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  • New M12 Planeswalkers

    New M12 Planeswalkers

    We finally have pictures of all three of the new Planeswalkers in M12. It’s been a long time coming and we’ve had a fair amount of speculation, especially following our spoiling of the new art for all three, but now we’ve got official confirmation from Wizards on the text for all three upgrades to our old favorites.

    First, we have the new Jace. This is Jace 3.0, or Jace, Memory Adept. We showed you this card last week, but for those of you who haven’t seen him yet, leave us a comment and let us know what you think.

    Next we have Chandra, The Firebrand, a fantastic new brew for Chandra, one of my favorite planeswalkers. DJ wrote a great article on her last Friday, be sure to check it out.

    And finally, the moment you’ve all been waiting for. We finally have Garruk 3.0. He’s bigger and badder than ever, still a beast-maker, but also a pretty beastly source of card advantage – something Green often struggles with.

    I know that this post is brief and to the point, but we want to know what YOU think. Comment to let us which planeswalker you’re looking forward to in M12 and why. Then, check out our podcast for our in-depth analysis of the planescape of M12.

  • M12 Booster Packaging Spoiler

    M12 Booster Packaging Spoiler

    As we all head off to the Commander Event this weekend and get to play with the decks we’ve been reviewing and looking forward to for so long, already we start to turn our eyes toward the future of Magic.

    Summer, with its unusually high frequency of releases, is an exciting time, and the next biggie is M12. We’ve been constantly updating our new text/visual spoiler, and we’re always on the lookout for the newest bits and pieces of information regarding this latest core set.

    So, having said all that, here it is: The next big release of information on M12. This time it has come in the form of our being able to check out the packaging for M12 Boosters. First we’ll show you the box and then we’ll look at the artwork on each individual pack.

    Next we have the individual boosters to show you. There is one booster picture for each of the five colors depicting a creature or planeswalker that is emblematic of that color.

    We don’t yet know precisely which cards the art on these boosters have been taken from. We know from our spoilers that each planeswalker has a series of spells associated with them, but none of these are yet complete.

    Each of the five selections is appropriate for its color, which is pretty typical for a Core Set. It’s a little strange that two planeswalkers were used for booster covers and not all or none. So, Garruk is here representing green, Chandra is in for red. In blue we have a sphinx, in white a soldier, or perhaps a giant. Finally, a demon in black.

    I love the artwork on these boosters, and its exciting to start to see what the M12 product is going to look like. Stay tuned to the Casual Planeswalker blog for all your updates on the upcoming sets for this summer, and beyond.