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HomeClearanceMagic the Gathering Dark Ascension Booster Box 36 Packs |
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13 of 15 found the following review helpful:
 Command the Night! Feb 07, 2012
By R. Newnham
Dark Ascension is the second set in the Innistrad block (Innistrad was the first set, and Avacyn Restored will follow in May 2012), and it continues the horror theme that was so well started in the first set. It is a small set at 158 cards, as is typical for the second set in a block, and for those who play draft games, it drafts with Innistrad (meaning you would open three packs of this along with three of Innistrad).
The new mechanics introduced are Fateful Hour and Undying. Fateful Hour defines effects that start when your life total is five or less, and Undying means that as long as the creature did not have any +1/+1 counters on it when put into a graveyard from the battlefield, it returns with a +1/+1 counter on it. The mechanics strongly convey the horror theme of the set, I feel.
The primary tribes represented in this set are humans, vampires, werewolves and zombies. Others are present, of course, but these represent the primary conflict on the plane of Innistrad. The backstory is great, and ties in with the primary planeswalker, Sorin. Sorin Markov, by the way, gets a makeover... the version of him that is present is Sorin, Lord of Innistrad. This is an excellent card and is a no-brainer to include in any Black/White deck.
Aside from Sorin, there are some great cards here. Mikaeus, the Unhallowed is a Black zombie cleric (an updated version of Mikaeus , the lunarch) that gives all non-humans +1/+1 and Undying... a Mythic rare deserving of the designation. Feed the Pack is an excellent Green that allows you to sacrifice a creature and put in a number of 2/2 wolf tokens equal to the creature's toughness, which is great for a Green token deck. Additionally, there are a few double-sided transforming cards that are fun (and each pack contains at least one).
All in all, I like this set. The theme is fun and I am already modifying my favorite Commander deck to include some of these cards. I seriously believe that the Innistrad block is my favorite to date, with a possible exclusion of Zendikar.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Awesome game Mar 11, 2012
By Eff
Magic The Gathering is a great game for all ages. It tickles your brain in a way few games do, both by stimulating creativity and logic skills. Mix chess and Dungeons and Dragons - you have a taste of this game.
0 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 its not a toy amazon, roflmao Mar 15, 2012
By Hector
very cool as always although i gotta say dark ascencion is overall a really crappy expansion, only lingering souls is really cool card
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