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'''Beatdown''' is a box set that was released in October 2000. The contents of the box set are:
  |image = BTD logo.jpg
  |symbol_description = Mace
  |design = [[Paul Peterson]]
  |development = Paul Peterson (lead) <br/>[[Michael Donais]]
  |release = October 2000
  |plane = [[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]]<br/>[[Rath]]
  |size = 122 cards
  |code_expansion = BTD
  |code_expansion_ref={{DailyRef|ask-wizards-august-2004-2004-08-02|Ask Wizards - August, 2004|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|August 02, 2004}}
  |series = Early [[Box set]]s
  |first = Battle Royale
  |second = Beatdown
  |third = Deckmasters 2001
  |previous = Prophecy
  |next = Invasion
}}
'''Beatdown''' is a [[box set]] that was released in October 2000.  


*The two 61-card prebuilt decks, each containing five rares each
== Description ==
*Two 20-sided Spindown life counters
The name was derived from a [[slang]] word that was used at the time for [[aggro deck]]s.<ref>{{DailyRef|glossary-terms-2015-09-21|Glossary of Terms|[[Reid Duke]]|September 21, 2015}}</ref> Players often said they were "applying a beatdown" when creatures were attacking and dealing lots of damage to an opponent.<ref>Melody Alder. (1998). ''[[The Duelist]]'' #22, 40-42</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/we’ve-got-beatdown-2005-06-27|We’ve Got The Beatdown|[[Mark Rosewater]]|February 11, 2003}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|magic-academy/magic-jargon-2006-09-09|Magic Jargon|[[Ted Knutson]]|September 09, 2006}}</ref> A "Beatdown deck" is essentially a “[[weenie]]” deck full of creatures that cost between one and four mana.<ref>{{DailyRef|latest-developments/beatdown-cometh-2005-07-01|The Beatdown Cometh|[[Aaron Forsythe]]|July 01, 2005}}</ref>
*A 10-by-14 inch poster of <c>Lhurgoyf</c> fighting <c>Goblin Mutant</c>
 
*Two sided poster
Beatdown is notable for containing the only tournament-legal card ever printed with the {{Y}} symbol, a reprint of {{card|Fireball||BTD}}. All other printings of the card, as well as its [[Oracle]] text, use only {{X}}. The {{Y}} symbol has otherwise only been used on the ''[[Unglued]]'' card, <c>The Ultimate Nightmare of Wizards of the Coast® Customer Service</c>.
*A full-color booklet containing play tips and creature histories
 
==Contents==
==External Links==
[[File:Beatdown Box.jpg|right|thumb|Beatdown Box]]
The contents of the box set are:
 
*Two 61-card [[preconstructed theme deck]]s, each containing five [[rare]]s and one [[foil]]
** Including four cards with [[alternate art]]: {{card|Erhnam Djinn||BTD}} (foil), {{card|Ball Lightning||BTD}}, {{card|Clockwork Beast||BTD}}, and {{card|Sengir Vampire||BTD}} (foil)<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/beatdown-alternate-art-2002-10-25|Beatdown alternate art|[[Magic Arcana]]|October 25, 2002}}</ref>
*Two 20-sided [[Spindown life counter]]s
*A mural featuring Erhnam Djinn and Sengir Vampire battling it out.<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/beatdown-comic-mural-2006-06-19|''Beatdown'' Comic Mural|[[Magic Arcana]]|June 19, 2006}}</ref>
*A full-color booklet containing play tips and creature histories
[[File:Beatdown Mural.jpg|thumb|right|The mural]]
 
==Decklists==
===Aerodoom===
'''Aerodoom''' is a [[blue]] / [[black]] deck. Survive the early game with [[removal]] spells, then take to the skies! Your [[Drake]]s, [[Djinn]]s, and [[Elemental]]s will have your opponent diving for cover.
 
<d title="Aerodoom">
Lands
11 Island
11 Swamp
1 Svyelunite Temple
1 Ebon Stronghold
1 Polluted Mire
1 Remote Isle
 
Creatures
1 Cloud Elemental
1 Fog Elemental
1 Snapping Drake
1 Wayward Soul
1 Giant Crab
1 Vigilant Drake
1 Air Elemental
1 Killer Whale
1 Cloud Djinn
1 Blizzard Elemental
1 Mahamoti Djinn
1 Leviathan
1 Feral Shadow
1 Skittering Skirge
1 Skittering Horror
1 Tar Pit Warrior
1 Gravedigger
1 Hollow Dogs
1 Fallen Angel
1 Sengir Vampire
 
Artifacts
1 Clockwork Avian
 
Instants
1 Brainstorm
1 Impulse
1 Tolarian Winds
1 Counterspell
1 Power Sink
1 Dark Ritual
1 Diabolic Edict
1 Terror
1 Bone Harvest
 
Sorceries
1 Coercion
1 Death Stroke
1 Diabolic Vision
1 Drain Life
 
Enchantments
1 Gaseous Form
</d>
 
The deck's foil face card is {{card|Sengir Vampire||BTD}}. {{Deck rares|rare-1=Blizzard Elemental|rare-2=Mahamoti Djinn|rare-3=Leviathan|rare-4=Fallen Angel|rare-last=Clockwork Avian}}
 
===Ground Pounder===
'''Ground Pounder''' is [[red]] / [[green]] deck. It contains "some of the [[List of Magic slang#Fatty|biggest, baddest creatures]] ever to stalk the planes of [[Dominaria (plane)|Dominaria]]". It is designed to get you to the stage of the game where you can drop these creatures onto the table and toll them right into your poor opponent.
 
