I doubt we'll get Avacyn, Linvala AND Iona all in the same set. Three of the most mythic angels in the game all together? They'll save at least one or two to milk money out of a future product.
Sadly, with Avacyn seeming like THE most obvious inclusion, Wizards probably won't put her in. She'll probably be a judge promo or whatever to parallel the promo Griselbrand.
Obviously I could be wrong, but I largely expect Avacyn, Angel of Hope (with new art)
to be the "face card" of this set.
If I had to bet on Avacyn vs. Iona, I would go with Avacyn,
because Iona can easily be in MM2, and she's more likely to be banned in EDH.
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Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
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Yeah, I think Iona would be better suited for a judge promo or something. She's a very controversial card that sees Legacy play (as far as I know) and is actually disliked by a lot of casual players because of her ability that completely shuts you out of the game. I definitely hope Avacyn is in here with either the same art or art that's not terrible. Since I'm mainly an EDH player she will probably be the only angel I would want unless Gisela is also in the set. Karmic Guide already has a judge promo (a fairly cheap one at that), Restoration Angel had a buy a box? promo and Angel of Despair has been upstaged by Ashen Rider.
This would feel incomplete without Avacyn, Angel of Hope and Akroma, Angel of Wrath. Akroma with the Duel Decks art and her original flavor text would sell a ton of these on her own.
Also wow, I just noticed they gave Avacyn the same mana cost as Akroma. Neat detail.
I actually hope they don't include Akroma, Angel of Wrath because we just got that in foil in the DD Anthologies set. I agree that the preview art looks like Twilight Shepherd, and I hope it is. I'd also be surprised to see this set without either Avacyn or Iona, though I think it'll just be one of them. Both would probably mean that the rest of the set would be cheap rubbish, but that can happen. Seriously doubt that they will put Linvala here, she belongs in a MM set. The money angels here should be huge and flashy.
question: at which point did avacyn become expensive? which deck/foramt plays her?
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Not to mention general casual appeal. She's a huge, mythic rare angel who has a very over the top effect and was a key character in the storyline of an entire block. That alone will add value to a card.
Linvalla and Gisela are probably the two angels that I want the most, especially considering the obscene price of their foils.
However, my bet is:
1. Twilight Sheperd. This one is DEFINITELY the art of the announcement
2. Akroma, Angel of Fury. Considering that white Akroma has a promo already, this is a safe bet
3. Angel of Despair. First money card of the set.
4. Angel of Serenity. Relatively cheap mythic and recent. Follows FTV patterns
5. Serra Angel, for sure
6. Tariel, Reckoner of Souls. This is one of the only original commanders that does not have a foil version. Commander community often asks about her and Damia in foil
7. Avacyn, Angel of Hope
8. Empyrial Archangel or Jenara, Asura of War
9. Lightning Angel or Irisdescent Angel
10. Voice of All (Wizards loves this one)
11. Sunblast Angel (cheap and crappy, FTV fodder)
12. Serra Advocate (Have you seen how much a foil is worth?)
13. Platinum Angel
14. Angelic Destiny
15. Luminarch's Ascension
question: at which point did avacyn become expensive? which deck/foramt plays her?
She's been expensive since Day 1.
There have been fluctuations in her price,
but she started at $10 and only went up from there.
As far as I know, she's really only used in EDH or Casual,
but that is the market they are aiming for with this,
so she has a good chance of appearing.
Akroma, IMO, has the biggest chance of being "left out" because they recently reprinted Divine vs. Demonic.
Iona also might fail to make the cut due to lots of animosity towards her (and Ban potential).
Avacyn (THE GOOD ONE), on the other hand, better be in this, or they've done it wrong
(which is hardly unprecedented with FTV )
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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
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AFTER ALL THE PRAYING, THE HOPING, AND THE WHINING.
This Glorious news has appeared!
Prayers to Avacyn~ Praised be to Asha~ and Glory be to Lady Serra~
I caaaaaaaaaaaaaan't.
Now here's hoping the included cards wouldn't be janky and iconic to the Angel brand. (The revamped art of Rebecca Guay's Serra Angel promo would've been amazeballs... but I don't think she made that with consultation with WOTC :/ )
FTV angels: Featuring 1 money card(iona,linvala, or avacyn) 6 good cards, 7 crap angels you forgot actually existed (Seraph of the Sword-.-), and Serra angel with it's 29th art.
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I want to know when enough Vaults will be printed for FTV: Vaults. Currently they would have to tap the reserve list, so that is a problem.
They could make FTV: Shut up and take my money! It will just have the most 15 expensive Modern cards.
We know there is going to be a loser angel in this bunch...possibly Exalted Angel, which isn't very impressive for today's meta.
An alternate art Serra Angel would be fun, but it has been printed a million times. There aren't any arts that have not been foiled though, so new art would be welcome.
I want to know when enough Vaults will be printed for FTV: Vaults. Currently they would have to tap the reserve list, so that is a problem.
They could make FTV: Shut up and take my money! It will just have the most 15 expensive Modern cards.
We know there is going to be a loser angel in this bunch...possibly Exalted Angel, which isn't very impressive for today's meta.
An alternate art Serra Angel would be fun, but it has been printed a million times. There aren't any arts that have not been foiled though, so new art would be welcome.
