Theros Heroes vs. Monsters

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Happy Monday MTG peeps, 

Some rather exciting news for Magic: the Gathering players today - WotC minion TJ provided the decklists of the latest Duel Decks - Heroes vs. Monsters on the mothersite today.  If you are not in the know, Duel Decks are a series of theme decks which started way back in 2007 with Elves vs. Goblins. These contain two 60-card decks designed and developed specifically to be played against each other by two people. In recent years, Duel Decks have been connected to the themes of the large fall sets and preview cards which are printed in the first fall set.  With Duel Decks: Heroes vs. Monsters be released on September 6, 2013, we have a total of six new cards which will see print in Theros.  With today's previews, we can now confirm two of the five expected mechanics / keywords - 'Monstrosity' and 'Heroic'.  Theros will be hitting game stores on 27 September, 2013 and online MTG stores like MTG Mint Card are getting ready for your pre-orders now.

Anywhoos - let's have a looky-loo of what new cards Theros preview cards we have today!
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Polukranos, World Eater, 2gg
Legendary Creature - Hydra, Mythic Rare
{X}{X}{G}: Monstrosity X. (If this creature isn’t monstrous, put X +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes monstrous.)
When Polukranos, World Eater becomes monstrous, it deals X damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures your opponents control. Each of those creatures deals damage equal to its power to Polukranos.
5/5

~Anax and Cymede, 1rw
Legendary Creature - Human Soldier, Rare
First Strike, vigilance
Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets Anax and Cymede, creatures you control get +1/+1 and gain trample until end of turn.
3/2

~Ordeal of Purphoros, 1r
Enchantment - Aura, Uncommon
Enchant creature
Whenever enchanted creature attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on it. Then if it has three or more +1/+1 counters on it, sacrifice Ordeal of Purphoros.
When you sacrifice Ordeal of Purphoros, it deals 3 damage to target creature or player.

~Destructive Revelry, rg
Instant, Uncommon
Destroy target artifact or enchantment. Destructive Revelry does 2 damage to that permanent's controller.

~Cavalry Pegasus, 1w
Creature - Pegasus, Common
Flying
Whenever Cavalry Pegasus attacks, each attacking Human gains flying until end of turn.
1/1

~Satyr Hedonist, 1g
Creature - Satyr, Common
{R}, Sacrifice Satyr Hedonist: Add {R}{R}{R} to your mana pool.
2/1
 

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DD Heroes vs. Monsters

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Happy Monday MTG peeps, 

Some rather exciting news for Magic: the Gathering players today - WotC minion TJ provided the decklists of the latest Duel Decks - Heroes vs. Monsters on the mothersite today.  If you are not in the know, Duel Decks are a series of theme decks which started way back in 2007 with Elves vs. Goblins. These contain two 60-card decks designed and developed specifically to be played against each other by two people. In recent years, Duel Decks have been connected to the themes of the large fall sets and preview cards which are printed in the first fall set.  With Duel Decks: Heroes vs. Monsters be released on September 6, 2013, we have a total of six new cards which will see print in Theros.  We'll be checking out MTG Mint Card to collect a few of these singles to slightly modify these lists.  Stay tuned to our next post latter today when we look at the new Theros cards.

Anywhoos - let's have a looky-loo of what you get for an MSRP of $20:
• 2 ready-to-play 60-card decks
• 2 deck boxes
• 2 creature tokens
• 1 strategy insert
• 1 learn-to-play guide

DD: H vs. M will allow players experience the eternal conflict between mighty heroes and terrifying monstrosities.  Heroes vs. Monsters contains two preconstructed theme decks, one centered around the heroes of the worlds of the multiverse (white splashed with red) and the other around the terrifying monsters that lurk along the planes (red/green). It is tied to the themes of the fall set Theros.  Heroes vs Monsters will contain six preview cards from this fall's Magic set Theros.  These two ready-to-play 60-card decks include ten rare cards and two mythic rare cards: foil alternate art versions of Sun Titan and Polukranos, World Eater. In addition, there are seven other cards carefully selected from past Magic sets that appear with never-before-printed artwork.

