From the Vault: Relics Spoiler

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We just got around to perusing a post over at our buddies at Gathering Magic which reminded us we were again lagging behind MTG news and spoilers. This special set was announced way back in January, but we had an update just last week via a packaging image posted to a Chinese MTG / Gaming forum.

Quick Blurb if you have no idea what we are talking about . .
All powerful. All famous. All incredibly rare. These are some of the mightiest weapons of the Planeswalkers. From the Vault: Relics contains fifteen battle-tested artifacts, culled from throughout the history of Magic: The Gathering


Anywhoos - here are the 15 Premium foil cards to be expected in this set :

AEther Vial
Black Vise
Isochron Scepter
Ivory Tower
Jester's Cap
Karn, Silver Golem
Masticore
Memory Jar
Mirari
Mox Diamond
Nevinyrral's Disk
Sol Ring
Sundering Titan
Sword of Body and Mind
(Sword is the mythic rare from the October Magic set Scars of Mirrodin)
Zuran Orb

The cards receiving new art are:
AEther Vial, Black Vise, Isochron Scepter, Ivory Tower, Masticore, Mox Diamond, Nevinyrral’s Disk, Sol Ring, and Zuran Orb

Here is the corporate blurb from the Mothership ->
Contents
* 15 Premium foil cards, including 9 with new art
* An exclusive spindown life counter
* A collector’s guide
* Each card has been printed using a foil process unique to the “From the Vault” series.
* The 15 cards are all printed in the current card frame – for several, it is for the first time.
* From the Vault: Relics will be available world-wide in English only, and will have an extremely limited print run.
* All cards are black-bordered and tournament legal. This means that these cards are legal for use in any tournaments where the original printings are still legal.

Product Concept and Development Team: Mark Rosewater, Tom LaPille Release Date: August 27th, 2010 MSRP: $34.99

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Where to get your paws on this ? - Try the upcoming GEN CON Indy event . . .

From the Vault: Relics Convention Promotion
Gen Con Indy 2010 - August 5-8

Wizards of the Coast will once again be selling the popular From the Vault series at Gen Con 2010. A limited quantity of the new set Magic: The Gathering From the Vault: Relics card boxes will be sold at Gen Con Indy 2010.

* Only 400 units are for sale for the duration of the show, 100 boxes will be sold each day.
* Attendees wishing to purchase From the Vault: Relics are required obtain a ticket. The ticket card allows you to purchase From the Vault: Relics.
* 100 tickets will be handed out each day from 10 - 11 a.m.
* Limit one (1) ticket per person.
* Tickets can be obtained from any one of 4 Wizards of the Coast representatives wearing a red FTV t-shirt. Representatives can be found in and around the TCG Hall/Hall G
* Tickets can be redeemed for From the Vault: Relics at the Wizards of the Coast Booth 1721 beginning at 1 p.m. and ending at the close of the exhibit hall each day. You must turn in your ticket in order to purchase your copy of From the Vault: Relics. No Ticket, No Purchase, No Exceptions
* Tickets must be redeemed the day they are issued. Tickets will not be allowed to roll over to the following day.
* The limit for From the Vault: Relics is one per person for the duration of the show. Attendee badges will be marked to verify purchase. Badges should be presented out of the badge holder to help in this process.
* From the Vault: Relics will retail for MSRP ($34.99) plus applicable IN state sales tax.
* All retail exclusives are available in limited quantities, while supplies last.
* All sales are debit or credit card only; and all sales are final.

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2010 MTG Developments

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If you had not read Aaron Forsythe's article today (titled 'From the Director's Chair: 2010') we suggest you make tracks over to WoTC. If you are not aware, Aaron is the Director of Wizard of the Coast's R&D department (and sometimes designer) for Magic the Gathering and when he writes an article about what is in store for our fav game, fans listen.

Here is a brief summary of some points he had made today . . .

* We'll be making a change to Intro Packs based on your feedback that will begin with Worldwake on Magic Online and the 2011 core set in paper. The intro decks will now be 60 cards rather than 41, the Intro Packs will still include a booster and a foil rare, and the MSRP of Intro Packs will go up less than a dollar, to $12.99. Enjoy!

* Duel Decks: Phyrexia vs. The Coalition brings one of Magic's most famous conflicts to life this spring, and there's another classic "planeswalker vs. planeswalker" Duel Decks coming up this fall.

* We'll be rolling out some new products, such as the Deck Builder's Toolkit and a paper product based on Duels of the Planeswalkers.

* This year will feature a summer full of great multiplayer events and activities, headlined by a new format/product that rivals Planechase in sheer awesomeness.

* The popular From the Vault series continues this summer, with an additional dose of shiny available in the form of the Shards of Alara Block All-Foil Booster on shelves this Friday.

* The Legacy format will debut on Magic Online (albeit a few cards short, for the time being, of the paper format).

* And we'll be making sets, too! Worldwake, Rise of the Eldrazi, the 2011 core set, Masters Edition IV (for Magic Online), and the large fall set codenamed "Lights" will build on all that is right with Magic.

* One of the rules changes we made for Magic 2010 will be tweaked ever-so-slightly for the next core set.

* Some good blue cards will be printed!

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Speaking of things to expect in 2010, there was also an announcement of note in today's Magic Arcana . . .

From the Vault: Relics contains fifteen battle-tested artifacts, culled from throughout the history of Magic: The Gathering. This limited-edition set also contains an exclusive preview card, a mythic rare from the October Magic set code named "Lights."

Contents

* 15 Premium foil cards, including 9 with new art
* An exclusive spindown life counter
* A collector's guide
* Each card has been printed using a foil process unique to the "From the Vault" series.
* The 15 cards are all printed in the current card frame – for several, it is for the first time.
* From the Vault: Relics will be available world-wide in English only, and will have an extremely limited print run.
* All cards are black-bordered and tournament legal. This means that these cards are legal for use in any tournaments where the original printings are still legal.


Product Concept and Development Team: Mark Rosewater, Tom LaPille
Release Date: August 27th, 2010
MSRP: $34.99

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Looks like 2010 will be another very great year to be a Magic Player. Make sure you stay tuned here to MTG Realm as we start crusing into Worldwake spoilers.

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