Card of the Day - January, 2012 | MAGIC: THE GATHERING

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Fiend of the Shadows – Dark Ascension rare. From the Dark Ascension FAQ: Playing a card exiled with Fiend of the Shadows follows all the normal rules for playing that card. You must pay its costs, and you must follow all timing restrictions, for example. You may only play the card, meaning play it as a land or cast it as a spell. It's not in your hand. You can't discard it, activate its cycling abilities, and so on.

Drogskol Reaver – Dark Ascension mythic rare. From the Dark Ascension FAQ: The ability triggers just once for each life-gaining event, no matter how much life was gained. If a creature with lifelink you control deals damage to multiple creatures, players, and/or planeswalkers at the same time, the ability will trigger just once. The damage dealt by that creature is a single life-gaining event.

Wild Hunger – Dark Ascension common. Got a wild hunger for Dark Ascension? Good news! The Dark Ascension Prerelease is finally here!

Wrack with Madness – Dark Ascension common. If you miss the Dark Ascension Prerelease this weekend, you will surely be wracked with madness. Or at least regret. Check out the Card Image Gallery to see what will be there!

Harrowing Journey – Dark Ascension uncommon. Your journey to the Dark Ascension Prerelease this weekend won't be harrowing at all if you check out the Card Image Gallery ahead of time.

Chill of Foreboding – Dark Ascension uncommon. Got a chill of foreboding? It's probably because you sense the Dark Ascension Prerelease this weekend. Check out the Card Image Gallery and make your preparations!

Gather the Townsfolk – Dark Ascension common. The Dark Ascension Card Image Gallery has been updated with every card in Dark Ascension. Gather some townfolk and check it out!

Helvault – Dark Ascension mythic rare. To see all the Dark Ascension cards that have been officially previewed, consult the Dark Ascension Card Image Gallery!

Chant of the Skifsang – Dark Ascension common. To see all the Dark Ascension cards that have been officially previewed, consult the Dark Ascension Card Image Gallery!

Grafdigger's Cage – Dark Ascension rare. To see all the Dark Ascension cards that have been officially previewed, consult the Dark Ascension Card Image Gallery!

Vorapede – Dark Ascension mythic rare. To see all the Dark Ascension cards that have been officially previewed, consult the Dark Ascension Card Image Gallery!

Thalia, Guardian of Thraben – Dark Ascension rare. To see all the Dark Ascension cards that have been officially previewed, consult the Dark Ascension Card Image Gallery!

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Séance – Dark Ascension rare. To see all the Dark Ascension cards that have been officially previewed, consult the Dark Ascension Card Image Gallery!

Jar of Eyeballs – Dark Ascension rare. To see all the Dark Ascension cards that have been officially previewed, consult the Dark Ascension Card Image Gallery!

Increasing Confusion – Dark Ascension rare. To see all the Dark Ascension cards that have been officially previewed, consult the Dark Ascension Card Image Gallery!

Nearheath Stalker – Dark Ascension common. To see all the Dark Ascension cards that have been officially previewed, consult the Dark Ascension Card Image Gallery!

Zombie Apocalypse – Dark Ascension rare. To see all the Dark Ascension cards that have been officially previewed, consult the Dark Ascension Card Image Gallery!

Elvish House Party – Unhinged uncommon. Remember, even when you're playing with Un- cards, it's unsporting to wait several hours before you attack.

Steward of Valeron – Shards of Alara common. The Steward of Valeron wears armor that is characteristic of Bant knights. It's mostly defensive, hampering the wearers offensive attacks. It's very showy, designed to reflect the sun in its metallic curves to signal honor to the angels above. And it doesn't protect the back, because on Bant, all attacks come head-on.

Phyrexian Dreadnought – Mirage rare. When Mirage came out, Phyrexian Dreadnought was the biggest creature that Magic had ever seen. Since then, the 12/12 has been surpassed, bit by bit. Not counting silver-bordered creatures, the current champ is the 15/15 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn.

It That Betrays – Rise of the Eldrazi rare. Doesn't it seem like a bad idea to have something called "It That Betrays" on your team? That's just asking for some kind of, well, betrayal.

Dodecapod – Apocalypse uncommon. In the days of yore (around 2001), Dodecapod was a great card to sideboard in against discard decks. It wasn't clever, but it got the job done.

Posted in Feature on January 2, 2012

Card of the Day - January, 2012

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