DotP 2014 Promos

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Happy Friday MTG peeps,

As it is Friday, giver yourself a break and clear your calendar this evening for Friday Night Magic.  We'll be heading out to OMG! Games here in Barrie to get a last chance at winning this month's FNM promo, Judges' Familiar.

Anywhoos - we are still trying to catch up with Modern Masters and Magic 2014 spoilers and previews but want to first yatter about some of the very lovely looking promo cards you can score with Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014 first.  Here's the 4.1.1. for you - -
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The Magic 2014 - Duels of the Planeswalkers Promo Booster Pack program may be available at your local store where you could pick up promotional packs and cards.

In-game messages will direct players to redeem promo codes and receive a special booster pack based on their gaming platform. The Wizards Store and Event Locator will direct players to the participating WPN locations in their area.  There will be five Different 6-card Promo Packs provided to WPN stores : XBLA promo packs, PSN promo packs, Steam promo packs, iPad promo packs, and Android promo packs.  Each promo pack will have one of the following alternate art Magic 2014 promo card - as shown on the left (the regular card is on the right) -

• Steam, iPad, Android tablet – Scavenging Ooze,

• Xbox – Bonescythe Sliver, and

• PSN – Ogre Battledriver  (regular card on right is mock up)

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M14 Game Day Promos

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Happy Monday MTG peeps,

We have some Magic: the Gathering news today regarding promos we can expect at the Magic 2014 core set Game Day scheduled 10th / 11th August, 2013.  Magic Game Day gives you a chance to go big at your local game store and takes place approximately 4 weeks after a new MTG set is launched.  This also affords enough time to collect and build with the newest cards and fit them into a standard constructed strategy.  Here at MTG Realm our pre-orders from MTG Mint Card usually take only two or three days to get to us which means ample time to playtest as well.  To find a shop near you, click on over to the handy Wizards Locator page.

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Anywhoos - let's see what Wizards of the Coast has to offer for promos.  All participants receive an exclusive Hive Stirrings full-art promo card (while supplies last). The Top 8 players each receive an exclusive Goblin Diplomats full-art foil promo card. The cards are awarded to the Top 8 players even if the tournament cuts only to the Top 4.

Hive Stirrings, 2w
Sorcery, Common
Put two 1/1 colorless Sliver creature tokens onto the battlefield.

Goblin Diplomats, 1r
Creature - Goblin, Rare
{T}: Each creature attacks this turn if able.
2/1

In addition, the first-place winner of Magic 2014 Core Set Game Day will receive an exclusive playmat. 

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DGM Render Silent

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Happy Friday MTG peeps,

As it is Friday, make certain you give yourself a treat for the end of the week and head on out to your local gaming store and sling some cards in a Friday Night Magic event.  We'll be off to FNM at our local card shop, OMG! Games here in Barrie, Ontario, play some standard constructed and hopefully score this month's FNM promo card, Call of the Conclave.

Speaking of FNM . . . Dragon's Maze Spoilers AHOY !
 We've been following this developing story since early this morning but now have been provided with sufficient evidence to indicate that the following alleged Dragon's Maze spoiler is indeed worthy to post (there have been a LOT of fakes again this season - thanks 4Chan!).  The first image appears to have been taken by Michael J. Fox using a potato-camera.  Anywhoos - the story goes that at a FNM event in Australia (city / store unknown at this time - Adelaide, South Australia?), the event wrapped up and the organiser began to break out the promo cards and this lovely card was found.  Since then, the original image poster ('JackAtlas' / 'the_warmaster') had been able to obtain and post a more clear image.  Let's have a looky-loo . . .

Warning - not confirmed - rely only on official Dragon's Maze previews from the mothersite.
Render Silent, wuu

Instant, Rare
 
Counter target spell. Its controller cant cast spells this turn.
 
ills. Kev Walker
*96/156 Buy-a-Box promo
Water Mark - Azorius

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THIS - does not look too badly at all.  Let's dissect.

This counterspell does have a slightly more restrictive mana cost than Dissipate or Cancel which may turn off some players.  The benefits here however is that during latter turns in the game when the required mana is available for to your opponent, chances are that you can likely expect two or more spells during that player's turn (or even your turn).  Although your opponent can cast and have have spells resolve in response to Render Silent, their options are now rather limited.  Speaking of limited, there are only a number of limited counterspells in standard constructed at the moment which may have some players warming up to this card.

