starting with this as a nucleus and then trading / saving up to upgrade this into a B/W Token build with Vault of the Archangel and Sorin, Lord of Innistrad.

DON'T FORGET : This weekend is the Dark Ascension pre-release - We'll be attending this event at our fav game store, OMG! Games in Barrie, Ontario, Canada - Central Ontario's largest MTG retailer.

We are now in the process to going through previous sets still standard legal to get cards to incorporate into new builds such as blue / white spirits, blue / black zombies, etc. We suggest you check out MTG Mint Card now before player demand pushes the price up or depletes stock of that critical card to synergize your new deck.
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DKA Swift Justice

2012-01-25T19:28:00.007-05:00

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Happy Wednesday MTG peeps, We will start churning through the Dark Ascension Intro Packs just like we did with the Innistrad ones. We hope to have one or two videos up as will showing product dissection and some game highlights with one or more of the Intro Packs.

Each Dark Ascension Intro Pack contains : a 60-card theme deck, 1 premium foil card, 1 premium card, a Dark Ascension booster pack, and a strategy and a rules insert. Today however, we will go through the Swift Justice Intro Pack decklist - let'g get to it . . .

White / Red
/ - Swift Justice
foil - Requiem Angel

Creatures (26)
2 Elite Vanguard (M12 Uncommon)
1 Forge Devil (Dark Ascension Common)
1 Stromkirk Nobile (Innistrad Rare)
2 Niblis of the Urn (Dark Ascension Uncommon)
1 Silverchase Fox (Innistrad Common)
2 Ashmouth Hound (Innistrad Common)
1 Bloodcrazed Neonate (Innistrad Common)
1 Torch Fiend (Innistrad Common)
2 Midnight Guard (Innistrad Common)
2 Niblis of the Mist (Innistrad Common)
1 Fiend Hunter (Innistrad Uncommon)
1 Erdwal Ripper (Dark Ascension Common)
2 Assault Griffin (M12 Common)
2 Lightning Elemental (M12 Common)
1 Night Revelers (Dark Ascension Common)
1 Serra Angel (M12 Uncommon)
1 Requiem Angel (Dark Ascension Rare)
2 Markov Warlord (Dark Ascension Uncommon)

Other Spells (10)
2 Traveler's Amulet (Dark Ascension Common)
1 Skillful Lunge (Dark Ascension Common)
2 Burning Oil (Dark Ascension Uncommon)
1 Nightbird's Clutches (Innistrad Common)
2 Rally the Peasants (Innistrad Uncommon)
2 Wrack with Madness (Dark Ascension Common)

Lands (24)
12 Plains
12 Mountain
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This is another solid Intro Pack to get you into the standard constructed game and from which you could easily improve as your skills grow. We're darn impressed with the inclusion of Stromkirk Noble which some players we've talked to will buy this Intro Pack just for this Vampire alone.

Safe & Happy gaming - stay tuned for more daily posts even though 'spoiler season' is wrapped up.
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DKA Relentless Dead

2012-01-25T09:11:00.004-05:00

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Happy Wednesday MTG peeps, We will start churning through the Dark Ascension Intro Packs just like we did with the Innistrad ones. We hope to have one or two videos up as will showing product dissection and some game highlights with one or more of the Intro Packs.

Each Dark Ascension Intro Pack contains : a 60-card theme deck, 1 premium foil card, 1 premium card, a Dark Ascension booster pack, and a strategy and a rules insert. Today however, we will go through the Relentless Dead Intro Pack decklist - let'g get to it . . .

Blue / Black
/ Relentless Dead

Foil Rare - Havengul Runebinder

Relentless Dead Intro Pack deck list

Creatures (24)
1 Ghoulraiser (Innistrad Common)
1 Havengul Runebinder (Dark Ascension Rare)
1 Headless Skaab (Innistrad Common)
1 Makeshift Mauler (Innistrad Common)
1 Rotting Fensnake (Innistrad Common)
1 Skaab Goliath (Innistrad Uncommon)
1 Stitched Drake (Innistrad Common)
2 Abattoir Ghoul (Innistrad Unommon)
2 Black Cat (Dark Ascension Common)
2 Diregraf Captain (Dark Ascension Uncommon)
2 Diregraf Ghoul (Innistrad Unommon)
2 Farbog Boneflinger (Dark Ascension Uncommon)
2 Walking Corpse (Innistrad Common)
2 Zombie Goliath (M12 Common)
3 Screeching Skaab (Dark Ascension Common)

Other Spells (12)
1 Cellar Door (Innistrad Uncommon)
1 Corpse Lunge (Innistrad Common)
1 Endless Ranks of the Dead (Innistrad Rare)
1 Moan of the Unhallowed (Innistrad Uncommon)
1 Negate (M12 Common)
1 Zombie Infestation (M12 Uncommon)
2 Dead Wight (Innistrad Common)
2 Forbidden Alchemy (Innistrad Common)
2 Reap the Seagraf (Dark Ascension Common)

Lands (24)
10 Island
10 Swamp
2 Evolving Wilds (Dark Ascension Common)
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We are thinking about brewing up a new Zombie deck featuring several of the new Dark Ascension Cards as well as a few gems from the M12 core set. This is a great place to start. We are also looking forward to the Dark Ascension Event Decks due out in about a month from now - the Innistrad Event Decks rocked and we're sure this one will too.

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Most of the Dark Ascension singles are up on the MTG Mint Card site for pre-order. The remainders should be up in another 24 hours as they are celebrating New Year's right now. 農曆新年 !

We suggest you get in there quick before they sell out of the more popular cards . . .
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W/B Tokens

2012-01-24T20:05:00.009-05:00

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Happy Tuesday MTG peeps,

There really is no ignoring the very large elephant (or rather vampire planeswalker) in the room any longer. Your Magic the Gathering at your local store / games club is set to change with the introduction of Magic the Gathering's newest set, Dark Ascension. The most hyped about deck that a lot of players want to drive in White / Black Tokens with Sorin, Lord of Innistrad as the key card, along with the amazing flashback card, Lingering Souls.

Well, let's get down to the nitty-gritty and talk about suitable cards which might just work in a standard constructed deck. First up - mana base -
Plains, Swamps, the Innistrad dual-land, Isolated Chapel, and Vault of the Archangel which can really put a zing into your alpha swing with your horde of tokens by giving them deathtouch and lifelink (which in our opinion is one of our fav combinations - we LOVED Deathbringe Liege deck featuring Basilisk Collar in Eventide!).
Next, cards to consider to help pump up your newly created tokens . . .
Intangible Virtue and to a lesser extent, Honor of the Pure are your choices. Next up - cards for your consideration - please do not limit your choices to these but brew up your own and test your build . . .
These cards are the major components to your token engine. We threw in Suture Priest because no-one expects her ! Next up - let's protect your butt or project your power on the game table - some other spells for your consideration . . .
Again - spice to your own taste here - some of these may be suitable in your side-board. Test, make notes, and have fun!
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We expect that before the end of the day, the entire list of singles will be up on MTG Mint Card for pre-order.

We suggest you get in there quick before they sell out of the more popular cards . . .

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Dark Ascension Spoiler Complete

2012-01-23T10:49:00.008-05:00

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Happy Monday MTG peeps,

And what a Monday it is. Magic the Gathering's Dark Ascension set (set 2 of 3 in the Innistrad block) is now fully in the open. This set contains 158 cards (64 common, 44 uncommon, 38 rare, and 12 mythic rare) which are now up on the Visual Spoiler on the mothership. We suggest you drop by the MTG Realm Spoiler list which is now up will all the card text and all the Mythic Rare / Rare card images. We'll endeavour to clean up the small errors due to mad-typing latter.

Last evening, there was a party-like atmosphere on the forums as MTG fans around the world waited with bated breath counting down the last few hours and minutes as the Wizards of the Coast website refreshed to reveal all the new cards. We, like many, waited like kids on Christmas eve for Santa to deliver cardboard awesomeness. We imagine many gamers are a bit hung over with the lack of sleep today from reviewing all the new cards till the wee hours of the morning.

Anywhoos - let's have an overview of the new set . . .
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Dark Ascension has six cycles -

Increasing Flashback Spells: Five rare spells with Flashback, which double their effect if they are flashed back — Increasing Devotion, Increasing Confusion, Increasing Ambition, Increasing Vengeance, and Increasing Savagery.
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Mythic Rare Allied Color Creatures: Four mythic rare creatures that are of an allied pair associated with one of four monster tribes associated with Innistrad — Drogskol Reaver, Falkenrath Aristocrat, Havengul Lich, and Huntmaster of the Fells.
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Ally Flashback cards: Each of these common spells has a flashback cost involving its counter-clockwise ally on the color wheel. This cycle mirrors the ally cycle from Innistrad, which had flashback costs in the color's clockwise ally on the color wheel. — Ray of Revelation, Saving Grasp, Reap the Seagraf, Fires of Undeath, and Wild Hunger.
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Enemy Flashback cards: Each of these uncommon spells has a flashback cost involving the enemy color two slots later on the color wheel. They are the reverse of a cycle from Innistrad, as the colors of the flashback cost and the regular casting cost are flipped. — Lingering Souls, Mystic Retrieval, Deadly Allure, Burning Oil, and Tracker's Instincts.
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Tribal Lords: A cycle of uncommon cards that are allied-colored lords tied to one of the monster tribes on Innistrad. They all provide some form of benefit in addition to the standard lord effect. Immerwolf is the only one which is not named Captain. — Drogskol Captain, Diregraf Captain, Stromkirk Captain, and Immerwolf.
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Enemy Utility lands: Like Innistrad, Dark Ascension and Avacyn Restored contain (between them) a cycle of colorless lands that can be tapped for one (colourless) mana and have an additional tap ability requiring two specific colors of mana to activate. In this cycle, the colors are of enemy pairs. — Vault of the Archangel and Grim Backwoods. The cool thing is that MaRo has provided confirmation of the remaining three lands of this 10-land cycle to appear in the next set, Avacyn Restored.
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We expect that before the end of the day, the entire list of singles will be up on MTG Mint Card for pre-order.

We suggest you get in there quick before they sell out of the more popular cards . . .

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DKA Name Number Crunch

2012-01-21T13:20:00.006-05:00

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Happy Saturday MTG peeps,

This may very well be our (second) last Dark Ascension spoiler post thus wrapping up the 'season' as we are expecting great things in Monday's Magic Arcana post over on the mothership. Specifically, the very last Magic the Gathering cards are expected to be revealed in the Dark Ascension Visual Spoiler (aka the Card Image Gallery).

After the last of the cards go live, we'll be spending a lot of time evaluating cards and getting our pre-orders in to MTG Mint Card.

Here's one hint - this Tweet from DailyMTG minion Trick, providing a teaser of great things on Monday. The second hint is more obvious - check out this image on the right pre-loaded on the Wizards server for Monday . . .

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As it is expected to wrap up on Monday, we want to spend the remaining time this weekend speculating on some of the empty slots in the Dark Ascension Name & Number crunch worked on by Crimson and other hard working forum members . . .
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Legend :

italics = not final
bold = confirmed
O = multicolor, A = artifact, L = land

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2
3
4
5
6
7
8 Gather the Townsfolk (Sorcery), Common
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10
11 Increasing Devotion (Sorcery), Rare
12 Lingering Souls (Sorcery), Uncommon
13a Loyal Cathar // (Creature - Human Soldier) , Common
13b Unhallowed Cathar (Creature - Zombie Soldier), Common
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15
16
17 Ray of Revelation (Instant), Common
18 Requiem Angel (Creature - Angel), Rare
19
20 Séance (Enchantment), Rare
21
22
23 Sudden Disappearance (Sorcery), Rare
24 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben (Legendary Creature - Human Soldier), Rare
25 Thraben Doomsayer, (Creature - Human), Rare
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27
28 Beguiler of Wills (Creature - Human Wizard), MYTHIC
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30
31 Chant of the Skifsang (Enchantment), Common
32
33 Counterwhip (Instant), Rare
34
35
36
37
38
39 Havengul Runebinder (Creature - Wizard), Rare
40 Headless Skaab (Creature - Zombie), Common
41 Increasing Confusion, Sorcery, Rare
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43
44
45
46
47
48 Secrets of the Dead (Enchantment), Uncommon
49
50a Soul Seizer (Creature - Spirit), Uncommon
50b Ghastly Haunting (Enchantment - Aura), Uncommon
51
52 Thought Scour (Sorcery), Common
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54
55
56 Chosen of Markov (Creature - Vampire), ?
57 Curse of Thirst (Enchantment - Curse), Uncommon
58 Deadly Allure (Sorcery), Uncommon
59
60 Falkenrath Torturer (Creature - Vampire), Common
61
62 Fiend of the Shadows (Creature - Vampire Wizard), Rare
63 Geralf's Messenger (Creature - Zombie), Rare
64 Gravecrawler (Creature - Zombie), Rare
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66
67
68
69
70 Mikaeus, the Unhallowed (Legendary Creature - Zombie Cleric), MYTHIC
71a Ravenous Demon (Creature - Demon), Rare
71b Archdemon of Greed (Creature - Demon), Rare
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73
74 Skirsdag Flayer (Creature - Human Cleric), Uncommon
75
76 Tragic Slip (Instant), Common
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78
79
80 Zombie Apocalypse (Sorcery), Rare
81a Afflicted Deserter (Creature - Human Werewolf), Uncommon
81b Werewolf Ransacker (Creature - Werewolf), Uncommon
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83
84
85 Curse of Bloodletting (Enchantment - Curse), Rare
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87 Faithless Looting (Sorcery), Common
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89 Flayer of the Hatebound, (Creature - Devil), Rare
90 Fling (Instant), Common
91 Forge Devil (Creature - Devil), Common
92 Heckling Fiends (Creature - Devil), Uncommon
93 Hellrider (Creature - Devil), Rare
94 Hinterland Hermit (Creature - ?) , ?
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96 Markov Blademaster (Creature - Vampire Warrior), Rare
97
98a Mondronen Shaman (Creature - Human Werewolf Shaman), Rare
98b Tovolar's Magehunter (Creature - Human Werewolf Shaman), Rare
99 Moonveil Dragon (Creature - Dragon), MYTHIC
100 Nearheath Stalker (Creature - Vampire), Common
101 Pyreheart Wolf (Creature - Wolf), Uncommon
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103
104
105
106
107
108 Briarpack Alpha (Creature - Wolf), Uncommon
109
110
111
112
113
114 Feed the Pack (Enchantment), Rare
115 Ghoultree (Creature - Zombie Treefolk), Rare
116 Gravetiller Wurm (Creature - Wurm), Uncommon
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118
119 Hunger of the Howlpack (Instant), Common
120 Increasing Savagery (Sorcery), Rare
121
122a Lambholt Elder (Creature - Human Werewolf), Uncommon
122b Silverpelt Werewolf (Creature - Werewolf), Uncommon
123 Lost in the Woods (Enchantment), Rare
124 Predator Ooze (Creature - Ooze), Rare
125a Scorned Villager (Creature - Human Werewolf), Common
125b Moonscarred Werewolf (Creature - Werewolf), Common
126
127 Strangleroot Geist (Creature - Spirit), Uncommon
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129
130
131
132 Vorapede (Creature - Insect), MYTHIC
133a Wolfbitten Captive (Creature - Human Werewolf), Rare
133b Krallenhorde Killer [/b](Creature - Werewold), Rare
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135 O
136 O
137 Drogskol Reaver, (Creature - Spirit), MYTHIC
138 Falkenrath Aristocrat (Creature - Vampire), MYTHIC
139 Havengul Lich (Creature - Zombie Wizard), MYTHIC
140a Huntmaster of the Fells (Creature - Human Werewolf), MYTHIC
140b Ravager of the Fells (Creature - Werewolf), MYTHIC
141 Immerwolf (Creature - Wolf), Uncommon
142 Sorin, Lord of Innistrad (Planeswalker), MYTHIC
143 Stromkirk Captain (Creature-Vampire Soldier) Uncommon
144 Altar of the Lost, (Artifact), Uncommon
145 A
146a Chalice of Life (Artifact), Uncommon
146b Chalice of Death (Artifact), Uncommon
147 Elbrus, The Binding Blade (Artifact - Equipment), rare
148 Executioner's Hood (Artifact - Equipment), Common
149 Grafdigger's Cage (Artifact), Rare
150 Heavy Mattock (Artifact - Equipment), Common
151 Helvault (Artifact), MYTHIC
152 Jar of Eyeballs (Artifact), Rare
153 Warden of the Wall (Artifact), Uncommon
154 Land cycle
155 Land cycle
156 Land cycle
157 Land cycle
158 Vault of the Archangel (Land), Rare
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Dark Ascension Spoilers 13

