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'''Time Spiral block''' is the twelfth [[Block (sets)|block]] consisting of the [[large expansion]] ''[[Time Spiral]]'' ([[image:Time Spiral symbol.gif]]) and the two [[small expansion]]s ''[[Planar Chaos]]'' ([[Image:Planar Chaos symbol.gif]]) and ''[[Future Sight]]'' ([[Image:Future Sight symbol.png|100x21px]]). The block came out in 2006-2007.
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'''Time Spiral block''' is the twelfth [[block]] consisting of the [[large expansion]] ''[[Time Spiral]]'' ({{keyrune|TSP}}) and the two [[small expansion]]s ''[[Planar Chaos]]'' ({{keyrune|PLC}}) and ''[[Future Sight]]'' ({{keyrune|FUT}}). The block came out in 2006–2007.<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/modern-tales-part-1-2013-06-17|Modern Tales, Part 1|[[Mark Rosewater]]|June 17, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/27-things-you-might-not-have-known-about-time-spiral-block-2021-03-08|27 Things You Might Have Not Known About Time Spiral Block|[[Mark Rosewater]]|March 8, 2021}}</ref>


The theme of this block is Time; Past, Present and Future. [[Timeshifted]] cards are part of that theme. 121 Cards from the past were timeshifted into ''[[Time Spiral]]'' (i.e. <c>Unstable Mutation</c>). 45 cards were "alternate reality" timeshifted in ''[[Planar Chaos]]'' (i.e. [[white]]'s <c>Wrath of God</c> was timeshifted to a [[black]] <c>Damnation</c>). 81 cards were "futureshifted" into ''[[Future Sight]]'' (that have not been printed before but may appear in a future set; e.g. <c>Boldwyr Intimidator</c> was later printed in ''[[Morningtide]]'').
==Sets==
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  File:TSP logo.jpg|250px
  default [[Time Spiral]]
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  </th>
  <th>
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  File:PLC logo.jpg|250px
  default [[Planar Chaos]]
  desc none
  </imagemap>
  </th>
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  File:FUT logo.png|250px
  default [[Future Sight]]
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This block introduced the two [[Artifact]] [[subtypes]], [[Fortification|Fortifications]] and [[Contraption|Contraptions]], in addition to the first [[Tribal]] card. These were [[futureshifted]] in ''[[Future Sight]]''.
All of the expansion names in this block are also names of cards (although not from this block).


[[Keywords]] introduced in this block: [[Split second]], [[Suspend]], [[Vanishing]]
==Themes and keywords==
The theme of this block is Time; Past, Present and Future.<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/because-salt-makes-mistakes-taste-great-2016-05-09|Because Salt Makes Mistakes Taste Great|[[Mark Rosewater]]|May 9, 2016}}</ref>  [[Timeshifted]] cards are part of that theme.  121 Cards from the past were timeshifted into ''[[Time Spiral]]'' (e.g. <c>Unstable Mutation</c>).  45 cards were "alternate reality" timeshifted in ''[[Planar Chaos]]'' (e.g. [[white]]'s <c>Wrath of God</c> was timeshifted to a [[black]] <c>Damnation</c>). 81 cards were "futureshifted" into ''[[Future Sight]]'' (that have not been printed before but may appear in a future set; e.g. <c>Boldwyr Intimidator</c> was later printed in ''[[Morningtide]]'').


