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Most of the cards in ''Planar Chaos'' were inspired by cards from ''Magic'''s past.<ref>{{DailyRef|time-spiral-magic-museum-–-planar-chaos-exhibit-2007-02-22|''Time Spiral'' Magic Museum - ''Planar Chaos'' Exhibit|[[Matt Cavotta]]|February 22, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/great-mix-part-i-2007-01-22|The Great Mix-Up, Part I|[[Mark Rosewater]]|January 22, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/great-mix-part-ii-2007-02-05|The Great Mix-Up, Part II|[[Mark Rosewater]]|February 05, 2007}}</ref>


Most of the cards in ''Planar Chaos'' were inspired by cards from ''Magic'''s past. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/daily/mc78|The ''Time Spiral'' Magic Museum – Planar Chaos Exhibit|[[Matt Cavotta]]|February 22, 2007}}</ref> <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/daily/mr263|The Great Mix-Up, Part I|[[Mark Rosewater]]| January 22, 2007}}</ref> <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/daily/mr265|The Great Mix-Up, Part II|[[Mark Rosewater]]| February 05, 2007}}</ref>
==Allusions==
 
===In general===
==General allusions==
{| class="sortable fandom-table"
*<c>Aeon Chronicler</c> refers to <c>Maro</c> and is the only [[Avatar]] in ''Planar Chaos''.
!'''Card'''
 
!'''Inspired by'''
*<c>Æther Membrane</c> is the only [[Wall]] in ''Planar Chaos''. Its abilities refer to <c>Whip Vine</c> and <c>Wall of Tears</c>.
!'''Notes'''
 
|-
*<c>Akroma, Angel of Fury</c> is the only creature in ''Planar Chaos'' with [[protection]] from [[blue]] or that can't be countered.  It refers to <c>Akroma, Angel of Wrath</c> and is the only rare creature in the set with [[morph]].
|<c>Aeon Chronicler</c>
 
|<c>Maro</c>
*<c>Ana Battlemage</c> refers to <c>Anavolver</c> and <c>Thornscape Battlemage</c>.
|Blue Maro with suspend that draws cards. The only [[Avatar]] in ''Planar Chaos''.
 
|-
*<c>Auramancer's Guise</c> refers to <c>Rabid Wombat</c>.
|<c>Aether Membrane</c>
 
|<c>Whip Vine</c>, <c>Wall of Tears</c>
*<c>Battering Sliver</c> refers to <c>Horned Sliver</c>.
|Red mix of Whip Vine and Wall of Tears. The only [[Wall]] in ''Planar Chaos''.
 
|-
*<c>Big Game Hunter</c> refers to <c>Reprisal</c> <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/arcana/1276|Reprisal Rebel|[[Magic Arcana]]|February 22, 2007}}</ref>, and is the only [[assassin]] in ''Planar Chaos''.
|<c>Akroma, Angel of Fury</c>
 
|<c>Akroma, Angel of Wrath</c>
*<c>Blightspeaker</c> refers to <c>Cackling Imp</c> and <c>Defiant Falcon</c>.
|Red Akroma, Angel of Wrath with her abilities except flying and trample replaced with something else. The only creature in ''Planar Chaos'' with [[protection]] from [[blue]] or that can't be countered. The only rare creature in the set with [[morph]].
 
|-
*<c>Body Double</c> refers to <c>Clone</c> and <c>Zombify</c>.
|<c>Ana Battlemage</c>
 
|<c>Anavolver</c>, <c>Thornscape Battlemage</c>
*<c>Braids, Conjurer Adept</c> refers to <c>Braids, Cabal Minion</c>.
|Thornscape Battlemage under the influence of Anavolver instead.
 
|-
*<c>Boom</c>//Bust refers to <c>Tremble</c> and <c>Armageddon</c>.
|<c>Auramancer's Guise</c>
 
|<c>Rabid Wombat</c>
*<c>Calciderm</c> is the only timeshifted member of the vanishing cycle (see [[Planar Chaos#Cycles|cycles]] section on the set page); it is a colorshifted <c>Blastoderm</c>.(with Vanishing 5 rather than Fading 4, usually producing about the same lifespan).
|Rabid Wombat as a blue aura.
 
|-
*<c>Cautery Sliver</c> refers to <c>Goblin Legionnaire</c>.
|<c>Battering Sliver</c>
 
|<c>Horned Sliver</c>
*<c>Circle of Affliction</c> refers to <c>Story Circle</c>.
|Red Horned Sliver.
 
|-
*<c>Cradle to Grave</c> refers to <c>Dark Banishing</c> and <c>Premature Burial</c>.
|<c>Big Game Hunter</c>
 
|<c>Reprisal</c><ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/reprisal-rebel-2007-02-22|Reprisal Rebel|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|February 22, 2007}}</ref>
*<c>Crovax, Ascendant Hero</c> refers to <c>Ascendant Evincar</c>. Third ability refers to <c>Selenia, Dark Angel</c>.
|Reprisal [[List of Magic slang|on a black stick]]. The only [[assassin]] in ''Planar Chaos''
 
|-
*<c>Darkheart Sliver</c> refers to <c>Dark Heart of the Wood</c>.
|<c>Blightspeaker</c>
 
|<c>Cackling Imp</c>, <c>Defiant Falcon</c>
*<c>Dash Hopes</c> refers to <c>Counterspell</c> and <c>Molten Influence</c>.
|Black Defiant Falcon that trades flying for Cackling Imp's activated ability.
 
|-
*<c>Dawn Charm</c> refers to <c>Holy Day</c>, <c>Death Ward</c> and <c>Gilded Light</c>.
|<c>Body Double</c>
 
|<c>Clone</c>, <c>Zombify</c>
*<c>Dead</c>//Gone refers to <c>Shock</c> and <c>Unsummon</c>.
|Zombify as a blue Clone-like creature.
 
|-
*<c>Deadly Grub</c> refers to <c>Deadly Insect</c>.
|<c>Braids, Conjurer Adept</c>
 
|<c>Braids, Cabal Minion</c>
*<c>Deadwood Treefolk</c> refers to <c>Gravedigger</c> and is the only [[treefolk]] in ''Planar Chaos''.
|Blue Braids, Cabal Minion that does the opposite of what the original did.
 
|-
*<c>Detritivore</c> refers to <c>Terravore</c> and <c>Skyshroud War Beast</c> , and is the only [[lhurgoyf]] in ''Planar Chaos''
|<c>Boom</c>//<c>Bust</c>
 
|<c>Tremble</c>, <c>Armageddon</c>
*<c>Dichotomancy</c> refers to <c>Mimeofacture</c>
|A modified Tremble and a red Armageddon mixed into one.
 
