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|logo = [[File:LEG logo.jpg|250px]]
  |image = LEG logo.jpg
|symbol description = Doric column capital
  |symbol_description = Doric column capital
|design team =[[Steve Conard]] (lead)<br>[[Robin Herbert]]
  |design = [[Steve Conard]] (lead)<br/>[[Robin Herbert]]
|development team = [[Skaff Elias]]<br>[[Jim Lin]]<br>[[Chris Page]]<br>[[Dave Pettey]]
  |development = [[Skaff Elias]]<br/>[[Jim Lin]]<br/>[[Chris Page]]<br/>[[Dave Pettey]]
|art director = [[Jesper Myrfors]], [[Sandra Everingham]]
  |art = [[Jesper Myrfors]], [[Sandra Everingham]]
|date_release = June 10, 1994
  |release = June 10, 1994
|mechanics = [[Legendary]] permanents, [[World]] enchantments, [[Multicolored]] cards, [[Poison]] counters
  |plane = [[Multiverse|Multiversal]]
|keywords = [[Banding|Bands with other]], [[Rampage]]
  |mechanics = [[Legendary]] permanents, [[World]] enchantments, [[Multicolored]] cards, [[Poison]] counters
|size= 310 (75 Common 114 Uncommon 121 Rare)
  |keywords = [[Banding|Bands with other]], [[Rampage]]
|code_expansion = LEG
  |size = 310 cards<br/>{{curmb|75|114|121}}
|block name = Early
  |code_expansion = LEG
|first set = [[Antiquities]]
  |code_expansion_ref= {{DailyRef|ask-wizards-august-2004-2004-08-02|Ask Wizards - August, 2004|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|August 02, 2004}}
|second set = '''Legends'''
  |series = Early non-[[block]] [[expansion]]s
|third set = [[The Dark]]
  |first = Antiquities
|previous set = [[Revised Edition]]
  |second = Legends
|this set = Legends
  |third = The Dark
|next set = [[The Dark]]
  |previous = Revised Edition
  |next = The Dark
}}
}}
'''Legends''' is the seventh ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' set and the third expansion set, released in June 1994. It was the first set to contain [[multicolored]] cards and is not considered part of any [[Block (sets)|block]].
{{otheruses}}
'''''Legends''''' is the seventh ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' set and the third expansion set, released in June 1994. It is not part of any [[block]].
==Set details==
[[File:LegendsExchangeAB.jpeg|thumb|right|Legends Exchange]]
[[File:Legends booster.jpg|thumb|right|''Legends'' booster]]
[[File:Legends booster.jpg|thumb|right|''Legends'' booster]]
==Set details==
The set's [[rarity]] breakdown is: 75 commons (29@C1, 46@C2), 114 Uncommons (107@U1, 7@U2), 121 Rares. The [[expansion symbol]] for ''Legends'' is the [[Wikipedia:Capital (architecture)|capital]] of a column, meant to evoke a time of legends.<ref>{{DailyRef|ask-wizards-october-2006-2006-10-02|Ask Wizards|[[Brady Dommermuth]]|October 31, 2006}}</ref>
The set's [[rarity]] breakdown is: 75 commons (29@C1, 46@C2), 114 Uncommons (107@U1, 7@U2), 121 Rares. The [[expansion symbol]] for ''Legends'' is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_%28architecture%29 capital] of a column, meant to evoke a time of legends.<ref>{{NewRef|ask-wizards-october-2006-2006-10-02|Ask Wizards|[[Brady Dommermuth]]|October 31, 2006}}</ref>


Some ''Legends'' booster boxes contained only one portion of the possible uncommon cards, while others contained a different portion.<ref>{{NewRef|making-magic/make-no-mistake-2003-11-10|Make No Mistake|[[Mark Rosewater]]|November 10, 2003}}</ref> These "A" and "B" boxes elicited widespread complaints from frustrated players and collectors; Wizards of the Coast responded with the ''Legends Exchange Program'', allowing consumers to trade in up to 100 cards from one group of uncommon cards for an equal number of cards from the other group.<ref>{{NewRef|25-random-things-about-magic-2009-02-16|25 Random Things About Magic|[[Mark Rosewater]]|February 16, 2009}}</ref>
Some ''Legends'' booster boxes contained only one portion of the possible uncommon cards, while others contained a different portion.<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/make-no-mistake-2003-11-10|Make No Mistake|[[Mark Rosewater]]|November 10, 2003}}</ref> These "A" and "B" boxes elicited widespread complaints from frustrated players and collectors; Wizards of the Coast responded with the ''Legends Exchange Program'', allowing consumers to trade in up to 100 cards from one group of uncommon cards for an equal number of cards from the other group,<ref>{{DailyRef|25-random-things-about-magic-2009-02-16|25 Random Things About Magic|[[Mark Rosewater]]|February 16, 2009}}</ref>


The Legends lands have a unique golden colored text box.
The Legends lands have a unique golden-colored text box.


===Marketing===
===Marketing===
''Legends'' was the first expansion set to be sold in [[booster pack]]s of 15 cards (previous expansions had been sold in packs of 8). Cards were available from mid June 1994 through late June 1994. The print run was announced by [[Wizards of the Coast]] at 35 million cards. Each booster pack had the same simple Magic design on it; each pack included a rules card, which explained all the [[abilities]] and card [[type]]s introduced in the set, and also included a few rule clarifications. Even though it was a 310-card set, ''Legends'' did not contain [[basic land]] and was not considered a "[[Set#Standalone sets|stand-alone]]" expansion. Hence, there were no ''Legends'' [[starter deck]]s.<ref>{{NewRef|arcana/legends-product-images-2002-03-04|''Legends'' product images|[[Magic Arcana]]|March 04, 2002}}</ref>
''Legends'' was the first expansion set to be sold in [[booster pack]]s of 15 cards (previous expansions had been sold in packs of 8). Cards were available from mid-June 1994 through late June 1994. The print run was announced by [[Wizards of the Coast]] at 35 million cards.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://archive.org/details/the-duelist-a-special-preview-edition/|title="An Expansion Timeline"|author=[[John Tynes]]|date=April 1995|work=The Duelist: A Special Preview Edition|publisher=[[Wizards of the Coast]]|}}</ref><ref name="Encyclopedia">[[Beth Moursund]] (2002). ''[[The Complete Encyclopedia of Magic: The Gathering]]'', Thunder's Mouth Press. ISBN-10 1-56025-443-2.</ref> Each booster pack had the same simple Magic design on it; each pack included a rules card, which explained all the [[abilities]] and card [[type]]s introduced in the set, and also included a few rule clarifications. Even though it was a 310-card set, ''Legends'' did not contain [[basic land]] and was not considered a "[[Set#Standalone sets|stand-alone]]" expansion. Hence, there were no ''Legends'' [[starter deck]]s.<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/legends-product-images-2002-03-04|''Legends'' product images|[[Magic Arcana]]|March 04, 2002}}</ref>


''Legends'' is the oldest Magic expansion that was released in the Italian language (though the Italian ''[[The Dark]]'' was released earlier). After ''Legends'' was released, it went on to win the ''GAMA'' Award for best game accessory of the year, in 1994.<ref name="History"/>
''Legends'' is the oldest Magic expansion that was released in the Italian language (though the Italian ''[[The Dark]]'' was released earlier). After ''Legends'' was released, it went on to win the ''GAMA'' Award for Best Game Accessory of the Year, in 1994.<ref name="History"/>


==Design and Development==
==Design and Development==
''Legends'' was designed by [[Steve Conard]] and [[Robin Herbert]] in Vancouver, after they were introduced to an early version of [[Magic]] by [[Richard Garfield]] at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania]. They quickly became addicted and started making their own cards for fun on their own time, based on the epic fantasy that both of them enjoyed.<ref name="History"/>
[[File:Duelist 1 Legends advertisement.png|Right|thumb|Early advertisement in [[Duelist]] #1, hinting at a card called <c>Defy Death</c>]]
''Legends'' was designed by [[Steve Conard]] and [[Robin Herbert]] in Vancouver, after they were introduced to an early version of [[Magic]] by [[Richard Garfield]] at the [[Wikipedia:University of Pennsylvania|University of Pennsylvania]]. They quickly became addicted and started making their cards for fun on their own time, based on the epic fantasy that both of them enjoyed.<ref name="History"/>


