Author: carteblanchehobbies

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September 2016 FNM Promo

flaying tendrilsTake that Aristocrats!

September’s FNM promo is actually quite nice, but mainly something you’ll see in sideboards. It’s very good against any deck that tries to abuse of ‘dies’ triggers or just tries to swarm you with a weenie horde (I’m looking at you monowhite humans). Also, is that Zulaport Cutthroat getting flayed? Hmm…maybe or maybe not? that weird almost circular sword is similar.

flaying fullA bunch of allies getting whiped

As always you can go to your local gaming shop and play to win one of these bad boys.

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UFS Exclusive playmat Part 2

Carte Blanche Hobbies is going to soon release another exlusive UFS playmat featuring characters from the Red Horizon series from Jasco Games. They would like to know which of the 5 following playmat prototypes you prefer:

The previous poll’s winner is Blaze Shuriken. Please let us know if you would like to pre-order any as well.

Carte Blanche Hobbies comp CBest of Both Evils

Carte Blanche Hobbies comp DRed Horizon

Carte Blanche Hobbies comp EBrilliant Tactician

Carte Blanche Hobbies comp FAllahara

Carte Blanche Hobbies comp GGuidance

 

 

Disclaimer: Playmat art not final and pending final approval by Jasco Games

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UW “Spirits”


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Here’s a sweet little deck that recently performed well at a SCG Standard Open:

UW “Spirits”

Standard Format

Creatures:29
3 Bygone Bishop
4 Eldrazi Skyspawner
3 Hanweir Militia Captain
4 Knight of the White Orchid
4 Rattlechains
3 Reflector Mage
4 Thraben Inspector
1 Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit
3 Archangel Avacyn

Instants:2
2 Ojutai’s Command

Enchantments:3
3 Stasis Snare

Planeswalkers: 3
3 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar

  




Lands: 23
12 Plains
2 Meandering River
4 Port Town
4 Prairie Stream
1 Westvale Abbey

Sideboard:

3 Archangel of Tithes
1 Felidar Cub
1 Reflector Mage
1 Stratus Dancer
3 Negate
1 Ojutai’s Command
2 Secure the Wastes
1 Archangel Avacyn
2 Declaration in Stone

 

This is definitely a nice twist on the white weenie aggro-style deck. We get the blue splash for some instant-speed Rattlechains that can also come down later in the game to protect our Bygone Bishop from targeted removal and give us a clue token. This is particularly good with Ojutai’s Command as well later on.

anafenze kin tree

Creature types matter, sometimes

Anafenza is also a spirit that can benefit from Rattlechains’ ability.  It’s only a one-of so we won’t be drawing it much. It’s almost a shame there are not many other spirits to toss in here, but that may change with the release of Eldritch Moon. We aslo get Archangel Avacyn as a bonus flash creature (no need to sing her praises over and over). The other creatures in the deck provide us some nice card advantage in their various ways:

Knight of the White Orchid can get us a Prairie Stream if we need that blue mana early on.

Eldrazi Skyspawner can allow us to get a turn 4 end-of-turn Avacyn or barring that play, can allow us to flip her when we want to.

Militia Captain just churns out tokens, ideally.

Thraben Inspector or as we commonly call him “Freddy Spaghetti” gives us that little bit of early aggro and mid-to-late game card advantage. It’s almost a sham there isn’t a copy of Kytheon in this build as he can be a pretty sweet Ojutai’s Command target (assuming we get to trigger his ‘turn into a planeswalker’ clause on our turn.

Bygone Bishop, like Thraben Inspector allows us to crack some clues all the while being a decent-ish attacker.

Finally, Reflector Mage is, well…just really really good (as seen in decks like Bant Company/Humans) even at non-flash speed.

ref mage

Bouncy bouncy

 

The removal package is rather simple: Counter or exile anything relatively huge/threatening at instant speed. Get that Avacyn, Kalitas, World Breaker, Dragonlord Ojutai and even Ulamog.

In the sideboard we hiave some Archangel of Tithes to slow down the more aggressive decks or tokens strategies as well as Secure the Wastes for a nice end of turn threat. The Negates come in versus some of the more controlish decks or maybe even versus Collected Company decks.

archangel fo tithes

Still a damn fine card

With nothing major really rotating (ok, so Ojutai’s Command leaving in October is a downer), the shell may very well be viable post-rotation as well. So, gather your cards, sleeve it up and give it a whirl at your local gaming store or even your next Preliminary Pro Tour Qualifier.

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UFS: Champion Batch 3

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UFS players! Check out the the 10 champion cards in Champion Batch 3!

Champion Batch 3 will be standard legal on July 1st, 2016.
Champion Batch 2 will rotate out of standard on July 1st, 2017.
Champion Batch 3 will rotate out of standard on July 1st, 2018.

Champions are given at least 3 month exclusivity with their champion cards. The entire batch will be available for public purchase later this year.

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Source: https://www.facebook.com/PlayUFS/

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Mega Man: Battle for Power

“Mega Man: Battle for Power” has a release date of August 26th, 2016! Stay tuned for weekly spoilers as we count down to another UFS release!

