This set includesHellkite Overlord,a preview card from the October 2008 MagicTM expansion:Shards of Alara. Hellkite Overlord is one of the most powerful Dragon cards printed to date!
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Well, it sure sounds like a powerful dragon, all right.
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I'm guessing that "powerful" means Timmytastic here. The name sounds like a dragon lord, which would make it tough to be worth it in tournament play. I mean, I'm going to have to pick up a playset anyway because it's a dragon, but still.
If its just 2 color then either r/b or r/w because overlord doesnt come off to me as r/g
Also hideously over costed.
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Hellkite Overlord - 5RRR
Creature - Dragon
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Tap an untapped Dragon you control: That creature deals damage equal to its power to target creature or player.
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I'm guessing that "powerful" means Timmytastic here. The name sounds like a dragon lord, which would make it tough to be worth it in tournament play. I mean, I'm going to have to pick up a playset anyway because it's a dragon, but still.
that or its gonna be the 1st dragon to end up in an oath of druids deck
I think it's possible that Hellkite Overlord gonna be the fist card in the ALA-Spoiler
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However, I can't wait to get the spoiled list of Dragons so I can decide if I'm going to preorder this or not. Depending on what's on the list it might very well be worth the money. Also, I wonder if it will come with any extras like a guide or something.
Anyone else dissapointed the set symbol's not a dragon it'self?
Sorry, but anyways, I'm thinking it could be an R/W dragon, because the art, in my opinion, leads to something like that. Also, the number of R/W Dragons are little-to-none.
1) Dragon 'Lord'
2) Hellkite ability w/a bit of extra juice--perhaps RFG when deals lethal, like Kumano.
I don't understand why they would make a 'Lord' for dragons in anything other than :symr:. Multicolor makes little sense.
I'm probably reading too much into this.
That last line cracked me up!
A dragon lord doesnt really seem to make sense since you rarely have more than one out, but who knows. They'd have to make uber-powerful. Maybe it reads: "If you Control 3 or more Dragons, you win....................a dragon."
A dragon lord doesnt really seem to make sense since you rarely have more than one out, but who knows.
That reason is why I think it will be a really over-costed 'search your deck for a dragon and put it into play/hand' effect and the dragon will probably cost WUBRG
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That reason is why I think it will be a really over-costed 'search your deck for a dragon and put it into play/hand' effect and the dragon will probably cost WUBRG
2 of the 3 existing Overlords currently have a search your library effect. (the third is Kobold Overlord)
Oooh... One of the most powerful Dragon cards ever printed? Sign me up! That probably just means "the highest power (as in power/toughness) on a Dragon card" and is actually a grossly overcosted unplayable.
Regardless, it's going into my Scion EDH deck (when will the good additions end?).
When they say "powerful" they mean, not counting casting cost. For all we know, it could be a 12/12 dragon that costs 12. On the other hand, dragons are made for timmys anyway, so it doesn't quite matter.
So far, both Bogardan Hellkite and Shivan Hellkite have been big, costly, flying fatties with damage-dealing abilities. Maybe this Hellkite Overlord makes your dragon sources deal +2 damage? This would be oh-so-nice if only there were any changeling tarfires...
Maybe it's Dragon that costs WUBRG and can GAIN CONTROL OF SLIVERS!
I lol'd.
anyways ... Yeah, probably a 10-mana, 13/13 flying monstrosity with doublestrike or something. Oh, and the ability to rock. [Trogdor]
But ... not so much actual info in here. Speculation go!
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While it is possible that this creature is not a dragon lord (a creature that makes other dragons better)----Dragon Tyrant has a similar name, but it's not a dragon lord----the fact that the other three creatures with the name "Overlord" in MTG (Cateran Overlord, Kobold Overlord, Sliver Overlord) are all lords for their creature type is evidence that strongly suggests that this card is a dragon lord.
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Copied from an email sent to retailers about the Dragons Box Set coming out.
Does anyone have any further information about the card? Discuss.
Thou shalt not frame images with the modern card face
Thou shalt not change rules in vain
Remember the Reserved List to keep it holy
Honor thy Slivers and the symmetry of their abilities
Thou shalt not kill mana burn
Thou shalt not sacrifice depth for accessibility
Thou shalt not steal combat damage from the stack
Thou shalt tell a story through thy cards
All must be one
Probably not r/u as niv-mizzet is in the set
Maybe 5 color or a tri-color
If its just 2 color then either r/b or r/w because overlord doesnt come off to me as r/g
Also hideously over costed.
1) Dragon 'Lord'
2) Hellkite ability w/a bit of extra juice--perhaps RFG when deals lethal, like Kumano.
I don't understand why they would make a 'Lord' for dragons in anything other than :symr:. Multicolor makes little sense.
I'm probably reading too much into this.
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Hellkite Overlord - 5RRR
Creature - Dragon
Flying
Tap an untapped Dragon you control: That creature deals damage equal to its power to target creature or player.
4/4
EDH:
UBGThe MimeoplasmUBG
Seriously. Timmy has gotten enough unplayable fatties in the last few sets.
From the Vault - Dragons release date: August 29th 2008
Alara previews on mtg.com start: September 1, 2008
We might see some Alara spoilers on MTGS before the Dragonbox set is released, who knows?
edit: although there may be spoilers for the dragon set before we see any alara spoilers
that or its gonna be the 1st dragon to end up in an oath of druids deck
Nope, I'll give you the first 20 that will be in the ALA spoiler.
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Island
Island
Island
Island
Forest
Forest
Forest
Forest
Moutain
Moutain
Moutain
Moutain
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
However, I can't wait to get the spoiled list of Dragons so I can decide if I'm going to preorder this or not. Depending on what's on the list it might very well be worth the money. Also, I wonder if it will come with any extras like a guide or something.
Anyone else dissapointed the set symbol's not a dragon it'self?
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That last line cracked me up!
A dragon lord doesnt really seem to make sense since you rarely have more than one out, but who knows. They'd have to make uber-powerful. Maybe it reads: "If you Control 3 or more Dragons, you win....................a dragon."
That reason is why I think it will be a really over-costed 'search your deck for a dragon and put it into play/hand' effect and the dragon will probably cost WUBRG
GX Tron XG
UR Phoenix RU
GG Freyalise High Tide GG
UR Parun Counterspells RU
BB Yawgmoth Token Storm BB
WB Pestilence BW
2 of the 3 existing Overlords currently have a search your library effect. (the third is Kobold Overlord)
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Regardless, it's going into my Scion EDH deck (when will the good additions end?).
I lol'd.
anyways ... Yeah, probably a 10-mana, 13/13 flying monstrosity with doublestrike or something. Oh, and the ability to rock. [Trogdor]
But ... not so much actual info in here. Speculation go!
and eyes are full of death besides
but luckily the soul is wise -
it sees beyond my blindness and
forced failure makes a better guise,
so as i come again alive,
it feels like life's a decent plan
- Jon Finkel believes in maintaining a healthy, balanced diet. He gets all his fiber from eating Magic cards for breakfast, and all his protein from eating Magic players for lunch.