2011年1月27日星期四

This card gets added mystique for being in Coldsnap

This card gets added mystique for being in Coldsnap, Magic's “lost” set that was discovered and released years later. That didn't actually happen (it was a newly designed set made to have a retro feel), but that was the company line for a while, and some fans thought it was true.Phyrexian Negator. Not all of Magic's monsters are demons. Technically, replica Longines L2.656.4.53.6 Men's Watches Phyrexian Negator is a horror, one that Ridley Scott and H.R. Giger are probably quite familiar with. This card has some of my favorite flavor text, describing in just four words a creature whose sole purpose is to destroy reality. Phyrexian Negator was also the source of some controversy when it was reprinted with new art in a theme deck recently.

It's technically on the reserved list of cards that Wizards has said will never be reprinted, so they claimed the theme deck didn't count since it wasn't part of an actual tournament legal expansion (it was also reprinted as a limited edition Judge's foil promo).The Mirrodin expansion introduced Magic to a world made of metal and filled with artifacts. It's no surprise that a lot of sci-fi ideas appeared there as well, including the Cathodion, replica Longines L2.688.4.98.6 Men's Watch which is just a straight up robot (one that is possibly working in a Jawa sandcrawler).Neurok Stealthsuit. If a creature can't be seen, it can't be targeted. The Stealthsuit is cool because it can be used in any color deck, but blue decks can equip it to a new creature at instant speed.

Random trivia: the blue mana symbols in the text box are in black and white because of a printing problem that couldn't be solved in time for the release. Since this hasn't been reprinted, we're stuck with the ugly “colorless” blue mana symbols.Skullclamp. This uncomfortable device lets you suck knowledge straight out of your victim's heads. It's a bit twisted that those victims happen to be your own creatures, but in Magic, card drawing is incredibly powerful. The ability to abuse this card caused it to be banned in several replica Longines L2.642.4.51.6 Men's Watch tournament formats.Triskelion. Cathodion is a robot, but Triskelion is an awesome robot, a stalking, tentacled mechanical beast straight out of War of the Worlds. It's even currently in print (just ignore the original art…that was just a prototype, ok?).

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