Also, the UFS Living Game Rules have been updated to v0.4. You can find the updated rules document here: http://jascogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/LGR-0.4.txt

Summary of Rules Updates:

1) The Attachment Zone is now an extension of the staging area. Cards in the attachment zone counts as cards in the staging area. They can be targeted by effects, but they cannot be used to pay costs unless otherwise specified. Additional character cards in the staging area are now considered to be in the attachment zone. If a card is committed, any cards attached to it are also considered to be committed. (see D.2.2)

2) Multiple and Powerful keyword abilities are now worded to work with replacement effects (ie. Ehrlite Key). (see I.3.6 and I.3.7)

3) “Static” and “floating” effects are now defined in the LGR.
(see H.6, J.6 and J.7)

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Source: https://www.facebook.com/PlayUFS/

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Duelist Pack: “Rivals of the Pharaoh”

The greatest Duelists attract the most fearsome foes, and the legendary Pharaoh is no exception! Duelist Pack: Rivals of the Pharaoh is packed with cards used by and inspired by the Pharaoh’s toughest opponents and their most exhilarating Duels from the original Yu-Gi-Oh! animated series.

Sometimes a friend, more often an enemy, billionaire Duelist extraordinaire Seto Kaiba pushed the Pharaoh to his limits from the very first episode. His Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon’s signature move, Neutron Blast, is now a Spell Card that lets your own Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon attack 3 times in a turn – once for each head – without interruption! Duelists can also use knowledge of their own greatest rivals to their advantage with Lullaby of Obedience, a one-of-a-kind Spell Card that lets you play any monster you can name from your opponent’s Deck!

When the dust settled on the Battle City Tournament, it became apparent that Yugi’s mild-mannered schoolmate Bakura, possessed by the evil spirit of the Millennium Ring, was the Pharaoh’s true enemy all along. Fans have been requesting Bakura’s Dark Sanctuary Field Spell for over a decade, and now it’s finally here! While Dark Sanctuary is in play, every attack your opponent makes has a 50% chance of backfiring completely and damaging your opponent, plus you can also use your Monster Zones to complete the Destiny Board’s terrifying message and win the Duel automatically!

To free the Pharaoh’s soul from eternal imprisonment in the Millennium Puzzle, Yugi had to defeat him in one climactic Duel in Egypt. Yugi’s Silent Swordsman and Silent Magician monsters from that Duel represented his own personal growth throughout the original series, and now, 10 years later, those monsters have grown up too! These new monsters can shush Spell Cards while their Attack Points grow and grow throughout the Duel, eventually becoming strong enough to take down even the toughest monsters Dueling has to offer.

Last but certainly not least, you’ll even find cards used by Maximillion Pegasus and Marik Ishtar, the Pharaoh’s final opponents from Duelist Kingdom and Battle City, respectively.

 

rivals of the pharaoh

Release Date: September 16, 2016

Duelist Pack: Rivals of the Pharaoh contains 11 brand-new cards, and 46 cards in all: 24 Commons, 10 Rares, 6 Super Rares, and 6 Ultra Rares.

Source: http://www.ygonation.com/tcg-news/duelist-pack-rivals-of-the-pharaoh

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Yugioh Legendary Decks II Box Set

Coming off the success of last year’s inaugural release, Konami Digital Entertainment Inc, is proud to bring you the latest product offering, Legendary Decks II which brings together 3 legendary characters all in one box.  “Exodia, obliterate!”  The words that ended Yugi’s first Duel in the original animated series are just the beginning in Legendary Decks II!  Legendary Decks II traces the journeys of Yugi, Kaiba, and Joey from Duelist Kingdom to Battle City and beyond, with three unique Decks that let you employ each of their greatest strategies!

Each Legendary Decks II box set includes:
• 43-card Deck based on Yugi and his unstoppable Exodia, the Forbidden One.  For the first time in more than 8 years, brand-new cards to help assemble the five pieces of Exodia are included! This Deck ALSO contains all 3 playable   versions of the Egyptian God Cards, available together in one place for the first time ever!
• 43-card Deck based on Kaiba and his legendary engine of destruction, Blue-Eyes White Dragon! For Seto Kaiba, might always made right, so this Deck is packed with powerful monsters and destructive Spell and Trap Cards!
• 43-card Deck based on Joey and his ferocious Red-Eyes B. Dragon!  No one grew more as a Duelist and a person during the original series than Joey, so this Deck includes cards that grow and change from turn to turn like Red-Eyes Black Flare Dragon and Red-Eyes Archfiend of Lightning.
• 3 brand-new Secret Rare cards to enhance Decks built around Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl: Eternal Soul, Dark Burning Attack, and Dark Burning Magic.
• 3 Ultra Rare Token Cards. Each one depicts one of the three legendary Duelists of the original animated series with their signature monsters!

What if Weevil never threw Yugi’s Exodia cards overboard?  Is there any way Kaiba could ever lose to Joey? Would Joey have been able to defeat all 3 Egyptian God Cards like Yugi did? With Legendary Decks II, players and fans of the original series can try out these fantasy scenarios while also grabbing cards that can power up strategies introduced in Clash of Rebellions, Breakers of Shadow, Shining Victories, The Dark Illusion, and Duelist Pack: Rivals of the Pharaoh!
 

legendary 2

Release October 7 ,2016

 *Product name, card names and set configuration subject to change.

Source: http://www.ygonation.com/tcg-news/yugioh-legendary-decks-ii-box-set

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Dragon Ball Z: Awakening

Panini America has announced the upcoming release of Dragon Ball Z: Awakening, the next expansion for Dragon Ball Z TCG, set to arrive in stores on Halloween weekend, October 28.

This expansion comes in both boosters and starters. It features the ultimate villain, Cell, The Cell Games, popular characters like Goku, Gohan, Hercule, and more. Preconstructed starter decks include a tournament-legal 60-card deck, one Mastery card, four Main Personality cards, a playmat, and a comprehensive rulebook that has everything a new player would need to begin play. There are 140 new cards in the set, all available via booster, including powerful new Ultra Rares.

MSRP for starters is $14.99 and $3.99 for boosters.

dbz awakening

Source: http://icv2.com/articles/news/view/34739/dragon-ball-z-awakening