[BNG] Spoiler: Bile Blight, Karametra, God of Harvests, and Unravel the Aether

It seems that monoblack will have another great removal in their sleeves. Bile Blight is a black instant card that only costs BB and can kill a horde of tokens, or a couple of 3/3 creatures with the same name. It's basically the child of Last Grasp and Echoing Decay. It seems that Mobo Black Devotion will not stop its control over Standard, with more and more cards proving the versatility and domination to be found in using black. Image from WOTC The...

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[BNG] Spoiler: Torment's Herald, Fate Unraveler, and Thassa's Rebuff

Metagame.it has just unveiled Torment's Herald, which is basically a 1BB 3/3 flying demon that makes you lose one lifepoint during your turn. It can, however, be bestowed and give a creature +3/+3 and the ability fo fly. However, it seems too much to pay 3BB for a bestow, and is essentially a bad choice compared to that 6/6 flyer for 2BB that only has a drawback which can severely damage your opponent's strategy. And that card is of course Desecration...

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[BNG] Spoiler: Archetype of Endurance, Raised by Wolves, and Reap What is Sown

MTGCommander has just provided us with "Archetype of Endurance", green's enchantment creature in the "archetype" cycle which means that there will be one for each color. There is already Archetype of Imagination for blue. Moreover, while it seems good that your creatures cannot be targeted by the spells of your opponents, it also sucks if you want to power up your creatures because you also won't be able to use it on them. I'm not even sure...

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[BNG] KIORA'S FOLLOWER and PAIN SEER for Game Day + TROMOKRATIS for Launch/Release

It seems that inspired will be trying to make a serious impact on Standard play. In addition, Bob's long lost brother is tagging along. Both Kiora's Follower and Pain Seer will have full-art alternate artwork promo versions for Game Day which will be from March 1-2, 2014. For now, players are still doubtful to the actual impact of Pain Seer, since it either has to attack or has to be tapped by some spell or enchantment. Hopefully, some combo could...

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[BNG] Prerelease Promo Cards

Silent Sentinel, Arbiter of the Ideal, Eater of Hope, Forgestoker Dragon, and Nessian Wilds Ravager have been known for a bit while now, and the mothership has now officially unveiled their prerelease versions. I'm still not impressed at all at both the ability and the artwork for Silent Sentinel. Sure, riding some sort of flying chimera and being able to get back some enchanment cards into the battlefield might sound good, but they can also be done...

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[BNG] Spoiler: Fanatic of Xenagos and Fated Intervention

Two cards have been found just recently, with one being in a French version and the other is supposedly in Japanese. Both of them seem to be part of a cycle. The first one, Fanatic of Xenagos, seems to be the green/red counterpart of the gree/blue Kiora's follower. So, expect three more "worshippers", one for each god in BNG, to complete the cycle. For now, Fanatic of Xenagos is the best tribute card out there right now. It could either be a 3/3...

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[BNG] Spoiler: Fated Retribution and Kiora's Follower

According the moderator of MTGS, it is unofficially confirmed that a card named "Fated Retribution" will appear in Born of the Gods. It is apparently part of a cycle of "Fated X" cards which are all rare. We are already aware of Fated Flames for red, and Fated Retribution seems to be another card that deals not only with creatures but planeswalkers too. It actually seems okay for 4WWW, since it's an instant and provides a scry 2 if it was cast on...

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[BNG] Spoiler: Mogis, God of Slaughter, Flame-Wreathed Phoenix, and Hero of Iroas

Since Ephara, God of the Polis was already officially unveiled yesterday, it only seems fitting that Mogis, God of Slaughter finally makes its entrance. I like this one more than Ephara simply because its ability which works very well for you without having to have a devotion of seven. At worst, he's an enchantment that either deals two damage to the opponent's life points, or it kills of one of his/her creatures. At best, he's an indestructible...

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[BNG] Spoiler: Epiphany Storm and Eater of Hope

Just eight hours ago, the Oracle of Theros posted four cards in their account. The first one, Ephiphany of Storm, might seem like a useless card at first, but once you realize that it triggers both heroic and inspired, then of course a world of possibilities appears unto itself. Aside from its wonderful artwork, it has an interesting discard/draw ability for a red card. Would it be useful to some black/red deck, or perhaps in some mono red deck? Epiphany...

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[BNG] Spoiler: Nessian Wilds Ravager and Forgestoker Dragon

The official English versions of the Spanish ones we've seen going around the internet has now been unveiled by the Oracle of Theros. The first one, Nessian Wilds Ravager, introduces us with the 'tribute' ability. While it seems pretty strong, it probably won't see some serious play soon. If it does become a 12/12, it does not have trample, which means it needs some aura or equipment of some sort to at least be a threat to opponent. If it does not...

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[BNG] Ashiok's Adept, Archetype of Imagination, and Ephara, God of the Polis

Aside from the three scry lands and other cards that have been spoiled today by the mothership, there are also Ashiok's Adept, Archetype of Imagination, and the first god to officially be spoiled: Ephara, God of the Polis. The first one, Ashiok's Adept, only costs 2B, though this comes with a weak 1/3 PT. However, its heroic ability is pretty nifty as it can make each opponent discard a card every time it becomes the target of a spell. Until more...

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[BNG] Nyxborn Shieldmate, Everflame Eidolon, and Skyreaping

The mothership has recently begun spoiling Born of the Gods card. Here, we have Nyxborn Shieldmate, Everrflame Eidolon, and Skyreaping. The first one, Nyxborn Shieldmate, seems like a really good common card. It has a 1/2 power and toughness, making it a great first-turn drop. Moreover, its bestow cost of 2W for providing another creature +1/+2 while turning into a 1/2 creature itself after is already a pretty sweet deal. It would be a good...

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[BNG] Pharagax Giant, Pain Seer, and Oreskos Sun Guide

The official day of spoilers has started, and the mothership has introduced quite a load of card already. The first card, Pharagax Giant, introduces the "tribute" mechanic which allows an opponent to prevent one's creature from coming into the battlefield with a specific number of +1/+1 counters by having the creature deal some sort of damage or do an ability as it comes into the battlefield. For Pharagax Giant, I wouldn't mind making it a 5/5...

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[BNG] Temple of Malice, Temple of Enlightenment, Temple of Plenty, and Springleaf Drum

The mothership has officially confirmed that Springleaf Drum will make a comeback in Born of the Gods. This little common artifact helps not only produce mana, but mana of any color for multicolor decks. In addition, this would be a great pick in Limited, regardless of the colors one chooses to play it with. Moreover, the originally Lorwyn common will have a new, moody artwork, compared to the colorful and lively Lorwyn version. Springleaf Drum...

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[BNG] Hero Cards: Provider, Warmonger. Vanquisher, Explorer, General, Savant, and Tyrant

The mothership has officially revealed all the hero cards for the prerelease, launch weekend, and Game Day of Born of the Gods. The hero card for red's Destined to Conquer will be The Warmonger, which, like The General, gives a power-up to your creatures. Instead of +1/+1, it gives +2/+0 which makes it ideal for the offensive, not to mention giving haste to all creatures. The Provider, on the other hand, is the hero card for green's Destined...

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