Post by Avacyn on Mar 10, 2015 14:09:21 GMT
Still trying to get more information on it... here is what I have so far:
SOURCE: mtgsalvation.gamepedia.com/Magic_Origins
I can see me getting interested in the origins of Chandra, and I know someone who will be delighted to know more about Liliana and Nissa...
Magic Origins will be the 17th and last Magic core set. It will be grouped as a two-set block with Dragons of Tarkir for the purposes of Standard rotation under the new regime.[1] It will be released in July 17, 2015. This set is stronly integrated with its digital counterpart Magic Duels: Origins.
Magic Origins was announced February 8th, 2015 during Pro Tour Fate Reforged. [2] The set contains 272 cards, which is 3 more than the current default for large sets. As a first since Alpha, this Core Set features two new mechanics. R&D considers Magic Origins not to be the "last core set", but a "new beginning" relating to the start of the Two-Block Paradigm and a new treatment of the storyline. The latter involves telling coherent, in-depth stories about the characters and carrying those out over story arcs across multiple sets. To enable this storytelling, there are more new cards in this set than in previous Core Sets. We see the main characters depicted before and after their planeswalker's spark ignites. The design of the cards and mechanics mirrors this for the players, as a kind of "leveling up" to their full potential. This will be achieved by double-faced cards with one side featuring a legendary creature, and the other side featuring its planeswalker incarnation. [3]
The set tells the origin stories of several planeswalkers - Gideon Jura, Jace Beleren, Chandra Nalaar, Liliana Vess and Nissa Revane - who are going to be playing a big role in up-coming story arcs. According to Doug Beyer "we'll see these characters' home worlds, learn about the joys and crises of their early lives, and discover how they became the Multiverse-traveling Planeswalkers we know today." [4]
Magic Origins was announced February 8th, 2015 during Pro Tour Fate Reforged. [2] The set contains 272 cards, which is 3 more than the current default for large sets. As a first since Alpha, this Core Set features two new mechanics. R&D considers Magic Origins not to be the "last core set", but a "new beginning" relating to the start of the Two-Block Paradigm and a new treatment of the storyline. The latter involves telling coherent, in-depth stories about the characters and carrying those out over story arcs across multiple sets. To enable this storytelling, there are more new cards in this set than in previous Core Sets. We see the main characters depicted before and after their planeswalker's spark ignites. The design of the cards and mechanics mirrors this for the players, as a kind of "leveling up" to their full potential. This will be achieved by double-faced cards with one side featuring a legendary creature, and the other side featuring its planeswalker incarnation. [3]
The set tells the origin stories of several planeswalkers - Gideon Jura, Jace Beleren, Chandra Nalaar, Liliana Vess and Nissa Revane - who are going to be playing a big role in up-coming story arcs. According to Doug Beyer "we'll see these characters' home worlds, learn about the joys and crises of their early lives, and discover how they became the Multiverse-traveling Planeswalkers we know today." [4]
SOURCE: mtgsalvation.gamepedia.com/Magic_Origins
I can see me getting interested in the origins of Chandra, and I know someone who will be delighted to know more about Liliana and Nissa...