Conspiracy: Take the Crown
Spoilers, Rumors, and Speculation forum
Posted on Feb. 22, 2016, 10:52 a.m. by Phaetion
Geez Wizards, when will this end?!
Info:
You Stab My Back and I'll Stab Yours
Clearly the crown is up for grabs. Will you claim it?
No more jokes. No more intrigue. For real this time. (plz?)
The throne no longer sits empty, but deception, danger, and even death await around every corner.
Add deeper layers of intrigue to your next Magic draft and begin plotting as soon as you open your first booster pack! The Conspiracy: Take the Crown set builds on the revolutionary abilities introduced in the original Magic: The GatheringConspiracy set, with new cards that affect the draft itself and new conspiracies that twist the rules against your foes. Trade votes and spread your attacks to manipulate the game in your favor. Seize the crown to give yourself a greater edgeif you can keep it.
How will you plot your way to the throne?
This set is designed for eight-player drafts followed by free-for-all games of three to five players each.
Set Name
Conspiracy: Take the Crown
Number of Cards
221
Release Date
August 26, 2016
Official Three-Letter Code
CN2
Twitter Hashtag
MTGCN2
Initial Concept and Game Design
Shawn Main (lead) Nik Davidson Bryan Hawley Ken Nagle Matt Tabak
Final Game Design and Development
Ben Hayes (lead) Bryan Hawley Jonathan Skolnik James Sooy Gavin Verhey
Languages Available
English, Japanese, Chinese Simplified
MSRP
$3.99
Not going to lie, Wizards, I like your ploy, but it's starting to get annoying, and I don't want have to keep updating the OP).
MurderHood says... #3
Hey @DevoidMage can you give me a description of it? My wifi is being screwy
February 22, 2016 11:07 a.m.
There's not enough money for this summer's sets!!!!!!! AHHHHHHH.
February 22, 2016 11:20 a.m.
I was just talking to some friends about how the removal of event decks and such might signal an additional supplementary product during fall/winter.
February 22, 2016 11:20 a.m.
MurderHood: I'm on my phone, so I'm unable to do that for now.
February 22, 2016 11:21 a.m.
ninjaclevs13 says... #9
Wait so is this just a drafting set? Like what is going to be in it
February 22, 2016 11:22 a.m.
MurderHood says... #10
@Phaetion: Thanks for the thought pal, I'll wait till I go out I guess
February 22, 2016 11:24 a.m.
MurderHood It's a 221 card block. Releases August 26, 2016. "The set is designed for eight-player drafts followed by free-for-all games of three to five players."
Twitter Hashtag #MTGCN2
MSRP $3.99
ninjaclevs13 Yes, this is strictly a draft set. The cards will be legal in vintage, Legacy and EDH, but not Modern. However, they could reprint modern playable cards which would be legal. The first Conspiracy set is one of my all-time favorites.
February 22, 2016 11:28 a.m.
splodge481 says... #12
I would like less cards with flavor texts referring to other planes. Also new legendary creatures (hopefully.)
February 22, 2016 11:29 a.m.
canterlotguardian says... #13
So are we getting a new Brago? Right when I'm about to build OG Brago in EDH? Come on, Wizards.
For real though, I'm hyped. Conspiracy was the most fun I've ever had drafting, so I'm sure as hell getting in on this action.
February 22, 2016 11:30 a.m.
CastleSiege says... #14
Drafting this summer is going to be amazing between this and EMA. Now eternal players are not only getting some sweet needed reprints, but we'll get new toys too!
February 22, 2016 11:30 a.m.
canterlotguardian I know, right!? Honestly though, I'm so torn between EMA and CN2. It really depends on what is spoiled in EMA. If Jace, Lili, Mystic are reprinted then I'm dropping $300 on EMA, but if not, I think CN2 will be my set. You could get 2 boxes of CN2 for 1 EMA. lol
February 22, 2016 11:31 a.m.
canterlotguardian says... #16
See, I don't play Modern (or any Eternal format other than EDH, for that matter) so I'm not hellbent on getting JTMS or Lili, and I already have a Stoneforge Mystic which is all I would need for an EDH deck, were I to build W/x equipments. So basically all I'd want Jace/Lili for is value to trade for stuff that I actually want (Swords, EDH stuff, random expensive white-border cards).
February 22, 2016 11:45 a.m.
New Commanders? In my Conspiracy? It's more likely than you think.
Praying for a new Simic Commander or a Sultai Commander. I'll take a new Brago though, come what may.
February 22, 2016 11:51 a.m.
canterlotguardian says... #18
Skulloelegy you... you beautiful person.
If you're wondering why I'm saying that... Centipedes.
February 22, 2016 11:52 a.m.
iBleedPunk says... #19
I know its probably not going to happen but reprint Doubling Season!! Brago knows that we all got screwed out if a reprint in MM15
February 22, 2016 11:52 a.m.
The last conspiracy set was actually really good. Even its uncommons were fantastic. I'm excited!
February 22, 2016 noon
canterlotguardian Ah, I didn't know that! Well that makes sense. I'm pretty excited either way. Drafting is my favorite format and Conspiracy is tons of fun.
A new sword or equipment would be sick.
February 22, 2016 noon
my favorite part of this announcement is the following exchange on Reddit (paraphrased).
Two summer sets? This is madness!
No, Madness is a Shadows over Innistrad mechanic.
