For Dominaria, we’re also doing something special with the Buy-A-Box Promo. It looks a little something like this:



This Promo is only available with the Buy-a-Box promo. It's not in booster packs. It's not in Bundles. It's not in any store outside of the Wizards Play Network.

That means to get a copy of Firesong and Sunspeaker you’ll need to purchase a box of Dominaria (as usual, while supplies last), or trade with a really nice friend of yours.

R&D specifically designed this card to be Dominaria’s Buy-a-Box promo. The goal was to give something cool to casual and Commander players, yes, but we’re especially excited about its implications for Brawl.

What is Brawl?

Well, Gavin Verhey is going to tell you all about it tomorrow here on DailyMTG, but the short version is that it’s a Commander variant that uses only Standard-legal cards. It’s a ton of fun, it’s been one of the most popular “for fun” formats at Wizards of the Coast this past year, and we’re introducing it with Dominaria.

So tune back in tomorrow to learn more from Gavin about Brawl!

This is the single worst idea of the whole year and this year has had plenty of terrible ideas. Who the hell is making decisions over there.

They keep talking about making things for the "casual player" and then introduce a new rotating format and a card that you can only get if you buy a box. Do they have a different definition of "casual"?

The short answer is "yes." The topic came up on MaRo's Tumblr and it basically boils down to WotC seeing "casual" players as people who really have very little interaction with the game or the community beyond buying packs at Big Box stores like Walmart and playing with their high variance amalgamated deck concoctions at home with their friends or family. Once you make the move to an online community, or visit a local game store for a FMN or just get a DCI number, you are on the path to being an enfranchised player.

MaRo's final comment on the matter was pretty much "If you know who I am, you are not a casual player."

I have to say I'm intrigued by allowing planeswalkers as commanders. My playgroup has been looking for ways to spice up commander night, so we might actually give this a try.

thecardq asked:
Hey mark, just want to say a couple of things; first sagas look like a ton of fun and I hope they return sooner rather than later, and second, I’m a little disappointed that the new karn will be almost unplayable in brawl as the commander, at least for some time.

markrosewater
We’re working on fixing that. Stay tuned for a Brawl rule tweak coming soon.

They caught on that there aren't enough colorless lands to Brawl with colorless Commanders.