Upcomeing Magic Sets (Darksteel)

[Iain]

MTGnews.com Darksteel Spoiler [www.mtgnews.com/tracing/darksteel/]
28/165 cards updated December 27 @ 01:33 AM CST


Darksteel is the first expansion set in the Mirrodin block. It is the first expansion set to contain 165 cards (instead of the previous 143). There are 55 rares, 55 uncommons, and 55 commons. Darksteel continues the new storyline involving Glissa. The set is focused upon artifacts, like Mirrodin. The prerelease tournaments will be held January 24th, 2004. Cards will be officially for sale within two weeks of the prerelease.

Darksteel contains interesting variations on the Equipment, Imprint, Affinity, and Entwine mechanics introduced in Mirrodin. A new mechanic is Modular, which is found on artifact creatures, letting them transfer their +1/+1 counters to another artifact creature when they die. The reminder text is:

Modular n (This comes into play with n +1/+1 counters on it. When it's put into a graveyard, you may put its +1/+1 counters on target artifact creature.)

Another new mechanic is Indestructible, which is found on permanents and makes them immune to everything except sacrificing and being removed from game. The reminder text is close to this: (Indestructible permanents can't be destroyed by damage or destroy effects.)

The spoiler is divided by color (W-U-B-R-G-Gold-Artifact-Land) and then is sorted alphabetically.

Please note that some of the cards listed have been translated from other languages or estimated from pieced-together information, so may contain slightly off wordings. Moreover, cards contained herein are rumor; most are not confirmed officially from Wizards of the Coast, although we strive to maintain our reputation as having the earliest and most accurate spoilers!

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This partial spoiler was begun on December 26th at 1pm PST.


WHITE (3/18)

Auriok Glaivemaster - W
Creature - Human Soldier (C)
As long as Auriok Glaivemaster is equipped, Auriok Glaivemaster gets +1/+1 and has first strike.
1/1

Leonin Shikari - 1W
Creature - Cat Soldier (R)
You may attach equipment cards any time you could play an instant.
2/2
Illus. Wayne England

Pulse of the Razorfield? - 1WW
Instant or Sorcery (R)
?

Purge - 1W
Instant (U)
Destroy target artifact creature or black creature. It can't be regenerated.
For the first and last time, the horrific creature experienced terror.
Illus. Pete Venters
12/165


BLUE (2/18)

Reshape - XUU
Sorcery (R)
As an additional cost to play Reshape, sacrifice an artifact. Search your library for an artifact card with converted mana cost X or less and put it into play. Then shuffle your library.
Today's paperweight. Tomorrow's leveler. - Bruenna, Neurok leader
Illus. Jon Foster
31/165

Pulse of the Quicksilver? - 1UU
Instant? (R)
?

Steal Equipment - UU
Enchant Equipment (U)
When Steal Equipment comes into play, unattach enchanted equipment.
You control enchanted equipment.
Illus. Jim Nelson



BLACK (1/18)

Pulse of the Vault? - 1BB
Instant or Sorcery (R)
?

Scrounge - 2B
Sorcery (U)
Target opponent chooses an artifact card in his or her graveyard. Put that card into play under your control.
When leonin settlers abandon their homes to the nim, items of value are often left behind.
Illus. Pete Venters
53/165


RED (2/18)

Pulse of the Forge - 1RR
Instant (R)
Pulse of the Forge deals 4 damage to target player. Then if that player has more life than you, return Pulse of the Forge to its owner's hand.
Before wars or weapons, there was anger.
Illus. Paolo Parente
66/165

Sting Lightning - 2R
Instant (C)
Choose one - Sting Lightning deals 3 damage to target creature; or Sting Lightning deals 3 damage to target player.
Entwine: 2


GREEN (1/18)

Pulse of the Tangle - 1GG
Sorcery (R)
Put a 3/3 Green Beast token into play. Then if target opponent controls more creatures than you, return Pulse of the Tangle to its owner's hand.


ARTIFACT (17/?)

Arcbound Bruiser - 5
Artifact Creature
Modular 3 (This comes into play with 3 +1/+1 counters on it. When it's put into a graveyard, you may put its +1/+1 counters on target artifact creature.)
Break in case of emergency.
0/0
Illus. Christopher Moeller
94/165

Arcbound Lancer - 7
Artiface Creature (U)
Modular 4 (This comes into play with four +1/+1 counters on it. When it's put into the graveyard, you may put it's +1/+1 counters on target artifact creature.)
First strike
0/0
Illus. John Avon
95/165

Arcbound Retriever - 4
Artifact Creature - Golem (R)
Modular 2 (This comes into play with two +1/+1 counters on it. When it's put into the graveyard, you may put it's +1/+1 counters on target artifact creature)
Remove a +1/+1 counter from Arcbound Retriver: Put target Artifact card from you graveyard to top of your library.
0/0
Illus. John Foster
104/165

Darksteel Colossus - {11}
Artifact Creature (R)
Trample
Darksteel Colossus is indestructible (Indestructible permanents can't be destroyed by damage or destroy effects.)
If Darksteel Colossus would be put into a graveyard from anywhere, reveal Darksteel Colossus and shuffle it into its owner's library instead.
11/11
Illus. Carl Critchlow
109/165

Darksteel Ingot - 3
Artifact - (C)
Darksheet Ingot is indestructable. (Indestructible permanents can't be destroyed by damage or destroy effects.)
T: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool.
123/165

Demon's Horn - 2
Artifact (U)
Whenever a player plays a black spell, you may gain 1 life.