|-
*<c>Dismal Failure</c> refers to <c>Dismiss</c>.
|<c>Cautery Sliver</c>
 
|<c>Goblin Legionnaire</c>
*<c>Dormant Sliver</c> refers to <c>Jungle Barrier</c>.
|Cautery Sliver turns slivers into Goblin Legionnaires.
 
|-
*<c>Dreamscape Artist</c> refers to <c>Harrow</c>.
|<c>Circle of Affliction</c>
 
|<c>Story Circle</c>
*<c>Dust Corona</c> is a mirror of <c>Web</c>.
|Black Story Circle that causes life drain rather than damage prevention.
 
|-
*<c>Enslave</c> refers to <c>Control Magic</c>.
|<c>Cradle to Grave</c>
 
|<c>Dark Banishing</c>, <c>Premature Burial</c>
*<c>Erratic Mutation</c> refers to <c>Erratic Explosion</c> and <c>Unstable Mutation</c>.
|A Premature Burial for the current turn rather than the last turn.
 
|-
*<c>Evolution Charm</c> refers to <c>Lay of the Land</c>, <c>Raise Dead</c> and <c>Flight</c>.
|<c>Crovax, Ascendant Hero</c>
 
|<c>Ascendant Evincar</c>, <c>Selenia, Dark Angel</c>
*<C>Extirpate</c> refers to <c>Eradicate</c> and <c>Word of Command</c> (art). <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/arcana/1274|Extirpate Sketches|[[Magic Arcana]]|February 20, 2007}}</ref>
|White Ascendant Evincar that can return himself similar to Selenia, Dark Angel.
 
|-
*<c>Fatal Frenzy</c> refers to <c>Berserk</c>.
|<c>Darkheart Sliver</c>
 
|<c>Dark Heart of the Wood</c>
*<c>Firefright Mage</c> refers to <c>Shriek of Dread</c>.
|Darkheart Sliver is Dark Heart of the Wood for Slivers.
 
|-
*<c>Frenetic Sliver</c> refers to <c>Frenetic Efreet</c>.
|<c>Dash Hopes</c>
 
|<c>Counterspell</c>, <c>Molten Influence</c>
*<c>Fury Charm</c> refers to <c>Shatter</c> and <c>Vitality Charm</c>.
|Black Counterspell with the black version of Molten Influence's condition.
 
|-
*<c>Ghost Tactician</c> refers to <c>Scare Tactics</c>.
|<c>Dawn Charm</c>
 
|<c>Holy Day</c>, <c>Death Ward</c>, <c>Gilded Light</c>
*<c>Hammerheim Deadeye</c> refers to <c>Wing Snare</c>.
|Holy Day, Death Ward, and a single instance of Gilded Light mixed into a charm.
 
|-
*<c>Heroes Remembered</c> refers to <c>Blessed Wind</c>.
|<c>Dead</c>//<c>Gone</c>
 
|<c>Shock</c>, <c>Unsummon</c>
*<c>Hunting Wilds</c> refers to <c>Skyshroud Claim</c>  
|A creature-focused Shock and red Unsummon mixed into one.
 
|-
*<c>Imp's Mischief</c> refers to <c>Deflection</c> and <c>Withering Boon</c>.
|<c>Deadly Grub</c>
 
|<c>Deadly Insect</c>
*<c>Intet, the Dreamer</c> refers to <c>Dromar, the Banisher</c>. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/daily/af154|The Rebirth of Cool|[[Aaron Forsythe]]|January 19, 2007}}</ref>
|Deadly Grub creates Deadly Insect upon dying by vanishing.
 
|-
*<c>Jedit Ojanen of Efrava</c> refers to <c>Jedit Ojanen</c> and <c>Cat Warriors</c>. It is the only card of the Alternate Legendary Creature cycle (see [[Planar Chaos#Cycles|Cycles]] section on set's page) to be based on a multicolored creature.
|<c>Deadwood Treefolk</c>
 
|<c>Gravedigger</c>
*<c>Jodah's Avenger</c> is the only creature in ''Planar Chaos'' with Protection from [[Red]] in its [[text box]]. It refers to <c>Urza's Avenger</c> and is also the first card to refer to [[Jodah]].
|A green Gravedigger that triggers its ability upon leaving as well. The only [[treefolk]] in ''Planar Chaos''
 
|-
*<c>Kavu Predator</c> refers to <c>Kavu Titan</c> and is the only [[Kavu]] in ''Planar Chaos''.
|<c>Detritivore</c>
 
|<c>Terravore</c>, <c>Skyshroud War Beast</c>
*<c>Life and Limb</c> refers to <c>Living Lands</c>. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/arcana/1304|Limb Art Gets New Life|[[Magic Arcana]]|April 03, 2007}}</ref>
|Red Terravore with Skyshroud War Beast's condition and suspend that guarantees higher stats for Dertritivore. The only [[lhurgoyf]] in ''Planar Chaos''
 
|-
*<c>Magus of the Arena</c> refers to <c>Arena</c>.
|<c>Dichotomancy</c>
 
|<c>Mimeofacture</c>
*<c>Magus of the Bazaar</c> refers to <c>Bazaar of Baghdad</c>.
|A Mimeofacture that affects each creature an opponent controls rather than just one. Because of that, it trades replicate for suspend.
 
|-
*<c>Magus of the Coffers</c> refers to <c>Cabal Coffers</c>.
|<c>Dismal Failure</c>
 
|<c>Dismiss</c>
*<c>Magus of the Library</c> refers to <c>Library of Alexandria</c>.
|A reversed Dismiss.
 
|-
*<c>Magus of the Tabernacle</c> refers to <c>The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale</c>.
|<c>Dormant Sliver</c>
 
|<c>Jungle Barrier</c>
*<c>Mantle of Leadership</c> refers to <c>Herd Gnarr</c>.
|Dormant Sliver turns slivers into Jungle Barriers.
 
|-
*<c>Midnight Charm</c> refers to <c>Feast of Flesh</c>, Hope Charm, and <c>Ivory Charm</c>.
|<c>Dreamscape Artist</c>
 
|<c>Harrow</c>
*<c>Mire Boa</c> refers to <c>River Boa</c> and is the only [[Snake]] in ''Planar Chaos''.
|A blue spellshaper that casts Harrow.
 
|-
*<c>Mirri the Cursed</c> refers to <c>Mirri, Cat Warrior</c> and is the only [[Vampire]] in ''Planar Chaos''.
|<c>Dust Corona</c>
 
|<c>Web</c>
*<c>Muck Drubb</c> refers to <c>Blood Pet</c> (art only). <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/arcana/1261|Art of the Alternate Past|[[Magic Arcana]]|February 01, 2007}}</ref>
|A red Web on reverse.
 
