In today's Ask Wizards, we finally got the cards that will be awarded to the winner of the Vintage Champs and Legacy Champs events at GenCon. This year the Vintage champ gets an Alt Art Timetwister.
Art by Unknown as of this edit.
Art by Matt Stewart. -TK
Legacy Champ winner will be getting an alt art Brainstorm:
Art by Chris Rahn (thanks to Slavan K. Guiser for the info)
First! And holy crap! Alt art Power 9? Wait, do we know if they are old card border or new?
New frame, about 2 feet by 3 feet, in a picture frame (along with the original art), and not printed in a tournament legal size. It's a trophy, not a card.
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The new Brainstorm art is a little too literal for my tastes.
Exactly my reaction. Chris Rahn can do much better than this, especially for such an iconic card as Brainstorm. His Time Walk from last year was better.
They've been doing the alt art power 9 as prizes. I know last year was Time Walk and I think the 5 years before that were the 5 moxen but I'm not 100% sure.
Yes there will only be one but they aren't even real cards though. They're enormous.
I know. In the event that the winners decide to sell, having only one in existence will make them worth a bit, I'm sure. It seems like they'd be a cool trophy for a shop or something like that but this is beyond limited availability.
It would be nice to see that Brainstorm art on an extended art promo.
EDH/Commander is a social format, right? So why don't people use their social skills to discuss what they like and don't like, instead of adopting a list with 60+ banned cards?
Err, not a huge fan of the Brainstorm art (too literal and a little weird), but the Timetwister one is great. Strange how both trophies have similar colour themes, though.
I also hope they branch out to other cards for trophies. I'd love to see a Time Vault trophy for Vintage and the original ABUR Dual lands (hopefully full-art!) for Legacy.
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Legacy Champ winner will be getting an alt art Brainstorm:
Art by Chris Rahn (thanks to Slavan K. Guiser for the info)
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New frame, about 2 feet by 3 feet, in a picture frame (along with the original art), and not printed in a tournament legal size. It's a trophy, not a card.
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Exactly my reaction. Chris Rahn can do much better than this, especially for such an iconic card as Brainstorm. His Time Walk from last year was better.
Timetwister looks cool.
Cool art for timetwister....Branstorm? Oh well...
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Brainstorm is cool, but MM art is still better because it pops.
Makes you wonder what the next ones are going to be...
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Yes there will only be one but they aren't even real cards though. They're enormous.
It's a shame these arts are "wasted" by only seeing print once.
I know. In the event that the winners decide to sell, having only one in existence will make them worth a bit, I'm sure. It seems like they'd be a cool trophy for a shop or something like that but this is beyond limited availability.
It would be nice to see that Brainstorm art on an extended art promo.
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Uh, no? They made another single trophy, which was huge and unplayable, but they have not "put out" any promos of any of the power 9.
Nothing, this isn't technically a card.
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I also hope they branch out to other cards for trophies. I'd love to see a Time Vault trophy for Vintage and the original ABUR Dual lands (hopefully full-art!) for Legacy.
Special thanks to Hakai Studios and SushiOtter for the sig!
Legacy: UR Sneak and Show I UBG Team America I X Metalworker MUD
Modern: UBR Blue Jund I WBX Eldrazi Processors I X Affinity I WRG Nacatl Burn I GR Tron I UBR Grishoalbrand
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LOL! Good to know. I'm going to GenCon this year... if I win it, I'll have him on speed dail.
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