February 22, 2016 12:01 p.m.
lemmingllama says... #23
So excited!!! Honestly this is better than Eternal Masters, since Conspiracy draft is best draft.
February 22, 2016 12:18 p.m.
Fixed the OP to include set info.
I'm excited, but I may be coming in with high expectations. The original Conspiracy was my favorite set in these recent years, and I don't care what gets reprinted how sucky the new cards are, I want them to recapture the feel of the original Conspiracy set.
February 22, 2016 12:39 p.m.
SimicPower says... #25
Wait, so we have a June set (eternal masters), a July set (eldrich moon), and an august set (this). This is going to be a fun summer. :-D
February 22, 2016 12:43 p.m.
And September/October is usually when the Fall set is released. Sooooo....either 4 straight months of booster releases or Booster releases 4/5 months.
February 22, 2016 12:45 p.m.
Yeah. My wallet will revolt against me, complete with torches and pitchforks.
February 22, 2016 12:52 p.m.
CastleSiege says... #28
But your wallet won't be able to afford torches or pitchforks!
February 22, 2016 12:55 p.m.
GoldGhost012 says... #29
At least my wallet won't complain... Because I already sold it for more MTG cards.
February 22, 2016 12:57 p.m.
So is Eternal Masters going to end up preventing Legacy/Vintage/Commander staples from showing up in Conspiracy 2? One of the many reasons Conspiracy was great was because of all the awesome reprints... Brainstorm at common, Swords to Plowshares at uncommon, Sulfuric Vortex, Pernicious Deed, etc.
We can't get TWO sets that have good reprints, right? :P
February 22, 2016 1:21 p.m.
WotC has been pretty proactive at reprinting high-value cards whenever they could since M14, really. That expansion had Darksteel Forge, Scavenging Ooze, and Mutavault. That's pretty nice in terms of reprinting high-demand cards. Ever since then, I think most expansions have had some needed reprints or new cards that have eternal value. Theros had Thoughtseize, M15 had Chord of Calling and Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth, etc.
February 22, 2016 1:35 p.m.
Very interesting. I, unfortunately, didn't get to draft conspiracy when it was popular, glad we're getting another nifty set to try again
February 22, 2016 1:54 p.m.
The way the brago art is cut leads me to believe: it's promotional, or we are getting a brago planeswalker or ability stick (like m15 prerelease garruck). Always happy to baselessly speculate.
February 22, 2016 3:05 p.m.
FatherLiir says... #35
I'm hopeful for more news on Daretti hopefully! More Dack Fayden would also be appreciated.
February 22, 2016 4:07 p.m.
iBleedPunk says... #38
Seeing as how Fiora is Daretti's home plane I am on the Daretti hypetrain!! The set description makes me feel the drafting experience will feel like a war, your either helping Brago or against his forces. Maybe Daretti shows up with his artificial legion of rust buckets and opposes the eternal reign of Brago? Or at least lends a hand haha
Also there seems to be some sort of history between Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver and Dack Fayden. With so much "smoke" surrounding Ashiok's past, maybe this will be a chance to delve into its story. But then again last anyone heard, as far as I know, the being known as Ashiok was residing in Theros to carry out a plot to feed off of the inhabitants and get stronger...or something like that :D baseless speculation but im calling a Daretti or Ashiok return!
and (TheHroth y u no show love for cripple goblin planeswalker?? lol jk
February 22, 2016 6:10 p.m.
Omg yes please Ashiok lore.
Also, not my pic. Stole it off the googlez.
February 22, 2016 6:25 p.m.
ninjaclevs13 says... #40
I've never drafted before, so how would this work? Everyone gets a set of booster packs and builds a deck out of it, right? And then people play against each other?
February 22, 2016 6:30 p.m.
GreenGhost says... #41
Can this be featured? This is a spoiler thread much like the Eternal Masters one.
February 22, 2016 6:45 p.m.
I'm hopeful that this set will be as amazing as the last one. Though hopefully this will support edh a lot and give us good reprints.
As for daretti I'm hoping for a u/r version if anything
February 22, 2016 6:52 p.m.
iBleedPunk says... #43
Ej1997 what would you speculate the abilities would be?
February 22, 2016 7:07 p.m.
I wonder if we'll see new versions of characters that got a card, including Sydri, Galvanic Genius, or reprints.
February 22, 2016 7:49 p.m.
Pokemaster325 I could see them bringing back popular abilities like dethrone parley it will of the council.
Daretti needs to be over powered and some how being all artifacts back from the graveyard or dump them all at once from the hand.
Though for a new ability Id like to see something like this:
Threat to All(After this spell resolves until the next turn all spells that oppenents cast that target and attacks declared target this spells controller)
I just want something like this where the caster gets insane tempo advantage with the draw back of having the anger of everyone on the board.
February 22, 2016 9:26 p.m.
Also, that does thematically fit. I mean, the mechanic could represent the Fioran residents who see Brago as the greatest threat. Just seeing it from a flavor standpoint.
February 22, 2016 10:10 p.m.
miracleHat says... #48
Yay for conspiracy being reasonable pack prices.
Servo_Token says... #2
Dude, dude, dude...
Wait...
What?
This is nuts. Bonkers even. It's like, 'Hey, I know eternal masters was expensive, so let's just legitimately make legacy a $5 format'.
This is aweosme
February 22, 2016 11:04 a.m.