Eventide, Set 2 of 2 in the Shadowmoor Block

[enjoyonionrings]

http://www.wizards.com/magic/images/mtgcom/arcana1000/1524_EVE_logo.jpg

Magic's July 2008 small set, code-named "Doughnut" and the second set of the Shadowmoor block, is called Eventide.

Set Name: Eventide
Block: Set 2 of 2 in the Shadowmoor Block
Number of Cards: 180
Release Date: July 25, 2008
Prerelease Events: July 12-13, 2008
Previews start on MagicTheGathering.com: July 1, 2008
Design Team: Mark Rosewater (Lead), Alexis Janson, Ken Nagle, Jake Theis, Brian Tinsman
Development Team: Matt Place (Lead), Nate Heiss, Erik Lauer, Ken Nagle, Mike Turian
http://www.wizards.com/magic/images/mtgcom/arcana1000/1524_EVE_ExpSymR.jpg

Facts: Eventide Book Cover (http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?t=106072)
Book description reads as follows
The Great Aurora has come . . .
No sun will rise over the world of Shadowmoor, and all but a precious few have forgotten the daylit world that once was. In the perpetual night of Shadowmoor a few brave heroes will fight the world itself for a last glimmer of light.
. . . and darkness has won.


Speculation:

[enjoyonionrings]

Shadowmoor Booster Box image
http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=70830&d=1209746210

Shadowmoor product info
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3155/2437054319_2d44caf6bb_b.jpg

[The Boss]

Looks like a good set.

Can't wait for it to come out.

"Even more bizarre creatures" seems interesting.

EDIT: Stuck.

[Dunjohn]

What's that availability restriction? Is that always there?

[DarkRabbit97]

you notice it doesnt list a book with the fat pack. does that mean there isnt going to be a second shadowmoor book?

[Dunjohn]

There is, we've already seen the cover. And I'd be extremely surprised if it wasn't in the fat pack, because that's the primary way the book is sold. Maybe they just missed it in this? I don't see anything replacing it.

Additional Comment:

A couple of images have been found on Salvation. Nothing fantastically revealing, but new all the same.

http://www.comicsinfinity.com/p-18812-preorder-magic-the-gathering-tcg-eventide-booster-box.aspx

While I'm here, may as well say I'm still not sold that this set will be enemy-coloured. These pictures don't enforce it one way or the other, but I've had my own idea for a while now. The only problem is, the enemy-coloured expectation has hit tsunami-level and I don't see the point in fighting it... until I'm proven right ;).

I do like the owl-goddess lady art. The cinder's not giving much away, just that he has a fire whip. Doesn't look like a creature illustration, more likely a damage spell.

[aquamonkey]

There is, we've already seen the cover. And I'd be extremely surprised if it wasn't in the fat pack, because that's the primary way the book is sold. Maybe they just missed it in this? I don't see anything replacing it.

Additional Comment:

A couple of images have been found on Salvation. Nothing fantastically revealing, but new all the same.

http://www.comicsinfinity.com/p-18812-preorder-magic-the-gathering-tcg-eventide-booster-box.aspx

While I'm here, may as well say I'm still not sold that this set will be enemy-coloured. These pictures don't enforce it one way or the other, but I've had my own idea for a while now. The only problem is, the enemy-coloured expectation has hit tsunami-level and I don't see the point in fighting it... until I'm proven right ;).

I do like the owl-goddess lady art. The cinder's not giving much away, just that he has a fire whip. Doesn't look like a creature illustration, more likely a damage spell.

that "owl goddess" you're talking about is actually the card from the first preview set that i want to see the most. it's the green/blue spirit avatar (most likely). it's called Overbeing of Myth and it's a rare that costs 5 U/G hybrids. i can only imagine there's going to be another cycle of spirit avatars using opposing color hybrids. i'm also hoping to see some R/W hybrid kithkin. they made a lot of U/W kithkin in shadowmoor so hopefully we can get some kithkin with double strike or something.

[Dunjohn]

Well, I won't be proven right, Eventide is confirmed as an enemy-coloured set as you say:

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=magic/preview/evepack

That's a link to the Eventide preview pack. Same deal as before, with the Shadowmoor, and same as before you can click on the rare to see what she does.