|-
*<c>Necrotic Sliver</c> refers to <c>Vindicate</c>.
|<c>Enslave</c>
 
|<c>Control Magic</c>
*<c>Needlepeak Spider</c> refers to <c>Giant Spider</c> and is the only [[Spider]] in ''Planar Chaos''.
|A black Control Magic that damages its owner.
 
|-
*<c>Numot, the Devastator</c> refers to <c>Darigaaz, the Igniter</c>.
|<c>Erratic Mutation</c>
 
|<c>Erratic Explosion</c>, <c>Unstable Mutation</c>
*<c>Oros, the Avenger</c> refers to <c>Treva, the Renewer</c>.
|Unstable Mutation's take on Erratic Explosion.
 
|-
*<c>Ovinize</c> refers to <c>Ovinomancer</c>.
|<c>Evolution Charm</c>
 
|<c>Lay of the Land</c>, <c>Raise Dead</c>, <c>Flight</c>
*<c>Pallid Mycoderm</c> is the first [[white]] [[Fungus]].
|Lay of the Land, Raise Dead, and Flight mixed into a single green charm.
 
|-
*<c>Piracy Charm</c> is the only timeshifted member of the Charm cycle (see [[Planar Chaos#Cycles|Cycles]] section on set's page).
|<c>Extirpate</c>
 
|<c>Eradicate</c>
*<c>Pongify</c> refers to <c>Afterlife</c> and also depicts a <c>Torchling</c>-like barbarian as the subject of the spell. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/arcana/1309|Pongified Barbarian|[[Magic Arcana]]|April 10, 2007}}</ref>
|Black spells that exile a permanent alongside every other card that shares its name from its owner's deck. Art and original design refer to <c>Word of Command</c>.<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/extirpate-sketches-2007-02-20|Extirpate Sketches|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|February 20, 2007}}</ref>
 
|-
*<c>Poultice Sliver</c> refers to <c>Crypt Sliver</c>.
|<c>Fatal Frenzy</c>
 
|<c>Berserk</c>
*<c>Pouncing Wurm</c> refers to <c>Pouncing Kavu</c>.
|Red's version of Berserk.
 
|-
*<c>Radha, Heir to Keld</c> is the only legendary creature in ''Planar Chaos'' to not be part of a cycle.
|<c>Firefright Mage</c>
 
|<c>Shriek of Dread</c>
*<c>Rebuff the Wicked</c> refers to <c>Avoid Fate</c> and <c>Shelter</c>.
|A red spellshaper that casts Shriek of Dread that's colorshifted to red.
 
|-
*<c>Reflex Sliver</c> refers to <c>Heart Sliver</c>.
|<c>Frenetic Sliver</c>
 
|<c>Frenetic Efreet</c>
*<c>Retether</c> refers to <c>Replenish</c>.
|Frenetic Sliver turns slivers into Frenetic Efreets that flicker instead of phasing out.
 
|-
*<c>Ridged Kusite</c>'s name is an anagram of the spell it shapes, <c>Guided Strike</c>, which is appropriate given that it is the creature featured on the original ''[[Weatherlight]]'' version of that card. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/arcana/1725|What's a Kusite?|[[Magic Arcana]]|November 20, 2008}}</ref>
|<c>Fury Charm</c>
 
|<c>Shatter</c>, <c>Vitality Charm</c>
*<c>Riftmarked Knight</c> is the only creature in ''Planar Chaos'' with Protection from [[Black]] or [[flanking]]. It refers to <c>White Knight</c> and <c>Black Knight</c>.
|Shatter and the second option of Vitality Charm mixed into a red charm that has an ability which interacts with suspend.
 
|-
*<c>Roiling Horror</c> is the only black card with [[Suspend]] in ''Planar Chaos''. It refers to <c>Serra Avatar</c>.
|<c>Ghost Tactician</c>
 
|<c>Scare Tactics</c>
*<c>Saltblast</c> refers to <c>Desert Twister</c>.
|A white spellshaper that casts Scare Tactics.
 
|-
*<c>Saltfield Recluse</c> refers to <c>Sanctum Custodian</c>. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/arcana/1306|Saltfield Time Wizard|[[Magic Arcana]]|April 05, 2007}}</ref>
|<c>Hammerheim Deadeye</c>
 
|<c>Wing Snare</c>
*<c>Serra's Boon</c> is a mirror of <c>Phyrexian Boon</c>. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/arcana/1300|Double Boon|[[Magic Arcana]]|March 28, 2007}}</ref>
|Hammerheim Deadeye casts Wing Snare upon entry.
 
|-
*<c>Shade of Trokair</c> refers to <c>Hoar Shade</c> and is the only [[Shade]] in ''Planar Chaos''.
|<c>Heroes Remembered</c>
 
|<c>Blessed Wind</c>
*<c>Sophic Centaur</c>'s ability is a colorshifted <c>Gerrard's Wisdom</c> and is the only [[Centaur]] in ''Planar Chaos''.
|Spells connected with life that have the number 20 on them.
 
|-
*<c>Spellshift</c> refers to <c>Polymorph</c>; whereas Polymorph affects creatures, Spellshift affects instant and sorcery spells.
|<c>Hunting Wilds</c>
 
|<c>Skyshroud Claim</c>
*<c>Spitting Sliver</c> refers to <c>Talon Sliver</c>.
|A Skyshroud Claim that can untap and animate Forests in exchange for them entering the battlefield tapped.
 
|-
*<c>Stingscourger</c> refers to <c>Man-o'-War</c>. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/arcana/1266|Stingscourger's Sting|[[Magic Arcana]]|February 08, 2007}}</ref>
|<c>Imp's Mischief</c>
 
|<c>Deflection</c>, <c>Withering Boon</c>
*<c>Synchronous Sliver</c> is the only member of the common Sliver cycle (see [[Planar Chaos#Cycles|Cycles]] section on set's page) to have an ability not appearing on a Sliver from a past expansion.
|Black Deflection with Withering Boon's penalty.
 
|-
*<c>Temporal Extortion</c> refers to <c>Time Walk</c>.
|<c>Intet, the Dreamer</c>
 
|<c>Dromar, the Banisher</c><ref>{{DailyRef|latest-developments/rebirth-cool-2007-01-19|The Rebirth of Cool|[[Aaron Forsythe]]|January 19, 2007}}</ref>
*<c>Teneb, the Harvester</c> refers to <c>Crosis, the Purger</c>.
|Legendary dragons with blue as their primary color.
 
|-
*<c>Timbermare</c> refers to <c>Thundermare</c>.
|<c>Jedit Ojanen of Efrava</c>
 
|<c>Jedit Ojanen</c>, <c>Cat Warriors</c>
*<C>Torchling</c> refers to <c>Morphling</c>.
|The only card of the Alternate Legendary Creature cycle (see [[Planar Chaos#Cycles|Cycles]] section on set's page) to be based on a multicolored creature
 
*<c>Treacherous Urge</c> refers to <c>Threaten</c>.
 
