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{{Infobox set
{{Infobox set
   |image = Unhinged logo.png  
   |image = Unhinged logo.png  
  |image_bgcolor = white
   |symbol_description = Horseshoe
   |symbol_description = Horseshoe
   |design = [[Mark Rosewater]]<br/> [[Brady Dommermuth]]<br/> [[Brandon Bozzi]]<br/> [[Randy Buehler]]
   |design = [[Mark Rosewater]]<br/> [[Brady Dommermuth]]<br/> [[Brandon Bozzi]]<br/> [[Randy Buehler]]
   |development = same as design
   |development = same as design
   |art = [[Brian Dumas]]
   |art = Brian Dumas
   |release = November 20, 2004
   |release = November 20, 2004
   |plane = Silver-Bordered Land
   |plane = Silver-Bordered Land
   |mechanics = Mini-Games, Fractions, Artist Matters
   |mechanics = Mini-Games, Fractions, Artist Matters
   |keywords = [[Gotcha]]
   |keywords = [[Gotcha]]
   |size = 141 (55 Common 40 Uncommon 40 Rare 5 Land 1 Super Secret Tech)
   |size = 141 cards<br/>{{curmb|55|40|40||5|1}}
   |code_expansion = UNH  
   |code_expansion = UNH  
   |code_expansion_ref=<ref>{{DailyRef|ask-wizards-august-2004-2004-08-02|Ask Wizards - August, 2004|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|August 02, 2004}}</ref>
   |code_expansion_ref= {{DailyRef|ask-wizards-august-2004-2004-08-02|Ask Wizards - August, 2004|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|August 02, 2004}}  
   |series = [[Un-set]]s
   |series = [[Un-set]]s
   |first = [[Unglued]]
   |first = Unglued
   |second = '''Unhinged'''
   |second = Unhinged
   |third = [[Unstable]]
   |third = Unstable
   |previous = [[Champions of Kamigawa]]
   |previous = Champions of Kamigawa
   |next = [[Betrayers of Kamigawa]]
   |next = Betrayers of Kamigawa
}}
}}


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==Set details==
==Set details==
''Unhinged'' included 135 [[silver-bordered]] cards and 5 black-bordered cards (the [[full-art]] [[basic land]]s), all of which had [[foil]] versions which occur in a similar rate to "normal" ''Magic'' Sets.<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/un-starts-now-2004-11-08|The Un Starts Now|[[Mark Rosewater]]|November 8, 2004}}</ref> The set boasts many jokes, and has even set a precedent or two of its own for tournament-worthy ''Magic''. Many cards are references to previous cards. The set is only available in English due to the difficulty of translating it. The [[expansion symbol]] for this set is a horseshoe.<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/unhinged-logo-and-symbol-2004-08-24|''Unhinged'' logo and symbol|[[Magic Arcana]]|August 24, 2004}}</ref>
''Unhinged'' included 136 [[silver-bordered]] cards and 5 black-bordered cards (the [[full-art]] [[basic land]]s), all of which had [[foil]] versions which occur in a similar rate to "normal" ''Magic'' Sets.<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/un-starts-now-2004-11-08|The Un Starts Now|[[Mark Rosewater]]|November 8, 2004}}</ref> The set boasts many jokes, and has even set a precedent or two of its own for tournament-worthy ''Magic''. Many cards are references to previous cards. The set is only available in English due to the difficulty of translating it. The [[expansion symbol]] for this set is a horseshoe.<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/unhinged-logo-and-symbol-2004-08-24|''Unhinged'' logo and symbol|[[Magic Arcana]]|August 24, 2004}}</ref>
 
[[Foil card]]s from ''Unhinged'' had extra jokes thrown in on the foil layer. One special card, called <c>Super Secret Tech</c>, only exists as a foil rare card and technically, affects the foil card concept as a whole. Its rarity is supposedly ten times more common than that of other ''Unhinged'' foil rare cards.


''Unhinged'' features a sixth color: pink. <c>Water Gun Balloon Game</c> can create a pink permanent and for [[abilities]] that let you produce mana of any color, you can choose {P} pink. However, there is no ''Unhinged'' Basic Land card that can produce pink mana. In addition, <c>Avatar of Me</c> can be whatever the color of your eyes is, allowing brown and hazel mana.
''Unhinged'' features a sixth color: pink. <c>Water Gun Balloon Game</c> can create a pink permanent and for [[abilities]] that let you produce mana of any color, you can choose {P} pink. However, there is no ''Unhinged'' Basic Land card that can produce pink mana. In addition, <c>Avatar of Me</c> can be whatever the color of your eyes is, allowing brown and hazel mana.
[[Foil card]]s from ''Unhinged'' had extra jokes thrown in on the foil layer. One card, called <c>Super Secret Tech</c>, only exists as a foil rare card and technically affects the foil card concept as a whole. Its rarity is supposedly ten times more common than that of other ''Unhinged'' foil rare cards.