2012-01-20T10:20:00.009-05:00

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Happy Friday MTG peeps,

We are coming across some further unofficial Dark Ascension spoilers again today - we're guessing leaks from some stores perhaps. The official preview over on the mothership is another very interesting 'curse' card. The spoiler is now at 78/158 cards and we have a feeling that a large chunk of the remaining cards will be spoiled over the weekend with perhaps only a few outstanding before the Dark Ascension pre-release next weekend.

Anywhoos - let's have a look at today's batch of fresh and hot Magic the Gathering goodness. Just remember to treat these suspiciously until previewed officially by Wizards.

Increasing Ambition, 4
Sorcery, Rare
Search your library for a card and put that card into your hand. If Increasing Ambition was cast from a graveyard, instead search your library for two cards and put them into your hand. Then shuffle your library.
Flashback 7

Nothing really eath-shattering here for folks in limited or standard constructed. We are thinking the EDH / Commander gamers are definitely interested.

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Grim Backwoods
Land, Rare
: Add 1 to your mana pool.
2, , Sacrifice a creature: Draw a card.

We like this card as an additional / back-up sac outlet - thinking something along the lines of a Perlious Myr sac. This card may not be stellar for a lot of players but as there is not a lot of card draw tech in black and green, this may find a home.

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Counterlash, 4
Instant, Rare
Counter target spell. You may cast a card from your hand that shares a card type with that spell without paying its mana cost.

The translation is yet quite nailed down on this card hence a bit of confusion exists for us but as far as we can determine, it is along the line of counter target spell and play one for free. This will need to get revisited after we see the english version.

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Curse of Bloodletting, 3rr
Enchantment - Aura Curse, Rare
Enchant player
If a source would deal damage to enchanted player, it deals double that damage instead.

Yep - this rocks. We are thinking this could shine if you nailed your tech correctly in your deck. The mana cost is a bit high (unless you can get out an Infernal Plunge) but promises to reward the player who may have a reliable pinger. Good possibly in limited and the jury is out for standard. We might give this a try in an INFECT build.

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Elbrus, the Binding Blade, 7
Legendary Artifact - Equipment, Mythic Rare
Equipped creature gets +1/+0.
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, transform Elbrus, the Binding Blade.
Equip 1
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Withengar Unbound ()
Legendary Creature - Demon
Flying, trample, intimidate
Whenever a player loses the game, put thirteen +1/+1 counters on Withengar Unbound.
13/13

Here's a card which has no image yet, just rumours which the source claims as reliable. The transformed card here looks to have been tailored for casual multi-player - similar to that of the Conflux rare, Blood Tyrant.

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Two more leaked card here as well. Coloured us impressed with the new Uncommon multi-coloured quasi-Lords.

Diregraf Captain, 1
Creature - Zombie Soldier, Uncommon
Deathtouch
Other Zombie creatures you control get +1/+1.
Whenever another Zombie you control dies, target opponent loses 1 life.
2/2

Havengul Fengraf
Land, Common
: Add 1 to your mana pool.
3, , Sacrifice Havengul Fengraf: Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
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Dark Ascension Spoilers 12

2012-01-19T14:04:00.008-05:00

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Happy Thursday MTG peeps,

If you have not yet, take a moment to check out our continually updated Dark Ascension Spoiler List - Overnight, we have moved from 58 to 71 / 158 cards spoiled and previewed. This represents quite a jump. Why? Read below after the official previews for the details of this early spoiler.

Anywhoos - lets get onto the newest Magic the Gathering cards which will be hitting game tables everywhere in just over a week from now in the Dark Ascension Pre-Release events scheduled for January 28th. Get the details of where and when from this page on the Mothership including the handly store / event locator app.
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Sudden Disappearance, 5
Sorcery, Rare
Exile all nonland permanents target player controls. Return the exiled cards to the battlefield under their owners control at the beginning of the next end step.

Loving the flavour on this card! Oh - and the art. We really don't think this will cut standard constructed but will not be surprised to see this thing win games in a limited environment. In fact, we would love to pull this at the Pre-Release and then blink their board for an unihibited aphla swing.

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Havengul Runebinder, 2
Creature - Human Wizard, Rare
2{U}, {T}, Exile a creature card from your graveyard: Put a 2/2 black Zombie creature token onto the battlefield, then put a +1/+1 counter on each Zombie creature you control.

Yep - we definitely want to invite this guy to our Zombie party. He does have a double blue in the cost but we think that can be handled by paying attention to the mana base - M12 duals, etc. Just make sure you pay attention to creatures in your build with flashback as we're certain you probablly want them back on the game table rather than becoming a token.

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Geralf's Messenger,
Creature - Zombie, Rare
Geralf's Messenger enters the battlefield tapped.
When Geralf's Messenger enters the battlefield, target opponent loses 2 life.
Undying
3/2

Nice - except for the fact that he returns to play tapped, and he has restrictive colours, and it does not ping creatures - sorry - perhaps we are too greedy. This Zombie ain't that bad either - and we rather like comes into play effects.

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Increasing Savagery, 2
Sorcery Rare
Put five +1/+1 counters on target creature. If Increasing Savagery was cast from a graveyard, put ten +1/+1 counters on that creature instead.
Flashback 5

As JRE47 on the forums pointed out, we would love to get this on Precursor Golem, or perhaps an Inkmoth Nexus, etc. - just nutz. We are tempted to give serious consideration in some blue / green Invisiblade deck and dump some huge counters on an unblockable creature or one with infect and evasion.

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Lost in the Woods, 3
Enchantment, Rare
Whenever a creature attacks you or a planeswalker you control, reveal the top card of your library. If it's a Forest card, remove that creature from combat. Then put the revealed card on the bottom of your library.

Another card with amazing flavour. Other than that, we think meh. It does look like casual fun but the effects really are not that strong and this enchantment seems a bit two expensive - even for EDH / Commander. Perhaps players more knowlegeable than us may find a nice niche for it.

Also -
Someone, somewhere got a Dark Ascension booster pack early, opened it up, and posted the card images to the forum. Here are some of the new cards from this venture . . .

Executioner's Hood, Falkenrath Torturer, Forge Devil, Gravetiller Wurm, Headless Skaab, Heavy Mattock, Heckling Fiends, Skirsdag Flayer, Talons of Falkenrath, and Tragic Slip

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Lastly,

We suggest you drop on over to MTG Mint Card who now have their Dark Ascension singles (Mythic Rares, rares, etc.) up as well as some very cool UltraPro products.

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Dark Ascension Spoilers 11

2012-01-18T09:44:00.005-05:00

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Happy Wednesday MTG peeps,

We have some more Dark Ascension previews to pass along and have to admit that today's uncommon cards have us more excited than the rares revealed today. Anywhoos - let's have a look at today's Magic the Gathering cardboard goodies which gamers are yattering about now. Don't forget to check out our continually update Dark Ascension spoiler list to get the latest previews served fresh and hot to your browser.

Helvault, 3
Legendary Artifact, Mythic Rare
1,{T}: Exile target creature you control.
7,{T}: Exile target creature you don't control.
When Helvault is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, return all cards exiled with it to the battlefield under their owners' control.

Although at first glance this legendary artifact might not seem all that crazy awesome but we think some players will find a home for this. Wether it is simply for it's repeatable effect or something weird and sinister, only time will tell. We can imagine someone using this almost like their own creature bank / cold storage and then destroying this artifact (Phyrexia's Core or other) to get instant board presence after a global wrath with creatures having a bunch of comes-into-play effects. We're interested to see where gamers will take this.

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Markov Blademaster, 1
Creature - Vampire Warrior, Rare
Double strike
Whenever Markov Blademaster deals combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on it.
1/1

So we have another decent double-striking card for a vampire build. As forum user necrogenesis pointed out, this has the potential to swing for 3 the first time she connects, 7 the second time, and 11 the third. If you don't want this to wreck face, you had better have a Gustshot in your hand to knock it off right off the hop. We think players will likely drop this for the new Stromkirk Captain (at uncommon) for their 3-slot vampire awesomeness.

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Some other card reveals today include Fling, Lingering Souls, Stromkirk Captain, and Thought Scour. We have to admit that we are most excited about Lingering Souls as this may give a strategic card to get a standar B/W token build up off the ground and into the metagame. If you are not planning a casual or FNM competitive B/W token build, we bet you are making tracks to you local games store to pick up a few Ratchet Bombs.

We also have a token, of the 1/1 Lifelink Vampire variety which we will cover off in a dedicated Dark Ascension token post.

Lastly, we suggest you drop on over to MTG Mint Card who now have their Dark Ascension singles (Mythic Rares, rares, etc.) up as well as some very cool UltraPro products.

Dark Ascension Spoilers 10

2012-01-17T09:28:00.006-05:00

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Happy Tuesday MTG peeps,

Another daily post here to MTG Realm and rather a boring ho-hum day. Nah, Just kidding - more Dark Ascension spoilers 'n' previews !!

This second Magic the Gathering set in the Innistrad block has a little bit for everyone. Whether you are a EDH / Commander player, standard constructed, or limited and something for each and every style of player - Timmy, Johnny or Spike. We've been yattering to some non-Magic players who are gothic / horror fans who have taken an interest as well. Anywhoos - enough yattering, let's get on with today's reveals from Wizards and friends . . .

Grafdigger's Cage, 1
Artifact, Rare
Creature cards can't enter the battlefield from graveyards or libraries.
Players can't cast cards in graveyards or libraries.

With all the graveyard shenanigans in Innistrad, players may want to consider this defence against an opponent who relies too heavily on their graveyard as a resource. Couple this with Trinket Mage, and now you heap some hate on flashback, undying, Snapcaster Mage, muzzles Sorin's Ultimate, etc. This nasty little artifact hoses a lot of GY tech and as a result we expect some artifact destruction capability occupying a larger spot in sideboards, or at the very least Menta Misstep.

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Predator Ooze,
Creature - Ooze, Rare
Predator Ooze is indestructible.
Whenever Predator Ooze attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on it.
Whenever a creature dealt damage by Predator Ooze this turn dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Predator Ooze
1/1

Someone at Wizards made a mistake - This ooze seems more a mythic to us than Vorapede does. If not squished early (Dead Weight, etc.), this cute little ooze promises to grow from a resilent chump blocker to an ever-growing monster in search of trample or something similar along the lines of the fight tech.

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Feed the Pack, 5
Enchantment, Rare
At the beginning of your end step, you may sacrifice a nontoken creature. If you do, put X 2/2 green Wolf creature tokens onto the battlefield where X is the sacrificed creature's toughness.

Feed the Pack should have really been called 'undying shenanigans' as most players will look beyond the Perilous Myr type of sac and start feasting on creatures with the Undying tech like Strangleroot Geist. Hopefully there will be some low cost undying cards yet to come, or ramp to get an udying fatty and this enchantment out early for a proper dangerous wolf pack.

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Hellrider, 2
Creature - Devil, Rare
Haste
Whenever a creature you control attacks, Hellrider deals 1 damage to defending player.
3/3

We can imagine this could be quite dangerous when coupled with an alpha token swing. We think Wizards could have pushed the design a titch futher by giving Hellrider the ability to ping the defending player or a creature that player controls. Red deckers might like this.

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There were a few others out as well including Chant of the Skifsang, Deadly Allure, and Warden of the Wall. If you are unable to read Chant of the Skifsang, don't worry - its in German. Basically, this aura will shut down a creature by giving it -13/-0.

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Start planning your Dark Ascension pre-orders while you contemplate new brews. We're looking at Sorin right now. We suggest you drop on over to MTG Mint Card who now have their Dark Ascension singles up as well as some very cool UltraPro products.

Dark Ascension Spoiler 9

2012-01-16T08:33:00.006-05:00

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Happy Monday Monday peeps,

We open up with week two of official Dark Ascension previews on the mothership. Given all the new Magic the Gathering cards revealed to date, this new set promises to be as good or better than the previous Innistrad set.