Realistically there will be like five really cheap angels in this; Probably even more. On exalted angel: The card is fine, but I wince whenever I see triggered lifelink or deathtouch in a modern frame.
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Rhys the Redeemed
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That's always the MSRP for FTV sets. It might as well say "nudge nudge wink wink" because everyone knows that it's really going to sell for about $100 in LGS.
You mean like Annihilation, which you could buy for MSRP on EBay from day 1 (and still can)?
I agree. I don't think there's going to be as many Mythic angels as everyone's hoping for. More than likely it will also have some silly Uncommon "Angel" cards like Angel's Tomb, Angelic Armaments or even the common Seraph Sanctuary . Another angel that's not that powerful that could make the cut would be Stoic Angel.
That's always the MSRP for FTV sets. It might as well say "nudge nudge wink wink" because everyone knows that it's really going to sell for about $100 in LGS.
You mean like Annihilation, which you could buy for MSRP on EBay from day 1 (and still can)?
That one is the exception, not the rule, and you know it.
You don't call "dying to removal" if the removal is more expensive in resources than the creature. If you have to spend BG (Abrupt Decay), or W + basic land (PtE) to remove a 1G, that is not "dying to removal". Strictly speaking Goyf dies to removal, but actually your removal is dying to Goyf.
Obviously I could be wrong, but I largely expect Avacyn, Angel of Hope (with new art)
to be the "face card" of this set.
If I had to bet on Avacyn vs. Iona, I would go with Avacyn,
because Iona can easily be in MM2, and she's more likely to be banned in EDH.
I also seriously doubt the preview art is Gisela, Blade of Goldnight-
it would show her face if it were.
Twilight Shepherd and Angel of Despair are good guesses.
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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
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Also wow, I just noticed they gave Avacyn the same mana cost as Akroma. Neat detail.
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GUR Riku of Two Reflections
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This is one of those cards that EDH/Commander has made expensive, because every deck with white wants to play her.
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However, my bet is:
1. Twilight Sheperd. This one is DEFINITELY the art of the announcement
2. Akroma, Angel of Fury. Considering that white Akroma has a promo already, this is a safe bet
3. Angel of Despair. First money card of the set.
4. Angel of Serenity. Relatively cheap mythic and recent. Follows FTV patterns
5. Serra Angel, for sure
6. Tariel, Reckoner of Souls. This is one of the only original commanders that does not have a foil version. Commander community often asks about her and Damia in foil
7. Avacyn, Angel of Hope
8. Empyrial Archangel or Jenara, Asura of War
9. Lightning Angel or Irisdescent Angel
10. Voice of All (Wizards loves this one)
11. Sunblast Angel (cheap and crappy, FTV fodder)
12. Serra Advocate (Have you seen how much a foil is worth?)
13. Platinum Angel
14. Angelic Destiny
15. Luminarch's Ascension
She's been expensive since Day 1.
There have been fluctuations in her price,
but she started at $10 and only went up from there.
As far as I know, she's really only used in EDH or Casual,
but that is the market they are aiming for with this,
so she has a good chance of appearing.
Akroma, IMO, has the biggest chance of being "left out" because they recently reprinted Divine vs. Demonic.
Iona also might fail to make the cut due to lots of animosity towards her (and Ban potential).
Avacyn (THE GOOD ONE), on the other hand, better be in this, or they've done it wrong
(which is hardly unprecedented with FTV )
Reprint Stasis!
Control needs more love.
EDH:
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
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
This Glorious news has appeared!
Prayers to Avacyn~ Praised be to Asha~ and Glory be to Lady Serra~
I caaaaaaaaaaaaaan't.
Now here's hoping the included cards wouldn't be janky and iconic to the Angel brand. (The revamped art of Rebecca Guay's Serra Angel promo would've been amazeballs... but I don't think she made that with consultation with WOTC :/ )
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They could make FTV: Shut up and take my money! It will just have the most 15 expensive Modern cards.
We know there is going to be a loser angel in this bunch...possibly Exalted Angel, which isn't very impressive for today's meta.
An alternate art Serra Angel would be fun, but it has been printed a million times. There aren't any arts that have not been foiled though, so new art would be welcome.
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Realistically there will be like five really cheap angels in this; Probably even more. On exalted angel: The card is fine, but I wince whenever I see triggered lifelink or deathtouch in a modern frame.
Feel free to tell me yours!
They still need to do FTV: Planeswalkers.
Especially now that we have PW Commanders
[I want my (playable) foil Teferi, Temporal Archmage and Nahiri, the Lithomancer!].
Reprint Stasis!
Control needs more love.
EDH:
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
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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You mean like Annihilation, which you could buy for MSRP on EBay from day 1 (and still can)?
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That one is the exception, not the rule, and you know it.
Exiled = $209.98
Relics = $189.98
Twenty = $159.98
Dragons = $199.98
Legends = $119.98
Realms = $158.98
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As Im not familiar with everything on the reserved list cards I would like to see dont jump up and down at me if i name a reserved card
Just based on Angels that I know of : -
Desolation Angel
Maelstrom Archangel
Akroma, Angel of Wrath
Akroma, Angel of Fury
Lightning Angel