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'''''Historic Anthology''''' is a set of releases exclusive to [[Magic Arena]]. Cards released via an Historic Anthology become legal in the [[Historic (format)|Historic]] format.  
'''''Historic Anthology''''' is a series of releases exclusive to ''[[Magic Arena]]''. Cards released via a Historic Anthology become legal in the [[Historic (format)|Historic]] format. Each release is available to purchase as a whole in the Arena store for a limited time, after which the cards are only available through crafting wildcards.


==Historic Anthology 1==
==I==
{{Scryfall search|HA1|set|display=Historic Anthology 1}} added 20 new cards which were carefully selected to expand the format in interesting ways.<ref>{{DailyRef|magic-digital/mtg-arena-historic-rollout-2019-11-13|MTG Arena Historic Rollout|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|November 13, 2019}}</ref> Some were nostalgia plays, some were fun build-arounds to enable new [[archetype]]s, and some were powerful new tools.<ref>{{DailyRef|introducing-historic-anthology-2019-11-06|Introducing Historic Anthology|MTG Arena Development Team|November 6, 2019}}</ref>
The first '''''Historic Anthology''''' (<small>set code: AHA1</small>) added 20 new cards to ''MTG Arena'' on November 21, 2019. The cards were meant to expand the format in interesting ways.<ref>{{DailyRef|magic-digital/mtg-arena-historic-rollout-2019-11-13|MTG Arena Historic Rollout|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|November 13, 2019}}</ref> Some were nostalgia plays, some were fun build-around cards to enable new [[archetype]]s, and some were powerful new tools.<ref>{{DailyRef|introducing-historic-anthology-2019-11-06|Introducing Historic Anthology|MTG Arena Development Team|November 6, 2019}}</ref>. [[Set]]
{{Columns-list|
*{{card|Kinsbaile Cavalier||HA1}}
*{{card|Serra Ascendant||HA1}}
*{{card|Soul Warden||HA1}}
*{{card|Distant Melody||HA1}}
*{{card|Treasure Hunt||HA1}}
*{{card|Cryptbreaker||HA1}}
*{{card|Hypnotic Specter||HA1}}
*{{card|Phyrexian Arena||HA1}}
*{{card|Tendrils of Corruption||HA1}}
*{{card|Goblin Matron||HA1}}
*{{card|Hidetsugu's Second Rite||HA1}}
*{{card|Kiln Fiend||HA1}}
*{{card|Elvish Visionary||HA1}}
*{{card|Fauna Shaman||HA1}}
*{{card|Imperious Perfect||HA1}}
*{{card|Burning-Tree Emissary||HA1}}
*{{card|Captain Sisay||HA1}}
*{{card|Darksteel Reactor||HA1}}
*{{card|Mind Stone||HA1}}
*{{card|Ornithopter||HA1}}
}}
 
===Later addition===
*{{card|Rhys the Redeemed||PANA}} was added for play in both Brawl and Historic on December 12, 2019, in celebration of the ''Brawlidays'' event.<ref>{{DailyRef|magic-digital/mtg-arena-state-game-december-2019-12-10|MTG Arena: State of the Game – December 2019|Wizards of the Coast|December 10, 2019}}</ref>
 
