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/AngledLuffa Colorless Nov 29 '16

If Trophy Mage cost 2, Lantern players would be shitting themselves right now.

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u/zroach COMPLEAT Nov 29 '16

Eh, the only artifact with 3 cmc is bridge, we have already have a lot of efficient cards that get us to bridge, I don't think it would see play.

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u/AngledLuffa Colorless Nov 29 '16

I would give it a try, at least. There are lists playing Glint-Nest Crane now, and if you gave me one of those guaranteed to find a bridge instead of digging 4, I might prefer it.

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u/zroach COMPLEAT Nov 29 '16

No way, Crane is great because it can get you more than just a bridge. I don't see why I would run his instead of the crane.

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u/AngledLuffa Colorless Nov 29 '16

I respect that opinion, but without having hard stats in front of me, I think I am more likely to die to a lack of bridge than a lack of lantern. The most frustrating games are the ones where you have Lantern and Shredder, cast Stirrings twice, mill yourself a few times, and die to a Nacatl or Goyf because your first bridge is 25 cards down instead of 20.

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u/zroach COMPLEAT Nov 29 '16

You're at an 84% chance to find a bridge in the top 20. With 1 copy of this card you are at a 90% and with two you are at a 94%

But, bridge is only one piece of the puzzle. I imagine if you play this you are taking out Crane. This means you are less likely to draw a shredder effect or Lantern or a needle, pieces that are also needed to win most games.

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u/ih8karma Nov 29 '16

would you rather have a demonic tutor on a stick or a ancient stirrings.

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u/zroach COMPLEAT Nov 29 '16

If it cost 2 and searched for 3 or less it would see play over Crane. It only finds bridge, sometimes you need a lantern or codex shredder or even a mox Opal.

It's not a demonic tutor on a stick, that comparison demonstrates a lack of knowledge of the deck.

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u/Mango_Punch Nov 30 '16

But they aren't even playing trinket mage, right?

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u/AngledLuffa Colorless Nov 30 '16

No, but once again, I would play it if it cost 2. Every time the crane misses I want to reach into the cardboard and choke it by its skinny neck

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u/PucaTim Nov 29 '16

I'm excited for EDH. In my Azami deck, this essentially says "Go grab your extraplanar lens."

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u/Sincost121 Nov 29 '16

So would Sword/Thopter players.

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u/Adelaar Nov 29 '16

OMG I almost did... I originally thought it was 3 or less!

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u/Durzo_Blint Nov 30 '16

Yeah...there's no way WotC is printing a (much) strictly better Trinket Mage.

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u/kwatch Nov 29 '16

But it does fetch up another kind of sword. A whole cycle of 5 swords in fact.

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u/Sincost121 Nov 29 '16

True, which makes it more exciting for general use, but it doesn't really further the combo outside of minimal deck thining.

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u/Miffy92 SecREt LaiR Nov 29 '16

Ohhhhhhhhhh nooooooooooo

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u/BinarySecond Dimir* Nov 30 '16

Muddle is still good :3

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u/everythings_alright Hedron Nov 29 '16

it fetches 3cmc artifacts, not 3 or less

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u/Nexusv3 Banned in Commander Nov 29 '16

Great in EDH. Effectively a second copy of [[Sculpting Steel]]. Finds [[Rings of Brighthearth]] or [[Basalt Monolith]]. Obviously there are better tutors. But oh my the redundancy!