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|art = [[Jeremy Jarvis]] | |art = [[Jeremy Jarvis]] | ||
|release = March 17, 2017 | |release = March 17, 2017 | ||
|mechanics = [[Flicker]]ing, [[ | |plane = [[Multiverse|Multiversal]] | ||
|mechanics = [[Flicker]]ing, [[Token]]s, [[Trap]]s, [[Graveyard]] matters, [[Sacrifice]] | |||
|keywords = [[Bloodrush]], [[Conspire]], [[Flashback]], [[Miracle]], [[Overload]], [[Populate]], [[Soulbond]], [[Unearth]] | |keywords = [[Bloodrush]], [[Conspire]], [[Flashback]], [[Miracle]], [[Overload]], [[Populate]], [[Soulbond]], [[Unearth]] | ||
|size = 249 cards<br /> | |size = 249 cards<br/>{{curmb|101|80|53|15|}} | ||
|code_expansion = MM3 | |code_expansion = MM3 | ||
|code_expansion_ref = | |code_expansion_ref = [http://magic.wizards.com/en/content/modern-masters-2017-info Product information] | ||
|series = Physical [[Masters series]] | |series = Physical [[Masters series]] | ||
|first = | |first = Eternal Masters | ||
|second = | |second = Modern Masters 2017 | ||
|third = | |third = Iconic Masters | ||
|previous = | |previous = Aether Revolt | ||
|next = | |next = Duel Decks: Mind vs. Might | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Modern Masters 2017''''', officially styled as '''''Modern Masters 2017 Edition''''', is the third set in the [[Modern Masters]] series. It is a [[booster]]-based [[compilation set]] containing cards legal in, and intended for, the [[Modern]] format. It was released on March 17, 2017.<ref name="Announcing">{{ | '''''Modern Masters 2017''''', officially styled as '''''Modern Masters 2017 Edition''''', is the third set in the [[Modern Masters]] series. It is a [[booster]]-based [[compilation set]] containing cards legal in, and intended for, the [[Modern]] format. It was released on March 17, 2017.<ref name="Announcing">{{DailyRef|feature/announcement-day-2016-08-31|Announcement Day|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|August 31, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|feature/modern-masters-2017-edition-release-notes-2017-03-03|''Modern Masters 2017 Edition'' Release Notes|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|March 3, 2017}}</ref> | ||
== Set details == | == Set details == | ||
[[File:MM3 boosters.png|thumb|right|The ''Magic'' logo without ''The Gathering'']] | [[File:MM3 boosters.png|thumb|right|The ''Magic'' logo without ''The Gathering'']] | ||
''Modern Masters 2017'' is a 249 card set consisting of reprints of cards originally printed between ''[[Eighth Edition]]'' and ''[[Magic 2014]]'', including trips through ''[[Innistrad]]'' and ''[[Return to Ravnica]]''. ''Modern Masters 2017'' is exclusively booster-based, thus no satellite products such as preconstructed theme decks are branded with the set. Each booster contains 15 playable cards: 10 [[ | ''Modern Masters 2017'' is a 249 card set consisting of reprints of cards originally printed between ''[[Eighth Edition]]'' and ''[[Magic 2014]]'', including trips through ''[[Innistrad]]'' and ''[[Return to Ravnica]]''. ''Modern Masters 2017'' is exclusively booster-based, thus no satellite products such as preconstructed theme decks are branded with the set. Each booster contains 15 playable cards: 10 [[common]]s, 3 [[uncommon]]s and one [[rare]] or [[mythic rare]], and one [[foil]] card of any rarity replacing the usual basic land. The 16-card boosters (the sixteenth card is a [[marketing card]]) feature artwork from <c>Domri Rade</c>, <c>Griselbrand</c> and <c>Stoic Angel</c>.