[MtG] PAX East (Friends Block; DGM Details) + M14/D14

[.Rai]

Summary of New Details:

Magic 2014/Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014

- Magic 2014 Trailer [Video]
- Three new cards revealed: Shadowborn Apostle, Shadowborn Demon and Staff of the Wild Magus.

• Shadowborn Apostle
  • Shadowborn Apostle
    Creature - Human Cleric {C}
    A deck can have any number of cards named Shadowborn Apostle.
    , sacrifice six creatures named Shadowborn Apostle: Search your library for a Demon creature and put it onto the battlefield. Then shuffle your library.
    [1/1]
• Shadowborn Demon
  • Shadowborn Demon
    Creature - Demon {M}
    Flying
    When Shadowborn Demon enters the battlefield, destroy target non-Demon creature.
    At the beginning of your upkeep, if there are fewer than six creature cards in your graveyard, sacrifice a creature.
    [5/6]
• Staff of the Wild Magus (Highly speculated of being a cycle)
  • Staff of the Wild Magus
    Artifact
    Whenever you cast a green spell or a Forest enters the battlefield under your control you may gain 1 life.
• - Gameplay video of Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014. No new cards shown, some new arts shown [Video]
  • [Picture]
  • [Picutre]
• - Limited Edition Chandra Nalaar Magic 2014 poster [Picture]
  
  Friends Block
  
  - Friends has been announced as Theros.
  - Romans has been announced as Born of the Gods.
  - Countrymen has been announced as Journey into Nyx.
  - Highly speculated to have an Ancient Classical theme to it.
  • [Picture]
  Dragon's Maze
  
  - Poster of the Implicit Maze's route. [Picture]
  - Special promo code for completing the Maze gimmick at the Prerelease [Picture]
  - The Mythic Land card is Maze's End.
  • Picture of the card; thought to be a prerelease foil version.
  • Clearer Picture
  • Apparent picture of card; note missing Dimir pillar; 'discovered outside Azorius Senate'
    • Maze's End
      Land {M}
      Maze's End enters the battlefield tapped.
      : Add to your mana pool.
      , , Return Maze's End to its owner's hand: Search your library for a Gate card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle your library. If you control ten or more Gates with different names, you win the game.
  - The Return to Ravnica and Gatecrash Gates have new art in Dragon's Maze. They will be zoomed-out versions of the previous arts (as indicated by the new Rakdos Guildgate art).
  • Simic Guildgate
  • Rakdos Guildgate
  • Boros Guildgate.
  • Golgari Guildgate.
  - Confirmation of the 10 Guild Champions. Flavour-wise, they are the ones chosen to run the Maze. They will be Rare. Links lead to pictures:
  • Azorius - Lavinia of the Tenth
  • Boros - Tajic, Blade of the Legion [Clear Picture]
  • Dimir - Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker
  • Golgari - Varloz, the Scar-Striped
  • Gruul - Ruric-Thar, The Unbowed
    • Ruric Thar, the Unbowed
      Legendary Creature - Ogre Warrior {R}
      Vigilance, reach
      Ruric Thar, the Unbowed attacks each turn if able.
      Whenever a player casts a noncreature spell, Ruric Thar deals 6 damage to that player.
      [6/6]
  • Izzet - Melek, Izzet Paragon [Clear Picture]
  • Orzhov - Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts
  • Rakdos - Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch [Clear Picture]
  • Selesnya - Emmara Tandris
  • Simic - Vorel of the Hull Clade
  - Various other arts:
  • [Picture]
  • [Picture]
  • [Picture]
  • [Picture]
  • [Picture]
  • [Ral Zarek Picture]
  • [Another Ral Zarek Picture]
  • [Niv-Mizzet Clone Picture]
  • [Jace Picture]
  Miscellaneous
  
  - R&D Inside Details
  • Conscious effort to monitor ramp levels in Standard; reason for less ramp in Gatecrash.
  • All recent Legendary Creatures are designed with Commander in mind.
  • Conscious effort to monitor ramp levels in Standard; reason for less ramp in Gatecrash.
  - Modern Masters may be in limited supply. "On Modern Masters: "It will be available, but it won't be available for very long.