===Marketing===
===Marketing===
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===Design and layout===
===Design and layout===
* Some of the [[foil]] versions instrumentalize the foil layer itself for additional visual effects.<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/98581214223/hi-maro-after-following-your-blog-for-10-months|title=do you have any trivia on foil cards?|September 27, 2014}}</ref> For example, <c>Goblin Mime</c> is trapped in a foil box, and <c>Richard Garfield, PhD</c> has Richard’s autograph in foil. <c>Gleemax</c>, is covered with letters. <c>Letter Bomb</c> says "sign here".
*Some of the [[foil]] versions instrumentalize the foil layer itself for additional visual effects.<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/98581214223/hi-maro-after-following-your-blog-for-10-months|title=do you have any trivia on foil cards?|September 27, 2014}}</ref> For example, <c>Goblin Mime</c> is trapped in a foil box, and <c>Richard Garfield, PhD</c> has Richard's autograph in foil. <c>Gleemax</c>, is covered with letters. <c>Letter Bomb</c> says "sign here".
* Some foil versions of the cards have a special [[watermark]] in the [[text box]], similar to the expansion symbol promo cards normally have there (e.g. <c>Farewell to Arms</c>, which shows a hand in the text box).<ref name="Get it 2"/>
*Some foil versions of the cards have a special [[watermark]] in the [[text box]], similar to the expansion symbol promo cards normally have there (e.g. <c>Farewell to Arms</c>, which shows a hand in the text box).<ref name="Get it 2"/>
* Like in ''Unglued'', the pictures in the [[illustration|art box]] rise over the border.<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/behind-scenes-unhinged-2004-11-29|Behind the Scenes of ''Unhinged''|Brian Dumas|November 29, 2004}}</ref>
*Like in ''Unglued'', the pictures in the [[illustration|art box]] rise over the border.<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/behind-scenes-unhinged-2004-11-29|Behind the Scenes of ''Unhinged''|Brian Dumas|November 29, 2004}}</ref>
* Many ''Unhinged'' cards show familiar [[Legend]]s or similar things on the Artwork, such as <c>Akroma, Angel of Wrath</c>, <c>Visara the Dreadful</c>, <c>Phage the Untouchable</c>, <c>Kamahl, Pit Fighter</c>, <c>Erhnam Djinn</c> or <c>Vizzerdrix</c>.
*Many ''Unhinged'' cards show familiar [[Legend]]s or similar things on the Artwork, such as <c>Akroma, Angel of Wrath</c>, <c>Visara the Dreadful</c>, <c>Phage the Untouchable</c>, <c>Kamahl, Pit Fighter</c>, <c>Erhnam Djinn</c> or <c>Vizzerdrix</c>.


===Hidden message===
===Hidden message===
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==Themes and mechanics==
==Themes and mechanics==
* [[Gotcha]] {{-}} If a card with this [[ability word]] is sitting in your graveyard and your opponent does the one thing the card says not to do (some are verbal, some are physical, some are mental, etc.), you may say “Gotcha!” and return the card to your hand.<ref>[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=magic%2Ffaq%2Funhinged ''Unhinged'' FAQTIWDAWCC (Frequently Asked Questions That If We Didn't Answer Would Cause Chaos)]</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|spoken-word-2004-10-19|The Spoken Word|[[Aaron Forsythe]]|November 19, 2004}}</ref>
*[[Gotcha]] {{-}} If a card with this [[ability word]] is sitting in your graveyard and your opponent does the one thing the card says not to do (some are verbal, some are physical, some are mental, etc.), you may say “Gotcha!” and return the card to your hand.<ref>[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=magic%2Ffaq%2Funhinged ''Unhinged'' FAQTIWDAWCC (Frequently Asked Questions That If We Didn't Answer Would Cause Chaos)]</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|spoken-word-2004-10-19|The Spoken Word|[[Aaron Forsythe]]|November 19, 2004}}</ref>
* "...." Matters {{-}} All sorts of things have mechanical impact that have never ever mattered before. "[[Artist]] matters" gets the most attention.
*"...." Matters {{-}} All sorts of things have a mechanical impact that has never ever mattered before. "[[Artist]] matters" gets the most attention.
* Fractions Cards with [[Power/Toughness]] which doesn't use whole numbers (<c>Little Girl</c>, <c>Fraction Jackson</c>)
*Fractions Cards with [[Power/Toughness]] which doesn't use whole numbers (<c>Little Girl</c>, <c>Fraction Jackson</c>)
* [[Donkey]]s<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/unhinged-logo-concepts-2004-11-11|''Unhinged'' Logo Concepts|[[Magic Arcana]]|November 11, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/tijuana-nights-2004-11-17|''Tijuana Nights''|[[Magic Arcana]]|November 17, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/mark-rosewater-makes-ass-himself-2004-12-01|Mark Rosewater Makes an Ass of Himself|[[Magic Arcana]]|December 01, 2004}}</ref> and [[Monkey]]s
*[[Donkey]]s<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/unhinged-logo-concepts-2004-11-11|''Unhinged'' Logo Concepts|[[Magic Arcana]]|November 11, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/tijuana-nights-2004-11-17|''Tijuana Nights''|[[Magic Arcana]]|November 17, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/mark-rosewater-makes-ass-himself-2004-12-01|Mark Rosewater Makes an Ass of Himself|[[Magic Arcana]]|December 01, 2004}}</ref> and [[Monkey]]s
* Mini Games {{-}} This is a cycle of cards that allow you to get a good effect at a cheap price. All you got to do is win a little game (not ''Magic'').<ref name="Get it 2"/>
*Mini Games {{-}} This is a cycle of cards that allow you to get a good effect at a cheap price. All you got to do is win a little game (not ''Magic'').<ref name="Get it 2"/>