*<c>Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth</c> is the only colorless card and only land in ''Planar Chaos''.  Its ability is a reference to <c>Blanket of Night</c>.
 
*<c>Utopia Vow</c> refers to <c>Pacifism</c> and <c>Utopia Tree</c>.
 
*<c>Venarian Glimmer</c> refers to <c>Distress</c> and <c>Venarian Gold</c>.
 
*<c>Voidstone Gargoyle</c> refers to <c>Meddling Mage</c> and <c>Pithing Needle</c>.
 
*<c>Vorosh, the Hunter</c> refers to <c>Rith, the Awakener</c>.
 
==Timeshifted references==
The following is a list of the [[Timeshifted]] cards and the cards they refer to: <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/daily/mc76|Any Time of Day Is a Good Time for Pie|[[Matt Cavotta]]|February 08, 2007}}</ref>
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Planeshifted !! New color !! Original color !! Original card
|<c>Jodah's Avenger</c>
|<c>Urza's Avenger</c>
|Blue's version of Urza's Avenger. The only creature in ''Planar Chaos'' with Protection from [[Red]] in its [[text box]]. The first card to refer to [[Jodah]].
|-
|-
|<c>Blood Knight</c> || Red|| White || <c>Silver Knight</c>
|<c>Kavu Predator</c>
|<c>Kavu Titan</c>
|Kavus with trample that can pump themselves. The only [[Kavu]] in ''Planar Chaos''
|-
|-
|<c>Bog Serpent</c> || Black|| Blue || <c>Sea Serpent</c>
|<c>Life and Limb</c>
|<c>Living Lands</c><ref>{{DailyRef|limb-art-gets-new-life-2007-04-03|Limb Art Gets New Life|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|April 03, 2007}}</ref>
|Living Lands that do the opposite for Saprolings.
|-
|-
|<c>Brute Force</c> || Red || Green || <c>Giant Growth</c><ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/arcana/1278|The Giant Brute|[[Magic Arcana]]|February 26, 2007}}</ref>
|<c>Magus of the Arena</c>
|<c>Arena</c>
|Arena [[List of Magic slang|on legs]].
|-
|-
|<c>Calciderm</c> ||White ||Green || <c>Blastoderm</c>
|<c>Magus of the Bazaar</c>
|<c>Bazaar of Baghdad</c>
|Bazaar of Baghdad [[List of Magic slang|on legs]].
|-
|-
|<c>Damnation</c> || Black || White || <c>Wrath of God</c>
|<c>Magus of the Coffers</c>
|<c>Cabal Coffers</c>
|Cabal Coffers [[List of Magic slang|on legs]].
|-
|-
|<c>Dunerider Outlaw</c> || Black || Green || <c>Whirling Dervish</c>
|<c>Magus of the Library</c>
|<c>Library of Alexandria</c>
|Library of Alexandria [[List of Magic slang|on legs]].
|-
|-
|<c>Essence Warden</c> || Green || White|| <c>Soul Warden</c>
|<c>Magus of the Tabernacle</c>
|<c>The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale</c>
|The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale [[List of Magic slang|on legs]]. It uses the more common "sacrifice" template rather than the Oracle text of Tabernacle's "destroy".
|-
|-
|<c>Fa'adiyah Seer</c> || Green  ||Blue || <c>Sindbad</c>  
|<c>Mantle of Leadership</c>
|<c>Herd Gnarr</c>
|Herd Gnarr as a white aura.
|-
|-
|<c>Frozen Æther</c> || Blue || White|| <c>Kismet</c><ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/arcana/1285|Time vs. Goblins|[[Magic Arcana]]|March 07, 2007}}</ref>
|<c>Midnight Charm</c>
|<c>Feast of Flesh</c>, <c>Hope Charm</c>, <c>Ivory Charm</c>
|An unscaling Feast of Flesh, the first option of Hope Charm, and the second option of Ivory Charm mixed into a black charm.
|-
|-
|<c>Gaea's Anthem</c> || Green  || White|| <c>Glorious Anthem</c>
|<c>Mire Boa</c>
|<c>River Boa</c>
|A River Boa that hates black instead of blue. The only [[Snake]] in ''Planar Chaos''
|-
|-
|<c>Gossamer Phantasm</c> ||Blue || Black|| <c>Skulking Ghost</c>
|<c>Mirri the Cursed</c>
|<c>Mirri, Cat Warrior</c>
|Black Mirri, Cat Warrior with changed abilities and an additional ability. The only [[Vampire]] in ''Planar Chaos''. Being a black vampire creature with flying, she is similar to {{Card|Ascendant Evincar}}, whose place she took in the storyline (see <c>Crovax, Ascendant Hero</c>).
|-
|-
|<c>Groundbreaker</c> ||Green ||Red || <c>Ball Lightning</c>
|<c>Muck Drubb</c>
|<c>Blood Pet</c>
|Both art show similar creatures.<ref>{{DailyRef|art-alternate-past-2007-02-01|Art of the Alternate Past|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|February 01, 2007}}</ref>
|-
|-
|<c>Harmonize</c> || Green||Blue || <c>Concentrate</c>
|<c>Necrotic Sliver</c>
|<c>Vindicate</c>
|Necrotic Sliver gives slivers Vindicate as an activated ability.
|-
|-
|<c>Healing Leaves</c> ||Green || White|| <c>Healing Salve</c>
|<c>Needlepeak Spider</c>
|<c>Giant Spider</c>
|A Giant Spider with reversed stats. The only [[Spider]] in ''Planar Chaos''.
|-
|-
|<c>Hedge Troll</c> ||Green || Red|| <c>Sedge Troll</c>
|<c>Numot, the Devastator</c>
|<c>Darigaaz, the Igniter</c>
|Legendary dragons with red as their primary color.
|-
|-
|<c>Keen Sense</c> || Green|| Blue || <c>Curiosity</c>
|<c>Oros, the Avenger</c>
|<c>Treva, the Renewer</c>
|Legendary dragons with white as their primary color.
|-
|-
|<c>Kor Dirge</c> ||Black ||White || <c>Kor Chant</c>
|<c>Pallid Mycoderm</c>
|
|The first [[white]] [[Fungus]]
|-
|-
|<c>Malach of the Dawn</c> ||White || Blue || <c>Ghost Ship</c>
|<c>Pongify</c>
|<c>Afterlife</c>
|Creature destruction spells that replace target creature with a different creature. Depicts a <c>Torchling</c>-like barbarian as the spell's subject.<ref>{{DailyRef|pongified-barbarian-2007-04-10|Pongified Barbarian|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|April 10, 2007}}</ref>
|-
|-
|<c>Mana Tithe</c> || White|| Blue || <c>Force Spike</c>
|<c>Poultice Sliver</c>
|<c>Crypt Sliver</c>
|White Crypt Sliver with bigger stats.
|-
|-
|<c>Melancholy</c> || Black|| Blue || <c>Thirst</c>
|<c>Pouncing Wurm</c>
|<c>Pouncing Kavu</c>
|Green Pouncing Kavu that trades first strike with bigger stats and an extra +1/+1 counter upon being kicked.
|-
|-
|<c>Merfolk Thaumaturgist</c> ||Blue  || Red|| <c>Dwarven Thaumaturgist</c>
|<c>Radha, Heir to Keld</c>
|
|The only legendary creature in ''Planar Chaos'' to not be part of a cycle.
|-
|-
|<c>Mesa Enchantress</c> ||White ||Green || <c>Verduran Enchantress</c>
|<c>Rebuff the Wicked</c>
|<c>Avoid Fate</c>, <c>Shelter</c>