Before we get to the new previews out today, we should yatter about the late night preview on SVG Live in Los Angles. 1 Mono Red (winner), 1 U/W Humans (2nd place), U/W Delver (3rd place). The Top 16 decks had a stong showing of 8 U/W Delver decks. The StarCityGames.com Open Series in Los Angeles, January 14-15, 2012 had a treat - a special segment with Evan Erwin (of the Magic Show fame) giving this little treat -

Vorapede, 2
Creature - Insect, Mythic Rare
Vigilance, trample
Undying (When this creature dies, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.)
5/4

This thing is bombastic. A 5/4 vigilant trampler for 5 mana, three of which is green forcing this into a mono-green (maybe another colour splash). It also has the new and cool undying tech which brings it back from the graveyard. All in all, just awesome but we're not sure why this is mythic and not rare.
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Mikaeus, the Unhallowed, 3
Legendary Creature - Zombie Cleric, Mythic Rare
Intimidate
Whenever a Human deals damage to you, destroy it.
Other non-Human creatures you control get +1/+1 and have undying.
5/5

Big splashy mythic zombie. We're loving this set! Pushing a mono-black build with 3 colourless and 3 black mana, this legendary 5/5 critter heaps a lot of hate on an opponent with a human build. It will also push the envelope by providing a +1/+1 pump and the undying tech to your non-human horde. Remember the good white Mikey in Innistrad? This evil Mikey is a funny and flavourful necromancer's joke. It may be a titch too mana-expensive in Standard but we think it will rock out the limited and EDH / Commander fans.
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Vault of the Archangel
Land, Rare
: Add 1 to your mana pool
2, : Creatures you control gain deathtouch and lifelink until end of turn.

This is our first confirmed Dark Ascension land (basic / non-basic) for the set and we are really hoping for a cycle here. This one curtesy of TCGPlayer.com blew our mind - our two fav mechanics, lifelink and deathtouch on the same card similar to Basilisk Collar, Wurmcoil Engine, and Vampire Nighthawk. We can imagine a black / white token deck with this in standard - here's hoping.
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Flayer of the Hatebound, 5
Creature - Devil, Rare
Undying
Whenever Flayer of the Hatebound or another creature enters the battlefield from your graveyard, that creature deals damage equal to its power to target creature or player.
4/2

This is yet another potential bomb in limited. We're not so certain that this will ever hit the standard constructed game tables as it we think players may prefer Warstrom Surge over this for the similar effect without having to go through the flashback mech loop.

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Finally,

Start planning your Dark Ascension pre-orders while you contemplate new brews. We're looking at Sorin right now. We suggest you drop on over to MTG Mint Card who now have their Dark Ascension singles up as well as some very cool UltraPro products.

DKA Spoiler Dangers

2012-01-14T19:12:00.009-05:00

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Happy Sunday evening MTG peeps,

We wanted to step outside the usual Dark Ascension spoilers and previews with this post and yatter to the Magic the Gathering fans out there about the potential dangers of unofficial spoilers. These can take any number of forms - from card text, images and even complete cards and some of the created card are getting very convincing.

That's why here at MTG Realm we will attempt to never post anything without the caveat or cautionary statement that the reader should solely rely on the official WoTC previews.

Edit - the experts (namely Annorax et al.) indicate that due to the text leading (spacing) and positioning of the text paragraph in the textbox are off, that this should be considered a fake.

Earlier today, we had come across a very convincing card which fit the Innistrad / Dark Ascension storyline, had an official previewed art as well as all the conventional markings of a real card yet to be spoiled. The originating source of the image could not be determined so we had turned it over to the forums to pick it apart.

Here is the potentially FAKE card which the community at this very hour is evaluating. Only time will tell is this is genuine or fake. Should it turn out to be fake, there is a special place in heck (not quite hell) for the person who created it.

Helvault - fake ??
Land, Uncommon
Tap: Add 1 to your mana pool.
3,Tap, Sacrifice a creature: Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
Flavor text: The price of a beloved is another beloved.
Illus.: Jaime Jone
157 / 158

As for the story-line The Helvault is a huge silver mass that stands at the precipice inside the courtyard of the Cathedral of Avacyn. Its surface is rough and unrefined, and thin veins of dark mortar branch across its surface. It is shown in the background of a previous card - Tree of Redemption.

We think that the card number could be correct as we suspect there are no basic lands in this set - 'Jar of Eyeball' is 125/158. Could this card be real - comment below and we hope to see within a week. Should it be real, it may be one very expensive (and sought-after uncommons).

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Dark Ascension Spoiler 8

2012-01-13T21:22:00.006-05:00

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Happy Friday MTG peeps,

We have yet another post today regarding Dark Ascension spoilers and previews. This is an interesting post from io9.com - which provides some interesting details about this upcoming set - namely some card names along with the artist providing the illustration to that card.

We have seen several of these cards before but not all. Yet to be revealed cards are bolded. Personally, we are rather interested in the Helvault (if you are a fan of the Dark Ascension sotry / flavour). Remember - please consider this rumour until officially released on the motherhsip.

Speculate away!

Sorin Markov Key Art - Michael Komarck

Highborn Ghoul - Volkan Baga

Jar of Eyeballs - Jaime Jones

Thraben Heretic - James Ryman

Markov Blademaster - Jana Schirmer & Johannes Voss

Helvault - Jaime Jones

Village Survivors - David Rapoza

Deadly Allure - Steve Argyle

Faith's Shield - Svetlin Velinov

Werewolf Ransacker - David Palumbo

Undying Evil - Kev Walker

Havengul Lich - James Ryman

Death's Caress - James Ryman

Bar the Door - Ryan Pancoast

Requiem Angel - Eric Deschamps

Falkenrath Aristocrat - Igor Kieryluk

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Stay tuned to MTG Realm for the lastest Dark Ascension news, spoilers, previews and reviews.
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Dark Ascension Spoiler 7

2012-01-13T09:43:00.009-05:00

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Happy Friday MTG peeps,

It is the last day of week one of the Dark Ascension previews and although we are just under 40 of the 158 cards spoiled and previewed, we are almost feeling spoiler overload (we did say 'almost'). Make sure you check in frequently to our constantly updated Dark Ascension Spoiler List as we head through the weekend and into week two of previews.

Let's get to today's previews now . . .

Fiend of the Shadows, 3
Creature - Vampire Wizard, Rare
Flying
Whenever Fiend of the Shadows deals combat damage to a player, that player exiles a card from his or her hand. You may play that card for as long as it remains exiled.
Sacrifice a Human: Regenerate Fiend of the Shadows.
3/3

This one comes from Robot Viking and it features another one of those human sacs. Given the double black on Fiend, we hope there are some human token generators in this colour.

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Huntmaster of the Fells, 2
Creature - Human Werewolf, Mythic Rare
Whenever this creature enters the battlefield or transforms into Huntmaster of the Fells, put a 2/2 green wolf token onto the battlefield and you gain 2 life.
At the beginning of each upkeep, if no spells were cast last turn, transform Huntmaster of the Fells.
2/2
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Ravager of the Fells
Creature - Werewolf
Trample
Whenever this creature transforms into Ravager of the Fells, it deals 2 damage to target opponent and 2 damage to up to one target creature that opponent controls.
At the beginning of each upkeep, if a player cast two or more spells last turn, transform Ravager of the Fells.
4/4

We are really loving this card. Four mana gives you a 2/2 body as well as another 2/2 body with the wolf token. Tell 'em what else Johnny - order now and we will throw in 2 life gain. Sweet. Things get a whole lot better with the transform as you gain a 4/4 trampler, another 2/2 wolf token (when Huntmaster transforms) and you get to shock for 2. We love 2's.

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Afflicted Deserter, 3
Creature - Human Warrior Werewolf, Uncommon
At the beginning of each upkeep, if no spells were cast last turn, transform Afflicted Deserter.
3/2
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Werewolf Ransacker
Whenever this creature transforms into Werewolf Ransacker, you may destroy target artifact. If that artifact is put into a graveyard this way, Werewolf Ransacker deals 3 damage to that artifact's controller
At the beginning of each upkeep, if a player cast two or more spells last turn, transform Werewolf Ransacker.
5/4

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Pyreheart Wolf, 2
Creature - Wolf, Uncommon
Whenever Pyreheart attacks, each creature you control can't be blocked this turn except by 2 or more creatures
Undying
1/1

Not that bad.
We are thinking that this might just shine in limited depending upon which friends it has on the field at the time.
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Dark Ascension Spoiler 6

2012-01-12T10:36:00.008-05:00

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Happy Thursday MTG peeps,

Before we get to the latest Magic the Gathering cards from the Dark Ascension previews, we should remind you to mark your calendars off for the upcomming set pre-release and launch party events. If you reside in central Ontario (just a titch north of Toronto), you should make tracks to the biggest / best MTG gaming store - OMG! Games. Here's the details on the Pre-Release tournament.

OMG! Games - Dark Ascension Pre-Release
When : Saturday, 28 Jan 2012
Description: Sealed Deck Tournaments - 3 Innistrad Boosters and 3 Dark Ascension Boosters. 4 rounds of Swiss play
Start Times: 12:00am (Friday Midnight) 10:00am 2:30pm 7:00pm
Cost: $40 for your first event, $35 for any others played all weekend.
Prizes : 4-0 records recieve 14 packs Dark Ascension 3-0-1 records recieve 10 packs Dark Ascension 3-1 records recieve 6 packs Dark Ascension

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Onto the Dark Ascension spoilers 'n' previews !

Wolfbitten Captive,
Creature - Human Werewolf, Rare
1{G}: Wolfbitten Captive gets +2/+2 until end of turn. Activate this ability only once each turn.
At the beginning of each upkeep, if no spells were cast last turn, transform Wolfbitten Captive.
1/1
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Krallenhorde Killer
3{G}: Krallenhorde Killer gets +4/+4 until end of turn. Activate this ability only once each turn.
At the beginning of each upkeep, if a player cast two or more spells last turn, transform Krallenhorde Killer.
Illus. Zoltan Boros #135/158
2/2

Late evening addition via the @wizards_magic Twitter account - perfect one-drop for that wolfy deck you want to build.
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Beguiler of Wills, 3
Creature - Human Wizard, Mythic Rare
{T}: Gain control of target creature with power less than or equal to the number of creatures you control.
1/1

This late-day preview from From WoTC minion Trick Jarrett on reddit. It's a 1/1 body for 5 mana which means a simple Geistflame poke will round-house her into the graveyard. BUT - check out that awesome repeatable Mind Control tap ability - not that bad - especially if you have a house of tokens on your side of the game table.
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Havengul Lich, 3
Creature - Zombie Wizard, Mythic Rare
1: You many cast target creature card from a graveyard this turn. When you cast that card this turn, Havengul Lich gains all activated abilities of that card until end of turn.
4/4

This Zombie Wizard packs an amazing johnny-riffic ability and will have players wanting to drop this guy into a 'tool-box' build (similar to Birthing Pod) - Start picking your fav effect from the menu. UB Control may just see a resurgence in popularity from this as well. Our only concern - timing. Hopefully one will have a number of suitable targets in the graveyard by turn five and your life total not half gone by fast aggro decks.

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Thalia, Guardian of Thraben, 1
Legendary Creature - Human Soldier, Rare
First Strike
Noncreature spells cost 1 more to cast.
2/1

Every player running a creature-heavy deck (UW humans, etc.) will want to consider having Thalia main deck or at the very least side board. Before it rotated out of standard, we enjoyed playing a full deckset of Lodestone Golem in our artifact build and can report that it really did mess up a lot of opponents. Anywhoos, we divagate from our point - this is a welcome great 2-drop which will provide comfort and joy for those up against decks featuring Snapcaster Mage.

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Everwolf, 1
Creature - Wolf, Uncommon
Intimidate
Other Wolf and Werewolf creatures you control get +1/+1.
Werewolf creatures you control that aren't Humans can't transform.
2/2

This preview, from the Germans site Planetmtg is exactly what players wanted in their Wolf / Werewolf decks - another Lord. Expect fans of this tribal type to generate builds featuring Mayor of Avabruck, Garruk Relentless and this guy. Although Wizards of the Coast has confirmed NO flip cards (double-faced cards) for Avacyn Restored, Everwolf will still rock the gametables until then. Moonmist will force the transformation of your critters, Everwolf will keep them there and Full Moon's Rise will protect them - very nice.
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Lastly, Visit the folks over at MTG Mint Card who now have Dark Ascension complete sets and an assortment of card lots up for pre-order.

Sorry - just another 'one-last-thing -
Simply - Artist Eric Deschamps (featured on Requiem Angel in the / Intro Pack) - is amazing. That is all - please carry on.
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Dark Ascension Trailer

2012-01-11T14:14:00.006-05:00

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Happy Wednesday MTG peeps,

In this, our second post of the day we want to ensure you make it on over to the Wizards of the Coast You-Tube channel and take in this very cool video - the Dark Ascension Trailer for the set of the same name. If you missed our earlier post which included the Planeswalker Sorin, Lord of Innistrad, among other previews, make sure you hit up that post as well. Keep up to date with the latest spoilers and previews on our Dark Ascension Spoiler List.

Here's the video . . .

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Some very interesting screen caps from this Wizards of the Coast video to see . . .

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Dark Ascension continues the story of Innistrad is a plane of menace and dread where every creature hides a darker aspect. Here, hedonistic vampires stalk the shadows to quench their thirst, and the full moon can transform a simple villager into a savage werewolf. Best to huddle inside, Planeswalker, lest the horrors of this world rend you limb from limb.

Prerelease Events: January 28-29, 2012
Release Date: February 3, 2012
Launch Parties: February 3-6, 2012
Game Day: February 25-26, 2012

Get out the Prerelease - here are the details from the mothership.
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Sorin, Lord of Innistrad

2012-01-11T10:35:00.007-05:00

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Happy Wednesday MTG peeps,

We here at MTG Realm are breaking with the traditional daily post nomenclature (Dark Ascension Spoiler 1, 2, 3, etc.) as today is a day of days (three mythic cards!) - Wizards of the Coast had previewed the much aniticipated Planeswalker variant for this, the second set in the Innistrad block - let's get immediately to this . . .
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Sorin, Lord of Innistrad, 2
Planeswalker - Sorin, Mythic Rare

+1: Put a 1/1 black Vampire creature token with lifelink onto the battlefield.
-2: You get an emblem with "Creatures you control get +1/+0."
-6: Destroy up to 3 target creatures and/or other planeswalkers. Return each card put into a graveyard this way to the battlefield under your control.
Loyalty Counters : 3

Of note - as some Magic the Gathering players may have suspected - this Sorin is Black and White. If you are holding onto some Isolated Chapels (non-basic Innistrad land which taps for black and white) - do not trade them - we suspect that the current price of about $5 will be corrected upwards by retailers as this post goes live. The cost of 4 for a starting loyalty is decent. The first ability is sweet - hopefully you have a way to make this 1/1 Vampire token flying (Bloodline Keeper // Lord of Lineage) to effeciently block threats to Sorin. The second ability provides an emblem for the remainder of the game - a buff of +1/+0 is OK. The last ability is a bomb - removing threats and graveyard recusion is king. Price is expected to go above $55 but hopefully will come back down soon.
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Falkenrath Aristocrat, 2
Creature - Vampire, Mythic Rare
Flying, haste
Sacrifice a creature: Falkenrath Aristocrat is indestructible this turn. If the sacrificed creature was a Human, put a +1/+1 counter on Falkenrath Aristocrat.
4/1

This card may not be the best choice in a constructed Vampire tribal build as players will want to be able to get counters on her - and you really would want to as the toughness is just 1. A buff by Lord of Lineage might work but is awkward. Still, flying and haste might get you there and the potential to make her indestructible is gravy. Certainly a good choice in a limited build.
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Moonveil Dragon, 3
Creature - Dragon, Mythic Rare
Flying
{R}: Each creature you control gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
5/5

A 5/5 flyer for six really does not make us think this should occupy a mythic rare slot - even with it's Firebreathing ability to pump the power on your dudes. We are a bit surprised with a dragon being in a horror-themed block like Innistrad - we suspect that WoTC wanted to cater to the EDH / Commander crowd here.
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Séance, 2
Enchantment, Rare
At the beginning of each upkeep, you may exile target creature card from your graveyard. If you do, put a token onto the batttlefield that's a copy of that card except it's a Spirit in addition to its other types. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.

