Friday Miscellaney

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Happy Friday MTG peeps,

Masters 25 draft weekend is upon us - shake off your late-winter blahs and get out to a gaming store.  We are off to our local store, OMG! Games, here in Barrie, Ontario to see if B/W Vampires is able to take top spot again.

For today's post, we are rounding up a bunch of miscellaneous items of Magic: the Gathering interest - let's dive in -

Magic: the Gathering - Mana Pool

Right here in Toronto, Ontario, Canada-Land
The place is cozy, with warm undertones and the game selection area is neat but crammed with top-name games, including the classics as well as such faves as Scythe (Stonemaier Games), Forbidden Island (Gamewright), Magic The Gathering (Hasbro) and more.
Wi-fi’s included and even the tables have a story: “They were specifically made from reclaimed wood,” said Bradley as a nod to the brothers’ respect for environmental issues. “We want this place to become a community space, where people can come, sit and enjoy,” say the two.
MANA POOL, 2100 Bloor St. W. Unit 5A, Toronto, Tuesday-Wednesday, 11 a.m. To 10 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, 11 a.m. To 11 p.m., Sunday, 11 a.m. To 10 p.m., closed Mondays.

@manapoolTO

http://manapool.ca/

Magic: the Gathering - A Match made in Heaven

… or by Wizards.
I am dusting off my Captain Sisay Commander deck in anticipation for Dominaria, which is PACKED with legendary spells.
When the Release Notes document was leaked, Commander Sisay prices jumped from approximately $18 to $38 within 24 hours.

Magic: the Gathering - Canadian Cookies
From Alicia Bakes Cookies, here in Toronto, Ontario

We have been making and posting quite a few Magic: the Gathering memes on our Tumblr and Facebook accounts.  Some are hits, while others miss the mark - here is one which seemed popular to fans -

Magic: the Gathering - Not just a Phase
Psychiatrists and Proctologists deal with odds and ends.

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Masters 25 Previews 3-27

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Happy Tuesday MTG peeps,

Welcome to Day Two of official Masters 25 previews and to be quite frank, Wizards of the Coast delivered another round of rather exciting cards.  We're certain that each Magic: the Gathering player has a particular favourite that they would be ecstatic to pull from a pack, and our personal fav would be Rishadan Port so far in today's batch.  

There are a number of notes we would want to cover later such as changes in rarity, new card artwork, and perhaps changes in rarity, but we will hold off for now until the full set is previewed.  For now, please do official card image gallery (updated daily) right over at this link.  For this post, we will summarise the cards previewed so far today - let's get to this now.

Akroma's Vengeance
Armageddon
Ball Lightning
Bident of Thassa
Doomsday
Eladamri's Call
Ensnaring Bridge
Fierce Empath
Flash

Giant Growth
Kor Firewalker
Living Death
Living Wish
Magus of the Wheel
Protean Hulk
Rishadan Port
Ruric Thar, the Unbowed
Savannah Lions
Undead Gladiator
Vendilion Clique
Vindicate

Zombify

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Masters 25 Previews 2-26

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Happy Monday MTG peeps,

Official previews from Wizards of the Coast and their media partners delivered a mass of Masters 25 cards today, and in short, it is pretty glorious.  For those not in the know, Masters 25 is a booster-based compilation set that will be released on March 16, 2018. It is designed to be drafted and celebrates twenty-five years of Magic: The Gathering, with most of the 249 cards a watermark, representing its original expansion symbol.  

Blurb (WotC Masters 25 product page):
Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Magic: the Gathering with a journey through the history of the world's first trading card game. In Masters 25, you'll find lands or spells from every Vintage-legal Magic set that introduced original cards. Whether you've been casting Lightning Bolts since Alpha or just started playing with Rivals of Ixalan, this set has something exciting to rediscover during your next draft night.

The official card image gallery is to be updated daily right over at this link.  For now, here is a summary of today's sweet previews.

Akroma, Angel of Fury
Baldurvian Horde
Blood Moon
Blue Elemental Blast
Chalice of the Void
Cursecatcher
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Hanna, Ship's Navigator
Imperial Recruiter
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
Pillage
Red Elemental Blast
Sundering Titan

Thalia, Guardian of Thraben

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MTG Masters 25

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Happy Friday MTG peeps,

Today, Blake Rasmussen had posted a bit of a teaser on the Wizards of the Coast Magic: the Gathering site.  Specifically product packaging as well as two cards to expect for the upcoming Modern Masters product, which releases on March 16, 2018.

This year's offering is a bit special as Magic: the Gathering celebrates its 25th anniversary.  Here is a blurb now -

Masters 25 is a booster-based compilation set that will be released on March 16, 2018.  It is designed to be drafted and celebrates twenty-five years of Magic: The Gathering.  Players will get to draft like a master as they are taken back through time to experience some of the most popular planes, mechanics, and spells in Magic's history.

Masters 25 will feature the return of Jace, the Mind Sculptor and Azusa, Lost but Seeking, including a very mysterious metal spikey character.  We suspect that this may be Platinum Emperion, but we may have to wait until the official previews, which are to start on Monday 26th February. 

What certainly caught our attention is that Blake had indicated that most of the cards in Masters 25 will have the watermark with the symbol of the set they are from.  Very cool and yes, the nostalgia is prepared to overload here.


In related news, NOW is the time to buy copies of Unstable's 'Watermarket', which when this land is tapped will produce two colourless mana to cast spells with watermarks.

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