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That bolas art is stunning

i wish the rainbow wasn't there for Gitrog monster I can't see the art that well

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Yup its Tezzeret. I almost wonder if it was an experiment to see vorinclex could survive. Not good the metal bits of phyrexia can survive and heal up using Tezzerets bridge.


Also Family Tree;

Alrund is the patriarch, brother to Jorn and "married" to Cosima. They have three kids Toralf, Birgi, and Kolvori as well as Halvar being adopted by Alrund. Alrund tries to use rune magic to talk to the world tree which got us Tergrid and Esika so "children" of Alrund as well it seem. That just leaves Reidane, Egon and Valki as unknown but likely could be Alrund siblings. Reidane deeply likes the Beskir clan for saving Alrunds so she seems have a connection to him.

well vorinclex had to eat a truck load of stuff to regenerate the flesh on his body

I would say tezzert knows about the tyrite and suggested to get a sample to test for the bridge if it can keep the flesh part on the phyrexians on them when they go threw the bridge, but he’s never been to kaldheim

now The big question is what deal did tezzert make with the praetors for his bridge to test for plane traveling we know he has connections to Jin-Gitaxas and we also know tezzert wanted the throne karn almost got from almost being fully corrupted until he got cured just in the nick of time

https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/legends-kaldheim-2021-01-21

Lore of the legends

lets look at the most important one shall we

Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider

Vorinclex is a praetor of New Phyrexia. He despises the concept of sentience and wants the multiverse to operate solely on the roles of predator and prey—survival of the fittest for all. When Elesh Norn gained the upper hand on the other praetors, she knew Vorinclex would be the easiest to influence, as his desires were the basest of the praetors.

Why Vorinclex arrived in Kaldheim is currently unknown, but the purposes are certainly nefarious. The method he used to travel between planes is also a mystery. Vorinclex's organic parts were destroyed in the journey, leaving only metal and bone. An inquisitive stag sniffing around his remains was enough raw material to begin crafting a new body, and Vorinclex slowly made his way up the forest food chain until he had created a form he found satisfactory.

so elesh norn may have dominated all the realms now? And vorinclex may have ran away because he doesn’t want to go elesh way and go his way?

Oh and his arrival that’s why he’s based on grendel the feast is to repair his body

speaking Of which

Vorinclex's organic parts were destroyed in the journey, leaving only metal and bone

for those claiming it can't be tezzert due to lazotep required to go threw the planar bridge

you May potentially get the lex Luther “wrong!” meme why would vorinclex loss his flesh in the travels bolas scales shed while ugin was bringing in unconscious to the mediation realm

Well I will go ahead and say the theory

From a Reddit user was interesting might be kasmina who hired Kaya to kill vorinclex

basicly it comes from the war art book her cabal and her unknown intentions for a conflict the theory is that conflict is the phyrexians and the cabal is something similar to the 9-titans and she’s Basicly new phyrexia era urza (not power wise planning and personality wise)

That’s like one of the best bear token arts too date

The treasure is sweet making it gems rather than gold or treasure chest

Yeah that cat token could be the most popular one yet

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So is Vorinclex making Tibalt sow chaos as a prelude to Phyrexian invasion?

I also wound't be surprised if the "seed" or w/e in Tibalt also spread oil or something else to help Phyrexia. That way even if Kaya kills Vorinclex* w/e been done to Tibalt might still stick around.

*I think this likely but if SoI taught we should wait for the full context

well my theory with the posion is potentially wanted to compleat a walker so they can get their hands on a spark so they can go to other planes

oh the third story also mentions tibalt has kill kaya on the list?

im not sure if it will work out but i have tin foil hat theory of who hired kaya to hunt vorinclex from a couple of reddit users

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If I understand it correctly, Hero of Bretagard counts any counters on her, for example also Ability Counters from Ikoria and onward. So she doesn't have to be 11/11 upon Apotheosis, but could have some extra abilities instead.

that’s right

so in Kathril, Aspect Warper she goes (no need for flying in indestructible counters ofcoarse)



Oh for everybody I want to throw a very very interesting note about cosmic intervention

it Doesn’t say how it goes to the graveyard. Where I’m going with this is you can cast this then just use your phyrexian altar or whatever sac outlets you got you get the benefits then they combat on your endstep


so the mother of all cards with this information....

