Firesurge

The rares for Firesurge might not be as fun as the rares for Death Reaper, but they still are good. The first rare is a reprint of Chandra's Phoenix. This fun-to-play Phoenix will rise out of the ashes every time you are dealt damage by a red instant or sorcery. Also, it has haste and flying so it might be able to deal 2 damage on the third turn. The second rare is also a good reprint in Shivan Dragon. Although it is pretty basic, this dragon is pretty good. It is a 5/5 firebreather for only 6 mana. I think that this intro deck wins the M14 Best for a Beginner award.

Lands (26) 10 Island 16 Mountain Creatures (18) 1 Chandra’s Phoenix 2 Dragon Hatchling 2 Fleshpulper Giant 3 Goblin Shortcutter 2 Nephalia Seakite 2 Phantom Warrior 3 Regathan Firecat 1 Shivan Dragon 2 Trained Condor

Other Spells (16) 1 Chandra’s Outrage 2 Disperse 1 Essence Scatter 2 Flames of the Firebrand 3 Lava Axe 1 Negate 2 Opportunity 2 Shiv’s Embrace 1 Staff of the Flame Magus 1 Volcanic Geyser

Magic 2014 Promos

There are fewer promos in M14 than Gatecrash or Return to Ravnica. This is to be expected as there is only 1 pre-release promo. The M14 pre-release promo is Megantic Sliver. It depicts a sliver standing next to a tall tree. The launch promo is the best, in my opinion. It is Colossal Whale and shows a huge whale jumping out of a wave and over a ship. The game day promo that everyone gets is Hive Stirrings. The art is of some slivers hatching out of heir eggs. The top 8 promo is Goblin Diplomats and its art is some creepy goblins. If you buy a box, the promo you get is Ratchet Bomb made out of gears. If you participate in the league, you get a 1/1 sliver token with some other things. Here are the neat M14 promos:

Magic 2014 Tokens

In M14, there are quite a few tokens. Some of them are reprints and some of them are new. There is one promo token that I will post tomorrow.

Card of the Week

This card is the first old flip card to be featured in a Card of the Week post. The first side is Jushi Apprentice. This card has a fun ability. If you pay 3 mana and tap it you get to draw a card. Then if you have 9 or more cards in your hand you get flip it. You will probably have to have no maximum hand size if you want to flip it. The other size allows you to pay five mana and tap it. When you do a player of your choice draws cards equal to the number of cards in your hand. This is great because you can draw a bunch of cards or make your opponent draw a bunch cards that they might have to discard. The Planeswalker's Library price is
Rating: 6 out of 10

What is your Favorite #6 Leyline

In Magic 2011 and Guildpact there was a rare cycle of enchantments. These enchantments have 3 things in common. First, the name is always Leyline of Something. Second, they all cost 2 any color mana and 2 mana of their color. Third, if you have one in your opening hand you may put it into play before the game starts. I think that this is very creative and like it a lot. Remember to comment and tell us what your favorite Leyline is.

Physic Labyrinth

Psychic Labyrinth contains a new rare and one that dates all the way back to Alpha. It's name is Clone. It is a 0/0 for 4, but enters the battlefield as a copy of target creature. It could start out as a simple Ajani's Chosen. And then, with a simple Cloudshift, it could turn into a Kalonian Hydra. The foil rare is not as good as Clone but is not hat bad. Jace's Mindseeker allows you to exile the top 5 cards of an opponents library into his or her library.  Then you get to cast one of those cards without paying its mana cost. Above all that, it is a 4/4 flyer. Here is the Blue/White intro deck Psychic Labyrinth.

Lands (25) 16 Island 9 Plains Creatures (20) 2 Air Servant 1 Archaeomancer 1 Clone 3 Coral Merfolk 1 Jace’s Mindseeker 2 Master of Diversion 1 Messenger Drake 2 Scroll Thief 2 Seacoast Drake 2 Stonehorn Chanter 2 Warden of Evos Isle 1 Water Servant

Other Spells (15) 3 Claustrophobia 1 Divination 2 Frost Breath 1 Glimpse the Future 2 Illusionary Armor 1 Rod of Ruin 3 Show of Valor 1 Solemn Offering 1 Staff of the Mind Magus