Render Silent is the Booster box promo card (or Buy-a-box promo) for Dragon's Maze.  Purchasing a booster box at participating local stores, and you may be able to get one of these. They are foil cards with alternate art, and are often highly prized by collectors.

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In other news, we still are following another card - 'Varolz, the Scar-Striped' for which a card image was posted.  We are still not satisfied that this is not another fake and won't post about it.

Have a great weekend and happy gaming.
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Gatecrash Promos

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Happy Wednesday MTG peeps,

Today on the mothersite, WotC Monty brought the juice and shared all the Gatecrash promo cards.  All the alternate card arts look very excellent and we are definitely looking forward to getting our paws on most of them.  As these are rather collectible, we think quite a few players out there will want to pimp their commander / EDH or even Modern deck.  To follow this line, drop over to MTG Mint Card to level-up on foils.

Righto - onto the promos available with the new Gatecrash set . .
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Gatecrash PreRelease Guild Pack Promos (these are likely to be the respective Intro Pack foil rare cards as well) . . .

Boros (/): Foundry Champion
Dimir (/): Consuming Aberration
Gruul (/): Rubblehulk
Orzhov (/): Treasury Thrull
Simic (/): Fathom Mage


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Gatecrash Buy-A-Box promo
Magic: the Gathering fans purchasing a booster box at their local gaming stores can score this Nightveil Specter promo (while supplies last)

~Gatecrash Launch promo
When Gatecrash hits store shelves for sale on Friday, 1st February, MTG players attending the Friday Night Magic Event will receive this monstrous Skarrg Goliath promo.

~League Promo
Once your local gaming store starts up Gatecrash League play, among the tournament game prizes available will be this hybrid red / white 1/1 Soldier creature token.

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Game Day Promo
Several weeks after the launch of Gatecrash (on 23 / 24 February), participants at the Gatecrash Game Day will receive this Zameck Guildmage promo.











Those to make Top 8 during the Gatecrash Game Day event can expect to receive this Firemane Avenger promo.
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MTG Path of Vengeance

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Happy Monday MTG peeps,

On the weekend, we dropped over to Big B Comics here in Barrie, Ontario to pick up some missing issues in both of our Magic: the Gathering comic book series.  A very helpful staff member dug around in the back room and was able to complete our collection of the initial MTG Comic series, as well as the next one, Spell Thief.  Here is a quick run down of the special promo cards of each comic in the series so far . . .

 

Magic: the Gathering Comics IDW Promo Cards :
• Treasure Hunt
• Faithless Looting
• Feast of Blood
• Electrolyze

Magic: the Gathering Comics IDW Spell Thief Promo Cards :
• Arrest
• Consume Spirit
• Standstill
• Breath of Malfegor

We are now consider picking up a few of the non-promo / regular cards from MTG Mint Card to work out a few casual fun builds we are contemplating right now.  Anywhoos - onto today's post!  The next Magic: the Gathering comic series to be issued by Wizards of the Coast and IDW Publishing is called 'Path of Vengeance'.  This story line again features the badboy Planeswalker Thief, Dack Fayden in all sorts of mischief in the City of Ravnica.  We expect a few promo cards here is see print in either Gatecrash or Dragon's Maze in the current Return to Ravnica block.  We've provided the anticipated release date of each comic but please don't hold your breath - their record of street release dates are pretty bad (perhaps this has something to do with possible spoilers and official previews?).
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Magic: The Gathering - Path of Vengeance #1 (of 4)
Matt Forbeck (w) • Martín Cóccolo (a) • Dan Scott (c)
Dack Fayden returns to Ravnica! Dack knows that the malevolent Sifa Grent has something sinister planned for the city of Ravnica, but he must uncover her plot while being pursued by Rakdos cultists and Boros soldiers. Not only that, but someone from Dack’s past may just put an end to the Planeswalker thief!
Scheduled release - November, 2012
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Magic: The Gathering - Path of Vengeance #2 (of 4)
Matt Forbeck (w) • Martín Cóccolo (a) • Dan Scott (c)
The Cult of Rakdos has put a price on Dack Fayden's head - and Maytov, the best thief in Ravnica, has come to collect. Now, Dack must fight for his life against an opponent more cunning than anyone he's ever faced. Will Maytov succeed where even Sifa Grent has failed-and kill the Planeswalker Thief?
Scheduled release - January 30, 2013
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Magic: The Gathering ― Path of Vengeance #3 (of 4)
Matt Forbeck (w) • Martin Coccolo (a) • Chris Rahn (c)
Dack Fayden has finally uncovered Sifa Grent’s plan for Ravnica… and it could bring unbelievable devastation to the city-plane! Now, Dack must make his way through Ravnica, with Rakdos cultists and city guards hot on his trail, in the hope that he can stop Sifa before it’s too late!
Scheduled release - February, 2013
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Magic: The Gathering - Path of Vengeance #4 (of 4)
Matt Forbeck (w) • Martin Coccolo (a) • Alex Horley (c)
THE FINAL SHOWDOWN! Dack Fayden confronts Sifa Grent in a battle that may be too much for the Planeswalker thief. With the fate of Ravnica hanging in the balance, Dack must rally all his strength to put an end to the villainous Sifa once and for all!
Scheduled release - March, 2013
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Return to Ravnica PreRel Prep

