Gatecrash spoiler | MTG Spoiler

These are not yet official but these cards got leaked on Craigslist.  I'm jumping on the bandwagon on the mtg spoiler cards.  It will be weeks before we get to the official previews.  Here is my impression on each individual card.

Mtg Spoiler: Aurelia, the Warleader

 Aurelia is rumored to be the new Boros guild master.  The Boros ability is expected to have something to do with attacking considering how aggressive the guild was in Ravnica.

Aurelia is costly for a 3/4 creature.  But she basically attacks for 6 with her "Relentless Assault" ability.  And this doesn't matter on whether she stays on the battlefield or not after the first attack.  I can see Hellrider smiling (as long as it stays on the battlefield).  All in all, Aurelia looks to be a finisher for a Boros deck.








Mtg Spoiler: Borborygmos Enraged

 I didn't expect Borborygmos to have a combo-like ability.  He has a slight combo on his own.  Seismic Assault on legs is more like it (plus a way to get more lands).  He is costly at 8 casting cost though and I wonder if Gruul needs to get to that much mana to finish off opponents (pre-RtR RG Aggro didn't need to get to 8).  Gruul featured the Bloodthirst ability in Guildpact.  Bloodthirst as an ability returned in M12 and it was fun to interact it with Simic guild's ability to transfer +1/+1 counters to other creatures (I'm speculating a similar ability for Simic, by the way).

So much for Borborygmos Enraged.  Like most of the guildmasters, I don't expect this to see much play but it still has possibilities.  Those non-land cards that are in the graveyard can be abused.  We'll wait and see.



GateCrash Spoiler: Domri Rade

 I'm already hearing bad things about Domri Rade.  But I look at it as a card drawer for a color combination that normally loses its hand because of the creatures.  I don't think I play that way anymore with RG.  But still, I like how Domri Rade is made despite the drawback that the top card of the library might not be a creature card.  ( * And suddenly, I had a fleeting thought of pairing it with Borborygmos - just in case that the top card is a land.)

Wizards doesn't want to flood the metagame with planeswalkers that warp the Standard scene.  Domri Rade made just turn out to be a tame planeswalker but I'll have to wait and see what Gatecrash has in store before making a final say.  That emblem sure looks tasty though.




Mtg Spoiler: Enter the Infinite

 I've always wanted to be able to pull off a Tamiyo emblem-Omniscience combo.  Enter the Infinite just made it more enticing.  The 12 casting cost is very hard to get to even for a control deck.  Out of the blue (pun intended), this card just looks combo-rrific.













Gatecrash Spoiler: Hellkite Tyrant

The last card leaked is 2 expansions too late.  I can see this in Commander decks where there's a possibility to get that far to having 20 artifacts in a game.  Might also be useful in multiplayer or other variants.

In Standard, it doesn't seem to look like it's worth the trouble.