I wanted to write an article that could group together all of what has been happening lately in the world of Magic. This won't be an in-depth analysis just a summing up article. Things are listed in chronological order.
From the Vault: 20: August 23, 2013
MSRP: $39.99
The set will feature twenty foil cards with some new art and the cards include a spindown lifecounter and a collectors guide. Wizards of the Coast also has said that From the Vault will go back to fifteen cards and an MSRP of $34.99 in 2014. Cards include: {Cruel Ultimatum}, {Venser, Shaper Savant}, {Akroma's Vengeance}, {Hymn to Tourach}, {Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni}, {Impulse}, {Gilded Lotus} and {Jace, the Mind Sculptor}.
Duel Decks Heroes vs. Monsters: September 6, 2013
MSRP: $19.99
Heroes will be R/W and Monsters will be R/G. The Heroes deck will feature an alternate art {Sun Titan} and the Monsters will have {Polukranos, World Eater}, a legendary creature and hydra. The Duel Deck will also contain six preview cards from Theros that will allow you to use some of the cards before the set hits. That is about all we know right now and a lot of the speculation is just scattered.
Here is the announcement: http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/1202
Theros: September 27, 2013
We still don't know much about the upcoming set that releases September 27, 2013 but here is what we know. Theros will be followed by Born of Gods in February, 2014 and Journey into Nix in May, 2014. Theros will be an enchantment heavy set and also have a Greek mythology feel featuring heroes, monsters and gods although it will not be a tribal set (with the exception of a little Minotaur love). I would like to reiterate one point, it will have a Greek feel but will most likely not feature any actual characters from Greek mythology, I am saying this because many people have been talking about Zeus as a legendary and Aphrodite as a Planeswalker but it's not unlikely that there will be some references like Gorgons, Minotaurs and maybe some Krakens.
Theros will have three new mechanics one for each of the three major themes, heroes, monsters and gods. God cards have been revealed to have different borders than normal Magic cards. It has been revealed that the gods will receive an enchantment mechanic and that one of the other abilities will be a mechanic that was disappointing in the past but has been reworked to be more effective and has a greek feel to it. Speculation has suggested exalted, chroma, level up and grandeur as the top contenders for the returning ability although because exalted has not been disappointing and has been reprinted multiple times it is the least likely of the four. Hero's Reward was on a card revealed in a Daily MTG article (http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/257d) which suggests that the ability may be a new ability.
It has been confirmed that there will be three planeswalkers, one will be Elspeth and there will be two new ones. It is not confirmed which version of Elspeth will be in Theros but because it was just in Modern Masters, {Elspeth, Knight-Errant} will probably not be appearing in the new set and many speculation has been pointing towards a new version. The two new planeswalkers are still up in the air but Kiora Atua is a favorite to be put in the set, mainly because it would be the first U/G planeswalker.
At the prerelease you will collect special non-magic cards called Hero cards that will help you eventually defeat the Hydra which will use a deck that's order is predetermined. Yes, at the prerelease you must choose Hero. For more information on the this go here: http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/257c
Magic: The Gathering Commander 2013: November 1, 2013
MSRP: $29.99
We don't know much about this either but here is what we know. The decks will feature 51 new cards legal in Eternal formats in total and cards will include {Prossh, Skyraider of Kher} and {Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge}. I will update as we learn more.
Here is the announcement: http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/1281
I hope you liked the article and I would like some feedback so I can better write articles for you. I will try to write every week if not twice a week bringing you everything as it comes out.
Great article I have a few things to look forwards to now
Quote from: Imink on July 25, 2013, 10:33:09 PM
Great article I have a few things to look forwards to now
Thanks for the feedback, any suggestions or even ideas that you think I could write about?
I would stick with this kind of stuff maybe go into cards/sets just a little more in your actual article but great article
Maybe a little more on Kiora Atua? Also, an unknown {G}{U}{R}walker has been spoiled for Theros. Might want to add that in. Nothing else about him.
This was just an experimental article to sum up what is going on. I will probably right another article on planeswalkers and other aspects of the sets.
Wowzies!
Good job. My pet peeve with people who write articles is bad grammar/spelling. This is not a problem here except you WRITE articles not RIGHT. Other than that good info and writing.