Many of the ideas for ''Legends'' came from notes taken by Conard on [[Wizards|Wizards']] Christmas recreational outing to Mt. Rainier. One of those ideas was to create a more unique, heroic kind of creature that would have a sense of depth and strength. This led to the creation of [[legendary]] creatures, as well as other mythical-sounding creatures, such as <c>Hell's Caretaker</c> and <c>Evil Eye of Orms-By-Gore</c>. Many of the ideas used for legendary creatures came from the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' campaigns enjoyed by those involved.<ref name="History">{{NewRef|history-legends-2002-03-04|The History of Legends|[[Steve Conard]]|March 4, 2002}}</ref>
Many of the ideas for ''Legends'' came from notes taken by Conard on the Wizards' Christmas recreational outing to Mt. Rainier. One of those ideas was to create a more unique, heroic kind of creature that would have a sense of depth and strength. This led to the creation of [[legendary]] creatures, as well as other mythical-sounding creatures, such as <c>Hell's Caretaker</c> and <c>Evil Eye of Orms-By-Gore</c>. Many of the ideas used for legendary creatures came from the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' campaigns enjoyed by those involved.<ref name="History">{{DailyRef|history-legends-2002-03-04|The History of Legends|[[Steve Conard]]|March 4, 2002}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/25-more-random-things-about-magic-2016-06-20|25 More Random Things About Magic|[[Mark Rosewater]]|June 20, 2016}}</ref>


The idea behind the [[world]] enchantments was that they were magics so powerful, they transported the battle to another [[plane]] altogether. Also, the set originally contained six cycles of cards based on the game of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess chess]<ref>{{NewRef|arcana/legends-chess-2002-07-11|Legends of Chess|[[Magic Arcana]]|July 11, 2002}}</ref>, with each color having a similar card for each of the six chess pieces; these cards did not make it into the set, although some of the abilities that were used in the theme were reused elsewhere.
The idea behind the [[world]] enchantments was that they were magics so powerful, that they transported the battle to another [[plane]] altogether. Also, the set originally contained six cycles of cards based on the game of [[Wikipedia:Chess|chess]],<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/legends-chess-2002-07-11|Legends of Chess|[[Magic Arcana]]|July 11, 2002}}</ref> with each color having a similar card for each of the six chess pieces; these cards did not make it into the set, although some of the abilities that were used in the theme were reused elsewhere.


The expansion was originally named "The Legend Continues", in order to pay homage to the original game, but it was shortened to just "Legends" by those involved. [[Peter Adkison]] later asked to review the set they had created, and it was quickly accepted.
The expansion was originally named "The Legend Continues", to pay homage to the original game, but it was shortened to just "Legends" by those involved. [[Peter Adkison]] later asked to review the set they had created, and it was quickly accepted.


Originally, Richard Garfield believed that it was all right for the larger expansions (such as ''Legends'' and ''[[Ice Age]]'') to optionally use [[common]] cards from the original ''[[Alpha]]'' set.<ref name="History"/>
Originally, Richard Garfield believed that it was all right for the larger expansions (such as ''Legends'' and ''[[Ice Age]]'') to optionally use [[common]] cards from the original ''[[Alpha]]'' set.<ref name="History"/>
The ''Ice Age'' expansion, which included ''Alpha''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s commons, was originally to be released after ''[[Antiquities]]'', but ''Alpha'' was released while it was being created and it became obvious that the fans would not be pleased with rehashed commons so soon. ''Legends'', which had all new commons, was put on the fast track to be published in ''Ice Age''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s place, which was postponed until more new cards could be created for it. Development of ''Legends'' followed, which was complicated by communication issues. As the language found on cards was not yet standardized, it was sometimes difficult for the developers, who were across the country in Philadelphia, to understand what the cards were intended to do. After a face-to-face meeting between the design and development teams, however, many cards' intentions were clarified. There was little concern over casting costs, so when an effect was too powerful or in the wrong color, instead its casting cost was increased.
The ''Ice Age'' expansion, which included ''Alpha''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s commons, was originally to be released after ''[[Antiquities]]'', but ''Alpha'' was released while it was being created and it became obvious that the fans would not be pleased with rehashed commons so soon. ''Legends'', which had all new commons, was put on the fast track to be published in ''Ice Age''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s place, which was postponed until more new cards could be created for it. Development of ''Legends'' followed, which was complicated by communication issues. As the language found on cards was not yet standardized, it was sometimes difficult for the developers, who were across the country in Philadelphia, to understand what the cards were intended to do. After a face-to-face meeting between the design and development teams, however, many cards' intentions were clarified. There was little concern over casting costs, so when an effect was too powerful or in the wrong color, instead its casting cost was increased.


==Mechanics==
==Themes and Mechanics==
''Legends'' introduced:
''Legends'' introduced:
*[[Legend]]s {{-}} Unique [[creatures]] which could only be on the table one at a time (of the same name). Later replaced by the [[supertype]] [[Legendary]].
*[[Legend]]s {{-}} Unique creatures that represent important characters in a set's story. The original type line "Summon Legend" was later changed to  [[Legendary]] Creature, and they were given [[Creature type|creature types]]
*Legendary [[land|lands]] {{-}} The first set of unique lands to see print.
*[[Legendary land|Legendary lands]] {{-}} Unique lands which represent important places in a set's story.
*[[Multicolored]] cards {{-}} Cards which required more the one color to play.
*The "Legend rule" - Under the original "legend rule", if a legend or legendary land was on the battlefield, no player could cast the same legend or play the same land, respectively.  Under current rules, if a player controls two or more legendary permanents with the same name, that player chooses one of them, and the rest are put into their owners’ graveyards.
*[[Multicolored]] cards {{-}} Cards which require more than one color to play.
*Enchant World cards (now [[World]] [[Enchantment|Enchantments]]) {{-}} Enchantments which change the playing environment for all players.  When an Enchant World comes into play, all other Enchant World cards in play are destroyed.


and the mechanics:
and the mechanics:
*[[Banding|Bands with other]] {{-}} A variant on the [[banding]] mechanic.
*[[Banding|Bands with other]] {{-}} A variant on the [[banding]] mechanic.
*[[Poison]] counters {{-}} When a player has 10 or more poison counters he or she loses the game.
*[[Poison]] counters {{-}} {{Card|Pit Scorpion|3=LEG}} and snake [[Token|tokens]] created with {{Card|Serpent Generator|3=LEG}} give players a poison counter in addition to dealing combat damage.  A player with 10 or more poison counters loses the game.  This unnamed mechanic was the precursor to the [[poisonous]], [[infect]] and [[toxic]] mechanics.
*[[Rampage]] {{-}} Creatures which get bigger when blocked.
*[[Rampage]] {{-}} Creatures with rampage get bigger when blocked by two or more creatures.
*[[World]] [[enchantment|enchantments]] {{-}} Enchantments which change the playing environment for all players.


==Creature types==
===Creature types===
Most of the [[Creature type|creature types]] used in ''Legends'' were new, and some are unique. Early expansions had creature types only for flavor reasons, resulting in many unusual types.
Most of the [[creature type]]s used in ''Legends'' were new, and some were unique. The following creature types are introduced in this expansion:
:[[Bat]], [[Beast]], [[Berserker]], [[Boar]], [[Drake]], [[Gnome]], [[Hag]], [[Horror]], [[Kithkin]], [[Kobold]], [[Manticore]], [[Nightstalker]], [[Ooze]], [[Phoenix]], [[Satyr]], [[Scorpion]], [[Slug]], [[Spawn]], [[Sphinx]], [[Spirit]], [[Turtle]], [[Wombat]], [[Yeti]].