This indeed is a weird little enchantment - we're not sure exactly how this will help your game if the tokens generated does not have haste. You also ditch the token at the endstep unless you can Sundial of the Infinite. Perhaps there is something good to be found as 'enters the battlefield' enabler.
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Other Dark Ascension cards revealed today (from various sources) include the following which we hope to provide some witless and inane commentary on in the very near future.

Say hello to - Loyal Cathar, Secrets of the Dead, Scorned Villager / Moonscarred Werewolf
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Finally,

Start planning your Dark Ascension pre-orders while you contemplate new brews. We're looking at Sorin right now. We suggest you drop on over to MTG Mint Card who now have their Dark Ascension singles up.

Dark Ascension Spoiler 5

2012-01-10T10:09:00.007-05:00

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Happy Tuesday MTG peeps,

Welcome to day 2 of Dark Ascension preview week 1. In today's post, we'll cover off a few new cards from the latest Magic the Gathering set. As we might not get to them all, we suggest you drop in on our Dark Ascension Spoiler List which we will take pains to update continually for the next few weeks ahead of the set's release on February 3rd.

First up -

Drogskol Reaver, 5
Creature - Spirit, Mythic Rare
Flying, double strike, lifelink
Whenever you gain life, draw a card.
3/5

Depending upon what else may be in Dark Ascension, there may be a glimmer of hope for a life gain build. At the very least, one could tinker with a non-standard format and revisit a Soul Sisters / Suture Sisters strategy.
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Increasing Devotion, 3
Sorcery, Rare
Put five 1/1 white Human creature tokens onto the battlefield. If Increasing Devotion was cast from a graveyard, put ten of those tokens onto the battlefield instead.
Flashback 7{W}{W}

There is a potential for 15 (fifteen) 1/1 dudes here for 14 mana which is kinda par for the course really.

Having said that, there still may be a place in standard constructed using Honor of the Pure and Intangible Virtue for a nice buff, or perhaps even a buff and trample effect for an alpha swing. Bonus - we now have the 1/1 White Human Token art !
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Jar of Eyeballs, 3
Artifact - Rare
Whenever a creature you control dies, put two eyeball counters on Jar of Eyeballs.
3, Remove all eyeball counters from Jar of Eyeballs: Look at the top X cards of your library where X is the number of eyeball counters removed this way. Put one of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

The card art here illustrated by Jaime Jones is rock solid. Unfortunately, this card previewed on MaRo's Tumblr account will make kids cry all over the world if they find it in the rare slot in a booster pack. Honestly - we think Shrine of Piercing Vision sucks less than this.
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Ghoultree, 7
Creature - Zombie Treefolk, Rare
Ghoultree casts 1 less for each creature card in your graveyard.
10/10

Yep - this is a green fatty which promises to bring a beating. We've been flattened before with graveyard tech like Spider Spawning and we are very certain this will make a splash in standard.
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Innistrad / Dark Ascension FLAVOUR segway -

Something of interest from artist Svetlin Velinov, who on his DeviantArt account had posted this . . .

Desperate Measures The shield of the main character is a mirror. In the world of Innistrad vampires can see their reflections in the mirrors, but they look twisted and disfigured, so in fact the vampires are scared by their own real nature. Something like Dorian Gray syndrome.

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Finally,

Start planning your Dark Ascension pre-orders while you contemplate new brews (exactly what we are doing right now). We suggest you drop on over to MTG Mint Card who now have their Dark Ascension singles up.

Dark Ascension Promos

2012-01-09T10:47:00.004-05:00

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Happy Monday MTG peeps,

This is our third post today in order to cover off all the new Dark Ascension spoilers and previews now out. You can check out today's official previews by Wizards of the Coast in this post, and keep up to date on all the previews on our continually-updated Dark Ascension Spoiler List.

For now, here's the 4.1.1. from WoTC Monty in today's Magic Arcana showcasing all the Dark Ascension Promo Cards you can expect to receive or win. We are planning to attend both the pre-release and launch party at our local gaming store, OMG! Games here in Barrie, Ontario, Canada for a chance to win some slick-looking foils.

Dark Ascension Prerelease - January 28-29
Ravenous Demon // Archdemon of Greed

Dark Ascension Launch Party - February 3
Modronen Shaman // Tovolar's Magehunter

Dark Ascension Game Day - February 25-26
Participation - Strangleroot Geist
Top 8 - Zombie Apocalypse

Dark Ascension Buy-a-Box Card - Gravecrawler

Gravecrawler looks great - and exactly what Zombie decks need right now - a one drop dead dude.

The ability to cast from the Rave-yard is simply Gravey. We're expecting great things.

Dark Ascension Spoiler 4

2012-01-09T09:19:00.008-05:00

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Happy Monday MTG peeps,

Welcome to the official Week 1 previews over on the motherhip. Something about a watched kettle never boils seems to reflect our aniticpation for this second set in the Innistrad block - it felt that Dard Ascension previews would never get here.

Anywhoos - loads of cool cards and beautiful arts from today's post over at Daily MTG - lets get to them now . . .
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First up -
Let's have a look at the double-faced checklist card (available in random Dark Ascension packs and the fat packs) - these indicate which double-faced cards we can expect :

Loyal Cathar, Soul Seizer, Chosen of Markov, Ravenous Demon, Afflicted Deserter, Hinterland Hermit, Mondronen Shaman, Lambholt Elder, Scorned Villager, Wolfbitten Captive, Huntmaster of the Fells, Chalic of Life, Elbrus, the Blinding Blade.
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Here were the white and blue Dark Ascension previews -
Gather the Townsfolk, Ray of Revelation, Thraben Doomsayer, Increasing Confusion, Soul Seizer // Ghastly Haunting.
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Here were the black cards -
Curse of Thirst, Gravecrawler, Ravenous Demon//Archdemon of Greed, Zombie Apocalypse
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Here were the red cards -
Mondronen Shaman//Tovolar's Magehunter, Nearheath Stalker
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And finally, here were the Dark Ascension Green / Artifact cards from today's previews on the motherhsip -
Hunger of the Howlpack, Strangleroot Geist, Chalice of Life // Chalice of Death.

We'll catch up and start individual card evaluations for all the new Dark Ascension awesomeness as time allows.
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If you've already seen enough of the amazing arts, get a pre-order in now to the folks over at MTG Mint Card and pick up some Dark Ascension assorted card lots.

Dark Ascension Spoiler List

2012-01-09T08:24:00.037-05:00

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MTG Realm : Dark Ascension Spoiler List
Command the Night

Innistrad is a plane of menace and dread where every creature hides a darker aspect. Here, hedonistic vampires stalk the shadows to quench their thirst, and the full moon can transform a simple villager into a savage werewolf. Best to huddle inside, Planeswalker, lest the horrors of this world rend you limb from limb.

Rarity Distribution : This set contains 158 cards (64 common, 44 uncommon, 38 rare, and 12 mythic rare).
Prereleases: January 28-29, 2012
Release Date: February 3, 2012
Launch Parties: February 3-6, 2012
Game Day: February 25-26, 2012

Please refer to officially released content on the Wizards of the Coast site here. This list is sponsored by the folks over at Magic on a Budget - where good cards and great prices meet.

This page will be continually update.
LAST UPDATE : 1.23.2012

Dark Ascension Spoiler 158/158

White (26)

Name: Archangel's Light
Cost: 7{W}
Type: Sorcery
Rules Text: You gain 2 life for each card in your graveyard, then shuffle your graveyard into your library.
Illus. Volkan Baga
Rarity: Mythic Rare
Set Number: #1/158

Name: Bar the Door
Cost: 2{W}
Type: Instant
Rules Text: Creatures you control get +0/+4 until end of turn.
Illus. Ryan Pancoast
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #2/158

Name: Break of Day
Cost: 1{W}
Type: Instant
Rules Text: Creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.
Fateful hour - If you have 5 or less life, those creatures are also indestructible this turn.
Illus. Karl Kopinski
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #3/158

Name: Burden of Guilt
Cost: {W}
Type: Enchantment - Aura
Rules Text: Enchant Creature
{1}: Tap Enchanted creature.
Illus. John Stanko
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #4/158

Name: Curse of Exhaustion
Cost: 2{W}{W}
Type: Enchantment - Aura Curse
Rules Text: Enchant player
Enchanted player can't cast more than one spell each turn.
Illus. Slawomir Manlak
Rarity: Uncommon
Set Number: #5/158

Name: Elguad Inquisitor
Cost: 3{W}
Type: Creature - Human Cleric
Pow/Tgh: 2/2
Rules Text: Lifelink
When Elgaud Inquisitor dies, put a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying onto the battlefield.
Illus. Slawomir Manlak
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #6/158

Name: Faith's Shield
Cost: {W}
Type: Instant
Rules Text: Target permanent you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.
Fateful Hour - If you have 5 or less life, instead you and each permanent you control gain protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.
Illus. Svetlin Velinov
Rarity: Uncommon
Set Number: #7/158

Name: Gather the Townsfolk
Cost: 1{W}
Type: Sorcery
Rules Text: Put two 1/1 white Human creature tokens onto the battlefield.
Fateful hour - If you have 5 or less life, put 5 of those tokens onto the battlefield instead.
Flavor Text: In the memories of those they lost lies the strength needed to defend their city.
Illus. Dan Scott
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #8/158

Name: Gavony Ironwright
Cost: 2{W}
Type: Creature - Human Soldier
Pow/Tgh: 1/4
Rules Text: Fateful hour - As long as you have 5 or less life, other creatures you control get +1/+4
Illus. Karl Kopinski
Rarity: Uncommon
Set Number: #9/158

Name: Hollowhenge Spirt
Cost: 3{W}
Type: Creature - Spirit
Pow/Tgh: 2/2
Rules Text: Flash
Flying
When Hollowhenge Spirit enters the battlefield, remove target attacking or blocking creature from combat.
Illus. Lars Grant-West
Rarity: Uncommon
Set Number: #10/158

Name: Increasing Devotion
Cost: 3{W}{W}
Type: Sorcery
Rules Text: Put five 1/1 white Human creature tokens onto the battlefield. If Increasing Devotion was cast from a graveyard, put ten of those tokens onto the battlefield instead.
Flashback {7}{W}{W}
Illus. Daniel Ljunggren
Rarity: Rare
Set Number: #11/158

Name: Lingering Souls
Cost: 2{W}
Type: Sorcery
Rules Text: Put two 1/1 white Spirit creature tokens with flying onto the battlefield.
Flashback {1}{B}
Flavor Text: The murdered inhabitants of the Hollowhenge impart to the living the terror they felt in death.
Illus. Bud Cook
Rarity: Uncommon
Set Number: #12/158

Name: Loyal Cathar // Unhallowed Cathar
Cost: {W}{W}
Type: Creature - Human Soldier // Creature Zombie Soldier
Pow/Tgh: 2/2 // 2/1
Rules Text: Vigilance
When Loyal Cathar dies, return it to the battlefield transformed under your control at the beginning of the next end step.
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Unhallowed Cathar can't block.
Illus. Ryan Pancoast
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #13/158

Name: Midnight Guard
Cost: 2{W}
Type: Creature - Human Soldier
Pow/Tgh: 2/3
Rules Text: Whenever another creature enters the battlefield, untap Midnight Guard.
Illus. Jason A. Engle
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #14/158

Name: Niblis of the Mist
Cost: 2{W}
Type: Creature - Spirit
Pow/Tgh: 2/1
Rules Text: Flying
When Niblis of the Mist enters the battlefield, you may tap target creature.
Illus. Igor Kieryluk
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #15/158

Name: Niblis of the Urn
Cost: 1{W}
Type: Creature - Spirit
Pow/Tgh: 1/1
Rules Text: Flying
Whenever Niblis of the Urn attacks, you may tap target creature.
Illus. Igor Kieryluk
Rarity: Uncommon
Set Number: #16/158

Name: Ray of Revelation
Cost: 1 {W}
Type: Instant
Rules Text: Destroy target enchantment.
Flashback {G}
Flavor Text: "May angels carry him into the Blessed Sleep with dreams of sunlit days and moonless nights."-Tobm inscription of Saint Raban
Illus. Cliff Childs
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #17/158

Name: Requiem Angel
Cost: 5{W}
Type: Creature - Angel
Pow/Tgh: 5/5
Rules Text: Flying
Whenever another non-Spirit creature you control dies, put a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying onto the battlefield.
Illus. Eric Deschamps
Rarity: Rare
Set Number: #18/158

Name: Sanctuary Cat
Cost: {W}
Type: Creature - Cat
Pow/Tgh: 1/2
Illus. David Palumbo
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #19/158

Name: Seance
Cost: 2{W}{W}
Type: Enchantment
Rules Text: At the beginning of each upkeep, you may exile target creature card from your graveyard. If you do, put a token onto the batttlefield that's a copy of that card except it's a Spirit in addition to its other types. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.
Illus. David Rapoza
Rarity: Rare
Set Number: #20/158

Name: Silverclaw Griffin
Cost: 3{W}{W}
Type: Creature - Griffin
Pow/Tgh: 3/2
Rules Text: Flying, first strike
Illus. David Ljunggren
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #21/158

Name: Skillful Lunge
Cost: 1{W}
Type: Instant
Rules Text: Target creature gains +2/+0 and first strike until end of turn.
Illus. Jason Felix
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #22/158

