Magic: the Gathering - Innistrad

[Tharakaos]

Oh man, this actually sounds super awesome, I used to play a lot of Magic as a kid and this seems like a really cool gameplay twist.

[wandering_spirit]

Originally Posted by lordsathien

Werewolves are in red and green and their changing isn't entirely controllable (yay?). If I recall things correctly, at the beginning of each upkeep, if no spells were played during the previous turn the Werewolves transform into their Human or Wolf (I'm assuming there are some Wolf <-> Werewolf cards, it'd be kinda lame to just be Human and Werewolf) form. And the other side says if two or more spells were played on the previous turn, they transform into their Werewolf form.

Actually, the Werewolves work like this:

- Starts as human;
- If no spells are cast on the last turn, they transform into Werewolves;
- If the creature is a Werewolf and two or more spells are played on the last spell, the Werewolf reverts to human.

Some transformations are more controllable, like mana cost or effects. However, the controlled transformations may lead to more power, but at a cost. For instance, Clustered Youth's transformation is more powerful, but chips away 1 life at each of your upkeep. Or in the case of the "Dr.Jeckyll" card, the transformed form had insane power, but very little toughness.

Some of those transformations, you can't transform back from, so it can bite you in the keister if you're not careful. Garruk is one of those examples...

Originally Posted by Tharakaos

Oh man, this actually sounds super awesome, I used to play a lot of Magic as a kid and this seems like a really cool gameplay twist.

It's not the first time they do that. In the Kamigawa set, some cards had two forms on the same side, so the card was flipped one way or the other to represent the creature. This time, they just decided to make a full card on both sides of the card.

You might need to buy card protectors for those...

[panahinuva]

Yeah, flip cards were kind of lame. The art was cramped, the text boxes were cramped and it was difficult to figure out which side was up when they were attacking. DFCs just feel more elegant. And they were hella fun to play with in limited.

[wandering_spirit]

Originally Posted by panahinuva

Yeah, flip cards were kind of lame. The art was cramped, the text boxes were cramped and it was difficult to figure out which side was up when they were attacking. DFCs just feel more elegant. And they were hella fun to play with in limited.

I actually still play Magic, and I have some cards I could barter (red, green, white and artefacts, right now), if anyone's interested. Nothing from Innistrad for now, but the set does have some interesting stuff.

I'm mostly a White player, but I have a bit of experience with every colors.

[Tharakaos]

Oh true, I completely forgot about the Kamigawa ones! Having double faced cards would work better for sure, I really like the setting/theme that they're using. Hmmm, if only I could track down someone I can play cards with!

[Katt]

Originally Posted by Cursebearer

For those of you who don't want to bother looking through them all, there's nothing processy, just a lot of before and after forms. A good few of them are women, though!

Sadly we still have to rely on this for our MTG fetish material.

[Mazoku]

Originally Posted by Katt

Sadly we still have to rely on this for our MTG fetish material.

Hey, there's this one too



And while it wasn't in-game, Fallen Angels were transformed Serra Angels, they actually put out a comic for that once.



Also, I have to ask, please, where is your signature pic from? It's quite.. hypnotic

[Sephie]

Originally Posted by Katt

Sadly we still have to rely on this for our MTG fetish material.

Reincarnation and metamorphis (I have an ittalian one somewhere) have TF, and volraths shapeshifter has a bizare TF. There is no process but Kamal's sister turned into Phage, and then did a fusion dance with Akroma. There was some decent art of krovacs evil conversion.

[Xanderfox]

the instant problem I see with the transforming cards is they are Double faced, that means they are basically marked cards

[lordsathien]

Originally Posted by Xanderfox

the instant problem I see with the transforming cards is they are Double faced, that means they are basically marked cards

Each pack of the set comes with a checklist card. You check off which card you're using from your pack and slip that card into your deck. When you play the checklist card, which has a normal back, you simply set it aside and put whichever creature it represents onto the battlefield.

One of my friends got crazy luck and scored three rares (regular, foil, and the DFC) in a single pack.

[Katt]

Originally Posted by Mazoku

Hey, there's this one too



And while it wasn't in-game, Fallen Angels were transformed Serra Angels, they actually put out a comic for that once.



Also, I have to ask, please, where is your signature pic from? It's quite.. hypnotic

You get me a link to that comic scanned and I'll tell you!

Ok ok, its from Digimon Xros Wars.

[Mazoku]

Thanks.

As I recall, the comic wasn't very good; evil dude jams the horned crown on the angel's head, and zap! she's a Fallen Angel, then the evil dude mopes and feels guilty for most of the comic, and the story never really goes anywhere.

I believe there's another card in the game with a picture of an old witch-woman making one of those horned crowns, I don't think they ever explicitly made the connection though.