The following creature types are introduced in this expansion: Abomination (later changed to [[Horror]]), Ant (later changed to [[Insect]]), Archer (later changed to [[Soldier]]), Avenger (later changed to Soldier), [[Bat]], [[Beasts|Beast]], Bee (later changed to Insect), [[Being]], [[Berserker]], [[Boar]], Bull (later changed to [[Ox]]), [[Cat Warrior]], Cobra (later changed to [[Snake]]), Dervish (later changed to [[Monk]]), Devouring Deep (later changed to [[Fish]]), Dragonfly (later changed to Insect), [[Drake]], [[Drill Sergeant]], Effigy (later changed to [[Elemental]]), Elder Dragon Legend (later changed to "[[Legendary]] [[Creature]] - [[Elder Dragon]]"), [[Entity]], Evil Eye (later changed to [[Eye]]), Falcon (later changed to [[Bird]]), [[Ghost]] (later changed to [[Spirit]]), [[Gnome]], [[Gypsy]] (later changed to [[Human]] [[Nomad]]), [[Hag]], Hell's Caretaker (later changed to [[Horror]]), Horror, [[Horseman]] (later changed to [[Zombie]] [[Knight]]), Keeper (later changed to [[Cleric]]), [[Kithkin]], [[Kobold]], Legionnaire (later changed to [[Giant]] [[Soldier]]), Leviathan (later changed to [[Serpent]]), Lost Soul (later changed to [[Minion]]), Legend (later changed to "Legendary Creature" with an appropriate creature type), [[Lycanthrope]], [[Manticore]], Master (later changed to Human), Medusa (later changed to [[Medusa|Gorgon]]), Mold Demon (later shortened to [[Demon]]), [[Monster]], [[Mummy]] (later changed to Zombie), [[Nightstalker]], [[Ooze]], [[Phoenix]], Pixie Queen (later changed to [[Faerie]]), Priest (later changed to Cleric), Rider (later changed to [[Elf]]), [[Satyr]], [[Scorpion]], [[Slug]], [[Spawn]], [[Sphinx]], Spirit, Spuzzem (later changed to [[Elemental]]), Taskmaster (later changed to Kobold), [[Turtle]], Villain (later changed to Beast), [[Vulture]], [[Walking Dead]] (later changed to [[Zombie]]), Wolverine Pack (later changed to [[Wolverine]]), [[Wombat]], Wretched (later changed to [[Demon]]), and [[Yeti]].
The following creature types are introduced in this expansion, but they were later changed:
:Abomination (later changed to Horror), Ant (later changed to [[Insect]]), Archer (later changed to [[Soldier]]), Avenger (later changed to Soldier), Bee (later changed to Insect), [[Being]] (later changed to [[Human]]), Bull (later changed to [[Ox]]), Cat Warriors (later changed to [[Cat]] [[Warrior]]), Cobra (later changed to [[Snake]]), Dervish (later changed to [[Monk]]), Devouring Deep (later changed to [[Fish]]), Dragonfly (later changed to Insect), Drill Sergeant (later changed to [[Kobold]] [[Soldier]]), Effigy (later changed to [[Elemental]]), Elder Dragon Legend (later changed to "[[Legendary]] [[Creature]] - [[Elder Dragon]]"), Entity (later changed to [[Illusion]]), Evil Eye (later changed to [[Eye]]), Falcon (later changed to [[Bird]]), [[Ghost]] (later changed to Spirit), [[Gypsy]] (later changed to [[Human]] [[Nomad]]), Hell's Caretaker (later changed to Horror), [[Horseman]] (later changed to [[Zombie]] [[Knight]]), Keeper (later changed to [[Cleric]]), Legionnaire (later changed to [[Giant]] [[Soldier]]), Leviathan (later changed to [[Serpent]]), Lost Soul (later changed to [[Minion]]), Legend (later changed to "Legendary Creature" with an appropriate creature type), Lycanthrope (later changed to [[Human]] [[Wolf]] and later to [[Werewolf]]), Master (later changed to Human), Medusa (later changed to [[Medusa|Gorgon]]), Monster (later changed to [[Zombie]] or [[Elemental]]), Mold Demon (later shortened to [[Demon]]), [[Mummy]] (later changed to Zombie), Pixie Queen (later changed to [[Faerie]]), Priest (later changed to Cleric), Rider (later changed to [[Elf]]), Spuzzem (later changed to [[Elemental]]), Taskmaster (later changed to Kobold), Villain (later changed to Beast), Vulture (later changed to [[Bird]]), [[Walking-Dead]] (later changed to [[Zombie]]), Wolverine Pack (later changed to [[Wolverine]]), Wretched (later changed to [[Demon]]).


The following creature types are used in this expansion but also appear in previous sets: [[Angel]], [[Ape]], [[Druid]], [[Efreet]], [[Elemental]], [[Faerie]], [[Giant]], Guardian (later changed to Giant [[Cleric]]), Lord (later changed to [[Kobold]]), Smith (later changed to [[Human]] [[Artificer]]), [[Wall]], and [[Wurm]].
===Counter types===
Legends had numerous [[Counter (marker)|counter type]]s introduced via [[errata]] including:
:[[Carrion counter]]s, [[Dream counter]]s, [[Glyph counter]]s, [[Hatchling counter]]s, [[Intervention counter]]s, [[Matrix counter]]s, [[Pin counter]]s, [[Pupa counter]]s, [[Scream counter]]s, [[Sleep counter]]s


==Cycles==
==Cycles==
''Legends'' was the first expansion set to have cycles. It has eight [[cycles]]:
''Legends'' was the first expansion set to have cycles. It has eight [[cycles]]:


*'''Bands-with-other lands''': Each of these [[uncommon]] [[land]]s has no [[mana ability]] but has an ability that grants [[legendary]] [[creature]]s of a particular color "[[Banding#Bands with Other|Bands with other]] legendary creatures" {{-}} <c>Cathedral of Serra</c>, <c> Seafarer's Quay</c>, <c>Unholy Citadel</c>, <c>Mountain Stronghold</c>, and <c>Adventurers' Guildhouse</c>.<ref>{{NewRef|lands-bands-2003-12-03|Lands of bands|[[Magic Arcana]]|December 03, 2003}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
*'''Elder Dragon Legends''': Each of these [[rare]] 7/7 legendary [[Dragons#Elder Dragons|Elder Dragon]] creatures has [[flying]], a [[casting cost]] of {{2}}MMNNOO, an [[upkeep]] cost of MNO, and at least one other ability {{-}} <c>Arcades Sabboth</c>, <c>Chromium</c>, <c>Nicol Bolas</c>, <c>Vaevictis Asmadi</c>, and <c>Palladia-Mors</c>. This is the first gold-colored cycle and the first creature cycle.
! Cycle name
*'''Glyphs''': Each of these [[common]] [[instant]]s has a casting cost of M and an effect that interacts with [[Walls]] {{-}} <c>Glyph of Life</c>, <c>Glyph of Delusion</c>, <c>Glyph of Doom</c>, <c>Glyph of Destruction</c>, and <c>Glyph of Reincarnation</c>. Each of these cards was illustrated by Susan Van Camp.
! {{W}}
*'''Anti-landwalk enchantments''': Each of these uncommon [[enchantment]]s has a casting cost of {{2}}M and an effect that allows creatures with a given [[landwalk]] ability to be blocked as though they didn't have that ability {{-}} <c>Great Wall</c>, <c>Undertow</c>, <c>Quagmire</c>, <c>Crevasse</c>, and <c>Deadfall</c>.
! {{U}}
*'''Color-wash instants''': Each of these uncommon instants has a casting cost of M and the effect of changing the color of any number of target creatures to a particular color until end of turn {{-}} <c>Heaven's Gate</c>, <c>Sea Kings' Blessing</c>, <c>Touch of Darkness</c>, <c>Dwarven Song</c>, and <c>Sylvan Paradise</c>.
! {{B}}
*'''Legendary lands''': Each of these uncommon legendary lands produces one color of mana, has an additional [[activated ability]] that targets creatures, and has flavor text taken from real-world poetry {{-}} <c>Karakas</c>, <c>Tolaria</c>, <c>Urborg</c>, <c>Hammerheim</c>, and <c>Pendelhaven</c>.
! {{R}}
*'''Mana Batteries''': Each of these uncommon [[artifact]]s with a casting cost of {{4}} and the two activated abilities "{{2}}, {{T}}: Put a charge [[counter]] on [this]" and "{{T}}, Remove any number of charge counters from [this]: Add M to your [[mana pool]], then add an additional M to your mana pool for each charge counter removed this way," where M is a specific color of mana {{-}} <c>White Mana Battery</c>, <c>Blue Mana Battery</c>, <c>Black Mana Battery</c>, <c>Red Mana Battery</c>, and <c>Green Mana Battery</c>.
! {{G}}
*'''Flavor text legendary creatures''': Each of these rare legendary creatures has a casting cost requiring three allied colors and [[flavor text]] referring to one of the legendary lands from the cycle above {{-}} <c>Halfdane</c>, <c>Gwendlyn Di Corci</c>, <c>Bartel Runeaxe</c>, <c>Jacques le Vert</c> and <c>Angus MacKenzie</c>.
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''Color-wash instants'''
|{{card|Heaven's Gate||LEG}}
|{{card|Sea Kings' Blessing||LEG}}
|{{card|Touch of Darkness||LEG}}
|{{card|Dwarven Song||LEG}}
|{{card|Sylvan Paradise||LEG}}
|-
|colspan="5"|Each of these uncommon instants has a casting cost of M and the effect of changing the color of any number of target creatures to a particular color until end of turn.
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''Glyphs'''
|{{card|Glyph of Life||LEG}}
|{{card|Glyph of Delusion||LEG}}
|{{card|Glyph of Doom||LEG}}
|{{card|Glyph of Destruction||LEG}}
|{{card|Glyph of Reincarnation||LEG}}
|-
|colspan="5"|Each of these [[common]] [[instant]]s has a casting cost of M and an effect that interacts with [[Wall]]s. Each of these cards was illustrated by Susan Van Camp.
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''Anti-landwalk enchantments'''
|{{card|Great Wall||LEG}}
|{{card|Undertow||LEG}}
|{{card|Quagmire||LEG}}
|{{card|Crevasse||LEG}}
|{{card|Deadfall||LEG}}
|-
|colspan="5"|Each of these uncommon [[enchantment]]s has a casting cost of {{2}}M and an effect that allows creatures with a given [[landwalk]] ability to be blocked as though they didn't have that ability.
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''Mana Batteries'''
|{{card|White Mana Battery||LEG}}
|{{card|Blue Mana Battery||LEG}}
|{{card|Black Mana Battery||LEG}}
|{{card|Red Mana Battery||LEG}}
|{{card|Green Mana Battery||LEG}}
|-
|colspan="5"|Each of these uncommon [[artifact]]s with a casting cost of {{4}} and the two activated abilities "{{2}}, {{T}}: Put a charge [[counter]] on [this]" and "{{T}}, Remove any number of charge counters from [this]: Add M, then add M for each charge counter removed this way," where M is a specific color of mana.
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''Bands-with-other lands'''
|{{card|Cathedral of Serra||LEG}}
|{{card|Seafarer's Quay||LEG}}
|{{card|Unholy Citadel||LEG}}
|{{card|Mountain Stronghold||LEG}}
|{{card|Adventurers' Guildhouse||LEG}}
|-
|colspan="5"|Each of these [[uncommon]] [[land]]s has no [[mana ability]] but has an ability that grants [[legendary]] [[creature]]s of a particular color "[[Banding#Bands with Other|Bands with other]] legendary creatures".<ref>{{DailyRef|lands-bands-2003-12-03|Lands of bands|[[Magic Arcana]]|December 03, 2003}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''Legendary lands'''
|{{card|Karakas||LEG}}
|{{card|Tolaria||LEG}}
|{{card|Urborg||LEG}}
|{{card|Hammerheim||LEG}}
|{{card|Pendelhaven||LEG}}
|-
|colspan="5"|Each of these uncommon legendary lands produces one color of mana, has an additional [[activated ability]] that targets creatures, and has flavor text taken from real-world poetry.
|-
! Cycle name
! {{G}}{{W}}{{U}}
! {{W}}{{U}}{{B}}
! {{U}}{{B}}{{R}}
! {{B}}{{R}}{{G}}
! {{R}}{{G}}{{W}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''Flavor text legendary creatures'''
|{{card|Angus MacKenzie||LEG}}
|{{card|Halfdane||LEG}}
|{{card|Gwendlyn Di Corci||LEG}}
|{{card|Bartel Runeaxe||LEG}}
|{{card|Jacques le Vert||LEG}}
|-
|colspan="5"|Each of these rare legendary creatures has a casting cost requiring three allied colors and [[flavor text]] referring to one of the legendary lands from the cycle above.
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''Elder Dragon Legends'''
|{{card|Arcades Sabboth||LEG}}
|{{card|Chromium||LEG}}
|{{card|Nicol Bolas||LEG}}
|{{card|Vaevictis Asmadi||LEG}}
|{{card|Palladia-Mors||LEG}}
|-
|colspan="5"|Each of these [[rare]] 7/7 legendary [[Dragon#Elder Dragons|Elder Dragon]] creatures has [[flying]], a [[casting cost]] of {{2}}MMNNOO, an [[upkeep]] cost of MNO, and at least one other ability. This is the first gold-colored cycle and the first creature cycle.
|}


