All the Good News July 5, 2016 WRITTEN BY George Khoury

Hello Fellow Traders!

Welcome to All the Good News, the weekly update on what's happening in Magic. This week, Innistrad is bringing us more spoilers from the Eldritch Moon set. In international news, there was a hiccup in Pro Tour travel planning, and the Canada Post has still not settled the labor dispute. In PucaTrade news, the Future Sight preview is going live for the uncommon and rare users, and it was announced that PucaTrade Insurance is being implemented to help reduce points. Lastly, there's brief rundown on Grand Prix São Paulo and what's coming this weekend.

The Full Eldritch Moon

Since last week, we've been treated to some rather interesting preview cards and another episode of Access Magic. Expect new cards everyday until the full set is revealed before the LoadingReadyRun pre-pre-release Friday. We got a couple new planeswalker cards and a sorcery that lets you put two planeswalkers on the battlefield (Deploy the Gatewatch).

First, Tamiyo, Field Researcher was revealed, then a few days later, Liliana, the Last Hope. But before either of those, we saw some unquestionably flavorful rares like Curious Homunculus, Soul Separator, Elder Deep-Fiend and Eldritch Evolution. Also, Harmless Offering is destined to be format defining, or not.

The three new Escalate cards since last week: United Resistance, Collective Brutality and Blessed Alliance.

The three new Emerge cards since last week: Elder Deep-Fiend, Distended Mindbender and Decimator of Provinces

Check out the rest of the new Eldritch Moon cards here on PucaTrade. As soon as the new cards get added to the site, you can start putting Eldritch Moon cards on your want list.

Pro Tour Eldritch Moon Sydney and the Pro Visa Fiasco

As Pro Tour Sydney approaches (Aug. 5-7), some pro players voiced their complaints about not being provided with adequate notice about the visa requirements for traveling to Australia. The confusion was that the pro players need to get a type of work visa rather than tourist visa, in order to be able to compete. This led to a few players stating they would not be able to make it and WotC stepping up and offering the players unable to make it due to visa issues 3 pro points and an invitation deferment. It's summarized well here on reddit.

Canada Post Strike Still Pending

Canadian traders and traders shipping to Canada, be mindful of what is going on. The Canadian postal service is still at a standstill in the labor negotiations and the workers are considering striking. While discussions resumed this week, at any point now, the workers can provide the 72-hour notice and strike. If you're interested, here's an article with more info about the Canada Post dispute. Canadian Traders: Remember to switch on vacation mode if you hear the strike is declared.

Take Future Sight for a Test Drive

Rare and uncommon members will start getting invitations to test the new PucaTrade site. Traders with MTGO accounts will be able to actually test functionality by trading basic lands. Members will be able to add cards to lists, test all the different features and provide feedback. You can check out Dan's article here about some of the feedback from the IndieGoGo backers' preview week.

PucaTrade Insurance Point Reduction

It was announced that PucaTrade is moving forward with developing the Insurance idea to help with point reduction. All the details about the how, what and when are still being worked out, but you can read Eric's post here for more information and answers to the most burning questions about the PucaTrade insurance-point reduction (yes, rare and uncommon members will get a discount; and no, it won't lead to undetectable abuse).

Grand Prix São Paolo

This past weekend, in São Paolo, Brazil, the Team Sealed GP attracted nearly 1,100 players, forming 364 teams, of which only 73 continued through to Day 2. From those 73 teams, it was a local São Paolo team, with players Eloi Pattaro, Francisco Barciella and (former World Champion) Carlos Romao, that were, as WotC put it: Vitoriosos! (Victorious in Portuguese).

Despite not having live video coverage, WotC put together the usual coverage page but added a timeline that makes getting a summary of the event easy. You can find the full coverage here including articles about a few of the teams that made the journey to and through the tournament.

Reminder: WMCQ, Round 2 – 7/9- 7/10

The next round of World Magic Cup Qualifiers is this weekend. Check out the info page here. In the USA, the format is Modern, and it is taking place in Lincoln, Nebraska.

That's All the Good News!

-GK

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