Unreleased and New Card Discussion

[Venedrex]

Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines

I like it.

[folding_music]

are all the NPH refs because that's where this set takes place? or its another of those overlay plots? I've been ignoring all the hype stuff lol

[ukkuhrmakhai]

are all the NPH refs because that's where this set takes place? or its another of those overlay plots? I've been ignoring all the hype stuff lol

I read that as Neil Patrick Harris and my first thought was "is there another bizarre universe beyond set that I missed, are we doing a HIMYM or Doctor Horrible crossover now?"

My second was I guess Yawgmoth looks a little like NPH, are they going to remake Mirrodin into replica of NPH?

[TheAmericanSpirit]

Now that we've seen all the new praetors, I still prefer the old ones. The new ones are all small and lame. The old ones felt like giant presences with the stats and cost to match.

[Hermes_]

Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines

I like it.

This why I bothered to check this thread, I was like oh look new card.

[Hermes_]

jor kadeen looks awesome and Elesh looks like she (it?) is having a bad night

[duducrash]

@Hermes_ do you know where this Norn is going to be avaliable? I hope to god it isnt a neon hidetsugu kind if thing because I *REALLY* want this

[Hermes_]

@Hermes_ do you know where this Norn is going to be avaliable? I hope to god it isnt a neon hidetsugu kind if thing because I *REALLY* want this

Cards with the borderless manga treatment can be found in Phyrexia: All Will Be One Draft, Set, and Collector Boosters.

https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2022 ... ll-be-one/

https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/annou ... ill-be-one

EDIT: I bet the new jor will either be the face card pr just another card in the RW commander deck

[Igzex]

I think what I'm hoping for more than any card that could possibly be in this set is that Jace is among the 5 Planeswalkers that get Borg'd and Lukka isn't. That would be really funny.

[Mookie]

ALL WILL BE ONE. ALL WILL BE PREVIEW SEASON. BEHOLD THE BLESSED PERFECTION OF NEW SPOILERS.

....sorry, don't know what came over me there. Anyway, new stuff!

• Koth, Fire of Resistance looks like a colorshifted Liliana of the Dark Realms. +2 instead of +1 and an extra starting loyalty means he's probably much stronger, although super-Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle vs super-Cabal Coffers as an ultimate is hard to compare. Probably a miss for EDH, but I like the idea of more colorshifted lands-matter commanders.
• Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines is Panharmonicon mixed with Torpor Orb. Mono-white means she probably won't see as much play in the command zone as Yarok, the Desecrated, but can see more play in the 99. In other words, 'thanks, I love/hate it' says my Brago deck.
• Jor Kadeen, First Goldwarden is a go-wide equipment commander, which is a somewhat interesting spin on the usual voltron thing. Sort of bland otherwise, but at least he's cheap. Might consider for my cube (since I've been wanting to push RW equipment).
• Slobad, Iron Goblin is neither slow nor bad, which is a pleasant surprise. Time to loop Spine of Ish Sah?
• Blue Sun's Twilight is fine, but I'm a bit low on it when Dominate exists at instant speed. I guess the clone is a nice bonus, but if I'm paying 7+ mana, Blatant Thievery seems better. Probably more of a Standard thing.

[duducrash]

jor kadeen looks awesome and Elesh looks like she (it?) is having a bad night

Do you guys think this norn art is weirdly sexualized? A fried of mine said it was and now im 🤔

[Igzex]

I can't believe the mother of machines is twerking

[DirkGently]

I mean part of the Geiger aesthetic is combining the grotesque with the sexual so it could be intentional.

[Serenade]

Big xenomorph queen protecting the nest energy to me

[Hermes_]

I mean part of the Geiger aesthetic is combining the grotesque with the sexual so it could be intentional.

it's Japanese manga artist Junji Ito

[Hermes_]

I can't believe the mother of machines is twerking

My first thought was she had "taco bell"

[DirkGently]

it's Japanese manga artist Junji Ito

Phyrexians almost certainly take inspiration from Geiger in their design. If not directly then somewhere down the chain.

[Serenade]

Mirrodin always had a Giger feel to it that New Phyrexia exacerbated. There's some pretty terrifying art so far in this set [I say as someone scarred by watching the Alien trilogy at age eight].

Also, these alt arts are great...but I wish the text box was not transparent or somehow was modified to contrast with the black-and-white. Reminds me of the MID/VOW alternates, which I always found hard to read.

[TheGildedGoose]

Not sure if anyone noticed but it looks like the UB: Street Fighter cards finally had their non-UB counterparts revealed. I might try my hand at Chun-Li, Countless Kicks/Zethi, Arcane Blademaster now.

[Gamazson]

Not sure if anyone noticed but it looks like the UB: Street Fighter cards finally had their non-UB counterparts revealed. I might try my hand at Chun-Li, Countless Kicks/Zethi, Arcane Blademaster now.

Neat. I have been enjoying E. Honda, Sumo Champion, now Baldin, Century Herdmaster as a win-con in my Glenn, the Voice of Calm deck. Speaking of which is there any word on the walking dead stuff getting in-universe counterparts? I am not into Walking Dead or Street Fighter fandoms and play the cards for strictly mechanical reasons.

[TheAmericanSpirit]

Not sure if anyone noticed but it looks like the UB: Street Fighter cards finally had their non-UB counterparts revealed. I might try my hand at Chun-Li, Countless Kicks/Zethi, Arcane Blademaster now.

I never cared for Blanka, Ferocious Friend, but The Howling Abomination is cool as %$#%.

[Cyberium]

jor kadeen looks awesome and Elesh looks like she (it?) is having a bad night

Trust me, if Junji Ito was given full freedom, he would've drawn something a LOT more horrifying. Alas, MtG must be healthy for kids!

[maeos]

can someone remind me if we can talk about leaked cards?

[Lifeless]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I think the general rule is to post them with the Spoiler tag.

[maeos]

3 cards leaked with in the raised in style

SPOILER

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