only 2 days to mw weekend. looking forward to seeing everyone and getting in some great games.

   I am thinking we will likely have a tournament on Saturday starting at 2pm or so.

agree with davew here. surging wave is a huge problem for the fm.

thanks. looking forward to your posts about the players and competition at your event.

that is awesome dave. looking forward to seeing you again. I know folks would be interested in seeing you too and getting in some games. stanyer and jbuzz are making it down too. if you have any free time before then and you want to get together let me know, and I can pop over to get in a few matches with you for fun.

due to work commitments I cannot attend this year. but each year you post this I really want to go. I will try hard to make it next year, and will also try to get some folks to come with me. it sounds like a great event. good luck to all the competitors and I look forward to your report.

awesome news. super stoked. just one month away.

I don't think anybody here expects a formal reprint with official errata to change some Spirit creature subtypes to/from "undead". I think it's more a thematic question of "What does it mean to be 'undead' in the Mage Wars universe?"

Illusions, elemental spirits (like Whirling Spirit), the Imperial Stalker, etc, would seem to be non-living incorporeal  (or not actually incorporeal, in the case of Academy illusions) creatures that were never Living. Is "undead" simply a non-living creature that was at one previous time living? If so, then Grey Wraith would likely qualify, as do the other new Spirit "undead" creatures. Or does "undead" require being a corporeal construct of the remains of formerly living creatures, like a zombie, mummy or skeleton, in which case the Grey Wraith would not qualify (it can effectively walk through walls after all), although then it would stand to reason that the new nonliving Spirits ought not to be "undead" either - e.g. a creature would be disqualified from being "undead" if it is incorporeal.

this post is useful in describing the various undead/non-living. I would like to add a few more for consideration.

incorporeal should not be a set no for undead status. ghosts are undead I think and are also incorporeal. illusions were mentioned. these can be incorp and not undead yet are nonliving. here is something else to ponder, and that is multiplaner beings. perhaps the wraith is a negative plane creature that has crossed boundries. it could be nonliving yet not undead. perhaps it is a force that is impacting on this plane represented as the wraith - shadow creatures if you will. further perhaps it is demonic in nature.

I am fine with some things being nonliving vs undead or both with no real delineations other than theme. sometimes the decision can come down to balance. have not looked it up, but there could be mechanic differences between nonliving and undead which includes some immunities.