[[Futureshifted]] keywords: [[Absorb]], [[Aura swap|Aura Swap]],  [[Delve]], [[Fateseal]], [[Fortify]], [[Frenzy]], [[Grandeur]], [[Gravestorm]], [[Poisonous]], [[Transfigure]], [[Cycling|Typecycling]]
* This block introduced the two [[Artifact]] [[subtype]]s, [[Fortification]]s and [[Contraption]]s, in addition to the first [[Tribal]] card. These were [[futureshifted]] in ''[[Future Sight]]''.
* [[Keywords]] introduced in this block: [[Split second]], [[Suspend]],  [[Vanishing]]
* [[Futureshifted]] keywords: [[Absorb]], [[Aura swap]],  [[Delve]], [[Fateseal]], [[Fortify]], [[Frenzy]], [[Grandeur]], [[Gravestorm]], [[Poisonous]], [[Transfigure]], [[Typecycling]]
* [[Evergreen]] keywords introduced: [[Deathtouch]], [[Flash]], [[Lifelink]], [[Reach]], [[Shroud]]
* Keywords reused from the past: [[Bloodthirst]], [[Buyback]], [[Convoke]], [[Cycling]], [[Double strike]], [[Dredge]], [[Echo]], [[Flanking]], [[Flashback]], [[Graft]], [[Hellbent]], [[Indestructible]], [[Kicker]], [[Landcycling]], [[Madness]], [[Morph]], [[Rampage]], [[Scry]], [[Shadow]], [[Storm]], [[Transmute]] (No keywords from the [[Kamigawa block]] were reused).


[[Evergreen]] keywords introduced: [[Deathtouch]], [[Flash]], [[Lifelink]], [[Reach]], [[Shroud]]
==Mega cycles==
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Cycle name
! {{keyrune|TSP}}
! {{keyrune|PLC}}
! {{keyrune|FUT}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''Ezrith-{{1}}{{B}} cycle'''
|{{card|Premature Burial|Time Spiral}}
|{{card|Cradle to Grave|Planar Chaos}}
|{{card|Grave Peril|Future Sight}}
|-
|colspan="5"|A cycle of black cards that cost {{1}}{{B}} and destroy a nonblack creature at different points in time. {{card|Premature Burial|Time Spiral}} destroys a creature in the past, {{card|Cradle to Grave|Planar Chaos}} destroys a creature during the same turn and {{card|Grave Peril|Future Sight}} will destroy a nonblack creature in the future. All three cards bear [[flavor text]] attributed to a character by the name of Ezrith, druid of the Dark Hours.<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/killing-creatures-past-present-and-future-2007-05-09|Killing Creatures in Past, Present and Future|[[Magic Arcana]]|May 09, 2007}}</ref>
|}


Keywords reused from the past:
===Horizontal cycles===
[[Bloodthirst]], [[Buyback]], [[Convoke]], [[Cycling]], [[Double strike]], [[Dredge]], [[Echo]], [[Flanking]], [[Flashback]], [[Graft]], [[Hellbent]], [[Indestructible]], [[Kicker]], [[Cycling|Landcycling]], [[Madness]], [[Morph]], [[Rampage]], [[Scry]], [[Shadow]], [[Storm]], [[Transmute]]
{| class="wikitable"
:No keywords from the [[Kamigawa block]] were reused.
! Cycle name
! {{W}}
! {{U}}
! {{B}}
! {{R}}
! {{G}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''Modernized Dominarian Legendary Lands'''
|{{card|Flagstones of Trokair|Time Spiral}}
|{{card|Academy Ruins|Time Spiral}} [inspired by {{card|Tolarian Academy||USG}}]
|{{card|Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth|Planar Chaos}} [inspired by {{card|Urborg||LEG}}]
|{{card|Kher Keep|Time Spiral}}
|{{card|Pendelhaven|Timeshifted|TSB}}
|-
|colspan="5"|A cycle of five legendary lands, several which were previously done in another form to help show the degradation of Dominaria. This is the first time a specific Legendary Land has been featured in two different cycles.
|}


All three of the expansion names in this block are also names of cards (although not from this block).
==Theme decks==
{{Main|Time Spiral block/Preconstructed theme decks}}