|A stronger white Avoid Fate with a flavor similar to Shelter.
|-
|-
|<c>Molten Firebird</c> ||Red || White || <c>Ivory Gargoyle</c>
|<c>Reflex Sliver</c>
|<c>Heart Sliver</c>
|Green Heart Sliver with bigger stats.
|-
|-
|<c>Mycologist</c> || White || Green|| <c>Elvish Farmer</c>
|<c>Retether</c>
|<c>Replenish</c>
|Replenish that focuses only on auras.
|-
|-
|<c>Null Profusion</c> ||Black || Green|| <c>Recycle</c>
|<c>Ridged Kusite</c>
|<c>Guided Strike</c>
|A black spellshaper that casts Guided Strike minus the card-drawing ability. Name is an anagram of the spell it shapes, which is appropriate given that it is the creature featured on the original ''[[Weatherlight]]'' version of that card.<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/whats-kusite-2008-11-20|What's a Kusite?|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|November 20, 2008}}</ref>
|-
|-
|<c>Ovinize</c> || Blue|| White || <c>Humble</c>
|<c>Riftmarked Knight</c>
|<c>White Knight</c>, <c>Black Knight</c>
|A White Knight with flanking that can create a Black Knight with flanking via its suspend ability. The only creature in ''Planar Chaos'' with Protection from [[Black]] or [[flanking]]
|-
|-
|<c>Piracy Charm</c> ||Blue ||Black  || <c>Funeral Charm</c>
|<c>Roiling Horror</c>
|<c>Serra Avatar</c>
|A weaker black Serra Avatar with the ability to help itself. The only black card with [[Suspend]] in ''Planar Chaos''
|-
|-
|<c>Porphyry Nodes</c> ||White ||Green || <c>Drop of Honey</c>
|<c>Saltblast</c>
|<c>Desert Twister</c>
|A white Desert Twister that can't destroy white permanents.
|-
|-
|<c>Primal Plasma</c> || Blue||Artifact || <c>Primal Clay</c>  
|<c>Saltfield Recluse</c>
|<c>Sanctum Custodian</c>.<ref>{{DailyRef|saltfield-time-wizard-2007-04-05|Saltfield Time Wizard|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|April 05, 2007}}</ref>
|A Sanctum Custodian that reduces power rather than preventing damage.
|-
|<c>Serra's Boon</c>
|<c>Phyrexian Boon</c><ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/double-boon-2007-03-28|Double Boon|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|March 28, 2007}}</ref>
|Mirrors of each other
|-
|-
|<c>Prodigal Pyromancer</c> || Red||Blue || <c>Prodigal Sorcerer</c>
|<c>Shade of Trokair</c>
|<c>Hoar Shade</c>
|A white Hoar Shade with suspend. The only [[Shade]] in ''Planar Chaos''
|-
|-
|<c>Pyrohemia</c> ||Red ||Black || <c>Pestilence</c>
|<c>Sophic Centaur</c>
|<c>Gerrard's Wisdom</c>
|A green spellshaper that casts Gerrard's Wisdom. The only [[Centaur]] in ''Planar Chaos''.
|-
|-
|<c>Rathi Trapper</c> || Black||White || <c>Benalish Trapper</c>
|<c>Spellshift</c>
|<c>Polymorph</c>
|Whereas <c>Polymorph</c> affects creatures, <c>Spellshift</c> affects instant and sorcery spells.
|-
|-
|<c>Reckless Wurm</c> || Red||Green || <c>Arrogant Wurm</c>
|<c>Spitting Sliver</c>
|<c>Talon Sliver</c>
|A bigger black Talon Sliver.
|-
|-
|<c>Revered Dead</c> ||White ||Black || <c>Drudge Skeletons</c>
|<c>Stingscourger</c>
|<c>Man-o'-War</c>.<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/stingscourgers-sting-2007-02-08|Stingscourger's Sting|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|February 08, 2007}}</ref>
|A <c>Man-o'-War</c> is fastened to the end of the <c>Stingscourger</c>'s stick, thus explaining Stingscourger being a red Man-o'-War.
|-
|-
|<c>Riptide Pilferer</c> ||Blue ||Black || <c>Headhunter</c> 
|<c>Synchronous Sliver</c>
|
|The only member of the common Sliver cycle (see [[Planar Chaos#Cycles|Cycles]] section on set's page) to have an ability not to appear on a Sliver from a past expansion.
|-
|-
|<c>Seal of Primordium</c> || Green||White || <c>Seal of Cleansing</c>  
|<c>Temporal Extortion</c>
|<c>Time Walk</c>
|Black's version of Time Walk.
|-
|-
|<c>Serendib Sorcerer</c> ||Blue ||Black || <c>Sorceress Queen</c>
|<c>Teneb, the Harvester</c>
|<c>Crosis, the Purger</c>
|Legendary dragons with black as their primary color.
|-
|-
|<c>Serra Sphinx</c> || Blue|| White|| <c>Serra Angel</c>
|<c>Timbermare</c>
|<c>Thundermare</c>
|A cheaper green Thundermare with echo. <c>Timbermare</c> was made as a tribute to the wife of longtime ''Magic'' writer Jamie Wakefield who had sadly passed away from cancer. Jamie always referred to her as his “lovely Mare”.<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/140379306728/hi-maro-its-my-birthday-can-i-ask-for-sone|title=Can i ask for sone trivia on Timbermare? |March 03, 2016}}</ref><ref>[http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/misc/13483_Official_Planar_Chaos_Preview_Timbermare.html?mobile_site_continue=1 Jamie Wakefield (January 8, 2007). "Official Planar Chaos Preview - Timbermare!". StarCityGames.com]</ref>
|-
|-
|<c>Shivan Wumpus</c> ||Red ||Green || <c>Argothian Wurm</c>
|<c>Torchling</c>
|<c>Morphling</c>
|Red's version of Morphling.
|-
|-
|<c>Shrouded Lore</c> ||Black ||Green || <c>Forgotten Lore</c>
|<c>Treacherous Urge</c>
|<c>Threaten</c>
|Black's version of Threaten that takes creatures right from the hand.
|-
|-
|<c>Simian Spirit Guide</c> || Red||Green || <c>Elvish Spirit Guide</c>
|<c>Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth</c>
|<c>Blanket of Night</c>
|Blanket of Night, but as a legendary land. The only colorless card and only land in ''Planar Chaos''
|-
|-
|<c>Sinew Sliver</c> || White|| Green || <c>Muscle Sliver</c>
|<c>Utopia Vow</c>
|<c>Pacifism</c>, <c>Utopia Tree</c>
|A green Pacifism that turns enchanted creature into a Utopia Tree.
|-
|-
|<c>Skirk Shaman</c> ||Red || Black || <c>Severed Legion</c>
|<c>Venarian Glimmer</c>
|<c>Distress</c>, <c>Venarian Gold</c>
|A blue Distress with an X mana cost, much like Venarian Gold.
|-
|-
|<c>Sunlance</c> ||White || Red || <c>Strafe</c>
|<c>Voidstone Gargoyle</c>
|<c>Meddling Mage</c>, <c>Pithing Needle</c>
|Voidstone Gargoyle has both Meddling Mage and Pithing Needle's abilities.
|-
|-
|<c>Vampiric Link</c> || Black ||White || <c>Spirit Link</c>
|<c>Vorosh, the Hunter</c>
|<c>Rith, the Awakener</c>
|Legendary dragons with green as their primary color.
|}
|}