Name: Sudden Disappearance
Cost: 5{W}
Type: Sorcery
Rules Text: Exile all nonland permanents target player controls. Return the exiled cards to the battlefield under their owners control at the beginning of the next end step.
Illus. Cliff Childs
Rarity: Rare
Set Number: #23/158

Name: Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
Cost: 1{W}
Type: Legendary Creature - Human Soldier
Pow/Tgh: 2/1
Rules Text: First Strike
Noncreature spells cost {1} more to cast.
Flavor Text: "Thraben is our home and I will not see it fall to this unhallowed horde."
Illus. Jana Schirmer & Jonannaes Voss
Rarity: Rare
Set Number: #24/158

Name: Thraben Doomsayer
Cost: 1{W}{W}
Type: Creature - Human Cleric
Pow/Tgh: 2/2
Rules Text: {T}: Put a 1/1 white Human creature token onto the battlefield.
Fateful hour - As long as you have 5 or less life, other creatures you control get +2/+2.
Flavor Text: Swarms of the unhallowed claw at Thraben's gates! Do you still deny the end approaches?
Illus. John Stanko
Rarity: Rare

Name: Thraben Heretic
Cost: 1{W}
Type: Creature - Human Wizard
Pow/Tgh: 2/2
Rules Text: {T}: Exile target creature card from a graveyard.
Illus. James Ryman
Rarity: Uncommon
Set Number: #26/158

Blue (27)

Name: Artful Dodge
Cost: {U}
Type: Sorcery
Rules Text: Target creature is unblockable this turn.
Flashback {U}
Illus. Tomasz Jedruszek
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #27/158

Name: Beguiler of Wills
Cost: 3{U}{U}
Type: Creature - Human Wizard
Pow/Tgh: 1/1
Rules Text: {T}: Gain control of target creature with power less than or equal to the number of creatures you control.
Flavor Text: "Come, let me free you of the tyranny of thought."
Illus. Eric Deschamps
Rarity: Mythic Rare
Set Number: #28/158

Name: Bone to Ash
Cost: 2{U}{U}
Type: Instant
Rules Text: Counter target creature spell.
Draw a card.
Illus. Clint Cearley
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #29/158

Name: Call to the Kindred
Cost: 3{U}
Type: Enchantment - Aura
Rules Text: Enchant Creature
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may look at the top five cards of your library. If you do, you may put a creature card that shares a creature type with enchanted creature from among them onto the battlefield, then you put the rest of those cards on the bottom of your library in any order.
Illus. Jason A. Engle
Rarity: Rare
Set Number: #30/158

Name: Chant of the Skifsang
Cost: 2{U}
Type: Enchantment - Aura
Rules Text: Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets -13/-0.
Flavor Text: The skifsang, seafarers of Nephalia, craft spells like other sailors craft nets - making them strong enough to snare even the deadliest catch.
Illus. Nils Hamm
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #31/158

Name: Chill of Foreboding
Cost: 2{U}
Type: Sorcery
Rules Text: Each player puts the top 5 cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard.
Flashback 7{U}
Illus. Terese Nielsen
Rarity: Uncommon
Set Number: #32/158

Name: Counterlash
Cost: 4{U}{U}
Type: Instant
Rules Text: Counter target spell. You may cast a card from your hand that shares a card type with that spell without paying its mana cost.
Illus. Austin Hsu
Rarity: Rare
Set Number: #33/158

Name: Curse of Echoes
Cost: 4{U}
Type: Enchantment - Aura Curse
Rules Text: Enchant Player
Whenever enchanted player cast an instant or sorcery spell, each other player may copy that spell and may choose new targets for the copy he or she controls.
Illus. Slawomir Manlak
Rarity: Rare
Set Number: #34/158

Name: Divination
Cost: 2{U}
Type: Sorcery
Rules Text: Draw two cards
Illus. Scott Chou
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #35/158

Name: Dungeon Geists
Cost: 2{U}{U}
Type: Creature - Spirit
Pow/Tgh: 3/3
Rules Text: Flying
When Dungeon Geists enters the battlefield, tap target creature an opponent controls. That creature doesn't untap for as long as you control Dungeon Geists.
Illus. Nils Hamm
Rarity: Rare
Set Number: #36/158

Name: Geralf's Mindcrusher
Cost: 4{U}{U}
Type: Creature - Zombie Horror
Pow/Tgh: 5/5
Rules Text: When Geralf's Mindcrusher enters the battlefield, target player puts the top 5 cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard.
Undying.
Illus. Steven belledig
Rarity: Rare
Set Number: #37/158

Name: Griptide
Cost: 3{U}
Type: Instant
Rules Text: Put target creature on top of its owner's library.
Illus. Igor Kieryluk
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #38/158

Name: Havengul Runebinder
Cost: 2{U}{U}
Type: Creature - Human Wizard
Pow/Tgh: 2/2
Rules Text: {2}{U}, {T}, Exile a creature card from your graveyard: Put a 2/2 black Zombie creature token onto the battlefield, then put a +1/+1 counter on each Zombie creature you control.
Flavor Text: "So many corpses, so little time."
Illus. Bud Cook
Rarity: Rare
Set Number: #39/158

Name: Headless Skaab
Cost: 2{U}
Type: Creature - Zombie
Pow/Tgh: 3/6
Rules Text: As an additional cost to cast Headless Skaab, exile a creature card from your graveyard.
Headless Skaab enters the battlefield tapped.
Flavor Text: A head is a needless encumbrance when muscle is all that's required.
Illus. Johann Bodin
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #40/158

Name: Increasing Confusion
Cost: {X}{U}
Type: Sorcery
Rules Text: Target player puts the top X cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard. If Increasing Confusion was cast from a graveyard, that player puts twice as many cards into his or her graveyard instead.
Flashback {X}{U}
Illus. Dan Scott
Rarity: Rare
Set Number: #41/158

Name: Mystic Retrieval
Cost: 3{U}
Type: Sorcery
Rules Text: Return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.
Flashback 2{R}
Illus. Scott Chou
Rarity: Uncommon
Set Number: #42/158

Name: Nephalia Seakite
Cost: 3{U}
Type: Creature - Bird
Pow/Tgh: 2/3
Rules Text: Flash
Flying
Illus. Wayne England
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #43/158

Name: Niblis of the Breath
Cost: 2{U}
Type: Creature - Spirit
Pow/Tgh: 2/1
Rules Text: Flying
{U},{T}: You may tap or untap target creature.
Illus. Igor Kieryluk
Rarity: Uncommon
Set Number: #44/158

Name: Relentless Skaabs
Cost: 3{U}{U}
Type: Creature - Zombie
Pow/Tgh: 4/4
Rules Text: As an additional cost to cast Relentless Skaabs, exile a creature card from your graveyard.
Undying.
Illus. Karl Kopinski
Rarity: Uncommon
Set Number: #45/158

Name: Saving Grasp
Cost: {U}
Type: Instant
Rules Text: Return target creature card you own to your hand.
Flashback {W}
Illus. Matt Stewart
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #46/158

Name: Screeching Skaab
Cost: 1{U}
Type: Creature - Zombie
Pow/Tgh: 2/1
Rules Text: When Screeching Skaab enters the battlefield, put the top two cards of your library into your graveyard.
Illus. Clint Cearley
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #47/158

Name: Secrets of the Dead
Cost: 2{U}
Type: Enchantment
Rules Text: Whenever you cast a spell from your graveyard, draw a card.
Flavor Text: "The veil between the living and the dead is so very thin that the whispers of the ancients can finally be heard."
-Amalric of Midvast Hall
Illus. Eytan Zana
Rarity: Uncommon
Set Number: #48/158

Name: Shriekgeist
Cost: 1{U}
Type: Creature - Spirit
Pow/Tgh: 1/1
Rules Text: Flying
Whenever Shriekgeist deals combat damage to a player, that player puts the top two cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard.
Illus. Raymond Swanland
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #49/158

Name: Soul Seizer // Ghastly Haunting
Cost: 3{U}{U}
Type: Creature - Spirit // Enchantment - Aura
Pow/Tgh: 1/3
Rules Text: Flying
Whenever Soul Seizer deals combat damage to a player, you may transform it. If you do, attach it to target creature that player controls.
////////
Enchant creature
You control enchanted creature.
Flavor Text: ////////
The body often twists and flails spasmodically as the spirit explores its new home.
Illus. Lucas Graciano
Rarity: Uncommon
Set Number: #50/158

Name: Stormbound Geist
Cost: 1{U}{U}
Type: Creature - Spirit
Pow/Tgh: 2/2
Rules Text: Flying
Stormbound Geist can block only creatures with flying.
Undying.
Illus. Dan Scott
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #51/158

Name: Thought Scour
Cost: {U}
Type: Instant
Rules Text: Target player puts the top two cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard.
Draw a card.
Flavor Text: "As you inject the viscus vitae into the brain stem, don't let the spastic moaning bother you. It will soon become music to your ears."
-Stitcher Geralf
Illus. David Rapoza
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #52/158

Name: Tower Geist
Cost: 3{U}
Type: Creature - Spirit
Pow/Tgh: 2/2
Rules Text: Flying
When Tower Geist enters the battlefield, look at the top two cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the other into your graveyard.
Illus. Izzy
Rarity: Uncommon
Set Number: #53/158

Black (27)

Name: Black Cat
Cost: 1{B}
Type: Creature - Zombie Cat
Pow/Tgh: 1/1
Rules Text: When Black Cat dies, target opponent discards a card at random.
Illus. David Palumbo
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #54/158

Name: Chosen of Markov // Markov's Servant
Cost: 2{B}
Type: Creature - Human // Creature - Vampire
Pow/Tgh: 2/2//4/4
Rules Text: {T}, Tap an untapped Vampire you control: Transform Chosen of Markov.
//
.
Illus. Steve Argyle
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #55/158

Name: Curse of Misfortunes
Cost: 4{B}
Type: Enchantment - Aura Curse
Rules Text: Enchant Player
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may search your library for a Curse card that doesn't have the same name as a Curse attached to enchanted player, put it onto the battlefield attached to that player, then shuffle you library.
Illus. Terese Nielsen
Rarity: Rare
Set Number: #56/158

Name: Curse of Thirst
Cost: 4{B}
Type: Enchantment - Aura Curse
Rules Text: Enchant Player
At the beginning of enchanted player's upkeep, Curse of Thirst deals damage to that player equal to the number of curses attached to him or her.
Flavor Text: "May you drink until you drown but never be sated."
--Odaila, witch of Morkurt
Illus. Christopher Moller
Rarity: Uncommon
Set Number: #37/158

Name: Deadly Allure
Cost: {B}
Type: Sorcery
Rules Text: Target creature gains deathtouch until end of turn and must be blocked this turn if able.
Flashback {G}
Illus. Steve Argyle
Rarity: Uncommon

Name: Death's Caress
Cost: 3{B}{B}
Type: Sorcery
Rules Text: Destroy target creature. If that creature was a Human, you gain life equal to its toughness.
Illus. James Ryman
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #59/158

Name: Falkenrath Torturer
Cost: 2{B}
Type: Creature - Vampire
Pow/Tgh: 2/1
Rules Text: Sacrifice a creature: Falkenrath Torturer gains flying until end of turn. If the sacrificed creature was a Human, put a +1/+1 counter on Falkenrath Torturer.
Flavor Text: "There was a time when our cages rang with wailing. Now only a handful of these whimpering fools remain."
Illus. Steve Argyle
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #60/158

Name: Farbog Boneflinger
Cost: 4{B}
Type: Creature - Zombie
Pow/Tgh: 2/2
Rules Text: When Fargog Boneflinger enters the battlefield, target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.
Illus. Tomasz Jedruszek
Rarity: Uncommon
Set Number: #61/158

Name: Fiend of the Shadows
Cost: 3{B}{B}
Type: Creature - Vampire Wizard
Pow/Tgh: 3/3
Rules Text: Flying
Whenever Fiend of the Shadows deals combat damage to a player, that player exiles a card from his or her hand. You may play that card for as long as it remains exiled.
Sacrifice a Human: Regenerate Fiend of the Shadows.
Illus. Igor Kieryluk
Rarity: Rare
Set Number: #62/158

Name: Geralf's Messenger
Cost: {B}{B}{B}
Type: Creature - Zombie
Pow/Tgh: 3/2
Rules Text: Geralf's Messenger enters the battlefield tapped.
When Geralf's Messenger enters the battlefield, target opponent loses 2 life.
Undying
Illus. Kev Walker
Rarity: Rare
Set Number: #63/158

Name: Gravecrawler
Cost: {B}
Type: Creature - Zombie
Pow/Tgh: 2/1
Rules Text: Gravecrawler can't block.
You may cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard as long as you control a Zombie.
Illus. Steven Belledin
Rarity: Rare
Set Number: #64/158

Name: Gravepurge
Cost: 2{B}
Type: Instant
Rules Text: Put and number of target creature cards from your graveyard on top of your library.
Draw a card.
Illus. Zoltan Boros
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #65/158

Name: Gruesome Discovery
Cost: 2{B}{B}
Type: Sorcery
Rules Text: Target player discards two cards.
Morbid - If a creature died this turn, target player reveals his or her hand, you choose two cards from it. that player discards those cards instead
Illus. John Stanko
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #66/158

Name: Harrowing Journey
Cost: 4{B}
Type: Sorcery
Rules Text: Target player draws three cards and loses 3 life.
Illus. James Paick
Rarity: Uncommon
Set Number: #67/158

Name: Highborn Ghoul
Cost: {B}{B}
Type: Creature - Zombie
Pow/Tgh: 2/1
Rules Text: Intimidate
Illus. Volkan Baga
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #68/158

Name: Increasing Ambition
Cost: 4{B}
Type: Sorcery
Rules Text: Search your library for a card and put that card into your hand. If Increasing Ambition was cast from a graveyard, instead search your library for two cards and put them into your hand. Then shuffle your library.
Flashback {7}{B}
Rarity: Rare

Name: Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
Cost: 3{B}{B}{B}
Type: Legendary Creature - Zombie Cleric
Pow/Tgh: 5/5
Rules Text: Intimidate
Whenever a Human deals damage to you, destroy it.
Other non-Human creatures you control get +1/+1 and have undying.
Illus. Chris Rahn
Rarity: Mythic Rare
Set Number: #70/158

