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Eric Jeffrey Seltzer - July 6, 2016

Crumbling Vestige FNM August Promo Card

Crumbling Vestige FNM August Promo Card

Crumbling Vestige FNM

Coming up in August we will be seeing an interesting offering for the FNM promo card with Crumbling Vestige. Now while it may not be the most impactful card, it is interesting in the way it not only gets around the ‘enters the battlefield’ drawback by providing mana the turn it enters but also acts as a temporary colour fixing. Not to mention it did find it’s way into Michael Majors top 16 W/B Eldrazi deck back in April, and may yet find it’s way into high level play.

Crumbling Vestige FNM

Eric J Seltzer
@ejseltzer on Twitter
Email: ejseltzer@hotmail.com

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Eric Jeffrey Seltzer - January 1, 2016

Smash to Smithereens FNM March Promo

Smash to Smithereens FNM March Promo

Smash to Smithereens Art

There are two things that Red has been very good at since the dawning of MTG, direct damage and destroying artifacts. Smash to Smithereens does both of those things wrapped up in one pretty little package. While it is somewhat fringy as it does requires your opponent to be playing Artifacts it has been a very strong sideboard card in the past. There are many good options to fill this spot in the side, but if your plan is to blast them down to zero life ASAP then this might just be your choice. I’m doubtful that we will see a reprinting of it in a Standard legal set, so you’re probably looking at this in Modern against Affinity decks.

The art while not very involved has a flavourful tie-in with the current block depicting Zada and contains a pretty apt quote. Darek Zabrocki did a very nice piece here staying pretty true to Rallis’ original imagery of Zada. And who knows, maybe this is just the tip of the iceberg of Modern playable FNM promos coming for the new year. Good luck getting your hands on some !!!

Smash to Smithereens Card

EJSeltzer
@ejseltzer on Twitter
ejseltzer@hotmail.com

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Eric Jeffrey Seltzer - December 21, 2015

Clash of Wills FNM February Promo

Clash of Wills FNM February Promo

Clash of Wills FNM

Magic has a storied history all the way back to the Alpha release of counter magic coming from Blue mages. Clash of Wills follows in the same vein as the classic Power Sink, much like Broken Ambitions or Condescend have also filled that role previously. More recently we’ve seen Syncopate used as that necessary turn two counter, which scales up later in the game unlike other ‘unless its controller pays’ counters like Mana Leak. It’s almost as if Wizards is trying to push some of the more controlling styles with recent Blue FNM Promo Anticipate just finishing up its reign as the current FNM offering.

The art is truly stunning with that pose of Jace in a skirmish with an Eldrazi by relative newcomer Anna Steinbauer. This scene really is miles beyond the original art of Jace locked in the battle of will against Alhammarret. I can only imagine that the honor of showcasing her talents on a promo card means we can look forward to more of her working in the upcoming Oath of the Gatewatch release. And the piece de resistance is that chilling quote from Jace about the true mental nature of the Eldrazi.

I hope you all get your shot at nabbing one of these babies at an FNM near you in February, and if you happen to be in Montreal be sure to take in one of our FNMs at the Butin des Trois Rois. We hope to see you there, and good luck !!!

Clash of Wills FNM

EJSeltzer
@ejseltzer on Twitter
ejseltzer@hotmail.com

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Three Kings Loot - September 7, 2015

Oath of the Gatewatch Spoilers – Card Gallery & Artwork

Oath of the Gatewatch pre-order

OGW Logo

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Set Name – Oath of the Gatewatch

Block – Set 2 of 2 in the Battle for Zendikar block

Number of Cards – 184

Prerelease Events – January 16–17, 2016

Prerelease Format – Sealed (4 OGW/2 BFZ)

