Different art from the stainless too, master pieces maybe?
And finally Narset is mono-blue like she should have been.
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There is a pegasus that gives flying to a non-flyer when it attacks, with Gideon in its art, and the flavor text is Gideon asking if the pegasus is ready to give up its life to save Ravnica.
So, that's Gid's ride.
Edit: also, this set is giving the most loyalty PW have ever been given for their mana cost. One is almost guaranteed to be over-powered. Remember when Kiora got 2 loyalty for 4 mana?
From some leaks it is actually Rakdos giving Gideon a lift to Bolas, but I assume that that there was no way to reconcile the art with the story.
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Remember how the early leaked version had the original art without the stainless glass effect, but a mythical edition frame/set icon?
I wonder what that was about since as of now I don't recall WotC saying anything about a War of the Spark mythical edition.
Different art from the stainless too, master pieces maybe?
And finally Narset is mono-blue like she should have been.
Yes, the glass art is Gideon's masterpiece edition art (that was spoiled on the very first weekend along with Roalesk and 8 more walkers including Bolas)
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That would be pretty bad ass but seems completely out-of-flavor/character for that character, right?
Agreed, that was one of the story parts which raised many eyebrows. However from what I have seen so far the leak was incredibly spot on with all story predictions, so I am inclined to believe it at this point.
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Like Narset and her Reversal (nice for the ral decks trying to accomplish the combo) and can get a thought erasure and discard (soo kinda a counter in that aspect) but not being restricted to mana cost and bouncing it is nice, probably will see some play.
Given the shape of the wings and the presence of the “thumb” it’s definitely not an angel or a Pegasus. Given the sort of star shaped frill just to the left of gideons head I’d say it’s Niv but we know other things from book leaks.
Different art from the stainless too, master pieces maybe?
And finally Narset is mono-blue like she should have been.
Why should she be mono blue? Jeskai colors would be best but not seeing why mono blue makes the most sense.
Note: This is all personal opinion.
I really dislike the tend the world building team (its no long creative now apparently) have of making mono-colored walkers into multicolored. Sorin bugs me since for awhile he was a mono black heroic character...then they gave him white. The reason for this was Innistrad brought his white side and at the time. Then he shows up during Tarkir black/white. I was annoyed but I was thinking it was gonna be due to color balance reasons. Add in the formed Khan cycle in dragon of tarkir was mono-colored it would have fit IMO better if Narset was mono colored with them.
[quote from="5colors »" url="/forums/magic-fundamentals/the-rumor-mill/808748-4-17-mothership-spoilers-gideon-blackblade-narset?comment=6"]Different art from the stainless too, master pieces maybe?
And finally Narset is mono-blue like she should have been.
Yes, the glass art is Gideon's masterpiece edition art (that was spoiled on the very first weekend along with Roalesk and 8 more walkers including Bolas)
Considering how the leaks looked I was unsure personally if the frame was to be believed.
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Remember how the early leaked version had the original art without the stainless glass effect, but a mythical edition frame/set icon?
I wonder what that was about since as of now I don't recall WotC saying anything about a War of the Spark mythical edition.
Honestly if Wizard would be clever they would share cards with mistakes in them (like different card frame etc). This way if something would be leaked it would be easily traceable.
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Personally, the reversal is the most important card to me from an EDH perspective:
1. The thought of copying a turn 3 reach/cultivate while costing the ramp deck a turn is amazing
2.this is a fork variant that you can actually use on your own wratha and other spells that normally don’t make sense to copy
I was hopin from day 1 Gideon was fake. His card totally feels like a Rare Planeswalker with 2 loyality-abilities & a passive one.
Very unlike to Lili & nicol.
He's good & playable i guess.
Just not what a Mythic-Planeswalker like Lili with 3 Loyality-abilities
is. Epic !
Though it's cool he constantly rises in Loyality. Almost useless +1 though
And... Interestingly enough, Gideon Blackblade and Rakdos, the Showstopper have the same artist. That's confirmation enough for me that it is Rakdos giving Gideon a lift.
Different art from the stainless too, master pieces maybe?
And finally Narset is mono-blue like she should have been.
Why should she be mono blue? Jeskai colors would be best but not seeing why mono blue makes the most sense.
Note: This is all personal opinion.
I really dislike the tend the world building team (its no long creative now apparently) have of making mono-colored walkers into multicolored. Sorin bugs me since for awhile he was a mono black heroic character...then they gave him white. The reason for this was Innistrad brought his white side and at the time. Then he shows up during Tarkir black/white. I was annoyed but I was thinking it was gonna be due to color balance reasons. Add in the formed Khan cycle in dragon of tarkir was mono-colored it would have fit IMO better if Narset was mono colored with them.