Name: Ravenous Demon//Archdemon of Greed
Cost: 3{B}{B}
Type: Creature - Demon // Creature - Demon
Pow/Tgh: 4/4 // 9/9
Rules Text: Sacrifice a Human: Transform Ravenous Demon. Activate this only any time you could cast a sorcery.
//
Flying, trample
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice a Human. If you can't, tap Archdemon of Greed and it deals 9 damage to you.
Flavor Text: His twisted words entice the weak.
//
"The price is paid. The power is mine!"
Illus. Igor Kieryluk
Rarity: Rare
Set Number: #71/158

Name: Reap the Seagraf
Cost: 2{B}
Type: Sorcery
Rules Text: Put a 2/2 black Zombie creature token onto the battlefield.
Flashback 4{U}
Illus. James Ryman
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #72/158

Name: Sightless Ghoul
Cost: 3{B}
Type: Creature - Zombie Soldier
Pow/Tgh: 2/2
Rules Text: Sightless Ghoul can't block.
Undying
Illus. Svetlin Velinov
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #73/158

Name: Skirsdag Flayer
Cost: 1{B}
Type: Creature - Human Cleric
Pow/Tgh: 1/1
Rules Text: {3}{B}, {T}, Sacrifice a Human: Destroy target creature.
Flavor Text: Certain initiates into the Skirsdag cult take a vow of blindness, pledging obedience to none but demonkind.
Illus. Austin Hsu
Rarity: Uncommon
Set Number: #74/158

Name: Spiteful Shadows
Cost: 1{B}
Type: Enchantment - Aura
Rules Text: Enchant Creature
Whenever enchanted creature is dealt damage, it deals that much damage to its controller.
Illus. John Stanko
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #75/158

Name: Tragic Slip
Cost: {B}
Type: Instant
Rules Text: Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
Morbid - that creature gets -13/-13 instead if a creature died this turn.
Flavor Text: Linger on death's door and risk being invited in.
Illus. Christopher MÃ¶eller
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #76/158

Name: Undying Evil
Cost: {B}
Type: Instant
Rules Text: Target creature gains undying until end of turn.
Illus. Kev Walker
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #77/158

Name: Vengeful Vampire
Cost: 4{B}{B}
Type: Creature - Vampire
Pow/Tgh: 3/2
Rules Text: Flying
Undying
Illus. Lucas Graciano
Rarity: Uncommon
Set Number: #78/158

Name: Wakedancer
Cost: 2{B}
Type: Creature - Human Shaman
Pow/Tgh: 2/2
Rules Text: Morbid - When Wakedancer enters the battlefield, if a creature died this turn, put a 2/2 black Zombie creature token onto the battlefield.
Illus. Austin Hsu
Rarity: Uncommon
Set Number: #79/158

Name: Zombie Apocalypse
Cost: 3{B}{B}{B}
Type: Sorcery
Rules Text: Return all Zombie creature cards from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped, then destroy all Humans.
Illus. Peter Mohrbacher
Rarity: Rare
Set Number: #80/158

Red (27)

Name: Afflicted Deserter // Werewolf Ransacker
Cost: 3{R}
Type: Creature - Human Warrior Werewolf // Creature Werewolf
Pow/Tgh: 3/2 // 5/4
Rules Text: At the beginning of each upkeep, if no spells were cast last turn, transform Afflicted Deserter.
//
Whenever this creature transforms into Werewolf Ransacker, you may destroy target artifact. If that artifact is put into a graveyard this way, Werewolf Ransacker deals 3 damage to that artifact's controller
At the beginning of each upkeep, if a player cast two or more spells last turn, transform Werewolf Ransacker.
Illus. David Palumbo
Rarity: Uncommon

Name: Alpha Brawl
Cost: 6{R}{R}
Type: Sorcery
Rules Text: Target creature an opponent controls deals damage equal to its power to each other creature that player controls, then each of those creatures deals damage equal to its power to that creature.
Illus. Randy Gallegos
Rarity: Rare
Set Number: #82/158

Name: Burning Oil
Cost: 1{R}
Type: Instant
Rules Text: Burning Oil deals 3 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.
Flashback 3{W}
Illus. Trevor Claxton
Rarity: Uncommon
Set Number: #84/158

Name: Blood Feud
Cost: 4{R}{R}
Type: Sorcery
Rules Text: Target creature fights another target creature.
Illus. Winona Nelson
Rarity: Uncommon
Set Number: #85/158

Name: Curse of Bloodletting
Cost: 3{R}{R}
Type: Enchantment - Aura Curse
Rules Text: Enchant player
If a source would deal damage to enchanted player, it deals double that damage instead.
Flavor Text: It is the demon's mark, an infernal claim upon the flesh of the guilty.
Illus. Michael C. Hayes
Rarity: Rare

Name: Erdwal Ripper
Cost: 1{R}{R}
Type: Creature - Vampire
Pow/Tgh: 2/1
Rules Text: Haste
Whenever Erdwal Ripper deals combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on it.
Illus. Kev Walker
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #86/158

Name: Faithless Looting
Cost: {R}
Type: Sorcery
Rules Text: Draw two cards, then discard two cards.
Flashback {2}{R}
Illus. unknown - Gabor Szikszai
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #87/158

Name: Fires of Undeath
Cost: 2{R}
Type: Instant
Rules Text: Fires of Undeath deals 2 damage to target creature or player.
Flashback 5{B}
Illus. Jason Chan
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #88/158

Name: Flayer of the Hatebound
Cost: 5{R}
Type: Creature - Devil
Pow/Tgh: 4/2
Rules Text: Undying
Whenever Flayer of the Hatebound or another creature enters the battlefield from your graveyard, that creature deals damage equal to its power to target creature or player.
Illus. Jana Schirmer & Jonannaes Voss
Rarity: Rare
Set Number: #89/158

Name: Fling
Cost: 1{R}
Type: Instant
Rules Text: As an additional cost to cast Fling, sacrifice a creature.
Fling deals damage equal to the sacrificed creature's power to target creature or player.
Flavor Text: Masters of the sword know the blade is not the only weapon at their disposal.
Illus. Izzy
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #90/158

Name: Forge Devil
Cost: {R}
Type: Creature - Devil
Pow/Tgh: 1/1
Rules Text: When Forge Devil enters the battlefield, it deals 1 damage to target creature and 1 damage to you.
Flavor Text: Devils infiltrated the lower levels of Thraben cathedral, making cracks in load-bearing pillars and setting fire to precious archives.
Illus. Austin Hsu
Rarity: Common

Name: Heckling Fiends
Cost: 2{R}
Type: Creature - Devil
Pow/Tgh: 2/2
Rules Text: {2}{R}: Target creature attacks this turn if able.
Rarity: Uncommon

Name: Hinterland Hermit // Hinterland Scourge
Cost: 1{R}
Type: Creature - Human Werewolf // Creature - Werewolf
Pow/Tgh: 2/1//3/2
Rules Text: At the beginning of each upkeep, if no spells were cast last turn, transform Hinterland Hermit.
//
Hinterland Scourge must be blocked if able
At the beginning of each upkeep, if a player cast two or more spells last turn, transform ~.
Illus. Steven belledig
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #93/158

Name: Hellrider
Cost: 2{R}{R}
Type: Creature - Devil
Pow/Tgh: 3/3
Rules Text: Haste
Whenever a creature you control attacks, Hellrider deals 1 damage to defending player.
Flavor Text: "Behind every devil's mayhem lurks a demon's scheme."
--Ren Karolus, Blade of the Inquisitors
Illus. Svetlin Velinov
Rarity: Rare
Set Number: #95/158

Name: Increasing Vengeance
Cost: {R}{R}
Type: Instant
Rules Text: Copy target instant or sorcery spell you control. If Increasing Vengeance was cast from a graveyard, copy that spell twice instead. You may choose new targets for the copies.
Flashback {3}{R}{R}
Illus. Anthony Palumbo
Rarity: Rare
Set Number: #94/158

Name: Markov Blademaster
Cost: 1{R}{R}
Type: Creature - Vampire Warrior
Pow/Tgh: 1/1
Rules Text: Double strike
Whenever Markov Blademaster deals combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on it.
Flavor Text: "Mortals practice swordplay for a few decades at best. How can they ever attain the exquisite mastery that eternity has to offer?"
Illus. Jana Schirmer & Johannes Voss
Rarity: Rare

Name: Markov Warlord
Cost: 5{R}
Type: Creature - Vampire Warrior
Pow/Tgh: 4/4
Rules Text: Haste
When Markov Warlord enters the battlefield, up to two target creatures can't block this turn.
Illus. Cynthia Sheppard
Rarity: Uncommon
Set Number: #97/158

Name: Mondronen Shaman//Tovolar's Magehunter
Cost: 3{R}
Type: Creature - Human Werewolf Shaman
Pow/Tgh: 3/2//5/5
Rules Text: At the beginning of each upkeep, if no spells were cast last turn, transform Mondronen Shaman.
//
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, Tovolar's Magehunter deals 2 damage to that player.
At the beginning of each upkeep, if a player cast two or more spells last turn, transform Tovolar's Magehunter.
Illus. Mike Saas
Rarity: Rare
Set Number: #98/158

Name: Moonveil Dragon
Cost: 3{R}{R}{R}
Type: Creature - Dragon
Pow/Tgh: 5/5
Rules Text: Flying
{R}: Each creature you control gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
Illus. Todd Lockwood
Rarity: Mythic Rare
Set Number: #90/158

Name: Nearheath Stalker
Cost: 4{R}
Type: Creature - Vampire
Pow/Tgh: 4/1
Rules Text: Undying (When this creature dies, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it.)
Flavor Text: "Do not speak of this to the elders. They look unfavorably upon my indulgences."
Illus. Michael C. Hayes
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #108/158

Name: Pyreheart Wolf
Cost: 2{R}
Type: Creature - Wolf
Pow/Tgh: 1/1
Rules Text: Whenever Pyreheart Wolf attacks, each creature you control can't be blocked this turn except by two or more creatures.
Undying (When this creature dies, if it has no +1/+1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it.)
Illus. Lars Grant-West
Rarity: Uncommon
Set Number: #101/158

Name: Russet Wolves
Cost: 3{R}
Type: Creature - Wolf
Pow/Tgh: 3/3
Illus. Christopher Moller
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #102/158

Name: Scorch the Fields
Cost: 4{R}
Type: Sorcery
Rules Text: Destroy target land. Scorch the Fields deals 1 damage to each Human creature.
Illus. Jamie Jones
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #103/158

Name: Shattered Perception
Cost: 2{R}
Type: Sorcery
Rules Text: Discard all the cards in your hand, then draw that many card.
Flashback {5}{R}
Illus. Terese Nielsen
Rarity: Uncommon
Set Number: #104/158

Name: Talons of Falkenrath
Cost: 1{R}
Type: Enchantment - Aura
Rules Text: Flash
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has "{1}{R}: This creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn."
Rarity: Common

Name: Torch Fiend
Cost: 1{R}
Type: Creature - Devil
Pow/Tgh: 2/1
Rules Text: {R}, Sacrifice Torch Fiend: Destroy target artifact.
Illus. Winona Nelson
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #106/158

Name: Wrack with Madness
Cost: 3{R}
Type: Sorcery
Rules Text: Target creature deals damage to itself equal to its power.
Illus. Todd Lockwood
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #107/158

Green (27)

Name: Briarpack Alpha
Cost: 3{G}
Type: Creature - Wolf
Pow/Tgh: 3/3
Rules Text: Flash
When Briarpack Alpha enters the battlefield, target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
Illus. Daarken
Rarity: Uncommon
Set Number: #108/158

Name: Clinging Mists
Cost: 2{G}
Type: Instant
Rules Text: Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.
Fateful hour - If you have 5 or less life, tap all attacking creatures. Those creatures don't untap during their controllers next untap step.
Illus. Anthony Francisco
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #109/158

Name: Crushing Vines
Cost: 2{G}
Type: Instant
Rules Text: Choose one - Destroy target creature with flying, or destroy target artifact.
Illus. Scott Chou
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #110/158

Name: Dawntreader Elk
Cost: 1{G}
Type: Creature - Elk
Pow/Tgh: 2/2
Rules Text: {G}, Sacrifice Dawntrader Elk: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle your library.
Illus. John Avon
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #111/158

Name: Deranged Outcast
Cost: 1{G}
Type: Creature - Human Rouge
Pow/Tgh: 2/1
Rules Text: {1}{G}, Sacrifice a Human: Put two +1/+1 counters on target creature
Illus. Nils Hamm
Rarity: Rare
Set Number: #112/158

Name: Favor of the Woods
Cost: 2{G}
Type: Enchantment - Aura
Rules Text: Enchant Creature
Whenever enchanted creature blocks, you gain 3 life.
Illus. Tomasz Jedruszek
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #113/158

Name: Feed the Pack
Cost: 5{G}
Type: Enchantment
Rules Text: At the beginning of your end step, you may sacrifice a nontoken creature. If you do, put X 2/2 green Wolf creature tokens onto the battlefield where X is the sacrificed creature's toughness.
Illus. Steve Prescott
Rarity: Rare
Set Number: #114/158

Name: Ghoultree
Cost: 7{G}
Type: Creature - Zombie Treefolk
Pow/Tgh: 10/10
Rules Text: Ghoultree cost {1} less to cast for each creature card in your graveyard.
Flavor Text: It uproots entire fengrafs to add to its twisted frame.
Illus. Volkan Baga
Rarity: Rare
Set Number: #115/158

Name: Gravetiller Wurm
Cost: 5{G}
Type: Creature - Wurm
Pow/Tgh: 4/4
Rules Text: Trample
Morbid - Gravetiller Wurm enters the battlefield with four +1/+1 counters on it if a creature died this turn.
Rarity: Uncommon

Name: Grim Flowering
Cost: 5{G}
Type: Sorcery
Rules Text: Draw a card for each creature card in your graveyard.
Illus. Adam Paquette
Rarity: Uncommon
Set Number: #117/158

Name: Hollowhenge Beast
Cost: 3{G}{G}
Type: Creature - Beast
Pow/Tgh: 5/5
Illus. Dave Kendall
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #118/158

Name: Hunger of the Howlpack
Cost: {G}
Type: Instant
Rules Text: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
Morbid - Put three +1/+1 counters on that creature instead if a creature died this turn.
Flavor Text: "Werewolves are an unholy mix of a predator's instinct and a human's hatred."
-Alena, trapper of Kessig
Illus. Nils Hamm
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #119/158

Name: Increasing Savagery
Cost: 2{G}{G}
Type: Sorcery
Rules Text: Put five +1/+1 counters on target creature. If Increasing Savagery was cast from a graveyard, put ten +1/+1 counters on that creature instead.
Flashback {5}{G}{G}
Illus. Steve Prescott
Rarity: Rare
Set Number: #120/158

