Alara Mechanics Spoiler

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Aside from 3 new spoiled Alara cards, we have confirmation of 2 new mechanics and 1 returning mechanic for the new Shards of Alara set.

According to the Orb of Insight, we can expect 7 cards with the 'Devour' mechanic, 13 cards with the 'Unearth' mechanic, and 13 cards with the 'Cycling' mechanic.

Devour (#) : When (Card Name) comes into play, sacrifice any number of creatures. Put a +1/+1 counter on (Card Name) for each creature sacrificed this way.

Unearth : Put (Card Name) from your graveyard into play, it gains haste until end of turn, remove it from the game at until end of turn or if it should leave play. You may Unearth only when you could play a sorcery.

Cycling : (Rumour) Pay X mana to draw another card and discard this card. Cycling cards may also have an effect when cycled; this effect is often a weaker spell of the card's normal effect. We will have to wait for the final on this.

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On to the new cards spoiled from a French Source . . .

Caldeira Hellion (Monstruosité des caldeiras) 3{R}{R}
Creature - Hellion, Rare
Devour 1 (When ~ comes into play, sacrifice any number of creatures. Put a +1/+1 counter on Caldeira Hellion for each creature sacrificed this way)
When Caldeira Hellion comes into play, it deal 3 damages to each creature.
3/3

w0w - I really hope that you would be able to provide a bunch of chumps for this hungry critter when it comes into play . . .

Corpse Expert (connaisseur en cadavre) 4{B}
Creature - Zombie Wizard, Uncommon
When Corpse Expert comes into play, you may search your library for a Creature card and put it into your graveyard. If you do, shuffle your library.
Unearth 3{B} (Put Corpse Expert from your graveyard into play, it gains haste until end of turn, remove it from the game at end of turn or if it should leave play. You may Unearth only when you could play a sorcery)
3/3

I think I would like some further translation here before passing judgment.

Skillful Duellist (Duelliste adroite) {W}{U}
Creature - Human Rogue, common
First Strike
Shroud
2/1

Nice solid common.


More spoilers / previews latter.