==Cycles==
==Cycles==
''Unhinged'' has four [[cycles]]:
''Unhinged'' has four [[cycles]]:
{| class="wikitable wrapped-table"  
{| class="wikitable"  
! Cycle name  
! Cycle name  
! {{W}}
! {{W}}
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|<c>Laughing Hyena</c>
|<c>Laughing Hyena</c>
|-
|-
|colspan="6"|Five [[common]]s with the Keyword Gotcha.
|colspan="5"|Five [[common]]s with the Keyword Gotcha.
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''Uncommon Gotcha'''
|rowspan="2"|'''Uncommon Gotcha'''
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|<c>Creature Guy</c>
|<c>Creature Guy</c>
|-
|-
|colspan="6"|Five [[uncommon]]s with the Keyword Gotcha (triggered upon saying a word in the card's title), whose [[flavor text]] combines to form a limerick.  
|colspan="5"|Five [[uncommon]]s with the Keyword Gotcha (triggered upon saying a word in the card's title), whose [[flavor text]] combines to form a limerick.  
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''Donkeys'''
|rowspan="2"|'''Donkeys'''
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|<c>Fat Ass</c>
|<c>Fat Ass</c>
|-
|-
|colspan="6"|Five common Donkey creatures
|colspan="5"|Five common Donkey creatures
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''Mini Games'''
|rowspan="2"|'''Mini Games'''
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|<c>Side to Side</c> (Arm-wrestle)
|<c>Side to Side</c> (Arm-wrestle)
|-
|-
|colspan="6"|Five uncommons that put the players in a Mini Game and have a Effect 'whenever you Win or Lose'.  
|colspan="5"|Five uncommons that put the players in a Mini-Game and have an Effect 'whenever you Win or Lose'.
|}
 
=== Pairs ===
''Unhinged'' features one [[Pair|mirrored pair]].
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Mirrored Pairs
!Description
|-
|{{Card|Blast from the Past|3=UNH}}
 
({{R}})
|{{Card|Old Fogey|3=UNH}}
({{G}})
|Two rare cards illustrated by Douglas Shuler. Each feature the original frame introduced since the original set, clearly meant to invoke the old card designs like the graveyard symbol on Blast from the Past and Old Fogey's type line saying, "Summon Dinosaur." Each also features lots of keywords used in Magic's past. Also, both cards' artworks tell the story of a goblin riding a time machine to the past, only to crash in the prehistoric era where Old Fogey lives.
|}
|}


