Monday, September 24, 2012

Return to Ravnica Spoilers Part 8: Artifacts

Welcome to part 8 of the spoilers this time around, it's all about the artifacts of the set of return to ravnica so without further ado let's see what we got for this set.

#225) Azorius Keyrune - So this is a new mana rock for sure, produces either white or blue for 3 mana, you also can pay white and blue to transform it into a 2/2 blue/white flying creature that's still a artifact though, a nice way to start this particular portion of the spoilers.

#226) Chromatic Lantern - Honestly one of the better mana fixers so far in this set, a 3 mana drop artifact that makes all lands you control tap for any color of your choice, plus it has it's own tap ability to add 1 of any color to your mana pool.

#227) Civic Saber - 1 mana equip that grants the equipped creature +1/+0 for each of it's colors, so 5 colors gets the benefit the most of this, it costs 1 to equip as well and it's a pretty decent card, in limited

#228) Codex Shredder - 1 mana for a artifact that mills the top card of a target player's library when it taps, plus you can pay 5 mana and return a thing from the graveyard to your hand, only big thing is you gotta sacrifice it for this to be used.

#229) Golgari Keyrune - Keyrune #2 for the set, it taps for Black or Green and it animates itself into a 2/2 insect with deathtouch in the process for green and black

#230) Izzet Keyrune - #3 of the cycle, tapping for blue/red and it animates itself into a 2/1 elemental that whenever it deals damage, do a Merfolk Looter which isn't half bad for it's colors.

#231) Pithing Needle - Well this is back simply due to the fact i guess Trinket Mage is rotating, this is one of the Mage's favorite targets and it's got brand new fricking art at that, showing that wizards does card about reprinting specific things for Modern and Standard.

#232) Rakdos Keyrune - #4 of the set, it taps for red or black and it animates itself into a 3/1 black and red devil artifact, no special abilites unlike it's Izzet counterpart, but it's a decent body still and it's a mana rock.

#233) Selesnya Keyrune - Final keyrune of the cycle, taps for white or green and it animates itself into either a 3/3 green/white wolf till end of turn all for green and white as well, not bad for the final keyrune.

#234) Street Sweeper - 6 mana for a artifact creature that is a construct, it has a 4/6 ratio in the power toughness department and whenever it attacks, destroy all auras attached to target land of your choice, which isn't half bad for a 4/6 body.

#235) Tablet of the Guilds - Remember the 5 artifacts, the eye, horn etc, well this is those slapped into this, but you name 2 colors as this resolves and enters the battlefield, any time you cast a spell of either of those colors, you gain 1 life for each of the chosen colors, a very interesting uncommon.

#236) Volatile Rig - 4 mana for a 4/4 that has trample and has to attack each turn, but when it is dealt damage you get to flip a coin, if you lose the flip you have to sacrifice it, but you flip another coin when it dies, if you lose that flip it deals 4 damage to each creature and player, not a bad sweeper if you ask me.

Well that's it for artifacts this time around, stay tuned for the non basic lands this time around in the next edition.

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