What Dark Ascension Should Have Been Like January 30, 2012
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I will introduce three new mechanics (and corresponding cards) that should have been in Dark Ascension: (more…)
Innistrad Prediction #3: The Ultimate Flip Card September 5, 2011
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Tom LaPille, a Magic designer, tells us that “When we see an opportunity to do something exciting in a spot that only exists this once, we should usually take it.” What opportunity will have to be taken now (or very soon)? For one, a Planeswalker that can transform (flip upside down revealing a new side). For another, a flip card that can transform. I present a creature card I call “Flip”: (more…)
Innistrad Prediction #2: Make Your Own Card August 29, 2011
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Today I will feature three cards that will exist someday in one form or another, and they could very well be found in Innistrad. (more…)
An Innistrad Double Faced Card Prediction: Polymorpher August 28, 2011
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Wizards of the Coast has always wanted to have a proper Polymorph creature that could transform into lots of neat things, and they will decide that double-faced cards give them all new opportunities for such a card. Look below to see for yourself. This card could be made any time in the future now that we know what’s in Innistrad. (more…)
My Third New Phyrexia Prediction: Plutonium Myr February 18, 2011
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This card could actually exist in New Phyrexia.
And it should. I’m not sure why it wasn’t made yet.
Let me know what you think. (more…)
Another New Phyrexia Prediction: Threesome Dragon February 2, 2011
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Fans of Broodmate Dragon might finally get a new an improved version.
Let me know what you think. (more…)
A New Phyrexia Prediction: Precursor Mox January 31, 2011
Posted by James in : all, fake cards, speculation , 5commentsThis is the card I want to get.
Let me know what you think. (more…)
Predicting the Future Part 9: Magic 2080 (Part 3) December 31, 2010
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Today I am going to reveal a game mechanic from M80 that could actually exist in the near future. It’s hybrid mana with a twist: (more…)
Predicting the Future Part 8: Magic 2080 (Part 2) December 5, 2010
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I predicted how guild mana will be introduced in Magic 2080. Today I will show two more cards from 70 years in the future featuring guild mana costs:
Predicting the Future Part 7: Magic 2080 (Part 1) November 22, 2010
Posted by James in : all, fake cards, previews, speculation , 3comments Back in 2008 I predicted what Magic would look like 50 years in the future, and I eventually turned many of those cards into an actual set that could be played. It was then that I thought of a card called “Cinder Ritual” as seen below: (more…)
Will We Get New Basic Lands? October 15, 2010
Posted by James in : all, fake cards, speculation , 2commentsI predicted a while back (on June 24th 2010) that we might eventually get new basic land cards. In particular, I predicted we would get new basic land cards sometime between Magic 2011 and 2019, such as Marsh:
Arabian Nights 2 Previews Part 5 October 11, 2010
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When Arabian Nights was made, there was no strong commitment to make the game more balanced or to stop making overpowered cards. The creatures tended to be more powerful in Arabian Nights and the noncreature cards tended to be less powerful, but some broken cards were still made.
One of the exciting parts of making Arabian Nights 2 was that such a set could have had a lot of broken cards in it. The three cards previewed below are probably the most broken cards that I put into the set (and they are featuring the new Arabian Nights template): (more…)
New Emblem Cards October 5, 2010
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The planeswalkers Eslpeth the Knight Errant, Koth of the Hammer, and Venser Sojourner all make use of a new ability that creates “emblems.” We don’t know if these will ever really be made, but here are what emblem cards could look like. (more…)
A Template is Now Available for Arabian Nights (PSD) September 19, 2010
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You can now make your own Arabian Nights, Antiquities, and Revised Magic: the Gathering cards using a PSD (photoshop file). This was created by xerent and posted on the MTG Salvation Forum on September 15, 2010. You can download the files here. Xerent also released the PSD template file for Alpha/Beta a while back. (I used it to create several alternate reality cards from Alpha.) (more…)
A Prediction of the Future: Mirrodin vs Phyrexia (Scars of Mirrodin) September 13, 2010
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I thought of Scars of Mirrodin first.
In February 2009 I predicted that we would eventually see a card named Phyrexian Myr, and I was criticized for mixing Mirrodin with Phyrexia, which are two different planes or universes. I replied, “The Myr might be called something else in the future… or there might be a surprise reappearance of Mirrodin and a battle of the planets!” (more…)
Alpha/Beta PSD Template is Finished September 5, 2010
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You can now make alpha/beta cards using a PSD file (used with photoshop). This was created by xerent and posted on the MTG Salvation Forum on August 27, 2010. You can download the files here. (An earlier version of the template was used for many of my Power 9 Cards that Didn’t Make It Into Alpha.)
More information about making your own Magic cards can be found here.
Power 9 Cards That Didn’t Make It Into Alpha (Updated 9/10/10) August 18, 2010
Posted by James in : all, fake cards, speculation , 14commentsSome cards were good enough to be in the power 9, but they lacked the rarity to be worth hundreds of dollars, such as Demonic Tutor, Balance, Sol Ring, and Wheel of Fortune. However, Wizards of the Coast ended up favoring Blue in the end. Ancestral Recall and Timewalk were far beyond the power level of any other card, so the four other colors got the short end of the stick. That’s not to say that ultra powerful cards weren’t considered in other colors while playtesting Alpha. Here are some of the cards that could have been playtested and rejected by research and development: (more…)
Predicting the Future Part 6: Moxes from M11 to M19 (Part 3) July 5, 2010
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The grand finale. Here are my final 3 card ideas for Moxes in the not-too-distant-future. (more…)
Predicting the Future Part 5: Moxes from M11 to M19 (Part 2) June 28, 2010
Posted by James in : all, fake cards, reviews, previews, speculation , 5commentsToday I will introduce 3 more Moxes that could be made anytime now. I wouldn’t be surprised to see them within the next 9 years. (more…)
Predicting the Future Part 4: Moxes from M11 to M19 June 26, 2010
Posted by James in : all, fake cards, reviews, previews, speculation , 2commentsI have already presented you with my version of Mox Crystal, which I expect to be made sooner or later, but I will now present several more moxes that could be made within the next 9 years. I will start off with 3 green moxes that would actually be made in all five colors (if made at all). (more…)