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| <c>Infernal Spawn of Evil</c> || <c>Infernal Spawn of Infernal Spawn of Evil</c> || ''Unglued'' card name and abilities <ref name="Get it 2"/><ref name="Having Un"/><ref name="Silver Lining">{{DailyRef|silver-lining-2009-07-20|The Silver Lining|[[Mark Rosewater]]|July 20, 2009}}</ref>
| <c>Infernal Spawn of Evil</c> || <c>Infernal Spawn of Infernal Spawn of Evil</c> || ''Unglued'' card name and abilities <ref name="Get it 2"/><ref name="Having Un"/><ref name="Silver Lining">{{DailyRef|silver-lining-2009-07-20|The Silver Lining|[[Mark Rosewater]]|July 20, 2009}}</ref>
|-
|-
| <c>Moat</c> || <c>Look at Me, I'm R&D</c> || frame
| <c>Moat</c> || <c>Look at Me, I'm R&D</c> || frame. The handwriting on the card is by [[Randy Buehler]].<ref name="Silver Lining"/>
|-
|-
| <c>Mana Flare</c> || <c>Mana Flair</c> || name
| <c>Mana Flare</c> || <c>Mana Flair</c> || name
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| <c>Persecute</c> || <c>Persecute Artist</c> || name and ability
| <c>Persecute</c> || <c>Persecute Artist</c> || name and ability
|-
|-
| <c>Chaos Orb</c> || <c>Pointy Finger of Doom</c> || random destruction <ref name="Mining the Past"/>
| <c>Chaos Orb</c> || <c>Pointy Finger of Doom</c> || random destruction .<ref name="Mining the Past"/> Flavor text references the fact that very few Magic players are "cool" enough to go to parties and play related games, such as spin the bottle.
|-
|-
| "[[Phyrexia]]n [[Horror]]s", e.g. <c>Phyrexian Negator</c> || <c>Phyrexian Librarian</c> || name
| "[[Phyrexia]]n [[Horror]]s", e.g. <c>Phyrexian Negator</c> || <c>Phyrexian Librarian</c> || name
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| <c>Survival of the Fittest</c> || <c>Urza's Hot Tub</c> || mechanic <ref name="Mining the Past"/>
| <c>Survival of the Fittest</c> || <c>Urza's Hot Tub</c> || mechanic <ref name="Mining the Past"/>
|-
|-
| "[[Urza's]]" Cards, e.g. <c>Urza's Glasses</c> || <c>Urza's Hot Tub</c> || name <ref name="Mining the Past"/>
| "[[Urza's]]" Cards, e.g. <c>Urza's Chalice</c> || <c>Urza's Hot Tub</c> || name <ref name="Mining the Past"/>
|-
|-
| <c>Sneak Attack</c> || <c>When Fluffy Bunnies Attack</c> || name and picture
| <c>Sneak Attack</c> || <c>When Fluffy Bunnies Attack</c> || name and picture
|-
|-
| "[[Split cards]]", e.g. <c title="Death (Life/Death)">Death (Life%2FDeath)</c> || <c>Who (Who/What/When/Where/Why)</c> || mechanic
| "[[Split cards]]", e.g. <c>Life // Death</c> || <c>Who/What/When/Where/Why</c> || mechanic
|-
|-
| <c>Cyclopean Mummy</c> || <c>Working Stiff</c> || creature type and picture
| <c>Cyclopean Mummy</c> || <c>Working Stiff</c> || creature type and picture
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==Creature types==
==Creature types==
''Unhinged'' [[creature]] [[subtype|types]] were eliminated from the [[Comprehensive Rules]] list during the [[Grand Creature Type Update]]. They included:
''Unhinged'' [[creature]] [[subtype|types]] were eliminated from the [[Comprehensive Rules]] list during the [[Grand Creature Type Update]]. They included:
* '''Child''' (<c>Infernal Spawn of Infernal Spawn of Evil</c>, <c>Little Girl</c>)
*'''[[Child]]''' (<c>Infernal Spawn of Infernal Spawn of Evil</c>, <c>Little Girl</c>)
* '''Designer''' (<c>Richard Garfield, Ph.D.</c>)
*'''[[Designer]]''' (<c>Richard Garfield, Ph.D.</c>)
* '''Dinosaur''' (<c>Old Fogey</c>) (reintroduced for ''[[Ixalan]]'')
*'''[[Dinosaur]]''' (<c>Old Fogey</c>) (reintroduced for ''[[Ixalan]]'')
* '''Donkey''' (<c>Bad Ass</c>)
*'''[[Donkey]]''' (<c>Bad Ass</c>)
* '''Expansion-Symbol''' (<c>Symbol Status</c>)
*'''[[Expansion-Symbol]]''' (<c>Symbol Status</c>)
* '''Gamer''' (<c>Collector Protector</c>, <c>Johnny, Combo Player</c>)
*'''[[Gamer]]''' (<c>Collector Protector</c>, <c>Johnny, Combo Player</c>)
* '''Penguin''' (<c>Curse of the Fire Penguin</c>)
*'''[[Mime]]''' (<c>Goblin Mime</c>)
* '''Mime''' (<c>Goblin Mime</c>)
*'''[[Mummy]]''' (<c>Working Stiff</c>)
* '''Mummy''' (<c>Working Stiff</c>)
*'''[[Paratrooper]]''' (<c>Orcish Paratroopers</c>)
* '''Paratrooper''' (<c>Orcish Paratroopers</c>)
*'''[[Penguin]]''' (<c>Curse of the Fire Penguin</c>)
* '''Ship''' (<c>Toy Boat</c>)
*'''[[Pig]]''' (<c>Atinlay Igpay</c>)
* '''Teddy''' (<c>Water Gun Balloon Game</c>)
*'''[[Ship]]''' (<c>Toy Boat</c>)
* '''Waiter''' (<c>Mons's Goblin Waiters</c>)
*'''[[Teddy]]''' (<c>Water Gun Balloon Game</c>)
*'''[[Waiter]]''' (<c>Mons's Goblin Waiters</c>)


