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   |logo = [[Image:Archenemy logo.jpg|250px]]
   |image = Archenemy logo.png
   |design team = [[Tom LaPille]] (lead)<br />[[Scott Larabee]]<br />[[Lee Sharp]]<br />[[Andy Smith]]<br />[[Mike Turian]]
  |design = [[Ken Nagle]] (lead)<br />[[Mons Johnson]]<br />[[Kelly Digges]]<br />[[Dave Guskin]]<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/no-mr-beleren-i-expect-you-die-2010-06-14|No, Mr. Beleren, I Expect You to Die|[[Dave Guskin]]|June 14, 2010}}</ref>
  |development team =
   |development=[[Tom LaPille]] (lead)<br />[[Scott Larabee]]<br />[[Lee Sharpe]]<br />[[Andy Smith]]<br />[[Mike Turian]]<ref>{{DailyRef|latest-developments/architecting-archenemy-2010-07-22|Architecting Archenemy|[[Tom LaPille]]|July 23, 2010}}</ref>
   |art director = [[Jeremy Jarvis]]
   |art = [[Jeremy Jarvis]]
   |date_release = June 18, 2010
   |release = June 18, 2010
  |plane = [[Multiverse|Multiversal]]
   |mechanics = [[Scheme]] Cards, “[[Set in Motion]]”, “[[Abandon]]”
   |mechanics = [[Scheme]] Cards, “[[Set in Motion]]”, “[[Abandon]]”
  |keywords =
   |size = Four 60+20-card theme decks
   |size = Four 60+20-card theme decks
   |code_expansion = ARC
   |code_expansion = ARC
   |code_development =  
   |code_expansion_ref = [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?type=symbol&size=large&set=ARC set symbol URL on Gatherer]
   |block name =  
   |series = Archenemy sets
   |first set =  
   |first = Archenemy
   |second set =  
   |second = Archenemy: Nicol Bolas
   |third set =  
   |third = none
   |previous set = [[Duels of the Planeswalkers (decks)]]
   |previous = Duels of the Planeswalkers (decks){{!}}Duels of the Planeswalkers
  |this set = Archenemy
   |next = Magic 2011
   |next set = [[Magic 2011]]
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'''Archenemy''' is a [[casual]] [[multiplayer]] [[format]] for ''[[Magic: the Gathering]]'' emphasising on a “one vs. many” aspect.<ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/arcana/362|Announcing ''Archenemy''|[[Magic Arcana]]|January 12, 2010}}</ref> It is played with the '''''Archenemy''''' set of four “game packs”, each consisting of 20 [[oversized]] cards and a 60-card deck. This set was released on June 18, 2010. It was sold in English only, but the rules came in additional languages. Each pack's MSRP is $19.99.<ref name="rules">{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/feature/91|''Archenemy'' Rules Revealed|magicthegathering.com staff|May 17, 2010}}</ref>
'''''Archenemy''''' is the first [[multiplayer]]-focused ''[[Magic]]'' set focused on the [[Archenemy (format)|Archenemy format]]. It was released on June 18, 2010.
 
== Description ==
 
The lone player, called the “Archenemy”, plays against a team of [[opponent]]s with the use of a second deck consisting of over-sized cards of the card type [[scheme]]. The schemes basically represent a free [[spell]] per turn and help to balance out the odds for the Archenemy. The Archenemy's opponents work cooperatively against the lone player and, much like partners in [[Two-Headed Giant]], take their turn simultaneously. The Archenemy begins the game with 40 [[life]], while each other player begins the game with only 20. The Archenemy wins if all of his or her opponents are eliminated from the game. All of the opposing players, even those who have already lost the game, win if the Archenemy is eliminated.<ref name="rules" />


Scheme cards are not ''[[permanents]]''. The Archenemy ''sets in motion'' the top card of his or her scheme deck at the beginning of the first main phase of his or her turn, meaning to turn it face up. Schemes may or may not have the [[supertype]] Ongoing. A non-ongoing scheme has a [[triggered ability]] that reads “When you set this scheme in motion, [effect].” After resolving this ability, it is turned face down and put on the bottom of the scheme deck. An ongoing scheme has abilities, and stays face up and in effect, rather like an [[enchantment]]; but it also has a triggered ability that forces the Archenemy to ''abandon'' it, meaning to turn it face down and put it on the bottom of the scheme deck.  
== Set details ==
 
''Archenemy'' contains four “game packs”, each consisting of 20 [[oversized]] [[scheme]] cards and a 60-card deck. It was sold in English only, but the rules came in additional languages. Each pack's MSRP is $19.99.<ref name="rules">{{DailyRef|feature/archenemy-rules-revealed-2010-05-17|''Archenemy'' Rules Revealed|magicthegathering.com|May 17, 2010}}</ref>
Archenemy may be played with multiple scheme decks, with each player controlling a deck. In this variant, the game more closely resembles ''[[Free-for-All]]'' or possibly ''[[Planechase (variant)|Planechase]]''.
 
