MTG - Archenemy Nicol Bolas

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Happy Monday MTG peeps,

Over the weekend the Command Zone / Game Knights sat down with Gavein Verhey and Mel Li to play the soon to be released Archenemy: Nicol Bolas.  The check out this very cool preview game play, pop on over to YouTube linked here.

Wizards of the Coast, Brazil

Archenemy, first released in June, 2010 is a casual Magic: the Gathering multiplayer format designed for "one vs. many" gameplay.  In an Archenemy game, players unite against a common foe, or the "Archenemy", whose power is multiplied by a second deck of twenty oversized "scheme" cards designed to even the odds.

In Archenemy: Nicol Bolas, releasing on June 16, 2017, one player takes on the role of the elder dragon Planeswalker while the remaining players unite to meet the challenge. The set includes four ready-to-play sixty-card decks, plus all new scheme cards that affect the game in powerful ways.  The art provided on the packaging and some of the scheme cards are Amonkhet inspired, with some hints as to what is to come in the next Magic: the Gathering set, Hour of Devastation.

Contents: 
• 4 ready-to-play 60-card decks
• 20 oversized scheme cards
• 10 double-sided tokens
• 4 deck boxes
• 1 life tracker
• 1 rules insert


MSRP (US): $60

Archenemy: Nicol Bolas has four preconstructed decks, one for Nicol Bolas and three for the members of the Gatewatch:

• Nicol bolas, Planeswalker, Blue / Black / REd
• Gideon Jura, White
• Chandra Pyromaster, Red
• Nissa, Worldwaker, blue / Green

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Amonkhet Archenemy

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Happy Wednesday MTG peeps,

Today on MTG Realm, we should like to talk about the upcoming Magic: the Gathering release of 'Archenemy: Nicol Bolas', to be released in June, 2017.  The last Archenemy set came out back in June of 2010 - yep - quite some time ago.  In Archenemy: Nicol Bolas, one player takes on the role of the elder dragon Planeswalker while the rest unite to meet the challenge.  

From the product packaging which was previewed at the New York Toy Fair by Hasbro, it looks like the Planeswalker will be Nicol Bolas (the Archenemy), along with Gideon Jura, Chandra Nalaar and Nissa Revane.  The packaging art appears to have this set on the new ancient Egyptian themed Plane of Amonkhet.  We also know from Wizards of the Coast that Lilianna is also on this Plane and her absence on the Archenemy product art battling Bolas is the source of some speculation.

Although the cards in the regular decks are thought to be all reprints, we can expect four non-foil planeswalker cards, blessed with new art.  We are certainly pumped on the hope that some (or all) of the twenty new 'Scheme' cards may have some Amonkhet flavour.  Anywhoos, here is the info you may need to know for Archenemy: Nicol Bolas

Archenemy is a multiplayer Magic format in which players unite against a common foe—the "Archenemy"—whose power is multiplied by a second deck of twenty "scheme" cards designed to even the odds.  In Archenemy: Nicol Bolas, one player takes on the role of the elder dragon Planeswalker while the rest unite to meet the challenge. The set includes four ready-to-play sixty-card decks, plus all new scheme cards that affect the game in powerful ways.

Contents: 
4 ready-to-play 60-card decks 
20 oversized scheme cards
10 double-sided tokens
4 deck boxes
1 life tracker
1 rules insert

Set Name: Archenemy: Nicol Bolas
Release Date: June 16, 2017
Twitter Hashtag: #MTGARCHENEMY
Languages Available: English
MSRP: $59.99 *Applies to U.S. Only

As for the rules, we will direct you to this post on the Wizards of the Coast site.  In brief, a lone player, called the “Archenemy”, plays against a team of opponents with the use of a second deck consisting of over-sized cards of the card type scheme. The schemes basically represent a free spell per turn and help to balance out the odds for the Archenemy. The Archenemy's opponents work cooperatively against the lone player and, much like partners in Two-Headed Giant, take their turn simultaneously. The Archenemy begins the game with 40 life, while each other player begins the game with only 20. The Archenemy wins if all of his or her opponents are eliminated from the game. All of the opposing players, even those who have already lost the game, win if the Archenemy is eliminated.


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MTG Archenemy

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Happy Sunday MTG peeps,

For today's post we are stretching waaay waaay back into time.  More specifically, the summer of 2010 when Wizards of the Coast had released a rather unique twist on Magic: the Gathering - Archenemy.

Last weekend, we swung by our fav gaming store, OMG! Games, here in Barrie (just a titch north of Toronto), and finally took the plunge and got an Archenemy game pack.  Archenemy is actually a set of four "game packs", each consisting of 20 oversized 'scheme' cards and a 60-card deck. It was released on June 18, 2010 with an MRSP of $20.  Even though its been two years, if you're lucky, you can still acquire Archenemy packs at your local gaming store.  You can customize the pre-constructed deck easily and we will likely grab a few cards from MTG Mint Card to tweak to flavor.

Anywhoos - here's a brief video . . . 
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You can check out the mothersite for game rules and the other games packs HERE.  Here's the full list of all the Archenemy game packs - 

• Assemble the Doomsday Machine (white / blue / black)
• Trample Civilization Underfoot (white / green)
• Scorch the World with Dragonfire (red / green)
• Bring About the Undead Apocalypse (black / red)

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Archenemy Spoilers

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Good Day folks,

You may recall our post back in April regarding Wizards new product, Archenemy. This new multi-player game format expansion is scheduled to released within the next two weeks and will feature a “one vs. many” style of game that pits a single player against any number of opponents allied against him / her. At the San Juan Pro-Tour, folks such as Bill Stark and Evan Erwin were provided an opportunity to play. Other lucky participants also indicate epic gaming was had.