*<c>Blood Knight</c> is a mirror of <c>Silver Knight</c>; it also refers to <c>Black Knight</c> (and <c>White Knight</c>).  Blood Knight was the placeholder name for the [[Scourge]] set's <c>Silver Knight</c>.
===On planeshifted cards===
*<c>Fa'adiyah Seer</c> refers to <c>Sindbad</c>. Its name refers to [[Fa'adiyah]] the forest on the plane of [[Rabiah]].
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*<c>Keen Sense</c> refers to <c>Curiosity</c>Keen Sense represents a moment in the [[Exodus]] storyline that could only have occurred had things transpired between Mirri, Crovax, and the dark [[angel]] [[Selenia]] very differently.
!'''Card'''
*<c>Ovinize</c> refers to <c>Humble</c>. The sheep art also refers to <c>Ovinomancer</c>, who has the ability to turn creatures into sheep.
!'''Inspired by'''
*<c>Porphyry Nodes</c> refers to <c>Drop of Honey</c>. Porphyry Nodes is a near-anagram of "<c>Drop of Honey</c>." This hearkens back to a time when Magic names used near-anagrams more often. For example, "<c>Onulet</c>" is a near-anagram of "<c>Soul Net</c>," so named because of its [[life]]-gain ability.
!'''Notes'''
*<c>Primal Plasma</c> refers to <c>Primal Clay</c> and is the only card timeshifted from an artifact.
|-
*<c>Riptide Pilferer</c> refers to <c>Headhunter</c>Riptide Pilferer depicts a [[merfolk]] spy lurking under the docks of the [[Riptide Project]], the [[wizard]]s' laboratory off the coast of [[Otaria]] where [[cephalid]] and [[human]] mages traded secrets and replicated slivers.
|<c>Blood Knight</c>
*<c>Seal of Primordium</c> refers to <c>Seal of Cleansing</c> (mechanic, artist, flavor text) and <c>Gauntlet of Power</c> (art). <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/arcana/1295|Seal of Primordium|[[Magic Arcana]]|March 21, 2007}}</ref>
|<c>Black Knight</c>, <c>White Knight</c>.
|Mirrors. <c>Blood Knight</c> was the placeholder name for the [[Scourge]] set's <c>Silver Knight</c>.
|-
|<c>Calciderm</c>
|<c>Blastoderm</c>
|The only timeshifted member of the vanishing cycle (see [[Planar Chaos#Cycles|cycles]] section on the set page)(with [[Vanishing]] 4 rather than [[Fading]] 3, usually producing about the same lifespan).
|-
|<c>Damnation</c>
|<c>Wrath of God</c>
|Art, artist, and mechanics.
|-
|<c>Essence Warden</c>
|<c>Soul Warden</c>
|Art.
|-
|<c>Fa'adiyah Seer</c>
|<c>Sindbad</c>
|Its name, [[Fa'adiyah]], refers to the forest on the plane of [[Rabiah]].
|-
|<c>Hedge Troll</c>
|<c>Sedge Troll</c>
|Mirrors.
|-
|<c>Keen Sense</c>
|<c>Curiosity</c>
|<c>Keen Sense</c> represents a moment in the [[Exodus]] storyline that could only have occurred had things transpired between [[Mirri]], [[Crovax]], and the dark [[angel]] [[Selenia]] very differently.<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/magic-design-z-part-2-2022-07-18|Magic Design from A to Z, Part 2|[[Mark Rosewater]]|July 18, 2022}}</ref>
|-
|<c>Ovinize</c>
|<c>Humble</c>, <c>Ovinomancer</c>
|The sheep art also refers to <c>Ovinomancer</c>, who has the ability to turn creatures into sheep.
|-
|<c>Piracy Charm</c>
|<c>Funeral Charm</c>
|The only timeshifted member of the Charm cycle (see [[Planar Chaos#Cycles|Cycles]] section on set's page).
|-
|<c>Porphyry Nodes</c>
|<c>Drop of Honey</c>.
|Porphyry Nodes is a near-anagram of "<c>Drop of Honey</c>." This hearkens back to a time when Magic names used near-anagrams more often. For example, "<c>Onulet</c>" is a near-anagram of "<c>Soul Net</c>," so named because of its [[life]]-gain ability.
|-
|<c>Primal Plasma</c>
|<c>Plasma Elemental</c>, <c>Primal Clay</c>
|Mechanics and Art. The only card timeshifted from an artifact.
|-
|<c>Prodigal Pyromancer</c>
|<c>Prodigal Sorcerer</c>
|Ability and flavor text.
|-
|<c>Riptide Pilferer</c>
|<c>Headhunter</c>
|Riptide Pilferer depicts a [[merfolk]] spy lurking under the docks of the [[Riptide Project]], the [[wizard]]s' laboratory off the coast of [[Otaria]] where [[cephalid]] and [[human]] mages traded secrets and replicated slivers.
|-
|<c>Seal of Primordium</c>
|<c>Seal of Cleansing</c>, <c>Gauntlet of Power</c>
|Mechanics, artist, flavor text; Art<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/seal-primordium-2007-03-21|Seal of Primordium|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|March 21, 2007}}</ref>
|-
|<c>Shivan Wumpus</c>
|<c>Argothian Wurm</c>
|Mechanics.
|-
|<c>Vampiric Link</c>
|<c>Spirit Link</c>
|Art, artist, and mechanics.
|}


