Rodrigo Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/25th-anniversary-announcement-day-2017-06-14 Hold on to your butts, people. This is insanity. Brave the Unknown as you venture to the new world of Ixalan, where all we know so far is that Pirate Vraska battles Dinosaurs. But do you need anything more? Find out when Ixalan releases September 29.Stake Your Claim on January 19, 2018, as the second set in Ixalan block releases with Rivals of Ixalan.Explorers of Ixalan is an out-of-the-box multiplayer Magic experience that challenges you to defeat your opponents along the way as you search for the lost city. Begin your exploration on November 24, 2017.The Art of Magic: The Gathering—Ixalan will be available January 2, 2018. Set sail for the uncharted jungles of Ixalan, where dangerous beasts, magnificent ruins, and lost treasures lie waiting to be discovered. Saddle up your Dinosaur mount and brave the unknown as you search the plane for a prize forgotten by history . . . until now!Duel Decks: Merfolk vs. Goblins, which releases November 10, 2017, pits two of the most recognizable tribes in the history of Magic against one another with two ready-to-play 60-card decks. Will you side with the reckless and wily Goblins or the graceful and cunning Merfolk?From the Vault: Transform takes the From the Vault series and, well, flips it. From the Vault: Transform, which releases November 24, 2017, collects fifteen of our favorite transforming cards, each with its own story to tell.On April 28, 2018, we look to the past to move forward as we return to Dominaria with our next large set!As part of our celebration of our 25th anniversary, we will be releasing a 25th anniversary–edition Masters set on March 16, 2018. The product will contain 249 cards from across Magic's entire history and will provide a drafting experience like previous Masters products. Available in English, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese.On July 20, 2018, we once again will be introducing core sets back into Magic. We've got some tweaks to the formula prepared, so look for more information as we get closer.We're (finally) traveling back to the wacky world of silver-bordered cards when Unstable releases December 8, 2017. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poc Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 idk what to get more excited about. Dinosaurs, time spiral 2 or a new un-set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flame Dragon Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 Pirate Vraska battles Dinosaurs. Yep. I'm done. Explorers of Ixalan sounds interesting. Goblins return after a SUPER long time. Also take it to mean we'll be getting Goblins and Merfolk on Ixalan. Hopefully we'll also see Elves too. From the Vault Transform is....weird. I think they barely have 15 high profile flip cards to make this work. I think anyone could have called return to Dominaria between the 3 new sets in a row and it a perfect time given the 25th anniversary. MARK DID IT!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Amazing Avian Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 I'm going to be very disappointed if Unstable doesn't have Dank Depths, The Memeoplasm, and Emracool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesability Black Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 ...holeh balls, after how long now?, they are finally doing a third Un- set. This is gonna be off-the-walls hilarious. XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flame Dragon Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 ...holeh balls, after how long now?, they are finally doing a third Un- set. This is gonna be off-the-walls hilarious. XD Mark said he started work on it in early 2011 so this has been a long time coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bury the year Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 First off, let's put that list in chronological order:Jul. 14: Hour of DevastationAug. 25: Commander 2017Sep. 29: IxalanNov. 10: Duel Decks: Merfolk vs. GoblinsNov. 17: Iconic MastersNov. 24: Explorers of Ixalan (multiplayer precon)Nov. 24: From the Vault: TransformDec. 8: UnstableJan. 2, 2018: Ixalan artbookJan. 19: Rivals of IxalanMar. 16: "'Magic Turns 25' Masters"Apr. 28: DominariaJul. 20: "Core Set 2018"One important note: the "'Magic Turns 25' Masters" isn't the same thing as Iconic Masters. I wonder if this is just their attempt at branding the second coming of EMA differently... Super hype for all these announcements, though. Can't wait to see what the hell Unstable looks like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delibirb Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 Contents for Explorers of Ixalan is interesting. 4 60-card decks20 double-sided tokens50 game tiles40 counter pieces4 deck boxes Curious indeed... Everything else is awesome. Glad the Unstable release day is relatively close, that'll be awesome. 25th Anniversary Masters should do away with the reserved list and print a bunch of that. Maybe not power 9 or duals, not yet, but other stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flame Dragon Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 Its funny, I kept thinking "maybe they'll do an Un-set as part of the anniversary celebration" but dismissed it because the Un-sets have a niche appeal. And, now for the ask Maro corner. http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/161816584373/oh-my-god-are-you-okay http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/161821904138/how-long-has-unstable-had-the-green-light Can't wait for the full story on this getting made. http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/161822379283/are-the-dinosaurs-in-ixalan-lizards-lizard-beasts DINOSAURS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poc Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 I'm pretty sure explores is some kind of adaptation of Frontier magic. (not the Frontier format, it's a custom ruleset for magic, look it up.) Which is alright with me. Frontier magic is actually a pretty fun ruleset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest Fire Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 From the Vault Transform is....weird. I think they barely have 15 high profile flip cards to make this work.i mean the baby walkers are already 5, add in maybe Arlin and the flip Garruk, Archangel Avacyn, Elbrus, Hanweir the Writhing Township, Brisela, Westvale Abbey, Sage of Ancient Lore, Ulrich, Docent of Perfection, Thing in the Ice, Huntmaster of the Fells is pretty cool.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flame Dragon Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 i mean the baby walkers are already 5, add in maybe Arlin and the flip Garruk, Archangel Avacyn, Elbrus, Hanweir the Writhing Township, Brisela, Westvale Abbey, Sage of Ancient Lore, Ulrich, Docent of Perfection, Thing in the Ice, Huntmaster of the Fells is pretty cool.. I'd forgotten about the flip walkers so that helps, but one of the draws is the cards are super cool and often pretty old. Most of the ones you named are still in standard, cheap, and not really good. For now, the locked slots are the Flip Walkers, Delver, and Avacyn. Not sure what to expect past that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poc Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 I'd forgotten about the flip walkers so that helps, but one of the draws is the cards are super cool and often pretty old. Most of the ones you named are still in standard, cheap, and not really good. For now, the locked slots are the Flip Walkers, Delver, and Avacyn. Not sure what to expect past that.hunt master for sure. Imo Delve, Jace, Nissa, Avacyn and Hunt master will be the big ticket cards. The rest will be filler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flame Dragon Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 hunt master for sure. Imo Delve, Jace, Nissa, Avacyn and Hunt master will be the big ticket cards. The rest will be filler. I don't pay SUPER close attention to the From the Vaults, but I feel like only 5 solid cards (one of which is a common and another currently in standard) is pretty lack luster. This isn't helped by my not really liking Huntmaster. Anyway, I tried to figure out the most likely list of cards Kytheon, Hero of Akro Jace, Vryn's Prodigy Liliana Heretical Healer Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh Nissa, Vastwood Seer Delver of Secrets Garruk Relentless Huntermaster of the Fells Elbrus the Binding Blade Arlinn Kord Archangel Avacyn Westvale Abbey Duskwatch Recruiter Gisela, the Broken Blade Brune, the Fading Light I think this is more or less the best selection. I think thats another issue, its REALLY easy to narrow it down to like 18 cards for possible inclusion. Makes the product a lot less exciting when you can pretty accurately predict what will be in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodfusion Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 Well I was wanting to build a Pirate deck so Ixalan gives me a reason too. Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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