<ref>{{DailyRef|news/modern-masters-2017-edition-and-amonkhet-packaging-2017-02-20|''Modern Masters 2017 Edition'' and ''Amonkhet'' Packaging|[[Blake Rasmussen]]|February 20, 2017}}</ref> Like ''[[Modern Masters 2015]]'' and ''[[Eternal Masters]]'' before, the MSRP of one booster is set to $9.99. Due to the higher MSRP booster displays only contain 24 packs, which is also the number required for a regular [[draft]] (three boosters for each of eight players), as the set was designed specifically for draft. A number of cards change [[rarity]] to create a better drafting environment. | ||
===Marketing=== | ===Marketing=== | ||
The set is be printed in English, Japanese, and Chinese Simplified. Like ''[[Modern Masters 2015]]'', the packaging material features the word ''Magic'', without '': The Gathering''. According to [[Mark Rosewater]], it is something [[WotC]] is experimenting with on supplemental products.<ref>{{ | The set is be printed in English, Japanese, and Chinese Simplified. Like ''[[Modern Masters 2015]]'', the packaging material features the word ''Magic'', without '': The Gathering''. According to [[Mark Rosewater]], it is something [[WotC]] is experimenting with on supplemental products.<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/158833322258/maybe-not-really-your-department-but-is-there-a|title=Is there a reason MM3 only says "Magic" instead of "Magic the Gathering" on all the packaging?|March 25, 2017}}</ref> | ||
== Magic Online == | == Magic Online == | ||
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== Themes and mechanics == | == Themes and mechanics == | ||
''Modern Masters 2017'' features the following limited archetypes:<ref name="Damnation">{{ | ''Modern Masters 2017'' features the following limited archetypes:<ref name="Damnation">{{DailyRef|card-preview/took-us-long-enough-2017-02-27|Took us long enough|[[Adam Prosak]]|February 27, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|latest-developments/designing-modern-masters-2017-2017-03-03|Designing Modern Masters 2017|[[Sam Stoddard]]|March 3, 2017}}</ref> | ||
* {{W}}{{U}}: [[Blinking|Blink]]/[[enters the battlefield effect|ETB effect]]s (<c>Mistmeadow Witch</c>, <c>Vanish into Memory</c>) | * {{W}}{{U}}: [[Blinking|Blink]]/[[enters the battlefield effect|ETB effect]]s (<c>Mistmeadow Witch</c>, <c>Vanish into Memory</c>) | ||
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''Modern Masters 2017'' has 6 [[cycle]]s, two of which are double cycles: | ''Modern Masters 2017'' has 6 [[cycle]]s, two of which are double cycles: | ||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
|-ENEMY | |||
! Cycle name | |||
! Description and notes | |||
! {{W}}{{B}} | |||
! {{U}}{{R}} | |||
! {{B}}{{G}} | |||
! {{R}}{{W}} | |||
! {{G}}{{U}} | |||
|- | |||
|'''Fetch lands''' | |||
| Five rare [[enemy colors]] [[fetch land]]s. | |||
|{{card|Marsh Flats||MM3}} | |||
|{{card|Scalding Tarn||MM3}} | |||
|{{card|Verdant Catacombs||MM3}} | |||
|{{card|Arid Mesa||MM3}} | |||
|{{card|Misty Rainforest||MM3}} | |||
|- | |||
|- | |||
! Cycle name | |||
! Description and notes | |||
! {{G}}{{W}}{{U}} | |||
! {{W}}{{U}}{{B}} | |||
! {{U}}{{B}}{{R}} | |||
! {{B}}{{R}}{{G}} | |||
! {{R}}{{G}}{{W}} | |||
|- | |||
|'''Shard creatures''' | |||
| Five uncommon creatures has includes [[shard]] mana cost. | |||
|{{card|Rhox War Monk||MM3}} | |||
|{{card|Tower Gargoyle||MM3}} | |||
|{{card|Sedraxis Specter||MM3}} | |||
|{{card|Sprouting Thrinax||MM3}} | |||