==Family trees==
==Family trees==
All of the 55 legendary creatures in ''Legends'' are arranged in a complex system of "family trees" with one [[Elder Dragon]] at the top, followed by three rare legends that share each of the dragon's colors, two sets of three rare legends for the two allied-color pairs in the dragon's cost, and two sets of four uncommon legends for said allied-color pairs<ref>{{NewRef|arcana/family-trees-2002-03-07|Family trees|[[Magic Arcana]]|March 7, 2002}}</ref>. The family trees are laid out as follows:
All of the 55 legendary creatures in Legends are arranged in a system of "family trees" with one Elder Dragon at the top, followed by three rare legends that share each of the dragon's colors; then, each family tree splits into two branches for the two allied-color pairs in the dragon's cost; each lower branch includes three rare legends and four uncommon legends for said allied-color pairs.<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/family-trees-2002-03-07|Family trees|[[Magic Arcana]]|March 7, 2002}}</ref> The family trees are laid out as follows:


* [[Green]]/[[white]]/[[blue]] Elder Dragon {{-}} <c>Arcades Sabboth</c>
===Top of family trees (three-color)===
** Green/white/blue rare Legends {{-}} <c>Rubinia Soulsinger</c>, <c>Ragnar</c>, <c>Angus Mackenzie</c>
{| class="wikitable"
*** Green/white rare Legends {{-}} <c>Lady Caleria</c>, <c>Kei Takahashi</c>, <c>Gabriel Angelfire</c>
! Cycle name
**** Green/white uncommon Legends {{-}} <c>Jasmine Boreal</c>, <c>Torsten von Ursus</c>, <c>Sir Shandlar of Eberyn</c>, <c>Lord Magnus</c>
! {{mana|GWU}}
*** White/blue rare Legends {{-}} <c>Gosta Dirk</c>, <c>Ayesha Tanaka</c>, <c>Rasputin Dreamweaver</c>
! {{mana|WUB}}
**** White/blue uncommon Legends {{-}} <c>Kasimir the Lone Wolf</c>, <c>Jedit Ojanen</c>, <c>Hunding Gjornersen</c>, <c>Tobias Andrion</c>
! {{mana|UBR}}
! {{mana|BRG}}
! {{mana|RGW}}
|-
|'''Elder Dragon'''
|{{card|Arcades Sabboth||LEG}}
|{{card|Chromium||LEG}}
|{{card|Nicol Bolas||LEG}}
|{{card|Vaevictis Asmadi||LEG}}
|{{card|Palladia-Mors||LEG}}
|-
|rowspan=3|'''Rare Legends'''
|{{card|Rubinia Soulsinger||LEG}}
|{{card|Dakkon Blackblade||LEG}}
|{{card|Gwendlyn Di Corci||LEG}}
|{{card|Adun Oakenshield||LEG}}
|{{card|Hazezon Tamar||LEG}}
|-
|{{card|Ragnar||LEG}}
|{{card|Halfdane||LEG}}
|{{card|Sol'kanar the Swamp King||LEG}}
|{{card|Bartel Runeaxe||LEG}}
|{{card|Jacques le Vert||LEG}}
|-
|{{card|Angus Mackenzie||LEG}}
|{{card|Lady Evangela||LEG}}
|{{card|Tetsuo Umezawa||LEG}}
|{{card|Xira Arien||LEG}}
|{{card|Johan||LEG}}
|-
|'''Lower branches'''
|{{G}}{{W}} & {{W}}{{U}}
|{{W}}{{U}} & {{U}}{{B}}
|{{U}}{{B}} & {{B}}{{R}}
|{{B}}{{R}} & {{R}}{{G}}
|{{R}}{{G}} & {{G}}{{W}}
|}


* White/blue/[[black]] Elder Dragon {{-}} <c>Chromium</c>
===Lower branches of family trees (two-color)===
** White/blue/black rare Legends {{-}} <c>Dakkon Blackblade</c>, <c>Halfdane</c>, <c>Lady Evangela</c>
Each of these branches appears in two family trees.
*** White/blue rare Legends {{-}} <c>Gosta Dirk</c>, <c>Ayesha Tanaka</c>, <c>Rasputin Dreamweaver</c>
{| class="wikitable"
**** White/blue uncommon Legends {{-}} <c>Kasimir the Lone Wolf</c>, <c>Jedit Ojanen</c>, <c>Hunding Gjornersen</c>, <c>Tobias Andrion</c>
! Cycle name
*** Blue/black rare Legends {{-}} <c>Nebuchadnezzar</c>, <c>Ramses Overdark</c>, <c>Ur-Drago</c>
! {{W}}{{U}}
**** Blue/black uncommon Legends {{-}} <c>Princess Lucrezia</c>, <c>Ramirez DePietro</c>, <c>Riven Turnbull</c>, <c>Sivitri Scarzam</c>
! {{U}}{{B}}
 
