Assault On Mirrodin

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Good Morning my MTG peeps,

As expected, reports are in all declaring that the Assault on Mirrodin party was a blast. A metric tonne of new Magic the Gathering spoilers were dropped and a few folks walked away with some nifty Scars of Mirrodin promos -


















We really cannot imagine another awesome way to finish off a day at PAX Prime (or the Pro-Tour Amsterdam tournament) than with some sweet MTG party brimming with food 'n' bevs and of course epic spoilers.


'nuff said - here's the juice . . .

Cone Shell	Contagion Clasp
Copper Myr	Darksteel Axe
Ezuri's Brigade	Goblin Gavaleer
Gold Myr	Ichor Rats
Iron Myr	Kemba's Skyguard
Leaden Myr	Memnite
Memoricide	Silver Myr
Steel Hellkite	Sword of Body and Mind
Thrummingbird	Venser, the Sojourner
Wurmcoil Engine

And here's the compilation of what was spoiled to date in a handy text form . . nice looking Scars of Mirrodin spoiler list so far.

Elspeth Tirel, 3ww
Planeswalker - Elspeth Mythic Rare
+2: You gain 1 life for each creature you control.
-2: Put three 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens onto the battlefield.
-5: destroy all other permanents except for lands and tokens.
4

Kemba's Skyguard, ww
Creature - Cat Knight, Common
Flying
2/2


Thrummingbird, 1u
Creature - Bird Horror Uncommon
Flying
Whenever Thrummingbird deals combat damage to a player, proliferate.
1/1

Ichor Rats, 1bb
Creature - Rat Uncommon
Infect
When Ichor Rats enters the battlefield, each player gets a poison counter.
2/1

Memoricide, 3b
Sorcery, Rare
Name a nonland card. Search target player's graveyard, hand, and library for any number of cards with that name and exile them. Then that player shuffles his or her library.

Goblin Gaveleer, r
Creature - Goblin Warrior, Common
Trample
Goblin Gaveleer gets +2/+0 for each Equipment attached to it.
"When everything looks like a nail, you really need to get yourself a hammer."
1/1

Ezuri's Brigade, 2gg
Creature - Elf Warrior, Rare
Metalcraft - As long as you control three or more artifacts, Ezuri's Brigade gets +4/+4 and has trample.
Riding ravenous, ever-growing vorracs is almost as dangerous as fitting them wit saddles.
4/4

Venser, the Sojourner, 3wu
Planeswalker - Venser Mythic Rare
+2: Exile target permanent you own. Return it to the battlefield at the beginning of the next end step.
-1: Creatures are unblockable this turn.
-8: You get an emblem with "Whenever you cast a spell, exile target permanent."
3

Clone Shell, 5
Artifact Creature - Shapeshifter, ncommon
Imprint - When Clone Shell enters the battlefield, look at the top four cards of your library, exile one face down, then put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
When Clone Shell is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, turn the exiled card face up. If it's a creature card, put it onto the battlefield under your control.
2/2

Contagion Clasp, 2
Artifact, Uncommon
When Contagion Clasp enters the battlefield, put a -1/-1 counter on target creature.
4,{T}: Proliferate. (You choose any number of permanents and/or players with counters on them, then give each another counter of a kind already there.)
Illus. Anthony Palumbo #144/249

Copper Myr, 2
Artifact Creature - Myr, Common
{T}: Add {G} to your mana pool.
The myr are like verdegris: an ever-present patina on the floor of a metal world.
1/1


Darksteel Axe, 1
Artifact - Equipment, Uncommon
Darksteel Axe is indestructible.
Equipped creature gets +2/+0.
Equip 2

Gold Myr, 2
Artifact Creature - Myr, Common
{T}: Add {W} to your mana pool.
The myr are like razorgrass: numberless metal figures, reflecting each other's light.
1/1

Ichorclaw Myr, 2
Artifact Creature - Myr, Common
Infect
Whenever Ichorclaw Myr becomes blocked, it gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
1/1

Iron Myr, 2
Artifact Creature - Myr, Common
{T}: Add {R} to your mana pool.
1/1

Leaden Myr, 2
Artifact Creature - Myr, Common
{T}: Add {B} to your mana pool.
The myr are like necrogen: a transformative force unconcerned with the changes they wreak.
1/1

Memnite, 0
Artifact Creature - Construct, Uncommon
Reminders of Memnarch's reign still skirr across Mirrodin, reminiscent of his form if not his power.
1/1

Silver Myr, 2
Artifact Creature - Myr, Common
{T}: Add {U} to your mana pool.
1/1