Name: Kessig Recluse
Cost: 2{G}{G}
Type: Creature - Spider
Pow/Tgh: 2/3
Rules Text: Reach
Deathtouch
Illus. Vincent Proce
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #121/158

Name: Lambholt Elder // Silverpelt Werewolf
Cost: 2{G}
Type: Creature - Human Werewolf
Pow/Tgh: 1/2//4/5
Rules Text: At the beginning of each upkeep, if no spells were cast last turn, transform Lambholt Elder.
//
Whenever Silverpelt Werewolf deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.
At the beginning of each upkeep, if a player cast two or more spells last turn, transform Silverpelt Werewolf.
Illus. Matt Stewart
Rarity: Uncommon
Set Number: #122/158

Name: Lost in the Woods
Cost: 3{G}{G}
Type: Enchantment
Rules Text: Whenever a creature attacks you or a planeswalker you control, reveal the top card of your library. If it's a Forest card, remove that creature from combat. Then put the revealed card on the bottom of your library.
Illus. Matt Stewart
Rarity: Rare
Set Number: #123/158

Name: Predator Ooze
Cost: {G}{G}{G}
Type: Creature - Ooze
Pow/Tgh: 1/1
Rules Text: Predator Ooze is indestructible.
Whenever Predator Ooze attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on it.
Whenever a creature dealt damage by Predator Ooze this turn dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Predator Ooze
Illus. Ryan Yee
Rarity: Rare
Set Number: #124/158

Name: Scorned Villager // Moonscarred Werewolf
Cost: 1{G}
Type: Creature - Human Werewolf // Creature - Werewolf
Pow/Tgh: 1/1 // 2/2
Rules Text: {T}: Add {G} to your mana pool.
At the beginning of each upkeep, if no spells were cast last turn, transform Scorned Villager.
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Vigilance
{T}: Add {G}{G} to your mana pool.
At the beginning of each upkeep, if a player cast two or more spells last turn, transform Moonscarred Werewolf.
Flavor Text: "My village's fear drove me into the wild..."
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"...and I will bring the fury of the wild back to my village."
Illus. Cynthia Sheppard
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #125/158

Name: Somberwald Dryad
Cost: 1{G}
Type: Creature - Dryad
Pow/Tgh: 2/2
Rules Text: Forestwalk
Illus. Jamie Jones
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #126/158

Name: Strangleroot Geist
Cost: {G}{G}
Type: Creature - Spirit
Pow/Tgh: 2/1
Rules Text: Haste
Undying (When this creature dies, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.)
Flavor Text: Geists of the hanged often haunt the tree on which they died.
Illus. Jason Chan
Rarity: Uncommon
Set Number: #127/158

Name: Tracker's Instincts
Cost: 1{G}
Type: Sorcery
Rules Text: Reveal the top four cards of your library. Put a creature card from among them into your hand and the rest into your graveyard.
Flashback {2}{U}
Illus. Jung Park
Rarity: Uncommon
Set Number: #128/158

Name: Ulvenwald Bear
Cost: 2{G}
Type: Creature - Bear
Pow/Tgh: 2/2
Rules Text: Morbid - When Ulvenwald Bear enters the battlefield, if a creature died this turn, put two +1/+1 counters on target creature.
Illus. Jason A. Engle
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #129/158

Name: Village Survivors
Cost: 4{G}
Type: Creature - Human
Pow/Tgh: 4/5
Rules Text: Vigilance
Fateful hour - As long as you have 5 or less life, other creatures you control have vigilance.
Illus. David Rapoza
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #130/158

Name: Vorapede
Cost: 2{G}{G}{G}
Type: Creature - Insect
Pow/Tgh: 5/4
Rules Text: Vigilance, trample
Undying (When this creature dies, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.)
Flavor Text: "If you think you've killed one, guess again."
-Thalia, Knight-Cathar
Illus. Slamowir Maniak
Rarity: Mythic Rare

Name: Wolfbitten Captive // Krallenhorde Killer
Cost: {G}
Type: Creature - Human Werewolf
Pow/Tgh: 1/1//2/2
Rules Text: {1}{G}: Wolfbitten Captive gets +2/+2 until end of turn. Activate this ability only once each turn.
At the beginning of each upkeep, if no spells were cast last turn, transform Wolfbitten Captive.
//
{3}{G}: Krallenhorde Killer gets +4/+4 until end of turn. Activate this ability only once each turn.
At the beginning of each upkeep, if a player cast two or more spells last turn, transform Krallenhorde Killer.
Illus. Zoltan Boros
Rarity: Rare
Set Number: #135/158

Name: Wild Hunger
Cost: 2{G}
Type: Instant
Rules Text: Target creature gets +3/+1 and gains trample until end of turn.
Flashback 3{R}
Illus. Karl Kopinski
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #132/158

Name: Young Wolf
Cost: {G}
Type: Creature - Wolf
Pow/Tgh: 1/1
Rules Text: Undying
Illus. Ryan Pancoast
Rarity: Common
Set Number: #133/158

Multicolour (9)

Name: Diregraf Captain
Cost: 1{U}{B}
Type: Creature - Zombie Soldier
Pow/Tgh: 2/2
Rules Text: Deathtouch
Other Zombie creatures you control get +1/+1.
Whenever another Zombie you control dies, target opponent loses 1 life.
Rarity: Uncommon

Name: Drogskol Captain
Cost: 1{W}{U}
Type: Creature - Spirit Soldier
Pow/Tgh: 2/2
Rules Text: Flying
Other Spirit creatures you control get +1/+1 and have hexproof.
Illus. Peter Mohrbacher
Rarity: Uncommon
Set Number: #136/158

Name: Drogskul Reaver
Cost: 5{W}{U}
Type: Creature - Spirit
Pow/Tgh: 3/5
Rules Text: Flying, doublestrike, lifelink
Whenever you gain life, draw a card.
Flavor Text: Wracked and warped with anguish, it obsessively seeks out other souls to horde within its eternal prison.
Illus. Vincent Proce
Rarity: Mythic Rare
Set Number: #137/158

Name: Falkenrath Aristocrat
Cost: 2{B}{R}
Type: Creature - Vampire
Pow/Tgh: 4/1
Rules Text: Flying, haste
Sacrifice a creature: Falkenrath Aristocrat is indestructible this turn. If the sacrificed creature was a Human, put a +1/+1 counter on Falkenrath Aristocrat.
Flavor Text: "Your blood is quite pleasing. A pity there's not enough for both of us."
Illus. Igor Kieryluk
Rarity: Mythic Rare
Set Number: #138/158

Name: Havengul Lich
Cost: 3{U}{B}
Type: Creature - Zombie Wizard
Pow/Tgh: 4/4
Rules Text: {1}:You many cast target creature card from a graveyard this turn. When you cast that card this turn, Havengul Lich gains all activated abilities of that card until end of turn.
Flavor Text: Fusing intelligence with the power of undeath requires inspiration of the darkest kind.
Illus. James Ryman
Rarity: Mythic Rare
Set Number: #139/158

Name: Everwolf
Cost: 1{R}{G}
Type: Creature - Wolf
Pow/Tgh: 2/2
Rules Text: Intimidate
Other Wolf and Werewolf creatures you control get +1/+1.
Werewolf creatures you control that aren't Humans can't transform.
Illus. Terese Nielsen
Rarity: Uncommon
Set Number: #141/158

Name: Huntmaster of the Fells // Ravager of the Fells
Cost: 2{R}{G}
Type: Creature - Human Werewolf // Creature - Werewolf
Pow/Tgh: 2/2 // 4/4
Rules Text: Whenever this creature enters the battlefield or transforms into Huntmaster of the Fells, put a 2/2 green wolf token onto the battlefield and you gain 2 life.
At the beginning of each upkeep, if no spells were cast last turn, transform Huntmaster of the Fells.
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Whenever this creature transforms into Ravager of the Fells, it deals 2 damage to target opponent and 2 damage to up to one target creature that opponent controls.
At the beginning of each upkeep, if a player cast two or more spells last turn, transform Ravager of the Fells.
Illus. Chris Rahn
Rarity: Mythic Rare
Set Number: #142/158

Name: Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
Cost: 2{W}{B}
Type: Planeswalker - Sorin
Pow/Tgh: 3
Rules Text: +1: Put a 1/1 black Vampire creature token with lifelink onto the battlefield.
-2: You get an emblem with "Creatures you control get +1/+0."
-6: Destroy up to 3 target creatures and/or other planeswalkers. Return each card put into a graveyard this way to the battlefield under your control.
Illus. Michael Komarck
Rarity: Mythic Rare
Set Number: #142/158

Name: Stromkirk Captain
Cost: 1{B}{R}
Type: Creature - Vampire Soldier
Pow/Tgh: 2/2
Rules Text: First Strike
Other Vampire creatures you control get +1/+1 and have first strike.
Illus. Jana Schirmer & Jonannaes Voss
Rarity: Uncommon
Set Number: #143/158

Artifact (11)

Name: Altar of the Lost
Cost: 3
Type: Artifact
Rules Text: Altar of the Lost enters the battlefield tapped.
{T}: Add two mana in any combination of colors to your mana pool. Spend this mana only to cast spells with flashback from a graveyard.
Illus. Daarken
Rarity: Uncommon
Set Number: #144/158

Name: Avacyn's Collar
Cost: 1
Type: Artifact - Equipment
Rules Text: Equipped creature gets +1/+0 and has vigilance.
Whenever equipped creature dies, if it was a Human, put a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying onto the battlefield.
Equip {2}
Illus. James Paick
Rarity: Uncommon
Set Number: #145/158

Name: Chalice of Life // Chalice of Death
Cost: 3
Type: Artifact // Artifact
Rules Text: {T}: You gain 1 life. Then if you have at least 10 more life than your starting life total, transform Chalice of Life.
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{T}: Target player loses 5 life.
Flavor Text: The sweet taste of hope's promise.
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The bitter taste of life's only certainty.
Illus. Ryan Yee
Rarity: Uncommon
Set Number: #146/158

Name: Elbrus, the Binding Blade // Withengar Unbound
Cost: 7
Type: Legendary Artifact - Equipment
Pow/Tgh: // 13/13
Rules Text: Equipped creature gets +1/+0.
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, transform Elbrus, the Binding Blade.
Equip {1}
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{B}
Legendary Creature - Demon
Flying, trample, intimidate
Whenever a player loses the game, put thirteen +1/+1 counters on Withengar Unbound.
Rarity: Mythic Rare

Name: Executioner's Hood
Cost: 2
Type: Artifact - Equipment
Rules Text: Equipped creature has intimidate.
Equip {2}
Rarity: Common

Name: Grafdigger's Cage
Cost: 1
Type: Artifact
Rules Text: Creature cards can't enter the battlefield from graveyards or libraries.
Players can't cast cards in graveyards or libraries.
Flavor Text: "If you wind up in one of min, you can be sure as silver it will be your last."
--Grafdigger Wulmer
Illus. Daniel Ljunggren
Rarity: Rare
Set Number: #149/158

Name: Heavy Mattock
Cost: 3
Type: Artifact - Equipment
Rules Text: Equipped creature gets +1/+1.
As long as equipped creature is a Human, it gets an additional +1/+1.
Equip {2}
Rarity: Common

Name: Helvault
Cost: 3
Type: Legendary Artifact
Rules Text: {1},{T}: Exile target creature you control.
{7},{T}: Exile target creature you don't control.
When Helvault is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, return all cards exiled with it to the battlefield under their owners' control.
Illus. Jamie Jones
Rarity: Mythic Rare
Set Number: #151/158

Name: Jar of Eyeballs
Cost: 3
Type: Artifact
Rules Text: Whenever a creature you control dies, put two eyeball counters on Jar of Eyeballs.
{3}{t}, Remove all eyeball counters from Jar of Eyeballs: Look at the top X cards of your library where X is the number of eyeball counters removed this way. Put one of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
Illus. Jaime Jones
Rarity: Rare
Set Number: #152/158

Name: Warden of the Wall
Cost: 3
Type: Artifact
Rules Text: Warden of the Wall enters the battlefield tapped.
{T}: Add {1} to your mana pool.
As long as it's not your turn, Warden of the Wall is a 2/3 Gargoyle artifact creature with flying.
Illus. Daniel Ljunggren
Rarity: Uncommon
Set Number: #153/158

Name: Wolfhunter's Quiver
Cost: 1
Type: Artifact - Equipment
Rules Text: Equipped creature has "{T}: This creature deals 1 damage to target creature or player" and "{T}: This creature deals 2 damage to target Werewolf creature."
Equip {5}
Illus. Daniel Ljunggren
Rarity: Uncommon
Set Number: #154/158
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Land (4)

Name: Evolving Wilds
Type: Land
Rules Text: {T}:Sacrifice Evolving Wilds: Search your library for a basic land card and put it onto the battlefield tapped. Then shuffle your library.
Rarity: Common

Name: Grim Backwoods
Type: Land
Rules Text: {T}: Add {1} to your mana pool.
{2}{B}{G}, {T}, Sacrifice a creature: Draw a card.
Flavor Text: "I love what they've done with the place."
-Liliana Vess
Illus. Vincent Proce
Rarity: Rare

Name: Havengul Fengraf
Type: Land
Rules Text: {T}: Add {1} to your mana pool.
{3}, {T}, Sacrifice Havengul Fengraf: Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
Rarity: Common

Name: Vault of the Archangel
Type: Land
Rules Text: {T}: Add {1} to your mana pool
{2}{W}{B}, {T}: Creatures you control gain deathtouch and lifelink until end of turn.
Flavor Text: "For centuries my creation kept this world in balance. Now only her shadow remains."
-Sorin Markov
Rarity: Rare

Dark Ascension Intro Packs

2012-01-08T15:24:00.009-05:00

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Happy Sunday MTG peeps,

This is a rare weekend post for us but we most definitely had to share this news. Although official Dark Ascension previews begin tomorrow on the mothership, we are still getting interesting tid-bits of information from various sources. Make sure you drop in daily here at MTG Realm as we kept you up-to-date.

Today's Dark Ascension spoiler is none other than the Dark Ascension Intro Packs via an on-line retailer. We have the Intro Pack (pre-con theme deck) names, as well as good resolution images. Let's have a look - and remember - please consider these rumour only until officially previewed on the Wizards of the Coast website.

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Dark Ascension Into Packs

White / Red
/ - Swift Justice

foil - Requiem Angel
Creature - Angel
Rare

5w
?

