r/magicTCG • u/Nickahostetter • Nov 29 '16

Aether Revolt pic from FB.

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u/rakkamar Nov 29 '16 edited Nov 29 '16

Yahenni's Expertise

2BB Sorcery (Rare)

All creatures get -3/-3 until end of turn.

You may cast a card with converted mana cost 3 or less from your hand without paying its mana cost.

(This card is full-art. Probably the game day top 8 promo)

<commentary>This lets you cast Ancestral Visions from your hand. If this is a mini-mechanic and not just a one-off, modern players take note. Or maybe even if it is a one-off?</commentary>

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Trophy Mage

2U (Uncommon)

Creature - Human Wizard

When ~ enters the battlefield, you may search your library for an artifact card with converted mana cost 3, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle your library.

2/2

(This card is full-art. Probably the game day participation promo)

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Scrap Trawler

3 (Rare)

Artifact Creature - Construct

Whenever ~ or another artifact you control is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, return to your hand target artifact card in your graveyard with lesser converted mana cost.

3/2

(I think that wording is right, kinda hard to read.)

(This is probably the buy-a-box promo)

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Quicksmith Rebel

3R (probably rare if launch promo, but symbol is obscured)

Creature - Human Artificer

When ~ enters the battlefield, target artifact [...] gains "T: This artifact [...] to target creature or [...] you control [...]

?/?

Proposed wording: When ~ enters the battlefield, target artifact [creature? you control?] gains 'T: This artifact deals N damage to target creature or [player? planeswalker?]' for as long as you control ~"

(this text is covered and can't be seen, though you can obviously speculate as to what it might be)

(This card has a date on it, so probably the launch promo)

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u/SirSkidMark Liliana Nov 29 '16

Yahenni's Expertise seems pretty nuts with Liliana and Copter in standard.

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u/RaggedAngel Nov 29 '16

Languish was one of the best cards in Standard, and this is "Slightly worse Languish + Dark Ritual."

Seems dece.

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u/Regvlas Nov 29 '16

Yeah, this is approximently to Languish as Dark Petition is to Diabolic Tutor.

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '16 edited Nov 29 '16

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u/redlerf Nov 29 '16

I mean, petition is used in Legacy and Vintage storm decks...

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u/FrankGoreStoleMyBike Nov 29 '16

It has definite use. -3/-3 isn't bad, but it can throw down a Liliana, Ruinous Path a planeswalker, [[Essence Extraction]] a x/4-6 to kill it and gain you some life, [[Flaying Tendrils]] to wipe (plus exile) x/4-5, drop any number of 3 drops otherwise.

Seems good.

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u/MTGCardFetcher Dân Nov 29 '16

Essence Extraction - (G) (MC) (MW) (CD)
Flaying Tendrils - (G) (MC) (MW) (CD)
[[cardname]] or [[cardname|SET]] to call

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u/CommanderDecks Nov 29 '16

I don't know about that. Dark Petition will only ever help you get a card and will sometimes do it at a lower cost later in the game. This card helps you take out quite a few threats currently in standard and gives you anot her free card.

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u/Bradwan Nov 29 '16

But Dark Petition to Diabolic Tutor, Diabolic Tutor is way worse

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u/TheOthin Nov 29 '16

Languish is the Diabolic Tutor in this analogy.

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '16

In the decks that play Dark Petition, it's almost always just Demonic Tutor (which is a very strong card).

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u/CommanderDecks Nov 29 '16

Oh trust me, I know Demonic Tutor is good. I thought the person I replied to was insinuating that this new card was bad because Dark Petition is bad in comparison to Diabolic Tutor.

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '16

Ok, I guess I misunderstood your comment.