A Magical Christmas

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Happy Monday MTG peeps,

Tis the season so they say, and Magic: the Gathering fans are going all out this year it seems.  There have been more Christmas themed decorations, ornaments, Christmas trees and other festive indulgences than we can keep track of.  Here at MTG Realm, we've posted / reposted some of the offerings on our Tumblr Page but really cannot keep up.

One particular post to the Reddit Magic TCG page did catch our attention.  Redditor 'Schechefter' had fabricated a wonderful Nativity Scene prominently featuring rather appropriate Magic: the Gathering cards to substitute for Joseph, Mary, Baby J, the wise men and the stable critters - let's have a looky-loo -

Anax and Cymede (Theros Legendary) along with Child of Alara (Conflux Mythic Rare) are centre stage with the very appropriate Angel of Glory's Rise (Avacyn Restored promo).

The 'wise' men or Kings are all standard format legal and include King Macar, the Gold-Cursed, Briamaz, King of Oreskos, and Tymaret, the Murder King (perhaps not the safest guests to invite to a birthing).

Rounding out the cast of characters are the critters - namely Nyx-Fleece Ram, Camel, and Dwarven Pony.

Brilliant!  Great job by Schechefter.  If you are looking to get down to creating something similar for next year or even a closer holiday (Groundhog Day?), be sure to pop by MTG Mint Card to pick up some MTG singles to manifest your creativity.
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An MTG Christmas

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Happy hump-day MTG peeps,

Here at MTG Realm, we are beginning to get in to the Christmas spirit and have subsequently been busily engaged with all manner of Holiday customs - decorations, greeting cards, and what-not.  Let's have a look at what we've been up to.

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Posted to our MTG Realm Tumblr page last evening - we got crazy with our glue gun and made an Magic: the Gathering Christmas tree . .

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It may be a bit late but we're thinking of still doing up an Advent Calendar like the one Win-Mill did here.

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Perhaps not for everyone, but here is an idea for a holiday photo to send along with your Season's Greetings newsletter to friends and family.  This one from Reddit user 'ILikeToPinch' posing with some MTG cards and what I'm sure is a not a real Smith & Wesson SD40.  Ensure you add a witty line about in-game missed triggers.

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An easy MTG Christmas decoration you can do - grab a bunch of your most expensive foils, punch holes in 'em and make a garland for your Christmas tree . . .

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Finally, don't forget to get your Christmas cards out in the mail before its too late - 

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Worldwake Spoiler 12-23

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Good Day folks,
Yesterday was a surprisinly busy day here on the blog (just over 5,000 visitors again) with most MTG fans checking out the new Worldwake Art and Worldwake Intropack brochure. If ya missed, check yesterday's post HERE.

In keeping with the theme of Worldwake art spoilers, we have two very cool playmats available from CoolStuffInc. featuring sweet / epic art. These playmats are provided by the distributors to stores based on the number of Worldwake booster boxes ordered.

First one is rather obviously a Zendikar Kor Cleric working some big magic. We will speculate some sorcery / enchantment with protection from black / red.


Second playmat art is featuring that beautifull Angel art we have been seeing on 'teh internets'. Is this the much speculated Worldwake 'Admonition Angel' or another creature ?

ASIDE - We want to thank Sean C., formerly of 'The Guild' and now affiliated with 'The Wizard's Cupboard' for fabricating an awesome new banner using this beautiful Worldwake Angel Art.

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And now for something altogehter different . .

We realise that if you have not yet made any movement to acquire Christmas gifts, you may be well and truly farked but do not let that stop you from trying to slip into the spirit of the season. We hope to provide you with some unique decorations for your Christmas tree - - A MTG Tree Garland !

What you will need for our craft . . .
> A Christmas Tree (duh)
> A hole punch
> Some string
> A pile of foil MTG cards

Grab yourself all those foils that have been collecting dust and look for 'Christmas-y' colours - red, green, and white. Throw in some blue and black to mix things up. We suggest foil Bankslayer Angels and Elspeth, Knight-Errants .


Using a hole punch, drop a hole near the top and bottom of the card. This hole is where we will use the string the tie together the next Magic card. Rinse and reapeat. Don't forget to alternate card colours to get the full mana spectrum represented.

Finally, sting your garland up on your tree and wish all of your Magic The Gathering buddies a very merry.

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A Safe and Happy Christmas to all.
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