==Mana symbols==
==Mana symbols==
A few cards in this set use mana symbols which only appear in ''Unhinged''.
A few cards in this set use mana symbols which only appear in ''Unhinged''.
* <c>Cheap Ass</c> {{-}} Spells you play cost {{½}} less to play.
*<c>Cheap Ass</c> {{-}} Spells you play cost {{½}} less to play.
* <c>Flaccify</c> {{-}} Counter target spell unless its controller pays {{3}}{{½}}.
*<c>Flaccify</c> {{-}} Counter target spell unless its controller pays {{3}}{{½}}.
* <c>Gleemax</c> {{-}} Costs {{1000000}}.
*<c>Gleemax</c> {{-}} Costs {{1000000}}.
* <c>Little Girl</c> {{-}} Costs {{½W}}.
*<c>Little Girl</c> {{-}} Costs {{½W}}.
* <c>Mons's Goblin Waiters</c> {{-}} Adds {{½R}}.
*<c>Mons's Goblin Waiters</c> {{-}} Adds {{½R}}.
* <c>Mox Lotus</c> {{-}} Produces {{∞}} colorless mana, and can convert {{100}}.
*<c>Mox Lotus</c> {{-}} Produces {{∞}} colorless mana, and can convert {{100}}.
 
==Trivia==
*<c>Land Aid '04</c> spoofs [[Wikipedia:Band Aid 20|Band Aid 2004]].
*The art of <c>Ambiguity</c> can be interpreted differently depending on the angle of looking at it.
*<c>Monkey Monkey Monkey</c> was [[Mark Rosewater]]'s homage to the [[East Coast playtesters]] renaming the majority of their ''[[Alliances]]'' playtest cards to include the word "Gorilla" in protest over the continuity team's plans to include sentient gorillas in the set.<ref>{{YouTubeRef|jofyGSFDq8M|How Trivial with Mark Rosewater|channel=Magic: The Gathering|creator=[[Mark Rosewater]]|date=August 4, 2023}}</ref>


==Gatherer update==
===Gatherer update===
After the release of ''[[Unstable]]'' in December 2017, the other Un-sets received a [[Gatherer]] update.  
After the release of ''[[Unstable]]'' in December 2017, the other Un-sets received a [[Gatherer]] update.  
* <c>Question Elemental?</c> 's [[Flying]] ability is now rephrased as a question.
*<c>Question Elemental?</c> 's [[Flying]] ability is now rephrased as a question.
* <c>AWOL</c> now mentions the absolutely-removed-from-the-freaking-game-forever [[zone]].
*<c>AWOL</c> still removes the target creature from the game but now [[exile]]s it first.
* <c>R&D's Secret Lair</c> now says to add {{C}} instead of {{1}}. The [[errata]] acknowledges the fact that the card actually prescribes that you have to ignore it.
*<c>R&D's Secret Lair</c> now says to add {{C}} instead of {{1}} and no longer says "to your mana pool." However, a reminder text is added (''This mana is still added to your mana pool.'') to comply with the first ability of the card that all [[errata]] should be ignored.
* For <c>Ladies' Knight</c> you can now define women's clothing as you see fit.
*For <c>Ladies' Knight</c> you can now define women's clothing as you see fit.
*The [[flavor text]] from <c>Bloodletter</c> that made fun of card names using the [[Wikipedia:Ligature|ligature]] Æ, now references [[Aether#Notes|the ''Kaladesh'' errata from Æ to A]].


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{prodpage|unhinged|Unhinged}}
*{{DailyRef|making-magic/lessons-learned-part-1|Lesson Learned, Part 1|[[Mark Rosewater]]|March 14, 2023}}  


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Unhinged
[[File:{{#setmainimage:Unhinged logo.png}}|250px]]
Set Information
Set symbol
Symbol description Horseshoe
Design Mark Rosewater
Brady Dommermuth
Brandon Bozzi
Randy Buehler
Development same as design
Art direction Brian Dumas
Release date November 20, 2004
Plane Silver-Bordered Land
Themes and mechanics Mini-Games, Fractions, Artist Matters
Keywords/​ability words Gotcha
Set size 141 cards
(55 commons, 40 uncommons, 40 rares, 5 basic lands, 1 special)
Expansion code UNH[1]
Un-sets
Unglued Unhinged Unstable
Magic: The Gathering Chronology
Champions of Kamigawa Unhinged Betrayers of Kamigawa