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Happy Monday MTG peeps,

We thought this day would never come and finally, here it is - the Return to Ravnica PreRelease event is this weekend - Saturday / Sunday 29th / 30th September.  We've been talking to a few Magic the Gathering players who want to attend all the flights in order to play all the five Guilds featured in Return to Ravnica - Azorius, Selesnya, Golgari, Izzet and Rakdos, in order to score each of the special prerelease Guild packs.

Anywhoos - Make sure you check ahead at your local gaming store, as most are taking preregistration and reserving your Guild of choice.  As for us, we'll be at OMG! Games, here in Barrie, Ontario to participate in at least one prerelease event (but hopefully two).  We expect several new players to drop in as well from this year's new batch of Geogian College Frosh (across the road from OMG! Games).

We've talked to Rick, the owner who indicates that many players are already preregistered now to reserve their guild pack for one of the six events being held over the weekend.  Here are the times . . .

Return to Ravnica Pre-Release Date & Times 

Saturday Sept 29th : 12:00am(Friday Midnight), 10:00 am, 2:30 pm, and 7:00 pm    
 
Sunday Sept 30th : 11:00am and 4:00pm (Two-Headed Giant)
Format

For the regular events, the format is Sealed Deck - Each player receives one Return to Ravnica Guild Prerelease Pack to use for building a deck, and for the special Two-Headed Giant even on Sunday, each team of two players receives two Return to Ravnica Guild Prerelease Packs to use for building their decks. (one Guild Prerelease Pack per player)

If you missed our earlier post on what's in each Guild Prerelease Pack, here again are the contents -
• 5 Return to Ravnica booster packs
• 1 Guild Booster Pack
• 1 Promo Card
• 1 Achievement Card
• 1 Spindown™ Life Counter
• 1 Letter from the Guildmaster
• 1 Guild Symbol Sticker

For the PreRelease event, players may use the promo card included with the Guild Prerelease Pack in their tournament deck.

As for the Cost, it will be $35 For all regular sealed events, and $60 Two Headed Giant ($30/player).  If you are a hardcore Magic the Gathering player wanting to maximise your Return to Ravnica prerelease experience, for $150, you can play in any 5 events with the guild pack of your choice reserved for each event.

And here is the breakdown for the Prizes to be had -
4-0 record recieve 14 packs Return to Ravnica
3-0-1 record recieve 10 packs Return to Ravnica
3-1 record recieve 6 packs Return to Ravnica
If you win against OMG! Games Onwers Rick and Josh, you can score an additional 2 prize packs.  Additional Prizes given out based on attendance and may even include Guild Prerelease packs.
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Last Friday at FNM, we talked to a few players who had some questions as to exactly what was in the Guild Booster Pack.  Basically, this booster pack should be able to get your chosen Guild off to a good start and will only contain cards from your guild or from your guild's colors.  

