The modern event deck is b/w tokens. The 4 cards we know it contains for sure are Hero of Bladehold, Elspeth Knight Errant, intangible virtue, and honor of the pure. Have picture to confirm, can't upload on mobile device. If mods would like source, please pm me. Will try to get pic uploaded ASAP
Well if that's true, I'm a little disappointed. I was really hoping for a B/U Fairy deck with Bitterblossom and Vendilion Clique.
There better be some fetchlands or other good cards in there in addition to Elspeth to warrant the $75 MSRP. Maybe at least a Marsh Flats.
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I'm sure if Bitterblossom was in it, they'd show it off on the box. Shame, but I guess it would have been hard to get it at <100$ if it had one. I might still be interested in this.
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The way that's written definitely doesn't rule BB out,
as it couldn't really be considered a "leader" like Elspeth,
or a pump spell like Intangible Virtue.
It should have a few Inquisition of Kozilek at least
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Elspeth is great and all, but as has already been pointed out, does she really need a 4th printing? Hero and the other mentioned cards in the op are by no means at all hard to acquire and provide little to no barrier to entry.
Perhaps they were most focused on making the most competitive deck at the target price rather than increasing availability of harder to get items. I'll reserve final judgement until we see the remainder of the list. I'd hope for at least a godless shrine and maybe an isolated chapel (I already have my sets, but shocks and check-lands would be a nice include for newer player I think).
Here is to hoping a reprint of the Lorwyn Thoughtseize artwork. If Elspeth, Knight-Errant can be reprinted this soon, I wouldn't doubt them busting open Thoughtseize too. Although, I think speaking of discard spells, this and MM2 is about the only time they could reprint Inquisition of Kozilek.
Also, I wouldn't doubt Bitterblossom. It seems like a perfect fit.
If bitterblossom or a fetch land were included you can take it to the bank that it would be on the box description. Marketing is going to find a way to put the big money cards on the box to help this sell. My two cents on the matter, hopefully I'm wrong and someone can quote this later on to make me look foolish, but I'm not holding out hope of that.
If bitterblossom or a fetch land were included you can take it to the bank that it would be on the box description. Marketing is going to find a way to put the big money cards on the box to help this sell. My two cents on the matter, hopefully I'm wrong and someone can quote this later on to make me look foolish, but I'm not holding out hope of that.
Agreed. I can understand them not listing a fetchland or shockland since, well, the manabase is not typically the selling point of a deck's play style. I do think that Bitterblossom would have been listed both to be a selling point AND a playstyle aspect of the deck. I don't think this is going to have it.
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It's a tad premature to rule out Bitterblossom when we know 4/75 cards, but I for one would be surprised to see it included. I don't take its unbanning as an admission by WotC that "hey guys, this card is totally fine. We were so wrong to ban it."
More like "It's still scary but we think we've printed the tools to keep it in check now. Let's let it out on parole and see if it behaves."
I'm sure it's something they'll watch closely for future B&R updates, given how gun shy they were to unban it for so long. They've been burned once printing an event deck with cards that got banned as soon as it hit the shelves. I think they'd be very cautious about risking that again with a brand new product in their prized new format.
Inquisition of Kozilek for sure (more because the name makes it difficult to drop into a standard set printing, unlike thoughtseize). I'm honestly going out on a limb and gonna say there's ZERO fetches in this list. Doesn't make a ton of sense for wizards to attack the price point of fetchlands as a whole by printing single fetches in special set products.
Am I the only one wishing for a shot of the front of the box as well?
Pumping out Thoughtsieze now that we all have a playset would be a lark. I can picture it now a deck full of shocks, thoughtsieze, elspeth, path that they whipped up a couple years ago thinking "VALUE, the players will love us for this" and they proceed to reprint all of them in the last year. I hope I am wrong. Just giving us stuff we recently opened is what the standard event decks are. Not the modern ones.
I really didn't expect storm or really any combo, but I thought Pod of Faeries had a chance.
does bitterblossom really seem like it fits in this primarily white deck? i mean it has honor of the pure which is not going to do anything for your faerie tokens..im betting there is no BB.
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There better be some fetchlands or other good cards in there in addition to Elspeth to warrant the $75 MSRP. Maybe at least a Marsh Flats.
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someone goofed *big*.
She's already had three printings and is hardly a huge barrier to entry
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Control needs more love.
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as it couldn't really be considered a "leader" like Elspeth,
or a pump spell like Intangible Virtue.
It should have a few Inquisition of Kozilek at least
Reprint Stasis!
Control needs more love.
EDH:
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Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
The Mimeoplasm
WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW
WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
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Perhaps they were most focused on making the most competitive deck at the target price rather than increasing availability of harder to get items. I'll reserve final judgement until we see the remainder of the list. I'd hope for at least a godless shrine and maybe an isolated chapel (I already have my sets, but shocks and check-lands would be a nice include for newer player I think).
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Also, I wouldn't doubt Bitterblossom. It seems like a perfect fit.
Agreed. I can understand them not listing a fetchland or shockland since, well, the manabase is not typically the selling point of a deck's play style. I do think that Bitterblossom would have been listed both to be a selling point AND a playstyle aspect of the deck. I don't think this is going to have it.
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More like "It's still scary but we think we've printed the tools to keep it in check now. Let's let it out on parole and see if it behaves."
I'm sure it's something they'll watch closely for future B&R updates, given how gun shy they were to unban it for so long. They've been burned once printing an event deck with cards that got banned as soon as it hit the shelves. I think they'd be very cautious about risking that again with a brand new product in their prized new format.
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Pumping out Thoughtsieze now that we all have a playset would be a lark. I can picture it now a deck full of shocks, thoughtsieze, elspeth, path that they whipped up a couple years ago thinking "VALUE, the players will love us for this" and they proceed to reprint all of them in the last year. I hope I am wrong. Just giving us stuff we recently opened is what the standard event decks are. Not the modern ones.
I really didn't expect storm or really any combo, but I thought Pod of Faeries had a chance.