Unhinged is a booster-only, tournament-prohibited Magic set, released in November 20, 2004. It was the follow-up to Unglued, and as such isn't to be considered an expansion of the official game.[2][3][4] Only the Unhinged basic lands are tournament legal.[5]

Set details

Unhinged included 136 silver-bordered cards and 5 black-bordered cards (the full-art basic lands), all of which had foil versions which occur in a similar rate to "normal" Magic Sets.[6] The set boasts many jokes, and has even set a precedent or two of its own for tournament-worthy Magic. Many cards are references to previous cards. The set is only available in English due to the difficulty of translating it. The expansion symbol for this set is a horseshoe.[7]

Foil cards from Unhinged had extra jokes thrown in on the foil layer. One special card, called Super Secret Tech, only exists as a foil rare card and technically, affects the foil card concept as a whole. Its rarity is supposedly ten times more common than that of other Unhinged foil rare cards.

Unhinged features a sixth color: pink. Water Gun Balloon Game can create a pink permanent and for abilities that let you produce mana of any color, you can choose {P} pink. However, there is no Unhinged Basic Land card that can produce pink mana. In addition, Avatar of Me can be whatever the color of your eyes is, allowing brown and hazel mana.

Marketing

Unhinged booster

Unhinged was announced on April 1, 2004, deliberately creating confusion if it was an April fool's joke.[8][9] It was jokingly advertised as "Set 1 in the Half-Assed block". Unhinged was the first set printed with the "13+" age rating as it was the first set to come out after the "age grading" policy was implemented on all of Wizards of the Coast games (not just Magic). The five black bordered basic lands have no text box; the art covers the entire card. The release card for Unhinged was Ass Whuppin'. The Unhinged Arena League featured five alternate art promo cards (the art that was used was originally commissioned for Unglued 2: The Obligatory Sequel).[10]

A booster contains 15 cards: 1 rare, 3 uncommons, 10 commons and 1 basic land. The boosters feature art from Richard Garfield, Ph.D., Mana Screw and Gleemax.

Design and layout

Hidden message

Much like Unglued before it, each card in the Unhinged set -including Super Secret Tech- has a single word printed on the bottom of the card after the artist's name and card number. When all cards are placed in the proper order with other cards in the series they spell out a "secret message" detailing cards that allegedly did not make it into the set. Placing all the Unhinged cards in reverse alphabetical order will cause the following message to appear:

"Here are some more cards that didn't make it: Moronic Tutor; Lint Golem; Wave of Incontinence; I'm Quitting Magic; Bob from Accounting; Castrate; Mishra's Bling Bling; Dead Bunny Isle; Circle of Protection: Pants; Time Fart; Sliver and Onions; Kobold Ass Master; Thanks, Barn; Mild Mongrel; Robo-Samurai; Obligatory Angel; Chump-Blocking Orphan; Wrath of Dog; Celery Stalker; Hugs-a-lot Demon; Assticore; Codpiece of the Chosen; Hurl; What the Cluck?!; Nachomancer; Scrubotomy; Arcbound Noah; Darksteel Spork; Look at Me, I'm Accounts Receivable; Hydro Djinn; Bad Stone Rain Variant; S.O.B.F.M.; Pinko Kami; Purple Nurple; Form of Uncle Istvan; Them's Fightin' Wards; Spleen of Ramos; Fifteenth Pick; Squizzle, Goblin Nabizzle; Zombie Cheerleading Squad; Two-Way Myr; Bone Flute 2: Electric Boogaloo; Magic Offline; Nutclamp; Bwahahahaaa!; Dragon Ass; Phyrexian Sno-Cone Machine; Chimney Pimp; R.T.F.C.; Greased Weasel; Flame War; We Don't Need No Stinkin' Merfolk; Ting!; and Disrobing Scepter (again!)."