|{{card|Woolly Thoctar||MM3}} | |||
|- | |||
|'''Shard rares''' | |||
| Five rare spells has includes [[shard]] mana cost. | |||
|{{card|Stoic Angel||MM3}} | |||
|{{card|Zur The Enchanter||MM3}} | |||
|{{card|Cruel Ultimatum||MM3}} | |||
|{{card|Broodmate Dragon||MM3}} | |||
|{{card|Fiery Justice||MM3}} | |||
|- | |||
|'''Shard lands''' | |||
| Five uncommon [[tapland]]s which can produced 3 colors or a [[shard]]. | |||
|{{card|Seaside Citadel||MM3}} | |||
|{{card|Arcane Sanctum||MM3}} | |||
|{{card|Crumbling Necropolis||MM3}} | |||
|{{card|Savage Lands||MM3}} | |||
|{{card|Jungle Shrine||MM3}} | |||
|} | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
! Cycle name | |||
! {{W}}{{U}} | |||
! {{U}}{{B}} | |||
! {{B}}{{R}} | |||
! {{R}}{{G}} | |||
! {{G}}{{W}} | |||
! {{W}}{{B}} | |||
! {{U}}{{R}} | |||
! {{B}}{{G}} | |||
! {{R}}{{W}} | |||
! {{G}}{{U}} | |||
|- | |||
|'''Guildgates''' | |||
|{{card|Azorius Guildgate||MM3}} | |||
|{{card|Dimir Guildgate||MM3}} | |||
|{{card|Rakdos Guildgate||MM3}} | |||
|{{card|Gruul Guildgate||MM3}} | |||
|{{card|Selesnya Guildgate||MM3}} | |||
|{{card|Orzhov Guildgate||MM3}} | |||
|{{card|Izzet Guildgate||MM3}} | |||
|{{card|Golgari Guildgate||MM3}} | |||
|{{card|Boros Guildgate||MM3}} | |||
|{{card|Simic Guildgate||MM3}} | |||
|- | |||
|colspan="10"|'''Description and notes:''' All ten common [[Gate]] cards. | |||
|- | |||
|'''Signets''' | |||
|{{card|Azorius Signet||MM3}} | |||
|{{card|Dimir Signet||MM3}} | |||
|{{card|Rakdos Signet||MM3}} | |||
|{{card|Gruul Signet||MM3}} | |||
|{{card|Selesnya Signet||MM3}} | |||
|{{card|Orzhov Signet||MM3}} | |||
|{{card|Izzet Signet||MM3}} | |||
|{{card|Golgari Signet||MM3}} | |||
|{{card|Boros Signet||MM3}} | |||
|{{card|Simic Signet||MM3}} | |||
|- | |||
|colspan="10"|'''Description and notes:''' Ten common [[Mana Stone]]s that cost {{2}} to cast and can be tapped to filter {{1}} into two mana of two different colors. | |||
|} | |||
== Token cards == | == Token cards == | ||
The set comes with 20 [[ | The set comes with 20 [[token]]s and one [[emblem]].<ref>{{DailyRef|daily-magic-update/update-2017-03-07|The March 7, 2017 Update|Blake Rasmussen|March 7, 2017}}</ref> | ||
# {{W}} 4/4 [[Angel]] with [[Flying]] for <c>Entreat the Angels</c> and <c>Urbis Protector</c> | # {{W}} 4/4 [[Angel]] with [[Flying]] for <c>Entreat the Angels</c> and <c>Urbis Protector</c> | ||
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# {{R/W}} 1/1 [[Soldier]] for <c>Sunhome Guildmage</c> | # {{R/W}} 1/1 [[Soldier]] for <c>Sunhome Guildmage</c> | ||
# {{C}} 3/3 [[Golem]] for <c>Blade Splicer</c>, <c>Master Splicer</c>, <c>Sensor Splicer</c>, <c>Wing Splicer</c> and <c>Vital Splicer</c> | # {{C}} 3/3 [[Golem]] for <c>Blade Splicer</c>, <c>Master Splicer</c>, <c>Sensor Splicer</c>, <c>Wing Splicer</c> and <c>Vital Splicer</c> | ||
# Emblem | # {{Emblem|Domri Rade|MM3}} | ||
== Notable cards == | == Notable cards == | ||
* <c>Damnation</c> receives its first reprint in a set.<ref name="Damnation"/> | * <c>Damnation</c> receives its first reprint in a set.<ref name="Damnation"/> | ||
* <c>Snapcaster Mage</c> and <c>Cavern of Souls</c> are the first cards originally printed as a rare while mythic rares already existed, which are reprinted as a mythic rare.<ref>{{ | * <c>Snapcaster Mage</c> and <c>Cavern of Souls</c> are the first cards originally printed as a rare while mythic rares already existed, which are reprinted as a mythic rare.<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/157828862678/care-to-explain-the-snapcaster-rarityshift|title=Care to explain the snapcaster rarityshift?|February 28, 2017}}</ref> | ||
