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Happy Friday MTG peeps,

We'll be at OMG! Games here in Barrie tonight with our latest Magic: the Gathering standard brew so look for us there.  Tonight at OMG! Games is also the last Friday that they will be providing a random prize giveaway of a Dragon's Maze booster box at the start of the 3rd round - so may the odds ever be in our, - I mean your favor.

Anywhoos - We did not get around to get to a Tumblr summary in this week's daily posts to MTG Realm so we'll correct that now.   Here's a few posts to our sister site, MTG Realm on Tumblr covering a wide range of miscellany such as M14 spoilers, promos, news, rumors, and funny gamer stuff - let's go.
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June 28, 2013

Magic: the Gathering - Magic 2014 Ultra PRO Line-up
Here’s the Ultra•PRO M14 product offerings - card sleeves, boxes, binders and playmats.  New full-view box design.  If you have a soft spot for a certain red planeswalker, you will approve.

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June 27, 2013

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Magic: the Gathering - Friday Night Magic Promos
Dimir Charm - August FNM Promo
Original Gatecrash art by Zoltan Boros, FNM Promo art also by Zoltan Boros

Experiment One - September FNM Promo
Original Gatecrash art by Chase Stone, FNM Promo art by Jack Wang

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June 28, 2013

Magic: the Gathering -DotP 2014
Quirion Ranger got an art upgrade for Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014!
Original Visions, illustrated by Tom Kyffin
New D14, illlustrated by Allen Williams~

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June 27, 2013

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Magic: the Gathering - Haz a Sad
… When you go to your LGS to buy a few packs of Modern Masters.

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June 27, 2013

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Magic: the Gathering - WOOD!
Srsly - this must be the most epic MTG storage card box / case combo I’ve seen.  Still tracking down who did this beautiful work but I suspect it may be Geek Chic work. 
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June 27, 2013

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Magic: the Gathering - What’s Your Game?
Very cool MTG format buttons from the brilliant pen of @inkwell_looter (http://inkwelllooter.blogspot.ca)

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June 24, 2013

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Magic: the Gathering - First World Collector Problems
… . Running out of surface area while organizing your MTG foils~ 

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June 20, 2013

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Magic: the Gathering - Angelic Card Storage
Reddit use krello posted this lovely card case he recently got for his birthday from his wife.  She had created the entire case, including card dividers.  The beautiful art on the front is of course Johannes Voss’ Restoration Angel which was wood-burned into the case front.  The entire project took approximately 2 months in her spare time.

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June 19, 2013

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Magic: the Gathering - Zendikar Gear
Zendikar is a world of adventure and reward for those with the courage to brave its perils - click these links - You’re gonna need the right gear to survive.
• Expedition Map
• Adventuring Gear
• Trailblazer’s Boots
• Explorer’s Scope
• Trusty Machete
• Grappling Hook

Zendikar, setting for the block of the same name, is a plane with powerful sources of mana, which flows differently there. Its landscape is constantly shifting and changing. This process is called The Roil. This makes settlements very scarce and only few outposts of civilization are present. Its riches in mana and other wealth has made it a destination for Planeswalkers to explore and exploit. The promise of this is also enough to lure in various local explorers and adventurers.

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DotP 2014 - Magic 2014 Spoilers

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Happy Wednesday MTG peeps,

Quick post today for you featuring a number of new cards being revealed on several different media outlets.  Most, if not all the cards below will not only be featured in Wizards of the Coast latest digital game offering, Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014, but may also see print in the (paper card) core set, Magic 2014.  We're already stoked to get pre-orders into MTG Mint Card and start building some sweet kick-butt tech.  Anywhoos - Stick around to the end to watch the videos from the game review websites.  Let's go !
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Archangel of Thune, 3WW
Creature - Angel, Nythic Rare
Flying, Lifelink
Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
3/4

Vastwood Hydra, XGG
Creature – Hydra, Rare
Vastwood Hydra enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it.
When Vastwood Hydra dies, you may distribute a number of +1/+1 counters equal to the number of +1/+1 counters on Vastwood Hydra among any number of creatures you control.
0/0Enlarge, 3GG
Sorcery, Uncommon
Target creature gets +7/+7 and trample until end of turn, and must be blocked this turn if able.Garruk's Horde, 5GG
Creature — Beast, Rare
Trample
Play with the top card of your library revealed.
You may cast the top card of your library if it's a creature card. (Do this only any time you could cast that creature card. You still pay the spell's cost.)
 

