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The "rally" mechanic was first introduced in the Battle for Zendikar set, and is a keyword given to the abilities of allies from the original Zendikar set. A creature with a rally ability triggers whenever an ally enters the battlefield under their control and gives some kind of bonus to all of that player's creatures, even non-ally creatures.
The Zendikar block is a Magic: The Gathering block consisting of the sets Zendikar (October 2, 2009), [1] Worldwake (February 5, 2010), [2] Rise of the Eldrazi (April 23, 2010). [3] The eponymous setting is a vast, untamed wilderness, whose few bastions of civilization exist primarily for outfitting treasure-seeking expeditions to distant locales.
[2] [4]: 50 One of the "Magic Golden Rules" is: "Whenever a card's text directly contradicts these rules, the card takes precedence". [2] According to CNET, the game has many variants; "Magic tends to embrace all that house ruling, making it official when it catches on. Commander started as a fan-created format, after all."
While "most of Magic: the Gathering's main characters have been missing in action" since the War of the Spark (2019), a few Planeswalkers mark their return in Zendikar Rising. [8] This includes Nissa Revane and Nahiri, both natives of Zendikar, [ 8 ] [ 9 ] and Jace, who is from Vryn [ 10 ] and who once was the Living Guildpact of Ravnica .
Battle for Zendikar is a Magic: The Gathering expansion block consisting of the sets Battle for Zendikar and Oath of the Gatewatch.It sees the return of full-art basic lands, last seen in the Zendikar block. [4]
The trading card game Magic: The Gathering has released a large number of sets since it was first published by Wizards of the Coast.After the 1993 release of Limited Edition, also known as Alpha and Beta, roughly 3-4 major sets have been released per year, in addition to various spin-off products.
The following mechanics appear in all sets of the Theros block: Enchantment Creature and Enchantment Artifact: Cards that are affected by anything that affects enchantments and anything that affects their other type. In addition to having the Enchantment type printed, they are also distinguished by a new starry background representing Nyx. [11]
Unlike all sets that released after 2002 (other than parody set Unhinged), Conspiracy was not released in Magic Online. A subset of the new cards that are neither "Conspiracy"-type nor have draft-related ability were featured as a part of the Magic Online exclusive set Vintage Masters , including cards with the Conspiracy -themed mechanics Will ...