Psst anyone here interested in letting go of their goblins?

Prospectors, piledrivers, warchiefs etc

Yah, they briefly go to the graveyard before state based effects are checked and subsequently removed from the game.

Oooo ... nice! That was you? I had a friend that used to like pulling off a simmilar trick with a casual deck either via eradicate / splinter after turning your lands into a creature / artifact. Annoying bugger =D

This was posted on the wizards forums last week... wondering if it's like a real card and what do you guys think about the Evoke mechanic?

Edit: http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?t=887629

This post has been edited by tyrion4: Jul 26 2007, 02:40 PM

You mean it sounds like convoke? >.<

yah, i think it'll be sorcery speed also or those pandemonium style decks are going to have like uncounterable damage spells coming at ure face out of nowhere! Not to mention it's uses with wild pair and grave pac etc @@

I was also hoping you could momentary blink the evoke-creature but apparently we cant respond to the sacrifice trigger once it's in play (the evoke and its conditions already resolved and you cant respond to stop it from resolving). Have to wait for the evoke FAQ to be sure though...

But boy would it be sweet if we could!

Some interesting flavor stuff regarding Lorwyn's tribal creatures on mtgsalvation. Image is from InQuest magazine.

"To Lorwyn Elves, beauty station and power are interrelated. Those judged most beautiful by the Admirer's Council are called 'Perfects' and are afforded every privilege" says Jarvis. But like a high school cheerleading squad, the beauty has a dark side. As it turns out, Lorwyn Elves aren't just green but green/black, and they hunt down and seek to destroy that which they find less beautiful than themselves. One such huntsman is this character: "Nath would seem to be a figure of some repute. Darkly engaging and riding upon the Elves mount of choice, a 'Crevin'".

If the Lorwyn Elves meander across black and green, what of other iconic races? Jarvis mentioned two unusually blue species that could have similarly split personalities: the manipulative Faeries known as Fae and these "Merrow" Merfolk. Lorwyn has no oceans, but the Merrow use elaborate networks of hubs, channels and Cisterns that connect the inland rivers and streams into a worldwide trading network. As such, they are the merchants and diplomats of Lorwyn, although Jarvis says that some, like this one, are "on the payroll to bear the scars of a well-answered challenge".

At heart, Lorwyn is a world of "fantastical locales, epic quests and legendary places, figures and acts" says Jarvis. "It is a heavily forested, verdant world populated by haughty Elves, mischievous Boggarts and passionate Flamekin". Those Flamekin are elemental beings of fire and mutable stone whose "passionate and fickle emotions are often reflected in their ornamented bodies". One such Flamekin driven by her passions is Ashling, "a traveller driven by a strong spiritual pull she feels to a greater force she seeks in the world of Lorwyn". Reminds me a of a gal named Sunseeker.




Source: http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?t=85159

This post has been edited by tyrion4: Aug 5 2007, 04:07 AM

The problem with tribal style decks is that it usually doesn't take much thought on the pilot's end to play them well (you can get away with less than ideal / bad plays most of the time). Goblins and sliver style decks are good examples. It just comes down to an aggro swarm to overwhelm your opponent. Well, thats my 2cents on tribal but we'll have to wait and see. But honestly, I think the 3 races above are more likely meant for pre-con decks more than anything else.



This post has been edited by tyrion4: Aug 5 2007, 06:47 PM