The Guild booster will have;
• Foil Prerelease promo
• 1 Rare
• 3 Uncommons
• 11 Commons

In today's article on the mothersite, For that rare slot, there is only one mythic rare you might open: your guild's leader. You won't open Jace, Architect of Thought or Vraska the Unseen. 

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D13 M13 Promo Support

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Happy Friday MTG Peeps,

Following up on our post yesterday on Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 promo cards and boosters, today's post is targeted for Wizards Play Network (WPN) store owners.  Specifically, information on what they get with the Retail Promotion Kit, to help support Wizard's DoTP 2013 promotion. 

Here's some of the corporate 4.1.1 from the mothersite -

The Magic: The Gathering 2013 Core Set campaign begins with the launch of Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013. Duels of the Planeswalkers is the award-winning game that is the perfect
introduction to Magic™ for new and returning players and that invites them to join the Magic player community in your store.
This year the promotion will be bigger than ever, so get ready now to welcome an ever-increasing number of players in your store community!
• Already 2 million downloads to date across the Xbox Live®, Steam® and Playstation® Network platforms
• NEW – available for the first-time ever on iPad®
• NEW – Exclusive 6-card booster pack promotion incentive for players, each containing an alternate-art promo card plus other Magic 2013 cards
• NEW – Integrated campaign featuring brand new theme and online marketing
• NEW – Materials to support 60 new players

Players of the Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 game will get a promotion code for a voucher that they redeem in your store for an exclusive 6-card booster pack corresponding to the version of the game they play.

Kit Contains :

New Player
• Players of the Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 game will get
• a promotion code for a voucher that they redeem in your store for an exclusive 6-card booster
• pack corresponding to the version of the game they play.

Promo Booster Packs
• 20 Xbox Live® promo booster packs
• 20 Playstation Network® promo booster packs
• 20 promo booster packs for the Steam® and iPad® platforms
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Also of interest is the one display showing the Magic 2013 Intro Decks.  The foil rares for each M13 Intro Pack is that colour's respective Legendary Creature . . .
White - Odric, Master Tactician
Blue - Talrand, Sky Summoner
Black - Nefarox, Overlord of Grixis
Red - Krenko, Mob Boss
Green - Yeva, Nature's Herald

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The Introduction to Magic the Gathering sample decks contain the following cards to allow new players to learn to get into the game . . .

White:
1x Healer of the Pride (U), 1x Serra Angel (U), 1x Elixir of Immortality (U), 1x Ajani's Sunstriker, 1x Angel's Mercy, 1x Divine Favor, 1x Divine Verdict, 1x Guardian Lions, 1x Pacifism, 2x Silvercoat Lion, 1x Warclamp Mastiff, 1x Abbey Griffin (ISD), 1x Chapel Geist (ISD), 1x Defang (AVR), 1x Seraph of Dawn (AVR), 1x Zealous Strike (AVR) and 13x Plains

Blue:
1x Jace's Phantasm (U), 1x Sleep (U), 1x Switcheroo (U), 1x Archeomancer, 1x Divination, 1x Essence Scatter, 2x Kraken Hatchling, 1x Mind Sculpt, 1x Scroll Thief, 1x Unsummon, 1x Vedalken Entrancer, 2x Wind Drake, 1x Gryff Vanguard (AVR), 1x Mist Raven (AVR), 2x Thought Scour (DKA) and 12x Island

Black:
1x Cower in Fear (U), 1x Rise from the Grave (U), 1x Vampire Nighthawk (U), 1x Bloodhunter Bat, 1x Crippling Blight, 1x Disentomb, 1x Giant Scorpion, 1x Liliana's Shade, 1x Mind Rot, 2x Murder, 2x Tormented Soul, 2x Walking Corpse, 2x Renegade Demon (AVR), and 13x Swamp

Red:
1x Cleaver Riot (U), 1x Flames of the Firebrand (U),m1x Furnace Whelp (U), 1x Bladetusk Boar, 1x Chandra's Fury, 1x Dragon Hatchling, 1x Fire Elemental, 1x Goblin Arsonist, 1x Goblin Battle Jester, 1x Kindled Fury, 2x Searing Spear, 1x Wild Guess, 1x Fervent Cathar (AVR), 2x Riot Devil (ISD), 1x Scalding Devil (AVR),  and 13x Mountain

