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edited June 2020 in Social Entropy++


Changed to Ikoria release schedule:
- Previews start on April 2
- Releases on MTGO/Arena on April 16
- Combined prerelease/release in Japan, HK, China, South Korea, Taiwan on April 17
- Combined prerelease/release in other markets on May 15




Magic: the Elkening is a fantasy trading card game from Wizards of the Coast that has been in continuous production for over 25 years. You can check out the official website for more information on the franchise as a whole, including articles on game design, strategy, and lore.

The game is played in a variety of formats, from those that can include nearly every card ever printed, to formats that only use sealed product for deck building, to formats that only use common cards. You can find information about all of the official formats here, and both a quick-start guide and the comprehensive rules here.
Here’s a quick rundown of the supported formats:
Vintage – Old Expensive Elks that occasionally kill you
Legacy – Old elks that have gone to live on a farm upstate; Trees and the people who get uncomfortably close to them are banned
Modern – Middle age elk
Historic - Arena only Elks, older than Definitely Not Elks, but not as expansive as Middle age elks or Old elks
Pioneer – New Not Elks
Standard – Definitely Not Elks
Brawl – Elk-less
Commander – A few elks
Pauper – Only bad elks
Historic - Arena elks

There are also tons of unofficial formats that are supported by communities both online and at your local gaming store.

Arena is the latest digital version of the game, utilizing a free-to-play model and currently supporting the Definitely Not Elks and Elk-less format and current limited formats, as well as some occasional digital-only formats/oddballs. You can download the game here.

Magic Online is the original digital Magic platform and is still the primary official way to play non-Standard constructed formats online. They also run cube and chaos drafts on MTGO. It looks like an elks butt, but it gives you the Elkening experience. You can download the client here.

If you're interested in competitive play, you can find information on the various levels of paper competitive play here. In addition to Wizards' own high-level tournaments, Star City Games runs their own national tournament series with large monetary prizes and Invitational, you can find information on their tournaments here. (Sorry, just need to go to the old thread to grab the links for this section because being an elk, I'm bad at copying and pasting.)

The most recent set is Throne of Eldraine. It’s about David Bowie going around and turning people into Elks.

Some other resources:
TCGPlayer.com can help you find the market values of cards before you make a purchase or trade. They also have an iPhone/Android app that allows you to scan cards and find their value/catalog them.
MTG Goldfish also has a price tracker feature with graphs, as well as articles on the game.
Gatherer is the official card search engine from WotC, featuring up-to-date oracle text, errata, format legality, and important rulings for every elk in the game.
Channel Fireball has a lot of articles on elks.

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  • PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    It’s finally boggles time to shine

  • ZeroCowZeroCow Registered User regular
    PiptheFair wrote: »
    It’s finally boggles time to shine

    You're an el...fuck.

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  • PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    ZeroCow wrote: »
    PiptheFair wrote: »
    It’s finally boggles time to shine

    You're an el...fuck.

    Gotem

  • EnigmedicEnigmedic Registered User regular
    Too bad the only "bogle" left in pioneer is the elf since it's in 14th edition. bogle and ledgewalker were earlier :(

  • KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    For standard just use the Ceratops.

  • nightmarennynightmarenny Registered User regular
    Enigmedic wrote: »
    Too bad the only "bogle" left in pioneer is the elf since it's in 14th edition. bogle and ledgewalker were earlier :(

    Well there’s fleecemane, witch stalker, and that white paladin that resists red and black

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  • ZeroCowZeroCow Registered User regular
    Enigmedic wrote: »
    Too bad the only "bogle" left in pioneer is the elf since it's in 14th edition. bogle and ledgewalker were earlier :(

    Well there’s fleecemane, witch stalker, and that white paladin that resists red and black

    So one elk?

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  • SLyMSLyM Registered User regular
    If your brawl commander is oko then you deserve to stub your toe really hard while burning the top of your mouth on a pizza that isn't even that good while you bite the inside of your cheek.

    My friend is working on a roguelike game you can play if you want to. (It has free demo)
  • SproutSprout Registered User regular
    I've seen remarkably few Oko commanders in brawl so far. But I am running Nissa, so I'm only a step down the list in the "terrible person" rankings.