* The downgraded <c>Sedraxis Specter</c> replaces <c>Fire-Field Ogre</c> of the original tricolored creatures cycle. | * The downgraded <c>Sedraxis Specter</c> replaces <c>Fire-Field Ogre</c> of the original tricolored creatures cycle. | ||
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* <c>Snapcaster Mage</c> | * <c>Snapcaster Mage</c> | ||
* <c>Stony Silence</c> | * <c>Stony Silence</c> | ||
* <c>Terminate</c> (depicts <c>Sun Titan</c> falling apart <ref name="Art Descriptions">{{ | * <c>Terminate</c> (depicts <c>Sun Titan</c> falling apart <ref name="Art Descriptions">{{DailyRef|feature/modern-masters-2017-edition-new-art-descriptions-2017-03-28|''Modern Masters 2017 Edition'' New Art Descriptions|[[Blake Rasmussen]]|March 28, 2017}}</ref>) | ||
* <c>Urbis Protector</c> | * <c>Urbis Protector</c> | ||
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{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
==External | ==External links== | ||
*{{Prodpage|modern-masters-2017|Modern Masters 2017}} | *{{Prodpage|modern-masters-2017|Modern Masters 2017}} | ||
{{Masters series}} | {{Masters series}} | ||
{{sets|state=collapsed}} | {{sets|state=collapsed}} |
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Modern Masters 2017 | |||||
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Set Information | |||||
Set symbol | |||||
Design |
Sam Stoddard (lead) Bryan Hawley Gavin Verhey | ||||
Development |
Adam Prosak (lead) Bryan Hawley Yoni Skolnik Erik Lauer (advisor) | ||||
Art direction | Jeremy Jarvis | ||||
Release date | March 17, 2017 | ||||
Plane | Multiversal | ||||
Themes and mechanics | Flickering, Tokens, Traps, Graveyard matters, Sacrifice | ||||
Keywords/ability words | Bloodrush, Conspire, Flashback, Miracle, Overload, Populate, Soulbond, Unearth | ||||
Set size |
249 cards (101 commons, 80 uncommons, 53 rares, 15 mythic rares) | ||||
Expansion code | MM3[1] | ||||
Physical Masters series | |||||
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Magic: The Gathering Chronology | |||||
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Modern Masters 2017, officially styled as Modern Masters 2017 Edition, is the third set in the Modern Masters series. It is a booster-based compilation set containing cards legal in, and intended for, the Modern format. It was released on March 17, 2017.[2][3]
Set details
Modern Masters 2017 is a 249 card set consisting of reprints of cards originally printed between Eighth Edition and Magic 2014, including trips through Innistrad and Return to Ravnica. Modern Masters 2017 is exclusively booster-based, thus no satellite products such as preconstructed theme decks are branded with the set. Each booster contains 15 playable cards: 10 commons, 3 uncommons and one rare or mythic rare, and one foil card of any rarity replacing the usual basic land. The 16-card boosters (the sixteenth card is a marketing card) feature artwork from Domri Rade, Griselbrand and Stoic Angel.[4] Like Modern Masters 2015 and Eternal Masters before, the MSRP of one booster is set to $9.99. Due to the higher MSRP booster displays only contain 24 packs, which is also the number required for a regular draft (three boosters for each of eight players), as the set was designed specifically for draft. A number of cards change rarity to create a better drafting environment.
