Magic 2012 Promos

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Happy Tuesday MTG peeps,

We have some nice Magic the Gathering spoilers for you today from the upcoming Magic 2012 core set today. Twitter user 'g_remix' who runs G! ReMix, a vintage clothing store in Yachiyo City (Chiba Prefecture, Tokyo, Japan) posted this image also it appears runs sactioned Wizards of the Coast events such as Friday Night Magic, and product release events.

See Update Below

Anywhoos - thanks to this MTG fan in Tokyo, we now have images of the Magic 2012 promotional poster which shows the Pre-Release, Launch and Game Day promo cards. These, of course, are in Japanese but thanks to the collective efforts of forum users, we have rough translations. Again, we caution our readers to look to the mothership for official previews.

Don't forget to keep up-to-date and check our earlier Magic 2012 spoilers 'n' previews here, here, and here.


M12 Pre-Release Promo
(July 9-10, 2011)

"Blood King of Vasgoth", 3
Creature - Vampire Warrior, Mythic Rare
Bloodthirst 3 (If an opponent was dealt damage this turn, this creature enters the battlefield with three +1/+1 counters on it.)
Flying
Other Vampire creatures you control gain Bloodthirst 3.
3/3

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M12 Launch Party Promo
(July 15-18, 2011)

Garruk's "Legion", 5
Creature - Beast, Mythic Rare
Trample
Play with the top card of your library revealed.
You may play the top card of you library if it's a creature card.
7/7

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M12 Game Day Promo
(August 13-14, 2011)

"Bloodstorm" Berserker, 1
Creature - Human Berserker, Uncommon
Bloodthirst 2 (If an opponent was dealt damage this turn, this creature enters the battlefield with two +1/+1 counters on it.)
"Bloodstorm" Beserker can't be blocked unless by two or more creatures.
1/1

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UPDATE:
We have (two of) the cards now in English from the mothership :














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A quick word about Standard Format Rotation

Standard now rotates only once each year, with the release of the October large set. So Magic 2012 will enter Standard on its release without knocking anything out, then Magic 2011 and Zendikar block will leave Standard with the release of Innistrad. The Standard format between Magic 2012 and Innistrad will consist of Zendikar block, Scars of Mirrodin block, Magic 2011, and Magic 2012. After the release of Innistrad, it will consist of Scars of Mirrodin Block, Magic 2012, and Innistrad.
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Alara Reborn Art Spoiler

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Wizards of the Coast, in their trend to provide the best card-art ever, ensured that even the Alara Reborn pre-release / release posters show beautiful epic art. Let's check these out.

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The first image shows a creature which is undeniablly similar to that of Dragonsoul Knight. I strongly believe that this image is simply just art and nothing intended or destined for a card.



This image obiviously is showing a battle between Shard Bant and Shard Grixis. Angels and a knight (perhaps even our legendary Rafiq ?) are engaged in a nasty mellee. It appears that Malfegor is engaged this this battle as well. In the hazy background, there is a suggestion of Naya Elves riding a massive battle behemoth into the fray.

Could this Angel be Asha ?