[M14] Spoiler: Advocate of the Beast, Enlarge, Archangel of Thune, Mutavault, and Shimmering Grotto

Well, it does make sense that Mutavault would be there, since the slivers would be back in M14. I remember the first time I saw one of the returns of slivers, which was way back during the release of Legions in the Onslaught block. From MTGS user TK-421 (these are obviously not the M14 versions of the cards though. They're just there for those who are not familiar with the cards.): "... Mutavault and Shimmering Grotto are in."




Three new cards for M14! Hurray.

Enlarge is actually a really fun card to use. Sure, an opponent's creature has to block it, but hey! That +7/+7 and trample ability sure is nifty. Also, giant cat. Moving on, Advocate of the Beast reminds me of Wirewood Savage. Oh, Onslaught days. Those were my days. Anyway, it's a reaaaally good card for a common. Let's just see how many useful beasts there are in M14, and/or in Theros. Finally, Archangel of Thune seems pretty weak because it's a 3/4 for five mana, but with a lifelink and flying ability, not to mention the fact that it can easily pump all your creatures, it would be fun to use somehow. Especially if your deck has Wall of Hope, or any other easy life gainer.

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[M14] Game Day Champion Playmat - Chandra + From The Vault: Twenty Box Art

Does it look to realistic? No? Get ready for M2014's Game Day! What about the chain mail she's wearing? Or her eyes? Are we criticizing her looks too much? Which planeswalker do you think will be the face of M15? Garruk or Ajani? How about Liliana? The Lorwyn Five have definitely been a staple in Standard play, and we can't wait for further developments regarding their stories.

For fans of the FTV: Twenty product, the box art has just been released! Looking classy, right? But seriously as a fan of any shades of blue I am digging this one. Of course, we should probably expect by now that the prices of each card in this product are going to be high, since demand must be so great that they just had to deliver new copies.

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Magic 2014 [M14] Intro Packs + Garruk's Horde and Chandra's Phoenix + Judge Promos "Show and Tell" and "Overhwhelming Forces"

The mothership has finally shown what the M14 intro packs look like. Here are the ones which show Garruk's Horde and Chandra's Phoenix. I think Timmy players will love this green intro pack simply because M14 would intend to introduce Magic to new players, and the color is famous for big creatures. The red intro pack would also be fun to new players since it would be an aggro deck and I've personally began playing with green/red beasts and eventually into a green elf deck back in Onslaught.

Always a fan of this card. It's good for casual play, especially with mana accelerators to pull down that big beater in a jiffy.

It's like Hell's Thunder, only smaller. But hey, it can come back every time you use Lightning Bolt, Rift Bolt, Shock, Sudden Shock, or even Shrapnel Blast directly to your opponent.

One of the most infamous cards, Show and Tell, is one of the MTG Judge promos! Hurray. Additionally, Damnation-for-your-opponents-only + card advantage Overwhelming Forces is also a promo. Really good art for the both of them. But of course I dig Show and Tell's more. A question I would like to pose though, is whether you would prefer Damnation or the more costly but advantageous Overwhelming Forces/ I suppose it's a situational thing.

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[M14] Spoiler - Intro Pack + Ajani's Chosen, Jace's Mindseeker, and Liliana's Reaver

The mothership has just released all of the intro packs for M14. Here is a decent card for white weenie, or any aggro deck. Would love to use this in casual play. In addition, keep in mind that knights are making a comeback in M14, and it would be nice to see players reminiscing the glory days of White Knight and Silver Knight, though those two are not going to appear in the core set. Moreover, hopefully people would find some decent use for Ajani since Jace seems to getting all the attention, with Garruk and Liliana a distant second and third.

It would be nice to use this with, perhaps, those cards which remove the creature from play and then have it return before the end of the turn. I am reminded of Astral Slide and Lightning Rift decks, but that's not the one. Or is it? Anyway, pretty fun card. Kinda related to this, will we ever see Jace not getting an additional version? He really seems to be getting the love in the serious format, and The Mind Sculptor is matching the price of Tarmogoyf. Well, there should at least be some other planeswalkers that get the same usage in Standard, Modern, or even other older formats.

An okay addition to zombie decks. The token-generating ability along with discard are also bonus points. Moreover, Xathrid Necromancer is also in M14, and it creates additional 2/2 tokens out of humans. Will there be some combination of humans and zombies in a possible Orzhov aggro? Overall, these M14 intro packs are meant for casual play, and the rares in them are not going to see the light of day in Standard. Event decks, on the other hand, provide players with a readily competitive deck in the format.

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[M14] Duels of the Planeswalkers Promo Booster Pack for Xbox Live - Bonescythe Sliver

For the sliver fans, and for those who would play DOTP 2014 with Xbox Live, you will all get a 6-card promotional booster pack, with Bonescythe Sliver inside! For those who have played Magic for some time, doesn't it look like some alien out of Aliens VS Predators? The old slivers really did not have a face, and they were seemingly unemotional creatures which only seemed to want to give each brethren a ability or two. Even the Sliver Queen was a WUBRG that brought our more faceless slivers. Which look do you guys prefer?

It is actually fun to see that the rare in the special six card booster pack is shown. It would be funny if all booster packs had that kind of design, ensuring that you would get that Tarmogoyf or Jace, the Mind Sculptor in no time. Anyway, it is nice to see that Wizards of the Coast is trying its best to reach players who are use different platforms and attracting them to play the game with actual, physical cards. Let's see how their marketing and promotion turns out.

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