I know this is my first post but I have a card to spoil. My local shop owner just called wizards to order some copies of this book. The wizards rep told him the card coming with book is an alternate art Jace, the same as what is on the cover. Only 5000 of the cards are being printed.
wait so its an alternate art jace? if so thats pretty boring news because we already have one in jace vs. chandra and the cards not that godd/expensive anyway
Good god why Wizards why...alt. art print of jace, a jace in the theme deck, but now this...make something cool alt art that will be worth going after if only 5000 of them are being made.
Yeah they are so spamming jace in our face geez
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Um I am assuming he is the main character so it makes sense? If you bought lord of the rings would you expect it to come with a pretty picture of Mary and Pippin instead of Frodo?
They're trying to add flavour and depth to characters which are obviously very two dimensional. One thing I've discovered through time is that you can't force something like this. Urza was a natural creation. The creative team at the time was like "we need a character, here's one!", and they produced some random guy. Over time, Urza developed into an interesting character. Then they killed him, and we get Jace, whom they've plugged constantly, saying "HEY EVERYONE LOOK AT URZA'S REPLACEMENT! HE'S AWESOME AND COOL AND BLUE!"
They're trying to add flavour and depth to characters which are obviously very two dimensional. One thing I've discovered through time is that you can't force something like this. Urza was a natural creation. The creative team at the time was like "we need a character, here's one!", and they produced some random guy. Over time, Urza developed into an interesting character. Then they killed him, and we get Jace, whom they've plugged constantly, saying "HEY EVERYONE LOOK AT URZA'S REPLACEMENT! HE'S AWESOME AND COOL AND BLUE!"
But he's not awesome at all. He's fake.
Exactly. That's an inherent flaw with trying to make main characters follow the color pie. It works, but it makes for some static protagonist. Its hard to do much with a mono-color character.
And honestly, I had Venser pegged for 'ZOMG URZA 2.0'. I wonder what happened to him..?
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And honestly, I had Venser pegged for 'ZOMG URZA 2.0'. I wonder what happened to him..?
As did I which is highly upsetting because in the TS novels he keeps being pegged by everyone as some sort of awesome new uber PW, then it turns out he's just the first of the Neo PW's and then gets a legendary creature that looks nothing like him... I really, really hope Venser pops up again in a set as a PW card and more of his story. Tezzeret kinda killed him as the Artifacer PW though.
Well, Chandra got into the Jace/Chandra decks, Ajani got a new card last set, and Garruk is apparently coming with the planeswalker game. I agree this should have been Liliana's chance, especially since she's in the novel, from the sample chapter I read.
I think Venser's just fine to come back even with Tezzeret. Artificer planeswalkers are pretty common. We already had Urza and Slobad (yes, the goblin walker) Mishra was a powerful artificer, too, even though he wasn't a walker. I wouldn't even be surprised if Tezzeret and Venser have a brawl some time soon.
I wouldn't be surprised if he gets an alternate card art since he's on the cover of the novel. I do hope though that they release novels of other planeswalkers as well. Just to be fair.
Since a while ago I've had this feeling that Jace is gonna be the main character of a series of stories in the Magic universe in the next upcoming blocks, kinda like Gerrard.
I'm calling it right now- worst rare in the set. Even good limited players will find better bombs at common and uncommon no sweat. Worst. Episode. Ever.
I really do predict this to be our worst rare in set award winner. I'd be happier opening a jar of eyeballs, so I think anything worse is highly unlikely. This card wont just have zero constructed potential, but not be significantly better than a mass of ghouls in a draft.
so where should I order this book to get the card? Or is that not guaranteed at all? I happen to like Jace as a planeswalker.
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I think that jace berelen sucks. He is a self absorbed, effiment, arrogant, prissy, manipulative douchebag that thinks he is the base player of my chemical romance and is mean to the much hotter, interesting and charismatic Chandra Nalaar. It's all right here;
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-crosses fingers- maybe it's jace with alt. abilities. if they do that, there really is a god. i don't want to see 3 different versions of the same cursed card.
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cause he is the original blue planeswalker. blue is the best color in the game and they want to honor it by spamming jace in your face!
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Yeah they are so spamming jace in our face geez
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But he's not awesome at all. He's fake.
Exactly. That's an inherent flaw with trying to make main characters follow the color pie. It works, but it makes for some static protagonist. Its hard to do much with a mono-color character.
And honestly, I had Venser pegged for 'ZOMG URZA 2.0'. I wonder what happened to him..?
1.) They are trying to get rid of the "emo" image they set up for Jace in his Lorwyn version
OR
2.) They are trying to appeal to the growing number of "emo" magic players by reinforcing Jace as the "emo" hero
And I know an emo magic player when I see one, just look down at my title, I'm a rockologist
As did I which is highly upsetting because in the TS novels he keeps being pegged by everyone as some sort of awesome new uber PW, then it turns out he's just the first of the Neo PW's and then gets a legendary creature that looks nothing like him... I really, really hope Venser pops up again in a set as a PW card and more of his story. Tezzeret kinda killed him as the Artifacer PW though.
Someone must really want Jace to cost a buck for a set.
I think Venser's just fine to come back even with Tezzeret. Artificer planeswalkers are pretty common. We already had Urza and Slobad (yes, the goblin walker) Mishra was a powerful artificer, too, even though he wasn't a walker. I wouldn't even be surprised if Tezzeret and Venser have a brawl some time soon.
This. He's on the friggin cover, why would it be someone else?
I'm hoping for Liliana as well in the future maybe?
Hell, now I'm stoked for a black Morphling down the road as well, so who knows?
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Isn't Jace already at that point? Even before JvC, I was inundated with him. For some reason, I have about a dozen Jace's.
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Too bad "guyliner" can't block attacking creatures Jace. You can lick my ass!
Famliy Guy Emperor Says,
"Something, something something, DARK SIDE!
Something, something, something COMPLETE!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHiUitciuJ8
:symrw::symrw::symrw::symrw::symrw::symrw:
SPIKE GAYMER: not just a beatdown, a beatdown sung to the tune of "I Feel Pretty"!
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