Shadowmoor Info

Shadowmoor is looking like a sweet set, from the looks of it, it will be Dark Lorwyn. I hope all of this art shows up, it is all really good. Please post any more info you come across.

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The third picture down in the 2nd post looks a LOT like Wort.

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This artwork is completely sick. Some of the best I've seen for MTG.

I can't wait to reanimate whatever that octopus thing is.

Looks quite cool. Definitely like it better than Lorwyn or Morningtide's art. :smile:

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I can't wait to reanimate whatever that octopus thing is.

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I hope this set isn't something as lame as Torment + Lorwyn. Lorwent?

The art is looking pretty awesome. Though, some definitely look like the Garbage Pail Kids have all grown up.

3rd pic down in the first post looks like such a bad ass Flamekin. Can't wait to see what it is.

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Originally Posted by TrialByFire

3rd pic down in the first post looks like such a bad ass Flamekin. Can't wait to see what it is.

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By MTG creative conventions, it should be a black creature with flying that makes the opponent discard on dealing damage.

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Originally Posted by Nihil

By MTG creative conventions, it should be a black creature with flying that makes the opponent discard on dealing damage.

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I was thinking more along the lines of a legendary B/R Flamkin, your idea sounds better though. Hopfully its better than Blazing Specter...

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This is my fav. out of all of them, I hope the card is as good as the art...

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The third picture down in the 2nd post looks a LOT like Wort.

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My guess is that it will be Grub, Boggart Auntie. They quote (her/him/she/he/it... oh, I don't know. It's a Pat situation.) in Lorwyn a bit.

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My guess is that it will be Grub, Boggart Auntie. They quote (her/him/she/he/it... oh, I don't know. It's a Pat situation.) in Lorwyn a bit.

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Auntie Flint is also mentioned on flavor texts, but only two times. Grub is mentioned way more.

That octopus thing reminds me a lot of Cloudthresher.

BTW, Kev Walker owns all.

Dragons and Zombies nice. Unless they plan to enhance the Specter creature type which should be a even bigger grab with random discard on most of those cards.

Those two dark flamekin in the first post look AWESOME. And that bat thing coming out of the swamp...

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I want a bunny-deer-horse-giraff-alope too!

Wow.

That's awesome. It's even better the second scroll though.

EDIT: This is at the original, not so much Pinder's.

all artworks is amazing!!!

the octopus one remembers Cloudtresher yet?

This is just some speculation but;

Transfigure will be in this set/eventide.

#8 will have an upkeep trigger, be it damage or a cost.

#20 will be a big sorcery.

If only Transfigure was playable at instant speed... as it is, they'll need to put it on very good bodies to make the mechanic any good.

Okay... I'm really oddly interested in that... scarecrow-like construct being led by the purple doll on a stick. Now I know how it feels to be a Vizzerdrix collector.

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Okay... I'm really oddly interested in that... scarecrow-like construct being led by the purple doll on a stick. Now I know how it feels to be a Vizzerdrix collector.

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There are 3 of the "Scarecrow" looking things in those pics. I wonder what roll they will play in the game/storyline?

Here are some interesting things pointed out by a member of MTG Salvation:
That pics 8, 21, 24, and 26 look like they may come from:

8: a dragon... from spinerock knoll?
21: a giant with rocky fists and trees on the back. Maybe mosswort bridge?
24: a huge horror-like creature... howltooth hollow?
26: a giant land nautilus! shelldock island?

the art is amazing!

I like it how the kithkin/merfolk/giants all look corrupted etc but the art with all the elves look like they are all innocent/trying to escape the corruption

I dont usually follow any stories but I might just read this block

Also loved what looks like a goblin inside some kind of fish disguise?

At least this doesnt appear to be the plane Tarmogoyf is from, God knows the metagoyf doesnt need another of him :wink:

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At least this doesnt appear to be the plane Tarmogoyf is from, God knows the metagoyf doesnt need another of him :wink:

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Well it took 27 posts but Tarmogoyf has finally showed up in this thread too...he's everywhere...

