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'''Sphere''' is a [[nonbasic]] [[land type]] used for cards that depict the [[New Phyrexia (plane)#Spheres of New Phyrexia|Spheres of New Phyrexia]].<ref name="Mission">{{DailyRef|making-magic/mission-compleat-part-2|Mission Compleat, Part 2|[[Mark Rosewater]]|February 6, 2023}}</ref>
'''Sphere''' is a [[nonbasic]] [[land type]] used for cards that depict the [[New Phyrexia (plane)#Spheres of New Phyrexia|Spheres of New Phyrexia]].<ref name="Mission">{{DailyRef|making-magic/mission-compleat-part-2|Mission Compleat, Part 2|[[Mark Rosewater]]|February 6, 2023}}</ref>


==Description==
==Description==
Spheres were introduced in ''[[Phyrexia: All Will Be One]]''.<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/phyrexia-all-will-be-one-release-notes|''Phyrexia: All Will Be One'' Release Notes|[[Jess Dunks]]|January 27, 2023}}</ref>  There are exactly nine cards with the Sphere type, corresponding with the Spheres of New Phyrexia.<ref name="Mission"/> Five of these form a colored [[cycle]] at common. The remaining four were then designed top down and put at rare.<ref name="Mission"/>
Spheres were introduced in ''[[Phyrexia: All Will Be One]]''.<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/phyrexia-all-will-be-one-release-notes|''Phyrexia: All Will Be One'' Release Notes|[[Jess Dunks]]|January 27, 2023}}</ref>  There are exactly nine cards with the Sphere typeline, corresponding with the Spheres of New Phyrexia.<ref name="Mission"/> Five of these form a colored [[cycle]] at common. The remaining four were then designed top down and put at rare.<ref name="Mission"/>


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==Other==
==Other==
*{{Card|Monument to Perfection}} can search for a Sphere card.
*{{Card|Monument to Perfection}} can search for a Sphere card. It is the only card that cares about the subtype Sphere. {{Card|Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres}}, from the same set, doesn't interact with Spheres.
*{{Card|Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres}}, from the same set, doesn't interact with Spheres.
*<c>Planar Nexus</c> has the subtype due to its ability to have all non-basic land types, but it is not written on its typeline.
*[[Artifact]]s or [[Enchantment]]s named Sphere (e.g. {{card|Commander's Sphere}}, {{card|Capture Sphere}}) can't have the Sphere type.
*[[Artifact]]s or [[Enchantment]]s named Sphere (e.g. {{card|Commander's Sphere}}, {{card|Capture Sphere}}) can't have the Sphere type.



Latest revision as of 16:46, 31 May 2024

Sphere
Land Type
(Subtype for land cards)
Statistics
10 cards
{M} 10% {land symbol} 90%
as of Modern Horizons 3
Scryfall Search
type:"Sphere"

Sphere is a nonbasic land type used for cards that depict the Spheres of New Phyrexia.[1]

Description

Spheres were introduced in Phyrexia: All Will Be One.[2] There are exactly nine cards with the Sphere typeline, corresponding with the Spheres of New Phyrexia.[1] Five of these form a colored cycle at common. The remaining four were then designed top down and put at rare.[1]

Layer # Card Color Corresponding sphere
1 The Monumental Facade {C} The Glorious Facade
2 Mirrex {C} The Mirrex
3 The Autonomous Furnace {R} The Furnace Layer
4 The Hunter Maze {G} The Hunter Maze
5 The Surgical Bay {U} The Surgical Bay
6 The Dross Pits {B} The Dross Pits
7 The Fair Basilica {W} The Fair Basilica
8 The Mycosynth Gardens {W}{U}{B}{R}{G} The Mycosynth Gardens
9 The Seedcore {W}{U}{B}{R}{G} The Seedcore

Other

Rules

From the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)

  • 205.3i Lands have their own unique set of subtypes; these subtypes are called land types. The land types are Cave, Desert, Forest, Gate, Island, Lair, Locus, Mine, Mountain, Plains, Power-Plant, Sphere, Swamp, Tower, and Urza’s. Of that list, Forest, Island, Mountain, Plains, and Swamp are the basic land types. See rule 305.6.

References

  1. a b c Mark Rosewater (February 6, 2023). "Mission Compleat, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. Jess Dunks (January 27, 2023). "Phyrexia: All Will Be One Release Notes". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.