! {{B}}{{R}}
* Blue/black/[[red]] Elder Dragon {{-}} <c>Nicol Bolas</c>
! {{R}}{{G}}
** Blue/black/red rare Legends {{-}} <c>Gwendlyn Di Corci</c>, <c>Sol'kanar the Swamp King</c>, <c>Tetsuo Umezawa</c>
! {{G}}{{W}}
*** Blue/black rare Legends {{-}} <c>Nebuchadnezzar</c>, <c>Ramses Overdark</c>, <c>Ur-Drago</c>
|-
**** Blue/black uncommon Legends {{-}} <c>Princess Lucrezia</c>, <c>Ramirez DePietro</c>, <c>Riven Turnbull</c>, <c>Sivitri Scarzam</c>
|rowspan=3|'''Rare Legends'''
*** Black/red rare Legends {{-}} <c>Axelrod Gunnarson</c>, <c>Boris Devilboon</c>, <c>Rohgahh of Kher Keep</c>
| {{card|Gosta Dirk||LEG}}
**** Black/red uncommon Legends - <c>Barktooth Warbeard</c>, <c>Lady Orca</c>, <c>Pavel Maliki</c>, <c>Tor Wauki</c>
| {{card|Nebuchadnezzar||LEG}}
 
| {{card|Axelrod Gunnarson||LEG}}  
* Black/red/green Elder Dragon {{-}} <c>Vaevictis Asmadi</c>
| {{card|Livonya Silone||LEG}}
** Black/red/green rare Legends {{-}} <c>Adun Oakenshield</c>, <c>Bartel Runeaxe</c>, <c>Xira Arien</c>
| {{card|Lady Caleria||LEG}}  
*** Black/red rare Legends {{-}} <c>Axelrod Gunnarson</c>, <c>Boris Devilboon</c>, <c>Rogagh of Kher Keep</c>
|-
**** Black/red uncommon Legends - <c>Barktooth Warbeard</c>, <c>Lady Orca</c>, <c>Pavel Maliki</c>, <c>Tor Wauki</c>
| {{card|Ayesha Tanaka||LEG}}  
*** Red/green rare Legends {{-}} <c>Livonya Silone</c>, <c>Stangg</c>, <c>Tuknir Deathlock</c>
| {{card|Ramses Overdark||LEG}}
**** Red/green uncommon Legends {{-}} <c>Jerrard of the Closed Fist</c>, <c>Marhault Elsdragon</c>, <c>Sunastian Falconer</c>, <c>The Lady of the Mountain</c>
| {{card|Boris Devilboon||LEG}}
 
| {{card|Stangg||LEG}}
* Red/green/white Elder Dragon {{-}} <c>Palladia-Mors</c>
| {{card|Kei Takahashi||LEG}}  
** Red/green/white rare Legends - <c>Hazezon Tamar</c>, <c>Jacques le Vert</c>, <c>Johan</c>
|-
*** Red/green rare Legends {{-}} <c>Livonya Silone</c>, <c>Stangg</c>, <c>Tuknir Deathlock</c>
| {{card|Rasputin Dreamweaver||LEG}}  
**** Red/green uncommon Legends {{-}} <c>Jerrard of the Closed Fist</c>, <c>Marhault Elsdragon</c>, <c>Sunastian Falconer</c>, <c>The Lady of the Mountain</c>
| {{card|Ur-Drago||LEG}}
*** Green/white rare Legends {{-}} <c>Lady Caleria</c>, <c>Kei Takahashi</c>, <c>Gabriel Angelfire</c>
| {{card|Rohgahh of Kher Keep||LEG}}
**** Green/white uncommon Legends {{-}} <c>Jasmine Boreal</c>, <c>Torsten von Ursus</c>, <c>Sir Shandlar of Eberyn</c>, <c>Lord Magnus</c>
| {{card|Tuknir Deathlock||LEG}}
| {{card|Gabriel Angelfire||LEG}}
|-
|rowspan=4|'''Uncommon Legends'''
| {{card|Kasimir the Lone Wolf||LEG}}
| {{card|Princess Lucrezia||LEG}}  
| {{card|Barktooth Warbeard||LEG}}  
| {{card|Jerrard of the Closed Fist||LEG}}
| {{card|Jasmine Boreal||LEG}}  
|-
| {{card|Jedit Ojanen||LEG}}
| {{card|Ramirez DePietro||LEG}}
| {{card|Lady Orca||LEG}}  
| {{card|Marhault Elsdragon||LEG}}
| {{card|Torsten von Ursus||LEG}}
|-
| {{card|Hunding Gjornersen||LEG}}
| {{card|Riven Turnbull||LEG}}
| {{card|Pavel Maliki||LEG}}
| {{card|Sunastian Falconer||LEG}}  
| {{card|Sir Shandlar of Eberyn||LEG}}
|-
| {{card|Tobias Andrion||LEG}}
| {{card|Sivitri Scarzam||LEG}}
| {{card|Tor Wauki||LEG}}
| {{card|The Lady of the Mountain||LEG}}
| {{card|Lord Magnus||LEG}}
|}


==Notable cards==
==Notable cards==
*<c>Chain Lightning</c>, thought almost always inferior to <c>Lightning Bolt</c>, is still well above the curve in direct damage spells, and is a staple inclusion in any burn decks allowed to use it.
*<c>Chain Lightning</c>, though almost always inferior to <c>Lightning Bolt</c>, is still well above the curve in direct damage spells, and is a staple inclusion in any burn decks allowed to use it.
*<c>Chains of Mephistopheles</c> has a very unique effect in punishing players for using card draw effects.
*<c>Chains of Mephistopheles</c> has a very unique effect in punishing players for using card draw effects.
*<c>Eureka</c> is a powerful spell that has been a favorite of many players for years.
*<c>Eureka</c> is a powerful spell that has been a favorite of many players for years.
*<c>Land Tax</c>, a card designed to give opponents a disincentive against destroying lands, is actually a powerful card-drawing and shuffling engine.
*<c>Land Tax</c>, a card designed to give opponents a disincentive against destroying lands, is a powerful card-drawing and shuffling engine.
*<c>Mana Drain</c> is the most powerful counterspell ever printed, and became strictly better than <c>Counterspell</c> once the [[mana burn]] was eliminated in the [[Magic 2010]] rule changes. While technically reprintable (as an uncommon, it is not on the [[Reserved List]]), many employees of [[Wizards of the Coast]] have promised that it will never be reprinted.
*<c>Mana Drain</c> is the most powerful hard [[counter]] ever printed without an alternative cost, and became strictly better than <c>Counterspell</c> once the [[mana burn]] was eliminated in the ''[[Magic 2010]]'' rule changes. Mana Drain was reprinted in the ''[[Iconic Masters]]'' set of November 17, 2017. This was possible because it wouldn't appear in the [[standard]] environment.<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/165195073583/dont-get-me-wrong-i-am-super-excited-about-mana|title= I seem to recall you saying that it shouldn't be reprinted.|September 10, 2017}}</ref>
*<c>Mirror Universe</c> was a powerful [[finisher]] until the rules changes of ''[[Sixth Edition]]''.
*<c>Mirror Universe</c> was a powerful [[finisher]] until the rules changes of ''[[Sixth Edition]]''.
*<c>Moat</c> was the primary creature defense card for [[The Deck]] (one of the first ever tournament-level decks), and is a still one of the most effective attack prevention cards ever made.
*<c>Moat</c> was the primary creature defense card for [[The Deck]] (one of the first-ever tournament-level decks) and is still one of the most effective attack prevention cards ever made.
*<c>Nether Void</c> is a powerful tool for "stalling" the game.
*<c>Nether Void</c> is a powerful tool for "stalling" the game.
*<c>Reset</c> has recently gained popularity as a mana-production engine in <c>High Tide</c> decks using only lands and instants.
*<c>Reset</c> has recently gained popularity as a mana-production engine in <c>High Tide</c> decks using only lands and instants.
*<c>The Abyss</c> is a powerful anti-creature [[World]] enchantment that had two effects: first, it ruined creature-based strategies; and second, it made many other World enchantments that much more popular, if only to serve to destroy The Abyss.
*<c>The Abyss</c> is a powerful anti-creature enchantment that punishes creature-based strategies.
*<c>The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale</c> was once on the [[Restricted List]]. It has now begun to find new life in a variety of control decks in the Legacy format.
*<c>The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale</c> was once on the [[Restricted List]]. It has now begun to find new life in a variety of control decks in the Legacy format.
*<c>Underworld Dreams</c> was a powerful enchantment that punished an opponent for drawing cards, something an opponent fundamentally wants to do. It has been reprinted in the core sets ''[[Eighth Edition]]'' through ''[[Magic 2010]]'' and has since proven itself not to be as powerful as it once was.
*<c>Underworld Dreams</c> was a powerful enchantment that punished an opponent for drawing cards, something an opponent fundamentally wants to do. It has been reprinted in several sets starting with ''[[Eighth Edition]]'', and has since proven itself not to be as powerful as it once was.


