M14 Ultra Pro Playmats - Scourge of Valkas, Thorncaster Sliver, and a Paladin + EXPERIMENT ONE as FNM Promo for September

From slivers to dragons to paladins, M14 has got them all! Check out these awesome Ultra Pro playmats.
Personally, I like the one with the redhead angel. Anyway, the M14 full spoiler is about to be unveiled on the mothership soon! Check out what WOTC will offer to the players, old and new. There's always time to play Magic: The Gathering. It seems that old creature types will finally get some serious attention.

Does it look human? Sure, it definitely looks like an ooze but it's sort of like a merman ooze. Or whatever. Still, a pretty decent card September's FNM. Evolution, baby! Charles Darwin, yeah! Also, the Simic guild seems to be active once again with its experimentation and mutations, giving out more brute force and versatility for the guild.




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M14 Spoiler: Garruk, Caller of the Beasts + Limited Edition Collection + Xathrid Necromancer, Banisher Priest, and Fiendslayer Paladin

Kevin Ohannessian:

Wizards of the Coast has revealed to MTV Geek that at Hasbro ToyShop in San Diego Comic-Con they will be offering a limited edition collection of "Magic: The Gathering" 2014's Planeswalker cards. The five cards will be presented with unique black-on-black art by Steve Prescott, variants of those found in the core Magic 2014 set. Below you will find both the Magic 2014 and the SDCC version of Garruk.

Digging the necromancer! It seems that tribal themes are back, don't you think? Slivers, humans?
In addition, Banisher Priest is there to be the walking exiler for you. And for those white weenie decks that despise red and black, Fiendslayer Paladin is there to save the day! I don't actually see how Xathrid Necromancer would be great to use, but it would surely see some fun in casual play as there could always be an Orzhov human aggro deck.



Banisher Priest is probably one of the best 2/2s that white has to offer, aside from Silver Knight against goblins, White Knight against black, and Knight of the Holy Nimbus to annoy opponents. Oh, and there's Knight of Meadowgrain to gain some early life points. This human cleric is simply like an Oblivion Ring on a stick, though it only exiles a fellow creature. Nonetheless, the opponent has to shock this one before getting his/her creature back.



Speaking of knights, Fiendslayer Paladin has one of the coolest artworks I've seen. His weapon looks like a lightsaber. This is definitely a great card to use against Rakdos or goblins or zombies or any deck that has red burn spells or black removal spells. It has both first strike and lifelink, and giving it some +1/+1 counters or just temporary power-ups can make this a heavy-hitter.




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Magic 2014 [M14] Spoiler - Basic Lands + IDW Comic featuring Deck Fayden going to Theros

That's right. The basic lands for M14 have been discovered at Grand Prix Vegas. What do you guys think of the artworks? Personally, I like the swamps. Next would be the mountains. I don't know, a couple of them are really quite spectacular. The forests and the islands are okay, they're always good to the eyes. Plains? Plain.

It seems that Dack Fayden has been hanging out with the pirates, or whatever. Anyway, he's going to spend some time in Theros. Pretty exciting stuff for the supposedly Greek Mythology-esque upcoming block. He does remind me of Izzet, especially with his clothing and the fact that he is in some sort of vessel. May his journey be fruitful. And let's hope that he doesn't get into a fight with some gods or goddesses.




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[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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