Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Magi-Nation Duel 2021 Updates (Part 2)

 Hello once again Magi-Nation duel fans.  We continue our updates with fans and the future, as 2021 comes to a close throughout this pandemic.  

Here is the recent activity in Magi-Nation Duel's community!

 

Tournaments! 

 The community hosted an 11th tournament in the summer of 2021.  
 
Nine players (9) participated, and only actually printed cards from 2i were allowed.  (No Traitor's Reach, Daybreak, or Unreleased Promos).  
 
Congratulations to Pemmin for winning with an Arderial deck!


Found relics from the Vault of Knowledge!

A user, Demo the NES found some old tournament reports, from Arudel Mills and Dundalk.  

https://discord.com/channels/156872413487955969/722276322025406484/829423469787349083

https://discord.com/channels/156872413487955969/722276322025406484/829423901469442078

https://discord.com/channels/156872413487955969/722276322025406484/829426193261789256

Please comment below if the link doesn't work to the community discord. 


Users found old Scry magazines with Magi Nation articles: 






Fan Creations and Activity!

Fans found a created Weebo hat!


 And some time ago, someone made custom Dream Creature shirts!



When the TV show was running, there was an online flash game exploring the moonlands.  Check out some of the backgrounds: https://imgur.com/a/qPa73YW 

 

A user,Warnerofthe7seas made Magi Nation Minifigs.  Can you guess who they all are?

A user, Rayje's Gym Shorts, created stickers for their deck boxes!



 While 2021 was a quieter year compared to 2020's flurry of activity, we're happy to see the community still thriving.  Energize your dreams!

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Midnight Vows and Crimson Hunts

 Once more, we return to Innistrad, and so this insignificant blog continues to provide a singular space for all the lore and hidden texts for exploring the plane.  Good hunting, planeswalkers.  

Eternal Night MTG basic lands revealed for Innistrad: Midnight Hunt - Dot  Esports

art by Piotr Dura, Copyright: WotC

Midnight Hunt

Planeswalker's Guide to Innistrad: Midnight Hunt

Legendary Figures in Innistrad: Midnight Hunt

Main Story Chapters:

1. The Witch of the Woods

2. Motives of the Wolf  

3. The Fall of the House of Betzold

4. Harvesttide

5. Night Closes 'Round

 Eternal Night MTG basic lands revealed for Innistrad: Midnight Hunt - Dot  Esports

Side Stories: 

Tangles - Wrenn comes to Innistrad, looking for Seven.  

Sisters - Dawnheart Coven rises. 

His Eyes, all of them

The Dusk Reborn - An Archangel's return. 

The Dance of Undeath - Letters from Geralf and Gisa


Other: 

Official Trailer - The Hunt begins 


 

Main product page with general info. https://magic.wizards.com/en/products/midnight-hunt 

Design Document handoff: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/innistrad-design-handoff-document-2021-08-23  

 

Crimson Vow:

Welcome to eternal night!  Crimson vow shows the upcoming wedding between Olivia Voldaren and Edgar Markov.  Seems the planeswalkers of the world have something to say about a new Eternal Night!

The Legendary Characters of Innistrad: Crimson Vow

Main story: 

1. Tithes and Invitations 

2. The Dolorous Weight of Pleasantries 

3. Forever Hold your Peace 

4. Wedding Crashers 

5. Till Death Do us Part 

 

Side Stories: 

The Edge of the World

The Blessing of Blood

Survivors

The Devouring House

Other: 

Legendary Creatures of Crimson Vow: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/legends-innistrad-crimson-vow-2021-11-12

Official Trailer:


 

User "MakesOnAPlane" created this wonderful bloodlines chart: 



Info from DnD Innistrad campaign on Strefan Maurer: "After his father’s death, Strefan studied magic and forged a pact with the demon Shilgengar in return for the promise of immortality. After murdering his brother Sergei and drinking his blood, Strefan journeyed to Markov Manor and consulted with Edgar Markov. Together, they worked with Shilgengar to create the twelve bloodlines of vampires on Innistrad."

Ending synopsis and comments: 

While the initial Harvesttide Festival was a massacre by both werewolf and Vampire, Arlinn may be able to convince werewolves of a new forward path, towards a better Innistrad.  Most of the Vampire families attended the Crimson Wedding, but it was not concluded, Edgar in the end, rejected Olivia, despite her influencing blood magic, and possibility of using the Moonsilver key to gain the vampires control over angels.  Many vampires were killed, and we don't know the fate of Castle Voldaren - was it destroyed, or at least seriously damaged, much like Markov Manor? Sorin is however rebuilding, giving new hope to groups of humans on Innistrad, his homeplane.  With the second harvesttide ritual complete, day and night are in balance once more on Innistrad, while things like Thraben are still recovering and filled with Zombies, and the Angels are still not a stronger force.  Finally, Arlinn has built a better connection to the Gatewatch planeswalkers Chandra, Teferi, and Kaya. Teferi mentions the potential re-growing threat of Phyrexians, which were seen seeking Immortality solutions on Kaldheim.  We still don't have a clear idea of what the Gatewatch looks like, or who are still members.  We know from the Dominaria storyline that Karn is seeking aid to stop New Phyrexia- and that there is now their corruption on Kaldheim at least.  For now, we will have to wait and see what happens in the Neon Dynasty of Kamigawa!


While this blog has taken a pause from lore compilations due to Wizards combining most of their lore on one page, we felt the return to Innistrad worthy of a new archive log.  Please comment with any requests for other planes, stories, or assistance finding things.   

Interested in the Shadows over Innistrad?  Read here. 

Interested in learning the original Innistrad block, and the restoration of Avacyn?  Read here.