courtesy of mtgsalvation
Two prominent magic journalists spoke with this individual personally, and both of them (still in disbelief) agree he is not lying.
What we think WoTC did:
In very few packs, the basic land was replaced with an old, 'priceless' card. This card is not newly printed, and not legal in standard. It was an existing card purposefully inserted into packs.
We can't yet confirm the approximate rarity of these, but a member opened TWO in ONE box...so maybe this is more common than we thought?
Rule changes were recently rolled out that specify that cards not in the set you open the booster of are not limited legal, and you keep them even in a deck swap. (Cards like the candle stick...)
The prerelease is soon, even sooner for some countries, (assuming this is a world-wide promotion) so time will tell.
Edit: This has been confirmed to be happening worldwide.
Cards claimed to have been opened include:
-Mox Diamond
-Lion's Eye Diamond
-Ancestral Recall
-Bayou
-Underground Sea
-Taiga
-Lich
-Candelabra of Tawnos
Certainly is exciting, at any rate.
HOLY CRAP! Those bastards are doing everythging they can to get us back into Magic aren't they?!!!
ReplyDeleteHell - I might just have to buy a booster box. An investment...