==References==
==References==

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Most of the cards in Planar Chaos were inspired by cards from Magic's past.[1][2][3]

Allusions

In general

Card Inspired by Notes
Aeon Chronicler Maro Blue Maro with suspend that draws cards. The only Avatar in Planar Chaos.
Aether Membrane Whip Vine, Wall of Tears Red mix of Whip Vine and Wall of Tears. The only Wall in Planar Chaos.
Akroma, Angel of Fury Akroma, Angel of Wrath Red Akroma, Angel of Wrath with her abilities except flying and trample replaced with something else. The only creature in Planar Chaos with protection from blue or that can't be countered. The only rare creature in the set with morph.
Ana Battlemage Anavolver, Thornscape Battlemage Thornscape Battlemage under the influence of Anavolver instead.
Auramancer's Guise Rabid Wombat Rabid Wombat as a blue aura.
Battering Sliver Horned Sliver Red Horned Sliver.
Big Game Hunter Reprisal[4] Reprisal on a black stick. The only assassin in Planar Chaos
Blightspeaker Cackling Imp, Defiant Falcon Black Defiant Falcon that trades flying for Cackling Imp's activated ability.
Body Double Clone, Zombify Zombify as a blue Clone-like creature.
Braids, Conjurer Adept Braids, Cabal Minion Blue Braids, Cabal Minion that does the opposite of what the original did.
Boom//Bust Tremble, Armageddon A modified Tremble and a red Armageddon mixed into one.
Cautery Sliver Goblin Legionnaire Cautery Sliver turns slivers into Goblin Legionnaires.
Circle of Affliction Story Circle Black Story Circle that causes life drain rather than damage prevention.
Cradle to Grave Dark Banishing, Premature Burial A Premature Burial for the current turn rather than the last turn.
Crovax, Ascendant Hero Ascendant Evincar, Selenia, Dark Angel White Ascendant Evincar that can return himself similar to Selenia, Dark Angel.
Darkheart Sliver Dark Heart of the Wood Darkheart Sliver is Dark Heart of the Wood for Slivers.
Dash Hopes Counterspell, Molten Influence Black Counterspell with the black version of Molten Influence's condition.
Dawn Charm Holy Day, Death Ward, Gilded Light Holy Day, Death Ward, and a single instance of Gilded Light mixed into a charm.
Dead//Gone Shock, Unsummon A creature-focused Shock and red Unsummon mixed into one.
Deadly Grub Deadly Insect Deadly Grub creates Deadly Insect upon dying by vanishing.
Deadwood Treefolk Gravedigger A green Gravedigger that triggers its ability upon leaving as well. The only treefolk in Planar Chaos
Detritivore Terravore, Skyshroud War Beast Red Terravore with Skyshroud War Beast's condition and suspend that guarantees higher stats for Dertritivore. The only lhurgoyf in Planar Chaos
Dichotomancy Mimeofacture A Mimeofacture that affects each creature an opponent controls rather than just one. Because of that, it trades replicate for suspend.
Dismal Failure Dismiss A reversed Dismiss.
Dormant Sliver Jungle Barrier Dormant Sliver turns slivers into Jungle Barriers.
Dreamscape Artist Harrow A blue spellshaper that casts Harrow.
Dust Corona Web A red Web on reverse.
Enslave Control Magic A black Control Magic that damages its owner.
Erratic Mutation Erratic Explosion, Unstable Mutation Unstable Mutation's take on Erratic Explosion.
Evolution Charm Lay of the Land, Raise Dead, Flight Lay of the Land, Raise Dead, and Flight mixed into a single green charm.
Extirpate Eradicate Black spells that exile a permanent alongside every other card that shares its name from its owner's deck. Art and original design refer to Word of Command.[5]
Fatal Frenzy Berserk Red's version of Berserk.
Firefright Mage Shriek of Dread A red spellshaper that casts Shriek of Dread that's colorshifted to red.
Frenetic Sliver Frenetic Efreet Frenetic Sliver turns slivers into Frenetic Efreets that flicker instead of phasing out.
Fury Charm Shatter, Vitality Charm Shatter and the second option of Vitality Charm mixed into a red charm that has an ability which interacts with suspend.
Ghost Tactician Scare Tactics A white spellshaper that casts Scare Tactics.
Hammerheim Deadeye Wing Snare Hammerheim Deadeye casts Wing Snare upon entry.
Heroes Remembered Blessed Wind Spells connected with life that have the number 20 on them.
Hunting Wilds Skyshroud Claim A Skyshroud Claim that can untap and animate Forests in exchange for them entering the battlefield tapped.
Imp's Mischief Deflection, Withering Boon Black Deflection with Withering Boon's penalty.
Intet, the Dreamer Dromar, the Banisher[6] Legendary dragons with blue as their primary color.
Jedit Ojanen of Efrava Jedit Ojanen, Cat Warriors The only card of the Alternate Legendary Creature cycle (see Cycles section on set's page) to be based on a multicolored creature
Jodah's Avenger Urza's Avenger Blue's version of Urza's Avenger. The only creature in Planar Chaos with Protection from Red in its text box. The first card to refer to Jodah.
Kavu Predator Kavu Titan Kavus with trample that can pump themselves. The only Kavu in Planar Chaos
Life and Limb Living Lands[7] Living Lands that do the opposite for Saprolings.
Magus of the Arena Arena Arena on legs.
Magus of the Bazaar Bazaar of Baghdad Bazaar of Baghdad on legs.
Magus of the Coffers Cabal Coffers Cabal Coffers on legs.
Magus of the Library Library of Alexandria Library of Alexandria on legs.
Magus of the Tabernacle The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale on legs. It uses the more common "sacrifice" template rather than the Oracle text of Tabernacle's "destroy".
Mantle of Leadership Herd Gnarr Herd Gnarr as a white aura.
Midnight Charm Feast of Flesh, Hope Charm, Ivory Charm An unscaling Feast of Flesh, the first option of Hope Charm, and the second option of Ivory Charm mixed into a black charm.
Mire Boa River Boa A River Boa that hates black instead of blue. The only Snake in Planar Chaos
Mirri the Cursed Mirri, Cat Warrior Black Mirri, Cat Warrior with changed abilities and an additional ability. The only Vampire in Planar Chaos. Being a black vampire creature with flying, she is similar to Ascendant Evincar, whose place she took in the storyline (see Crovax, Ascendant Hero).
Muck Drubb Blood Pet Both art show similar creatures.[8]
Necrotic Sliver Vindicate Necrotic Sliver gives slivers Vindicate as an activated ability.
Needlepeak Spider Giant Spider A Giant Spider with reversed stats. The only Spider in Planar Chaos.
Numot, the Devastator Darigaaz, the Igniter Legendary dragons with red as their primary color.
Oros, the Avenger Treva, the Renewer Legendary dragons with white as their primary color.
Pallid Mycoderm The first white Fungus
Pongify Afterlife Creature destruction spells that replace target creature with a different creature. Depicts a Torchling-like barbarian as the spell's subject.[9]
Poultice Sliver Crypt Sliver White Crypt Sliver with bigger stats.
Pouncing Wurm Pouncing Kavu Green Pouncing Kavu that trades first strike with bigger stats and an extra +1/+1 counter upon being kicked.
Radha, Heir to Keld The only legendary creature in Planar Chaos to not be part of a cycle.
Rebuff the Wicked Avoid Fate, Shelter A stronger white Avoid Fate with a flavor similar to Shelter.
Reflex Sliver Heart Sliver Green Heart Sliver with bigger stats.
Retether Replenish Replenish that focuses only on auras.
Ridged Kusite Guided Strike A black spellshaper that casts Guided Strike minus the card-drawing ability. Name is an anagram of the spell it shapes, which is appropriate given that it is the creature featured on the original Weatherlight version of that card.[10]
Riftmarked Knight White Knight, Black Knight A White Knight with flanking that can create a Black Knight with flanking via its suspend ability. The only creature in Planar Chaos with Protection from Black or flanking
Roiling Horror Serra Avatar A weaker black Serra Avatar with the ability to help itself. The only black card with Suspend in Planar Chaos
Saltblast Desert Twister A white Desert Twister that can't destroy white permanents.
Saltfield Recluse Sanctum Custodian.[11] A Sanctum Custodian that reduces power rather than preventing damage.
Serra's Boon Phyrexian Boon[12] Mirrors of each other
Shade of Trokair Hoar Shade A white Hoar Shade with suspend. The only Shade in Planar Chaos
Sophic Centaur Gerrard's Wisdom A green spellshaper that casts Gerrard's Wisdom. The only Centaur in Planar Chaos.
Spellshift Polymorph Whereas Polymorph affects creatures, Spellshift affects instant and sorcery spells.
Spitting Sliver Talon Sliver A bigger black Talon Sliver.
Stingscourger Man-o'-War.[13] A Man-o'-War is fastened to the end of the Stingscourger's stick, thus explaining Stingscourger being a red Man-o'-War.
Synchronous Sliver The only member of the common Sliver cycle (see Cycles section on set's page) to have an ability not to appear on a Sliver from a past expansion.
Temporal Extortion Time Walk Black's version of Time Walk.
Teneb, the Harvester Crosis, the Purger Legendary dragons with black as their primary color.
Timbermare Thundermare A cheaper green Thundermare with echo. Timbermare was made as a tribute to the wife of longtime Magic writer Jamie Wakefield who had sadly passed away from cancer. Jamie always referred to her as his “lovely Mare”.[14][15]
Torchling Morphling Red's version of Morphling.
Treacherous Urge Threaten Black's version of Threaten that takes creatures right from the hand.
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth Blanket of Night Blanket of Night, but as a legendary land. The only colorless card and only land in Planar Chaos
Utopia Vow Pacifism, Utopia Tree A green Pacifism that turns enchanted creature into a Utopia Tree.
Venarian Glimmer Distress, Venarian Gold A blue Distress with an X mana cost, much like Venarian Gold.
Voidstone Gargoyle Meddling Mage, Pithing Needle Voidstone Gargoyle has both Meddling Mage and Pithing Needle's abilities.
Vorosh, the Hunter Rith, the Awakener Legendary dragons with green as their primary color.