SCAPESHIFT!

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New story;
https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/episode-3-saga-tibalt-2021-01-20

So Vorinclex inflected Tibalt with a "seed" and wanted Tibalt to cause a distraction for him, which Tibalt planned to do anyways.

Tibalt is on his way into being completed.

oh geez tibalt s gonna end up the same fate as karn almost did?

Now my thoughts on the new cards

The intervention is clearly the most notable I love variants of faith's reward/thrilling encore but really this is the closest thing to a budget teferi's protection

EDIT: OH! OOOOH! YOU CAN SAC YOUR PERMANENTS AFTER THIS RESOLVES WITH A FREE SAC OUTLET THEN THEY COME BACK AT ENDSTEP!

the hero that a mouthful for a creature type when you get it to 11/11 “human angel god warrior”

flicker the farmer and you got a nice ramp for white but they could do better though

the sage - oh boy muldrotha, the gravetide are gonna flip from this card

Deluge - oh that’s Scourge of Fleets on a sorcery

tales of ancestors - THOSE FOOLS! This could have been a white card easily because of happily ever after WHITE NEEDS BETTER DRAW! (In other words this is a incredible group hug draw card that should have been white)


Now the elf deck cards

the Pact - ooooh that’s damnable pact in tribal form

Winnower (not eldrazi) - congradulations elf tribal you get your version of Anowon, the Ruin Sage (elves instead of vampires) EDIT: OH SHOOT! It’s faster than Anowon it happens on everybody’s upkeep rather than just yours

Soul-jar - that’s garbage a opponent just has to shoot the dang thing to get rid of their elves in it and you can only cast one card at a time from activation

Bounty - the land can go into play but not the elf (hand) should have been able to bring both to play

crown - OH NO Glistener Elf Exist the crown can turn it to a one hit wonder

venom - ankle Shanker is just a pest when play against so atleast this doesn’t grant first strike but that second part is scary since that’s pretty much Zulaport Cutthroat for elf deaths

I'm happy both decks got arcane signet just like zendikar did

Notable reprints (playable or value or needed reprint)

Phantom Premonition

• Wall of Omens
  
• Arcane Artisan
  
• Brago, King Eternal
  
• Restoration Angel
  
• Angel of Serenity
  
• Curse of the Swine
  
• Eerie Interlude
  
• Ghostly Flicker
  
• Windfall
  
• Cleansing Nova
  
• Azorius Signet
  
• Mind Stone
  
• Swiftfoot Boots
  
• Ghostly Prison
  

Elven Empire (and as predicted some of the commander legends elves were plants for this deck)
Rhys the Exiled GREAT TIMING! it just spiked $20 because of kaldheim

• Elvish Archdruid
  
• Marwyn, the Nurturer
  
• Wood Elves
  
• Beast Whisperer
  
• Nullmage Shepherd
  
• Poison-Tip Archer
  
• Wirewood Channeler
  
• Harvest Season
  
• Elvish Promenade
  
• Casualties of War
  

and yes ofcoarse both got the most important card of them al sol ring because sol ring

Wow...all cards revealed and were still in the dark on how vorinclex got off new phyrexia and onto kaldheim

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This can't be the real art, right? This looks like something from an un set

no the black blobs are just cut outs from the orignal post he put some stickers around it.

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the uncommon green kicker equipment not too shabby for limited

and this is the final preview card now we have the whole set revealed now

however were not done yet tomorrow we're gonna see the commander decks 16 new cards and reprints
(remember they confirmed its 8 new cards rather than 3 per deck on the product page)

EDIT: clean picture added

That’s a nice slow down ability maybe usable in other formats hey it could be removal if your running no mercy or dread (oh remind never under any circumstances do it on blightsteel colossus unless you got a Solemnity in play)

Oh yea one note here


it’s not 3 cards per new deck it’s 8 this time so excluding the commander this is 1 of 7 new cards for the elf tribal deck