Dark Ascension Spoiler

Tree of Redemption + Feed the Pack =

I was just daydreaming about a deck using the new Sorin along with Thraben Doomsayer (and related Fateful Hour triggers) combined with Necropotence and Vault of the Archangel. So many fun possibilities!

Lingering Souls 2w
Sorcery Uncommon
Put two 1/1 white Spirit creature tokens with flying onto the battlefield.
Flashback 1{B}

Might need to build a Standard BW tokens deck now, though without Windbrisk Heights I'm not sure it'll work.

Also without Ajani Goldmane, Glorious Anthem (ok ok, Honor of the Pure), and the very important Bitterblossom...

Gotta see what else falls out of the set. There might be enough to make it worth trying

redxxii wrote:Lingering Souls 2w
Sorcery Uncommon
Put two 1/1 white Spirit creature tokens with flying onto the battlefield.
Flashback 1{B}

Might need to build a Standard BW tokens deck now, though without Windbrisk Heights I'm not sure it'll work.

I'd say a large majority of standard players are reading the same messages you are Jim.

The real tech deck to build right now is the anti-BW tokens deck.

intrinsic wrote:

redxxii wrote:Lingering Souls 2w
Sorcery Uncommon
Put two 1/1 white Spirit creature tokens with flying onto the battlefield.
Flashback 1{B}

Might need to build a Standard BW tokens deck now, though without Windbrisk Heights I'm not sure it'll work.

I'd say a large majority of standard players are reading the same messages you are Jim.

The real tech deck to build right now is the anti-BW tokens deck.

Whipflare is going to be some super-secret tech I think... which has already been posted in a couple CFB articles.

Massive dump in the last day or so.
Of note amongst them is Helvault:
Helvault 3
Legendary Artifact Mythic Rare
1,{T}: Exile target creature you control.
7,{T}: Exile target creature you don't control.
When Helvault is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, return all cards exiled with it to the battlefield under their owners' control

intrinsic wrote:Massive dump in the last day or so.
Of note amongst them is Helvault:
Helvault 3
Legendary Artifact Mythic Rare
1,{T}: Exile target creature you control.
7,{T}: Exile target creature you don't control.
When Helvault is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, return all cards exiled with it to the battlefield under their owners' control

Sorry to hear about it, James, and I hope your stomach feels better.

Safe Haven that occasionally steals someone else's creature. A late game limited BOMB. Another one...

Holy Shmoly...

Elbrus, the Binding Blade // Withengar Unbound 7
Legendary Artifact - Equipment Mythic Rare
Equipped creature gets +1/+0.
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, transform Elbrus, the Binding Blade.
Equip 1
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{B}
Legendary Creature - Demon
Flying, trample, intimidate
Whenever a player loses the game, put thirteen +1/+1 counters on Withengar Unbound.
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Increasing Ambition
4b
Sorcery Rare
Search your library for a card and put that card into your hand. If Increasing Ambition was cast from a graveyard, instead search your library for two cards and put them into your hand. Then shuffle your library.
Flashback 7{B}

Good thing Stoneforge Mystic is banned, huh?

Even the cards that are not as stellar are dripping with flavor in this set. And I have a feeling this set is going to be massive for Big Deck.

Full spoiler released. As expected, there are some amazing cards in this set.

I'm disappointed that there isn't a complete rare enemy color land cycle.

Yeah, but the 2 we got are pretty decent, I fully expect to run the BG one in my EDH deck.

I really like this set though, looking forward to drafting it soon (though I am sad that Eternal Witness didn't get a reprint, maybe in ACR).

Slyphidine wrote:I'm disappointed that there isn't a complete rare enemy color land cycle.

Yeah, the lack of a full cycle on that seems odd. Of course, we also didn't get a Green/White lord to finish that cycle. That seems even weirder.

Uniclonus wrote:

Slyphidine wrote:I'm disappointed that there isn't a complete rare enemy color land cycle.

Yeah, the lack of a full cycle on that seems odd. Of course, we also didn't get a Green/White lord to finish that cycle. That seems even weirder.

The GW Human lord might be in AVR, since DKA is suppose to be more downcast compared to the third set.

Slyphidine wrote:I'm disappointed that there isn't a complete rare enemy color land cycle.

i'll bet dollars to donuts the last three are in the next set. they can't leave that hanging!!!

btw this IS a crazy Big Deck set.

...if i ever get to play again. hey, good news. i started working from home on Mondays so draft at KoP is an option. probably not tonight, but most likely next Monday!

After playing around a bit with the various draft simulators out there, it seems like triple DKA might not be that great. There seems to be a real lack of removal (especially in white) and missing synergies. I'm thinking DKA-DKA-INN might play the best in draft, what do you guys think?

redxxii wrote:After playing around a bit with the various draft simulators out there, it seems like triple DKA might not be that great. There seems to be a real lack of removal (especially in white) and missing synergies. I'm thinking DKA-DKA-INN might play the best in draft, what do you guys think?

eesh agreed:

// Generated by MagicDraftSim.com on Jan 24th, 2012 6:55PM CST

SB: 1 [DKA] Archangel's Light
SB: 2 [DKA] Bar the Door
SB: 1 [DKA] Break of Day
SB: 1 [DKA] Burden of Guilt
SB: 3 [DKA] Death's Caress
SB: 2 [DKA] Evolving Wilds
SB: 1 [DKA] Executioner's Hood
SB: 2 [DKA] Faith's Shield
SB: 1 [DKA] Farbog Boneflinger
SB: 1 [DKA] Gather the Townsfolk
SB: 1 [DKA] Gravecrawler
SB: 1 [DKA] Haunted Fengraf
SB: 2 [DKA] Heavy Mattock
SB: 1 [DKA] Increasing Devotion
SB: 1 [ISD] Island
SB: 2 [DKA] Lingering Souls
SB: 4 [DF2] Loyal Cathar
SB: 2 [DKA] Midnight Guard
SB: 1 [ISD] Mountain
SB: 2 [DKA] Niblis of the Urn
SB: 1 [ISD] Plains
SB: 1 [DKA] Ray of Revelation
SB: 1 [DKA] Sanctuary Cat
SB: 1 [DKA] Saving Grasp
SB: 1 [DKA] Scorch the Fields
SB: 4 [DKA] Silverclaw Griffin
SB: 1 [DF2] Soul Seizer
SB: 1 [DKA] Stormbound Geist
SB: 1 [DKA] Tragic Slip
SB: 1 [DKA] Vengeful Vampire