Undead Apocalypse, Doomsday Machine, Elemental Forces, Dragonfire are the four different decks one can get. Here is the skinny on two of them :

Bring About the Undead Apocalypse

Creatures:
1 Festering Goblin, 1 Dregscape Zombie, 1 Reassembling Skeleton, 1 Rakdos Guildmage, 1 Bog Witch, 1 Urborg Syphon-Mage, 1 Cemetery Reaper, 1 Avatar of Discord, 2 Infectious Horror, 1 Corpse Connoisseur, 1 Shriekmaw, 2 Twisted Abomination, 1 Extractor Demon, 1 Kaervek the Merciless, 1 Avatar of Woe, 1 Vampiric Dragon, 1 Scion of Darkness, 1 Artisan of Kozilek

Spells:
1 Reanimate, 2 Rakdos Signet, 1 Zombie Infestation, 2 Sign in Blood, 2 Terminate, 1 Infest, 1 Makeshift Mannequin, 1 Zombify, 1 Inferno Trap, 1 Torrent of Souls, 1 Beacon of Unrest, 1 Incremental Blight, 1 Bituminous Blast

Lands:
13 Swamp, 7 Mountain, 2 Barren Moor, 2 Rakdos Carnarium

Schemes:
2 Choose Your Champion, 1 Dance, Pathetic Marionette, 2 The Dead Shall Serve, 1 A Display of My Dark Power, 2 Every Hope Shall Vanish, 1 I Delight in Your Convulsions, 1 Introductions Are in Order, 1 Mortal Flesh is Weak, 1 My Undead Horde Awakens, 2 Only Blood Ends Your Nightmares, 1 Realms Befitting My Majesty, 2 Rotted Ones, Lay Siege, 1 Surrender Your Thoughts, 1 Your Fate is Thrice Sealed, 1 Your Puny Minds Cannot Fathom.

Assembling the Doomsday Machine

CREATURES
1 Metallurgeon, 1 Ethersworn Shieldmage, 1 Juggernaut, 1 Lodestone Golem, 1 Synod Centurion, 1 Leonin Abunas, 2 Sanctum Gargoyle, 1 Master Transmuter, 1 Architects of Will, 1 Duplicant, 1 Magister Sphinx, 1 Memnarch, 1 Sundering Titan

SPELLS
1 Everflowing Chalice, 2 AEther Spellbomb, 1 Synod Sanctum, 1 Azorius Signet, 1 Dimir Signet, 1 Lightning Greaves, 1 Sun Droplet, 1 Batwing Brume ,2 Agony Warp, 1 Obelisk of Esper, 1 Thunderstaff 1 Fieldmist Borderpost, 1 Mistvein Borderpost, 1 Unmake, 1 Skullcage, 1 Sorcerer's Strongbox, 1 March of the Machine, 1 Unbender Tine, 1 Spin into Myth, 1 Dreamstone Hedron

Included Scheme Cards:
1 All in Good Time, 1 Behold the Power of Destruction, 1 Embrace My Diabolical Vision, 2 Feed the Machine, 1 I Delight in Your Convulsions, 2 I Know All, I See All, 2 Ignite the Cloneforge!, 1 Introductions Are in Order, 2 The Iron Guardian Stirs, 1 My Genius Knows No Bounds, 1 Nothing Can Stop Me Now, 2 The Pieces Are Coming Together, 1 Realms Befitting My Majesty, 1 Your Fate Is Thrice Sealed, 1 Your Puny Minds Cannot Fathom

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Lastly - Of great interest - We have from MTG Mint Cards, their TOP TEN selling Rise of the Eldrazi cards for May, 2010.

1. Gideon Jura (Chinese)

2. Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre

3. Emrakul, the Aeons Torn

4. Stirring Wildwood (Chinese)

5. Scute Mob

6. Vampire Nighthawk

7. Wall of Omens

8. Devastating Summons

9. Gideon Jura

10. Lightning Bolt

After some new decks developed with ROE cards, the Gideon Jura became the best seller, for both English and Chinese version. Its weird to see the Stirring Wildwood Chinese version on the list, probably due to the lower price compare with the English version.

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Archenemy

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Happy Wednesday folks,

You may recall way back in January when Wizards had announced a new multi-player format product coming this summer call 'Archenemy'. We also have more recent information as to the deck themes from a follow-up late April announcement.

This new multi-player format expansion is scheduled to released on June 18th and will feature a “one vs. many” style of game that pits a single player against any number of opponents allied against him / her. This is another initiative by Wizards to lure casual players like me (and perhaps you) from the Kitchen table into the local store for some organised play sponsored by Wizards Play Network.

This particular 'one-off' expansion is composed of four different pre-built game packs. Each pack includes a 60-card magic deck with eight rare cards plus a special deck of 20 oversized cards. Each deck offers a different theme for the solo player in the lopsided-match: an army of undead, an unstoppable doomsday machine, the elemental forces of nature, and the majestic might of dragons. Each pack is expected to retail around $18.00

Undead Apocalypse, Doomsday Machine, Elemental Forces, Dragonfire

Contents (WOC248410000):
20 x Oversized Archenemy scheme cards
1 x 60-card magic deck with 8 rare cards
1 x Strategy insert
1 x Magic "Learn to Play" guide

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Also of note,

Some of you who attended the Rise of the Eldrazi Release may have seen these lovely WPN promos - card storage boxes . . . a two-piece clear container, looking like it would hold a 60-card deck and a do-it-yourself long card storage box looking like it would hold 500 cards with dividers - very cooling to show off while gaming.

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