Neat .. Gothic block? Oh god ... please ... not a Zombies block. Enough with the Zombie Apocalypse already.
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Maybe why they cut her from the Core Set (if they do)? They didn't want different Lilianas in sets 3 months apart. It'll be interesting to see if we get Garruk 2.0 too if not this set then the second one like the spacing Jace got before his 2.0.
In the past, Aaron Forsythe has regretted that they did their first graveyard block with a totally unrelated theme (post-apocalyptic barbarians) rather than situating it in a gothic horror scenario where it made sense. Curious if that's the route they're taking here or if this block will be doing something entirely different.
Also: 264 cards, noticeably larger than a normal "large" set these days.
It's a return to Homelands. Or at least a return to the gothic themes of Homelands.
Yeah, it looks to me (and many people predicted this when we first discovered the name) like an attempt to execute the gothic-horror style that Homelands aimed for, without the baggage of reusing the setting of the least popular set of all time.
Wouldn't it just be awesome if Innistrad was a renamed Ulgrotha after the Baron was deposed.
Maybe one of the storylines will be Baron Sengir attempting to regain control. It would certainly make all those quotes about Homelands from M11 look like awesome foreshadowing.
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Anybody want to attempt to deconstruct the set logo / expansion symbol? I want to say the prongs at the bottom of the symbol are shadows for the three objects on top, but aside from that I can't really make any sense out of it.
Also, any clues in Scars block that might point towards Shake's block theme? People figured out Zendikar / Scars out pretty handily.
So we know Liliana is going to be in it, so a New Garruk will be too to maybe finally finish that storyline and release Curse of the Chain Veil Novel finnally??
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So when exactly is the shake/innistrad block going to come out? Is it the block that comes with M12 (so next fall)? Or is it coming out with M13? I really hope it's with M12 as otherwise that is a long time to wait...
Sounds like a nordic kind of plane, and I imagine it has some graveyard sort of theme due to how evil it all sounds. See: World of Warcraft's Northrend.
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. . also, isn't 264 a rather odd number for a large set now? Possibly a change in the numbers of basic lands?
I'd expect a ton more vamps actually.
yeah, I edited my post to reflect that before you mentioned it. People make mistakes. lol
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Also: 264 cards, noticeably larger than a normal "large" set these days.
Yeah, it looks to me (and many people predicted this when we first discovered the name) like an attempt to execute the gothic-horror style that Homelands aimed for, without the baggage of reusing the setting of the least popular set of all time.
I'm down with the gothic/horror influence. And I love the Liliana Vess character.
Maybe one of the storylines will be Baron Sengir attempting to regain control. It would certainly make all those quotes about Homelands from M11 look like awesome foreshadowing.
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I want Lilianna to kill me!
What a goddess!
SQEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Famliy Guy Emperor Says,
"Something, something something, DARK SIDE!
Something, something, something COMPLETE!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHiUitciuJ8
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Ha! That's a good one.
Also, any clues in Scars block that might point towards Shake's block theme? People figured out Zendikar / Scars out pretty handily.
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