==II==
'''''Historic Anthology II''''' (<small>set code: AHA2</small>) added 25 new cards to ''MTG Arena'' on March 12, 2020.<ref>{{DailyRef|news/secret-lair-drop-series-thalia-tie-mtg-arena-2020-02-28|Secret Lair: Thalia To Tie-In With MTG Arena|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|February 28, 2020}}</ref> Among those 25 new cards was the powerful [[two-drop]] {{card|Thalia, Guardian of Thraben||HA2}}. On the same day that Thalia joined Historic, players could order the special ''[[Secret Lair Drop Series: Thalia - Beyond the Helvault]]''.
{{Columns-list|
*{{card|Nyx-Fleece Ram||HA2}}
*{{card|Ranger of Eos||HA2}}
*{{card|Sigil of the Empty Throne||HA2}}
*{{card|Thalia, Guardian of Thraben||HA2}}
*{{card|Inexorable Tide||HA2}}
*{{card|Merrow Reejerey||HA2}}
*{{card|Brain Maggot||HA2}}
*{{card|Pack Rat||HA2}}
*{{card|Virulent Plague||HA2}}
*{{card|Waste Not||HA2}}
*{{card|Dragonmaster Outcast||HA2}}
*{{card|Goblin Ruinblaster||HA2}}
*{{card|Ancestral Mask||HA2}}
*{{card|Terravore||HA2}}
*{{card|Knight of the Reliquary||HA2}}
*{{card|Maelstrom Pulse||HA2}}
*{{card|Meddling Mage||HA2}}
*{{card|Platinum Angel||HA2}}
*{{card|Barren Moor||HA2}}
*{{card|Bojuka Bog||HA2}}
*{{card|Forgotten Cave||HA2}}
*{{card|Ghost Quarter||HA2}}
*{{card|Lonely Sandbar||HA2}}
*{{card|Secluded Steppe||HA2}}
*{{card|Tranquil Thicket||HA2}}
}}
 
==III==
'''''Historic Anthology III''''' (<small>set code: AHA3</small>) added 27 new cards to ''MTG Arena'' on May 21, 2020.<ref name="April 2020">{{DailyRef|magic-digital/mtg-arena-state-game-april-2020-04-13|MTG Arena: State of the Game – April 2020|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|April 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{TwitterRef|MTG_Arena|1255981300948676609|author=[[MTG Arena]]|title=Are you ready?! Historic Anthology 3 is coming to MTG Arena on May 21!|date=January 19, 2020}}</ref>
{{Columns-list|
*{{card|Honden of Cleansing Fire||HA3}}
*{{card|Momentary Blink||HA3}}
*{{card|Tempered Steel||HA3}}
*{{card|Timely Reinforcements||HA3}}
*{{card|Body Double||HA3}}
*{{card|Honden of Seeing Winds||HA3}}
*{{card|Silent Departure||HA3}}
*{{card|Swan Song||HA3}}
*{{card|Chainer's Edict||HA3}}
*{{card|Gempalm Polluter||HA3}}
*{{card|Honden of Night's Reach||HA3}}
*{{card|Phyrexian Obliterator||HA3}}
*{{card|Unburial Rites||HA3}}
*{{card|Devil's Play||HA3}}
*{{card|Gempalm Incinerator||HA3}}
*{{card|Honden of Infinite Rage||HA3}}
*{{card|Tectonic Reformation||HA3}}
*{{card|Enchantress's Presence||HA3}}
*{{card|Honden of Life's Web||HA3}}
*{{card|Krosan Tusker||HA3}}
*{{card|Roar of the Wurm||HA3}}
*{{card|Mirari's Wake||HA3}}
*{{card|Akroma's Memorial||HA3}}
*{{card|Ratchet Bomb||HA3}}
*{{card|Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger||HA3}}
*{{card|Ancient Ziggurat||HA3}}
*{{card|Maze's End||HA3}}
}}