. . . . And here's the decklists -

Heroes
24 land : 9 Plains, 11 Mountain, 2 Boros Guildgate, 2 New Benalia

19 creatures : 2 Freewind Equenaut, 2 Armory Guard, 1 Gustcloak Sentinel, 1 Sun Titan, 1 Auramancer, 1 Thraben Valiant, 1 Dawnstrike Paladin, 1 Fencing Ace, 2 Stun Sniper, 1 Nobilis of War, 1 Truefire Paladin, 1 Figure of Destiny, 1 Somberwald Vigilante, 1 Kamahl, Pit Fighter, 1 Cavalry Pegasus, 1 Anax and Cymede

17 other spells : 2 Condemn, 1 Righteousness, 1 Battle Mastery, 1 Smite the Monstrous, 1 Daily Regimen, 1 Winds of Rath, 1 Griffin Guide, 1 Moment of Heroism, 1 Bonds of Faith, 1 Pay No Heed, 1 Stand Firm, 1 Miraculous Recovery, 1 Undying Rage, 1 Pyrokinesis ,1 Magma Jet, 1 Ordeal of Purphoros
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Monsters
26 land : 2 Kazandu Refuge, 2 Llanowar Reborn, 1 Skarrg, the Rage Pits, 10 Mountain, 11 Forest

22 creatures : 1 Orcish Lumberjack, 2 Deadly Recluse, 1 Kavu Predator, 1 Zhur-Taa Druid, 2 Blood Ogre, 1 Troll Ascetic, 1 Crowned Ceratok, 2 Gorehorn Minotaurs, 1 Ghor-Clan Savage, 1 Deus of Calamity, 1 Conquering Manticore, 1 Crater Hellion, 1 Skarrgan Firebird, 2 Valley Rannet, 1 Krosan Tusker, 1 Skarrgan Skybreaker, 1 Satyr Hedonist, 1 Polukranos, World Eater

12 other spells : 1 Shower of Sparks,  Prey Upon, 1 Pyroclasm, 1 Regrowth, 1 Terrifying Presence, 1 Dragon Blood, 2 Volt Charge, 1 Beast Within, 1 Fires of Yavimaya, 1 Destructive Revelry
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Monday Miscelleany

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Happy Monday MTG peeps,

For today's post, expect a bunch of non-related Magic: the Gathering miscelleany from over the course of the last three days or so.  Strap in and let's go.

First up -

The official announcement over on the mothersite today of the second set in the Theros block.  Born of the Gods is to be released on 7 February, 2013, and will be followed up by the third and last set 'Journey into Nyx' in this block.  Unfortunately, Wizards of the Coast did not preview any artwork with the announcement (again), which has some gamers vexed.  Of note is that there are an additional 20 extra cards (165 cards in total) that we do not usually see in a standard second set.
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Second up -
A possible leak about the upcoming Theros set most likely via the Duel Decks: Heroes vs. Monsters product.  We are most definitely excited about this next block and have already planned to take adavantage of an early bird pre-order special that MTG Mint Card is having.  Again, we caution readers to rely solely upon officially previewed cards on the mothersite.  Here is what forum member 'Queeg' has for us - one could expect reprints for Pyrokinesis, Deus of Calamity, Nobilis of War in Duel Decks. In addition to that there's also news of these two new cards to be printed in both DD: HvM and Theros -

Polukranos, World-Eater, 2gg
Legendary Creature - Hydra
Monstrosity - xxg, : Put X +1/+1 counters on Polukranos World-Eater. Then, Polukranos, World-Eater deals damage equal to the number of counters put onto Polukranos this way among any number of target creatures. Those creatures deal damage to Polukranos, World-Eater equal to their power. Activate this ability only if there are no counters on Polukranos.
5/5

Some Boros guy, 1wr
Legendary
3/2
first strike, vigilance
Heroic - Whenever cardname is the target of a spell you control, creeatures you control get +1/+1, and gain trample until end of turn.
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Third up -
Our Magic 2014 Game Day event at OMG! Games here in Barrie, Ontario, Canada-Land.  RStomp and RetroTech were busy so yours truly, CopySix went solo.  I had gone to the Sunday M14 Game Day event to avoid larger crowds and happened to come in fifth place with a Bant Hexproof build.  I had gone 2-2 and then dropped as I needed to be somewhere else.

Great games with Korie M. (aggressive G/W build - won against), Mike D. (nice mono-black with control elements - lost against), Ben F. (fast R/W Boros - won against - image above), and Dan S. (honestly cannot remember what Dan played - lost against).

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Lastly, here's the Magic: the Gathering - Game Day Promos I had scored over the weekend -

HIVE STIRRINGS
• Regular - illustrated by Maciej Kuciara
• Game Day promo - illustrated by Johann Bodin

GOBLIN DIPLOMATS
• Regular - Izzy
• Game Day promo - Jesper Ejsing

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