Massive M15 Spoilers

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Happy Friday MTG peeps,

As we head into the weekend, don't forget to get on out and play some Magic: the Gathering at a Friday Night Magic event being held at your local gaming store.  We have yet another edited build we'll be taking to OMG! Games here in Barrie, Ontario thanks to a few card singles from MTG Mint Card which hopefully will land us in the Top 8.

Anywhoos, the big news today is of course the massive spoiler via a Magic 2015: Duels of the Planeswalker video walk-through from the digital games review site IGN and Wizards of the Coast Brand Manager Liz Lamb-Ferro.  The new 'n' improved MTG digital game to be released within a few weeks time of the Magic 2015 core set (analog game) shares a high level of integration with it and of course a number of cards.  From the walk-through we are able to determine with some certainty some new or reprinted cards we would likely see in the physical M15 core set game.

Below, is a run down of cards we will most likely see printed in Magic 2015 core set along with some card mock-ups from the website Mythic Spoilers with images captured from the video itself.  Let's go !

First note -
New art:  Raise the Alarm, Standing Troops, Blasting Station, Triumph of Ferocity, Elvish Pioneer
Promo art:  Vengevine, Squadron Hawk

New cards -

Seraph of the Masses 5WW
Creature - Angel (U)
Convoke
Flying
Seraph of the Masses power and toughness are each equal to the number of creatures you control.
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Resolute Archangel 5WW
Creature - Angel (R)
Flying
When Resolute Archangel enters the battlefield, if your life total is lower than your starting life total, it becomes your starting life total.
4/4

Triplicate Spirits 4WW
Sorcery (C)
Convoke
Put three 1/1 white Spirit creature tokens with flying onto the battlefield.

Paragon of New Dawns 3W
Creature - Human Soldier (U)
Other white creatures you control get +1/+1.
W, T: Another target white creature you control gains vigilance until end of turn.
2/2

Marked for Honour 3W
Enchantment - Aura (C)
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has vigilance.

Meditation Puzzle 3WW
Instant (C)
Convoke
You gain 8 life.

Void Snare U
Sorcery (C)
Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.

Paragon of Gathering Mists 3U
Creature - Human Wizard (U)
Other blue creatures you control get +1/+1.
U, T: Another target blue creature you control gains flying until end of turn.
2/2

Mercurial Pretender 4U
Creature - Shapeshifter (R)
You may have Mercurial Pretender enter the battlefield as a copy of any creature you control except it gains "2UU: Return this creature to its owner's hand."
0/0

Chasm Skulker 2U
Creature - Squid Horror (R)
Whenever you draw a card, put a +1/+1 counter on Chasm Skulker.
When Chasm Skulker dies, put X 1/1 blue Squid creature tokens with islandwalk onto the battlefield, where X is the number of +1/+1 counters on Chasm Skulker.
1/1

Quickling 1U
Creature - Faerie Rogue (U)
Flying
Flash
When Quickling enters the battlefield, sacrifice it unless you return another creature you control to its owner's hand.
2/2

Coral Barrier 2U
Creature - Wall (C)
Defender
When Coral Barrier enters the battlefield, put a 1/1 blue Squid creature token with Islandwalk onto the battlefield.
1/3

Jallax, Master Polymorphogist 3U
Legendary Creature - Human Wizard (R)
3U, T, Sacrifice another creature: Reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a nonlegendary creature card. Put that card onto the battlefield and the rest on the the bottom of your library in a random order.
2/2

Frost Lynx 2U
Creature - Elemental Cat (C)
When Frost Lynx enters the battlefield, tap target creature an opponent controls. It doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
2/2

Military Intelligence 1U
Enchantment (U)
Whenever you attack with two or more creatures, draw a card.

Soul of Ravnica 4UU
Creature - Avatar (M)
Flying
3UU: Draw a card for each colour among permanents you control.
3UU, Exile Soul of Ravnica from your graveyard: Draw a card for each colour among permanents you control.
6/6

Cruel Sadist B
Craeture - Human Assassin (R)
B, T, Pay 1 life: Put a +1/+1 counter on Cruel Sadist.
2B, T, Remove X +1/+1 counters from Cruel Sadist: Crusel Sadist deals X damage to target creature.
1/1

Flesh to Dust 3BB
Instant (C)
Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated.

Shadowcloak Vampire 4B
Creature - Vampire (C)
Pay 2 life: Shadowcloak Vampire gains flying until end of turn.
4/3

Indulgent Tormenter 3BB
Creature - Demon (R)
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, draw a card unless target opponent sacrifices a creature or pays 3 life.
5/3

Covenant of Blood 6B
Sorcery (C)
Convoke
Covenant of Blood deals 4 damage to target creature or player and you gain 4 life.

Ulcerate B
Instant (U)
Target creature gets -3/-3 until end of turn. You lose 3 life.

Rotfeaster Maggot 4B
Creature - Insect (C)
When Rotfeaster Maggot enters the battlefield, exile target creature card from a graveyard. You gain life equal to that card's toughness.
3/5

Paragon of Open Graves 3B
Creature - Skeleton Warrior (U)
Other black creatures you control get +1/+1.
2B, T: Another target black creature you control gains deathtouch until end of turn.
2/2

Inferno Fist 1R
Enchantment - Aura (C)
Enchant creature you control.
Enchanted creature gets +2/+0.
R, Sacrifice Inferno Fist: Inferno Fist deals 2 damage to target creature or player.