Steel Hellkite, 6
Artifact Creature - Dragon, Rare
Flying
2: Steel Hellkite gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
{X}: Destroy each nonland permanent with converted mana cost X whose controller was dealt combat damage by Steel Hellkite this turn. Activate this ability only once each turn.
5/5

Sword of Body and Mind, 3
Artifact - Equipment, Mythic Rare
Equipped creature gets +2/+2 and has protection from green and from blue.
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, you put a 2/2 green Wolf creature token onto the battlefield and that player puts the top ten cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard.
Equip 2

Wurmcoil Engine, 6
Artifact Creature - Wurm, Mythic Rare
Deathtouch, Lifelink
When Wurmcoil Engine is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, put a 3/3 colorless Wurm artifact creature token with deathtouch and a 3/3 colorless Wurm artifact creature token with lifelink onto the battlefield.
6/6

That's it for now - we got a lot of follow-up to do.
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PAX Prime Weekend

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The Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) is now on in Seattle this weekend, and promises to be one of the more important shows for Magic the Gathering players. This is the opportunity where Wizards of the Coast will be showcasing their entire product line from Dungeons & Dragons to their electronic games. Wizards will offer attendees the chance to play Duels of the Planeswalker and Magic the Gathering Tactics at the booth located at booth # 1114 inside the Intel, Valve, and Bioware areas.




If you are are a regular reader here on MTG Realm (there's about 4,000 of you daily), chances are you are a spoiler nutter just like us: the best reason to be in Seattle this weekend is for the upcoming Scars of Mirrodin set which will have several cards previewed at the exclusive Assault on Mirrodin party at Showbox at the Market on Saturday, September 4. Last year's "The Sights of Zendikar" at Trinity Nightclub was a blast ! Tickets to the party are limited, but PAX attendees will have a chance to earn one by stopping by the Wizards booth and participating in a scavenger hunt activity at the show. Personally, we are hoping that the new Scars of Mirrodin Planeswalker, Venser the Sojourner gets partially or fully spoiled.


There is also a metric tonne of MTG tournaments to play in - everything from the regular formats such as Standard, Sealed, and Draft, and some very interesting fun formats which we have not even heard of like the following -

Mini-Master: In this format each player receives a Magic 2011 booster and three of each basic land. Players shuffle all cards together and play in single elimination. Players still in the event receive an additional booster at the start of each round and add it to their deck.

Snowball: Each player receives a random 30 card single-color deck and a booster pack. After each round players receive a booster pack to add cards to their deck. Single-game matches - play until the event is over!

Also planned are Grand Prix Trials, 2 Headed Giant, an Intro Pack league, and the latest multi-player MTG game, Archenemy. You can view the full Magic: The Gathering PAX event schedule HERE.

Righto - We need your HELP - we need you to send updates to us if you are attending - send us an eMail us! your twitter / twitpic / tweetphoto feed or just a simple eMail and we will share it with the rest of the readers providing our thanks and credit.
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Also of note : MTG Mint Card now has Elspeth Vs. Tezzeret Single Cards in Stock Now - check 'em out HERE. You can, of course, pre-order the upcoming Scars of Mirrodin product as well.

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Scars - Mana Myr

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Happy Thursday to everyone,

Some interesting Magic the Gathering news from MTGS user cr0wley25 who had precipitately picked up his sparkling new Duel Decks: Elspeth Vs. Tezzeret product last night two days ahead of it's scheduled release.

When reviewing the contents, he had taken particular note of deck contents insert. We had now known the full DD: EvT decklist for a full week now but it appears that we have another Scars of Mirrodin spoiler on our hand which should make players happy. Remember - these should be considered unconfirmed rumours until officially previewed by Wizards.


Say hello and welcome back to the Mana Myr cycle . . .


Mana Myr:

Copper Myr,
Gold Myr,
Iron Myr,
Leaden Myr, and
Silver Myr -

Each of these common myr artifact creatures costs 2 colourless mana and has a mana ability in which they tap, and which produce a colour-appropriate mana. Each represents a zone of Mirrodin corresponding to the color. Each was illustrated by Kev Walker.

If you, like us, did not play with these, quick course on Myr in the Magic storyline -

Myr are the metal automatons created by Memnarch that are found all over Mirrodin. They are considered disposable slaves by the mortal races of the plane. However, there is said to be intelligence and emotion behind their sullen, mechanical eyes. Memnarch can see through the eyes of the myr using the Darksteel Eye. There are approximately 20 cards with the Myr subtype.

That's it for now,

If you happen to be heading over to Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) or more importantly the Assault on Mirrodin party, all taking place in Seattle this weekend, we need a reporter to send us updates - pictures, tweets, emails, etc. of all you see and hear - we have no ca$h to get down there but we would provide you with a truck-load of thanks and cred.
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