==Rhys the Redeemed==
==IV==
{{card|Rhys the Redeemed||PANA}} was added for play in both Brawl and Historic on December 12, 2019 in celebration of the ''Brawlidays'' event.<ref>{{DailyRef|magic-digital/mtg-arena-state-game-december-2019-12-10|MTG Arena: State of the Game – December 2019|Wizards of the Coast|December 10, 2019}}</ref>
'''''Historic Anthology IV''''' (<small>set code: AHA4</small>) added 25 new cards to ''MTG Arena'' on March 11, 2021.<ref>{{DailyRef|magic-digital/get-ready-historic-anthology-iv-2021-03-05|Get Ready for Historic Anthology IV|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|March 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|magic-digital/updates-and-events-coming-historic-anthology-iv-2021-03-10|Updates and Events Coming with Historic Anthology IV|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|March 10, 2021}}</ref> This was some weeks before the [[Kaldheim Championship]], in which the players would compete with the updated Historic format.
{{Columns-list|
*{{card|Adorned Pouncer||HA4}}
*{{card|Declaration in Stone||HA4}}
*{{card|Thraben Inspector||HA4}}
*{{card|Triumphant Reckoning||HA4}}
*{{card|Iceberg Cancrix||HA4}}
*{{card|Marit Lage's Slumber||HA4}}
*{{card|Think Twice||HA4}}
*{{card|Ammit Eternal||HA4}}
*{{card|Death's Shadow||HA4}}
*{{card|Faith of the Devoted||HA4}}
*{{card|Torment of Scarabs||HA4}}
*{{card|Flameblade Adept||HA4}}
*{{card|Goblin Gaveleer||HA4}}
*{{card|Harmless Offering||HA4}}
*{{card|Lys Alana Huntmaster||HA4}}
*{{card|Spider Spawning||HA4}}
*{{card|Sawtusk Demolisher||HA4}}
*{{card|Abomination of Llanowar||HA4}}
*{{card|Collected Conjuring||HA4}}
*{{card|Hamza, Guardian of Arashin||HA4}}
*{{card|Bonesplitter||HA4}}
*{{card|Coldsteel Heart||HA4}}
*{{card|Inspiring Statuary||HA4}}
*{{card|Sword of Body and Mind||HA4}}
*{{card|Blinkmoth Nexus||HA4}}}}


==Historic Anthology II==
==5==
{{Scryfall search|HA2|set|display=Historic Anthology II}} added 25 new cards to MTG Arena on March 12, 2020.<ref>{{DailyRef|news/secret-lair-drop-series-thalia-tie-mtg-arena-2020-02-28|Secret Lair: Thalia To Tie-In With MTG Arena|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|February 28, 2020}}</ref> Among those 25 new cards is the powerful [[two-drop]] {{card|Thalia, Guardian of Thraben||HA2}}. On the same day that Thalia joined Historic, players could order the special ''[[Secret Lair Drop Series: Thalia - Beyond the Helvault]]''.
'''''Historic Anthology 5''''' (<small>set code: AHA5</small>) added 25 new cards to ''MTG Arena'' on May 27, 2021.<ref>{{DailyRef|news/welcome-summer-legend-2021-05-06|Welcome to the Summer of Legend|[[Adam Styborski]]|May 6, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|magic-digital/get-ready-historic-anthology-5-2021-05-17|Get Ready for Historic Anthology 5|[[Adam Styborski]]|May 17, 2021}}</ref>  
{{Columns-list|
*{{card|Court Homunculus||HA5}}
*{{card|Intangible Virtue||HA5}}
*{{card|Ray Of Revelation||HA5}}
*{{card|Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite||HA5}}
*{{card|Stifle||HA5}}
*{{card|Merfolk Looter||HA5}}
*{{card|Whirler Rogue||HA5}}
*{{card|Reverse Engineer||HA5}}
*{{card|Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur||HA5}}
*{{card|Vault Skirge||HA5}}
*{{card|Sheoldred, Whispering One||HA5}}
*{{card|Ancient Grudge||HA5}}
*{{card|Trash For Treasure||HA5}}
*{{card|Urabrask the Hidden||HA5}}
*{{card|Dragonstorm||HA5}}
*{{card|Into the North||HA5}}
*{{card|Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger||HA5}}
*{{card|Ojutai's Command||HA5}}
*{{card|Silumgar's Command||HA5}}
*{{card|Kolaghan's Command||HA5}}
*{{card|Atarka's Command||HA5}}
*{{card|Dromoka's Command||HA5}}
*{{card|Grisly Salvage||HA5}}
*{{card|Ichor Wellspring||HA5}}
*{{card|Relic of Progenitus||HA5}}}}