Advocate of the Beast, 2g
Creature - Elf Shaman
At the beginning of your end step, you may put a +1/+1 counter on target beast creature you control.
2/3


Hunt the Weak, 3G
Common
Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. Then that creature fights target creature you don't control.
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DotP 2014 Slivers

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Happy Tuesday MTG peeps, 

Following up with yesterday's surprising preview of Magic 2014 Core Set featuring the return of the Slivers, we now have five additional Sliver spells that Magic: the Gathering players may expect.  This announcement addressed a new 'sealed play' feature in the digital game.  Why should 'paper' card players take note?  For the last few core sets, there had been an integration between the digital and paper product offerings allowing gamers to get first look at cards from the popular Duels of the Planeswalkers electronic game which may see cardboard print in the core set.

Anywhoos - here's the official announcement
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Wizards of the Coast today announced two exciting new features coming to Magic 2014 – Duels of the Planeswalkers! Sealed Play and a new take on the popular Slivers creature type will both make their debut in the Duels of the Planeswalkers franchise with Magic 2014.

The addition of Sealed Play will allow players to open booster packs and build decks to play against the AI and other players. Each sealed pool is comprised of 84 cards, mimicking paper TCG booster packs. The PvE experience includes a six-deck ladder where players take on mono-colored Sealed decks each corresponding with a particular Planeswalker, and finally facing a ‘boss’ Sealed deck.

Another feature debuting in Magic 2014 is a new take on the popular Slivers creature type. A fan-favorite, new playable Slivers in Magic 2014 decks will include the following:

• Sliver Construct
• Predatory Sliver
• Groundshaker Sliver (previewed)
• Megantic Sliver
• Blur Sliver (previewed)
• Striking Sliver (previewed)
• Thorncaster Sliver
• Battle Sliver (previewed)
• Sentinel Sliver (previewed)
• Bonescythe Sliver
• Hive Stirrings (creates Sliver tokens)

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As we had not started playing Magic: the Gathering until Lorwyn block, we totally missed Slivers, which means we don't have any of the 'fan favs'.  This of course means another shopping trip to MTG Mint Card to pick some up and perhaps slap together a casual Modern format build.

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PAX East Day 1

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Happy Friday MTG peeps,

If, like us, you don't have the cash to be at gamer Nirvana at PAX East in Boston this weekend, make certain to get to your local gaming store / card shop and get some Friday Night Magic.  We'll be at our local store OMG! Games here in Barrie, Ontario (where Winter storms continue to rage despite being informed that it's officially Spring), to try out a fun little home-brew build we've assembled.

Anywhoos - onto today's article, which really is a follow-up to yesterday's article - PAX East 2013 being held in Boston.  Why are we all gigity about this - for Magic: the Gathering of course - Wizards of the Coast not only will have our ear during their panel discussion tomorrow but digital players will be able to try their hand at the new Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014.  There has been an integration between the digital and paper product offering – in other words, Duels of the Planeswalkers players get the first look at cards from the upcoming Magic 2013 Core Set releasing this summer.

Writer Dan Tack (currently writing for Forbes) has been an early bird snapping pics and posting to Twitter for MTG fans.  Let's have a look at two new cards we may expect - 
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Shadowborn Apostle, b
Creature-Human Cleric, Common
A deck can have any number of cards named Shadowborn Apostle.
b, sacrifice six creatures named Shadowborn Apostle: Search your library for a demon creature and put it onto the battlefield.
1/1

This looks fun.  We know it's a trap to play in constructed, but we still want a few games with this build.
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Staff of the Wild Magus, 3
Artifact, Uncommon
Whenever you cast a green spell or a Forest enters the battlefield under your control you may gain 1 life.

We have a suspicion here that we may finally see a change to the core set 'Lucky Charms' cycle.
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In addition to the Shadowborn Demon card previewed, in yesterday's article, we think all is well in our n3rd gamer world.
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Magic 2014 – Duels of the Planeswalkers playable at PAX East

Wizards of the Coast has announced that Magic 2014 – Duels of the Planeswalkers is due this northern summer, heading to Android for the first time alongside iPad, PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.  The press release promises “exciting new features” – an immersive storyline; ten brand new decks; 15 new encounters; 10 new puzzle challenges and an all-new play mode – as well as stronger integration with the collectible card game. You can check it out at the Magic: The Gathering booth at PAX East from March 22 through 24.
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