Marketing
The set is be printed in English, Japanese, and Chinese Simplified. Like Modern Masters 2015, the packaging material features the word Magic, without : The Gathering. According to Mark Rosewater, it is something WotC is experimenting with on supplemental products.[5]
Magic Online
Modern Masters 2017 released on Magic Online on March 23, 2017.
Themes and mechanics
Modern Masters 2017 features the following limited archetypes:[6][7]
- : Blink/ETB effects (Mistmeadow Witch, Vanish into Memory)
- : Instant Control (Soul Manipulation)
- : Unearth/Sacrifice (Torrent of Souls)
- : Token Go wide (Gruul War Chant, Tattermunge Witch)
- : Populate (Wayfaring Temple)
- : Control with creatures (Wall of Denial, Agent of Masks, Sin Collector)
- : Graveyard (Sedraxis Specter, Izzet Charm)
- : Sacrifice (Sprouting Thrinax, Golgari Germination)
- : Token Aggro (Bronzebeak Moa, Sunhome Guildmage)
- : Splicers (Vital Splicer, Master Splicer, Wing Splicer)
Changes in rarity
Common to Uncommon
- Ancient Grudge
- Compulsive Research
- Molten Rain
- Seal of Doom
- Soul Manipulation
- Terminate
- Thundersong Trumpeter
- Vithian Stinger
- The Signets:
Uncommon to Common
- Augur of Bolas
- Burning-Tree Emissary
- Call of the Conclave
- Cower in Fear
- Dinrova Horror
- Falkenrath Noble
- Gift of Orzhova
- Gnawing Zombie
- Graceful Reprieve
- Grasp of Phantoms
- Grixis Slavedriver
- Ground Assault
- Magma Jet
- Pitfall Trap
- Revive
- Scorched Rusalka
- Scourge Devil
- Slime Molding
- Spike Jester
- Tandem Lookout
- Thunderous Wrath
Rare to Common
Rare to Uncommon
- Arachnus Spinner
- Gaea's Anthem
- Goblin Assault
- Pyrewild Shaman
- Mystic Genesis
- Sedraxis Specter
- Soul Ransom
- Wayfaring Temple
Rare to Mythic
Mythic to Rare
Cycles
Modern Masters 2017 has 6 cycles, two of which are double cycles:
Cycle name | Description and notes | |||||
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Fetch lands | Five rare enemy colors fetch lands. | Marsh Flats | Scalding Tarn | Verdant Catacombs | Arid Mesa | Misty Rainforest |
Cycle name | Description and notes | |||||
Shard creatures | Five uncommon creatures has includes shard mana cost. | Rhox War Monk | Tower Gargoyle | Sedraxis Specter | Sprouting Thrinax | Woolly Thoctar |
Shard rares | Five rare spells has includes shard mana cost. | Stoic Angel | Zur The Enchanter | Cruel Ultimatum | Broodmate Dragon | Fiery Justice |
Shard lands | Five uncommon taplands which can produced 3 colors or a shard. | Seaside Citadel | Arcane Sanctum | Crumbling Necropolis | Savage Lands | Jungle Shrine |
Cycle name | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Guildgates | Azorius Guildgate | Dimir Guildgate | Rakdos Guildgate | Gruul Guildgate | Selesnya Guildgate | Orzhov Guildgate | Izzet Guildgate | Golgari Guildgate | Boros Guildgate | Simic Guildgate |
Description and notes: All ten common Gate cards. | ||||||||||
Signets | Azorius Signet | Dimir Signet | Rakdos Signet | Gruul Signet | Selesnya Signet | Orzhov Signet | Izzet Signet | Golgari Signet | Boros Signet | Simic Signet |
Description and notes: Ten common Mana Stones that cost to cast and can be tapped to filter into two mana of two different colors. |
Token cards
The set comes with 20 tokens and one emblem.[8]
