EMN Fat Pack Unbox

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Happy Friday MTG peeps,

As it is Friday - and - the official release date of the newest Magic: the Gathering set, Eldritch Moon, we suggest you make tracks down to your local gaming store.  The launch promo is the shiny alternate-art Identity Thief.  If you happen to find yourself in Central Ontario, pop by our fav gaming store, OMG! Games, in Barrie.  

As is our custom here at MTG Realm, we've picked up a Eldritch Moon Fat Pack and provide this video of its dissection for you now - 

Fat Pack Contents:
•  9 Eldritch Moon booster packs
•  1 card box
•  Player's Guide / visual card list
•  Basic land pack
•  1 learn-to-play insert
•  1 Spindown Life Counter
•  2 deck boxes

Our Pulls - 
PK 1  Bruna, the Fading Light  +  Tamiyo, Field Researcher
Pk 2  Noosegraf Mob
PK 3  Ulvenwald Observer
PK 4  Wharf Infiltrator
PK 5  Imprisoned in the Moon
PK 6  Stitcher's Graft
PK 7  Summary Dismissal
PK 8  Assembled Alphas
PK 9  Bloodhall Priest  

 

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SDCC 2016 MTG Promos

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Happy Tuesday MTG peeps,

San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) 2016 is being held this year from 21 to 24 July.  This four day event held at the San Diego Convention Center is pretty much the largest pop culture convention of its kind in the world.  In years past, Wizards of the Coast would host a well-attended Magic panel which featured previews of the annual Commander series and the upcoming fall (October) Magic: the Gathering set.  Although it does not appear at the moment that WotC will be holding their regular MTG panel, they will be at the Hasbro Booth (#3213) and there are indeed some other things planned (see this post on the mothersite).

What will definitely be back for Comic-Con are Magic: the Gathering SDCC promo cards.  As in previous years, a limited edition collection of Planeswalker cards are offered for sale.  The limited supply means that these promo cards become collector’s items immediately and although the retail price is expected to be around $120, one can expect these promo sets to be worth significantly more than that when the weekend is over. 

Sticking with the whole Liliana / Zombie horde theme forming part of the Eldritch Moon prerelease, WotC staffer Blake Rasmussen revealed a witty take on the Gatewatch crew all depicted as Zombies - well, except for Liliana who has stayed true to her necromancer roots.

All SDCC Promo cards are illustrated by Eric Deschamps

Gideon, Ally of Zendikar

Battle for Zendikar, illustrated by Eric Deschamps

Jace, Unraveler of Secrets

Shadows over Innistrad, illustrated by Tyler Jacobson

Liliana, the Last Hope

Eldritch Moon, illustrated by Anna Steinbauer

Chandra, Flamecaller

Oath of the Gatewatch, illustrated by Jason Rainville

Nissa, Voice of Zendikar

Oath of the Gatewatch, illustrated by Raymond Swanland

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Eldritch Moon Previews 7-06

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Happy Wednesday MTG peeps,

We hope you will excuse our absence yesterday - we were in some pretty thick forests with no cell signal and definitely no wifi signal, so we are catching up with Magic: the Gathering spoilers and previews from yesterday as well as today.  

Of note today in addition to the new Eldritch Moon card previews is the next story installment, this one titled 'Campaign of Vengeance' by Ari Levitch.  We won't be talking about this story just yet so as to allow you to read it in full over on the mothersite at this linky.  For now, here is a round-up of all new cards which we will update as they trickle through from any third-party sites.

Campaign of Vengeance
Chaos Reveler
Cryptbreaker
Dark Salvation
Falkenrath Reaver
Fortune's Favor
Grim Flayer

Lashweed Lurker
Mercurial Geists
Mind's Dilation
Mirrorwing Dragon
Mournwillow
Nahiri's Wrath
Permeating Mass
Ride Down
Spell Queller

The unofficial translation for the foreign-language card -

Chaos Reveler, 6RR
Creature - Devil Horror, Rare
Chaos Reveler costs 1 less to cast for each instant or sorcery card in your graveyard
Prowess
When Chaos Reveler enters the battlefield, discard your hand and draw 3 cards
illus. Jama Jurabaev # 118/205

3/4
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Eldritch Moon Previews 6-30

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Happy Thursday MTG peeps,

Tomorrow is Canada Day and we're not certain we will be around to provided Magic: the Gathering updates for official Eldritch Moon previews.  We will however are planning to attend a special Friday Night Magic Event at OMG! Games, here in Barrie, Ontario where, in honour of Canda Day, special prizes are to be set out for the best performing Boros (Red 'n' White) decklist.

