Magic: The Gathering: Odyssey Set Review

If you're new to Magic: The Gathering, here's the 411: It's a card game of dueling wizards - you and a friend each play wizards and duel with cards and strategies to see who stomps who. For more info catch the full review here.

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Magic's latest expansion (a bunch of new cards) is called Odyssey. It has some cool new tricks, powerful cards and a new story.

The story is about a giant tournament of champions contest a powerful dude is putting together where all the toughest wizards can get together and compete. There's a bunch of loot up for grabs and whoever makes it all the way through the contest, without decorating the arena with his brains, gets to keep the whole haul. It's kinda like Pokemon, but without the cute 'n cuddly bits.

The new Odyssey cards include a bunch of squid creatures and a pair of new abilities - Threshold and Flashback. Flashback lets you use a card twice and Threshold powers up your cards once the game gets going. Flashback can give any deck a quick boost; Threshold is harder to use but can be really powerful.

New monsters like Kamahl can really pound the stuffing out of your opponent but my fave card is the Krosan Beast, the biggest, baddest squirrel ever.

One of the coolest things about the Odyssey expansion is the official website. Check it out at MagicOdyssey.com to watch a movie clip and find tournament league info, wallpapers, a screensaver and more stuff than you can shake a giant squirrel at.

Thumbs Up:

Cool new abilities.

The biggest squirrel ever.

Incredible art.

Cool video on the website.

Thumbs Down:

Weak artifacts.

Lame new lands.

Rating:

Magic cards are so cool!
I like the new cards and lands. The new powers are cool too.
Kidz Submit by:
Nickname: lil Daddys boy
Age: 11
Rating: 5

Weak artifacts???? What about the Mirari?????
Lame lands??? Do you people know anything about Magic????
Kidz Submit by:
Nickname: Apocalypse
Age: 14
Rating: 5

Odyssey sucks.
Kidz Submit by:
Nickname: Max87
Age: 13
Rating: 1

Mirrari and Seton: RULES!
Kidz Submit by:
Nickname: kostrun
Age: 16
Rating: 5

Odyssey rulz! That moron on the page that said Odyssey sux can go to hell because he doesn't know anything about Magic. Idiot!
Kidz Submit by:
Nickname: hrtman
Age: 15
Rating: 5

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