Template:Featarticle/November 2008
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[edit] November 1-2, 2008
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- Onslaught is the twenty-eighth Magic expansion and was released in 2002 as the first set in the Onslaught block. It has a theme that focused heavily on "tribal" cards, or cards that are concerned with creature types. It introduced the "morph" keyword, as well as revisited "cycling", and made "This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures." a keyword ability, "fear". Onslaught introduced a number of major mechanics and featured the first return of a keyword from abeyance (cycling).
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- Randy Buehler is an employee of Wizards of the Coast (currently the Vice President of Digital Gaming) and a former Magic: The Gathering pro-player.
[edit] November 2-9, 2008
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- Goblins are a red-aligned race that is usually encountered in underground warrens in mountain areas. They are known for their small size and low intellect.
- The only goblins known to inhabit the five sundered planes of Alara are found on the inhospitable world of Jund.
- Dominarian goblins are the most commonly-seen goblins. They are known for their tenacity in battle, low intellect, and affinity for red magic. In fact, they are one of the iconic creatures of red magic.
- Goblins live nearly anywhere on Dominaria where suitable deserts and mountains can be found. Below are a few of the main goblin nations and subraces on Dominaria.
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[edit] November 9-23, 2008
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- Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra contains two preconstructed theme decks, one oriented around Jace Beleren and the other on Chandra Nalaar. It was released on November 7th 2008 (MSRP: $19.99).
- In contrast to Elves vs. Goblins, it features cards from the last 15 years. Elves vs. Goblins featured tribal decks while Jace vs. Chandra features the best burn spells and the best counterspells. It has eight rares, two of them foil alternate art Jace Beleren and Chandra Nalaar cards. Additionally four other cards have new art.
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- Jace Beleren is a planeswalker. He is incredibly intelligent and is adept at blue magic, with such talents as clairvoyance, telepathy and illusionism. He has a reserved nature and a troubled conscience, as he has made some poor decisions in the past.
[edit] November 23-30, 2008
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- Portal Three Kingdoms is a starter-level set released in 1999. It was specifically designed for the Asian market and was not sold in North America. It was mainly printed in Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese, but there was also an English printing, sold mostly in Australia and New Zealand. As a result, the English versions of the cards are amongst the rarest in the game. As with the previous two Portal sets, the cards in Portal Three Kingdoms were not tournament-legal at the time of printing, but were made legal in Vintage and Legacy on 20 October 2005.
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- Horsemanship is a keyword ability on creatures that serves as an evasion ability. It is functionally identical to flying, however a creature with only one ability cannot block a creature with the other ability.