  • PinfeldorfPinfeldorf Yeah ZestRegistered User regular
    Enigmedic wrote: »
    Too bad the only "bogle" left in pioneer is the elf since it's in 14th edition. bogle and ledgewalker were earlier :(

    Well there’s fleecemane, witch stalker, and that white paladin that resists red and black

    There's also some GG 2/1 hexproof reach archer idiot I saw someone use last night.

  • IlpalaIlpala Just this guy, y'know TexasRegistered User regular
    Me, playing Eldraine draft: "God, I hate how legit mill is in this format it makes me wanna pull my own teeth."

    Me, playing Eldraine draft having drafted a mill deck: "Midnight Clock? SUCK MY DICK I'LL STILL FUCKING MILL YOU AFTER THAT SHIT GOES OFF, LET'S GO."

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  • The Escape GoatThe Escape Goat incorrigible ruminant they/themRegistered User regular
    Ilpala wrote: »
    Me, playing Eldraine draft having drafted a mill deck: "Midnight Clock? SUCK MY DICK I'LL STILL FUCKING MILL YOU AFTER THAT SHIT GOES OFF, LET'S GO."

    This happened to me and I'm still mad about it

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  • nightmarennynightmarenny Registered User regular
    ZeroCow wrote: »
    Enigmedic wrote: »
    Too bad the only "bogle" left in pioneer is the elf since it's in 14th edition. bogle and ledgewalker were earlier :(

    Well there’s fleecemane, witch stalker, and that white paladin that resists red and black

    So one elk?

    “Can be turned into an elk” is the new “died the doomblade”

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  • WiseManTobesWiseManTobes Registered User regular
    The one good thing about brawl atm is no penalty for losing and can see enemy commander on loading screen.

    So can concede to Oko before mulligan.

    Steam! Battlenet:Wisemantobes#1508
  • SnicketysnickSnicketysnick The Greatest Hype Man in WesterosRegistered User regular
    I always enjoy seeing someone turn a base 0/0 but with counters creature into an elk..usually resulting in a shame concede. Why yes I would like to rumble in with my suddenly 7/7 giant elk on turn 4 thank you

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  • VyolynceVyolynce Registered User regular
    The one good thing about brawl atm is no penalty for losing and can see enemy commander on loading screen.

    So can concede to Oko before mulligan.

    I beat Oko the one time I got paired up against it. They never cast Oko for whatever reason but hey.

  • ZeroCowZeroCow Registered User regular
    Updated the OP, let me know if I missed anything. I'll probably add a bit more to it later this week.

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  • Crimson KingCrimson King Registered User regular
    i do appreciate how horny oko is

    ohoho... i hope you don't eat one of my naughty little cakes, and turn into a sleek sexy elk, and then i will hypnotise you and ride you through the forest

    he sucks but at least he's funny. i want more of these fetish inspired cards, like where's the enchantment that turns you into a giant blueberry

  • WhippyWhippy Moderator, Admin Emeritus Admin Emeritus
    blinks in earthbind

  • discriderdiscrider Registered User regular
    ZeroCow wrote: »
    Updated the OP, let me know if I missed anything. I'll probably add a bit more to it later this week.
    ZeroCow wrote: »
    The most recent set is Throne of Eldraine. It’s about David Bowie going around and turning people into Elks.

    Oh no.
    You got me.
    I am now an Elk.


  • UnbrokenEvaUnbrokenEva HIGH ON THE WIRE BUT I WON'T TRIP ITRegistered User regular
    I refuse to believe that there haven’t already been at least half a dozen vore cards

  • WhippyWhippy Moderator, Admin Emeritus Admin Emeritus
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  • VyolynceVyolynce Registered User regular
    ZeroCow wrote: »
    Updated the OP, let me know if I missed anything. I'll probably add a bit more to it later this week.

    Arena does not support the Elks format. Although I'm sure Historic would be just as Elk-y if anyone cared about it.

