MAGIC MTG SHARDS OF ALARA BOOSTER 6 BOX CASE Start Price USD 455.00 Current Price USD 455.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, September 05, 2008 End Time Monday, September 08, 2008 Location ORLANDO, FL See more about 'MAGIC MTG SHARDS OF ALARA BOOSTER 6 BOX CASE' Description MAGIC MTG SHARDS OF ALARA BOOSTER 6 BOX CASE   THIS IS FOR A FACTORY SEALED BOX OF MAGIC MTG SHARDS OF ALARA BOOSTER. THIS IS A PRE-SALE! ALL OF OUR PREORDERS ARE SHIPPED ON RELEASE DATE OR WITHIN 72 HOURS OF! THE ITEM WILL BE SHIPPED BY THE 30TH DAY FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE.  YOU MAY REQUEST AND RECEIVE A FULL REFUND IF ITEM DOES NOT SHIP WITHIN 30 DAYS. 6 BOXES PER CASE, 36 PACKS PER BOX AND 15 CARDS PER PACK!  KEY SELLING POINTS* A new world for Magic: The Gathering. Shards of Alara is the first set in the Shards of Alara block. This is a large set of 249 cards, which will be followed by two small expansions: Code name "Paper" in February 2009, and code name "Scissors" in May 2009.* New Rarity: Mythic Rare. Shards of Alara will introduce a new rarity for magic. Booster packs and Tournament packs will now contain land, commons, uncommons, and rares, with approximately one out of every 8 rares replaced with a mythic rare card. There are 15 mythic rare cards in Shards of Alara. * The Return of Planeswalkers. Planeswalkers are the most powerful beings in the multiverse, and planeswalker cards first appeared in the Lorwyn® expansion. This popular and powerful card type will return in Shards of Alara.* All New Mechanics: Shards of Alara will introduce several new game mechanics. Stay tuned to magicthegathering.com for updates and details.* Retooled Theme Deck offering: Intro Packs. Intro Packs will be released for the first time with Shards of Alara. Intro Packs are the perfect way to introduce new players to Magic: The Gathering, or to introduce existing players to the themes of Shards of Alara. There will be five different intro packs available with Shards of Alara. SET SIZE AND PRODUCT OFFERINGS* There are 249 black-bordered cards in Shards of Alara. (15 Mythic Rare, 53 rare, 60 uncommon, 101 common, 20 basic lands). * Shards of Alara will be sold in Booster Packs, Tournament Packs, Intro Packs, & Fat Packs (Fat Packs contain 8 booster packs).* Booster packs will now include one basic land card, replacing a common. The expected contents of a booster is now 10 commons, 3 uncommons, 1 basic land, 1 tip/token card, and 1 rare card. A Mythic rare will appear in the rare slot in approximately 1 in every 8 booster packs. * Intro packs are a new SKU offered with Shards of Alara, and will replace Theme Decks as the ideal entry point into a new Magic set. Each Intro Pack contains a ready-to-play 41 card deck, 1 Shards of Alara Booster pack, a Shards of Alara strategy insert, and a Magic the Gathering rules insert for new players. Each deck comes with two rare cards, one of which is a premium foil rare card that is visible through the front of the box. There are 5 intro packs in Shards of Alara, packed 5 per box. * WotC will also release a new type of publishing title with Shards of Alara in the full-color trade paperback format. A Planeswalker's Guide to Alara offers fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the set, with concept art and insider information about the world of Shards of Alara. An excerpt from A Planeswalker's Guide to Alara is included in each Fat Pack.MARKETING SUPPORTOrganized Play* Worldwide Pre-release Tournaments * Worldwide Launch Parties Tournaments * Shards of Alara cards are legal in Constructed OP events on street date - October 3, 2008. This also marks the rotation of Coldsnap® andTime Spiral® block cards out of Standard.Promotions * In store merchandising program beginning early-September. Materials may include: sell sheets and posters.* Promo card at Prerelease and Launch Parties.* Concept art and illustrations from Shards of Alara will be previewed in the Wizards of the Coast booth at Gen Con 2008.High-Frequency Advertising * Internet Advertising will be used between the months of August-October on sites like: Penny Arcade, Fark, UGO, IGN, PVP, Warcry, Stratics, iFilm, and Adult Swim.* Magicthegathering.com* Dedicated product page will launch in August.* Teaser content such as images before the prerelease revealed to begin hype for the set.* Mechanical teaser content in the forms of prerelease articles that tease the new cards of the set. NO CANADA ADDRESS, NO INTERNATIONAL ADDRESS, NO P.O. BOX ADDRESS, NO APO ADDRESS, NO ALASKA, HAWAII AND P.R. ADDRESS AND NO USPS! 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