Brood Keeper 3R
Creature - Human Shaman (U)
Whenever an Aura becomes attached to Brood Keeper, put a 2/2 red Dragon creature token with flying onto the battlefield. It has "R: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn".
2/3

Burning Anger 4R
Enchantment - Aura (R)
Enchant creature
Enchant creature has "T: This creature deals damage equal to its power to target creature or player.

Siege Dragon 5RR
Creature - Dragon (R)
Flying
When Siege Dragon enters the battlefield, destroy all Walls your opponents control.
Whenever Siege Dragon attacks, if defending player control no Walls, it deals 5 damage to each creature without flying that player controls.
5/5

Goblin Rabblemaster 2R
Creature - Goblin Warrior (R)
Other Goblin creatures you control attack each turn if able.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, put a 1/1 red Goblin creature token with haste onto the battlefield.
Whenever Goblin Rabblemaster attacks, it gets +1/+0 until end of turn for each other attacking Goblin.
2/2

Paragon of Fierce Defiance 3R
Creature - Human Warrior (U)
Other red creatures you control get +1/+1.
R, T: Another target red creature you control gains haste until end of turn.
2/2

Reclamation Sage 2G
Creature - Elf Shaman (U)
When Reclamation Sage enters the battlefield, you may destroy target artifact or enchantment.
2/1

Phytozoan 4GG
Creature - Plant Elemental (R)
When Phytozoan dies, return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control at the beginning of his or her next upkeep.
7/2

Paragon of Eternal Wilds 3G
Creature - Human Druid (U)
Other green creatures you control get +1/+1.
G, T: Another target green creature you control gains trample until end of turn.
2/2

Avarice Amulet 4
Artifact - Equipment (R)
Equipped creature gets +2/+0 and has vigilance "At the beginning of your upkeep, draw a card."
When equipped creature dies, target opponent gains control of Avarice Amulet.
Equip 2
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DotP 2015 Promo

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Happy Wednesday MTG peeps,

We promise to provide a post rather soon to catch up with all the amazing Conspiracy spoilers and previews rather soon but for today we need to catch up on some other Magic: the Gathering news, so strap in and lets get to that now.

Off the hop, we have to talk about a Magic 2015 core set spoiler from German gaming site Gameswelt.  This new Magic: the Gathering card is to be one of two exclusive premium cards available to Duels of the Planeswalkers 2015 gamers who can obtain a redemption code in the digital game for a special M15 five card booster pack they can pick up at a local brick 'n' mortar gaming store.  The preview card today 'Soul of Zendikar' is reported to be the promo card for mobile / PC gamers and we expect to see the second promo card for Xbox players latter on.  Altough we have not yet seen the official release date of DotP 2015, the cardboard (paper) set will release on 18th July, 2014.  Here's the card in the original German with a translated mock-up (which of course may not be completely accurate). 

Soul of Zendikar, 4GG
Creature - Avatar, Mythic Rare
Reach
3GG: Put a 3/3 green Beast token into play
3GG, exile Soul of Zendikar from you graveyard: Put a 3/3 green Beast token into play
6/6

This appears to be card number 201/269, illustrated by Eytan Zana, who had also recently provided art for the Conspiracy card 'Agent of Acquisitions'.  Soul of Zendikar is the fifth card revealed so far and joins Wall of Fire, Waste Not, Necromancer's Assistant, and Genesis Hydra.  And yes, we most definitely want to pick up all the singles so far from MTG Mint Card.
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While we are yattering about Duels of the Planeswalkers, here's a short and very cool story-line blurb along with some digital game details from Wizards of the Coast.  Also provided below are two M15 / DotP 2015 illustrations from the very talented Brad Rigney (Cryptcrawler on Deviantart).

Hunt Bigger Game this year with Magic 2015—Duels of the Planeswalkers and discover a number of cool new things:

•  Be at the heart of the story: Players will find themselves dropped into the wilderness at the heart of the story: You’re not just on Garruk’s list—you’re next. The Curse of the Chain Veil has corrupted Garruk’s body and soul. His skin has paled, his flesh struck through with blackened veins.
 
• His hunter’s instinct has turned away from beasts of the wild toward the ultimate quarry—Planeswalkers! You will have to confront the deadliest hunter in the Multiverse. But, how will you defeat Garruk before he finds you?

• Full, Open-Ended Deck Building: Players can build their own collection of cards to create any style of deck they want.
   
• Platforms: It will be available on Xbox One, Xbox LIVE Arcade, iPad, PC via Steam, Android tablet via Amazon App Store and Google Play.
   
• New Content: Five planes to explore and exciting virtual booster packs.
   
• Single and Multiplayer: Battle the AI or your friends with your fully customized decks.
   
• New Cards: Magic 2015—Duels of the Planeswalkers will feature some of the hottest cards from Magic 2015.
   
• Launch Date: Coming soon in 2014!

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