Themes and mechanics

  • Gotcha — If a card with this ability word is sitting in your graveyard and your opponent does the one thing the card says not to do (some are verbal, some are physical, some are mental, etc.), you may say “Gotcha!” and return the card to your hand.[14][15]
  • "...." Matters — All sorts of things have a mechanical impact that has never ever mattered before. "Artist matters" gets the most attention.
  • Fractions Cards with Power/Toughness which doesn't use whole numbers (Little Girl, Fraction Jackson)
  • Donkeys[16][17][18] and Monkeys
  • Mini Games — This is a cycle of cards that allow you to get a good effect at a cheap price. All you got to do is win a little game (not Magic).[12]

Cycles

Unhinged has four cycles:

Cycle name {W} {U} {B} {R} {G}
Common Gotcha Cardpecker Number Crunch Stop That Touch and Go Laughing Hyena
Five commons with the Keyword Gotcha.
Uncommon Gotcha Save Life Spell Counter Kill! Destroy! Deal Damage Creature Guy
Five uncommons with the Keyword Gotcha (triggered upon saying a word in the card's title), whose flavor text combines to form a limerick.
Donkeys Cheap Ass Smart Ass Bad Ass Dumb Ass Fat Ass
Five common Donkey creatures
Mini Games Head to Head (Seven Questions) Mouth to Mouth (Breath-holding contest) Eye to Eye (Staring contest) Face to Face (Rock, Paper, Scissors) Side to Side (Arm-wrestle)
Five uncommons that put the players in a Mini-Game and have an Effect 'whenever you Win or Lose'.

Pairs

Unhinged features one mirrored pair.

Mirrored Pairs Description
Blast from the Past (Unhinged)

({R})

Old Fogey (Unhinged)

({G})

Two rare cards illustrated by Douglas Shuler. Each feature the original frame introduced since the original set, clearly meant to invoke the old card designs like the graveyard symbol on Blast from the Past and Old Fogey's type line saying, "Summon Dinosaur." Each also features lots of keywords used in Magic's past. Also, both cards' artworks tell the story of a goblin riding a time machine to the past, only to crash in the prehistoric era where Old Fogey lives.

Spoofs

Several Unhinged Cards are references to "real", tournament-legal, cards, to familiar card concepts or to the Wizards of the Coast.[19][20]

Real Version Unhinged Card Spoof Reference to
Cards with short names _____ name [19][21]
Lhurgoyf “Ach! Hans, Run!” flavor text
Demonic Consultation Aesthetic Consultation name and ability [21]
The double meaning of the words "play" and "counters" Ambiguity rules text and art [21]
Merfolk Looter and "looting" Artful Looter name, art, and ability [21]
Vindicate Ass Whuppin' mana cost and ability
Avatar of Fury
Avatar of Hope
Avatar of Might
Avatar of Will
Avatar of Woe		 Avatar of Me name and creature type
Personal Incarnation Avatar of Me concept
Exile AWOL mana cost and ability
Graveyard cards Blast from the Past mechanics, tombstone icon, artist, credits [22]
Tutors (such as Diabolic Tutor) Booster Tutor name [23]
Bouncing Beebles
Bubbling Beebles		 Bursting Beebles name
Circle of Protection: White
Circle of Protection: Blue
Circle of Protection: Black
Circle of Protection: Red
Circle of Protection: Green
Circle of Protection: Artifacts
Circle of Protection: Shadow		 Circle of Protection: Art probably also other Circles of Protection.
City of Brass City of Ass art, name and ability [23]
Takklemaggot and flip cards Curse of the Fire Penguin mechanic [20] and lay out
Shahrazad Enter the Dungeon ability (the subgame)
Erase
Lightning Rift		 Erase (Not the Urza's Legacy One) Erase: name; Lightning Rift: artwork
Denied! Flaccify Unglued card, showing the flavor text of "Denied" taped on "Flaccify".[12]
Soft Counterspells (such as Mana Leak) Flaccify Ability
Form of the Dragon Form of the Squirrel name [19]
R&D Gleemax Gleemax makes fun of R&D, claiming to be controlled by an alien brain-in-a-jar.[12]
"Goblins with a mana cost of 1R, Power and Toughness 2/2", e.g. Goblin Brigand Goblin Mime drawback effect of all those creatures
Goblin Digging Team Goblin S.W.A.T. Team name
Wild Mongrel Staying Power art [12]
Morphling Greater Morphling name and abilities [19]
Infernal Spawn of Evil Infernal Spawn of Infernal Spawn of Evil Unglued card name and abilities [12][19][23]
Moat Look at Me, I'm R&D frame. The handwriting on the card is by Randy Buehler.[23]
Mana Flare Mana Flair name
Meddling Mage Meddling Kids name, art and ability
Ancestral Recall Mise ability; also references Lexivore in the flavor text; depicts Vizzerdrix in the normal art[12] and Chicken à la King from in the special promo art
Magical Hack Magical Hacker name and ability
Mons's Goblin Raiders Mons's Goblin Waiters name
Mother of Runes Mother of Goons art, name and ability[12]
Mox Diamond
Black Lotus		 Mox Lotus name and ability
Card-drawing "Tomes" (such as Jayemdae Tome) My First Tome name and ability
Verdeloth the Ancient Name Dropping art
Necropotence (Ice Age) Necro-Impotence name, art and ability [21]
Obsolete mechanics Old Fogey mechanics, artist, credits [19]
Chaos Orb, Falling Star Orcish Paratroopers flip mechanic [20]
The Ultimate Nightmare of Wizards of the Coast® Customer Service Our Market Research Shows That Players Like Really Long Card Names So We Made This Card to Have the Absolute Longest Card Name Ever Elemental name
Persecute Persecute Artist name and ability
Chaos Orb Pointy Finger of Doom random destruction .[20] Flavor text references the fact that very few Magic players are "cool" enough to go to parties and play related games, such as spin the bottle.
"Phyrexian Horrors", e.g. Phyrexian Negator Phyrexian Librarian name
Stone Giant
Bloodshot Cyclops		 Pygmy Giant Stone Giant: name and picture*; Bloodshot Cyclops: ability
Rod of Ruin Rod of Spanking name and ability
Healing Salve Save Life ability
Granite Gargoyle
Lightning Axe		 Sauté flavor text
Masticore Remodel picture
Plague Rats S.N.O.T. mechanic [20]
Counterspell Spell Counter name and ability
Standing Troops Standing Army name and ability
Stone-Tongue Basilisk
Enter the Dungeon		 Stone-Cold Basilisk name and ability. Art [12]
The Fallen The Fallen Apart name [19]
Uktabi Orangutan
Gorilla Titan		 Uktabi Kong Orangutan name, ability, and picture; Gorilla flavor text
Survival of the Fittest Urza's Hot Tub mechanic [20]
"Urza's" Cards, e.g. Urza's Chalice Urza's Hot Tub name [20]
Sneak Attack When Fluffy Bunnies Attack name and picture
"Split cards", e.g. Life // Death Who/What/When/Where/Why mechanic
Cyclopean Mummy Working Stiff creature type and picture
City in a Bottle and other expansion hosers World-Bottling Kit name and ability[12]
Drop of Honey Zzzyxas's Abyss ability [20]
The Abyss Zzzyxas's Abyss name[12]

