New Magic Player Rewards Cards

PolarBearGod · Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Posts: 36

Another incentive to play Magic. These will be shipping out very soon, so look for yours in the mail. I'm not a fan of the Damnation artwork, but the Tidings is okay and the Incinerate is hot - no pun intended.

lennin · Guest

thats hot

Avata · Joined: 03 Dec 2006 Posts: 372

Tidings really sees enough play that it warrants a textless card?

LONE_GUNMAN · Joined: 02 Feb 2006 Posts: 54

tidings ends up costing you just as much as think twice but for 2 more cards and not instant...

Avata · Joined: 03 Dec 2006 Posts: 372

Yep. Of course Think Twice lets you cast at EOT (or whenever is convienient), and digs faster (as soon as turn two). Also, it's much harder to disrupt, as it's not worth countering and even if someone forces you to discard it, you still get a card.

Most notably though, tidings forces you to commit five mana at sorcery speed, which is something blue loves to do. Rolling Eyes

In any case, the question wasn't really about power at all. It seems originally WotC printed textless cards that were iconic (that is, almost any M:tG player is going to know what it does) both to avoid confusion and because people liked having cool versions of these "staples."

Tidings hardly meets that criteria.

lennin · Guest

why didnt they make tidings when every1 was playing tron

fattyxp · Joined: 24 Mar 2006 Posts: 16

In case you haven't noticed, they love to print cards that are just going out of t2, or were used heavily in decks that cannot be played anymore, in rewards. Helix, mana Leak, the list goes on.

Haro · Joined: 01 Sep 2004 Posts: 240

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Eldar · Joined: 27 Nov 2006 Posts: 346 Location: Rochester

You guys don't get it do you. Making tidings a textless card means everyones favorite red beasty is coming back. MAGNIVORE!!!! They will obviously bring him back in a coming core set along with tidings and as you all know vore was one of the few decks loving to tap out for that draw 4 spell. That damnation is spicey but it makes my foil normal ones worth less which is kind of depressing but alas you can't have it all can you?

cheesypirate · Joined: 09 Aug 2006 Posts: 83

if i dont qualify for a foil do i still get the damnation?

twodioz · Joined: 27 Sep 2005 Posts: 66

probably not...

But they may send you one anyway.