==Mega cycles==
==Time Spiral Remastered==
*'''Ezrith-{{1}}{{b}} cycle''': A cycle of black cards that cost {{1}}{{b}} and destroy a nonblack creature at different points in time. [[Time Spiral]]'s <c>Premature Burial</c> destroys a creature in the past, [[Planar Chaos]]' <c>Cradle to Grave</c> destroys a creature during the same turn and <c>Grave Peril</c> printed in [[Future Sight]] will destroy a nonblack creature in the future. All three cards bear [[flavor text]] attributed to a character by the name of Ezrith, druid of the Dark Hours.
{{Main|Time Spiral Remastered}}
On March 19, 2021, a [[remastered]] version of the Time Spiral block was released, combining 289 cards of the three sets distilled into one [[draft]] experience.<ref name="Test">{{DailyRef|making-magic/test-time-spiral-remastered-2021-03-01|The Test of Time Spiral Remastered|[[Mark Rosewater]]|March 1, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/time-after-time-spiral-2021-03-15|Time After Time Spiral|[[Mark Rosewater]]|March 15, 2021}}</ref>


*'''Modernized Dominarian Legendary Lands cycle''': A cycle of five legendary lands, several which were previously done in another form to help show the degradation of Dominaria. This cycle consists of <c>Academy Ruins</c> (A homage to <c>Tolarian Academy</c>.), <c>Flagstones of Trokair</c>, <c>Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth</c> (A homage to <c>Urborg</c>.), <c>Kher Keep</c>, and <c>Pendelhaven</c>. This is the first time a specific Legendary Land has been featured in two different cycles.
==References==
{{Reflist}}


==Theme decks==
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{{Main|Time Spiral block/Preconstructed theme decks}}
{{Weatherlight Saga}}
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Time Spiral block
 
Preconstructed theme decks
 

Time Spiral block is the twelfth block consisting of the large expansion Time Spiral () and the two small expansions Planar Chaos () and Future Sight (). The block came out in 2006–2007.[1][2]

Sets

All of the expansion names in this block are also names of cards (although not from this block).

Themes and keywords

The theme of this block is Time; Past, Present and Future.[3] Timeshifted cards are part of that theme. 121 Cards from the past were timeshifted into Time Spiral (e.g. Unstable Mutation). 45 cards were "alternate reality" timeshifted in Planar Chaos (e.g. white's Wrath of God was timeshifted to a black Damnation). 81 cards were "futureshifted" into Future Sight (that have not been printed before but may appear in a future set; e.g. Boldwyr Intimidator was later printed in Morningtide).

Mega cycles

Cycle name
Ezrith-{1}{B} cycle Premature Burial (Time Spiral) Cradle to Grave (Planar Chaos) Grave Peril (Future Sight)
A cycle of black cards that cost {1}{B} and destroy a nonblack creature at different points in time. Premature Burial (Time Spiral) destroys a creature in the past, Cradle to Grave (Planar Chaos) destroys a creature during the same turn and Grave Peril (Future Sight) will destroy a nonblack creature in the future. All three cards bear flavor text attributed to a character by the name of Ezrith, druid of the Dark Hours.[4]

Horizontal cycles

Cycle name {W} {U} {B} {R} {G}
Modernized Dominarian Legendary Lands Flagstones of Trokair (Time Spiral) Academy Ruins (Time Spiral) [inspired by Tolarian Academy] Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth (Planar Chaos) [inspired by Urborg] Kher Keep (Time Spiral) Pendelhaven (Timeshifted)
A cycle of five legendary lands, several which were previously done in another form to help show the degradation of Dominaria. This is the first time a specific Legendary Land has been featured in two different cycles.

Theme decks

Main article: Time Spiral block/Preconstructed theme decks

Time Spiral Remastered

Main article: Time Spiral Remastered

On March 19, 2021, a remastered version of the Time Spiral block was released, combining 289 cards of the three sets distilled into one draft experience.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Mark Rosewater (June 17, 2013). "Modern Tales, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. ↑ Mark Rosewater (March 8, 2021). "27 Things You Might Have Not Known About Time Spiral Block". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. ↑ Mark Rosewater (May 9, 2016). "Because Salt Makes Mistakes Taste Great". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  4. ↑ Magic Arcana (May 09, 2007). "Killing Creatures in Past, Present and Future". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  5. ↑ Mark Rosewater (March 1, 2021). "The Test of Time Spiral Remastered". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  6. ↑ Mark Rosewater (March 15, 2021). "Time After Time Spiral". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
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