Gatecrash Promotion Cards

Hello everyone and welcome to a special sunday edition of the emporium, today let's discuss something that will be happening in a few weeks, which is the arrival of the upcoming MTG set Gatecrash, so let's get straight down to business.

The buy-a-box promotion card this time around is known as Nightveil Specter which is that 2/3 that does some serious shenigans, has the hybrid mana cost and all that neat stuff.

For the launch of Gatecrash, on release weekend people will receive this alternate art Skarrg Goliath for attending either a Friday Night Magic event on the day of the release of the set or as a door prize for something else, it's totally up to the store you go to for this one.

Game Day players will receive this sweet full art Zameck Guildmage for just attending this set's game day event, remember game day is all about standard, the first non GP or PT event that lets you play with the new set.

For the top 8 of the game day event, players will receive this cool alternate art Firemane Avenger for making it to the top 8 of the game day, you know the angel with Lightning Helix slapped onto her.

Finally, for the gate crash league players this time around, for doing well in your local league, you'll receive a copy of this alternate art Red/White soldier token.

I forgot to mention, the winner of the game day event will receive this sweet champion's playmat which hints at perhaps a reprint of Culling Sun, the orzhov wrath effect from the original ravnica block. Anyways that's it for this edition, till next time this is vergil signing off.

Dark Ascension Promotion Cards

Hello everyone and welcome back to another edition of the emporium, in this edition it's Dark Ascension promos time.

We already know about Ravenous Demon/Archdemon of Greed being our prerelease promos, as well as this next card.

Mondronen Shaman/Tovolar's Magehunter being the release cards, but what about Game Day, let's take a look

Game Day for this set features Strangleroot Geist in full art form with new art as always as the particpation card for game day, with this next card as the top 8 card for the set.

Full art Zombie Apocalypse anyone, yes this is the top 8 card for the set for game days all round the world as per usual, onto our buy a box promo

Alternate art Gravecrawler anyone, ah yes this is the Buy-a-Box promo card for Dark Ascension and is perhaps one of  the better promo cards in this writer's humble opinion, anyways that's it for this short but sweet edition, till next time this is vergil signing off.

Innistrad Promo Cards

Hello all and welcome to the 2nd edition of the emporium for today, today's 2nd article talks about the promo cards in Innistrad which is this year's new fall set, we've already seen the prerelease cards yes i said cards not card, now let's take a look at what release card that wizards has decided on this year.

Yes it's a earlier card in which i spoiled yesterday, Ludevic's Test Subject/Ludevic's Abomination in promo card form these two are going to be for the release parties which always take place after a set has launched officially and in this case innistrad launches on September 30th, 2011 which the following weekend will have release events all over the world, so you get this cool dual card just for particpating, remember as always with a release you cannot use the promo card in your deck, i try to stress that each time i post a new release card for you folks to view, this was announced via today's magic the gathering mothership arcana, now onto the game day promos for this year, let's take a look see at what wizards wants to give us for our game day this time.

Diregraf Ghoul is the Particpation card this time around, which is not that bad personally, the next card i'm about to show is the card you get for making the top 8 of the game day

Yes Elite Inquisitor is your game day top 8 promo for this set, which isn't much of a surprise to be honest i was expecting this to be something better, now onto the Buy-A-Box promotion card now as well which is supposed to be good

Yes it's Devil's Play which is that sorcery spell with Flashback, you will get this for purchasing a box of Innistrad on the September 30th, 2011 release date, note stores only have to give 1 out to you, so don't be sad if you don't get a full playset of this sorcery, most stores will only have about 20 per store, so not very many going around personally, honestly that's it for today, we all know the prerelease card and know that we have our promo cards for the set, let's get down to spoilers, since it is Innistrad Preview Week no 1 at the mommaship, this is vergil signing off.

Magic 2012 Game Day Promotion Cards

It's that time again kiddies, with the full spoilers up, the last official piece of unknown news is the magic 2012 game day promo cards, this particular core set's cards are going to be Dungrove Elder and Stormblood Berserker which are both in full art frames, let's take a look see at the picture with the two cards in question

Now if i had to guess the Berserker dude is going to be for the particpation prize, top 8 will more then likely receive the full art Dungrove Elder since the rare is usually given out for the top 8 of the game day or something of that nature, i don't know wizards has to confirm this as of now and i would expect confirmation just shortly after the release of the newest core set on the block, onto good news though for those keeping track the prerelease is 2 days away, remember it's a sealed deck draft for those particpating, enjoy and this is vergil signing off from a rather short update article.

Mirrodin Besieged Game Day Choose a Side Promos

So today's arcana which you can read here ---> Action's First cards has revealed pictures of the two promotion cards you will receive if you contain a affilated deck with either the mirran side which rewards a pristine talisman or the phyrexian side which rewards a Suture Priest which is a combination of both, Blood Seeker and Soul Warden, each of course has their own affilated watermark with their respective factions and their set symbol. Though as we know wizards has already decided the outcome of the war and is just waiting for the proper time to reveal the set name so the spoiler season can begin anew for the third and final set of this fall block which comes out this may.

Over the course of the article i will be talking about the various elements of the game day event and what to expect since it is a standard event, so let's begin.

Now game day has always been about various things, showing off the new products as well as the fact there are awesome game day promotions cards to follow such as the Treasure Mage and of course the obvious top 8 card which is going to Black Sun's Zenith, both provided in full art but the cards i'm going to spoil today are completely different these are the final arts for both Suture Priest and of course Pristine Talisman.

Both cards contain their respective set symbol as well as the faction symbol making them legit for showing off,  before you ask though yes, the cleric is way better since it's a creature, but the talisman is nice since it gets you ahead in mana and provides a point of life. Game day though is always set a month after the new release of a set and is the first real chance outside of a pro tour or grand prix to get used to the standard enviroment which will feature some effective standard decks but there is another thing i want to talk about the game day starter decks which will be coming out later this month and will be set at a reasonable price of about 24.99 per starter deck containing 60 cards and even has a 15 card sideboard with a spindown life counter in it.

Though i will be talking about those lists in another article i just wanted to add that in so that is all for now and enjoy the article, see you next time this is vergil signing off.