With the Japanese War of the Sparks booster boxes having alternate arts for the walkers, how many of you guys will be buying either boxes or the singles to get them to bling out decks. The cards will be distributed 50% per japanese box meaning 18 of the packs will have the alternate arts.
Personally I love some of the art styles more than the NA versions more as they either are more expresive/have more movement or they fit the character's theme better. For instance the Wanderer's card is shown with the blade midswing, while Liliana has the ring/grudge vibe which fits the dead girl vibe she gives out. Of course not all of the arts are hits for me as some of them feel too anime/manga. But to each their own I suppose.
Edit: sorry if this post does't seem appropriate to this channel, however I was asking more for commander players who bling out their decks with foreign cards as commander is the only format I play in nowadays and I have no intention of asking the competitive group if they would be interested.
I think I will look to get some of them as singles (Kiora, for example).
I don't really want to buy a box and get stuck with that many Japanese cards.... especially since I find some of the art to clash with MtG's usual style. I also like to draft boxes and you can't expect people to know a whole set by heart.
I will keep an eye out if I do any events to see if I can get a few boosters as prize packs.
Some of the art are pretty darn spiffy, I'll give em that...
But I absolutely loathe playing cards I can't read the abilities of. It tends to lead people misremembering what the cards' effects are more often than not, unless the card is something along the lines of Lightning Bolt in simplicity.
Well that, and I have 34 decks. If I started pimping them I'd go broke real fast.
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I live in Japan, so it shouldn't be too hard for me to pick up the Jace and the Lili. They're the only ones I want, and only because I am a completionist in my Jace and Lili collections. I have a copy of every card depicting them. (Though not necessarily multiples of the same depiction re-released. For instance, I've got just the one Liliana of the Veil because there's only one art, despite the judge foil printing. But I have three Liliana, the Last Hopes because there are three different arts of her.)
Other than that, it's not for me. I don't care for Japanese cards.
Even if you live in Japan, that Lilly is still gonna command one hell of a price tag given who the artist is.
I'm not sure if they're confirmed to come in foil or not but if yes, I'll be wanting one of the Chandra for my Chandra Tribal (I like running more unique versions of Chandras there). Beyond that, I definitely want a Tamiyo for the superior artwork and a Tibalt for reasons of Tibalt being dapper as heck. Think I'll leave it at that.
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Chandra, Torch of Defiance - Oops! All Chandras.
Prime Speaker Zegana - Draw for Power.
Pir & Toothy - Counterpalooza.
Arcades, the Strategist - Another Brick in the Wall.
Zacama, Primal Calamity - Calamity of Double Mana.
Edgar Markov - Vampires Don't Die.
Child of Alara - Dreamcrusher.
Heck yeah I want anime Ashiok, Tibalt, and Sarkhan.
(I'd love to have Final Fantasy Liliana but I'd also love it if that card was not going to be insanely pricey)
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Personally I love some of the art styles more than the NA versions more as they either are more expresive/have more movement or they fit the character's theme better. For instance the Wanderer's card is shown with the blade midswing, while Liliana has the ring/grudge vibe which fits the dead girl vibe she gives out. Of course not all of the arts are hits for me as some of them feel too anime/manga. But to each their own I suppose.
Edit: sorry if this post does't seem appropriate to this channel, however I was asking more for commander players who bling out their decks with foreign cards as commander is the only format I play in nowadays and I have no intention of asking the competitive group if they would be interested.
I don't really want to buy a box and get stuck with that many Japanese cards.... especially since I find some of the art to clash with MtG's usual style. I also like to draft boxes and you can't expect people to know a whole set by heart.
I will keep an eye out if I do any events to see if I can get a few boosters as prize packs.
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But I absolutely loathe playing cards I can't read the abilities of. It tends to lead people misremembering what the cards' effects are more often than not, unless the card is something along the lines of Lightning Bolt in simplicity.
Well that, and I have 34 decks. If I started pimping them I'd go broke real fast.
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Other than that, it's not for me. I don't care for Japanese cards.
I'm not sure if they're confirmed to come in foil or not but if yes, I'll be wanting one of the Chandra for my Chandra Tribal (I like running more unique versions of Chandras there). Beyond that, I definitely want a Tamiyo for the superior artwork and a Tibalt for reasons of Tibalt being dapper as heck. Think I'll leave it at that.
Chandra, Torch of Defiance - Oops! All Chandras.
Prime Speaker Zegana - Draw for Power.
Pir & Toothy - Counterpalooza.
Arcades, the Strategist - Another Brick in the Wall.
Zacama, Primal Calamity - Calamity of Double Mana.
Edgar Markov - Vampires Don't Die.
Child of Alara - Dreamcrusher.
(I'd love to have Final Fantasy Liliana but I'd also love it if that card was not going to be insanely pricey)