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People call him homeless. To that I say he builds his own home. And unlike other cards, odds are his house will be a sturdy one.

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Posted By: .Blaze. (1/27/2012 4:26:32 PM)

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Only the second planeswalker to create emblems that stack, after Venser, the Sojourner. On the power of this card and various other useful spells, black/white tokens should be a powerful force in the upcoming Standard season.

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Posted By: Chamale (1/28/2012 8:13:54 AM)

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Wow, I really actually like this, and I'm usually really skeptical about new planeswalkers (I still say Gideon wasn't that great beyond his middle ability). Much like Old Ajani, I gotta say most of power looks like it's in his middle ability - that emblem is NUTS.

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Posted By: Dr.Pingas (1/27/2012 5:46:06 PM)

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@myrbattlecube

It is a novel idea to kill off your own planeswalkers to get one more loyalty ability, that does work, but yeah he's just overexcited past logic.

You could cast your PW, use a -X ability, kill it with Sorin, and it will reanimate as an entirely new permanent with no memory of its previous existence to use a +X ability.

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Myrbattlecube is right in every way. To begin with, Experiment Kraj will gain the abilities of these Artifact Creature Planeswalkers, but he has no loyalty counters or means to get them (all PWs abilities read "remove X loyalty counters: do this"). You could use Fate Transfer to give Kraj loyalty, but even then he is limited to one loyalty ability per turn.

As Myrbattlecube stated; untapping Kraj with Tezzeret will do nothing. Kraj would not be tapping to activate loyalty abilities.

You also cannot activate Ultimates as many times as you think. A Planeswalker with 0 loyalty goes to the graveyard as a state-ba... (see all)

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Posted By: Bandswithother (1/28/2012 11:59:04 PM)

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his first ability coupled with bloodline keeper makes me want to revive my love for malakir bloodwitch and sanguine bond. as long as no ones running maelstrom pulse and echoing truth you could devastate opponents quickly.

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Posted By: PeanutTheDestroyer (1/29/2012 9:13:47 AM)

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@MANABURNWASGOOD and people like him, it's a planeswalker that only costs 4 mana that can defend him self while adding loyalty, and healing you. The reason why it's a 1/1 with life-link instead of a 1/1 with life-link and flying is because of balance, complaining about that balancing factor makes you sound like a whiny player. You're complaining about getting a 1/1 with life link for no mana that buffs your planeswalker's loyalty. Plus the second ability can buff it up so you have several 2/1s with life link that can defend or kill, that right there is really good. Then to top it off the third ability lets you kill your opponent's meanest planeswalkers and creatures then put them into play under your control. Then to top it all off this card has amazing art. Yes 50-60 bucks is pricey for a card, but this card is very good. No complaints from me. This card is a five out of five from me. (5/5 rating)

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Posted By: ForgerofLife (2/6/2012 2:02:49 PM)

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"Mankind ill needs a savior such as you!"

For some reason, the J apanese version of this card has vastly superior art... ;-)

More seriously, it's a shame they decided to cut off one of the coolest parts of this artwork-
the frame is blocking the white magic he's conjuring at his fingertip.
It looks really nice with the black wisps surrounding it, and it's part of his flavor now, as well.

As for the card, well... he rocks. The colors aren't for everyone, but he's a very solid pick.
As an Esper player, I've been wanting a good {W/B} PW for ages,
and Sorin does not disappoint!

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Posted By: drpvfx (3/21/2012 11:50:29 AM)

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Wow, no comments yet? Sorin 2.0 is definitely really good. His first ability=awesome, his emblem is really underrated, and his last...damn! I think he is really solid, and expect a resurgence of W/B tokens (maybe with a splash of Green or Blue for Gavony Township or Moorland Haunt). But very nice to see an enemy color planeswalker, and a non-broken one, too!

5/5

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Posted By: Superllama12 (1/26/2012 3:54:40 PM)

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I think a lot of people are angry about the {W} mana cost because it makes it sound like he sparkles. Don't worry, he doesn't. He's still an immense badass who's willing to stab someone to a wall when magic doesn't work.

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Posted By: VirusVescichetta (4/26/2012 12:30:12 PM)

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Alucard? Shouldn't you be figuring out what happened to Richter?

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Posted By: Totema (1/26/2012 6:42:34 PM)

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I really like this new Sorin, but I think his "fair" cost would have been 5CMC, they costed him so aggressively so that he would see play.

My only gripe with this card is the fact that they didn't use the other Sorin art, the one that was all over dailymtg during DKA pre-release.

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Posted By: Fenix. (2/2/2012 9:59:57 PM)

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For people complaining about the price: wait. Liliana cost the same, she's below $30, so CALM THE EF DOWN!

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Posted By: PcvsApple (2/2/2012 9:54:31 PM)

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Wizards employee 1: "Hey, man, remember when there was a $50+ planeswalker in Standard?"

Wizards employee 2: "Yeah, that was awesome. Every tournament deck ran four Jace, and you couldn't find a playset under $180 to save your life."

Wizards employee 1: "Yeah, $200 to even get a foot in the door and *try* to compete in a tournament. Those were the days, huh?"

Wizards employee 2: "Yeah. That was dope. Y'know, I really wish Standard could be like that again, but R&D seems pretty apologetic about Jace, so they'll probably play it safe from here on out..."

Wizards employee 1: "Wait, wait, didn't R&D leave *us* in charge of designing the iconic planeswalker for this new block?"

Wizards employees 1 and 2: ... *simultaneous evil grin*

And so another $60 legend was born.

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Posted By: Salient (2/2/2012 4:23:47 PM)

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The card I like to combo better with than doubling season is Gilder Bairn. Cheaper card to get a hold of (like a tenth of the cost) and basically does the same thing as far as Sorin is concerned, however doubling season leaves it with one loyalty counter as Sorin kills himself while the Bairn keeps two. Six of one half dozen...Sorins make me happy.

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Posted By: JsGiant (2/1/2012 2:49:43 PM)

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Posted By: PeanutTheDestroyer (1/29/2012 9:13:47 AM)

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Chuck Norris called.....He wants his planeswalker back.

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Posted By: 1919 (1/29/2012 6:04:37 AM)

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Posted By: Bandswithother (1/28/2012 11:59:04 PM)

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Amazing! though i thought the art could be improved..

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Posted By: chainsmoker (1/28/2012 11:42:38 PM)

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Note that if you kill a Planeswalker and bring it back, it's considered a new permanent, and thus can use its loyalty abilities again.

What I'm wondering, though, is what Sorin is doing with White