<d title="Ground Pounder">
Lands
11 Mountain
11 Forest
1 Dwarven Ruins
1 Havenwood Battleground
1 Slippery Karst
1 Smoldering Crater
 
Creatures
1 Kird Ape
1 Raging Goblin
1 Bloodrock Cyclops
1 Ball Lightning
1 Viashino Warrior
1 Balduvian Horde
1 Lowland Giant
1 Talruum Minotaur
1 Hulking Cyclops
1 Thundering Giant
1 Shivan Dragon
1 Llanowar Elves
1 Quirion Elves
1 Woolly Spider
1 Erhnam Djinn
1 Deadly Insect
1 Plated Spider
1 Crashing Boars
1 Shambling Strider
1 Yavimaya Wurm
1 Force of Nature
1 Scaled Wurm
1 Crash of Rhinos
1 Segmented Wurm
 
Artifacts
1 Clockwork Beast
 
Instants
1 Lightning Bolt
1 Shock
1 Sonic Burst
1 Thunderbolt
1 Fog
1 Giant Growth
 
Sorceries
1 Lava Axe
1 Fireball
1 Rampant Growth
 
Enchantments
1 Wild Growth
</d>
 
The deck's foil face card is {{card|Erhnam Djinn||BTD}}. {{Deck rares|rare-1=Ball Lightning|rare-2=Balduvian Horde|rare-3=Shivan Dragon|rare-4=Force of Nature|rare-last=Clockwork Beast}}
 
==Misprint==
[[File:ClockworkAvianBeatdown2.jpg|right|thumb|''[[Fourth Edition]]'' version of <c>Clockwork Avian</c> (left), ''Beatdown'' version of the newly-templated card (right)]]
*<c>Clockwork Avian</c> was printed without [[flying]].
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}
 
==External links==
*[http://www.wizards.com/magic/displaythemedeck.asp?set=beatdown&decknum=2&lang=en Link to Aerodoom deck]
*[http://www.wizards.com/magic/displaythemedeck.asp?set=beatdown&decknum=2&lang=en Link to Aerodoom deck]
*[http://www.wizards.com/magic/displaythemedeck.asp?set=beatdown&decknum=1&lang=en Link to Ground Pounder deck]
*[http://www.wizards.com/magic/displaythemedeck.asp?set=beatdown&decknum=1&lang=en Link to Ground Pounder deck]
*[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=magic/expansion/beatdown Beatdown Official Page]


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Beatdown
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Set Information
Set symbol
Symbol description Mace
Design Paul Peterson
Development Paul Peterson (lead)
Michael Donais
Release date October 2000
Plane Dominaria
Rath
Set size 122 cards
Expansion code BTD[1]
Early Box sets
Battle Royale Beatdown Deckmasters 2001
Magic: The Gathering Chronology
Prophecy Beatdown Invasion

Beatdown is a box set that was released in October 2000.

Description

The name was derived from a slang word that was used at the time for aggro decks.[2] Players often said they were "applying a beatdown" when creatures were attacking and dealing lots of damage to an opponent.[3][4][5] A "Beatdown deck" is essentially a “weenie” deck full of creatures that cost between one and four mana.[6]

Beatdown is notable for containing the only tournament-legal card ever printed with the {Y} symbol, a reprint of Fireball. All other printings of the card, as well as its Oracle text, use only {X}. The {Y} symbol has otherwise only been used on the Unglued card, The Ultimate Nightmare of Wizards of the Coast® Customer Service.

Contents

Beatdown Box

The contents of the box set are:

The mural

Decklists

Aerodoom

Aerodoom is a blue / black deck. Survive the early game with removal spells, then take to the skies! Your Drakes, Djinns, and Elementals will have your opponent diving for cover.

The deck's foil face card is Sengir Vampire. The rares in this deck are Blizzard ElementalMahamoti DjinnLeviathanFallen Angel and Clockwork Avian.

Ground Pounder

Ground Pounder is red / green deck. It contains "some of the biggest, baddest creatures ever to stalk the planes of Dominaria". It is designed to get you to the stage of the game where you can drop these creatures onto the table and toll them right into your poor opponent.

The deck's foil face card is Erhnam Djinn. The rares in this deck are Ball LightningBalduvian HordeShivan DragonForce of Nature and Clockwork Beast.

Misprint

Fourth Edition version of Clockwork Avian (left), Beatdown version of the newly-templated card (right)

References

  1. Wizards of the Coast (August 02, 2004). "Ask Wizards - August, 2004". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. Reid Duke (September 21, 2015). "Glossary of Terms". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. Melody Alder. (1998). The Duelist #22, 40-42
  4. Mark Rosewater (February 11, 2003). "We’ve Got The Beatdown". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  5. Ted Knutson (September 09, 2006). "Magic Jargon". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  6. Aaron Forsythe (July 01, 2005). "The Beatdown Cometh". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  7. Magic Arcana (October 25, 2002). "Beatdown alternate art". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  8. Magic Arcana (June 19, 2006). "Beatdown Comic Mural". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

External links