Planar Chaos/Trivia

Planar Chaos/Trivia

 

Planeshifted

 

Card comparisons

 

Theme decks

 

Trivia

 

Most of the cards in Planar Chaos were inspired by cards from Magic's past.

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	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.
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	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	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.
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.
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.
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.	A Sanctum Custodian that reduces power rather than preventing damage.
Serra's Boon	Phyrexian Boon	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.	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”.
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.
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
Shivan Wumpus	Argothian Wurm	Mechanics.
Vampiric Link	Spirit Link	Art, artist, and mechanics.