== Rules ==
 
{{CR|Archenemy}}


== Theme decks ==
== Theme decks ==
''Archenemy'' has four preconstructed decks.<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/archenemy-decks-2010-04-20|Archenemy Decks|[[Magic Arcana]]|Tuesday, April 20, 2010}}</ref>


''Archenemy'' has four preconstructed decks.<ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/arcana/432|Archenemy Decks|[[Magic Arcana]]|Tuesday, April 20, 2010}}</ref>
{{Decks|theme
 
   |Assemble the Doomsday Machine|WUB
{{Theme decks
   |Trample Civilization Underfoot|GW
   |deck1=[[Assemble the Doomsday Machine]]<ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/arcana/462|''Archenemy'': Assemble the Doomsday Machine|[[Monty Ashley]]|June 01, 2010}}</ref>|w|u|b||
   |Scorch the World with Dragonfire|RG
   |deck2=[[Trample Civilization Underfoot]]<ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/arcana/467|''Archenemy'': Trample Civilization Underfoot|[[Monty Ashley]]|June 08, 2010}}</ref>|w||||g
   |Bring About the Undead Apocalypse|BR
   |deck3=[[Scorch the World with Dragonfire]]<ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/arcana/469|''Archenemy'': Scorch the World with Dragonfire|[[Monty Ashley]]|June 10, 2010}}</ref>||||r|g|
   |deck4=[[Bring About the Undead Apocalypse]]<ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/arcana/464|''Archenemy'': Bring About the Undead Apocalypse|[[Monty Ashley]]|June 03, 2010}}</ref>||b|r||
}}
}}


== Promotional cards ==
== Promotional cards ==


Several ''Archenemy'' [[promotional cards]] were issued by the [[DCI]]:
Several ''Archenemy'' [[promotional card]]s were issued by the [[DCI]]:


* Promo #1 - DCI 54 <c>Plots that Span Centuries</c> (Release/Launch Party card)<ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/arcana/519|Plots That Span Centuries|[[Monty Ashley]]|August 19, 2010}}</ref>
* Promo #1 - DCI 54 <c>Plots that Span Centuries</c> (Release/Launch Party card)<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/plots-span-centuries-2010-08-19|Plots That Span Centuries|[[Monty Ashley]]|August 19, 2010}}</ref>
* Promo #2 - DCI 55 <c>Perhaps You've Met My Cohort</c>
* Promo #2 - DCI 55 <c>Perhaps You've Met My Cohort</c>
* Promo #3 - DCI 56 <c>Your Inescapable Doom</c>
* Promo #3 - DCI 56 <c>Your Inescapable Doom</c>
* Promo #4 - DCI 57 <c>Drench the Soil in their Blood</c>
* Promo #4 - DCI 57 <c>Drench the Soil in their Blood</c>
* Promo #5 - DCI 58 <c>Imprison this Insolent Wretch</c>
* Promo #5 - DCI 58 <c>Imprison this Insolent Wretch</c>
== External links ==
* {{Prodpage|archenemy|Archenemy}}
* {{DailyRef|mtg/daily/mm/95|From the Heart|[[Mark Rosewater]]|June 14, 2010}}
* {{DailyRef|mtg/daily/feature/95|No, Mr. Beleren, I Expect You to Die|[[Dave Guskin]]|June 14, 2010}}
* {{DailyRef|mtg/daily/ld/95|Villainy 101|[[Tom LaPille]]|June 18, 2010}}
* {{DailyRef|mtg/daily/ld/100|Architecting Archenemy|[[Tom LaPille]]|July 23, 2010}}
* {{DailyRef|mtg/daily/stf/95|Fear No Good|[[Doug Beyer]]|June 16, 2010}}


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}


{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* {{DailyRef|making-magic/heart-2010-06-10|From the Heart|[[Mark Rosewater]]|June 14, 2010}}
* {{DailyRef|latest-developments/villainy-101-2010-06-18|Villainy 101|[[Tom LaPille]]|June 18, 2010}}
* {{DailyRef|savor-flavor/fear-no-good-2010-06-15|Fear No Good|[[Doug Beyer]]|June 16, 2010}}


{{Special sets}}
{{sets|special}}
{{Formats}}
[[Category:Archenemy sets]]
[[Category:Magic compilation sets]]
[[Category:Multiplayer]]

Latest revision as of 14:36, 13 April 2024

Archenemy
 
Theme decks
 
Archenemy
[[File:{{#setmainimage:Archenemy logo.png}}|250px]]
Set Information
Set symbol
Design Ken Nagle (lead)
Mons Johnson
Kelly Digges
Dave Guskin[1]
Development Tom LaPille (lead)
Scott Larabee
Lee Sharpe
Andy Smith
Mike Turian[2]
Art direction Jeremy Jarvis
Release date June 18, 2010
Plane Multiversal
Themes and mechanics Scheme Cards, “Set in Motion”, “Abandon”
Set size Four 60+20-card theme decks
Expansion code ARC[3]
Archenemy sets
Archenemy Archenemy: Nicol Bolas N/A
Magic: The Gathering Chronology
Duels of the Planeswalkers Archenemy Magic 2011
For other uses, see Archenemy (disambiguation).

Archenemy is the first multiplayer-focused Magic set focused on the Archenemy format. It was released on June 18, 2010.

Set details

Archenemy contains four “game packs”, each consisting of 20 oversized scheme cards and a 60-card deck. It was sold in English only, but the rules came in additional languages. Each pack's MSRP is $19.99.[4]

Theme decks

Archenemy has four preconstructed decks.[5]

Theme
deck name 		Colors Included
{W} {U} {B} {R} {G}
Assemble the Doomsday Machine W U B
Trample Civilization Underfoot W G
Scorch the World with Dragonfire R G
Bring About the Undead Apocalypse B R

Promotional cards

Several Archenemy promotional cards were issued by the DCI:

References

  1. ↑ Dave Guskin (June 14, 2010). "No, Mr. Beleren, I Expect You to Die". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. ↑ Tom LaPille (July 23, 2010). "Architecting Archenemy". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. ↑ set symbol URL on Gatherer
  4. ↑ magicthegathering.com (May 17, 2010). "Archenemy Rules Revealed". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  5. ↑ Magic Arcana (Tuesday, April 20, 2010). "Archenemy Decks". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  6. ↑ Monty Ashley (August 19, 2010). "Plots That Span Centuries". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

External links

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Special sets
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