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Sweet Tweets: #LuckyNumberM13

Ah, spoiler season. If you’re wondering what the Twitterverse has had to say about M13 so far, Reuben Bresler has you covered.

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Ah, spoiler season. It seems like only three months ago that we were going over the Avacyn Restored spoilers…because it was. But that doesn’t make this spoiler season any less exciting!

Much change is expected with the release of M13. The developers of the newest base set have worked long and hard and have made some big changes to the base set. The return of the exalted mechanic, some interesting reprints, some surprising cuts, and the first base set multicolored card, Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker, are all new and exciting things occurring in M13. And while M12 doesn’t actually cycle until the release of Return to Ravnica, it does put all of the cards that aren’t returning in M13 in a three-month lame duck period. So play those Mana Leaks and Titans while they’re playable folks, because they are not long for the Standard format.

One of the cards to cause quite a stir on Twitter was Sublime Archangel. Some pointed out its playability in Standard. Some expressed excitement in casual formats. And still others commented on its decidedly musical name. Let’s see what the Magic community had to say about Sublime Archangel:

 

Of course Magic players would be most excited about an Angel!

But that wasn’t the only card that got Twitter all a-twitter. Luis Scott-Vargas (@lsv) had a pretty nice preview of his own to show the world. And as the world’s biggest Loxodon Hierarch fan, I’m sure he was more than excited to get Thragtusk. In fact, Twitterers think that it and some of the other green cards possibly in M13 add up to be enough to call for a #GreenSummer! Here’s what the Magic community thought of the new green beast to beat:

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Oh, BBD (@BraunDuinIt). You’re a master. Along with LSV and Flavor Text Review author Peter Johnson (@PeterofDays), you have a pretty sick three-man team for pun tournaments.

Alas, from every cloud a little rain must fall. And for #M13, that sadness came in the form of the end of Giant Spider’s run in the base set. As the only card to have appeared in every base set from Alpha to M12, it was a long and arduous journey for Giant Spider. But cuts needed to be made and a 2/4 common with reach was neither particularly creative nor necessary, so it was sent to the bench. I’m sure this isn’t the end of the base set’s most printed card (other than basic lands), but for now let’s all take a moment to pay our respects to Magic’s oldest arachnid. #RIPGiantSpider:

 

There were several other cards in M13 that caused a stir, albeit not quite as thoroughly as those discussed already. For example…

Worldflare:

 

Elderscale Wurm:

 

Odric, Master Tactician:

 

Just to name a few. Phew! That’s a lot of spoiler talk.

But as always, Jon Johnson (@jjflipped) has the last laugh. He recently chided @Wizards_Magic for not putting storm back in the core set, and now he’s noticed yet another conspicuous omission:

 

Although that is a good point. As you all know, the only thing that Magic players love more than Angels is Squirrels!

Here’s my handle. Tweet me maybe?

Reuben Bresler

@MoxReuby

Video and Coverage Content Associate and Twitter Admiral for StarCityGames.com