Green:
2x Duskdale Wurm (U), 1x Revive (U), 1x Bountiful Harvest, 2x Centaur Courser, 1x Deadly Recluse, 1x Elvish Visionary, 1x Fog, 2x Prey Upon, 1x Primal Huntbeast, 1x Ranger's Path, 1x Sentinel Spider, 1x Spiked Baloth, 2x Titanic Growth, 1x Borderland Ranger (AVR), and 12x Forest
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DotP 2013 Promos

Happy Thursday MTG peeps,

For today's post we will breifly step away from Magic 2013 ('M13') Spoilers and check out some other Magic the Gathering goodness.  More specifically, we'll have a look at Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 digital game promotion.  In the past when these games were released, players were treated to a physical (paper) Mythic Rare card but this time around there is some improved swag.

First, a quick overview . . .
The Magic: The Gathering 2013 Core Set campaign begins with the launch of Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 on 20th June, 2012.  To date there have been 2 million downloads on Xbox Live, Steam and Playstation Network platforms.  With this new release, there will also be available a release for iPad so you could now game while on the subway to work or even at work while in that tedious / tiresome staff meeting - just make sure you game on the low down under the boardroom (bored-room) meeting table.

Anywhoos - here's the juice.  Instead of a singular card, you will now score an exclusive 6-card booster pack promo containing one alternate-art promo card plus five other random Magic 2013 core set cards. 

Playstation 3 - Vampire Nocturnus

XBOX 360 - Primordial Hydra

Steam (PC) and iPad - Serra Avatar

OK - How to get your paws on this ?  After the official release on the 20th of this month until 13 December 2013, when you first launch your new game, you'll get a code to enter on the Wizards of the Coast mothersite which will spit out a voucher to print off.  Take the voucher to your local participating store and receive the cardboard goodness.
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Here's a quick comparative of the DoTP 2013 promos to the regular Magic 2013 cards . . . Do the alt-arts float your boat ?  Epic - pump it or Lame - dump it.

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Avacyn Restored Promos

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Happy Tuesday MTG peeps,Avacyn Restored spoilers and previews are coming in fast and furious now.  We suggest you cast a casual glance over your shoulder and catch previous posts as we expect post occassionally post more than one per day - yesterday (Monday) was busy with three posts that day.  We will very soon get up our traditional spoiler list up as well so look for that - icon to be located near the top left of the MTG Realm Page.

For today's post, Magic the Gathering fans will be happy with the fine selection of Avacyn Restored promos expected.  Big thanks to MtGColorPie for bring this to our attention.  Anywhoos - let's dig in . . .
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Prerelease Promo - April 28-29, 2012Moonsliver Spear, 4
Artifact - Equipment (R)
Equipped Creature has first strike
Whenever equipped creature attacks, put a 4/4 white Angel creature token with lying onto the battlefield.
Equip 4

Release Promo - May 4, 2012 - although 'Launch Events' are being phased out, this promo should be available at your WPN Store during your FNM event.

Restoration Angel, 3w
Creature - Angel, Rare
Flash
Flying
When Restoration Angel enters the battlefield, you may exile target non-Angel creature you control, then return that creature to the battlefield under your control.
3/4

Buy a Box Promo - Buy an Avacyn Restored booster box (36 booster packs) and score one of these while supplies last at you local games store.Silverblade Paladin, 1ww
Creature - Human Knight, Rare
Soulbond (You may pair this creature with another unpaired creature when either enters the battlefield. They remain paired for as long as you control both of them.)
As long as Silverblade Paladin is paired with another creature, both creatures have double strike.
2/2

Game Day Promo - May 26-27, 2012 - Held approximately three weeks after the product release, this is your chance to play in a right proper standard constructed tournament with the new cardboard coolness.

Latch Seeker, 1UU
Creature - Spirit, Uncommon
Latch Seeker is unblockable.
3/1Game Day Top 8 Promo - May 26-27, 2012

Killing Wave, XB
Sorcery, Rare
For each creature, its controller sacrifices it unless he or she pays X life.
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Lastly,
Our friends over at MTG Mint Card are working hard to get the latest Avacyn Restored singles posted up and priced for pre-order.  Check 'em out!
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