==Historic Anthology 3==
==6==
{{Scryfall search|HA3|set|display=Historic Anthology 3}} added 27 new cards to MTG Arena on May 21, 2020.<ref name="April 2020">{{DailyRef|magic-digital/mtg-arena-state-game-april-2020-04-13|MTG Arena: State of the Game – April 2020|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|April 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{TwitterRef|MTG_Arena|1255981300948676609|author=[[MTG Arena]]|title=Are you ready?! Historic Anthology 3 is coming to MTG Arena on May 21!|date=January 19, 2020}}</ref>
'''''Historic Anthology 6''''' (<small>set code: AHA6</small>) was released on July 28, 2022, and added 20 new cards to ''MTG Arena''.<ref>{{WebRef|url=http://magic.wizards.com/en/archive/magic-digital/mtg-arena-state-game-alchemy-horizons-baldurs-gate|title=MTG Arena: State of the Game – ''Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate''|author=[[Wizards of the Coast]]|date=July 6, 2022|work=[[magicthegathering.com]]|publisher=Wizards of the Coast}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|magic-digital/mtg-arena-announcements-july-20-2022|MTG Arena Announcements, July 20, 2022|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|July 20, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|magic-digital/bridge-your-way-new-historic-decks-historic-anthology-6-2022-07-27|Bridge Your Way to New Historic Decks with Historic Anthology 6!|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|July 27, 2022}}</ref>  
{{Columns-list|
*{{card|Avacyn, Angel of Hope||HA6}}
*{{card|Phyrexian Metamorph||HA6}}
*{{card|Ophiomancer||HA6}}
*{{card|Night of Souls' Betrayal||HA6}}
*{{card|Laelia, the Blade Reforged||HA6}}
*{{card|Tarmogoyf||HA6}}
*{{card|Go-Shintai of Life's Origin||HA6}}
*{{card|Glimpse the Unthinkable||HA6}}
*{{card|Chalice of the Void||HA6}}
*{{card|Retrofitter Foundry||HA6}}
*{{card|Razortide Bridge||HA6}}
*{{card|Mistvault Bridge||HA6}}
*{{card|Drossforge Bridge||HA6}}
*{{card|Slagwoods Bridge||HA6}}
*{{card|Thornglint Bridge||HA6}}
*{{card|Goldmire Bridge||HA6}}
*{{card|Silverbluff Bridge||HA6}}
*{{card|Darkmoss Bridge||HA6}}
*{{card|Rustvale Bridge||HA6}}
*{{card|Tanglepool Bridge||HA6}}
}}


==Historic Anthology 4==
==7==
Players should expect another Historic-focused card drop in early 2021.<ref name="July update">{{DailyRef|magic-digital/mtg-arena-state-game-july-2020-07-15|MTG Arena: State of the Game – July 2020|author=[[Wizards of the Coast]]|date=July 15, 2020]}}</ref>
'''''Historic Anthology 7''''' (<small>set code: AHA7</small>) was available from July 18 until October 10, 2023, and added 25 new cards to ''MTG Arena''.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/card-image-gallery/historic-anthology-7|title=Historic Anthology 7 Comes to MTG Arena|author=[[Wizards of the Coast]]|publisher=[[magicthegathering.com]]|date=June 30, 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711222323/https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/card-image-gallery/historic-anthology-7|archivedate=July 11, 2023}}</ref>
{{Columns-list|
*{{card|Giver of Runes||HA7}}
*{{card|Sun Titan||HA7}}
*{{card|Repeal||HA7}}
*{{card|Vendilion Clique||HA7}}
*{{card|Frost Titan||HA7}}
*{{card|Unearth||HA7}}
*{{card|Bloodghast||HA7}}
*{{card|Echoing Decay||HA7}}
*{{card|Grave Titan||HA7}}
*{{card|Tribal Flames||HA7}}
*{{card|Inferno Titan||HA7}}
*{{card|Wild Nacatl||HA7}}
*{{card|Acidic Slime||HA7}}
*{{card|Primeval Titan||HA7}}
*{{card|Tooth and Nail||HA7}}
*{{card|Bloodbraid Elf||HA7}}
*{{card|Wayfarer's Bauble||HA7}}
*{{card|Mortarpod||HA7}}
*{{card|Sword of Fire and Ice||HA7}}
*{{card|Worn Powerstone||HA7}}
*{{card|Silent Clearing||HA7}}
*{{card|Fiery Islet||HA7}}
*{{card|Nurturing Peatland||HA7}}
*{{card|Sunbaked Canyon||HA7}}
*{{card|Waterlogged Grove||HA7}}
}}