==Functional reprints==
==Functional reprints==
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{{Main|Legends/Trivia}}
{{Main|Legends/Trivia}}
*Despite the set's large size, ''Legends'' contains no [[basic land]]s and thus is not considered to be a stand-alone expansion.
*Despite the set's large size, ''Legends'' contains no [[basic land]]s and thus is not considered to be a stand-alone expansion.
*The [[legendary]] [[supertype]] replaced the "Legend" creature type when the [["Legend rule"|"legend rule"]] was updated in 2004 with the introduction of the [[Kamigawa block]]. This left many legendary creatures without any creature type.
*The [[legendary]] [[supertype]] replaced the "Legend" creature type when the "[[legend rule]]" was updated in 2004 with the introduction of the [[Kamigawa block]]. This left many legendary creatures without any creature type.
*Originally, the [[Restricted List]] included every legendary creature for flavor reasons. They were removed with the release of the ''[[Ice Age]]'' expansion in 1995.
*Originally, the [[Restricted List]] included every legendary creature for flavor reasons. They were removed with the release of the ''[[Ice Age]]'' expansion in 1995.
*All the multicolored cards in ''Legends'' are legendary creatures, and all the legendary creatures are gold cards.
*All the multicolored cards in ''Legends'' are legendary creatures, and all the legendary creatures are gold cards.
*There are no white [[World]] enchantments in ''Legends''.
*There are no white [[World]] enchantments in ''Legends''.
*No creatures are printed with the bands with other ability. However, <c>Master of the Hunt</c> can produce creatures with this ability and the lands of the bands-with-other land cycle detailed above can give legendary creatures this ability.
*No creatures are printed with the "bands with other" ability. However, <c>Master of the Hunt</c> can produce creatures with this ability and the lands of the bands-with-other land cycle detailed above can give legendary creatures this ability.
*[[Rampage]] was originally called "Berserk" but was changed because a card already used that name. An early version of Rampage allowed a creature to attack some additional number of times in a turn, with creatures only able to block the first attack.<ref>{{NewRef|card-day-august-2002-2002-08-01|Card of the Day - August, 2002|Wizards of the Coast|August 28, 2002}}</ref> This mechanic was designed to be reused in future sets, but unfortunately, due to the "beyond the first" clause, keyworded Rampage was phased out in favor of a similar ability without the drawback.
*[[Rampage]] was originally called "Berserk" but was changed because a card already used that name. An early version of Rampage allowed a creature to attack some additional number of times in a turn, with creatures only able to block the first attack.<ref>{{DailyRef|card-day-august-2002-2002-08-01|Card of the Day - August, 2002|Wizards of the Coast|August 28, 2002}}</ref> This mechanic was designed to be reused in future sets, but unfortunately, due to the "beyond the first" clause, keyworded Rampage was phased out in favor of a similar ability without the drawback.
*[[Poison]] was the first [[alternate win]] condition introduced aside from decking. Only two cards in the set, <c>Pit Scorpion</c> and <c>Serpent Generator</c>, had or could create creatures with this ability.
*[[Poison]] was the first [[alternate win]] condition introduced aside from decking. Only two cards in the set, <c>Pit Scorpion</c> and <c>Serpent Generator</c>, had or could create creatures with this ability.
*"Range strike," or the activated ability to deal damage to an attacking or blocking creature, was first introduced in ''Legends'', as seen on <c>D'Avenant Archer</c> and <c>Crimson Manticore</c>.
*"Range strike", or the activated ability to deal damage to an attacking or blocking creature, was first introduced in ''Legends'', as seen on <c>D'Avenant Archer</c> and <c>Crimson Manticore</c>.
*The [[Elder Dragon]] legendary creatures are the first true creature cycle, the first multicolored cycle, and the first creatures with multiple creature types. They inspired the creation of the multicolored legendary Dragons in the ''[[Invasion]]'' expansion.
*The [[Elder Dragon]] legendary creatures are the first true creature cycle, the first multicolored cycle, and the first creatures with multiple creature types. They inspired the creation of the multicolored legendary Dragons in the ''[[Invasion]]'' expansion.
*The [[Kobold]]s, <c>Crimson Kobolds</c>, <c>Crookshank Kobolds</c>, and <c>Kobolds of Kher Keep</c>, are 0/1 [[red]] creatures with a casting cost of {{0}} and are the only functionally identical cards ever printed in the same expansion.
*The [[Kobold]]s, <c>Crimson Kobolds</c>, <c>Crookshank Kobolds</c>, and <c>Kobolds of Kher Keep</c>, are 0/1 [[red]] creatures with a casting cost of {{0}} and are the only functionally identical cards ever printed in the same expansion.
*''Legends'' contains eleven [[Walls]] and ten cards that reference Walls, which is more cards in each category than any other set.
*''Legends'' contains eleven [[Wall]]s and ten cards that reference Walls, which is more cards in each category than any other set.
*Twenty of the legendary creatures of ''Legends'' were reimagined with a contemporary perspective in the 2022 ''[[Dominaria United]]'' [[Lost Legends]].


==Misprints==
==Misprints==
*<c>Ærathi Berserker</c> {{-}} The title is printed incorrectly as "rathi Berserker." The "Æ" symbol was inadvertently omitted.
*{{card|Aerathi Berserker||LEG}} {{-}} The title is printed incorrectly as "rathi Berserker." The font used for card names does not include the "Æ" character.
*<c>Blood Lust</c> {{-}} The ability text should read "Target creature gains", not "Target creatures gain". This error was corrected in [[4th Edition]].
*{{card|Blood Lust||LEG}} {{-}} The ability text should read "Target creature gains", not "Target creatures gain". This error was corrected in ''[[Fourth Edition]]''.
*<c>Gaseous Form</c> {{-}} The word "creature" is misspelled "creaure" in the first line of the ability text.
*{{card|Gaseous Form||LEG}} {{-}} The word "creature" is misspelled "creaure" in the first line of the ability text.
*<c>Infinite Authority</c> {{-}} The word "creature" is misspelled "creaeture" in the fifth line of the ability text.
*{{card|Infinite Authority||LEG}} {{-}} The word "creature" is misspelled "creaeture" in the fifth line of the ability text.
*<c>Revelation</c> {{-}} The quotation in the flavor text is from Ecclesisticus 3:19, not Ecclesiastes 3:19. This error was corrected in [[Chronicles]].
*{{card|Psionic Entity||LEG}} {{-}} The illustration was by Justin Hampton, not by Susan Van Camp. This error was corrected in [[4th Edition]].
*<c>Segovian Leviathan</c> {{-}} The quotation in the flavor text is from Job 41:1, not Job 40:25 (although it is Job 40:25 in the original Hebrew). This error was corrected in [[5th Edition]].
*{{card|Revelation||LEG}} {{-}} The quotation in the flavor text is from Ecclesiasticus 3:19, not Ecclesiastes 3:19. This error was corrected in [[Chronicles]].
*{{card|Segovian Leviathan||LEG}} {{-}} The citation in the flavor text uses the traditional verse numbering Job 40:25. In ''[[Fifth Edition]]'', it was changed to use the later numbering of 41:1 which is more common in Protestant English translations.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Prodpage|legends|Legends}}
*{{Prodpage|legends|Legends}}
*{{NewRef|making-magic/designing-under-influence-2002-03-04|Designing Under the Influence|[[Mark Rosewater]]|March 4, 2002}}
*{{DailyRef|making-magic/designing-under-influence-2002-03-04|Designing Under the Influence|[[Mark Rosewater]]|March 4, 2002}}
*{{NewRef|latest-developments/legendary-difficulties-2002-03-02|Legendary Difficulties|[[Skaff Elias]]|March 8, 2002}}
*{{DailyRef|latest-developments/legendary-difficulties-2002-03-02|Legendary Difficulties|[[Skaff Elias]]|March 8, 2002}}
*{{DailyRef|magic/cardlist/legends|''Legends'' Card List|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|}}
*[http://mtg.icequake.net/www.crystalkeep.com/magic/lists/files/list-lg.pdf ''Legends'' Card List]
 
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Legends
[[File:{{#setmainimage:LEG logo.jpg}}|250px]]
Set Information
Set symbol
Symbol description Doric column capital
Design Steve Conard (lead)
Robin Herbert
Development Skaff Elias
Jim Lin
Chris Page
Dave Pettey
Art direction Jesper Myrfors, Sandra Everingham
Release date June 10, 1994
Plane Multiversal
Themes and mechanics Legendary permanents, World enchantments, Multicolored cards, Poison counters
Keywords/​ability words Bands with other, Rampage
Set size 310 cards
(75 commons, 114 uncommons, 121 rares)
Expansion code LEG[1]
Early non-block expansions
Antiquities Legends The Dark
Magic: The Gathering Chronology
Revised Edition Legends The Dark
For other uses, see Legends (disambiguation).