Release Date – January 22, 2016

Launch Weekend – January 22–24, 2016

Game Day – February 13–14, 2016

Magic Online Prerelease Events  – January 29–February 1, 2016

Magic Online Release Date – February 8, 2016

Magic Online Release Events – February 8–24, 2016

Pro Tour OGW – February 5–7, 2016

Pro Tour OGW Location – Atlanta, GA

Pro Tour OGW Formats 

  • Swiss: Modern &  OGW/OGW/BFZ Draft
  • Top 8: Modern

Official Three–Letter Code – OGW

Twitter Hashtag – #MTGOGW

Initial Concept and Game Design – 

Ethan Fleischer (lead)
Graeme Hopkins
Ari Levitch
Ken Nagle
Adam Prosak
Mark Rosewater

Final Game Design and Development – 

Ian Duke (lead)
Dave Humpherys
Jackie Lee
Adam Prosak
Gavin Verhey

Languages – English, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

Available in – Booster Packs, Intro Packs*, Fat Pack* (*-Not available in all languages.)

 

Oath of the Gatewatch Prerelease Pack Contents:

  • 4 Oath of the Gatewatch booster packs
  • 2 Battle for Zendikar booster packs
  • 1 randomized, date-stamped, premium promo card drawn from any rare or mythic rare in the set.
  • 1 Spindown Life Counter
  • 1 deckbuilding advice insert

Two-Headed Giant is Central to the Experience

Oath of the Gatewatch is all about teamwork. It’s designed to support Two-Headed Giant better than most any set in Magic history.”

Participants will also get this nifty deckbox

Prerelease box

Promo Gallery

EndbringerGoblin Dark-Dwellers Buy-a-BoxMina and Denn, WildbornAyli, Eternal Pilgrim

Expedition Lands

Ancient TombCascade BluffsDust BowlEye of UginFetid HeathFire-Lit ThicketFlooded GroveForbidden OrchardGraven CairnsHorizon CanopyKor HavenMana ConfluenceMystic GateRugged PrairieStrip MineSunken RuinsTectonic EdgeTwilight MireWastelandWooded Bastion

Card Gallery

Zendikar ResurgentMatter ReshaperReaver DroneExpediteHedron CrawlerWarping WailSeer's LanternGift of TusksGoblin FreerunnerJwar Isle AvengerRelief CaptainBearer of SilenceThought-Knot SeerSylvan AdvocateOath of ChandraBonds of MortalityDrana's ChosenFall of the TitansHedron AlignmentReality SmasherBaloth NullCliffhaven VampireStormchaser MageVoid GrafterWeapons TrainerCorrupted CrossroadsOath of GideonSifter of SkullsEldrazi DisplacerCinder BarrensMeandering RiverSubmerged BoneyardTimber GorgeTranquil ExpansePyromancer's AssaultBoulder SalvoBone SawOath of NissaWandering FumaroleStoneforge MasterworkDeceiver of FormHissing QuagmireOath of JaceGeneral TazriProphet of DistortionLinvala, the PreserverRemorseless PunishmentCall the GatewatchReflector MageMindmelterJoraga AuxiliaryRelentless HunterFlayer DroneVile RedeemerEldrazi ObligatorEldrazi MimicSea Gate WreckageRuin of Oran-RiefImmolating GlareDeepfathom SkulkerDread DefilerGladehart CavalryJori En, Ruin DiverMunda's VanguardStone Haven OutfitterTyrant of ValakutReckless BushwhackerSpatial ContortionWalker of the WastesComparative AnalysisScion SummonerShoulder to ShoulderEndbringer (LQ)Goblin Dark-DwellersNeedle SpiresSea Gate RuinsCrumbing VestigeHoldout SettlementKalitas, Traitor of GhetKiozilek's ReturnSphinx of the Final WordUnknown ShoresWorld BreakerChandra, FlamecallerNissa, Voice of ZendikarcrushoftentaclesKozilekthegreatdistortionMirrorpoolwasteswastes2

 

Oath of the Gatewatch Artwork

Nissa Chest FistNissaChandra Gideon Jace