This is some of the freakiest artwork I have seen in a long time. Hope the cards are as good as the artwork.

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^^ is badass looking hopefully the abilities on these cards are as hawt as the art, if so this could be the best expansion in a long time.

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^^ is badass looking hopefully the abilities on these cards are as hawt as the art, if so this could be the best expansion in a long time.

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I'm guessing it will be a 1/2 with at least two abilities, one of which taps as a cost.

Amazing art is amazing! :eek:

This one

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and the cloud thing of Sacearuse are my favorites.

The downside? The set is going to suck. Seriously, how many epic artworks has Wizards ruined so far by tacking them onto awful cards? How many good cards are an eyesore due to fugly, old man and Tarmogoyf?

And the failure that is Transfigure is going to be mechanic in Shadowmoor? God help us!

If Transfigure comes on a creature with a CC of one, then you could use it as a Dreadnought tutor, which would be cool.

Much as I wish Transfigure could be played at instant speed, we all know how broken it would be if that were the case.


Good call on Transfigure, by the way. Seems like a likely candidate.

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There are 3 of the "Scarecrow" looking things in those pics. I wonder what roll they will play in the game/storyline?

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They could be "dark" treefolk. I thought at first they might be elementals, but there seem to be an awful lot of them, and they all have the same basic structure and such. Elementals tended to be pretty unique in Lorwyn.

Here's hoping there's some good faeries or treefolk. Also, the new merrow look BAD ASS.

EDIT: Especially this one:

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The seventh pic down on the third post looks like slimer, from ghostbusters, on steroids.

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Amazing art is amazing! :eek:

This one

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and the cloud thing of Sacearuse are my favorites.

The downside? The set is going to suck. Seriously, how many epic artworks has Wizards ruined so far by tacking them onto awful cards? How many good cards are an eyesore due to fugly, old man and Tarmogoyf?

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This is the shit. I believe, with all my heart, that this is going to be the new bw Tarmogoyf. This in the beastie that will put every deck I have in the works over the top [/unrealistic hopes and dreams...]

But seriously, I'm going to play fucking pack draft like a mo-fo until this rotates out. You don't even have a vague inkling :] It's game time. This is the first set I am genuinely fucking stoaked for. That, and I'm in Texas and It's snowing!!!!

EDIT: now to say something relevant, outside of !!!!111one!!!!!. Is it just me, or does 90% of the artwork that we have seen for new cards look black, or at least partly black? If the entire set looks like this, I think we may have a 60-70 percent black set... I'll be happy if this entierly unrealistic conclusion is true.

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If Transfigure comes on a creature with a CC of one, then you could use it as a Dreadnought tutor, which would be cool.

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Except that Transfigure, like Transmute, always costs 3. So it's awful. The best thing I could see is Transfigure on a decent 2-drop so you can tutor for Goyf directly into play on your third turn (or later, I suppose), with a creature already in the yard for pumping him.

But still.

And yeah, making it instant would make it more broken, but I'd rather have a really good ability on a few cards than an incredibly awful one on a lot of cards.

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Originally Posted by Pinder

Except that Transfigure, like Transmute, always costs 3. So it's awful. The best thing I could see is Transfigure on a decent 2-drop so you can tutor for Goyf directly into play on your third turn (or later, I suppose), with a creature already in the yard for pumping him.

But still.

And yeah, making it instant would make it more broken, but I'd rather have a really good ability on a few cards than an incredibly awful one on a lot of cards.

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Or no more fucking keywords, perhaps???

You know what this means, though, right? More Merfolk.

YES.

Now that I think of it: why would Transfigure be in Shadowmoor? The only way it can have decent synergy with Evoke would be by putting Evoke and Transfigure on the same card, which just can't happen outside of rares because it would take up too much text. Considering that most Evoke creatures have bumped-up CMCs because of the Evoke option, there's actually a negative synergy between the two.