Amonkhet Spoilers and Speculation.
Spoilers, Rumors, and Speculation forum
Posted on March 17, 2017, 10:28 p.m. by Linkdude74
So it begins. Apparently someone pulled a Portuguese Amonkhet card in a MM3 pack. Here it is. 
Dusk 2WW
Sorcery
Destroy all creatures with power 3 or greater
Dawn 3WW
Sorcery
Consequence - cast this spell only from your graveyard. Then exile it.
Return all creatures with power less than or equal to 2 from your graveyard to your hand.
AgentGreen says... #2
Woah, just saw the new ones
So the color on the card is on the bottom now. That's an interesting twist.
March 28, 2017 7:44 p.m.
My $0.02 on the Invocations: The artwork is generally amazing. But the borders are absolutely hideous ... like, 1st day ever running Photoshop hideous.
March 28, 2017 7:46 p.m.
AgentGreen says... #4
The text to me is what kills it for me
I can hardly read the bloody things. Kinda important if you're going to collect these cards
March 28, 2017 7:55 p.m.
Wait a minute...3 are missing, or am I delusional?
Regardless; I'd collect these if they weren't foil. Grrr...
March 28, 2017 8:08 p.m.
Remember when the inventions didn't look great until we saw them with the foiling? At least that was how I remembered then
March 28, 2017 8:41 p.m.
emrakulinsmugglers says... #9
even if the foil makes them look better, all the past masterpieces looked ok without the foiling, like the inventions series for kaladesh was reminiscent of artifacts, but the border was not seemingly taking over the card, in fact, the border only complemented the card itself, same with zendikar expeditions- the art was the main part of the card, the text was easy to read.
With these amonkhet invocations,the border takes up much of the card, there are additional runes / symbols taking up the title, making it hard to read, and the art is small.
March 28, 2017 9:09 p.m.
Phaetion I'm going to guess the missing three are new cards from amonkhet that they're not ready to spoil yet (if indeed three are missing)... I was just thinking about how it was a bit weird that none of the masterpieces this time around were new cards, so this explanation seems to make sense
March 28, 2017 9:13 p.m.
why are so many of them just counterspells? also, i feel bad for anyone who runs into worship at the prerelease.
March 28, 2017 9:28 p.m.
DemonDragonJ says... #15
Those masterpieces are amazing! I really like how they are designed to resemble ancient Egyptian tablets, and the artwork is also very nice. I do hope that I open at least one at the prerelease!
March 28, 2017 11:14 p.m.
Hi_diddly_ho_neighbor says... #16
Well, that boarder on those Invocations is atrocious. It completely overtakes the artwork on most of them which is sad because that art is fantastic (just look at that Pact of Negation). Also, those hieroglyphics in the name make it rather difficult to read.
Also, also, I have seen some images of these cards showing off how they look in real life and they still look pretty bad. I applaud Wizards for trying something new though.
Knowing that I'll probably open like 10 of them...
A friend of mine was comparing them to this: 
March 28, 2017 11:30 p.m.
If they're anything like mew, that means they're just collectors items that will never see actual play.
Not really the point of a premium product.
March 29, 2017 12:03 a.m.
@Linkdude74 not being able to lose to damage in a format built on creature combat means that if it hits the board you probably won't lose.
March 29, 2017 12:36 a.m.
00xtremeninja says... #19
hmmmmmmm. will this version of Force of Will be the cheapest because people will find it so ugly?
It's a cute gimmick, it really is. I would happily take a Wrath of God and if they reprint Damnation in the set after this, then that'd be cool. I thought the inventions looked like ass at first, but they grew on me. I think these will grow on me too, initially as a wart, skintag, or cyst type of way, but then I will accept it and like it.
March 29, 2017 1:17 a.m.
emrakulinsmugglers says... #20
well some of the gold framing on the invocations could be nice with the foil
March 29, 2017 1:22 a.m.
jethstriker says... #21
I'm missing something here. What is the unifying theme of these masterpieces? The Zendikar Expeditions are lands and the Kaladesh Inventions are artifacts.
March 29, 2017 1:35 a.m.
Damnation will almost for sure never be printed in a standard set again because it contains the word "regenerated", which has been phased out by wotc.
The masterpiece series is called something like "Invocations" (powerful magical spells) or something like that for AKH.
March 29, 2017 2:01 a.m.
jethstriker says... #23
Well most of these are indeed magical spells, but some of them are creatures. But then in MTG creatures are also spells, so that "invocation" theme including creatures also makes sense. I just find it pales in comparison to the previous two in terms of a certain theme. Kind of like for example, the masterpiece for this block could be destruction / mass destruction spells since one of them is named Hour of Devastation.
March 29, 2017 2:15 a.m.
I think the theme this time is "stuff that makes at least some amount of sense in Egytian theme".
Anyways, I like it when wizards is taking bold steps in new directions, like these masterpieces. Good job, Wizards!
March 29, 2017 2:29 a.m.
EpicFreddi says... #25
Ill bring my Mew to the Prerelease, thanks for the idea. :D
March 29, 2017 5:15 a.m.
