[CS] Cartas de Combate previews (with scans)

[darkhammy]

From http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showp...28&postcount=4
(thanks cotoal!!)

3 new scans from a mexican magazine, some very interesting creatures! A new ball lightning-esque creature, and a creature you can play from your library!

[WolfgangR]

Great find.

The translations seem to be correct.

[Masked_Legend]

The serpent seems very strong
Splashable Ball Lightning ;-)

So for 2R you only get a 4/1 instead of 6/1 but if you have more mana in late game it can get bigger!

The Wurm has an interesting ability, but still costs 7 mana. Even more if you pay for a search effect too...
I like these cards!

Btw: THX for the scan!!

[Hunter]

Lightning Snake Serpent XR - rare
Creature - Elemental Snake Serpent
Haste, trample
Lightning Snake comes into play with X +1/+0 counters
At the end of turn, sacrifice Lightning Snake
The ice burst in steam after her, sizzling like thousands of snakes greeting her fiery mistress
2/1

Krakovian Whispers 3U - uncommon
Enchantment - Aura
Enchant creature
Cumulative upkeep U or B
You control enchanted creature
When Krakovian Whispers is put in a graveyard from play, you lose 2 lives for each age counter on it
*this spell might actually spell win 2 lives, as the actual win or lose word is hidden after the other card... however, I really dont think they would give it a win life condition, but is up to you.

Panglacial Wurm 5GG - rare
Creature - Wurm
Trample
When you are searching trough your library, you may play Panglacial Wurm from you library
"Walk softly and maybe we can use it as a bridge"
-Ib Halfheart, goblin strategist
9/5

Ofcourse it's Ib Halfheart, not Mousehart
Panglacial = 2, so that works out
Wurm = 3
Snake = 1, and that's the creaturetype of the Ohran Viper
but Serpent = 8 (so there is yet another - blue - Elemental Serpent?)

[Sov]

Those are 3 decent cards right there. I'm very impressed with the possibilities of the Panglacial Wurm. Could be result in some fun new deckbuilding.

[jonnyjonski]

I like the creatures but the aura seems a little risque! 4cc creature grab is nice, but the hurt at the end doesn't make it better than just 2 more mana.

I like the wurm idea......if you are searching and just happen across this guy you can put into play.....nice!

[releasethedogs]

ohhhh .... neo ball-lightning! sweet!

[chaosof99]

Well, if you can't pay the upkeep for the Aura, just sac the creature for a Rusalka or Something. Seems playable to me.

The Wurm is fun. Sac my fetchland, WHAM! Nice Casual card. Is it just me or is Coldsnap spelling Fun Fatties all caps?

Edit: Oh, and the Aura spells another cycle with the Owl-Keeper from the Spoiler.
Cumulative Upkeep C or D.

[qella46021]

I liked the wurm until I realized it didn't say "without paying its mana cost."

EDIT: So Seds edit my post while I was trying to remove the cards. In so doing my other part got lost. So here it is.

I need to save judgement on the Whispers until we know if it's gain or lose life. The Serpent is meh to me. I guess it could be used in some sort of Neo-Sligh if one was possible.

[darkhammy]

Originally Posted by qella46021

I liked the wurm until I realized it didn't say "without paying its mana cost."

Yes, because a 9/5 trampler on turn 2 seems a little too good...

[Marek14]

If the Aura is in the cycle with Jotun Owl-Keeper, the version where it has lifeGAIN as oppose to life loss might be more likely, as the Owl-Keeper also rewards you for paying its C.U. for a long time.

[DeusExMachina]

I acctually think that the Krovikan Whispers card missing word is "gain" instead of "lose".
That is because the Spanish word for "gain" es "ganas" (3 missing letters) while the word for "lose" is "pierdes" (6 missing letters!). There is not enough space at the begining of the card for 6 letters...
So to me, the card reads as follow:

Krakovian Whispers 3U - uncommon
Enchantment - Aura
Enchant creature
Cumulative upkeep U or B
You control enchanted creature
When Krakovian Whispers is put in a graveyard from play, you gain 2 lives for each age counter on it

[shakespeare]

Originally Posted by jonnyjonski

I like the wurm idea......if you are searching and just happen across this guy you can put into play.....nice!

I thought that too when I first saw it but I'm sure after rereading it that you still have to pay the casting cost. Still, saves you the whole "bother" of having to draw it. You can run it as a singleton. Casting cost is still prohibitive, especially if played from the libarary since you most likely just spent some mana achieving the search effect.

[Gallo]

OMG the snake is a new t2 ball lightning finisher! OMG the blue spell is coldsnap 's version of control MAGIC! OMG I'm really moved REALLY! (and I want a rakdos deck with that ****ing snake as a finisher, I love it)

[Penguinguru917]

Originally Posted by jonnyjonski

I like the wurm idea......if you are searching and just happen across this guy you can put into play.....nice!

I don't know if you're confused or not, but you have to pay the mana cost still. It's just that when you're searching your library [i.e., tutoring], if you have open you can play him from your library. However, I don't think it works well with green, as the most frequent library searching is land searching which is usually played in the early game. Although, in the late game land fetching turns into a tutor for this guy essentially. tutoring up 9/5 tramplers is always good, right?