Creature types

Unhinged creature types were eliminated from the Comprehensive Rules list during the Grand Creature Type Update. They included:

Mana symbols

A few cards in this set use mana symbols which only appear in Unhinged.

Trivia

Gatherer update

After the release of Unstable in December 2017, the other Un-sets received a Gatherer update.

References

  1. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (August 02, 2004). "Ask Wizards - August, 2004". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. ↑ Mark Rosewater (November 15, 2004). "Un and Games". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. ↑ Mark Rosewater (August 30, 2010). "Thank You Sir, May I Have Another". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  4. ↑ Mark Rosewater (November 6, 2017). "The Un-Ending Saga, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  5. ↑ Magic Arcana (November 15, 2004). "Unhinged Basic Lands". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  6. ↑ Mark Rosewater (November 8, 2004). "The Un Starts Now". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  7. ↑ Magic Arcana (August 24, 2004). "Unhinged logo and symbol". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  8. ↑ Mark Rosewater (April 1, 2004). "Ach! Hans, run! It's Unhinged!". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  9. ↑ Mark Rosewater (April 5, 2004). "Unhinged or No?". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  10. ↑ Magic Arcana (December 08, 2005). "Unhinged Arena Promos". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  11. ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 27, 2014). "do you have any trivia on foil cards?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  12. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k Mark Rosewater (August 21, 2017). "Get It? Unhinged Edition, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  13. ↑ Brian Dumas (November 29, 2004). "Behind the Scenes of Unhinged". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  14. ↑ Unhinged FAQTIWDAWCC (Frequently Asked Questions That If We Didn't Answer Would Cause Chaos)
  15. ↑ Aaron Forsythe (November 19, 2004). "The Spoken Word". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  16. ↑ Magic Arcana (November 11, 2004). "Unhinged Logo Concepts". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  17. ↑ Magic Arcana (November 17, 2004). "Tijuana Nights". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  18. ↑ Magic Arcana (December 01, 2004). "Mark Rosewater Makes an Ass of Himself". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  19. ↑ a b c d e f g Mark Rosewater (November 22, 2004). "Having Un". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  20. ↑ a b c d e f g h Mark Rosewater (November 29, 2004). "Mining the Past". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  21. ↑ a b c d e Mark Rosewater (August 14, 2017). "Get It? Unhinged Edition, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  22. ↑ Magic Arcana (November 28, 2006). "Blast from the Past". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  23. ↑ a b c d Mark Rosewater (July 20, 2009). "The Silver Lining". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  24. ↑ Mark Rosewater (August 4, 2023). "How Trivial with Mark Rosewater (Video)". Magic: The Gathering. YouTube.

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