Legends is the seventh Magic: The Gathering set and the third expansion set, released in June 1994. It is not part of any block.

Set details

Legends Exchange
Legends booster

The set's rarity breakdown is: 75 commons (29@C1, 46@C2), 114 Uncommons (107@U1, 7@U2), 121 Rares. The expansion symbol for Legends is the capital of a column, meant to evoke a time of legends.[2]

Some Legends booster boxes contained only one portion of the possible uncommon cards, while others contained a different portion.[3] These "A" and "B" boxes elicited widespread complaints from frustrated players and collectors; Wizards of the Coast responded with the Legends Exchange Program, allowing consumers to trade in up to 100 cards from one group of uncommon cards for an equal number of cards from the other group,[4]

The Legends lands have a unique golden-colored text box.

Marketing

Legends was the first expansion set to be sold in booster packs of 15 cards (previous expansions had been sold in packs of 8). Cards were available from mid-June 1994 through late June 1994. The print run was announced by Wizards of the Coast at 35 million cards.[5][6] Each booster pack had the same simple Magic design on it; each pack included a rules card, which explained all the abilities and card types introduced in the set, and also included a few rule clarifications. Even though it was a 310-card set, Legends did not contain basic land and was not considered a "stand-alone" expansion. Hence, there were no Legends starter decks.[7]

Legends is the oldest Magic expansion that was released in the Italian language (though the Italian The Dark was released earlier). After Legends was released, it went on to win the GAMA Award for Best Game Accessory of the Year, in 1994.[8]

Design and Development

Early advertisement in Duelist #1, hinting at a card called Defy Death

Legends was designed by Steve Conard and Robin Herbert in Vancouver, after they were introduced to an early version of Magic by Richard Garfield at the University of Pennsylvania. They quickly became addicted and started making their cards for fun on their own time, based on the epic fantasy that both of them enjoyed.[8]

Many of the ideas for Legends came from notes taken by Conard on the Wizards' Christmas recreational outing to Mt. Rainier. One of those ideas was to create a more unique, heroic kind of creature that would have a sense of depth and strength. This led to the creation of legendary creatures, as well as other mythical-sounding creatures, such as Hell's Caretaker and Evil Eye of Orms-By-Gore. Many of the ideas used for legendary creatures came from the Dungeons & Dragons campaigns enjoyed by those involved.[8][9]

The idea behind the world enchantments was that they were magics so powerful, that they transported the battle to another plane altogether. Also, the set originally contained six cycles of cards based on the game of chess,[10] with each color having a similar card for each of the six chess pieces; these cards did not make it into the set, although some of the abilities that were used in the theme were reused elsewhere.

The expansion was originally named "The Legend Continues", to pay homage to the original game, but it was shortened to just "Legends" by those involved. Peter Adkison later asked to review the set they had created, and it was quickly accepted.

Originally, Richard Garfield believed that it was all right for the larger expansions (such as Legends and Ice Age) to optionally use common cards from the original Alpha set.[8] The Ice Age expansion, which included Alpha's commons, was originally to be released after Antiquities, but Alpha was released while it was being created and it became obvious that the fans would not be pleased with rehashed commons so soon. Legends, which had all new commons, was put on the fast track to be published in Ice Age's place, which was postponed until more new cards could be created for it. Development of Legends followed, which was complicated by communication issues. As the language found on cards was not yet standardized, it was sometimes difficult for the developers, who were across the country in Philadelphia, to understand what the cards were intended to do. After a face-to-face meeting between the design and development teams, however, many cards' intentions were clarified. There was little concern over casting costs, so when an effect was too powerful or in the wrong color, instead its casting cost was increased.

Themes and Mechanics

Legends introduced:

  • Legends — Unique creatures that represent important characters in a set's story. The original type line "Summon Legend" was later changed to Legendary Creature, and they were given creature types
  • Legendary lands — Unique lands which represent important places in a set's story.
  • The "Legend rule" - Under the original "legend rule", if a legend or legendary land was on the battlefield, no player could cast the same legend or play the same land, respectively. Under current rules, if a player controls two or more legendary permanents with the same name, that player chooses one of them, and the rest are put into their owners’ graveyards.
  • Multicolored cards — Cards which require more than one color to play.
  • Enchant World cards (now World Enchantments) — Enchantments which change the playing environment for all players. When an Enchant World comes into play, all other Enchant World cards in play are destroyed.

and the mechanics:

Creature types

Most of the creature types used in Legends were new, and some were unique. The following creature types are introduced in this expansion:

Bat, Beast, Berserker, Boar, Drake, Gnome, Hag, Horror, Kithkin, Kobold, Manticore, Nightstalker, Ooze, Phoenix, Satyr, Scorpion, Slug, Spawn, Sphinx, Spirit, Turtle, Wombat, Yeti.

The following creature types are introduced in this expansion, but they were later changed:

Abomination (later changed to Horror), Ant (later changed to Insect), Archer (later changed to Soldier), Avenger (later changed to Soldier), Bee (later changed to Insect), Being (later changed to Human), Bull (later changed to Ox), Cat Warriors (later changed to Cat Warrior), Cobra (later changed to Snake), Dervish (later changed to Monk), Devouring Deep (later changed to Fish), Dragonfly (later changed to Insect), Drill Sergeant (later changed to Kobold Soldier), Effigy (later changed to Elemental), Elder Dragon Legend (later changed to "Legendary Creature - Elder Dragon"), Entity (later changed to Illusion), Evil Eye (later changed to Eye), Falcon (later changed to Bird), Ghost (later changed to Spirit), Gypsy (later changed to Human Nomad), Hell's Caretaker (later changed to Horror), Horseman (later changed to Zombie Knight), Keeper (later changed to Cleric), Legionnaire (later changed to Giant Soldier), Leviathan (later changed to Serpent), Lost Soul (later changed to Minion), Legend (later changed to "Legendary Creature" with an appropriate creature type), Lycanthrope (later changed to Human Wolf and later to Werewolf), Master (later changed to Human), Medusa (later changed to Gorgon), Monster (later changed to Zombie or Elemental), Mold Demon (later shortened to Demon), Mummy (later changed to Zombie), Pixie Queen (later changed to Faerie), Priest (later changed to Cleric), Rider (later changed to Elf), Spuzzem (later changed to Elemental), Taskmaster (later changed to Kobold), Villain (later changed to Beast), Vulture (later changed to Bird), Walking-Dead (later changed to Zombie), Wolverine Pack (later changed to Wolverine), Wretched (later changed to Demon).

Counter types

Legends had numerous counter types introduced via errata including:

Carrion counters, Dream counters, Glyph counters, Hatchling counters, Intervention counters, Matrix counters, Pin counters, Pupa counters, Scream counters, Sleep counters

Cycles

Legends was the first expansion set to have cycles. It has eight cycles:

Cycle name {W} {U} {B} {R} {G}
Color-wash instants Heaven's Gate Sea Kings' Blessing Touch of Darkness Dwarven Song Sylvan Paradise
Each of these uncommon instants has a casting cost of M and the effect of changing the color of any number of target creatures to a particular color until end of turn.
Glyphs Glyph of Life Glyph of Delusion Glyph of Doom Glyph of Destruction Glyph of Reincarnation
Each of these common instants has a casting cost of M and an effect that interacts with Walls. Each of these cards was illustrated by Susan Van Camp.
Anti-landwalk enchantments Great Wall Undertow Quagmire Crevasse Deadfall
Each of these uncommon enchantments has a casting cost of {2}M and an effect that allows creatures with a given landwalk ability to be blocked as though they didn't have that ability.
Mana Batteries White Mana Battery Blue Mana Battery Black Mana Battery Red Mana Battery Green Mana Battery
Each of these uncommon artifacts with a casting cost of {4} and the two activated abilities "{2}, {T}: Put a charge counter on [this]" and "{T}, Remove any number of charge counters from [this]: Add M, then add M for each charge counter removed this way," where M is a specific color of mana.
Bands-with-other lands Cathedral of Serra Seafarer's Quay Unholy Citadel Mountain Stronghold Adventurers' Guildhouse
Each of these uncommon lands has no mana ability but has an ability that grants legendary creatures of a particular color "Bands with other legendary creatures".[11]
Legendary lands Karakas Tolaria Urborg Hammerheim Pendelhaven
Each of these uncommon legendary lands produces one color of mana, has an additional activated ability that targets creatures, and has flavor text taken from real-world poetry.
Cycle name {G}{W}{U} {W}{U}{B} {U}{B}{R} {B}{R}{G} {R}{G}{W}
Flavor text legendary creatures Angus MacKenzie Halfdane Gwendlyn Di Corci Bartel Runeaxe Jacques le Vert
Each of these rare legendary creatures has a casting cost requiring three allied colors and flavor text referring to one of the legendary lands from the cycle above.
Elder Dragon Legends Arcades Sabboth Chromium Nicol Bolas Vaevictis Asmadi Palladia-Mors
Each of these rare 7/7 legendary Elder Dragon creatures has flying, a casting cost of {2}MMNNOO, an upkeep cost of MNO, and at least one other ability. This is the first gold-colored cycle and the first creature cycle.