[DeathSDelano]

If I pull Ruric Thar out my packs when I go to the pre-release I am going to be happy <-- Gruul player.

 

And man that last ability on Ruric is gonna hurt especially if you can get him on the board before Turn 6

[Flame Dragon]

So if you want to kill him you either need to use your guys or your going to take 6. Also, not sure how many of you are reading the block novel but half the champions have shown up in it. 

 

Also, a block based around Classical Mythology would be SSSOOOOO sweet. 

[DeathSDelano]

So would pulling Ruric Thar tempt people using other guilds that use R or G[guilds having one of the colors that is not Gruul] to splash in the 3rd color to run him, or would it better to wait and see what the set itself will have before this claim can be made?

[Flame Dragon]

So would pulling Ruric Thar tempt people using other guilds that use R or G[guilds having one of the colors that is not Gruul] to splash in the 3rd color to run him, or would it better to wait and see what the set itself will have before this claim can be made?

 

 

In limited he is easily something you would want to splash if you have the fixing. 

[DeathSDelano]

In limited he is easily something you would want to splash if you have the fixing. 

Getting the fixing should not be to hard[depending on your luck] thanks to the basic land to Special land change.

 

Anyways OT: Friend's block could be fun, judging from all the stuff in RTR block,  would not be surprised if the next format ends up being more creature-based than it is right now. And if its based on ancient classical theme does that mean there is a possibility of legendary creatures model after the ancients Gods and Goddesses. Can't wait more details on Dragon's maze and the Friend's block,

[Flame Dragon]

Getting the fixing should not be to hard[depending on your luck] thanks to the basic land to Special land change.

 

Anyways OT: Friend's block could be fun, judging from all the stuff in RTR block,  would not be surprised if the next format ends up being more creature-based than it is right now. And if its based on ancient classical theme does that mean there is a possibility of legendary creatures model after the ancients Gods and Goddesses. Can't wait more details on Dragon's maze and the Friend's block,

 

 

We should be starting spoilers for Dragon's Maze in the next 2 weeks or so. Just a little longer. I personally am REALLY looking forward to seeing what the guild champions do since I've been reading about some of them in the novel. 

[DeathSDelano]

We should be starting spoilers for Dragon's Maze in the next 2 weeks or so. Just a little longer. I personally am REALLY looking forward to seeing what the guild champions do since I've been reading about some of them in the novel. 

I am sure the champions are going to have some kind of abilities that support there guild, but not the guild mechanic [would is probably obvious as Ruric Thar support's Gruul mid-range beatdown plan that most of the cards lean towards, but does not have bloodrush]. Though I can probably guess that the Rakdos Champion is going to either inflicting pain or benefit from inflicting pain to your opponent[or both] knowing the nature of Rakdos

[Flame Dragon]

I am sure the champions are going to have some kind of abilities that support there guild, but not the guild mechanic [would is probably obvious as Ruric Thar support's Gruul mid-range beatdown plan that most of the cards lean towards, but does not have bloodrush]. Though I can probably guess that the Rakdos Champion is going to either inflicting pain or benefit from inflicting pain to your opponent[or both] knowing the nature of Rakdos

 

 

Well we know Exava loves inflicting pain so that is most likely. 

Emmara is a woodshaper so her effect will likely reflect that. 

Mirko can read minds so his effect will likely let you look at your opponent's hand.

Not sure about Lavinia since she hasn't done much.

[DeathSDelano]

Well we know Exava loves inflicting pain so that is most likely. 

Emmara is a woodshaper so her effect will likely reflect that. 

Mirko can read minds so his effect will likely let you look at your opponent's hand.

Not sure about Lavinia since she hasn't done much.

[I have not read any of the novels for heads up]

From the woodshaper thing sounds like Emmara might as an ability that involves land[because woodshaper makes me think of trees when makes me think of forest].

 

The mechanics and overall structure of the guilds as they are right now, probably has some hints to what the champions could possibly do though not completely.