- 4/4 Angel with Flying for Entreat the Angels and Urbis Protector
- 1/1 Bird with Flying for Eyes in the Skies
- 1/1 Soldier (new art by Magali Villeneuve) for Attended Knight
- 1/1 Spirit with Flying for Lingering Souls
- 2/4 Spider with Reach for Penumbra Spider
- 2/2 Zombie for Grixis Slavedriver
- 4/4 Dragon with Flying for Broodmate Dragon
- 1/1 Goblin for Dragon Fodder, Goblin Assault and Kathari Bomber
- 3/3 Beast for Thragtusk
- 4/4 Beast for Baloth Cage Trap
- 3/3 Centaur for Call of the Conclave
- 3/3 Elephant for Call of the Herd
- */* Ooze for Slime Molding and Mystic Genesis
- 1/1 Saproling for Fists of Ironwood, Golgari Germination and Sprouting Thrinax
- 5/5 Wurm with Trample for Advent of the Wurm
- */* Elemental for Voice of Resurgence
- 4/4 Giant Warrior with Haste for Giantbaiting
- 1/1 Goblin Warrior for Wort, the Raidmother
- 1/1 Soldier for Sunhome Guildmage
- 3/3 Golem for Blade Splicer, Master Splicer, Sensor Splicer, Wing Splicer and Vital Splicer
- Emblem for Domri Rade
Notable cards
- Damnation receives its first reprint in a set.[6]
- Snapcaster Mage and Cavern of Souls are the first cards originally printed as a rare while mythic rares already existed, which are reprinted as a mythic rare.[9]
- The downgraded Sedraxis Specter replaces Fire-Field Ogre of the original tricolored creatures cycle.
Cards with new art
- Abyssal Specter
- Agent of Masks
- Azorius Signet
- Cavern of Souls
- Compulsive Research
- Dimir Signet
- Goblin Guide
- Golgari Germination
- Might of Old Krosa
- Molten Rain
- Past in Flames
- Ranger of Eos
- Recover
- Serum Visions (depicts Jin-Gitaxias [10])
- Snapcaster Mage
- Stony Silence
- Terminate (depicts Sun Titan falling apart [10])
- Urbis Protector
Cards with new flavor text
- Abyssal Specter
- Agent of Masks
- Blade Splicer
- Death-Hood Cobra
- Inquisition of Kozilek
- Magma Jet
- Might of Old Krosa
- Molten Rain
- Recover
- Sensor Splicer
- Serum Visions
- Stony Silence
- Terminate
- Urbis Protector
- Vampire Nighthawk
- Wing Splicer
References
- ↑ Product information
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (August 31, 2016). "Announcement Day". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (March 3, 2017). "Modern Masters 2017 Edition Release Notes". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Blake Rasmussen (February 20, 2017). "Modern Masters 2017 Edition and Amonkhet Packaging". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (March 25, 2017). "Is there a reason MM3 only says "Magic" instead of "Magic the Gathering" on all the packaging?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ a b Adam Prosak (February 27, 2017). "Took us long enough". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Sam Stoddard (March 3, 2017). "Designing Modern Masters 2017". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Blake Rasmussen (March 7, 2017). "The March 7, 2017 Update". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (February 28, 2017). "Care to explain the snapcaster rarityshift?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ a b Blake Rasmussen (March 28, 2017). "Modern Masters 2017 Edition New Art Descriptions". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.