GeminiSpartanX says... #26
The boarders are pretty accurate to the ancient Egyptian color-scheme, and represent the Egyptian monolithic architecture style quite well imo. They may not appeal to everyone's personal tastes, but they are definitely true to the style/theme of the set. I consider them a win, and wouldn't be unhappy opening any of them :)
March 29, 2017 6:38 a.m.
JerichoDarkstar says... #27
So, I agree that they do fit an Egyptian theme... but good god...
They did not need to put hieroglyphics before and after the names and card types, especially with the text they chose. It makes it very unreadable.
The border design is pretty OK, but I hate how the mana costs look so washed out.
I'm pretty "meh" about the Invocations as a whole. It's good they are reprinting Force of Will, but personally I would have loved to see Damnation with Nicol Bolas on the artwork.
March 29, 2017 8:19 a.m.
So now Wizards is going to make everyone play with their graveyards, cause you just KNOW that Delerium decks will get a giant boost out of this set.
I'm already underwhelmed.
Might just be burnt out. In any case, so far I have yet to be inspired to build by anything in this set.
March 29, 2017 8:26 a.m.
@ Boza : I am with you on the flashback the brick counters :) ...though it will have to compete with the filibuster counters of Azor's Elocutors
March 29, 2017 8:39 a.m.
AgentGreen says... #30
Argeaux I think its too early to speculate what is good and what is garbage in this set
Spoilers start next week so we can make our determinations then. I'm eager to see what the new Gids and Lilly will be like
March 29, 2017 8:47 a.m.
00xtremeninja says... #31
Bovine073 I was talking about it being reprinted as a masterpiece.
March 29, 2017 9:02 a.m.
I havent' read a single comment yet - are we ranting about masterpieces :p
March 29, 2017 9:05 a.m.
I love the new Daze art. It looks so good. The border also looks good with it.
March 29, 2017 9:07 a.m.
Linkdude74 says... #35
Just play worship, point out that your deck has more cards than opponent and gg
March 29, 2017 9:47 a.m.
EpicFreddi says... #36
Plottwist: Your opponent plays mill and soon your library will be smaller. :D
Worship is the only card i have interesting in. Force and WoG look cool, but i dont like the borders.
March 29, 2017 9:55 a.m.
Linkdude74 says... #37
Lol yeah. But if they're playing mill you're then more likely to win through combat damage. :P Also I'd probably play 45 to avoid dying to mill as easily.
March 29, 2017 10 a.m.
AgentGreen I'm not speculating about playing with Graveyards.
It's right there in the new cards.
Not even speculating on the set, just saying I'm not inspired yet.
March 29, 2017 10:19 a.m.
I love the new Masterpieces.
They look very Egyptian, with almost 3D borders.
This is the first time I have liked how Masterpieces look.
March 29, 2017 10:32 a.m.
chaosumbreon87 says... #40
slightly crying about this FOW. Just picked up 2 alliance FOW for legacy last week and now so sad. Also, why are like 50% of the masterpieces counterspells/U control? (forshadowing heavy control in this set/block?)
my commander decks would be happy but whyyy wizards.
March 29, 2017 11:42 a.m.
AwezomePozzum says... #41
Honestly, I think they will look much better on release. That way, we can actually see the foiling (hoping they don't mess it up this time). I'm sure that it will be much more pleasing to see them in person than in a card image gallery. I still have an issue with the border, but I'm holding out hope they'll be better than we think.
March 29, 2017 11:42 a.m.
Hi_diddly_ho_neighbor says... #43
Dangggg, the Diabolic Intent and Entomb art is so beautiful and thematically fitting.
I really think these could have been such a success if they removed the unreadable symbols in the name, but kept the hieroglyphic style text that actually conveys the card name, as well as shrink the borders back down to a normal size. That way they still retain the Egyptian feel to the cards, but don't shrink and obscure the awesome artwork.
It's a shame because I think the Expeditions and Masterpieces were executed well.
March 29, 2017 11:59 a.m.
Hi_diddly_ho_neighbor says... #44
Also, for those of you who want to see what these Invocations look like in real life, here you go
March 29, 2017 12:04 p.m.
Linkdude74 says... #46
The magic story confirms it. Lol. Just about. Half its art is in the story.
March 29, 2017 1:35 p.m.
I was thinking...I wonder if the Amonkhet Gods will make use of the Brick Counters as a way to turn into creatures. So, they'd be legendary artifact creatures that start out as artifacts, then become creatures after reaching some number of brick counters.
March 29, 2017 1:36 p.m.
AgentGreen says... #49
The_Traitor Exert is a new mechanic that allows you declare on an attacking creature for extra stuff. The tradeoff: It doesn't untap on your next untap phase
March 29, 2017 1:55 p.m.
The_Traitor says... #50
Ah okay thanks AgentGreen. This actually makes this demon strong, normally he will get 8 damage through. And you may untap him with some effects each turn so you can get 8 damage per turn trough...
Linkdude74 says... #1
I quite like these designs. Though I agree the text is a bit odd. I'd play these though.
March 28, 2017 7:43 p.m.