Family trees

All of the 55 legendary creatures in Legends are arranged in a system of "family trees" with one Elder Dragon at the top, followed by three rare legends that share each of the dragon's colors; then, each family tree splits into two branches for the two allied-color pairs in the dragon's cost; each lower branch includes three rare legends and four uncommon legends for said allied-color pairs.[12] The family trees are laid out as follows:

Top of family trees (three-color)

Cycle name {G}{W}{U} {W}{U}{B} {U}{B}{R} {B}{R}{G} {R}{G}{W}
Elder Dragon Arcades Sabboth Chromium Nicol Bolas Vaevictis Asmadi Palladia-Mors
Rare Legends Rubinia Soulsinger Dakkon Blackblade Gwendlyn Di Corci Adun Oakenshield Hazezon Tamar
Ragnar Halfdane Sol'kanar the Swamp King Bartel Runeaxe Jacques le Vert
Angus Mackenzie Lady Evangela Tetsuo Umezawa Xira Arien Johan
Lower branches {G}{W} & {W}{U} {W}{U} & {U}{B} {U}{B} & {B}{R} {B}{R} & {R}{G} {R}{G} & {G}{W}

Lower branches of family trees (two-color)

Each of these branches appears in two family trees.

Cycle name {W}{U} {U}{B} {B}{R} {R}{G} {G}{W}
Rare Legends Gosta Dirk Nebuchadnezzar Axelrod Gunnarson Livonya Silone Lady Caleria
Ayesha Tanaka Ramses Overdark Boris Devilboon Stangg Kei Takahashi
Rasputin Dreamweaver Ur-Drago Rohgahh of Kher Keep Tuknir Deathlock Gabriel Angelfire
Uncommon Legends Kasimir the Lone Wolf Princess Lucrezia Barktooth Warbeard Jerrard of the Closed Fist Jasmine Boreal
Jedit Ojanen Ramirez DePietro Lady Orca Marhault Elsdragon Torsten von Ursus
Hunding Gjornersen Riven Turnbull Pavel Maliki Sunastian Falconer Sir Shandlar of Eberyn
Tobias Andrion Sivitri Scarzam Tor Wauki The Lady of the Mountain Lord Magnus

Notable cards

  • Chain Lightning, though almost always inferior to Lightning Bolt, is still well above the curve in direct damage spells, and is a staple inclusion in any burn decks allowed to use it.
  • Chains of Mephistopheles has a very unique effect in punishing players for using card draw effects.
  • Eureka is a powerful spell that has been a favorite of many players for years.
  • Land Tax, a card designed to give opponents a disincentive against destroying lands, is a powerful card-drawing and shuffling engine.
  • Mana Drain is the most powerful hard counter ever printed without an alternative cost, and became strictly better than Counterspell once the mana burn was eliminated in the Magic 2010 rule changes. Mana Drain was reprinted in the Iconic Masters set of November 17, 2017. This was possible because it wouldn't appear in the standard environment.[13]
  • Mirror Universe was a powerful finisher until the rules changes of Sixth Edition.
  • Moat was the primary creature defense card for The Deck (one of the first-ever tournament-level decks) and is still one of the most effective attack prevention cards ever made.
  • Nether Void is a powerful tool for "stalling" the game.
  • Reset has recently gained popularity as a mana-production engine in High Tide decks using only lands and instants.
  • The Abyss is a powerful anti-creature enchantment that punishes creature-based strategies.
  • The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale was once on the Restricted List. It has now begun to find new life in a variety of control decks in the Legacy format.
  • Underworld Dreams was a powerful enchantment that punished an opponent for drawing cards, something an opponent fundamentally wants to do. It has been reprinted in several sets starting with Eighth Edition, and has since proven itself not to be as powerful as it once was.

Functional reprints

Legends has four functional reprints.

Trivia

Main article: Legends/Trivia
  • Despite the set's large size, Legends contains no basic lands and thus is not considered to be a stand-alone expansion.
  • The legendary supertype replaced the "Legend" creature type when the "legend rule" was updated in 2004 with the introduction of the Kamigawa block. This left many legendary creatures without any creature type.
  • Originally, the Restricted List included every legendary creature for flavor reasons. They were removed with the release of the Ice Age expansion in 1995.
  • All the multicolored cards in Legends are legendary creatures, and all the legendary creatures are gold cards.
  • There are no white World enchantments in Legends.
  • No creatures are printed with the "bands with other" ability. However, Master of the Hunt can produce creatures with this ability and the lands of the bands-with-other land cycle detailed above can give legendary creatures this ability.
  • Rampage was originally called "Berserk" but was changed because a card already used that name. An early version of Rampage allowed a creature to attack some additional number of times in a turn, with creatures only able to block the first attack.[14] This mechanic was designed to be reused in future sets, but unfortunately, due to the "beyond the first" clause, keyworded Rampage was phased out in favor of a similar ability without the drawback.
  • Poison was the first alternate win condition introduced aside from decking. Only two cards in the set, Pit Scorpion and Serpent Generator, had or could create creatures with this ability.
  • "Range strike", or the activated ability to deal damage to an attacking or blocking creature, was first introduced in Legends, as seen on D'Avenant Archer and Crimson Manticore.
  • The Elder Dragon legendary creatures are the first true creature cycle, the first multicolored cycle, and the first creatures with multiple creature types. They inspired the creation of the multicolored legendary Dragons in the Invasion expansion.
  • The Kobolds, Crimson Kobolds, Crookshank Kobolds, and Kobolds of Kher Keep, are 0/1 red creatures with a casting cost of {0} and are the only functionally identical cards ever printed in the same expansion.
  • Legends contains eleven Walls and ten cards that reference Walls, which is more cards in each category than any other set.
  • Twenty of the legendary creatures of Legends were reimagined with a contemporary perspective in the 2022 Dominaria United Lost Legends.

Misprints

  • Aerathi Berserker — The title is printed incorrectly as "rathi Berserker." The font used for card names does not include the "Æ" character.
  • Blood Lust — The ability text should read "Target creature gains", not "Target creatures gain". This error was corrected in Fourth Edition.
  • Gaseous Form — The word "creature" is misspelled "creaure" in the first line of the ability text.
  • Infinite Authority — The word "creature" is misspelled "creaeture" in the fifth line of the ability text.
  • Psionic Entity — The illustration was by Justin Hampton, not by Susan Van Camp. This error was corrected in 4th Edition.
  • Revelation — The quotation in the flavor text is from Ecclesiasticus 3:19, not Ecclesiastes 3:19. This error was corrected in Chronicles.
  • Segovian Leviathan — The citation in the flavor text uses the traditional verse numbering Job 40:25. In Fifth Edition, it was changed to use the later numbering of 41:1 which is more common in Protestant English translations.

References

  1. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (August 02, 2004). "Ask Wizards - August, 2004". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. ↑ Brady Dommermuth (October 31, 2006). "Ask Wizards". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. ↑ Mark Rosewater (November 10, 2003). "Make No Mistake". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  4. ↑ Mark Rosewater (February 16, 2009). "25 Random Things About Magic". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  5. ↑ John Tynes (April 1995). ""An Expansion Timeline"". The Duelist: A Special Preview Edition. Wizards of the Coast.
  6. ↑ Beth Moursund (2002). The Complete Encyclopedia of Magic: The Gathering, Thunder's Mouth Press. ISBN-10 1-56025-443-2.
  7. ↑ Magic Arcana (March 04, 2002). "Legends product images". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  8. ↑ a b c d Steve Conard (March 4, 2002). "The History of Legends". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  9. ↑ Mark Rosewater (June 20, 2016). "25 More Random Things About Magic". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  10. ↑ Magic Arcana (July 11, 2002). "Legends of Chess". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  11. ↑ Magic Arcana (December 03, 2003). "Lands of bands". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  12. ↑ Magic Arcana (March 7, 2002). "Family trees". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  13. ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 10, 2017). "I seem to recall you saying that it shouldn't be reprinted.". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  14. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (August 28, 2002). "Card of the Day - August, 2002". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

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