Priceless Treasures in Zendikar Packs?!?!

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.

Out with the Old, In with the New

Old 'Wrath of God'

New 'Wrath of God'

Zendikar is the next expansion set coming out for Magic: The Gathering. Some cards have been leaked and one of them is... interesting to say the least. Some players have said that 'Wrath of God' was too strong with destroying creatures that can regenerate, so maybe this is a "test" to see if this 'Wrath of God' is more fair and not as BRROOOOOOOKE as the original. Guess we'll find out.

MTG Alara Reborn Card Leak

Boy I'm glad that I don't play Magic the Gathering (MTG) like I used to. It is such a money pit, but that doesn't stop me from drooling over the new cards in upcoming expansions. Alara Reborn (unofficial spoiler list here) is the name of the next MTG expansion set to release on April 30, 2009, and it looks as though they are remaking a variant Rumbling Slum from Guildpact.

It looks to be an interesting set. I may have to go to the pre-release tournament (April 25 - 26 @ prolly And Books Too) and check out some of the new cards. If anyone is interested in coming with me, let me know. Also rumored is Coiling Oracle or some variant of it. Seems like it will be a fun set to play.

MTG expansion Alara Reborn rumored to be a completely multicolored set

The rumors have become one step closer to becoming a reality since WotC (Wizards of the Coast) previewed Ardent Plea, a card (well, just the picture for the card) that will be available in the next MTG (Magic the Gathering) expansion - Alara Reborn. For a couple months, people have been speculating that WotC was going to make an entire multicolor expansion considering all the emphasis on multicolor in Shards of Alara and Conflux (the 2 previous expansions). Those predictions are now one step closer to being confirmed.