Forge Golem? - 6
Artifact Creature - Golem (C)
Haste
Affinity for Mountains
2/3

Heartchase Dagger - 4
Artifact - Equipment (R)
Equip 5
Equipped creature gets +2/+1 and has "T, Sacrifice Heartchase Dagger: Destroy target creature."
Illus. Michael Setfin
12?/165

Murderous Trident - 2
Artifact - Equipment (U)
Equip 4
Equipped creature has first strike and "(T), Unattach Murderous Trident: This Creature deals damage equal to it's power to target player."

Panoptic Mirror - 5
Artifact
Imprint - T, :xmana:: You may remove target instant or sorcery with converted mana cost of X or less in your hand from the game. (That card is imprinted on Panoptic Mirror.)
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may copy the imprinted instant or sorcery card (cards?) and play it (them?) without paying its (their?) mana cost.

Quicksilver Golem? – 6
Artifact Creature - Golem (C)
Flying
Affinity for Islands
2/3

Razorfield Golem? - ?
Artifact Creature - Golem (C)
Affinity for Plains

Skullclamp - 1
Artifact - Equipment (U)
Equip cost: 1
Equipped creature gets +1/-1.
Whenever equipped creature is put in a graveyard from play, draw two cards.

Spellweaving Staff - 3
Artifact - Equipment (R)
Equip 4
Imprint - When Spellweaving Staff comes into play, you may remove an Instant card from your hand. (That card is imprinted on Spellweaving Staff.)
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, you may play a copy of that spell by paying it's mana cost.
Illus. Ron Spencer
15?/165

Tangle Golem - 7
Artifact Creature - Golem (C)
Affinity for Forests
5/4
15?/165

Vault Golem? - ?
Artifact Creature - Golem (C)
Affinity for Swamps

Unknown - 4
Flying, trample
(Some sort of drawback)
9/8


NON-BASIC LAND (2/?)

Blinkmoth Nexus
Land (R)
T: Add 1 to your mana pool.
1: Blinkmoth Nexus becomes 1/1 Blinkmoth artifact creature that has flying until end of turn.
1, T: Target Blinkmoth gains +1/+1 until end of turn.
Illus. Brian Snöddy
16?/165

Mirrodin's Core
Land (U)
T: Add 1 to your mana pool.
T: Put a charge counter on Mirrodin's Core
T, Remove a charge counter from Mirrodin's Core: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool.


Rumored cards and other information:
Darksteel Elemental

[Bigdaddy]

;D As if Today Jan 22nd the spoiler is complete on MTGnews....And it looks very interesting. Can't wait for the pre-release this weekend.

Bigdaddy

[Guts]

I don't even know what this is about don't mean to offend anyone but sounds kinda lame from what I've seen. Playing cards? Come on.

[Iain]

GanNing said:

I don't even know what this is about don't mean to offend anyone but sounds kinda lame from what I've seen. Playing cards? Come on.

Well this 'lame' playing card game is the worlds most popular card game out there, even outdoing 'Pokeman' it is more than ten years old and has spawned many other card games hopeing to capture the same sucess.

It would take too long to explain every reason why this game is very enjoyable, but try to be a bit more understanding of other forms of entertainment out there, magic can be a complex strategy game that often never plays the same twice, you can customise your own decks and have a great time competing against other players.

Magic also stays fresh by introducing new cards into the gamesystem several times a year, and the replay factor in card games is a lot higher than computer and consule video games.

This is a game that makes you think, and lets you design what hopefully is a winning strategy, and every player brings his own deck-building skills to the game so really no two games are ever similar.

If you ever get a chance to try this amazing game, do so and learn what a great game it really is....You may not try consule games again if you get hooked.

[SS3_Battousai]

You forgot to add the fact that they keep adding new abilities to the cards making it harder and more fun, and cards just seem to keep getting more powerful and cheaper.

[Iain]

SS3_Battousai said:

You forgot to add the fact that they keep adding new abilities to the cards making it harder and more fun, and cards just seem to keep getting more powerful and cheaper.

You are of course correct and I am checking out the new set as it is released this friday.

Welcome to Gallifrey by the way, enjoy yourself here.

[SS3_Battousai]

Thanks Iain.

[SS3_Battousai]

I just bought some new cards from the Mirrodin set and they've got some beasty cards and they brought back the old look of the cards. After reading the info provided by you the one thing Darksteel and Mirrodin have in common is how good the cards are.

[Iain]

This is the big bad dragon fom the DarkSteel magic set recently released.
What do you think SteelDragon?? Worthy enough for your Dragon deck?