  • BoomerAang SquadBoomerAang Squad Registered User regular
    Fearghaill wrote: »
    I refuse to believe that there haven’t already been at least half a dozen vore cards
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  • Dr. FlamingoDr. Flamingo 49 Gilded Disc Perceives the Sun Registered User regular
    All Magic cards represent someone's fetish

  • SolarSolar Registered User regular
    Fearghaill wrote: »
    I refuse to believe that there haven’t already been at least half a dozen vore cards
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    Sweet flavour

  • The Escape GoatThe Escape Goat incorrigible ruminant they/themRegistered User regular
    Fearghaill wrote: »
    I refuse to believe that there haven’t already been at least half a dozen vore cards

    Hunt the Weak has the gratuitous maw shot

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    Whippy wrote: »
    blinks in earthbind

    I totally kept a copy of earthbind in a porn-mag-like hiding spot in my room as a teenager

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  • EnigmedicEnigmedic Registered User regular
    I think my pet project is going to be an abzan junk deck that uses kaya, vraska, and doom foretold to grind out an advantage and snag a kill with either walker or a few creatures ill be running. Possibly even the white castle as a finisher. Doom is already good against oko decks, kaya smokes geese and food tokens which also shuts off wolf, and vraska can just kill oko and work up to ulting so a small creature can end the game. I think elderspell could even be run at least sideboard to get lots of value.

  • The Escape GoatThe Escape Goat incorrigible ruminant they/themRegistered User regular
    Wolves of Unusual Size

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    shepherding guidemother back was pretty sweet!

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  • WhippyWhippy Moderator, Admin Emeritus Admin Emeritus
    So, uh. a bunch of theros 2 got spoiled. under this tag is just the link
    i looked. seems like some magic cards.

  • Dr. FlamingoDr. Flamingo 49 Gilded Disc Perceives the Sun Registered User regular
    edited October 2019
    My god
    SAGAS
    Flashback for creatures... and a planeswalker? I'm guessing it doesn't ignore timing restrictions.
    ASHIOK
    Those basics are nuts. They're not really my jam but I'm glad they exist.
    The whole set seems to take place in the Underworld. That makes me wish we had normal basic lands, too, but whatevs.

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  • The Escape GoatThe Escape Goat incorrigible ruminant they/themRegistered User regular
    edited October 2019
    I hope that's fake because that's a damn lame-ass Elspeth. I get that Flashback Walker is a big deal, but only minuses? Only one of which is remotely decent? Bah.

    Those are some pokemon-ass basics.

    The other designs are neat though.

    In other news, anyone know how Avatar of the Resolute interacts with Pelt Collector/Experiment one? Can you order the triggers in such a way that that the one drop gets the counter first so that the Avatar can "see" it and get its additional counter?

    Edit: Wait shit that's a "~ enters" rather than "when ~ enters", it's probably not even a trigger :c

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  • milskimilski Poyo! Registered User regular
    edited October 2019
    Medomai's Prophecy is so bizarre.

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  • milskimilski Poyo! Registered User regular
    edited October 2019
    That Elspeth feels like it has to be a PW deck Walker but it definitely isn't.

    E: Not in terms of power necessarily (recursion could be extremely valuable) but in terms of having such individually weak abilities for the CMC and loyalty cost

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  • WhippyWhippy Moderator, Admin Emeritus Admin Emeritus
    let's keep literally all of it in spoiler tags if you must talk about them, i'm not a person who really cares 'cause obviously i looked at em, but it's the least we can do for those who enjoy the season

  • milskimilski Poyo! Registered User regular
    Whippy wrote: »
    let's keep literally all of it in spoiler tags if you must talk about them, i'm not a person who really cares 'cause obviously i looked at em, but it's the least we can do for those who enjoy the season

    [Elk]I tried to spoil my posts but Oko turned them into an [/Elk]

    I ate an engineer
  • turtleantturtleant Gunpla Dad is the best.Registered User regular
    My god
    SAGAS
    Flashback for creatures... and a planeswalker? I'm guessing it doesn't ignore timing restrictions.
    ASHIOK
    Those basics are nuts. They're not really my jam but I'm glad they exist.
    The whole set seems to take place in the Underworld. That makes me wish we had normal basic lands, too, but whatevs.
    They might still have regular basics. Those spoiler ones scream pack in with some shitty promo box or in those "collectors" boosters or whatever they're called only.

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