See, I view planeswalker cards very differently. They're not physically the planeswalker. They're you, one planeswalker, temporarily acquiring favor from another planeswalker. Each card, you are seeing a fragment of their power, the parts appropriate to the task you had at hand when you requested aid. Thus, having multiple planeswalker cards out of the same character is just you needing more aspects of their assistance at the moment.
But many planeswalkers have the ability to manipulate multiple colors of mana.
Therefore, very few planeswalkers are, themselves, actually "monocolored". If statted out as a roleplaying character, for example, they would have spells or magical abilities that take from multiple "colors" (roughly the equivalent of D&D schools of magic). Just because some of their cards don't show that, doesn't mean they can't. It's just that those specific cards aren't focusing on that aspect of their character. That's all.
Sorin, then, could always likely manipulate white mana as a character, and also happens to be somewhat noble in certain ways, as well as lawful and orderly. So in Innistrad, we simply saw a shift in focus on cards to highlight his abilities at manipulating white mana. Nothing more.
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The most "action" PW art ever, I think.
also, is that Feather in the background?
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Probably is to give Gideon a lift towards Bolas. Thats a really sweet art.
It sure looks like it after looking more closely at it...explains how Gideon's able to get to Bolas, which is actually really cool.
And finally Narset is mono-blue like she should have been.
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Definitely one of the best Gids PW card out there
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Why should she be mono blue? Jeskai colors would be best but not seeing why mono blue makes the most sense.
So, that's Gid's ride.
Edit: also, this set is giving the most loyalty PW have ever been given for their mana cost. One is almost guaranteed to be over-powered. Remember when Kiora got 2 loyalty for 4 mana?
Just kidding.
Remember how the early leaked version had the original art without the stainless glass effect, but a mythical edition frame/set icon?
I wonder what that was about since as of now I don't recall WotC saying anything about a War of the Spark mythical edition.
Yes, the glass art is Gideon's masterpiece edition art (that was spoiled on the very first weekend along with Roalesk and 8 more walkers including Bolas)
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This Gideon looks really good though in game too, so does Narset. Good cards.
Agreed, that was one of the story parts which raised many eyebrows. However from what I have seen so far the leak was incredibly spot on with all story predictions, so I am inclined to believe it at this point.
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I like that gideon art has some action going.
I hope his Trusted Pegasus is fine.
Finally a good white villain quote: "So, do I ever re-evaluate my life choices? Never, because I know what I'm doing is a righteous cause."
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I really dislike the tend the world building team (its no long creative now apparently) have of making mono-colored walkers into multicolored. Sorin bugs me since for awhile he was a mono black heroic character...then they gave him white. The reason for this was Innistrad brought his white side and at the time. Then he shows up during Tarkir black/white. I was annoyed but I was thinking it was gonna be due to color balance reasons. Add in the formed Khan cycle in dragon of tarkir was mono-colored it would have fit IMO better if Narset was mono colored with them.
Considering how the leaks looked I was unsure personally if the frame was to be believed.
"You can tell how dumb someone is by how they use Mary Sue"
Honestly if Wizard would be clever they would share cards with mistakes in them (like different card frame etc). This way if something would be leaked it would be easily traceable.
Hands to the sky
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For the great Miss Y!
1. The thought of copying a turn 3 reach/cultivate while costing the ramp deck a turn is amazing
2.this is a fork variant that you can actually use on your own wratha and other spells that normally don’t make sense to copy
I mean, compare to Rakdos, the Showstopper. I would say the wings and spikes might fit fairly well.
Very unlike to Lili & nicol.
He's good & playable i guess.
Just not what a Mythic-Planeswalker like Lili with 3 Loyality-abilities
is. Epic !
Though it's cool he constantly rises in Loyality. Almost useless +1 though
See, I view planeswalker cards very differently. They're not physically the planeswalker. They're you, one planeswalker, temporarily acquiring favor from another planeswalker. Each card, you are seeing a fragment of their power, the parts appropriate to the task you had at hand when you requested aid. Thus, having multiple planeswalker cards out of the same character is just you needing more aspects of their assistance at the moment.
But many planeswalkers have the ability to manipulate multiple colors of mana.
Therefore, very few planeswalkers are, themselves, actually "monocolored". If statted out as a roleplaying character, for example, they would have spells or magical abilities that take from multiple "colors" (roughly the equivalent of D&D schools of magic). Just because some of their cards don't show that, doesn't mean they can't. It's just that those specific cards aren't focusing on that aspect of their character. That's all.
Sorin, then, could always likely manipulate white mana as a character, and also happens to be somewhat noble in certain ways, as well as lawful and orderly. So in Innistrad, we simply saw a shift in focus on cards to highlight his abilities at manipulating white mana. Nothing more.