 

For today, we have the regular round-up of Eldrtich Moon previews gathered from the mothersite and around the interwebs which we will continually update as the spoilers, if any, trickle through.  The two foreign language cards in today's set have the unofficial translation below for your reference -

Decimator of the Provinces
Eldritch Evolution
Eternal Scourge
Geier Reach Sanitarium
Harmless Offering
Lupine Prototype
Murder
Wharf Infiltrator

Eternal Scourge, 3
Creature - Eldrazi Horror, Rare
You may cast Eternal Scourge from exile.
When Eternal Scourge becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, exile it.
3/3

Decimator of the Provinces, 10
Creature - Eldrazi Boar, Mythic Rare
Trample, Haste
Emerge: 6GGG
Whenever you cast Decimator of the Provinces, creatures you control gain +2/+2 and trample until end of turn.
7/7

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Eldrtich Moon Spoilers 6-23

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Happy Thursday MTG peeps,

Today we have two proper Eldrtich Moon spoilers, smuggled out of Spain.  Many Bothans perished to bring us these Magic: the Gathering cards.  As such, the cards are of course in Spanish and our poor attempt at providing such translation should be realised.  Again, as always, please refer to only official previews on the mothersite for final card names and text.

Thalia, Heretic Cathar, 2W
Legendary Creature - Human soldier, Rare
First Strike.
Creatures and non-basic lands your opponents control come into play tapped.
The Lunarch Council cannot guarantee salvation. It must be earned; by the sword if necessary.
3/2
046/205 / Buy-A-Box Promo / Johannes Yoss

Thalia is back as a 3/2 for 3 CMC.  This is a rather powerful 'Blind Obedience' effect and a solid card all around.  We would imagine that players across multiple formats will have interest in this.  The Hatebears archetype will benefit, and players with a fetchland in hand will think twice about a lost advantage.  Those Human decklists that were all the rage at the beginning of the new standard format may also want to pick up on this.  The only downside is that of the legendary status.
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Identity Thief, 2UU (perhaps Supplant Identity?)
Creature - Shapeshifter, Rare
Whenever Identity Impersonator attacks, exile target nontoken creature. If you do, Identity Impersonator becomes a copy of that creature until the end of turn. Return the exiled card under to the battlefield under its owners control at the beginning of the next end step. 
0/3

This is an interesting one.  There are some possibilities when this card turns sideways.  Blinking an opponent's biggest threat and landing some solid damage is one.  Perhaps you want a second shot of a good 'enters the battlefield' effect with one of your own creatures - perhaps a Goblin Dark-Dwellers or something that brings along tokens.
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Eldritch Moon Spoilers 6-22

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Happy Wednesday MTG peeps,

Another Eldrtich Moon preview has slipped onto the interwebs today - this time courtesy of ZiggyD Gaming who we confess we've not heard of, but apparently a digital gamer of some note.  We can confirm that this Magic: the Gathering spoiler / preview is real and not scuttlebutt as the Wizards MTG twitter account did re-tweet.

Anywhoos, here's what ZiggyD had to say -

 Magic: The Gathering - The Fate of Hanweir REVEALED! (Card Reveal) Strange things have been happening in the Township of Hanwier of late… And now the town’s true nature reveals itself! Thanks to Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro for affording me the opportunity to reveal this awesome new card and give some answers to the ongoing mystery reported by the Hanweir Chronicle. This card is part of the upcoming expansion “Eldritch Moon” in the Shadows Over Innistrad block.

Hanweir, the Writhing Township, Rare
Legendary Creature - Eldrazi Ooze
Trample, haste
Whenever Hanweir, the Writhing Township attacks, put two 3/2 colorless Eldrazi Horror creature tokens onto the battlefield tapped and attacking.
7/4

Dang !!  As we are only shown the 'sunny-side-down' side of the card, we cannot ascertain casting cost, colour, card type, or how difficult we can flip from sunny-side-up.  This could be a land for all we know and some activation cost to get to this lovely juicy side.  Eldrazi Horror creature tokens with a 3/2 body appear to be on tap for this set and this monster of a DFC looks really strong - crossing fingers that this resides somewhere between unplayable junk rare to OMGawd way too OP.

In other news, WotC also revealed the full art from Vincent Procee - weird and beautiful !

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