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 07:52, 21 May 2024

Historic Anthology
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Set Information
Set symbol
Symbol description An H with a plus (+)
Plane Multiversal
Expansion code AHA1–AHA7[1]
MTG Arena series
N/A Historic Anthology Amonkhet Remastered

Historic Anthology is a series of releases exclusive to Magic Arena. Cards released via a Historic Anthology become legal in the Historic format. Each release is available to purchase as a whole in the Arena store for a limited time, after which the cards are only available through crafting wildcards.

I

The first Historic Anthology (set code: AHA1) added 20 new cards to MTG Arena on November 21, 2019. The cards were meant to expand the format in interesting ways.[2] Some were nostalgia plays, some were fun build-around cards to enable new archetypes, and some were powerful new tools.[3]. Set

Later addition

  • Rhys the Redeemed was added for play in both Brawl and Historic on December 12, 2019, in celebration of the Brawlidays event.[4]

II

Historic Anthology II (set code: AHA2) added 25 new cards to MTG Arena on March 12, 2020.[5] Among those 25 new cards was the powerful two-drop Thalia, Guardian of Thraben. On the same day that Thalia joined Historic, players could order the special Secret Lair Drop Series: Thalia - Beyond the Helvault.

III

Historic Anthology III (set code: AHA3) added 27 new cards to MTG Arena on May 21, 2020.[6][7]

IV

Historic Anthology IV (set code: AHA4) added 25 new cards to MTG Arena on March 11, 2021.[8][9] This was some weeks before the Kaldheim Championship, in which the players would compete with the updated Historic format.

5

Historic Anthology 5 (set code: AHA5) added 25 new cards to MTG Arena on May 27, 2021.[10][11]

6

Historic Anthology 6 (set code: AHA6) was released on July 28, 2022, and added 20 new cards to MTG Arena.[12][13][14]

7

Historic Anthology 7 (set code: AHA7) was available from July 18 until October 10, 2023, and added 25 new cards to MTG Arena.[15]

References

  1. MTG Arena search
  2. Wizards of the Coast (November 13, 2019). "MTG Arena Historic Rollout". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. MTG Arena Development Team (November 6, 2019). "Introducing Historic Anthology". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  4. Wizards of the Coast (December 10, 2019). "MTG Arena: State of the Game – December 2019". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  5. Wizards of the Coast (February 28, 2020). "Secret Lair: Thalia To Tie-In With MTG Arena". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  6. Wizards of the Coast (April 13, 2020). "MTG Arena: State of the Game – April 2020". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  7. MTG Arena (January 19, 2020). "Are you ready?! Historic Anthology 3 is coming to MTG Arena on May 21!". Twitter.
  8. Wizards of the Coast (March 5, 2021). "Get Ready for Historic Anthology IV". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  9. Wizards of the Coast (March 10, 2021). "Updates and Events Coming with Historic Anthology IV". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  10. Adam Styborski (May 6, 2021). "Welcome to the Summer of Legend". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  11. Adam Styborski (May 17, 2021). "Get Ready for Historic Anthology 5". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  12. Wizards of the Coast (July 6, 2022). "MTG Arena: State of the Game – Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  13. Wizards of the Coast (July 20, 2022). "MTG Arena Announcements, July 20, 2022". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  14. Wizards of the Coast (July 27, 2022). "Bridge Your Way to New Historic Decks with Historic Anthology 6!". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  15. Wizards of the Coast (June 30, 2023). "Historic Anthology 7 Comes to MTG Arena". magicthegathering.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2023.