She's not fantastically amazing, in my opinion.

Red-white Kithkin, black-green goblins, colour in this set is messed up. Unwilling Recruit's art is nice, I'm expecting that to be a cross between Threaten and Fling but chances are it'll be a little more complicated than that. Drain the Well is most likely a colourshifted version of Poison the Well that gains you 2 life.

[ReiverDemon2007]

Well, I won't be proven right, Eventide is confirmed as an enemy-coloured set as you say:

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=magic/preview/evepack

That's a link to the Eventide preview pack. Same deal as before, with the Shadowmoor, and same as before you can click on the rare to see what she does.

She's not fantastically amazing, in my opinion.

Red-white Kithkin, black-green goblins, colour in this set is messed up. Unwilling Recruit's art is nice, I'm expecting that to be a cross between Threaten and Fling but chances are it'll be a little more complicated than that. Drain the Well is most likely a colourshifted version of Poison the Well that gains you 2 life.

Excellent find like always.

I love the art of Voracious Hatchling. I wonder how gr4eat that card is going to be. I hate the U/G Spirit Avatar. She's not really that exciting at all. Unlike the Shadowmoor ones.

[DarkRabbit97]

I just hope there is going to be some good support for Scarecrows lol. it did show one artifact creature which I assume to be another scarecrow. so far though the Scarecrows arent all that great (except Painter's Servant) ATM. They arent that great as of now unless you have Reaper King in play.

[AnimasPain2006]

Yeah Overbeing of Myth is a slightly better hardcasted Aeon Chronicler ... I'd run Chronic over her though because of the suspend card draw... *sigh* perhaps the others will be more exciting.

G/B Goblins is odd to see ... I suppose it works flavorwise. I can see Swamp or Forest Goblins, I'm just used to seeing them Red. Oh well.
R/W/ Kithkin ... a little soon to be doing Boros version 2.0 ... with the Red and White Giants from Lorwyn and the R/W Kithkin, it looks like we may see a decent R/W deck after all ... I'd really like to see Brion Stoutarm find a home.

[Dunjohn]

Note the art of Cinder Pyromancer; the flame she's about to fire off is blue. Blue/red cinders? It could work if they've learned to be tricksy as well as emo. Soul Snuffers shows they're still in black, but this isn't a tribal block and the races don't have to follow the colour alignments strictly. This is Kithkin's fourth colour, the only one they haven't done is black, and even then there's Plague of Vermin.

Wonder what'll make the Pyromancer different from Prodigal? If they are trying to point out the similarity between Prodigal Pyromancer and Prodigal Sorcerer, a hybrid version would've been the way to go. This is red but she may have a hybrid activation cost.

[Acardus]

New cards are up. I love the red's Heartlash Cinder's Chroma effect!

[Justmcnew]

So far I already like Unmake, it's the closest thing to Swords to Plowshares that Type 2 has going for it plus you can pay 3 straight White for it or just cast a Dark Rit to play it easily since you pay 3 Black for it's cost.

Bloom Tender looks to be one of the money cards of the set though, it has serious combo potential with multi-colored decks especially with getting a Reaper King out on Turn 4 or 5 with Scrapbasket.

When I checked out the new Retrace mechanic from Eventide I was thinking of how crazy it would be in a deck based around Crucible Combo. I have a friend who plays a Crucible Combo deck, gets out Zuran Orb, Fastbond, Crucible of Worlds as usual with Horn of Greed, then plays Horizon Canopy and Strip Mine over and over until he gets off Bitter Ordeal with Gravestorm FTW.

Yeah I'm pretty excited about Eventide already, I'm just waiting to see some solid Green and White spells with Retrace I love that mechanic but at the same time it's like the Flashback mechanic on steroids.

Chroma seems like it could be a broken mechanic, we'll have to wait and see though. Retrace just has alot of potential though, plus the new 1 drop Kithkin looks solid though but it's only good in Pink Weenie.

[Masterofredeyes]

After seeing the new Evershrike I have to say I think I am going to be making a conversion over to W/B when Eventide is released that thing is insane.