On planeshifted cards

Card Inspired by Notes
Blood Knight Black Knight, White Knight. Mirrors. Blood Knight was the placeholder name for the Scourge set's Silver Knight.
Calciderm Blastoderm The only timeshifted member of the vanishing cycle (see cycles section on the set page)(with Vanishing 4 rather than Fading 3, usually producing about the same lifespan).
Damnation Wrath of God Art, artist, and mechanics.
Essence Warden Soul Warden Art.
Fa'adiyah Seer Sindbad Its name, Fa'adiyah, refers to the forest on the plane of Rabiah.
Hedge Troll Sedge Troll Mirrors.
Keen Sense Curiosity Keen Sense represents a moment in the Exodus storyline that could only have occurred had things transpired between Mirri, Crovax, and the dark angel Selenia very differently.[16]
Ovinize Humble, Ovinomancer The sheep art also refers to Ovinomancer, who has the ability to turn creatures into sheep.
Piracy Charm Funeral Charm The only timeshifted member of the Charm cycle (see Cycles section on set's page).
Porphyry Nodes Drop of Honey. Porphyry Nodes is a near-anagram of "Drop of Honey." This hearkens back to a time when Magic names used near-anagrams more often. For example, "Onulet" is a near-anagram of "Soul Net," so named because of its life-gain ability.
Primal Plasma Plasma Elemental, Primal Clay Mechanics and Art. The only card timeshifted from an artifact.
Prodigal Pyromancer Prodigal Sorcerer Ability and flavor text.
Riptide Pilferer Headhunter Riptide Pilferer depicts a merfolk spy lurking under the docks of the Riptide Project, the wizards' laboratory off the coast of Otaria where cephalid and human mages traded secrets and replicated slivers.
Seal of Primordium Seal of Cleansing, Gauntlet of Power Mechanics, artist, flavor text; Art[17]
Shivan Wumpus Argothian Wurm Mechanics.
Vampiric Link Spirit Link Art, artist, and mechanics.

References

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  2. Mark Rosewater (January 22, 2007). "The Great Mix-Up, Part I". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. Mark Rosewater (February 05, 2007). "The Great Mix-Up, Part II". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  4. Wizards of the Coast (February 22, 2007). "Reprisal Rebel". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  5. Wizards of the Coast (February 20, 2007). "Extirpate Sketches". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  6. Aaron Forsythe (January 19, 2007). "The Rebirth of Cool". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  7. Wizards of the Coast (April 03, 2007). "Limb Art Gets New Life". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
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