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The collectible card game Magic: The Gathering published seven expansion sets from 1993 to 1995, and one compilation set. These sets contained new cards that "expanded" on the base sets of Magic with their own mechanical theme and setting; these new cards could be played on their own, or mixed in with decks created from cards in the base sets.
The Rod of Seven Parts is a boxed set supplement which details the history of the Dawn of Time in which the forces of Law went to war with the forces of Chaos to control the Cosmos. This campaign saw its climax at the Battle of Pesh, where the armies of the Queen of Chaos led by Miska the Wolf-Spider faced the forces of Law led by the Vaati, or ...
The Rath Cycle (also known as the Tempest block) is a cycle of three Magic: The Gathering expansions that continues the events of the Weatherlight Saga. [2] Whereas there had previously been no official term for a trilogy (or tetralogy) of thematically or story-linked expansions, starter decks and booster packs from all three of these sets had the phrase "The Rath cycle" printed on them ...
Grayswandir – The magic sword wielded by Corwin in The Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny. Sister blade of Werewindle. Ruyi Jingu Bang – A magical staff wielded by Sun Wukong in Journey to the West. Sword of Gryffindor – In the Harry Potter series, a sword that was previously owned by Godric Gryffindor.
However, sales were disappointing, an alarming problem for Wizards, as some entry point for newer players was required to keep Magic alive. [1] In 2009, Wizards of the Coast changed their policy for base sets, and began making smaller base sets that included new cards, starting with the Magic 2010 set. According to Wizards of the Coast, the ...
Ravnica is a Magic: The Gathering block that consists of three expert-level expansion sets: Ravnica: City of Guilds (October 7, 2005), Guildpact (February 3, 2006), and Dissension (May 5, 2006). Following in the tradition of other Magic blocks, Ravnica takes place in a plane of the multiverse that was previously unexplored in the game's backstory.
A new card type, Conspiracy, was introduced; these special cards are set aside at the start of the game and provide bonus effects at no mana cost, sometimes after remaining hidden. [4] A new Planeswalker , Dack Fayden, was introduced, marking the character's debut on a card after first appearing in a 2011 comic book.
Odyssey was a poorly received set. [5] Mark Rosewater, the lead designer for Odyssey, claimed that the set was the one from which he learnt the most as a designer, as it was the set in which he made his biggest mistakes. [5] Rosewater went into the Odyssey design deciding he wanted to challenge notions of card advantage. Looking back on this he ...