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Green / Blue -
/ Grave Power

foil - Ghoultree

Creature - Zombie Treefolk
Rare
7g
?
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Black / White
/ - Dark Sacrifice

foil - Fiend of the Shadows
Creature - Vampire Wizard
Rare

3bb
?

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Blue / Black
/ Relentless Dead

foil - Havengul Runebinder
Creature - Human Wizard
Rare

2uu
?

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Red / Green / Monstrous Surprise

foil - Flayer of the Hatebound
Creature - Devil
Rare

5r
???

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We're really liking these colour choices for the Intro Packs and will likely pick up one or two of them.

If you've already seen enough of the amazing arts, get a pre-order in now to the folks over at MTG Mint Card and pick up some Dark Ascension assorted card lots.

MTG Mobile App

2012-01-06T14:32:00.005-05:00

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Happy Friday MTG peeps,

As it is Friday, we suggest you get yourself to a game store (where friends 'n' foils meet) tonight and take in a Friday Night Magic Event. We will be heading off to our local hang-out OMG! Games here in Barrie to continue testing a few builds against the local meta game.

We're taking a brief break before the onslaught of Dark Ascension spoilers we will be bathing in on Monday. Maro will be previewing that 'Jar of Eyeballs' and Trick J will be also have a new cool Magic the Gathering card to preview as well.

Today, we're catching up with yesterday's announcement on the mothership of a new mobile divice application which should make many Magic players happy . . . Yesterday Wizards of the Coast announced the first official Magic: The Gathering app for iOS and Android devices. This app will be FREE for downloading and whether you are a retailer / tournament organiser or just a fan of the game, there is something for everyone.

Some features of interest -

Track life totals including poison damage, floating mana, and Commander damage
Build decks
Research strategies
Read articles on the mothership
Store locator
Event Calendar

Here's some screen shots . . .

This looks great and we're rather happy that the WoTC is jumping into the app market - there is a clear and present desire from other players we've been talking to. Unfortunately, the app for Android is not expected until a bit latter after the iOS launch latter this month. Also of note is that if you wish to update your deckbuilder applet with the latest set, there is a fee. If this is a decent app, then we don't really mind the fee that much as we know developers have to feed themselves.

Anywhoos - stay tuned for the start of Dark Ascension previews on Monday which we will cover here on MTG Realm.
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Finally,
You should know that the folks over that MTG Mint Card has Dark Ascension Ultra○Pro products available for pre-order like these card sleeves and deck boxes.

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Dark Ascension Spoiler 3

2012-01-05T14:10:00.009-05:00

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Happy Thursday MTG peeps,

Following our two previous posts this week (here and here), we have rather unimaginatively decided to title this post Dark Ascension Spoiler 3. Moving on from the the otherwise dull name to the contents of today's post - Dark Ascension Product Images !

The following image was obtained from a Japanese website retailing Magic the Gathering product, and although they provide unsubstantial details on each of the products, one is still able to glean some information from the small low-quality imagery - like this image of Dark Ascension booster packs.

Anywhoos - Let's have a look . . .

The 'big' picture . . .

Going deeper and enlarging the Dark Ascension Intro Packs . . .

It appears that we can expect the following colours for Intro Packs:
/ (Angel ?),
/ (Werewolf ?),
/ (Human Sorcerer ?),
/ (Vampire ?), and
/ (mad Human scientist ?)
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Next up - zooming in to the Dark Ascension Event Decks - unfortunatley, very difficult to see what's going on . . .

And lastly, the Fat Pack spread . . .
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Ensure you plan on attending a Pre-Release or Release Event. We plan to be heading over to the best game store in Ontario - OMG! Games, here in Barrie (map thingy below).

Dark Ascension, the second set in the Innistrad block promises to deliver classic / gothic horror to Magic the Gathering fans. Official previews begin on Wizards on Monday 9th January with pre-release events on January 27/28 and release on February 3rd.

Dark Ascension Spoiler 2

2012-01-04T08:20:00.006-05:00

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Happy Wednesday MTG peeps,

If you had already hit up the Dark Ascension art spoiler article we posted on Monday this week (WoTC Doug B's feature article) and loved it - well get ready, WoTC Monty had posted s'more on the mothership today. Dark Ascension, the second set in the Innistrad block promises to deliver classic / gothic horror to Magic the Gathering fans. Official previews begin on Wizards on Monday 9th January with pre-release events on January 27/28 and release on February 3rd.

Anywhoos - enough of us yattering - let's have a look at the amazing arts -
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Art by James Ryman showing a nasty skeleton giving a 'cup 'o' cheeze to an unsuspecting villager. He's climbin in yo windows, he's snatchin yo people up! Oh hai! - Does this smell like embalming fluid.
Another art by James Ryman showing a lovely cathar (Innistrad holy warrior) staking 'n' burning - burn 'n' staking. By-the-way - hot vamp chick is hawt!
Art by David Rapoza - kinda like your boy scout / girl guide weekend with fun games such as 'let's not get eaten by the werewolf' -
Art by Ryan Pancoast - reminds us of a certain unamed anthropomorphic frosty pitcher (Kool-Aid Man!) breaking down walls / doors and slaying thirst . . . sort of, but with a dozen undead appendages.
Art by Clint Cearley showing a follow-up to the previous art of Kool Aid Man - ommigawd - that's not K.A. Mannnn !! arrghblachugh . . .
Art by Svetlin Velinov showing a cathar and friends playing pin the sword in the vampire / lycan.
Art by Jaime Jones showing a scene at a Nephalia necromancer's meeting where the 'ayes have it', the motion is carried and meeting ajourned for snacks.
Art by Steve Argyle showing snake charmer chick. This is simply our fav Dark Ascension art to date.
Art by David Palumbo (left) and Chris Rahn (right).

Time for some Werewolf jokes (apoligies in advance) -

What should you do if your pet werewolf gets sick?
Count your friends. It may be somebody he ate.

Where do you keep your pet werewolf?
In a were house.

How many werewolves does it take to change a light bulb?
A lot fewer than it takes to change a heavy bulb.

What did the werewolf say when he ate the DCI Judge?
"Burp."

Why do teachers hate teaching werewolves?
Because they are always eating their homework!

Magic 2013

2012-01-03T09:33:00.003-05:00

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Happy Tuesday MTG peeps,

We were planning to provide a follow-up post to yesterday's article detailing the numerous Dark Ascension art spoilers / previews but wanted to pass along (if you've not yet heard) about today's announcement on the mothership for the next Magic the Gathering core set - Magic 2013.

Firstly, let's have a quick review of upcoming set releases :

Dark Ascension - February 2012
Avacyn Restored - May 2012
Magic 2013 - July 2012
'Hook' - October 2012
'Line' - February 2013
'Sinker' - May 2013
Magic 2014 - July 2013
'Friends' - October 2013
'Romans' - February 2014
'Countrymen' - May 2014
Magic 2015 - July 2014
'Huey' - October 2014
'Dewey' - February 2015
'Louie' - May 2015

As of September 30, 2011, Standard format consists of cards released in the following sets : Scars of Mirrodin, Mirrodin Besieged, New Phyrexia, Magic 2012 Core Set, and Innistrad. Pesonally, our favourite time of year for standard constructed is the short time between the core set release in July and the large October set when standard rotates. The extra cards provides and environment where home-brews and rogue decks are afforded incredible opportunity.

Anywhoos - enough yattering - onto today's announcement !

'Face a Greater Challenge'

Set Name Magic 2013
Three-Letter Abbreviation M13
Twitter Hashtag #MTGM13
Number of Cards 249
Release Date July 13, 2012
Launch Weekend July 13-15, 2012
Prerelease Events July 7-8, 2012
Release Date July 13, 2012
Game Day August 4-5, 2012

Design Team : Doug Beyer (lead), Aaron Forsythe, Graeme Hopkins, Ryan Miller, Mark Purvis

Development Team : Zac Hill (lead), Ethan Fleischer, Mark L. Gottlieb, Tom LaPille, Max McCall, Ryan Miller

Standard rotates once each year, with the release of the October large set. Magic 2013 will enter Standard on its release without knocking anything out, then Magic 2012 and Scars of Mirrodin block will leave Standard with the release of "Hook." The Standard format between Magic 2013 and "Hook" will consist of Scars of Mirrodin block, Innistrad block, Magic 2012, and Magic 2013. After the release of "Hook," it will consist of Innistrad Block, Magic 2013, and "Hook."

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Of interest is that the logo is a platinum colour and not the typical gold as with previous core set releases - perhaps this is a nodd towards the 20th Anniversary of Magic the Gathering. Also of note - there was no preview art released with the announcment - which gave us a sad. :(
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Dark Ascension Spoiler 1

2012-01-02T12:18:00.003-05:00

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Happy Monday MTG peeps,

Welcome to a new year and the start of a whole slew of Dark Ascension spoilers. This, the second set in the Innisrad block is scheduled for release on February 3, 2012, with prerelease events on September January 28-29, and Launch parties will be held on February 3-6, 2012.

We suggest that you make tracks over the mothership today to check out Doug Beyer's feature article today in which he lays down a barrel-load of flavour and ten (10!) card images / arts from the upcoming set. For now, strap yerselves in for a ride and ogle over these Dark Ascension spoilers / art previews . . .

Art by James Ryman - 'Lich Lord' is the first thing to come to mind . . .

Art by Karl Kopinski - This image has a very awesome swash-buckling feel to it. Pirates and Zombies go together like peanut butter and chocolate.

Art by Svetlin Velinov showing a demon (or devil?) driving a hell-hound to the nearest drive-through picking up a hot cup'o'brimstone.

Art by Gabor Szikszai showing villagers upset that Nickelback cancelled the show in their hamlet. That or upset Vancouver Cannuck fans.

Art by Kev Walker - Get the spare room ready - your mother-in-law is coming over.

Art by Peter Mohrbacher - aewsome art is awesome. We have a feeling that Dark Ascension will be getting quite a few more Spirit cards.

Art by Volkan Baga - This freshly-hatched zombie apparently has a mean-on for Avacyn.

Art by Michael C. Hayes - That new Innistrad brand disposal razor you got for Christmas in your stocking ? WORST RAZOR EVER . . .

Art by Jason A. Engle showing the worst job ever in Thraben - the night watchman.

Art by Jason Chan - This is a great piece of artwork but we don't think it belongs on a magic card - it's just a titch too anime for our tastes.
Anywhoos - stay tuned for more Dark Ascension spoilers and previews as the new seasons gets underway.
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Dark Ascension Poster

2011-12-28T13:13:00.003-05:00

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Happy Wednesday MTG peeps,

We trust that your Christmas Holidays were kind to you. Perhaps you even scored a few packs of Innistrad in your stockings hung by the chimney with care.

Anywhoos - not much happening on the Dark Ascension spoiler front (we'll get to the little bit soon), but there is some movement regarding Magic the Gathering premier play. We suggest that if you plan to reach beyond the kitchen table for the stars you should read the updates on the mothership. Check out this article entitled 'Revamped Premier Play Coming in 2012' regarding Planeswalker Points, Pro Tour, Grand Prix, and World Championships, as well as this article, 'Addressing Changes to 2012 Magic Premier Play', regarding further explanations and details the information in the previously linked article.

Righto - back to the little piece of Dark Ascension spoiler. This Dark Ascension artwork, featured on what appears to be a Friday Night Magic poster promotes the upcoming set release and is thought to be sent out to participating stores in January. This information is from the same Italian source (OniReject from the forums) who had shared an image of a Dark Ascension Intro Pack. Again, we advise you to consider this rumour until officially released by Wizards of the Coast . . .

The poster, in Italian reads, 'Dark Ascension, This Friday, Command the Night.

This is really cool art. Is it a Demon, a Lich, Grislebrand himself, or just a random art meant to show some necro spell ? Some one on the forums mentioned a passing resemblance to a Draugr Deathlord, of Skyrim fame - we kind of agree.

That's it for now, we might get another post off before New Year's but if not, play safe and don't drink too much goblin punch.
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Wednesday Miscellany

2011-12-21T10:12:00.007-05:00

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Happy Wednesday MTG peeps,

We thought it best to do a catch-up today on MTG Realm with a variety of Magic the Gathering news which for whatever reason we felt not to dedicate a full post for. Strap yerself in for the ride . . .

First up - Dark Ascension and Avacyn Restored spoilers -

On Twitter, WoTC minion MaRo dropped some interesting news about the second and third sets in the Innistrad block. Specifically, he mentioned that Dark Ascension will as with the previous set, as many have already postulated, have double-faced cards (or DFC's) - BUT - according to his tweets, Avacyn Restored will NOT have any double-faced cards. We are rather interested in the story line / flavour as to why and will wait with anticipation until February / May until all the blanks are filled in. Here are MaRo's tweets . . .

@maro254: I've gotten a lot of people inquiring, so let me set the record straight. #MTGDKA will have cool new DFCs. #MTGAVR will not have any.

@maro254: We're doing things to connect #MTGAVR to #MTGINN & #MTGDKA but DFC's didn't make sense with what happens in #MTGAVR. I can't explain why yet

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Next up - Keeping with Dark Ascension spoilers -

This interesting image showed up on the forums whose posted indicated that this is a Red / White Dark Ascension Intro Pack. Specifically, Ascesa Oscura is the Italian name for this set and the foil rare appears to be an Angel with red hair. Unfortunately, as the image is small, we can only guess as to the other qualities (including mana-cost) of said card.

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Time as well as to catch up with upcomming Promo Cards.

The following Gateway / Wizards Play Network promo cards should be showing up in a game store near you. If you are not in the know, Gateway promos are foil promotional cards provided to players for participating in tournaments at local stores.

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Next up - MOAR MTG comics from IDW.

IDW Comics have now released some details and the cover for MTG Comic #4. Our local store Big B Comics should be expecting the first issue in the series shortly. Anywhoos - here's the 4.1.1 on the latest issue . . .

Magic: The Gathering #4

Matt Forbeck (w) Martín Cóccolo (a) Karl Kopinski (c)

Dack Fayden has finally caught up to the mage that destroyed his home village, but it might be too late: she has begun casting a deadly spell that will drain hundreds of their life force. And, now that Dack has arrived, he may fall prey to the same dark magic as the rest!
FC 32 pages $3.99

*Variant covers: Variant Tyler Walpole cover!

Bullet points: This issue includes an exclusive, alternate art playable Magic: The Gathering card! Continuing the adventures of the brand new Planeswalker, Dack Fayden!
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Finally,
The folks over at MTG Mint Card has one heck of a Christmas Holiday deal - you can knock off 50% (!) off express shipping for any purchase. This deal is good until 21st December which should allow you loads of time to Christmas shop for that special MTG fan.