Mirrodin Pure or New Phryexia??? That is the Question

As many of you may know by now Wizards of the Coast posted their sales solicitation flyer for the third set in the Scars of Mirrodin block, code-named 'Action' scheduled to be released May 13, 2011. When released Action’s proper name will either be 'Mirrodin Pure' or 'New Phyrexia'.  Currently the staff at Wizards of the Coast has been very tight lipped on who will win the battle for the plane of Mirrodin. Who will emerge victorious Mirrans or Phyrexians? The wait is nearly over…

 This set will contain 175 cards and the tagline for the set is either "The Sharpest Steel is Tempered in Fire" (Mirrodin Pure) or "The Grand Compleation is Achieved" (New Phyrexia), and the expansion symbol will match the respective Mirran or Phyrexian watermarks found on nearly all non-land cards from Scars of Mirrodin and Mirrodin Besieged. Here is a sneak peak on the packaging designs for both sets.

 

The New Phyrexia package images on the Booster Box and Intro Packs have been seen on many other occasions in the past sets. The Fat Pack artwork features a new hideous version of Wurmcoil Engine. The Booster Pack images feature Suture Priest and two currently unknown images. The Intro Pack display shows correct colour distribution of two of each of the five different Intro Packs. 

 

The Mirrodin Pure set has the card art from what is speculated to be Darksteel Angel. If the Mirrodin Faction was to win the battle then this art as well as other artwork featured on the packaging will likely to find their ways onto cards. I say the word “If” as most people I’ve spoken to and things I’ve read speculate that this won’t happen. As pointed out by MTG Realm “Mirrodin Pure product mock-up of the Intro Pack display box confirm this as it is improperly colored - there are four u/g packs where there should be an equal representation of the five different Intro Packs.”

 

Lastly, now is the time to pick up your pre-order for the upcoming "Action Set" at 1upcollectibles.com for an introductory price of $89.99 for a limited time.

Mirrodin Besieged Prerelease

Mirrodin Besieged Prerelease
January 29 & 30, 2011


The Mirrodin Besieged prerelease will be a little different from your standard fare, Wizards is asking you to choose a side in the battle for Mirrodin. When you register for the sealed main event you will receive 3 booster packs of Scars of Mirrodin and 3 special prerelease only boosters that are allied to either the Mirrodin or Phyrexian forces. Players will then make a deck of these six packs for the main event. 

Now at 1up Collectibles we love us a little friendly competition, so we will be awarding an additional prize of store credit (credit amount will be based upon attendance) to the top ranked players of both factions. We might even encourage them to dual against one another after the tournament to decide the fate of Mirrodin in our own store.

Mirrodin Besieged Sealed Main Event:
Registration opens at 12pm, Round 1 will be paired at 1pm.
Registration fee is $25


Two Headed Giant Side Events will begin shortly after main event
Registration fee is $15

And as a special gift to our players battling for the future of Mirrodin we will be providing FREE PIZZA & Drink as usual, mmmm pizza and sodas.

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